<?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 10:47:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@omstavan/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The @blocktrades World Cup | My selections for the Semi finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for the semifinals. You can join the action here: ScoreTeamvsTeamScore 2FrancevsBelgium3 0CroatiavsEngland2]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradesworldcup/@omstavan/the-blocktrades-world-cup-or-my-selections-for-the-semi-finals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradesworldcup/@omstavan/the-blocktrades-world-cup-or-my-selections-for-the-semi-finals</guid><category><![CDATA[blocktradesworldcup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 08:25:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The @blocktrades World Cup | My selections for the Quarter finals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Make sure to check out the competition here: These are my predictions for the quarterfinal: ScoreTeamvsTeamScore 1UruguayvsFrance3 2BrazilvsBelgium2 0SwedenvsEngland2 1RussiavsCroatia2]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradesworldcup/@omstavan/the-blocktrades-world-cup-or-my-selections-for-the-quarter-finals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradesworldcup/@omstavan/the-blocktrades-world-cup-or-my-selections-for-the-quarter-finals</guid><category><![CDATA[blocktradesworldcup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 14:01:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The @blocktrades World Cup | My selections for the Last 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can check out the contest post here: Here are my predictions: ScoreTeamvsTeamScore 1FrancevsArgentina2 1UruguayvsPortugal0 2SpainvsRussia0 2CroatiavsDenmark0 2BrazilvsMexico0 3BelgiumvsJapan0]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradesworldcup/@omstavan/the-blocktrades-world-cup-or-my-selections-for-the-last-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradesworldcup/@omstavan/the-blocktrades-world-cup-or-my-selections-for-the-last-16</guid><category><![CDATA[blocktradesworldcup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2018 09:30:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The @blocktrades World Cup | My selections]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for the @blocktrades football worldcup prediction game. Check it out here . The following are my predictions: ScoreTeamTeamScore WRussiavsSaudi ArabiaL TEgyptvsUruguayT LMoroccovsIranW]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradesworldcup/@omstavan/the-blocktrades-world-cup-or-my-selections</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blocktradesworldcup/@omstavan/the-blocktrades-world-cup-or-my-selections</guid><category><![CDATA[blocktradesworldcup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 05:34:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer-Why is it difficult to cure?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even after several billions of Dollars and decades of research, we are yet to find a way to cure the various forms of cancer. There are several drugs and treatments available, but many of them don't work]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@omstavan/cancer-why-is-it-difficult-to-cure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@omstavan/cancer-why-is-it-difficult-to-cure</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSWh91v7g1YpM4ZCa9ibizuwmYxnaXbRzhfeBaziqY2uMnsrAbWnoTiuCaQGjDmjFoTQ6orK1vKPs123cg74QByHvo8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Leidenfrost Effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Leidenfrost effect is a phenomenon of levitation of liquids by its own vapours, observed when a liquid comes into contact with a surface which is a lot hotter than its boiling point. This levitation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@omstavan/the-leidenfrost-effect</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@omstavan/the-leidenfrost-effect</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 04:56:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFnEnidv78HMf91HKnqSxFFh5J7hTDbDAVkdvfPaCUWnYm5KjFJyD4KTXuatNYkDpLMDT1Bmb6PB65NAvMLYiZvWbgRVmmjtySVEpNv3Dp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Altcoin Trading Championship - The Final Round]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for the final round of the Altcoin trading championship by @tonyr. I have to spend my fictional 1 BTC using the last price from the above table. This time I will spend 0.5BTC on Redd for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/the-altcoin-trading-championship-the-final-round</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/the-altcoin-trading-championship-the-final-round</guid><category><![CDATA[atc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 03:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjARUWJk5W7KrkZthSorP7PfjyK2z3DTjXNYpx12oCH9SYV6Pg69i4YTdqpeNtPydPKhVBkpqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Altcoin Trading Championship Round 11 - My Entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the 11th round of The Altcoin Trading Championship by @tonyr . The contest is virtually over for the grand prize with @precise taking an unassailable lead, though the individual round prizes remain.