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<center><sup>*Cover art by - @aaronleang*</sup></center>


























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Welcome to the **223rd** Daily Edition of the **Daily Qurator**. Below you will find some awesome members of @qurator that worked hard to post some good quality content for all you awesome Steemians to enjoy!
 
The @qurator project was created to help give Steemians some extra exposure and awesome upvotes currently worth around $0.04 - $10.03!
 
**Note:** some of you have been curated twice since the start of the daily qurator and some have been curated only once. As the Daily Qurator is gaining fame with every passing day, many new steemians are asking/will ask to join us. So, expect to see posts from new users for now. When the opportunity arises, posts from older users will be curated once again
 
<center>**Your Quality Curator ~( @goldendawne )~ Presents:**</center>
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|@haedre |  art |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmTcWv4N6UMsCZNeeC4pXS5CfJpNHzxttf1arB9ScBN1gm/Devlok_page%2026_Progress%201.JPG</center>
[How I Paint Comics- The Techno Templar Number 26](https://steemit.com/art/@haedre/2accxe-how-i-paint-comics-the-techno-templar-26)
>26th page of my home-made, surreal and sci-fi graphic novel, along with its complete creation process... I believe you realised that the background is, for once, digital. The page comes from a sequence that is happening in a virtual environment so I thought it'd make sense to work it that way... The characters nonetheless, are still on paper

@haedre shares a step-by-step picture tutorial showing how they create and paint a comic, or graphic novel. If you are a fan of comics, you should see how it's done. 
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|@fat-elvis|  teamcanada |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmSD7Vu9Hxx4HufVE6mhZVR2DyHKgwjxin6CsUc4WdNnRs/DQmSD7Vu9Hxx4HufVE6mhZVR2DyHKgwjxin6CsUc4WdNnRs.jpeg</center>
[Next Stop... Canada](https://steemit.com/teamcanada/@fat-elvis/next-stop-canada)
>Well, first off let me say thank you to the steemit community for all of the encouragement for my wife today as she took her Citizenship exam

Did you see @fat-elvis' previous post on his page about his wife taking her citizenship test? Did she pass? Let's see how she did!
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|@deadgrlsuppastar |  marketfriday |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmf3TmTcrK4E3emPSJYk3akRFAaeY8YSTvKDNMQJBD4rYG/20180419_184709.jpg</center>
[Market Friday- Chuck E Cheese And Shopping](https://steemit.com/marketfriday/@deadgrlsuppastar/market-friday-chuck-e-cheese-and-shopping)
>First we start off with her getting a hefty birthday gift of $100... It was time to leave and go visit Wal-Mart. So let's go and see what kind of fun toys they have! 

Oh what a fun day! Games, food and shopping; need to spend that birthday money! Stop in to see what toys were bought and what games were won!



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|@valth |  nature |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Desmo-boden.jpg</center>
[Conservation Success Stories 2: The Lesser Long-Nosed Bat Recently Got Removed From The US Endangered List](https://steemit.com/nature/@valth/conservation-success-stories-2-the-lesser-long-nosed-bat-leptonycteris-yerbabuenae-recently-got-removed-from-the-us-endangered)
>The lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) is a medium-sized bat that is mainly found in Mexico, but that can also seasonally migrate to the southern part of the United States. It is a type of bat that only eat nectar from plants, preferably night-blooming cacti such as Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) and the blue agave (Agave tequilana)

Have your ever heard of the Long-Nosed Bat before? Me either! But thanks to the conservation efforts, they are no longer endangered. But what are the benefits of bats? Read this post to find out.
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|@mariannewest |  marketfriday |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmar6opfLLefek41gQzmwDorBxQz39dyW6sKUkAkQKx37U/umbrellas.jpg</center>
[Market Friday In Vegas](https://steemit.com/marketfriday/@mariannewest/market-friday-in-vegas)
>Let me take you on a little walk through the town. Believe me, the whole center of town is one big shopping opportunity. You can leave your money in Vegas wherever you go 

Did you know @mariannewest was in Las Vegas for the Steem Creator Conference? Well she, as well as many other steemians, are! In this post, she shares a day out from the hectic conference schedule; so come along and to how she spent her day, and more than likely some money!

