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Eating competitions are popular all over the world. There are even professional competitive eaters who participate in many of these competitions throughout the year. When you think about eating contests, the foods are usually pies and hot dogs, but there are actually many different foods used nowadays. Keep reading below for some of the wackiest eating competitions across the country.
10. Tomatoes
Each year, Jacksonville, Texas hosts The Tomato Festival. Every year eaters try to see who can eat the most tomatoes in three minutes. The tomato eating contest follows another very odd competition in which contestants participate in a tomato peeling competition. The catch? They can only use their teeth. The current winner of the eating competition has a 2 year winning streak.
9. Pudding
Winter Park, Colorado plays host to the Winter Park Chocolate Festival each year. During this festival, attendees can participate in a pudding eating contest. The winner receives a prize of more free chocolate!
8. Cheese Curds
If you love cheese, head over to the Cheese Curd Festival in Wisconsin. Take the kids because they're the only ones allowed to participate in the cheese curd eating contest. Participants must be between the ages of 7 and 18 and they'll compete for cash and prizes. Festival organizers have upped the ante this year and there will also be a cheese curd relay race.
7. Jalapeños
Some like it hot. The 4th of July celebrations in Round Rock, Texas allow you to take part in a jalapeño eating contest. The current record for jalapeno eating is 247 peppers in 8 minutes set in 2006.
6. Pierogis
If you think you can eat more of these delicious Polish dumplings, you can show off your skills at the American Polish Festival in Michigan. The current world record is 165 pierogis in just 8 minutes.
5. Steak
Steak lovers rejoice and head to Arkansas where contestants participate in a steak eating contest each year. The stakes? The titles of King and Queen of the Ribeye are on the line.
4. Garlic
This must be one of the stinkiest eating competitions by far. Garlic aficionados can prove how much they love garlic by participating in this competition in Albuquerque, NM. This contest is appropriately named "The You Stink Garlic Eating Contest". Maybe don't bring a date for this one.
3. Strawberry Shortcake
Festival-goers in Bellevue, Washington compete each year by scarfing this delicious dessert as fast as they can. How many could you eat in one sitting?
2. Mashed Potatoes
Young and old spud-lovers alike can take part in the mashed potato eating contest at the Irish-American Heritage Festival in Chicago every year. At this festival you can also find competitions for the most freckles, best Celtic singers, and best soda bread if you're not into speed eating.
1. Cannoli
Milwaukee hosts an annual Italian Festival and attendees can participate in the delicious cannoli eating contest. The current world record is 34 cannoli in 6 minutes. That is a lot of cannoli!
Which of these contests would you like to enter? Which do you think you could win? Either way eating competitions clearly aren't just for hot dogs anymore. Whether you want to go sweet, savory, or spicy, there is something for everyone!


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Living An Artful Life: Nashville Painter Kayce Hughes
The rooms we live in tell our stories. A rich-blue rug picked up on a spontaneous trip to Turkey with a ex-boyfriend a thousand years ago; a line of tchotchkes on a mantlepiece, each one possessing the capability, with one touch, to transport you back to the flea market stalls where you bought them. The past often comes to us through these inherently nostalgic objects—and when it comes to the art in which we line our walls, the presence of the past is even more palpable.
Nashville artist Kayce Hughes doesn't take that responsibility lightly. She came to her art practice after a successful career in women's and children's fashion, during which she designed staple wardrobe pieces for her patrons: a bright-pink statement dress to feel brave, the perfect red coat for protection. But her heart was always in art-making, and, more specifically, in making the kind of art that patrons love so much that the pieces become imbued with new meaning.
We sat down with Hughes to discuss starting a new career, creating a brand while raising seven children, and recreating the serendipitous experience of stumbling upon a fabulous antique and building a whole room around it.
Tell me a little bit about your background before you embarked on your career as a painter last year. Have you always wanted to be an artist?
