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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:12:43 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/"><rss:title>Underdog Blog</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/</rss:link><rss:description>Issues we should be thinking about</rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-03-10T11:12:43Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/3/3/backstory.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/27/bruised.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/24/family-dinner.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/19/child-prostitution-is-a-domestic-not-just-international-issu.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/17/media-outreach.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/17/new-logo.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/17/published-white-paper-atmospheric-molecular-engine.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2009/11/24/local-mary-j-bliges-yonkers-womens-center.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2009/11/21/local-boston-womens-shelter.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2009/11/15/local-southern-california-food.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/3/3/backstory.html"><rss:title>Backstory</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/3/3/backstory.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-04T04:14:35Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Children Children's Issues Women Women's Issues</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[We've heard the stories about victims of abuse, women or children who were broken by an abuser, friends or family or neighbors who turned into hollow shells of themselves.  But what of the abuser?  Who is he?]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/27/bruised.html"><rss:title>Bruised</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/27/bruised.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-28T05:22:14Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Abuse Domestic Violence Women Women's Issues</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Wrists, eyes, ribs.  When you're the victim of abuse, your abuser might have bruised any of these things and more.  Sometimes you think it'll never stop, or you're not sure what will set him off and start it again.  He's charming, funny, probably really sweet when he's not hurting you.  You tell yourself he means it when he says he's sorry, but deep down, you know that it'll happen again.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/24/family-dinner.html"><rss:title>Family dinner</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/24/family-dinner.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-24T20:22:08Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[I never thought about the importance of home-cooked meals until recently, when a friend turned to me and said, "It's because of your cooking that we eat like a family."]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/19/child-prostitution-is-a-domestic-not-just-international-issu.html"><rss:title>Child prostitution is a domestic, not just international, issue</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/19/child-prostitution-is-a-domestic-not-just-international-issu.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-19T21:02:54Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Children Children's Issues Exploitation Global Issues Prostitution</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[In 2003, the UK passed a law that included life imprisonment as a possible penalty for anyone who pays for sex with a child.  Here in the US, child prostitution laws also include a possible life sentence, but they only cover acts committed within the country's borders.  In the UK, the law also extends to those traveling internationally.  And therein lies the difference.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/17/media-outreach.html"><rss:title>Media Outreach</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/17/media-outreach.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-18T05:15:20Z</dc:date><dc:subject>AME Media News</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Get ready for the onslaught, world media!  Here comes our very first press release, announcing the launch of AME. It's copied below if you want to check our PR swagger.  ;)]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/17/new-logo.html"><rss:title>New Logo</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/17/new-logo.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Managing Partner</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-18T01:59:10Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Design Logo Muku Studios News</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to <a title="Muku Studios" href="http://mukustudios.com/">Muku Studios</a>&nbsp;for creating Designed Sustainability's new logo!</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.designedsustainability.org/storage/Screen%20shot%202010-02-17%20at%201.33.25%20PM.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1266458429083" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/17/published-white-paper-atmospheric-molecular-engine.html"><rss:title>Published White Paper: Atmospheric Molecular Engine</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/2/17/published-white-paper-atmospheric-molecular-engine.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Managing Partner</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-18T00:07:30Z</dc:date><dc:subject>AME Atmospheric Molecular Engine Green Technology Science Sustainability Sustainability Technology</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Designed Sustainability Group has just released its <a title="AME White Paper 2010" href="http://www.designedsustainability.org/storage/AME%20White%20Paper%202010.pdf">White Paper</a> and first look at their nearly two year long secret project, the Atmospheric Molecular Engine (AME). &nbsp;A brief description of the invention can be found <a href="http://www.designedsustainability.org/molecular-engine/">here</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2009/11/24/local-mary-j-bliges-yonkers-womens-center.html"><rss:title>Local: Mary J. Blige's Yonkers Women's Center</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2009/11/24/local-mary-j-bliges-yonkers-womens-center.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-11-25T03:34:10Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Education Empowerment New York Philanthropy Sustainability Women's Center Women's Issues</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[There are some people in this world who take and get and keep.  And then there are others who, like Mary J. Blige, earn and grow and give.  Last week, the legendary R&B singer opened the MJB Center for Women in her hometown of Yonkers, NY.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2009/11/21/local-boston-womens-shelter.html"><rss:title>Local: Boston women's shelter</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2009/11/21/local-boston-womens-shelter.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-11-22T03:27:39Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Boston Business Philanthropy Rosie's Place Sustainability Women's Issues Women's Shelter</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[When I was in college, I volunteered at a shelter called Rosie's Place, aiding poor and homeless women.  Aside from accepting donations and volunteers, Rosie's Place is an organization that relies primarily upon its own economic structure to keep going.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2009/11/15/local-southern-california-food.html"><rss:title>Local: Southern California food</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2009/11/15/local-southern-california-food.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-11-16T02:59:48Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Local Economy Locavorism Los Angeles Restaurants</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was in Culver City the other week and passed by a forgotten favorite restaurant:  Tender Greens.  It's not just that the food is delicious - it is - but that the company tries to treat the ingredients with respect.  Organic when possible, always locally sourced, the produce is as fresh as it comes.  The proteins are free range, grass-fed, or caught off the coast of California.]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>