![396.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYzT1fxGgTWprcw1aNN5QbTRwt1dppD5oM1SHgtvpMMMG/396.jpg)
<sup>*Cover graphics by - @aaronleang*</sup>





Welcome to the **396th** 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!
 

 

 
<center>**Your Quality Curator ~( @goldendawne )~ Presents:**</center>
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|@jznsamuel |  steemmonsters |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPRPDxexfzNWYNJZPT5BtsYLtoUqgqGkNgWPx5VYdk3Ag/image.png</center>
[My 1st Steemmonsters Win](https://steemit.com/steemmonsters/@jznsamuel/my-1st-steemmonsters-win-239f03ba34ebeest)
>It's a celebratory and historic day, and one which steemmonsters fans and steemians in general would have been excited about. Yes, the gameplay is finally open for all to participate, and personally for me it's been a fun ride so far with lots of learning as well

Want to see the first steemmonsters' first ranked game that @jznsamuel played? Well they're sharing it in this post. Have you gotten into collecting steemmonsters yet? _No?_ Maybe you should...
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|@huslein.slash|  art |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXAJVv4cwvkhxZZmn4zTANh84TKHx6VGfuHdBUstRLxQo/IMG_20181004_142614.jpg</center>
[Portrait Drawing For Birthday Gift](https://steemit.com/art/@huslein.slash/portrait-drawing-for-birthday-gift-bilingual)
>This time I want to share a work that I made a few days ago that was a portrait drawing of a request by my friend as a birthday gift. I made it for 3 days using the drawing grid method. Grid drawing is one easy method of drawing for beginners by creating a square box with a scale that we have set. So it is very easy for us to determine proportions by likening it to the picture we have made in the box 

WHAT a great drawing @huslein.slash has created! Guess how long it took him to draw? I never would have guessed.
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|@dmcamera |  zealpro |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXkWjM1LvgiaxgLbbGtLp7hU2c7wdijgRX68UY1FryEvM/my%20bad.jpg</center>
[Mea Culpa](https://steemit.com/zealpro/@dmcamera/mea-culpa)
>I have often seen this Latin phrase translated as through no fault but the above translations are more accurate, because the emphasis is that I (mea) am taking on the blame. In this case I am guilty!
>So what did I do wrong? Of what am I guilty? Don't panic, friends. I have not committed any crime or knowingly wronged anyone, but I did realize just in time that I had self-plagiarized! “How on earth can one plagiarize one's own work?” you may rightly ask! Well, I am glad you did ask!


_Oh no!_ Did @dmcamera really plagiarize... herself? Yes... that seems to be the case.
Stop over and let her explain what happened and how to prevent an incident like this happening to you too!



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|@mikeycolon |  steemusaphoto |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://image.ibb.co/d5TJwL/13-0-sec-at-f-11-ISO-100-20181014-5-D3-1438.jpg</center>
[My Nephew's Mona Lisa- Not Photoshopped](https://steemit.com/steemusaphoto/@mikeycolon/my-nephew-s-mona-lisa-not-photoshopped-a0448e90a2edest)
>In my previous post (https://busy.org/@mikeycolon/being-selective-with-my-shots-in-washington-dc-with-the-monomad-challenge-in-mind-ae8f5cf1c0443est) I mentioned how I was in Washington DC for about a day and a half. I knew I wouldn't be able to shoot everything so I had to be selective (due to the time constraint).
So I decided to bring my Pixelstick with me to create some dramatic light painting images at night with my newphew.
We shot several images in front of the Capitol building, the Washington Monument and this image was taken in front of the Lincoln Memorial

_UH-OH!_ guess who got detained by the Secret Service? Yup! You guess it! @mikeycolon. Stop over to see that happened after taking this fabulous picture of the Lincoln Memorial.

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|@momogrow |  esteem  |
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<center>https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://img.esteem.ws/kigbvq6emz.png</center>
[Health Or Lifestyle Tips?](https://steemit.com/esteem/@momogrow/health-tips-44cbd69d2496eest)
>In a recent discussion about healthy and diets - none of my friends agreed. There was a robust discussion and it lead to the conclusion that there are as many diets and ways of eating as there are opinions. There are no guarantees that one will never become ill if one exercises and eats healthily because there are so many perspectives and methods.
Many might agree though that it is a combination of a focus on body, mind and spirit. In any event it is a kind of journey. Below are some good habits one could follow. This list is by no means complete and it is certainly not a diet plan - but a way of life 

So do you consider it healthy or a lifestyle change? Some people _diet_ and have success, while other need to change their lifestyles; and ways of thinking about food, to be successful. Your thoughts?
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<center><sup>@qurator does not explicitly or implicitly endorse third parties opinions or statements in the Daily Qurator. Any statements made in these posts are the author's and curator's own opinion.</sup></center>


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# Important News:






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## Introducing Referral Bonuses! 

<br>

Dear Qurites,

We know times are tough now and we all have to push a little bit harder. We came up with two programs that will help you earn some extra upvotes and visibility from Qurator, and will also help Qurator to reach more Steemians/your friends that need some extra help. 
<br>
## <center>**Write a post about Qurator.**</center>

<br>


Our long time members know how it all works. You have been with us through thick and thin. 

