<p><center><img src="https://steemitimages.com/DQmWdaJaA1NfLoZTHWyrPSytX29rJg9Gu1vEvR196xUuUiW/FullSizeRender%2043.jpg" /></center></p>
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<center><p>Finally we are ready to announce the winners from last weeks
<br /><a href="https://steemit.com/contests/@akrid/whaleshares-minnow-support-contest-nominate-and-win">Whaleshares Minnow Support Contest.</a></p>
<p>Thank you for your patience- I've been so busy that I am not being consistent.
<br>I'll be doubling the rewards for this week and try to do better from now on!</p>
<p>As always, <a href="/@chiefmappster">@chiefmappster</a> is here to help select the winners.
<br />And leave his words of appreciation.</p>
<p><strong>Check out these excellent posts!</strong></p>
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<br /><h3><a href="https://steemit.com/health/@irime/how-gaining-a-lot-of-weight-pushed-me-to-become-a-better-person-an-ongoing-personal-transformation-and-self-discovery-journey">How gaining a lot of weight pushed me towards becoming a better person – An ongoing personal transformation and self-discovery journey (Part 1)</a></h3>
<p><img src="https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://s26.postimg.org/rhs50lpnt/irime-transformation.jpg" /></p>
<p><sup><a href="https://steemit.com/@irime">By @irime</a></sup></p>
<p>A powerful and impactful Steemit post.</p>
<p>one of the things I enjoy most about this community is Steemians like yourself who has the courage to share incredible life stories and experiences.</p>
<p>This one flows so nicely and you include images that reinforce the message and stories you are sharing.</p>
<p>It takes a lot of courage, hard work, and dedication to write something like this so thank you so much for all you put into creating this post for the community.</p>
<p><strong>~@chiefmappster
<p></p><h3>This post was nominated by: <a href="/@siddartha">@siddartha</a></h3>
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<p></p><h3><a href="https://steemit.com/art/@jnart/ugly-art-challenge-40-sbd-prize-pool-celebrating-500-followers-jnart-steemit-exhibition">🔥 💥Ugly Art Challenge 💥 🔥- 40 SBD Prize Pool- Celebrating 500 Followers - JNArt Steemit Exhibition</a></h3></strong></p>
<p><img src="https://steemitimages.com/DQmUibfD19rvmUNymJnt633FQzGHP1dRT7e98tXpqFGwBfY/Hund%20-%20Dog%20-%20watercolor2.jpg" /></p>
<p><sup><a href="https://steemit.com/@jnart">By @jnart</a></sup></p>
<p>This is one of the best art gallery shows I have seen in awhile and it is in a Steemit post.</p>
<p>The amount of variety and depth in your creations is astounding and the way you included all them in one post gives us a virtual gallery of your art.</p>
<p>I can’t even imagine all the time, effort, and resources spent to create all this beauty but thank you so much for doing it.</p>
<p>It was an absolute joy to go through your art multiple times.</p>
<p><strong>~@chiefmappster
<p></p><h3>This post was nominated by: <a href="/@droucil">@droucil</a></h3>
