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</description><title>Untitled</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @concreteone)</generator><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>strangeasanjles:

farewell-kingdom:

 Scott Newkirk - New York...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/39e29d1467d7c23c864e0265bad2eb9a/tumblr_mn1io0K5TN1r0lpsto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3fb109b672638afb0663d859b1ab97c3/tumblr_mn1io0K5TN1r0lpsto2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8a2cabfab74dc2d782e10cae1abe912e/tumblr_mn1io0K5TN1r0lpsto3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a58ca8d7ee1a55706c09b90b31eb9889/tumblr_mn1io0K5TN1r0lpsto4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://strangeasanjles.tumblr.com/post/50835216589/farewell-kingdom-scott-newkirk-new-york"&gt;strangeasanjles&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://farewell-kingdom.tumblr.com/post/50805752341/scott-newkirk-new-york-cabin"&gt;farewell-kingdom&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://nymag.com/homedesign/greatrooms/34728/"&gt; Scott Newkirk&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;em&gt;New York cabin&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


 &lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50876983978</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50876983978</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:45:36 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3fb4785651b8fdceee802475c7992033/tumblr_mn2id03bpQ1rrda92o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50876874106</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50876874106</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:44:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>pedalfar:

S O M A f e e d: Soma Smoothie SS: Our Stainless...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fe9b441638c25fdb578d2fb06184b008/tumblr_mn09g2CnW71qzcd3bo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6d7b85759aaa72bcba90c680c3ac383b/tumblr_mn09g2CnW71qzcd3bo2_r1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5feaaa161311dfc3efe8c47a11bebec1/tumblr_mn09g2CnW71qzcd3bo3_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://pedalfar.tumblr.com/post/50743140180/s-o-m-a-f-e-e-d-soma-smoothie-ss-our-stainless" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;pedalfar&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://somafab.blogspot.com/2013/05/soma-smoothie-ss-our-stainless-steel.html"&gt;S O M A f e e d: Soma Smoothie SS: Our Stainless Steel Road Frame All Built Up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50849400303</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50849400303</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:49:02 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>bluepueblo:

The Crooked House, Elk River, Minnesota
photo by...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dc0f7bdba4a2e72d21534844889bad34/tumblr_mmq06du9ys1qb30dwo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://bluepueblo.tumblr.com/post/50823275407/the-crooked-house-elk-river-minnesota-photo-by" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;bluepueblo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Crooked House, Elk River, Minnesota&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;photo by &lt;a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21680340@N08/" id="yui_3_7_3_3_1368420632956_315"&gt;Walkforward&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50848762100</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50848762100</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:41:14 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>kirei-japan:

East Shinjuku 30 by David OMalley on Flickr.
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5027d19c06b9e147c0368fc949300ca8/tumblr_mmhggkHJN01rga16ko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kirei-japan.tumblr.com/post/50548849464/east-shinjuku-30-by-david-omalley-on-flickr"&gt;kirei-japan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21264033@N00/4942513262/" title="East Shinjuku 30"&gt;East Shinjuku 30&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21264033@N00/"&gt;David OMalley&lt;/a&gt; on Flickr.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50847590814</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50847590814</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:27:07 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b966caca38efab3d1897fd5c1d6492c1/tumblr_mj4zzk947U1r2lohvo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50777585247</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50777585247</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:05:20 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>cultqueens:

Grace Jones, “Conan The Destroyer”, 1984.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e6e58bb891bfa15bcc6a6edb7f22843f/tumblr_mmdiartmFS1s9g0yko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://cultqueens.tumblr.com/post/50716041948/grace-jones-conan-the-destroyer-1984" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;cultqueens&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Grace Jones, “Conan The Destroyer”, 1984.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50777310571</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50777310571</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:01:18 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Cozy Designer’s House Decorated With Artistic Taste
kate,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b721272eb354d8629af407154be78922/tumblr_mmzm5hKyKx1qddxjwo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://flip.it/MYFjf"&gt;Cozy Designer’s House Decorated With Artistic Taste&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
kate, &lt;a href="http://flip.it/MYFjf"&gt;digsdigs.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Designer Marta Badiola decorated this amazing house in San Sebastián, Spain, for herself, and so we see her artistic taste and preferences. She created an elegant but very cozy interior for Villa Piedad: there are two stories but just 52 square…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50770907881</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50770907881</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:23:28 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>House in Takamatsu by Yasunari Tsukada
Amy Frearson,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dd186369d2634ecc423e574fc4167dc0/tumblr_mmzmdxxYeW1qddxjwo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://flip.it/hyadM"&gt;House in Takamatsu by Yasunari Tsukada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Amy Frearson, &lt;a href="http://flip.it/hyadM"&gt;dezeen.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This renovated family home in Japan by designer Yasunari Tsukada features large internal windows and a mezzanine loft, creating apertures and vantage points for looking into different rooms (+ slideshow).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50770831234</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50770831234</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:22:17 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>enochliew:

Chester Moon Sofa by Baxter Decalz
The traditional...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cc9310504d92c6826afc01ff6dfdd2d2/tumblr_mmzp52toPq1qhymn9o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/86b0cfc775c0c62ea030d80e523ea6cc/tumblr_mmzp52toPq1qhymn9o2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://enochliew.tumblr.com/post/50719421370" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;enochliew&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chester Moon Sofa by Baxter Decalz&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The traditional technique of tufted leather made contemporary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50770169974</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50770169974</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 20:12:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>guerreisms:

Sick Shoe Game</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8169f4a85125f9515c2dffa851fa2b6b/tumblr_mgr6xslrO41qe76uxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://guerreisms.com/post/48257157478/sick-shoe-game" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;guerreisms&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Sick Shoe Game&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50625412342</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50625412342</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:47:36 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/615da8b6d9d566a76d54a0e646866027/tumblr_ml7l7ezE7b1rlcxxco1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50625253410</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50625253410</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:45:33 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>cyclehaul:

gothamfixed:

