<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:03:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@johnmerlyn/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA["Bella Notte" (This is the night) piano cover.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, The song below is from the famous spaghetti scene in the movie "Lady and the Tramp". In my opinion one of the best Disney songs. If you haven't seen the movie then I recommend it :)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@johnmerlyn/bella-notte-this-is-the-night-piano-cover</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@johnmerlyn/bella-notte-this-is-the-night-piano-cover</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:54:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3UQQ5Fj6FN3GHYBJjG3JZcBQUXfRqKGjmG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['When She Loved Me' (Toy Story 2 OST) - piano version]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, I'd like to share with you my piano cover of the song "When She Loved Me" from the animated movie "Toy Story 2". This song was nominated for the 2000 Oscar for Best Original Song.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@johnmerlyn/hus2refm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@johnmerlyn/hus2refm</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:18:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8GzHu1Ebe9XwNhcdq71DaSzzMd6iXYE3HH6bDWBUR4XQEpFoojeKZ8GunyqH?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming home from Bangkok. Sunday afternoon traffic.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A short, timelapse video on the Sunday afternoon traffic in Bangkok. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/traffic/@johnmerlyn/l9iwitnj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/traffic/@johnmerlyn/l9iwitnj</guid><category><![CDATA[traffic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 04:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMD8A85yJ8jzRteYpSus67wEBs1MCEKAsBmXSiyUm1ZLc1jf4vgBmdwRRTW48i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the best next move? #6]]></title><description><![CDATA[You're playing white. What's your best move? Thanks for stopping by! John Merlyn]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chess/@johnmerlyn/what-s-the-best-next-move-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chess/@johnmerlyn/what-s-the-best-next-move-6</guid><category><![CDATA[chess]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:30:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZu3HrKT7KMggSCsmxtHbxssWW6tABHQrM4EUymopjeLw4V4TMYTEdDrAe4Rgv7yUthk6rdFtLT8NA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radna - one of the most popular Thai dishes.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Radna Radna is made with stir-fried wide rice noodles, some meat (chicken, beef, pork), Chinese broccoli (or gai lan) and sauce that is made of stock and cornstarch. For seasoning you use soy sauce, fish]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@johnmerlyn/radna-one-of-the-most-popular-thai-dishes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@johnmerlyn/radna-one-of-the-most-popular-thai-dishes</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:05:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75P5tepnFKXJJhM5XKR28c69rLpoEi4bbQevAeFixeMM18u8LXr4NgDaEFbxqd3azJHx2fpfeLboKFu4X6XJAub584VzeJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the best next move? #5]]></title><description><![CDATA[You're playing white. What's your best move? Thanks for stopping by! John Merlyn]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chess/@johnmerlyn/what-s-the-best-next-move-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chess/@johnmerlyn/what-s-the-best-next-move-5</guid><category><![CDATA[chess]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaJcrAZror37coKTPJcxdEvrtJcHJ8sJnSw2faqQ6coWs938wfxsuJz3WEFh4wj6T34HE84JCDfoxi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A beagle with trust issues :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took this picture yesterday while testing different settings of the camera on my new phone. Buster seems to be saying: "Suuuuure, I trust you human" :) ​ Thanks for stopping by! John Merlyn]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@johnmerlyn/a-beagle-with-trust-issues</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@johnmerlyn/a-beagle-with-trust-issues</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:50:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su5XyEn9VNeLHTfCCETrDD7wRDxNhkfkopVhuNnZx1P6tMs7jNdBE4mEhC7GuZX8Er67ducNYVCzkbryXXEbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the best next move? #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[You're playing white. What's your best move? Thanks for stopping by! John Merlyn Edit: Well, this is embarrassing, but I forgot to place one piece on the board. There should be a white bishop on the A3]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chess/@johnmerlyn/what-s-the-best-next-move-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chess/@johnmerlyn/what-s-the-best-next-move-4</guid><category><![CDATA[chess]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2017 11:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZvoUpMyKfjGKqyFwzfH2WP8WL8KtwmuHgXncUVZsX8h8qDaPKdsygcjWpXFRs4xXxx5NCZbTPJY6a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are IQ tests fundamentally flawed?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are IQ tests fundamentally flawed? Numbskulls measuring skulls, and other early methods of measuring intelligence Even though what makes up intelligence had been discussed since the time of ancient Greece]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@johnmerlyn/are-iq-tests-fundamentally-flawed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@johnmerlyn/are-iq-tests-fundamentally-flawed</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2017 15:51:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PpPgNgA4xBcaoUWfTTU95J49NbBed9a5xfu6ZCakBEai55F9Sy7QQZxVHysn1dwjT61WvUaVjRhAk9vk6L3H3zTFCN1B5amAaqU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the best next move? #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[You're playing white. What's your best next move? Thanks for stopping by! John Merlyn]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chess/@johnmerlyn/what-s-the-best-next-move-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chess/@johnmerlyn/what-s-the-best-next-move-3</guid><category><![CDATA[chess]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:31:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGxHfxedB6o1dANfYoPc8KJucuR3dJZXj6PQoQUBDaTorKGZcBVDpKXby825jNVagb3v9ye26XZQ8E4WWy77Av?