Underdog Blog

Backstory

Kimmie Yan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:14:35 +0000

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?

Bruised

Kimmie Yan — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:22:14 +0000

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.

Family dinner

Kimmie Yan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:22:08 +0000

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."

Child prostitution is a domestic, not just international, issue

Kimmie Yan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:02:54 +0000

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.

Media Outreach

Kimmie Yan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:15:20 +0000

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. ;)

New Logo

Managing Partner — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:59:10 +0000

Thanks to Muku Studios for creating Designed Sustainability's new logo!

Published White Paper: Atmospheric Molecular Engine

Managing Partner — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:07:30 +0000

The Designed Sustainability Group has just released its White Paper and first look at their nearly two year long secret project, the Atmospheric Molecular Engine (AME). A brief description of the invention can be found here.

Local: Mary J. Blige's Yonkers Women's Center

Kimmie Yan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:34:10 +0000

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.

Local: Boston women's shelter

Kimmie Yan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:27:39 +0000

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.

Local: Southern California food

Kimmie Yan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:59:48 +0000

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.