I was a studio art major in college, so fine art is sort of what I did a million years ago. I really didn't do much with it for years, other than stuff for my own walls. I ended up working for Ralph Lauren when I graduated, and eventually I had three clothing stores of my own in Atlanta, Chattanooga and Nashville. I'd make a giant painting for behind the cash wrap, and started selling a teeny bit in the stores. It wasn't really something I promoted until probably two years ago, and even then, it wasn't my full-time career for a while.
Looks like that changed fairly quickly; you sold your clothing company, and the level of success you've had since is really amazing. What's something that you think has distinguished your work in the wide field of fine art?
One of the things that might make me a little bit different is that I love working with decorators. I do believe that designing and decorating is an art form in and of itself; I notice in my own home that if I put the wrong painting in the wrong spot, even if it's a gorgeous painting and a gorgeous spot, it can look horrible. Certain places need a framed canvas rather than a paper piece. The size, how you frame something, how all of those little decisions work together to create an amazing room—I'm in awe of what decorators do. For some artists, the feel is, 'I'm just going to create my art, I'm not going to talk to a decorator about what color the couch is,' but I actually love that part.
There's something about your work that feels intensely personal and human—and even when your paintings are at their most composed. You don't hide the brush strokes or conceal the process by which a piece was made. Some of your paintings have the feel of paint swatches on a wall, or wax seals on a letter, and you've talked about your love of handwriting and how that influences pieces, like those in your "Love Notes" series. Do you think that attraction to personality and the human touch is part of why you're compelled to make paintings specifically for rooms that 'real' people live in?
You know, I hadn't thought about it quite that way, but yeah. I do feel that rooms are meant to be lived in, and I love when things in a room tell a story. Whether it's a little girl's room, [or] it's a room for a 24-year-old who used to live in Paris, [or] it's an 80-year-old couple's much-loved home, a room has to have layers. You can't just go buy all new furniture and expect [the room] to tell a story. A great designer has new pieces mixed with old pieces mixed with more personal stuff; if it all looks like it came from West Elm, that doesn't work. I want my paintings to feel like, 'Oh, my gosh, I found this in a vintage store and it just happened to look great with this fabric.' I'm always asking myself, 'How can I create something that looks like you stumbled upon it?'
You're the mother of seven children, and you were the oldest of six children yourself. I can imagine that's part of why having a room of your own that says something about who you are is really important to you.
[Laughs] For sure. Though, of course, my kids don't all have their own rooms. The oldest three are in college, and the fourth-oldest is a [high school] senior this year, and he gets his own space. So, of course the rest of them are all jockeying for it—they're all like, 'When Owen graduates, his room is mine, right?'
But really, I think I've always loved spaces. For certain kids, it's really important what their room looks like and feels like. My habitat was always my number-one thing that I loved, more than traveling or eating great food, or even what I wore. [When I was] a college student, my mother had an antique store, and I worked with her and helped out as a buyer and then saved up all my money to buy it right back. I guess that's not normal for an 18-year-old. [Laughs.]
Your aunt was the infamous designer Lilly Pulitzer. Has her aesthetic or her personality influenced your fashion—or, now, your art?
She really has a personality that was beyond amazing. Anyone who spent more than five minutes with her would feel her impact. The way she decorated her home, the way she invited everyone she ever met to her house for a giant supper and managed to feed absolutely everybody—I hope I absorbed just a tiny bit of her love for things that are colorful and beautiful and fabulous. But she also thought nothing was ever as important as hanging out and having a wonderful conversation, and I hope I've absorbed some of that, too.
That's so clear just from talking to you. And also from looking at your work—with all the things you're balancing, from motherhood to a transition to a booming new career, it's amazing that your paintings feel so clean and clear—almost like someone's speaking to you. How do you occupy that balance point between always doing more and making space for the people and objects that really matter?
I think honestly, creatively, or in life, that's the kind of yin and yang, the push and pull you're looking for. It's probably easier if you're at one of the two extremes, where you're either a total minimalist or you're very happy with hoarding and excess. But, for me, I've never been that way. I mean, the temptation to do more is always there—I was working for Ralph Lauren during the '90s, which was this total more-is-more era. And I'm also sort of a hunter-gatherer by nature: I'm always going to the thrift store and buying another set of champagne flutes. But you get to a point where you're like, 'I'm not going to arrive there where I have absolutely everything.' I'm going to enjoy the process and recognize that sometimes life is about gathering, and sometimes life is about cleaning out.