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# <center>NEWS</center>





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<center>@qurator-tier-0 comment</center>

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#### We will be sending out some comments with the Tier 0 upvote. We don't think many of the members are  aware that it is really easy to move up to a higher tier by showing Qurator some support. Let's hope some of the older members can move up in tiers and we can make the whole community a bit stronger. =) 


 



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##  <center>Tier Updates Finalized</center>

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Tier updates are out and finalized. You can check out the post [HERE](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-tier-changes). 

The short version is that Tier 1 and Tier 2 requirements have changed a bit. Please review them. 

- A separate account has been created and 26 000 SP has been delegated to it. @qurator-tier-1-2 will be upvoting Tier 1 and Tier 2 members. 

- A large amount of SP was undelegated from @qurator to accommodate for the new account, BUT the upvote weights have been adjust so they should balance out. Just have to see how the Voting Power holds up with the big change. 




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# <center>Qurator Details</center>

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|![Qwitness.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXf94ghJam5YiUNKwpzcMqLaUG3R1ydrgomQnyyjaz2WV/Qwitness.jpg) | For more details go check out our [witness page](https://steemit.com/witness-category/@qurator/announcing-the-qurator-witness) and consider voting for us.  | 
|![Q3.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmX3DnWNre4GSgFvzLMT4xVFdf7ehwJKBnQzFjD61oG1v1/Q3.jpg) | [Qurator 3.0 is finally here](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-3-0-update-post-guidelines-or-registration-details-or-tier-changes)! There has been quite a few changes. Go and check it out.   |
|  ![Qchallenges.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbomG33M9zQF7GP3kUeQ75RxANM632DJkfR9xCCLdp1SK/Qchallenges.png) | Check out our Discord Channel and visit the `steemit-challenges` tab. There you will find an updated list of all the daily/weeklychallenges.  Thanks to @stresskiller!     | 

























# <center>Competitions!</center>

We host weekly Photo and Food competitions. Click on the images below to view the posts and cast your votes to the nominated Qurites. You can also comment `#nominate`in either of the posts to stand a chance to be featured in the competitions. 


Photo Friday!|Tasty Tuesday!
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[ ![Photo Friday.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWuCySB4QFdgMq8pNEdYP81Nx14iwuz7ELHD5GppaT63L/Photo%20Friday.png)](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-s-photo-friday-photography-competition-21)|[ ![Tasty Tuesday.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRYTLxhpmRAXL33yN1a9HRDEYKKJTCiQYEGBUU4uEoa9n/Tasty%20Tuesday.png)](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-s-tasty-tuesday-20-food-competitionn)  


Toss up Thursday| Biweekly
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[![DQmS3rtbZbqL8PNmstRnrKHP1R5XgVVBzQBb31dxLjMGTgK.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeiqgDuVw175erZwacSRJpb6SDodQFnxKKq5Ubu6QiXGk/DQmS3rtbZbqL8PNmstRnrKHP1R5XgVVBzQBb31dxLjMGTgK.jpg)](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-s-toss-up-thursday-5-free-for-all-promotion-competition-or-easy-upvotes-if-you-play)| Free for all post-promotional competition with a twist!


With all the flag wars and drama on Steemit, we decided to go the opposite route. Make love, not war! We don't take part in flag wars, instead we have upvote wars! We highly suggest checking out our latest competition and think of your ideal strategy to win that awesome Tier 5 prize. =)

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| Qurator Tiers   	|    	| 
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| ![Tiers Update 1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZqyGcapaLhS3QESTyXW28ybLss4o9PRehDmvTwZHEVRy/Tiers%20Update%201.jpg)       	|  <center>[The latest Tiers update is out and updated. You can see the post by clicking here](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-tiers-and-upvote-weights-update-17-04-2018)</center>|  


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# <center>@qustodian support bot</center>


<center>![DQmRFeDPwYrJYcGBqsU52WWwTkxbv4tA5J6QBwsPZBqYwuc.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZ3CyLWioYi131qRphvXrVT74VpdSgUXKiyZeNz1zmuKT/DQmRFeDPwYrJYcGBqsU52WWwTkxbv4tA5J6QBwsPZBqYwuc.png)</center>

For those who would like some extra upvotes from the Qurator project can send SBD and their link to @qustodian. The bot will upvote your post to the value of 2.65 times the amount of SBD you send it. 

> Send around 0.5SBD and your link to receive upvotes.

 > Any extra SBD will be refunded! 