BOO GLISSANDO TOWNIE CONCEPT
via...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/16a8103cbb0a47337452f2547160b524/tumblr_miqbtxpIz81r53oxio1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/db965eded865c64e9bdc1af790221fdb/tumblr_miqbtxpIz81r53oxio2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6bf5172a165de84ce04d243c61821c0a/tumblr_miqbtxpIz81r53oxio3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6195b7080acb504f3ee6263b6b0a8dfd/tumblr_miqbtxpIz81r53oxio4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d7b9ed5f6a3acd648cfdf3b1994cb27d/tumblr_miqbtxpIz81r53oxio5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://cyclehaul.tumblr.com/post/50602329739/gothamfixed-boo-glissando-townie-concept-via" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;cyclehaul&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gothamfixed.tumblr.com/post/43892839497/boo-glissando-townie-concept-via-urbanvelo-org"&gt;gothamfixed&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;BOO GLISSANDO TOWNIE CONCEPT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;a href="http://urbanvelo.org/nahbs-2013-photo-gal/"&gt;urbanvelo.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Too nice to let go unnoticed. I find most wood applications in bikes to be over the top and awkward. This is a light application which really makes a cohesive design. The single-speed belt drive is a nice touch too. Too bad there don’t seem to be any holes for fitting fenders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50623463086</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50623463086</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:22:52 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>dramarthacastro:

Ciclismo Saludable!

Cuando salgo en mi bici...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c70b188df4ad58b614d1723f2e76626c/tumblr_mmw8w3Rph01ruszuto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dramarthacastro.tumblr.com/post/50575902180/ciclismo-saludable-cuando-salgo-en-mi-bici-de"&gt;dramarthacastro&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;big&gt;Ciclismo Saludable!&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cuando salgo en mi bici de ruta (no tiene canastillas) y se me antoja ir al mercado a comprar…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://doctoramarthacastro.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/ciclismo-saludable-sports-deportes-comida-cycling-world/"&gt;View Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50623251863</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50623251863</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:20:13 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>jbref:

Alejandro Burdisio</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bda3d7fad16dcfc9c7b21e6cbe707a1a/tumblr_mmqsltcjMF1r5fp3zo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7b7e16c6139924bcfa17ee00f1f94ec2/tumblr_mmqsltcjMF1r5fp3zo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7f3d854ba2ab16493797bf357ae46f31/tumblr_mmqsltcjMF1r5fp3zo5_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/61f648f1e66f3be5a0c7bc9cf5cf4653/tumblr_mmqsltcjMF1r5fp3zo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://jbref.tumblr.com/post/50361246644/alejandro-burdisio" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;jbref&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alejandro Burdisio&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50459591709</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50459591709</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:43:48 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8331853b9c84bd40e1750af62f1c077a/tumblr_mmo7jdCQ3n1rzp42wo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50458927558</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50458927558</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:35:09 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/79c7842358ea4ece1ed97199dbf6e70c/tumblr_mmo6e87gKA1rzp42wo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50300919344</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50300919344</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 20:03:07 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0738c9e2561be9e514cc74d3e67afee3/tumblr_mmht0ecukl1s65n7yo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50292575304</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50292575304</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 18:07:19 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>watershedplus:

The FLoating Instrument Platform (FLIP) is a...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a03001d5ec26e14ba88fdd91134ee814/tumblr_mkbwvobQOD1qlic7co1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/821f43b1dae901b332bef4142c89b26f/tumblr_mkbwvobQOD1qlic7co2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/28bc1cb4d791434ea2c220e6486e8760/tumblr_mkbwvobQOD1qlic7co3_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eeaa7a37b34c5ce149dca9777d6673fe/tumblr_mkbwvobQOD1qlic7co4_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://watershedplus.tumblr.com/post/46429963707" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;watershedplus&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;The FLoating Instrument Platform (FLIP) is a naval research station designed in 1962. It is towed horizontally to open water then flips vertically to provide a stable platform mostly immune to wave action.&lt;br/&gt;
The tilting is actioned by directing water into ballast tanks. The position is reversed by sending compressed air in the tanks. Because the bulkhead becomes the deck, the FLIP has rooms with doors mounted on the floor, portholes in the ceiling, and sinks and toilets mounted for both configurations.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Developed during the cold war, it continues to provide a uniquely stable platform for research missions that include ocean acoustics, marine mammal studies, geophysics, meteorology, physical oceanography, and laser propagation experiments.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Read more &lt;a href="http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/05/rp-flip-strangest-ship-in-world.html"&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="http://explorations.ucsd.edu/around-the-pier/2012/flip50/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50193966976</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50193966976</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 16:54:24 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>watershedplus:

Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/241637e8ec6437e20a88ea5529a1b057/tumblr_mme2ocrMnr1qlic7co1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; www.flickr.com/photos/soyignatius/6285527276/&#13;
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/247efdc07f1dda0c33a926f090e2bc86/tumblr_mme2ocrMnr1qlic7co2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://watershedplus.tumblr.com/post/49786869439" class="tumblr_blog"&gt;watershedplus&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world, the Aral Sea has been steadily shrinking since the 1960s after the rivers that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects. Although irrigation made the desert bloom, it devastated the Aral Sea.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From &lt;a href="http://observers.france24.com/content/20090827-death-aral-sea-soviet-irrigation-cotton-desert"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/aral_sea.php"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aral_Sea.gif"&gt;there&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50193810880</link><guid>http://concreteone.tumblr.com/post/50193810880</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 16:52:09 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
