<?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, 20 May 2026 04:36:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@topdog/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Some useful / helpful steemit tools for newbies]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have always thought that I should share more information about the various steemit tools such as apps and sites around for the benefit of my followers who might be new to steemit, and then every other]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@topdog/some-useful-helpful-steemit-tools-for-newbies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@topdog/some-useful-helpful-steemit-tools-for-newbies</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961KGuSgfXc8trVJwx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorchallenge - Thursday Green - Paddy Fields & a view from my bedroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was out today on my motorcycle in my neighborhood and was just passing a beautiful stretch of paddy field. it was drizzling a bit and the green field looked simply awesome. I clicked a few snaps and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@topdog/colorchallenge-thursday-green-paddy-fields-and-a-view-from-my-bedroom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@topdog/colorchallenge-thursday-green-paddy-fields-and-a-view-from-my-bedroom</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:50:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961WRrC4d4Gy2uKiZt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprouted Lentils Indian curry with garlic and turmeric]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sprouting is a process of germinating seeds, beans, lentils and whole cereals, like wheat. Sprouts can be consumed either raw or cooked. Sprouted lentils have multiple health benefits as they contain high]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@topdog/sprouted-lentils-indian-curry-with-garlic-and-saffron</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@topdog/sprouted-lentils-indian-curry-with-garlic-and-saffron</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 14:13:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961UVRVAEUDx27v35p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mighty river Indus of Himalaya]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was in the Himalayas last year same time and these are just a couple of photos among many that I took during my visit there. The mighty Indus flows in Batalik region of Himalayas The beautiful and desolate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@topdog/mighty-river-indus-of-himalaya</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@topdog/mighty-river-indus-of-himalaya</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 17:50:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961SkQVVuk2NsjLWHU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tangy Spicy Indian Bitter Gourd Curry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitter gourd consumption helps your skin glow as it purifies the blood, It is a powerful antioxidant that prevents premature skin ageing and diminishes wrinkles. It reduces acne and skin conditions such]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@topdog/tangy-spicy-indian-bitter-gourd-curry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@topdog/tangy-spicy-indian-bitter-gourd-curry</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 12:30:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961Vwm8dnU5GSS5osC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marvelous Tales #9 - Leaf and the wind, A story of love, life, courage and dirt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The little leaf “Panna” slowly opened its eye and looked across the beautiful garden. There was a faint tinge of light as the sun gently woke up at the far horizon. The sky was a hue of different colours]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/marveloustales/@topdog/marvelous-tales-9-leaf-and-the-wind-a-story-of-love-life-courage-and-dirt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/marveloustales/@topdog/marvelous-tales-9-leaf-and-the-wind-a-story-of-love-life-courage-and-dirt</guid><category><![CDATA[marveloustales]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 18:38:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961PUuY232gdRjXZK4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An unique Indian festival - 24 hours Nonstop prayers and weeklong celebrations !!]]></title><description><![CDATA[24 hours non stop prayers mark my town’s unique festival Image Courtesy here My town, Vasco Da Gama in the state of Goa, India hosts one of the biggest festivals in Goa annually in terms of sheer number]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@topdog/an-unique-indian-festival-24-hours-nonstop-prayers-and-weeklong-celebrations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@topdog/an-unique-indian-festival-24-hours-nonstop-prayers-and-weeklong-celebrations</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 22:33:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961NkzR5SE2wv5ENY6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feelings are the underlying current that determine your destiny.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continuing from my previous blog on why positive thinking could possibly be not helpful as it is deemed to be, I venture a little deeper to look into the power of emotions to create your destiny. In my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@topdog/feelings-are-the-underlying-current-that-determine-your-destiny</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@topdog/feelings-are-the-underlying-current-that-determine-your-destiny</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 12:50:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961Jnf4CT3mKk59g1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Negative side of Positive Thinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Positive thinking is so deeply entrenched in our minds in today’s time that it is the “be all” remedy for any setbacks or trouble in our life. Many claim to have been helped by it and millions swear the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@topdog/the-negative-side-of-positive-thinking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@topdog/the-negative-side-of-positive-thinking</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961MmTqz2kjgGeqJvJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 5 day, USD 32, Motorcycle trip down the memory lane.