<br /><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8BorwKUsSm2GYHNt1_bqJMv5fBgjKlmkb2z-h17Ii7rISLaWLpKM5ITTd0ThfdxPIvgmPS86NQB-FfffHbuQENINo9DLXZpCBDVKThCImGEOdpyoKvKqCf6mzsklQMhK2GEHFewYpmSgpr_aCwLc5fFAL5gbv-IOo4oa64LOWLxRiWld1Nnj7ZtPXKaGbbDbEwQEcrAmXMfQxqcyUboVfVRWadTRx0Es8AqB3icn68ooB7OjjxW2MBiezRD4BuUI3xX7ExytuoT2jzd0JRUOsiSpwoT00gTBP1-5e-Ck1pDOZmgU8syCg1eXS63FwrNkKnEsMPwI2DQmUyR37_39f8s_mfn7N-3gdt-5P9FiwkO0xaEMS5SjrB9Xmr9gf_e9paUO7v02qPn9HtBaFsu3p2pSVQoIpckHNbwufmJOrg-s9-ZDED1HFL22xDRR4WVcqmCImGdmAcF4k8Xkhj0pxMLEKFAmiwZiAowiDFEXTsXmiNuTwuvBfI4HWDThV-JmyJHIXOWON-azIjHbKBfreiMISPdQHPeOfuxO4L3FCzMlgiUSdWoUNFjlEAI6oSujWXiKNXO68HzfNtPlp7k1aCBy7Fnk4CNYSfjVV86XxQ=w849-h132-no" /><p>
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</p><p></p><h2><a href="https://steemit.com/life/@pisolutionsmru/food-for-thought-23-a-letter-to-my-ex-girlfriend">Food for thought # 23 - A letter to my ex-girlfriend</a></h2></strong></p>
<p><img src="https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://shechive.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/27-hilarious-breakup-tweets-to-get-you-through-cuffing-season-2.jpg" /></p>
<p><sup><a href="https://steemit.com/@pisolutionsmru">By @pisolutionsmru</a></sup></p>
<p>Your storytelling abilities are top-notch in this post holy smokes.</p>
<p>The way you personify your old habit of smoking as your ex-girlfriend is incredible and helps the audience understand your message in a way more friendly and relatable.</p>
<p>sharing personal details about your life and macro life issues is incredible and needs to be recognized</p>
<p>So much good can come from people reading this post.  Thank you for having the courage to share!</p>
<p><strong>~@chiefmappster
<p></p><h3>This post was nominated by: <a href="/@dreamgirl12">@dreamgirl12</a></h3>
<br /><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/kRO0mhxYelkokf3WP4foWIlm4AnMQwds26Ol01Uv2_nqkWszmaBB-XJAc_PfqISD2qNdDSdWKn_h1vww8y1QMtWHximAcqiHeU_NjF63OAgPBNelDQFpDmZRnJD65fNfhNppQmXg1tI1f2yZ3kHUZjgTDqmIDzdMCgjZC22PNjxrPqQj6niBoB52toII3xAlk-WNrgJFRxcl4yBF_UmQrrykNi6c5kcBQR3hRCqQMTgOL_NcQssOmHXOkONRH9O9KDw3i7YQMaV-pP1JsiV-PqMp4H6DzFH_EHX6YYqDW9SACKr6ETtYzL1FQ5IzcsKSlVqiMgnDKQccheFfHhJ_X-1H9Csxhvh5WPrbOXv2k3xTOOin0NZ4l3rNx0DH7dB0rftjpW5B5M4ukqiB0Tc0JxOvTJytQ_KRdXRrhk9PMgXIlU1nprsgjlHUqx5mQf3CShlC0FJhmlHiJuanx37gAQwC8QPdAg7VVriyZCVNRhPiAbFU-hzlwBo5kYXGMiah95R_tgPgaTQYoxGSxOq0ec9RGb-dTJ2MTKjK_5Q6z0k339OsUE6inaaBvQwTQUOAQeqfcxrl0pxitenB7nPhn2aiezRc9xN7_tOAWzImGw=w840-h127-no" /><p></p>
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<p></p><h3><a href="https://steemit.com/news/@danyelk/your-daily-crypto-news-on-steemit-september-20-2017">Your Daily Crypto News on Steemit September 20, 2017</a></h3></strong></p>
<p><img src="https://steemitimages.com/DQmXKCPnL8Dmr2Ay8vyE8XHBi7ESA56DUako3jHMM8K395N/cnews14.jpg" /></p>
<p><sup><a href="https://steemit.com/@danyelk">By @danyelk</a></sup></p>
<p>There's so much useful, insightful, and relevant information in this post</p>
<p>I love how you cover everything from Mexican politics related to crypto to robotics to the healthcare sector.</p>
<p>All this information pertaining to the blockchain and/or cryptocurrency is very valuable and needs to be seen and shared.
