<?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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:47:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ukblogger/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking News - No link between immigration and increased crime in US]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The results show that immigration does not increase assaults and, in fact, robberies, burglaries, larceny, and murder are lower in places where immigration levels are higher,” says Robert Adelman, associate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ukblogger/breaking-news-no-link-between-immigration-and-increased-crime-in-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ukblogger/breaking-news-no-link-between-immigration-and-increased-crime-in-us</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2017 14:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXoQvj42JzYizCgntre5L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I just took a hit on some pretty good shit - an original poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just took a hit on some pretty good shit Consciousness hugely expanded The sand on the beach shining gold under feet Me feeling mellow and grounded My body absorbs sun and sand honey gold I radiate from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ukblogger/i-just-took-a-hit-on-some-pretty-good-shit-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ukblogger/i-just-took-a-hit-on-some-pretty-good-shit-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 15:54:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpwoAzNvAWxTuoJazDGz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arlington Road - Episode 2 - Meeting on a Train (an original short story)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is nothing remarkable about Arlington Road, Surbiton, apart from the fact it has exactly 365 houses behind its tarmac pavements. That's enough houses to ensure that every single day of the year a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@ukblogger/arlington-road-episode-2-meeting-on-a-train-an-original-short-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@ukblogger/arlington-road-episode-2-meeting-on-a-train-an-original-short-story</guid><category><![CDATA[shortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2017 16:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXrRGjWdD7nCY8BQqHoA6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Physics Breakthrough's of 2016]]></title><description><![CDATA[What new year could be complete without a summary of the Physics breakthroughs of the preceding year? We live in very exciting times in the field of science as fast developing new technologies reveal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ukblogger/top-physics-breakthrough-s-of-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ukblogger/top-physics-breakthrough-s-of-2016</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2016 15:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpxEHZiDaGBYBNN9S13k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explain This Mr Scientist - Reiki]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Contention Is - Science Cannot And Will Never To Be Able To Explain This Phenomena. So i embarked on my first Reiki session. I was cynical - especially when the practioner carried out a sort of weird]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/explainthismrscientist/@ukblogger/explain-this-mr-scientist-reiki</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/explainthismrscientist/@ukblogger/explain-this-mr-scientist-reiki</guid><category><![CDATA[explainthismrscientist]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXrM6LivqtbbkmFpzdswL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[17:08 12/3/2016 - Steem Up 24% in last 24 hours!!!]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ukblogger/17-08-12-3-2016-steem-up-24-in-last-24-hours</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ukblogger/17-08-12-3-2016-steem-up-24-in-last-24-hours</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:16:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpDas49dRChTGcFQXjwc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum Computing Breakthrough by UK University Physicists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some processes that would take literally millions of years on today's supercomputers will be carried out in microseconds with the new generation quantum computers of the near future. Quantum Lab - University]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@ukblogger/quantum-computing-breakthrough-by-uk-university-physicists</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@ukblogger/quantum-computing-breakthrough-by-uk-university-physicists</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2016 15:53:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJbSdz9UVtbxAM1UHmwaH9NaB811xjBhcodjTdBj72inXz6q9PqPfxYsYSDmKfYpBUeenfnJ84xkCm4yR3P6Ms1xTwwarZSGAwudTpFy66?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[oops, mistaken payment to @bittrex. Can I recover it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As my previous post I transacted $49 to @bittrex instead of Bittrex.com I presume the payment is sitting in @bittrex account. It hasn't appeared in my Bittrex.com wallet. My mistake but is there any way]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemithelp/@ukblogger/oops-mistaken-payment-to-bittrex-can-i-recover-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemithelp/@ukblogger/oops-mistaken-payment-to-bittrex-can-i-recover-it</guid><category><![CDATA[steemithelp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 12:00:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My trials trying to withdraw Steem Dollars - I meant Bittrex.com not @bittrex!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the story of how I mistakenly moved my Steem Dollars - not to Bittrex.com - but to @bittrex Steemit account. Doh! Stupid noob you think, maybe........... I have been trying to withdraw my Steem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ukblogger/my-trials-trying-to-withdraw-steem-dollars-i-meant-bittrex-com-not-bittrex</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ukblogger/my-trials-trying-to-withdraw-steem-dollars-i-meant-bittrex-com-not-bittrex</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:46:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpWfE3W34x5nibYSLK9g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the heck do i withdraw Steem Dollars? Can't find any relevant faq]]></title><description><![CDATA[Been trying for about 3 weeks now, read many how-to posts, none of them relevant. Steemit falls down so badly here.  