Share your experience with your friends and followers. We would love to know how our members see Qurator and what they like (or don't) the most about the project. 
Feel free to write in your own native language. We are open to all languages and have already translated our main Qurator post to several languages.
Well written posts will receive some extra upvote love from Qurator and a resteem. :) Feel free to drop your post link in our Daily Qurator comment section, so we don't miss it. 
<br>
## <center>**Invite a friend.**</center>

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Do you know someone who is starting out? Or maybe someone who is posting great posts for a while but still need more exposure? Refer Qurator to your friend and after they get approved and become a member you will also receive a bonus 1SBD upvote on your most recent posts.

There are two ways to do it and this is how it works:

||<center>Option 1 - Referrals</center> |<center>Option2 - Sponsorship</center>|
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|1|You refer a friend to Qurator| You sponsor a membership to your friend |
|2|Your friend sends registration fee to Qurator and mentions your name in the memo: `referred by @your_steemit_username`|You send registration fee to @qurator with your the person's name in memo: `@your_friends_username`|
|3|Our team reviews the account|Our team reviews the account|
|4|Your friend is approved - you receive a 1SBD upvote|Your friend is approved - you receive 1SBD upvote|



Keep in mind that all registration rules still apply and all account will be reviewed by our team. You can read about content requirements in [THIS](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-3-0-update-post-guidelines-or-registration-details-or-tier-changes) post. 





*Note: Both programs are open to everyone, not only Qurator members.* 



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| ![image sourcing.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaWHagSkVtxRJ2jxpFaPm97tkM55UZkgqMjzK1NjUA2WS/image%20sourcing.jpg) | Required Image Sourcing for the Qurator Project. <br> [Check how to do it properly.](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/standard-image-sourcing-for-the-qurator-project)|
|![es.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTHtmbP2vaCdX4kVzLLBHzjbmGypvccFZ2JschyKEHKLs/es.jpg) | Procedimiento Estándar Para El Enlace Correcto De Imágenes Del Projecto Qurator <br>[Leer más](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/procedimiento-estandar-para-el-enlace-correcto-de-imagenes-del-projecto-qurator) |
| ![Tier update.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmd6Kr4exjhpQx6GRN4PNkoz2PBCsmYsgWDwp9EJXW7UFN/Tier%20update.jpg) | Recent Tier changes - please read [HERE.](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-tier-changes) |
| ![wit update.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQFEdDpSmyrgLUN8QHxx9FUMjJVtAdTHDXWWgWyNUW5P2/wit%20update.jpg) | - To view our most recent witness update click [HERE.](https://steemit.com/witness-update/@qurator/qurator-witness-update-june) <br> - 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.   |

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# Competitions
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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. 

Additionally for all members we have **Toss up Thursday**, a biweekly free for all post-promotional competition.

| <center>Tasty Tuesday</center> | <center>Toss up Thursday</center> | <center>Photo Friday</center> | 
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|  [ ![Tasty Tuesday.png](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmQEZ2naJ7M2pbWrT62WxKzapm3piSsmXpKKc82YFwYFHb)](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-s-tasty-tuesday-43-food-photography-competition) | [![DQmS3rtbZbqL8PNmstRnrKHP1R5XgVVBzQBb31dxLjMGTgK.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeiqgDuVw175erZwacSRJpb6SDodQFnxKKq5Ubu6QiXGk/DQmS3rtbZbqL8PNmstRnrKHP1R5XgVVBzQBb31dxLjMGTgK.jpg)](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-s-toss-up-thursday-16-free-for-all-promotion-competition) | [ ![Photo Friday.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWuCySB4QFdgMq8pNEdYP81Nx14iwuz7ELHD5GppaT63L/Photo%20Friday.png)](https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-s-photo-friday-photography-competition-45) |

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# @Qustodian support bot
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<center>**For Qurator members**</center>
For those who would like some extra upvotes from the Qurator project can send SBD and their link to @qustodian. This little bot is available to Qurator members only.

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| ![DQmRFeDPwYrJYcGBqsU52WWwTkxbv4tA5J6QBwsPZBqYwuc.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZ3CyLWioYi131qRphvXrVT74VpdSgUXKiyZeNz1zmuKT/DQmRFeDPwYrJYcGBqsU52WWwTkxbv4tA5J6QBwsPZBqYwuc.png) | - Send any amount of SBD and your link to receive upvotes. <br><br> - Any extra SBD will be refunded. <br><br> - The bot will upvote your post to the value of 2.35 times the amount of SBD you send.

<center>**For Investors**</center>
For those who would like to invest some Steem Power, @qustodian pays out 90% of all the SBD sent to the account. Delegate minimum of 50 SP to invest and receive daily payouts in SBD.


