<?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, 13 May 2026 02:33:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@patrick.hegarty/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Cryptocurrency: Investing or Betting?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey guys, Being relatively new to Crypto, I invested my first dollars about a month ago. However, now I'm getting some feelings of regret. The world's best advisor Warren Buffet, and many others warn to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@patrick.hegarty/cryptocurrency-investing-or-betting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@patrick.hegarty/cryptocurrency-investing-or-betting</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patrick.hegarty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:20:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNmWaBMb3kvD7d2xQPF7fDKe15YcWaE11dDVbc6MWJe9cRV9EVS6N7jUnd4zy1gbACoEejqzuU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellow sunflowers in #colorchallenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, Here's my entry for Yellow Wednesday in #colorchallenge Around where I used to live in the north of Spain are acres and acres of sunflower plants. They are incredibly beautiful plants,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@patrick.hegarty/yellow-sunflowers-in-colorchallenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@patrick.hegarty/yellow-sunflowers-in-colorchallenge</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patrick.hegarty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeoLBvB8esLpmRrppXDbXuaE7rCoZW9vwmANuqbcaGrTSAeiUpVccwGA4nP6wVURovXCaqqB72UC5rv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 things Steemit needs to do to compete with Facebook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can Steem become as big as Facebook? I'm a new user on Steemit and I'm still getting to grips with everything. I can see great potential, however the Facebook monster is powerful and greedy. I love Steem,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@patrick.hegarty/3-things-steemit-needs-to-do-to-compete-with-facebook</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@patrick.hegarty/3-things-steemit-needs-to-do-to-compete-with-facebook</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patrick.hegarty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:50:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsnyH1ebhA3SjkSbiJXFST7mK4EbN5PS3jvwTKzm1gceScV8Ayta4uiaEyQcLtY9EhEWXuPbGHGnPRD4Ge5Q6v6VMLRcprSHsuPvCYR1vWrncTEnR6m4mL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful Spain #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hola chicos! This is my second post from where I live - Spain. In these photos I'm in Segovia, a small town near the capital Madrid. As you can see, this city was founded by the Romans, and they built]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@patrick.hegarty/beautiful-spain-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@patrick.hegarty/beautiful-spain-2</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patrick.hegarty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 09:45:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgU1N32NZ5ULSDNspiZYMX1wSNxKeuGVorxNNdDLbZ291YVjDgyapYv8CNa7HX6mbyHpNRyvPehQtJi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Color Challenge: RED MONDAY in #colorchallenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Red Monday, I've chosen a photo I took in Malaysia of two parrots. I'm from Ireland, and we don't have such colourful birds here!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@patrick.hegarty/color-challenge-red-monday-in-colorchallenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@patrick.hegarty/color-challenge-red-monday-in-colorchallenge</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patrick.hegarty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeDW582SchgFMFKFULDQ5yGKpKeA2nyopkUf1KDkvEGgxsSfGAnTVE3M9ZEWft2pUMZ8xkjX1msQfbc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cows in the Pyrenees]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Step Back in Time I thought I'd share some photos from my recent trek in the Pyrenees. On this trek I took a lot of photos and saw a lot of animals, but the most interesting were the cows. These cows]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@patrick.hegarty/cows-in-the-pyrenees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@patrick.hegarty/cows-in-the-pyrenees</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patrick.hegarty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:59:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeoU6xnjRHvTrcft5swHhcvX9Yw6beTYHj1LFS8pAXfhV4oEjiStySzcvhmE1cQNWcbTjrqC6hphHvv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing Bosco the Dachshund!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey guys, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce Bosco to everyone at Steemit! He's a Dachshund, but he's quite big for his breed.  As you can see from the photos, he's quite an adventurous]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@patrick.hegarty/introducing-bosco-the-dachshund</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animalphotography/@patrick.hegarty/introducing-bosco-the-dachshund</guid><category><![CDATA[animalphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patrick.hegarty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 15:31:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVegtUXgr2cGtUBkxtZBf5iuaHnchYcCyy5LZJKrS7wcpSVmXtGPLkfioRvZQaazWmNmRmmMQB6RMKYS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aprende inglés como un niño #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introducción   Puedes aprender inglés tan bueno como un niño   Es sabido que los niños aprenden idiomas mejor que los adultos. Más allá del hecho de que un cerebro joven, tienen una mayor capacidad para]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spanish/@patrick.hegarty/aprende-ingles-como-un-nino-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spanish/@patrick.hegarty/aprende-ingles-como-un-nino-1</guid><category><![CDATA[spanish]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patrick.hegarty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 19:25:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4FeQn68Ht5nyVgutNtgJBSAXMGWdepM6usG2ZDNvVUNFsu93r7ZXbNNFyGWjZNhywPYunaczgnLBhxKeNPr1GqXjgUx3QDZY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aprende inglés - Phrasal Verb: Get Away]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spanish/@patrick.hegarty/learn-english-phrasal-verb-get-away</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spanish/@patrick.hegarty/learn-english-phrasal-verb-get-away</guid><category><![CDATA[spanish]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patrick.hegarty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 19:19:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zgmLtV8UPciMyqNz7UcodtYzkc96y3Xvh9nuMjCWe1ePiMNkU5BC6A4Unnvik94xghr6Tfz2VtFWifxoK4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valle de Jalón in Alicante Every Spring, the almond trees are in full bloom in Alicante, Spain. They turn a lovely pink colour. Here are a few photos I took last year trying to catch the colours! I highly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@patrick.hegarty/beautiful-spain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@patrick.hegarty/beautiful-spain</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patrick.hegarty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:57:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgTsYJUtmigYLwZHfYRgUXTWhPz5b1DqB6H641ZxCQWdPsQzavyjx1XBrMTNUjWasYvpXnpobBfZp3x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learn English - Phrasal Verbs - Turn Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[To turn down One meaning of "Turn Down" in English means "to reject" To turn someone/something down = to reject/refuse  Some examples: I asked her to marry me, but she turned me down :-(  He]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/english/@patrick.hegarty/learn-english-phrasal-verbs-turn-down</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/english/@patrick.hegarty/learn-english-phrasal-verbs-turn-down</guid><category><![CDATA[english]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[patrick.hegarty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 20:24:18 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>