So, i transferred to savings $49 six days ago..I presume i can now transfer Steem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemithelp/@ukblogger/how-the-heck-do-i-withdraw-steem-dollars-can-t-find-any-relevant-faq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemithelp/@ukblogger/how-the-heck-do-i-withdraw-steem-dollars-can-t-find-any-relevant-faq</guid><category><![CDATA[steemithelp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 15:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7njSWPMAMRXDgg7vSmc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So - what is mindfulness? - can it help me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mindfulness is easy, mindfulness is necessary, mindfulness is fun *“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.” ***** ― Eckhart Tolle, The Power]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ukblogger/so-what-is-mindfulness-can-it-help-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ukblogger/so-what-is-mindfulness-can-it-help-me</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2016 12:14:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY9FxGQBaj9wJY9y83Aq4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung On Fire - A profile of the remarkable Chairman of Samsung]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Lee kun-Hee, lies in his hospital bed, if indeed he is still alive, he will no doubt be infuriated by the humiliation of the failure of the Galaxy Note 7. This is the profile of the secretive and visionary]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@ukblogger/samsung-on-fire-a-profile-of-the-remarkable-chairman-of-samsung</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@ukblogger/samsung-on-fire-a-profile-of-the-remarkable-chairman-of-samsung</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2016 13:51:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8E4sz4NZDcpLAVSAB4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment bots please desist]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was so pleased to gain an increasingly rare comment on a recent article. Interesting post. We want more! came the comment. I naively thought my article had been valued and someone, somewhere, respected]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ukblogger/comment-bots-please-desist-bot-outed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@ukblogger/comment-bots-please-desist-bot-outed</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 19:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7s4W3WBipkTZXYYMX26?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Presidential debate - How low can you go?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunday 9th October 2016 The world looked on - stunned shocked and awed. Stunned by the pettiness of the issues raised by the two candidates, one of whom is set to become the most powerful and influential]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ukblogger/us-presidential-debate-how-low-can-you-go</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@ukblogger/us-presidential-debate-how-low-can-you-go</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:04:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7reVck52S6S7DKkX7gS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arlington Road - Episode 1, The Lottery Ticket - an original short story]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is nothing remarkable about Arlington Road, Surbiton, apart from the fact it has exactly 365 houses behind its tarmac pavements. That's enough houses to ensure that every single day of the year a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ukblogger/arlington-road-episode-1-the-lottery-ticket-an-original-short-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ukblogger/arlington-road-episode-1-the-lottery-ticket-an-original-short-story</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2016 11:18:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXrRGjWdD7nCY8BQqHoA6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to boost your Steemit output? - consider fasting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want to become more effective at work? Increase focus and cognitive ability - how about fasting? Advocates of intermittent fasting (alternating between periods of eating and non-eating) claim the following]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/diet/@ukblogger/want-to-boost-your-steemit-output-consider-fasting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/diet/@ukblogger/want-to-boost-your-steemit-output-consider-fasting</guid><category><![CDATA[diet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2016 16:09:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXr3w7NGnDEiivcBA3GqC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Hitler - Hitler and the Third Reich were all high on cocaine, morphine, heroin and CHRYSTAL METH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hitherto unexposed records of widespread drug use by Hitler and the Third Reich during World War Two. Photo - Heinrich Hoffman It appears Hitler himself was a prolific user of Cocaine and Crystal Meth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@ukblogger/high-hitler-hitler-and-the-third-reich-were-all-high-on-cocaine-morphine-heroin-and-chrystal-meth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@ukblogger/high-hitler-hitler-and-the-third-reich-were-all-high-on-cocaine-morphine-heroin-and-chrystal-meth</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:44:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpaouSXfPfuxPhyUBWmU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry Slam Challenge 5 - Bots ascending - An original poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Steemit the bots are ascending The bots decide what is trending Minnows take note You must garner  their vote Else futile time you are spending Image Credit Pixabay - (no accreditation required)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetryslamchallenge/@ukblogger/poetry-slam-challenge-5-bots-ascending-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetryslamchallenge/@ukblogger/poetry-slam-challenge-5-bots-ascending-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetryslamchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 17:57:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXp9pfG7kPzkn4aV4U6qk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first Time - an original poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[I feel blood pressure rise as I look into your eyes pent up desire devours me can it really be happening i ask got to take the chance your sensuous beauty consumes me I am in a trance, thinking ahead animal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ukblogger/the-first-time-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ukblogger/the-first-time-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 13:38:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3ejZQFLqXedKYvju1CZRWrbuRcLvMzgw8AW1gnUqNB5V3bzTPbHmn3fAPVrWGExjhijyjmwi7vziChSfGv41wZALJQfbuekcyaN3BK3xB9NBr5TT56upwn6WxVfdZAWinWidjhnmhRJqBvXvzrJNCWU3RFHCGRJnR5UHC1ePZ5y7EvMFFQFiud9nEih7L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dinosaur to die for]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pet dinosaur anybody? Now who wouldn't want one of these little cuties running round the garden? Best keep track of it though because it can change its colours like a chamelion to blend in with its]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@ukblogger/dinosaur-to-die-for</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@ukblogger/dinosaur-to-die-for</guid><category><![CDATA[humour]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ukblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 23:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8XD78jzKgD3MG6iP6Si?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>