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practice English everyday #8]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi guys! For the last 7 days I've been uploading some tasks for English students to do. I wanted to give it a try for one week and see if anyone was interested. It looks like no one is so today's the last]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/english/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/english/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-8</guid><category><![CDATA[english]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 07:00:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practice English everyday #7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's topic: Second conditional Are the sentences below correct? If not, can you correct them? If I won a lottery I will buy a house. If I would have time I would finish this project. If she wanted to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/english/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/english/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-7</guid><category><![CDATA[english]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLxUXcSg9cXBZD5Z1Rzk83B2JtbMYpHj9CzNGFGBPXSkKhdavQmNou3EyAHHjszcPwMrkuN1iGmLF1rJj5DHPxyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie's walk in the park. Original music.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is one of the songs I've written. I wrote it with the intention of using it as a background music. I would appreciate your thoughts on it, especially the negative ones :), so I know what to improve]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@johnmerlyn/charlie-s-walk-in-the-park-original-music</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@johnmerlyn/charlie-s-walk-in-the-park-original-music</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eK9nLuUvUr4cdhLPdEamptyTkWHLvSSzUWr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No time like the present.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poem I made for fun that uses all four grammar tenses concerning the present. It also includes a small task for English students ;). Hope you like it. No time like the present It's simple, the Sun rises]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@johnmerlyn/no-time-like-the-present</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@johnmerlyn/no-time-like-the-present</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 06:29:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practice English everyday #6]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's topic: Present Perfect Answer the questions using Present Perfect and given verbs. He is looking for his key but he can’t find it. What happened? (lose) She was here 10min ago and now she’s gone.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/english/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/english/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-6</guid><category><![CDATA[english]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 15:08:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5yXFe2jrXhphq3qwUQxY3kxaWMvbPwzaaXfoW4STrVVPpGYFNF8fGR557dmaH5tyQC52LZrZ1QBhnWJ9xwUuf4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practice English everyday #5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's topic: Past Continuous Are the sentences below correct? If not, can you correct them? What are you doing when I called you? She fell asleep while watch a movie. I saw an accident when I was driving.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/english/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/english/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-5</guid><category><![CDATA[english]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 13:47:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5yXFe2jrXhphq3qwUQxY3kxaWMvbPwzaaXfoW4STrVVPpGYFNF8fGR557dmaH5tyQC52LZrZ1QBhnWJ9rPx5Wn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practice English everyday #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's topic: Past Simple Are the sentences below correct? If not, can you correct them? (Use past simple tense) Mozart written many pieces of music. He throwing the ball to her and she catch it. It was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/english/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/english/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-4</guid><category><![CDATA[english]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5yXFe2jrXhphq3qwUQxY3kxaWMvbPwzaaXfoW4STrVVPpGYFNF8fGR557dmaH5tyQC52LZrZ1QBhnWJ9jrRFNW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practice English everyday #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's topic - Present Simple and Present Continuous (questions) Are the sentences below correct? If not, can you correct them? Do she work in school? Are they arriving soon? Do you need me? Are you hating]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-3</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 11:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5yXFe2jrXhphq3qwUQxY3kxaWMvbPwzaaXfoW4STrVVPpGYFNF8fGR557dmaH5tyQC52LZrZ1QBhnWJ9dJtREE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practice English everyday #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's topic - Present Simple and Present Continuous (negative) Are the sentences below correct? If not, can you correct them? She not writing an email. He don't work here. They don't like her. We doesn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-2</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 10:25:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5yXFe2jrXhphq3qwUQxY3kxaWMvbPwzaaXfoW4STrVVPpGYFNF8fGR557dmaH5tyQC52LZrZ1QBhnWJ9WmMb5x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practice English everyday #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn and practice English language Today I want to start a new series of posts for all the people out there who would like to learn and practice English language. Everyday I will post a certain task for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@johnmerlyn/practice-english-everyday-1</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnmerlyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvb3QoAFr6dBcMak9vuuoPeWo5Hg4PRpwGZMWEvM8b6XYZ4ueSQV9vwPgZoMEAGQCbgRmm9WTNZnVSDVZt2Un?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>