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This ride happened in late 2002, a good 15 years ago when motorcycling was not in vogue in India. these are nostalgic memories of a ride in bygone era. Note: This is quite a lengthy travelogue, but I guarantee]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@topdog/a-5-day-usd-32-motorcycle-trip-down-the-memory-lane</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@topdog/a-5-day-usd-32-motorcycle-trip-down-the-memory-lane</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:12:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961Y9qiz9eAdSUibG2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Crows the most intelligent creature on earth, after Humans?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier today, I had been to Gokarna (One of the holiest pilgrimage town for Hindus in south India), about 100 miles from my home for an annual ritual to pay homage to my late mother. As part of the ritual,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@topdog/are-crows-the-most-intelligent-creature-on-earth-after-humans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@topdog/are-crows-the-most-intelligent-creature-on-earth-after-humans</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 18:15:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961Qiw2VmJ74TZKcWS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Clayford08 meme challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for the meme challenge organised by @contentjunkie. You can find more info about the contest HERE Well, All the diamonds, sapphires, gold, platinum, ruby and pearls, and what not !!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/clayford08/@topdog/the-clayford08-meme-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/clayford08/@topdog/the-clayford08-meme-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[clayford08]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961VBD6RibTxcPgqxS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook Vs Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[well just about a month ago, I was a very regular guy on Facebook just like most of the steemians were, before they arrived here. Since then it has been a roller coaster ride here at steemit and life has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@topdog/facebook-vs-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@topdog/facebook-vs-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 21:19:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961X9z8qZLQx1GgBfU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uru boats, the largest Handcrafted boats in the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uru boats, well can as well be said as the largest Handicrafts in the world. Being a professional Marine Surveyor, boats are my passions. I board, inspect and report upon a wide array of canoes, boats,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@topdog/uru-boats-the-largest-handcrafted-boats-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@topdog/uru-boats-the-largest-handcrafted-boats-in-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:35:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961MY3TdDH68BbwGnA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Made Calamity or Nature's way ? Massive iceberg just shelved off in Antarctica !!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just heard the news that an Iceberg the size of a country, about 5800 sq kms, almost the size of US state of Delaware just sheared off from the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica. The breakaway iceberg is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@topdog/man-made-calamity-or-nature-s-way-massive-iceberg-just-shelved-off-in-antarctica</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@topdog/man-made-calamity-or-nature-s-way-massive-iceberg-just-shelved-off-in-antarctica</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961GoRqFne6M5qCe38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A  Seller Sells or a Buyer Buys. They are both not same. A Network marketing perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[In every transaction that occurs on earth there is a product or a service and a seller and a buyer. Now the transaction can be again in 2 ways. Image source: Internet. A seller sells a product A Buyer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/networkmarketing/@topdog/a-seller-sells-or-a-buyer-buys-they-are-both-not-same-a-network-marketing-perspective</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/networkmarketing/@topdog/a-seller-sells-or-a-buyer-buys-they-are-both-not-same-a-network-marketing-perspective</guid><category><![CDATA[networkmarketing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 22:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961LHLeYFZNvFb9pDt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BeachWednesday :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boatman here again, Guys some beach photos for you from Goa, India. and and If you liked my photographs, I shall be glad if you could kindly check out my humorous video on Whale's advise to Minnows -->]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@topdog/beachwednesday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@topdog/beachwednesday</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961XijVsmxdZMibHHg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whale's Advise to Minnow's - A steemit story]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is perhaps what goes in a whale's mind every time a minnow hustles :)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@topdog/whale-s-advise-to-minnow-s-a-steemit-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@topdog/whale-s-advise-to-minnow-s-a-steemit-story</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 22:44:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just a couple of Boats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guys, I am a boat man. So I present you 2 boat photographs today. Sao Joao is a very popular monsoon feasts in Goa. The feast is dedicated to Baptist, St. John. Like all other feasts in Goa, there is plenty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@topdog/just-a-couple-of-boats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@topdog/just-a-couple-of-boats</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 18:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961L27Xsi8FEPfwa5C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Science of Happiness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mankind’s one of the ultimate goals in life is 'HAPPINESS', I believe you agree with me here. Image source: Pixabay To see if it is true, well, you can strike a conversation with any person and after a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/happiness/@topdog/the-science-of-happiness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/happiness/@topdog/the-science-of-happiness</guid><category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[topdog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961KJmefs7Q9V6RtAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>