Photography courtesy of Kayce Hughes


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From the chilly morning air to the bright colors of the trees, there is no mistaking that fall has arrived at Stony Point Center. Just as the leaves turn from the lush greens of summer to the reds, oranges, yellows, and browns of autumn, work on the farm at SPC has shifted as well. The days of seemingly endless harvests have passed. While many of our "summer" crops like tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, beans, and basil are amazingly still producing, this week's harvest could be the last of the season for these crops because freezing overnight temperatures are likely coming before the end of the week. Our gardens will likely still produce greens, carrots, peas, and scallions in the month ahead, but much of the farm work in the upcoming weeks will focus on cleaning out the gardens. We'll be gathering up whatever plant matter is left to take to the compost piles and removing and storing the trellises, t-posts, and black plastic mulch that cover most of our fields.
In addition to these typical seasonal chores, this fall has been unique for us at SPC because we are building a greenhouse. Thanks to our successful Sukkot Farm-to-Table fundraiser, we have been able to purchase all the materials necessary to build the greenhouse and move forward with construction. Construction progress has come in installments during the past several weeks. I have been making periodic trips up to Holmes Camp and Conference Center to mill wood for the greenhouse beds with David Frost, our farm advisor. Matt and I spent a couple of different mornings and afternoons cutting the boards, nailing them together, and meticulously positioning them according to the dimensions of our greenhouse. We had 20 cubic yards of a potting soil/compost mix delivered a few weeks ago that several different volunteer groups have diligently shoveled and wheelbarrowed into the beds. Two weeks ago, David came down to SPC from Holmes and helped all of us on the farm crew assemble the greenhouse's arching metal beams and fit them into a frame we built to hold them in place. As it stands right now, we have what looks like the skeleton of a greenhouse awaiting its plastic roof.
In the upcoming days and weeks we will be planting the greenhouse beds with cold-tolerant plants like kale, chard, lettuce, arugula, and spinach that will be able to survive the winter thanks to the greenhouse's protection. We'll also put the finishing touches on the greenhouse itself including "skinning" it with thick, durable plastic and anchoring the entire structure into the ground. If all goes according to plan, we will have a fully functioning greenhouse before the cold of winter sets in. The greenhouse will be an enormous boon to the farm. It allows us to extend our growing season into the winter months and also gives us warm space to starts seeds in the spring. We're all so thankful for everyone who came to our Sukkot dinner that has helped us make our greenhouse plans become a reality.
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San Diego, CA, 4th & B
February 3, 2002
Why can't the Strokes just be good. Some people love them to death, some people hate their guts, I on the other hand can't decide! I think their album is super catchy and really fun, but it also sounds really weak and stupid at the same time. So I had a hard time deciding when my friend asked me to go to the Strokes show, but I eventually agreed.
The doors open at eight and while I usually try to find out when the band starts (and walk in five minutes prior), I wasn't familiar with the 4th and B so my friends and I decided to get there a little early. We arrived at 7:30 and there was already a line forming outside, but instead of waiting around, we got something to eat and hung out in a bar for a little while just to get the Superbowl score. Downtown San Diego is pretty nice, it was a Sunday so a lot of things closed early but it just felt better than walking around the Sunset strip waiting for a show.
We eventually roll back to the venue and get inside around 8:30. The shirts were twenty bucks and just had a Strokes logo on the front. The 4th and B can hold a couple thousand easy and it's split between the seats in the back and the floor. My friends and I went up to the top and sat down for the first opening act.
This dude strolls on stage wearing a bright red gown, like the kind you would graduate high school with. He reaches behind the drum kit and presses "play" on a little DAT machine (I'm assuming) and these super cheesy beats start blaring through. Seconds later he starts rapping over them and I realize that this is a fuckin' train wreck. We bolt out of there and find out that this guy is one of two opening bands and the Strokes don't hit the stage until 11pm. Since we're just about fed up with this guy we head back to the car and just chill out there until about 10:45.