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-11-my-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-11-my-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[atc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 02:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjARUWJk5W7KrkZthSorP7PfjyK2z3DTjXNYpx12oCH9SYV6Pg69i4YTdqpeNtPydPKhVBkpqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Altcoin Trading Championship - Round Ten - My entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for The Altcoin Trading Championship by @tonyr - Round Ten. The final 3 rounds remain. @precise is leading at the moment and I have 3 rounds to cross him. As always I have a fictional]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-ten-my-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-ten-my-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[atc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 02:39:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjARUWJk5W7KrkZthSorP7PfjyK2z3DTjXNYpx12oCH9SYV6Pg69i4YTdqpeNtPydPKhVBkpqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Altcoin Trading Championship round 9 - My Entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is my Entry for round 9 of The Altcoin Trading Championship by @tonyr. Like every round, we are given a fictional 1 BTC to buy altcoins with, using the last price from the table below. Three days]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-9-my-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-9-my-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[atc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 02:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjARUWJk5W7KrkZthSorP7PfjyK2z3DTjXNYpx12oCH9SYV6Pg69i4YTdqpeNtPydPKhVBkpqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Thalidomide Disaster and its Chemistry]]></title><description><![CDATA[On October 1, 1957, a new over the counter drug called Thalidomide was introduced in West Germany by the pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal GmbH. It was originally used as a mild sleeping pill, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@omstavan/the-thalidomide-disaster-and-its-chemistry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@omstavan/the-thalidomide-disaster-and-its-chemistry</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2017 07:44:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa4FQeSSoCe7EDRs94mngkw3RpKsygSPZR3JJ33A652RacixGohw9FTuUhHT9o6tZNGu6H46wok?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Altcoin Trading Championship Round 8 Entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for Round 8 of the Altcoin Trading Championship by @tonyr As the rules always were, we have a fictional 1 BTC which we have to spend according to the screenshot taken at 9UTC. 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This time, I am taking more risk and investing in just three coins, I am buying Siacoin for 0.34BTC to get 465753.425 Siacoin and 0.33BTC]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/my-entry-for-the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-seven</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/my-entry-for-the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-seven</guid><category><![CDATA[atc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 01:26:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjARUWJk5W7KrkZthSorP7PfjyK2z3DTjXNYpx12oCH9SYV6Pg69i4YTdqpeNtPydPKhVBkpqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My entry for The Altcoin Trading Championship - Round Six by @tonyr]]></title><description><![CDATA[I missed out the last round of The Altcoin Trading Championship by @tonyr ! This time I must win to catch up with the table toppers! Let's hope for the best! So, I have a fictional 1 BTC to spend on these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/my-entry-for-the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-six-by-tonyr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/my-entry-for-the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-six-by-tonyr</guid><category><![CDATA[atc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 21:19:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjARUWJk5W7KrkZthSorP7PfjyK2z3DTjXNYpx12oCH9SYV6Pg69i4YTdqpeNtPydPKhVBkpqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measuring the Radius of Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earth is so large, it is hard to see any curvature of the Earth whatsoever, even when standing on a beach. 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Like the last round, I again have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/my-entry-for-the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-four-by-tonyr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/my-entry-for-the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-four-by-tonyr</guid><category><![CDATA[atc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2017 01:15:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjARUWJk5W7KrkZthSorP7PfjyK2z3DTjXNYpx12oCH9SYV6Pg69i4YTdqpeNtPydPKhVBkpqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Altcoin Trading Championship - Round Three Entry - Contest by @tonyr]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for @tonyr 's Altcoin Trading CHampionship. I am supposed to use my 1 bitcoin in the chart below: I would use 0.33BTC in PowerLedger for 6972.32199POWR, 0.33 BTC for Litecoin for 37.8256444]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-three-entry-contest-by-tonyr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atc/@omstavan/the-altcoin-trading-championship-round-three-entry-contest-by-tonyr</guid><category><![CDATA[atc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[omstavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 03:02:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZorRCAWhdqZrvpJji3YtVEBDD3QQnnvWsDfAd9sjUp7So8sbitoot89WUoVx68fybAHdoU8uCJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Affairs: A mathematical model using Differential equations!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do opposites really attract? Do first impressions count? 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