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


























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Welcome to the **217th** 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 $0.05 - $8.32!
 
**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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|@bengy |  phishing |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmPBNLCyJ7xbio41v8cS3rnb2EFeJZ7DBsdcQKTykUnrcy/1200px-Anglo_-_Viking_Key%2C_Circa_900AD.jpg</center>
[Friends, Bots And Steemians- Phishing](https://steemit.com/phishing/@bengy/friends-bots-and-steemians-phishing)
>There has been a spate of bots and phishing attacks happening on Steemit. This is a pretty normal occurrence on the internet, but now that Steemit is gaining traction and there is real monetary worth stored in accounts there is now some incentive for the lowest of the low to move to fertile grounds

Spreading the word about keeping your steemit account,as  well as your sbd and steem, safe cannot be stressed enough. @bengy has a post that you really should take a moment to read; explaining the four keys and what they _protect_ and what they are for.
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|@brianturner|  workout |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmPMcG1iNo9VjJXANxEAD38B4Y8NLrJeS7MLQW3KSQLAKa</center>
[Ultimate ABS Breakdown- Full Routine Included](https://steemit.com/workout/@brianturner/ed1tp4sf)
>I intended to just show my full abs routine but then as I filmed I wanted to dive deeper and deeper into how to actually contract the different part of your abs and core so that your hard work doesn't go to waste! Learning to properly do these three exercises will take you farther than any other video you'll see about abs 

Warmer months are upon us and if you're thinking about or looking at getting into better shape to wear the summerclothes and shorts, then head over to @brianturner's post and watch his Dtube video and see how you can get an ABS workout. It's time to get into shape and let him help you!
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|@tftproject |  news  |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://thefreethoughtproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/zuckerberg-questions-696x366.jpg</center>
[19 Questions Mark Zuckerberg Strangely Couldn't Answer During His Senate Hearing](https://steemit.com/news/@tftproject/19-questions-mark-zuckerberg-strangely-couldn-t-answer-during-his-senate-hearing)
>Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg looked uneasy as he  gave testimony for five hours on Tuesday before 44 U.S. Senators.  Wednesday, he appeared before before 55 members of the House of  Representative regarding the role of Facebook and to how the company can  address consumer data-privacy concerns in the wake of the  Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal 

Have you been keeping an eye on the senate hearings regarding facebook? Seems as though everyone has heard a little here and a little there. But what are some of the questions Zuckerberg was unable to answer? Should he have been able to reply with accuracy? Stop over to @tftproject's post to see what's been going on.

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|@iamthegray |  diary |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/DQmTs5ExWkUN7Feye5n3dZbjaAM4ango4SLYfdmpgcUCFd4/IMG_20180331_202354_033.jpg</center>
[Life Is Beautiful- April 14- Diary Of The Struggling Writer From Ife](https://steemit.com/diary/@iamthegray/life-is-beautiful-april-14-or-day-14-diary-of-the-struggling-writer-from-ife)
>I'm rather excited tonight. I'm not talking about jumping all around or any of the physical expressions. I'm excited on the inside. I think I'm experiencing what people call happiness. Lemme explain 

See what has @iamthegray happy today! They're actually in the kitchen cooking up a storm. Sounds like some delicious reactions are being made. Stop over to say hello and share some happy news of your own in this post.
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|@d-zero |  steem |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://coinivore.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Zappl1.png</center>
[Zappl Stats That You Didn't See Coming- A New Perspective About The Steem Blockchain](https://steemit.com/steem/@d-zero/zappl-stats-that-you-didn-t-see-coming-a-new-perspective-about-the-steem-blockchain)

>I've been fascinated by the growth of STEEM related apps. Recently I started hearing about the first app o launch on SMT called APPICS. I think a great deal of interest in the the STEEM blockchain is going to come out of different applications on top of it. STEEM is the Ethereum for all social media

Do you use Zappl? What are you thoughts?
If you've been thinking of using Zappl, but want more information, then read this post by @d-zero as they explain what it is, how to use it and the benefits. 
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# <center>NEWS</center>





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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>https://steemitimages.com/DQmZPBKipZc6UtQFBH42gnGRUxFD9xHd5ftcBGSMwJPnWNz/Qurator%20Witness.jpg</center>


Qurator is finally a witness! 

For more details go check out our [witness page](https://steemit.com/witness-category/@qurator/announcing-the-qurator-witness) and consider voting for us. We will always strive and do our best to benefit the community and our members. . =)


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##  <center>[Qurator 3.0](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-3-0-update-post-guidelines-or-registration-details-or-tier-changes)</center>

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Qurator 3.0 is finally here! There has been quite a few changes. Go and check it out. It is quite a long read but well worth it if you are an avid Qurite. =) 











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# <center>Steemit Challenges on Discord</center>

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We all know that there are some awesome Steemians that created great challenges with cool prizes here on steemit. @stresskiller took it upon himself to make a really neat Steemit challenges calendar that he synced and integrated into Qurator's Discord Channel. If you are a member of Qurator feel free to check out the Discord Channel and visit the `steemit-challenges` tab. There you will find an updated list of all the daily/weekly challenges.  massive shout-out and thanks to @stresskiller! 

<center>![Stresskiller Discord - Steemit challenges.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYw13BqQBAW7EEJCwPthdXvogHgxaZjQEaTEtatQezzQa/Stresskiller%20Discord%20-%20Steemit%20challenges.png)</center>

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# <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-20)|[ ![Tasty Tuesday.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRYTLxhpmRAXL33yN1a9HRDEYKKJTCiQYEGBUU4uEoa9n/Tasty%20Tuesday.png)](https://steemit.com/food/@qurator/qurator-s-tasty-tuesday-19-food-competition)  


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-4-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   	|    	| 
| ------------------	|:-----------------:| 
| ![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 @qurator's posts 4+ times a week** |  Tier 1 upvotes  |
|  https://steemitimages.com/DQmUsa4bLbc1q7tRjtUoSe9Uiz28yyrmg3TLxPraxtFEqn6/QT2.jpg|  **Delegate 200SP** *or*  **Upvote @qurator's posts 7+ times a week**  |  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	|	1294| +4  | 
|	Steem Power	|	4255	|  | 
|	Delegated	|	77 106| +1899  |
|	Voting Power	|	84.27% 	| |
|	Upvote Weight T0(@qurator-tier-0)	|	3.5%	|$0.05              |
|	Upvote Weight T1(@qurator-tier-1-2)	|	  1.5%	|$0.07               |
|	Upvote Weight T2	(@qurator-tier-1-2)|        	3.5%	|$0.14               |
|	Upvote Weight T3	|	                                         2.7%	|$0.37               |
|	Upvote Weight T4	|	                                         4%	|$0.52              |
|	Upvote Weight T5	|                                               5.5%	|$0.74             |
|	Copper (T5 x 2)	|	                                                   11%	|$1.41               |
|	Silver (T5 x 3)	|                        	                       16.5%	|$2.08               |
|	Gold	(T5 x 4)|	                                               22%	|$2.82               |
|	Platinum (T5 x 5)	|	                                          27.5%	|$3.49               |
|	Diamond	(T5 x 12)|	                                       66%	|$8.32              |
|	Witness rank|	              94	|     |


<sup>*Median Steem Price when Upvote values were calculated: $2.64 (-0.75%)*</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>


# Like what we do? Consider voting for us as a steemit witness.
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- Via [steemit.com](https://steemit.com/~witnesses).


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

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