We get back into the venue as the second band, Longview, was leaving the stage. Again, we cruise up to the top of the seats and get a nice view, I wasn't too interested in going up to the front of the stage so sitting in the back was cool for me. One of the cool things about the 4th and B is that they have a curtain open and close between bands. So you can't see them and the anticipation is raised that much more. There might be something really cool behind the curtain but you and I both know it's just a drum kit, a mic stand and some amps.
The Strokes finally get on stage and open the show with 'Is This It?'. The sound is good, the band sounds tight, the vocals are a little low though. Their next song is 'The Modern Age' and Julian Casablancas sings about two lines then hands the mic over to a member in the audience. Now while this is cute and funny, for a verse, it isn't funny for the whole damn song! He just stumbles around while some dude in the crowd is busting out the vocals. I've never seen anything like it.
Julian takes over for the next song but then grows tired and passes the mic off to some girl on the side of the stage and she finishes out the song. I was getting pretty pissed until he announced that his voice is trashed and he's just trying to keep the gig going. I'm just glad that he decided to rest up his voice by drinking a boatload of booze or smoking whatever because he was totally wasted. So the band pretty much just pushes on while Julian has trouble with 'New York City Cops'. First he starts swinging the mic around, then the mic stand. From where I was standing it looked like he was going to hit the audience! He was so frustrated that I thought he was going to walk off stage when the dude who opened up the show walked out, grabbed the mic and sang the rest of the song. It was really cool, because he kinda saved the gig in my opinion. A few songs later they played 'Last Nite' and the lead singer from the second opening band, Longview, came out to help out with the vocals. I must mention that during all this the band sounds tight. And this is how it remained for the rest of the evening. Julian sang some but most of the vocals came from random audience members and the lead singers from the two support bands.
We left at midnight and didn't even wait for the encore because the chances of them coming back out was very remote. Even though it was pretty fun watching them self-destruct on stage, I would have preferred the promoter just canceling the gig and refunding my money to a crappy gig.


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Shocking events in TeaPartystan!
Florida Governor Rick Scott's administration got a SHOCKING LETTER in the mail y'all.
Apparently, children with disabilities like autism, cerebral palsy, and Down's Syndrome are being stored in nursing homes where they're denied the therapy, education, and types of interaction they need. Things we consider to be a right. Now, that's pretty bad, and Rick Scott is ON it y'all. He won't stand for it. He's ordered an investigation! FIND OUT WHO STORED THESE KIDS LIKE SO MUCH HUMAN DETRITUS. This shall not happen on Rick Scott's watch!!
Fortunately, it's not going to be really hard to figure out how this happened. In fact, with only very minor googling, YOU TOO can solve this mystery!!
It turns out… this horrible, nasty, bastard of a man named… let me see here, gotta consult my notes… Ah yes, here it is. Apparently one Mr. "Rick Scott" is responsible for this mess. Rick Scott is probably shocked to find out that Rick Scott decided to slash the funding for the Agency for Persons With Disabilities to such a degree that the support coordinators would be forced to work for LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE. Rick Scott would probably also be blown away to find out that Rick Scott hates Barry Hussein O'Soshalist SO HARD that he's refused to accept money from the federal government intended for children with disabilities and seniors. Millions and millions and millions of dollars, leaving people warehoused in nursing homes because the care they require is too expensive without Medicaid to supplement it.
"Hundreds of Florida children are spending their formative years in hospital-like institutions, sometimes growing up in the equivalent of hospital rooms with virtually no education or socialization, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division wrote in a 22-page letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi's office is defending the state against a previously filed lawsuit that claims the institutionalization of children violates federal law."
Rick Scott would probably explain to Rick Scott that this has been going on for decades… and he'd be right. But that doesn't change the FACTS. This happens because we UNDERFUND social programs, something which has gotten dramatically worse under Rick Scott. But congrats to the Tea Party, Rick Scott knows exactly how to handle this problem, and it isn't by raising taxes or dipping into savings.