> Upvotes limited to one every 24 hours. 

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#  <center>Invest in @qustodian</center>

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For those who would like to invest some Steem Power. @qustodian pays out 90% of all the SBD sent to the account. Minimum of 50SP to invest, daily payouts in SBD. 

Delegations links can be found below. *Please remember to leave at least 50SP in your account!*

### Delegation links for @qustodian (NOT @QURATOR): 

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| :-------------------------------------:	|:--------------------------------------------:| :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|  [100](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=205303.639667%20VESTS) | [200](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=409999.639667%20VESTS) |  [300](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=615999.639667%20VESTS)| [400](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=819999.639667%20VESTS)| [500](https://steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=1022999.639667%20VESTS)|[1000](https://steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=2042999.639667%20VESTS)|[5000](https://steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qustodian&vesting_shares=10212999.639667%20VESTS)
<center><sup>For any other amount feel free to contact us in Discord.</sup></center>






























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<center>Qurator's Discord Channel that all Steemians can join - https://discord.gg/pJtWp57</center>

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## <center>Steemauto Curation Trail</center>

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<center>https://steemitstageimages.com/DQmRviZWBhhxeNa6TSQKpSitHj3XHmGC24WUxn9uUVTWCG6/steemauto.png</center>

<center>RIP Streemian and hello Steemauto! The new curation trail is active and running! If you would like to support your fellow Qurites or just earn some extra curation feel free to join our curation trail that is active on Steemauto. 

We suggest not following the trail with 100%, steemauto has 2 ways of following a trail, static or scaled. We suggest using **SCALED** instead of static since static votes can add up quickly and drain VP very fast. We suggest using scaled and then maybe around 25%.

Steemauto can show us who is currently on the trail and at what percentage. Looking forward to see more Qurites joining the trail in the near future! We also reward the team players and there might be a nice surprize for a lucky trailer. =P </center>

[Steemauto guide and registration info](https://steemit.com/guide/@scrooger/steemauto-full-guide-and-how-to-register)




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# <center>Want bigger upvotes? Check out Tiers and how to gain access to them</center>

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| 	TIER |                   Requirements        | Perks | 
| -------------------------------------	|:--------------------------------------------:| :--------------------------------------------:| 
| https://steemitimages.com/DQmdyagYvbj8ukYr16xWmcbZL44orsptH8uRYBqFNK4TnJi/QT0.jpg | Basic 4 STEEM registration fee. Upvote for life from Qurator Project | Basic upvote for life from Qurator.| 
|  https://steemitimages.com/DQmdWANGYYcV7r5Ui1c3ZE1VecA8dSdvmMzxnA8mKmKnGfL/QT1.jpg|  **Delegate 100SP**  **OR** Upvote 7 times a week on any @qurator posts with a minimum upvote of at least $0.03 **OR** pay  1 Steem per month subscription.** |  Tier 1 upvotes  |
|  https://steemitimages.com/DQmUsa4bLbc1q7tRjtUoSe9Uiz28yyrmg3TLxPraxtFEqn6/QT2.jpg|  **Delegate 200SP** **OR**  Upvote 7 times a week on any @qurator posts with a minimum upvote of at least $0.05 **OR** pay the 2 Steem per month subscription.  |  Tier 2 upvotes | 
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmPZD5tgYEtQ3pCUJ7ifSWJkYC7ThXPyEebY2np4bg3jSE/QT3.jpg  | **Delegate 300SP** |Tier 3 upvotes  | 
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmV3avRQwdM7m5jniotdnvC2PEu2sshXpysH2qKsEQdCrd/QT4.jpg | **Delegate 400SP** | Tier 4 upvotes |
|  https://steemitimages.com/DQmQVm15k1rvH85CVxQUQ8XX9PxRXkgRxQmYvFYdWyfU24j/QT5.jpg | **Delegate 500SP**  |Tier 5 upvotes |