**Delegation links for @qustodian (NOT @QURATOR):**
Please remember to leave at least 50SP in your account!

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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>

<br>

# Upvote Tiers and values
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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-16-10-2018)</center> |  

<br>

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

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| 	<center>`TIER`</center>|   <center>`REQUIREMENTS`</center>    | <center>`PERKS`</center> |<center>`%`</center> | <center>`$`</center> |
| -------------------------|:---------------------------:| :--------------------:| ----------- | ---------- | 
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmdyagYvbj8ukYr16xWmcbZL44orsptH8uRYBqFNK4TnJi/QT0.jpg | Basic 4 STEEM registration fee.  | Basic upvote for life from @qurator-tier-0.| 2.5% | $0.01|
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmdWANGYYcV7r5Ui1c3ZE1VecA8dSdvmMzxnA8mKmKnGfL/QT1.jpg|  **Delegate 100SP**,  <br>or upvote @qurator 7 times a week with a minimum upvote of $0.03, <br> or pay 0.8 Steem per month subscription. |  Tier 1 upvotes from @qurator-tier-1-2  |1.75% | $0.03|
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmUsa4bLbc1q7tRjtUoSe9Uiz28yyrmg3TLxPraxtFEqn6/QT2.jpg|  **Delegate 200SP**, <br>or  upvote @qurator 7 times a week with a minimum upvote of $0.05, <br>or pay the 1.6 Steem per month subscription. |  Tier 2 upvotes from @qurator-tier-1-2 | 3.5% | $0.05 | 
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmPZD5tgYEtQ3pCUJ7ifSWJkYC7ThXPyEebY2np4bg3jSE/QT3.jpg  | **Delegate 300SP** |Tier 3 upvotes  | 1.75% | $0.14| 
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmV3avRQwdM7m5jniotdnvC2PEu2sshXpysH2qKsEQdCrd/QT4.jpg | **Delegate 400SP** | Tier 4 upvotes | 2.5% | $0.18| 
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmQVm15k1rvH85CVxQUQ8XX9PxRXkgRxQmYvFYdWyfU24j/QT5.jpg | **Delegate 500SP**  |Tier 5 upvotes | 4% | $0.25|
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmZbob7w2kTySTZBC1hnHZDLfFcqEPZp2qjNFq9orKUDM3/QTCopper.jpg| **Delegate 1000SP** | Copper weight - T5 x 2 | 8%   | $0.50 |
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmevnqdja5hoSDftUAqaweBf1F4ktFQFQtsBcgSAhGdin3/QTSilver.jpg| **Delegate 1500SP** | Silver weight - T5 x 3 | 12% | $0.75|
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmdjY6TFfLqVCGRVebjW9hxb7WsX497HByQotNd66bmpaB/QTGold.jpg  | **Delegate 2000SP** | Gold weight - T5 x 4   | 16%   | $1.00|
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmRXrbsQBmmaFnaFfPM5BBY1ow7aM8XvVWPHeiqLN5nSWu7/QTPlatinum.jpg| **Delegate 2500SP**| Platinum weight - T5 x 5| 20% | $1.25 |
|https://steemitimages.com/DQmVJBvaEQZv3msnbLQTabaMuJxL3QqaqkkqxACKKyc2TRB/QTDiamond.jpg | **Delegate 5000SP**| Diamond weight - T5 x 12 + Rotational Resteems | 48% | $3.00|

<center><sup>*Median Steem Price when Upvote values were calculated: **$0.81(+1.25%)***</sup></center>


<center>**Delegation links:**</center>

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| :-------------------------------------:	|:--------------------------------------------:| :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|
|  [100](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=203041.4321%20VESTS) | [200](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=406082.8642%20VESTS) |  [300](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=609124.2964%20VESTS)| [400](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=812165.7285%20VESTS)| [500](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=1015207.1606%20VESTS)|  [1000](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=2030414.3212%20VESTS) | [1500](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=3045621.4818%20VESTS) |  [2000](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=4060828.6425%20VESTS)| [2500](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=5076035.8031%20VESTS)| [5000](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=qurator&vesting_shares=10152071.6061%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 and that new delegations overwrites the old one. Always use the total amount you want to delegate. 




<br>
# Qurator's Discord Channel

<br>
There is more perks and fun stuff on our server: 
- Feel free to ask Qurator Team questions
- Meet other members
- Promote your post in our `Postpromotion` room
- Check your last upvote, current tier and @qustodian balance with `Quro` bot in `Qurator-Assistant` room
- Keep an eye on on Steemit challenges in `Steemit-challenges` room

Join us! https://discord.gg/pJtWp57

<a href="https://discord.gg/pJtWp57"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/DQmbidwaM258YWuVUR6qvWdqKCnXw8pUsV6wxbUmgD38BBq/0_lq-C3-gIuW9L9xxn.png"/></a>

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# Steemauto Curation Trail

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|https://steemitstageimages.com/DQmRviZWBhhxeNa6TSQKpSitHj3XHmGC24WUxn9uUVTWCG6/steemauto.png| 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. <br>[Steemauto guide and registration info](https://steemit.com/guide/@scrooger/steemauto-full-guide-and-how-to-register)|

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 surprise for a lucky trailer. =P 

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# Qurator banners
<br>

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>

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

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