Maybe he's just hoping all those Poors will get tuberculosis and drop dead before the media notices!
It's reverso day, ad infinitum!
You know what really makes 9/11 meaningful to me? When a bunch of fuckers who voted REPEATEDLY to block or decrease healthcare coverage for people who ran TOWARD the collapsing towers instead of AWAY from them… you know, HEROES… I just love it when people vote to fuck those heroes right in the pooper.
Yeah, you heard that right. We need to stop the sequestor from cutting defense spending (fuck everything else though) because 9/11! WE CAN'T CUT DEFENSE BECAUSE 9/11!!!
Never Again = the amount of times we should let these God Damned Liars use the blood of our dead to build bombs so they can go produce more dead people. THERE'S YOUR NEVER AGAIN.
I want to incorporate my vagina so Republicans will stop trying to regulate it!
Lovers of freedom will be happy to know that an Idaho district court has ruled that a woman who ordered abortion pills online, and then took them, cannot be sent to jail for taking abortion pills. Which her three BORN CHILDREN are probably pretty happy about. Lovers of Hateful Republican Jayzuss will be sad to know that this unmarried woman with three born children won't be treated like dogshit while begging for scraps to feed an unwanted fourth child.
Lovers of rational thinking and logic are probably weeping into their tomato soup at the knowledge that in 2012, a woman had to go to court because she decided to privately take some vagina pills. They might then be further saddened that this woman ordered these pills online because the Tea Party backed Republicunts (JOBS JOBS JOBS!) have made it so fucking hard for a woman to exercise her legally protected right to not be a brood mare that she has to go online and order the drugs herself. Like the uppity flower pot she is.
Then those lovers of intelligence and equality are probably chewing through their own wrists to hear that women in Texas have begun showing up in clinics reporting they've taken a drug called Misoprostol without really knowing how much to take, because it's so fucking hard to get an abortion that they're crossing the border into Mexico and buying it from unlicensed pharmacies. These pharmacies don't even give the women instructions sometimes… but eventually some woman is going to end up dying from sepsis or blood loss or just because she thought she was buying from a real pharmacy, but instead it's just some lunatic giving her rat poison.
The point is… women are going to start dying again. It's coming, folks. We're mostly too young to remember pre-Roe America… but you know who isn't? Mitt Romney.
See, most of us don't know what a botched abortion death looks like, but Mitt kinda does because his brother-in-law's sister died from one.
That's Ann Keenan, and here's what's on the coroner's report:
"Subarachnoid hemorrhage following septic criminal recent abortion with septic thromboembolism pneumonia and hepatitis with focal necrosis of liver."
A Subarachnoid hemorrhage is bleeding in the area between the brain and the thin tissues that cover the brain.
Ann Keenan, 21 at the time of her death, got a back alley abortion. The butcher she was forced to turn to used dirty surgical utensils. Ann got an infection inside her womb which caused sepsis (a whole-body inflammatory state) which eventually led to pneumonia and liver necrosis (that's when your liver starts dying inside you). A blood clot formed, then broke off and blocked another vein, then she started bleeding into her own skull.
This was an excruciating death. It's hard to tell how many women died this death before Roe v. Wade because women wouldn't go to hospitals. They'd quietly bleed to death at home, and their families would tell people they died some other way. We don't have an exact number, but it's estimated that at least 5,000 women a year died this horrible, terrible death in the US. In Latin America, where the Catholic church has succeeded in banning abortion pretty much everywhere, and discourages the use of birth control, around 4 MILLION women have abortions a year anyway, and for everywhere outside of Cuba (socialized medicine for the win), the effective percentage of these abortions which are unsafe is 100%. 8.5 million women a year have a complication from an unsafe abortion. Banning abortion and taking away birth control cause more women to need abortive services, and more to die getting them.
This is the vision, people. The elderly and the disabled and the ones who can't advocate for themselves being stacked in warehouses, out of the public eye. The promise that service is repaid, removed. Women dying horrible, torturous deaths as punishment for their sexuality.