## <center>Elite Tiers</center>
| 	TIER |                   Requirements        | Perks | 
| -------------------------------------	|:--------------------------------------------:| :--------------------------------------------:| 
 |https://steemitimages.com/DQmZbob7w2kTySTZBC1hnHZDLfFcqEPZp2qjNFq9orKUDM3/QTCopper.jpg| **Delegate 1000SP+ to @qurator**  |  Copper weight - T5 x 2|
https://steemitimages.com/DQmevnqdja5hoSDftUAqaweBf1F4ktFQFQtsBcgSAhGdin3/QTSilver.jpg | **Delegate 1500SP+ to @qurator**  | Silver weight - T5 x 3  | 
https://steemitimages.com/DQmdjY6TFfLqVCGRVebjW9hxb7WsX497HByQotNd66bmpaB/QTGold.jpg | **Delegate 2000SP+ to @qurator**  |  Gold weight - T5 x 4|
https://steemitimages.com/DQmRXrbsQBmmaFnaFfPM5BBY1ow7M8XvVWPHeiqLN5nSWu7/QTPlatinum.jpg| **Delegate 2500SP+ to @qurator**  |  Platinum weight - T5 x 5|
https://steemitimages.com/DQmVJBvaEQZv3msnbLQTabaMuJxL3QqaqkkqxACKKyc2TRB/QTDiamond.jpg | **Delegate 5000SP+ to @qurator**  |  Diamond weight - T5 x 12 + Rotational Resteems |


### <center>Delegation links: </center>

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| :-------------------------------------:	|:--------------------------------------------:| :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|  [100](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=204145.639667%20VESTS) | [200](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=408290.639667%20VESTS) |  [300](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=612435.639667%20VESTS)| [400](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=816580.639667%20VESTS)| [500](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=1020725.639667%20VESTS)|  [1000](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=2041450.639667%20VESTS) | [1500](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=3062175.639667%20VESTS) |  [2000](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=4082901.639667%20VESTS)| [2500](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=5103626.639667%20VESTS)| [5000](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=10207252.639667%20VESTS)|
*After you click the link you will have to check the value, click next and then enter your steemit NAME and Private Active Key to delegate. Please remember to leave at least 50SP in your account!* 





#### The new weights for @qurator-tier-1-2 are likely to change since we are not 100% sure how many Tier 1 and Tier 2 members post. We need to see some new averages to find a new balance. 





| 	| 	|  | 
|:------------------:|:-----------------:| ---:| 
|	Members	|	1308|  +3| 
|	Steem Power	|	4451	|  | 
|	Delegated	|	78 378| -498 |
|	Voting Power	|	88.68% 	| |
|	Upvote Weight T0(@qurator-tier-0)	|	2%	|$0.04              |
|	Upvote Weight T1(@qurator-tier-1-2)	|	  1.5%	|$0.09               |
|	Upvote Weight T2	(@qurator-tier-1-2)|        	3.5%	|$0.17              |
|	Upvote Weight T3	|	                                         2.7%	|$0.43               |
|	Upvote Weight T4	|	                                         4%	|$0.69            |
|	Upvote Weight T5	|                                               5.5%	|$0.86             |
|	Copper (T5 x 2)	|	                                                   11%	|$1.71               |
|	Silver (T5 x 3)	|                        	                       16.5%	|$2.57               |
|	Gold	(T5 x 4)|	                                               22%	|$3.34             |
|	Platinum (T5 x 5)	|	                                          27.5%	|$4.20              |
|	Diamond	(T5 x 12)|	                                       66%	|$10.03             |
|	Witness rank|	              79	|   |


<sup>*Median Steem Price when Upvote values were calculated: $3.01*</sup>



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<center>**Upvoting or Resteeming this post will help us grow and in turn enable us to give better upvotes to our members and quality content creators.**</center>

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# <center>Your Quality Content Curator - Banners</center>

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If you would like to show some more support and use Qurator banners then please head over to [this post](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-3-0-update-post-guidelines-or-registration-details-or-tier-changes) and copy the banner links from there. =) 



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##### <center><sup>The Qurator project is brought to you by: </sup></center>

<center><sup>@scrooger | @boontjie | @goldendawne | @ewkaw | @ackhoo  | @brumest | @stresskiller | @aaronleang</sup></center>

<center><sup>Special thanks to @kryzsec for the SBD contributions. </sup></center>


# <center>For more information about the Qurator Project and how to join click [HERE](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-3-0-update-post-guidelines-or-registration-details-or-tier-changes)</center>


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https://steemitimages.com/DQmSgyKUFZS9JRG5VmeAbaUihLpq32NeRyH6vZPFBZZqhTm/Witness%20vote.png

- Via [SteemConnect](https://steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=qurator&approve=1).