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Welcome to the 502nd Edition of the Daily Qurator!

To celebrate our 500th Edition @scrooger created a little scavenger hunt! This won't be easy though. In fact, I think only hardcore Qurator fans might finish it. Scattered around @qurator, Qurator's Discord, Qurator's Wallet and @scrooger's account there will be some clues and hints that will lead you to the final prize. The final prize will be 5 x 100% @qurator upvotes. Yep, Qurator will upvote you for 5 days with a 100% upvote! The sooner you start the easier it will be.

CLUE NR.1 : Look for the dress where we look to impress, careful though, Timmy can be a grumpy grump.

UPDATE:

Seems I might have made it too difficult =P The Hunt is still on though! Except each day I will give up one hint and decrease the total amount of 100% upvotes.

Te first clue's answer: The Dress refereed to a recent Daily Qurator Post (#488) that had a wedding dress on the cover.

Where we look to impress is our Post-Promotion room in Discord, that is where Timmy the bot hangs out to keep users from abusing the Post-Promotion Room.

UPDATE 2:

In the above mentioned post, The Daily Qurator # 488 the hint was pretty easy!

@scrooger left a comment there:

Wonder where that could be...

Now that you know where to Hunt, go get it! Since I already shared two answers keeps shrinking and is now 3 x 100% Qurator upvotes.

Good luck!

Your Quality Curator ~( @goldendawne )~ Presents:

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@bearone	upcycling

My Current Project: Upcycling Bedside Drawers- Part 1

Despite the ridiculous heat, I have been getting really antsy since I haven't created anything lately and finally decided to tackle the $50 bedside drawers we picked up from gumtree a few weeks ago
I then fell in love with the teal and wanted it all teal, but it looked so flat, and dull, and lifeless, so I decided to add some dimension using blue paint, and metallic gold and copper

Taking something old and making it new again! This is what @bearone has done with bedside table. What this little table was before is nothing compared to what it is now. Isn't it beautiful!

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@latino.romano	freewrite

Guardian Of The Garden- Poem by GJ Villegas

A spider, a rosebush, a bee and some ants; They are the protagonists of this short story sung in a poem. We will learn that the measures we take to take care of what we want do not always give the expected results; sometimes they can even annoy others. We will also see that it is not wise to ignore the warnings, because they usually protect us from dangerous situations

Are spiders the guardians of the garden? Do they oversee the plants, keep other pests away from damaging plants and flowers or are they looking for a new home for the summer? See @latino.romano's poem about this insect and how he considers them the guardians.

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@prechyrukky	writing

What I Would Do If I Had Ten Million Dollars

I saw this writing challenge by @afolwalex so I decided to partake since my head has been blank for two days not knowing what to write on.
If I lay my hands on 10 million dollars, the first thing I'm going to do is to use a portion and buy some foods and drink that will carry me for seven days and then use the money to make a big bed that I'm going to sleep on, eat, drink and just merry for I have achieved something great in life.
I know you may find this crazy and funny but it's just something I will love to do well that just for the fun part

You have to admit there have been times in your life that you would imagine winning that HUGE lottery jackpot; maybe hitting BIG at a casino. So... how would you spend your new-found wealth? See what @prechyrukky would do.

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@d-pend	esoteric

Elixir Ill-Advised

If rapture rising saves, so falling slays
with bent and draggèd hands of bony hours
to reap the residue of blissful days
‘fore irredeem’bly ripe, the soul-brew sours.

This sonnet by @d-pend seems to come from a dark place. Head over to have a read; if you dare!

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@jeaniepearl	motivation

Distraction

Distraction can ruin ones life and deprive you from achieving your targeted goals. If staying focus was as easy as the word, there would be more successful people. Social media is one of the biggest distraction people face, people spend hours in the timeline of celebrities they want to be like but they find it hard to work and stay focused in other to achieve their aim. Overcoming distraction is a daily struggle for many, they know that they are being distracted but still can't pull out of it. I will help you with some tips to fight social media distraction

@jeaniepearl gives us seven tips on how to avoid distraction and get down to work. So the next time you find yourself or your mind wandering away from work or the task at hand, make sure to try these ideas to help you get back to it.

^{@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.}

Qurator News:

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Bigger better monthly subs!

We know not everyone can delegate or upvote for larger upvotes. Thus sending in steem allowed for a larger upvote for the month.

It used to be only two levels.

SUB1 = 0.8 Steem for an upvote from 750 SP
SUB2 = 1.6 Steem for an upvote from 1500 SP

We decided to add three more levels to this, with level 5 adding a little bonus in there!

SUB3 = 2.4 Steem for an upvote from 2250 SP
SUB4 = 3.2 Steem for an upvote from 3000 SP
SUB5 = 4 Steem for an upvote from 4000 SP (250SP Bonus!)

So how does that work?

Let's say you send 3.2 Steem with the memo sub Feb then you will get an upvote from @qurator similar to a 3000 SP account.

Qurator ICO is live!!

Head over to this post to get all the details and get in on all the action!

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Introducing Referral Bonuses!

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.

Write a post about Qurator.

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.

Invite a friend.

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:

	Option 1 - Referrals	Option2 - Sponsorship
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 post.

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

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Competitions

We host weekly Photo and Food competitions. Click on the images below to view the posts.

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

Tasty Tuesday	Toss up Thursday	Photo Friday

@Qustodian support bot

For Qurator members
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.

	- Send any amount of SBD and your link to receive upvotes. - Any extra SBD will be refunded. - The bot will upvote your post to the value of 2.35 times the amount of SBD you send.

For Investors
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!

100	200	300	400	500	1000	5000

^{For any other amount feel free to contact us in Discord.}

*Delegation links for @qurator

100	200	300	400	500	1000	1500	2000	2500	5000

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.

Qurator's Discord Channel

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

Steemauto Curation Trail

	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. Steemauto guide and registration info

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

Qurator banners

If you would like to show some more support and use Qurator banners then please head over to this post and copy the banner links from there. =)

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