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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>The more chaos there is, the more opportunity there is to be ground down to your most excellent self.</description><title>ExcellentSelf</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @grounddowntoexcellentself)</generator><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>When I walk into a bar and immediately hate the scene</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/47994708043/when-i-walk-into-a-bar-and-immediately-hate-the-scene"&gt;whatshouldwecallme&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="image" height="200" src="http://media.tumblr.com/49f025d6ae24ab0c3e7e4949e2d5bfdf/tumblr_inline_mku7pzwVuB1rnvwt1.gif" width="245"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/48091731511</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/48091731511</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:31:22 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>fuckyeahyoga:


Throughout their lives, stars turn basic...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f7ceaf6d57d584b71dfcd6996b6e22ba/tumblr_mlbp7kDH8u1qzgq67o1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahyoga.tumblr.com/post/48083512912/throughout-their-lives-stars-turn-basic-elements"&gt;fuckyeahyoga&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Throughout their lives, stars turn basic elements like hydrogen and helium into richer, heavier elements. When they die, some stars then scatter their remains, full of those enriched ingredients, into gas clouds across the galaxy, where they’ll later regroup and become part of a brand-new star system. It’s poetic - the next generation of stars benefiting from those that caem before. To me, that’s a powerful message: Instead of worrying about getting older and whether we’re as athletic or pretty or thin as we used to be, we can focus on leading a brilliant life that will be remembered. Make an impact; even if your job doesn’t hep save lives, you can create art or do something that will bring joy to someone else. You should celebrate each day that you’re able to leave a lasting effect. It means that even as you get older, &lt;strong&gt;the universe will someday be a little better because you’ve lived in it. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Neil deGrasse Tyson&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/48091505338</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/48091505338</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:28:42 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>rekanyari:

My Body Belongs to me.. Join...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cade27e5328b2251a12e98604d79e8bb/tumblr_mlbejmGDvK1r6sro2o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rekanyari.tumblr.com/post/48064946597/my-body-belongs-to-me-join-us"&gt;rekanyari&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;My Body Belongs to me.. Join us!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/mybodybelongstome/"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/mybodybelongstome/"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/groups/mybodybelongstome/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Amina Tyler, a young Tunisian woman, caused an outrage in her native Tunisia and other Muslim countries Worldwide by posting naked photos of herself on Facebook. Across her chest laid the letters “My Body Belongs to Me”. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Now she is fearing for her life as religious leaders want her stoned to death.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Regardless of our geographical location, women around the World still DO NOT control their own bodies. Even in united States, we face issues with legal abortion and same sex marriage. WE WOULD LIKE TO END THAT!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Activism is transformative. We are inspired by you Amina – your fight has moved us to act. Our bodies are not passive objects to be regulated but active bodies of dissent. We demand freedom for all of our sisters, everywhere.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/48076816818</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/48076816818</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:35:30 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>"A human being is a part of the whole called by us “the universe,” a part limited in time and space...."</title><description>“A human being is a part of the whole called by us “the universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest- a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. The delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening the circle of understanding and compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in it’s beauty.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Albert Einstein via Kristen.  (via &lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://smutandroving.tumblr.com/"&gt;smutandroving&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/43453954791</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/43453954791</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:34:40 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>When I\'m ready to leave the bar, but my friend wants to stay</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/23320551978/when-i-m-ready-to-leave-the-bar-but-my-friend-wants"&gt;whatshouldwecallme&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I’m just like,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46fyrqA0B1r79k32.gif"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/23449606801</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/23449606801</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 20:23:41 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>When I try to join a serious conversation</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://whatshouldwecallme.tumblr.com/post/23294324130/when-i-try-to-join-a-serious-conversation"&gt;whatshouldwecallme&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m487l1Z6K71r79k32.gif"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/23449484093</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/23449484093</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 20:21:44 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>working on it…

