<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:29:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@a-condor/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to a sunny day! White clouds, Grey clouds.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clouds are a group of consdensed tiny water droplets or ice crystals. Clouds usually appear white because they reflect most of the sunlight. However, as the clouds get denser i.e contain more water droplets,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/welcome-to-a-sunny-day-white-clouds-grey-clouds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/welcome-to-a-sunny-day-white-clouds-grey-clouds</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:11:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovVfDYNTn8L2m8Tt1JMKsbJTvikj4LGcg7gRtoXx2B5WWC1mPw2KYK4phhi1kvXj1dJoYeffSBBMe7aWmY9eQPeMk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Having a meeting?!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a picture of about 11 grasshoppers lined up on a small dried stem. I was lucky to stumble upon it while attempting to pluck paw paw fruit on my way home. They were difficult to spot (adaptive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/having-a-meeting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/having-a-meeting</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2020 12:22:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yme1F1L4ycv8XMTqSG27SgNtHiyEMxRrt1skzwYfjtsw97DvZkp6VcU7wjN1WrVuMfWeyJR27kmbRzMvwikNAvXBU8HYS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ravenous ants!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently moved into a suburban area late last year. The place is still underdeveloped and has quite a number of bushes. Insects, especially crickets, wasps and cockroaches; and spiders are quite a nuisance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/ravenous-ants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/ravenous-ants</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 15:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovUbC99HHWdG6Sp61yYdiQHwhoHRWKz9w4iKKSY6vDEfeBemHxPtmajsk4NkE1414qhAX85wW8NT6F18GUgbigUVU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful Sunset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time: 6:45pm Location: Osun state, Nigeria Picture taken with my Samsung Galaxy J4]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/5ek2va-beautiful-sunset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/5ek2va-beautiful-sunset</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovqhGah64XyLoHbBk4fXhhzctoU5ktE4C7cQrgYMxxyTorPo2t1JSHDCmzgy2q4kAfWArJKAryJyL3q6ijt6iXhtS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Career Tour (1) : NUTRITIONAL PSYCHIATRY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nutritional Psychiatry, the connection between food and mood. As the saying goes, "you are what you eat". Science also believes and shows that healthy diet may have an impact on mental health.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@a-condor/career-tour-1-nutritional-psychiatry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@a-condor/career-tour-1-nutritional-psychiatry</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2019 05:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovacgxf1MLaSoLkQX1ihegLn7GeyZMTpPjN3YkiRt2NL8GrB38Hevu63gSeg7ppEvG7LnWr52eQEZGtxQTtJZ67wk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal of the Week - Sloth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sloths are arboreal mammals that spend most of their lives travelling upside down (horizontally) on trees of the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. Just as the name Sloth is related to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-sloth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-sloth</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:31:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovVkDYfQLWmNcuMfVrwV7atBhAj7roRRtmKkahMsUKwitirrFkH7PWF9CYePfnyCg5YHzCmDBY2QcQuyGzAXN7pgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making a transparent metal - ALON]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALON, also known as transparent aluminium armour is a ceramic alloy made of aluminum oxynitride, a combination of aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen. Image source ALON is both lighter (about 0.5x) and stronger]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@a-condor/making-a-transparent-metal-alon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@a-condor/making-a-transparent-metal-alon</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:13:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovZNf4zWhjxFqUZZKQ85z1ZbLU5tApwSR7Bw6rEyzqg9CgXgHgewyoXTjQn1jopWoXX5LYEs3arKKBhKNTGk8XFCr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banana leaves in packaging groceries; another step in combatting plastics]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's an all hands-on-deck situation as individuals, companies and industries are striving and creating concepts and models that can help reduce the usage of plastics and its release into the environment.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@a-condor/banana-leaves-in-packaging-groceries-another-step-in-combatting-plastics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@a-condor/banana-leaves-in-packaging-groceries-another-step-in-combatting-plastics</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2019 07:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovpVfV97VJtt5VP2HSkNNGLhDoMVYuVGzTSXPA7twK9D6fy3JgK8hR7MNan7xyi8Nwy8mybFWiHsQDnqJg7nbzfyx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal of the Week - Axolotl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) also known as the Mexican walking fish is a species of salamander, an amphibian. Unlike other species of amphibians, they have a rare trait of retaining the larval]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-axolotl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-axolotl</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 01:57:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovpTEhti1QFBzA2KCM1Lkfvi94ipR8Dyx6u4NFctaLvid6p2pVde2L6hwL7XorPwuy4pWdnrt1GYBFhuoF2nuhLyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal of the Week - Platypus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Platypus is among the rare species of animals known as egg-laying mammals otherwise known as monotremes. Mammals are mainly categorized into three groups: (i) Monotremes (ii) Placentals e.g humans]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-platypus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-platypus</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 09:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovsn6qtzJoXNco5NgGePrSVwr1BFhSEQMPFfEa5D8a6FQkvPREWpUana5M3pNYtf7DTi9g5z2u7Qg7deksJA7NPN6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful Sunset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images taken with Samsung Galaxy J4 Location: Lagos, Nigeria ... Gazing at the wonder of the Most High Such grandeur! Impeccable! Leaving me with regret I wish I had a better camera Leaving me with hope]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/beautiful-sunset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/beautiful-sunset</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 08:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovTZJ8hMXUqzwcrbV8ktbB423vVnz9kgXp1Rd8jkLSKXLikMCMzpsaX4k31kPPUnB1v9U67LiGVhNkXBLQAqyiT1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wood materials as strong as Steel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of scientists led by senior researcher, Liangbing Hu at the University of Maryland have developed a material as strong as steel, but six times lighter; a modification of the normal wood used in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@a-condor/wood-materials-as-strong-as-steel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@a-condor/wood-materials-as-strong-as-steel</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2019 11:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovbdVdeG2HdnfpDw6kZ5d1bA5RaRPfPhVStfBRc1LeABD9gubvKjDCJfQMXVyUbabffUWdjDB8WX1ZF4z4JdvZB2v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dragonflies in Mosquito Control; Zero Pollution, Zero Resistance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mosquitoes are tiny insects prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical areas, transmitting life-threatening diseases including Malaria and Zika fever. Many preventive and control measures and techniques have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@a-condor/dragonflies-in-mosquito-control-zero-pollution-zero-resistance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@a-condor/dragonflies-in-mosquito-control-zero-pollution-zero-resistance</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 16:36:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovpDbzgDy3x3XmzhxvMAE9jTaCVrmukDXp55hsXnTDB7u3csZ5PMsVCMA9wT6gD2sjeAFUgVH47NtEESHb8sQ8kbY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal of the Week - Flying Squirrels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Flying squirrels are species (about 50 of them) of squirrels that are capable of flying somewhat, but by actually gliding. They are not capable of flight in the same way as birds or bats but are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-flying-squirrels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-flying-squirrels</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 14:37:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovctpgUEKWHNAwweVWMC7bbrMxaM84CZAWwwxKEZDtxgEnZPhFzk9hzqBXarbZYvRzJqXJcrc9wjss9BK5uxVGLUe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halo in the Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source I've witnessed the moon halo twice - two years ago and yesternight at 1:00 a.m. Unfortunately, I lacked the camera to capture the moment on both occasions. :( Halo is an optical phenomenon that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/halo-in-the-sky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/halo-in-the-sky</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 11:32:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovpYEXKRaddHBHmyVGsEXdpUTAokN1bK2ZFRAMDxnigbkpC5VVAqAzK1WkwMtE8pgqTeSKrHWq9acJuHY1J1Dduin?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal of the Week - Hooded Seal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Source: National Geographic The hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) also known as bladdernose seal is a species of seal that can only be found in the North Atlantic and Artic oceans. Hooded seals]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-hooded-seal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-hooded-seal</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2019 21:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovZ8zQfBDjY1C7BvJYJ6tTrroyWXBgtccCMs4WrheJqAKPhQuKweJd8cF8ri7JvDqQogdXQfXVrUmoM3EUWGcFtMt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animals-Face Painting]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1566-painting created by Italian artist, Guiseppe Arcimboldo titled "Water" from his series called "The Four Elements". Culled from animal face game]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@a-condor/animals-face-painting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@a-condor/animals-face-painting</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 11:29:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovdtsFZ28gxVvx2SdjqF6C2bS7aHEC84KALSs2TD4rJYd62f7gF5YRiHx2kibYB6hi5NM4EWuhMpGqXRne4uchemC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal of the Week - Koi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Koi fish (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) is a species of carp distinguished by their coloration, patterning, and scalation. Some of their major colors are white, black, red, orange, yellow, blue, and cream.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-koi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@a-condor/animal-of-the-week-koi</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 10:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6HdQXTB42Q5Nw8qcPj1pz3SRbewfKWR2rfMo8S5xE8ZHBtsk8WkBqxx7Fn9NQpLvvAn6iGAreBeU7EG9HcPCrSywMBWmq2vza?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the rain arrives ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[06:42PM || MAY 4 Photo credit: @a-condor taken with Samsung Galaxy J4]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/after-the-rain-arrives</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@a-condor/after-the-rain-arrives</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 08:13:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovYJdciep7o3y1KtfVrkfe2SqvXNkr47a2Q1LRwtYXc75hLPFLnzXty1HmPpDXdUEm1pZS4Pki3LB9mwYtS3AfKBU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyperandrogenism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you remember that quite hairy woman with a bit of beard you saw in your neighbourhood? Yeah! That's the effect of hyperandrogenism. Hyperandrogenism is one of the most common hormonal disorder affecting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@a-condor/hyperandrogenism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@a-condor/hyperandrogenism</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[a-condor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2019 08:33:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovY1rtQwXdChMEqhGwbi5xCy26Nk2184S8MZFcT14t1ZKAeEH6noLFucW5YtrqoxhVTfmncaYuA9bSSmAGgH3JoNe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>