<?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, 16 May 2026 15:25:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@samarlykristen/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Lando Norris, the youngest driver in Formula 1 2019 rising fast through the ranks.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lando Norris is not the average teenage boy you will come across in Britain. At 19 he is already living many young people's dream of racing in Formula 1 with the big boys. McLaren gave him this chance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sportstalk/@samarlykristen/lando-norris-the-youngest-driver-in-formula-1-2019-rising-fast-through-the-ranks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sportstalk/@samarlykristen/lando-norris-the-youngest-driver-in-formula-1-2019-rising-fast-through-the-ranks</guid><category><![CDATA[sportstalk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samarlykristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 11:26:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WNXiiWhz6weu4uxuwpVieJjNBFU1aaJUcnxxHKxqTGNooDUmCbiaqe91n14pfQBH6WeToE8tvEQUi6WaEehk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit boosting our family business.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, am excited to inform you of the impact steemit is making to my life. I've been on the platform for 7 months now and I proudly testify how steemit has been of so much help financially to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/promo-steem/@samarlykristen/steemit-boosting-our-family-business</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/promo-steem/@samarlykristen/steemit-boosting-our-family-business</guid><category><![CDATA[promo-steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samarlykristen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoqvrcgSeVgNeo6YFXVD3ECa6jfsPS1Rzgqa7zb649QhSLrd5cN877Ma546QF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better a bad plan than no plan at all.]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my biggest regrets in life is not sticking my mind to the goals I had made in getting to become a medical personnel. 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