Feathered Peacock Pose aka Pincha...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ppvx34xn1qzmf0do1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;working on it…&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Feathered Peacock Pose aka Pincha Mayurasana &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/22701623213</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/22701623213</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:46:12 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m39iigubbE1rv1fi2o1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/22700993646</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/22700993646</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:31:20 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>sweet.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1qg4sGxVO1qe59s4o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;sweet.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/22009919599</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/22009919599</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:17:33 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m32jknKRsL1rnp8hbo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/21832553953</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/21832553953</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:09:59 -0400</pubDate><category>yoga</category><category>beach</category><category>Beach Yoga</category></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1qdfte1U51qe59s4o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/21832336099</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/21832336099</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:05:32 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzggfpXf9X1qb7u55o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/19680337233</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/19680337233</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:58:26 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>
Zack De La Rocha, age 17. 
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldy8rncPZG1qb7u55o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Zack De La Rocha, age 17. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/19676276924</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/19676276924</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:42:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>youmightfindyourself:

46 Things to Read and See for David...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzrw29N34I1qzu6nxo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.youmightfindyourself.com/post/18047054703/46-things-to-read-and-see-for-david-foster"&gt;youmightfindyourself&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/46-things-to-read-and-see-for-david-foster-wallaces-50th-birthday"&gt;46 Things to Read and See for David Foster Wallace’s 50th Birthday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/18161292642</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/18161292642</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:24:59 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>If you could be fused to an animals (half human/half animal) what would you be, and which half would be which?</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Right now I’m a tiger with a dragon tale. It just sounds FIERCE, and I like that at this moment.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/18160698027</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/18160698027</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:15:47 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>fuckyeahyoga:

or do this:  
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvx4aeCmZr1qa1c5oo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahyoga.tumblr.com/post/17974789170/or-do-this"&gt;fuckyeahyoga&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;or do this: &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LTWVEyJfXZo/TMP7wwduO8I/AAAAAAAAAFI/ZuQJB6aytp8/s1600/awesome+instead.jpg" width="400"/&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/18030424476</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/18030424476</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:09:49 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>redlicorice:

Shake the Dust

“Do not let one moment go by that...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u--_-tyuejc?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://redlicorice.tumblr.com/post/13487130821/shake-the-dust-do-not-let-one-moment-go-by-that"&gt;redlicorice&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shake the Dust&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;“Do not let one moment go by that doesn’t remind you that your heart beats 900 times a day, and there are enough gallons of blood to make everyone of you oceans.”&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;- Anis Mojgani&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/17650363446</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/17650363446</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:22:15 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>fuckyeahyoga:

yoga instructors
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzenhgXzBO1qzgq67o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahyoga.tumblr.com/post/17625105696/yoga-instructors"&gt;fuckyeahyoga&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;yoga instructors&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/17650002156</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/17650002156</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:00:56 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>downward facing dog facing cat</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytd3ma31H1rnp8hbo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytd3ma31H1rnp8hbo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytd3ma31H1rnp8hbo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;downward facing dog facing cat&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/16970347688</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/16970347688</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:57:00 -0500</pubDate><category>yoga</category><category>cat</category><category>yoga with cat</category></item><item><title>we just humans: latenight chat</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;: I don&amp;#8217;t feel anything with anything anymore&amp;#8230;it&amp;#8217;s so freeing!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I love just this kinda pleasant &amp;#8216;nothing&amp;#8217;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;it makes it easier to get on with stuff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;4:35 AM &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;: maaaan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;that&amp;#8217;s awesome&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;keep cultivating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and remind my ass about it! :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;4:36 AM &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;: will do!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;: and you let go&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and then get caught and let go again&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and again&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and again&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and&amp;#8230;again&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;hahaaahahaaaa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;4:38 AM &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;human existence!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;cycle of death and rebirth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;letting go over and over&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;: but really, I don&amp;#8217;t need to look for something, because in time, it will come to me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;with anything&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;love, career, abundance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;: yes YES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;just stay tuned in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;best you can&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;4:43 AM &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;: exactly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and yes, we just humans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;trying to get through it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/16970091784</link><guid>http://grounddowntoexcellentself.tumblr.com/post/16970091784</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:40:00 -0500</pubDate><category>letting go</category></item></channel></rss>