</p>
<p>Thank you so much for all the obvious research and development that goes into this post!</p>
<p><strong>~@chiefmappster
<p></p><h3>This post was nominated by: <a href="/@kid4life">@kid4life</a></h3>
<br /><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ug_eu1RErVE_fbeATbSmZW02nsdERJVxNSLb4z0tJeQI1b_E-JZSMAFwaM0LuOg_41OpzIHWV6Vo8w8kl9a4c-EonjQPnWELu0D7Dw2V3bHNpTgc6MG0JcxFPeTkrsmn1F1WZHfLiYzNDoLSb-jbPm7hKVKnuLMNkaByf72Cwhv0JVZJtmnUPvY-zawD7wPSRXsmB7DltaDkSwkY_lzNqGOo4Gyau3Wa_UpWuChyiaoEjAHYfgj9lGYuGuvddnD3NrkCu_jHzZ1SQSrsVUcZGkeY-rj0mQnz4ydZSH0FOAhJ6Bu25ZaE1v49mpQSiLNpqeHU_u4JvBR-C1BSDzvrHXdaZACP-cckBsWCKT6ybWJyuUCmm4-byranHuogJT3Vxq7gtcAnJCr89pd0UVrQo-0GMfaPLdhfanmwGicJLCsgrlOlRsaUkZMY202r65twos2fSnxbSm4SwK405DuQZ6kyC90Di0KBBiQMZPmHeOU5nopUan3g1mPHnvo9MTkKklefcKs7uo3l3nRc_eYY-o6zqwI6hxhTJFY8WofmLC-MBjzxY5KOoZndPo3MW-BD1u2A8KeUg8oKlq_HOiyym9VUGIO1braj8eClYX6CAQ=w842-h273-no" /></strong></p>
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<p></p><h2>Make sure to check out these  other excellent submissions!</h2><p></p>
<p><a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@xyzashu/why-steemit-chat-should-be-discontinued-as-official-platform-of-steemit">Why Steemit Chat should be discontinued as Official Platform of Steemit</a> by @xyzashu
<br />And
<br /><a href="https://steemit.com/life/@lazaruslegion/part-1-digitization-makes-us-antisocial-six-points-we-have-to-relearn-to-be-happier">Part 1: Digitization makes us antisocial: six points we have to relearn to be happier</a> by @lazaruslegion</p>
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<p></p><h3>Amazing contest as always!</h3><p></p>
<p>Both the author and the person who nominated the top 4 will be receiving <strong>25 whaleshares each!</strong></p>
<p>Leave a comment here with your bitshares account name or send me a private message on discord to claim your prizes.
<br />I can be found in the <a href="https://discord.gg/NTKXJhK" rel="noopener">whaleshares discord server</a></p>
<p>Please let the author you nominated know how to collect their prize!</p>
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<p>This week's competition will work the same as the last:
<br />Nominate your favorite minnow and share one of their recent posts and let us know why you think they are awesome</p>
<p>Nominee must have under 5000 steem power
<br />You may not nominate yourself
<br />You must include the link to a post.</p>
<p><a href="/@chiefmappster">@chiefmappster</a> will help me judge the nominations each week.
<br />I will announce the winner after one week!</p>
<p>The nominee and the person who nominated them will both win <strong>25 whaleshares</strong> each.</p>
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<p>If you don't have a bitshares/openledger account
<br /><strong>Sign up here: <a href="https://bitshares.openledger.info/?r=akrid-1" rel="noopener">https://bitshares.openledger.info/?r=akrid-1</a></strong></p>
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<p></p><h3>Make sure to follow <a href="/@contests">@contests</a> so all whaleshares sponsored contests show up in your feed!</h3></center></p>
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<center><p>If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask in comments or general chat.
<br />If you don't know what whaleshares are, now is the perfect time to find out!
<br /><a href="https://discord.gg/NTKXJhK" rel="noopener">https://discord.gg/NTKXJhK</a></p>
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<h1>As Always,</h1>
<h1>Thanks for stopping by
<br />Good Luck and Enjoy!</h1></center>
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