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Amid sunny skies and cool temps, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment "Chargers," 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division came to wage "war" at the National Training Center.
Chargers' Soldiers arrived in the "box" Feb. 7 in support of 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division's decisive action rotation.
While the training enhanced the Chargers tactical skills, they did not go about their mission alone.
Much of 1-12 CAV's success was based on their ability to work with other 3rd ABCT "Greywolf" enabler units such as C Company, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, and A Company, 3rd Engineer Battalion, who worked alongside 1-12 CAV during the month-long training exercise.
The Chargers made good use of his unit, said 1st Sgt. Theodore Braunch, first sergeant of A Co., 3rd Eng. Bn.
"Some units forget how to use engineers," Braunch said. "Working with 1-12 CAV is a very good experience, and the engineers have been supported far better than I've seen before."
Charger and engineer coordination started with the planning process and continued during the NTC rotation to make sure the training went off without a hitch.
For example, 2-82 FA and 3rd CR use two different and incompatible logistics management computer systems. Since 1-12 Cav uses both systems, they were able to help 2-82 FA order maintenance parts.
The sentiment among the Greywolf enabler units was mutual.
"NTC is a learning experience among different types of units, wherein communication is essential," said 1st Lt. Maria Buser, executive officer of Forward Support Company J, 1-12 CAV. "The 1-12 CAV has been doing many battalion-level exercises, so linking in with higher units is good training. Working with other types of units generates great combat multipliers with unique skill sets that make a difference in battlefield scenarios."


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here is the second look from the shoot with patsy over the weekend. i love this necklace! titled "take the plunge" we wanted to create a more edgy look to go with this piece of jewelry. i think we succeeded! … Continue reading
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love story: vancouver fashion and jewelry photographer
Patsy Kolesar is an amazing jewelry designer! working with enamelling and silver she creates pieces that are one of a kind. Patsy contacted me to photograph some of her new pieces to advertise in "off beat bride". she's also … Continue reading
a fried graphics card
so some of you may have heard that my laptops graphics card is toast. thankfully i've had it drilled into my head to back up my hard drive every week, and so no files were lost! however it does … Continue reading
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colin & sam: engagement
another engagement session taken in the rain! just my luck. hahahaha so all of you couples out there should understand that if you book an engagement session with me, it will rain! and the photos will turn out FANTASTIC! sam … Continue reading
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the university of the fraser valley is creating a movie to promote their communications courses. while the movie's creative director went around trying to discover what the student body felt "communications" was, i photographed some stills for them to use … Continue reading
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motion: silvercity parking lot
another assignment! the idea for this one was to capture motion in an interesting way. steve, james, dave and i headed out to the silvercity parking lot after the sun went down to find some fun lights and colours. i … Continue reading
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grad 2010!
the time has come to book your afoto grad session! how can you get the most out of your photo shoot? drop me an e-mail and let's find a location that fits your style perfectly! where do you like to … Continue reading
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There are lots of reasons why you might need to identify which Mac you have. Perhaps you are planning to sell a used Mac and you want find out what it's worth. If you are selling your Mac, you'll also want to be able to accurately let the buyer know what they're getting.
Maybe you are the one buying a second-hand Mac and you want to check that you aren't about to purchase an antique model that won't have the power to deal with your day to day tasks.
Alternatively, you may be wondering if you should update the operating system and want to be sure that the latest version of macOS won't break your computer. With Catalina arriving on Macs you may be wondering if your Mac is able to run it - we have a list of which Macs are compatible with Catalina here - but if you don't know which Mac you have then you will be none the wiser.
In this article we will help you find out the model number and age of a Mac, plus how to tell what processor your Mac has, and how to check how much RAM is inside your Mac.
The kinds of Macs Apple makes
Apple currently makes six types of Mac (although we'd argue that the iMac and iMac Pro are one category of Mac).
Within each of those categories there can be big differences in terms of screen size and processor power.
There are two types of Mac laptop:
- MacBook Air
- MacBook Pro
Prior to July 2019 there was also a MacBook, but Apple has discontinued that Mac model.
And there are four types of Mac desktop:
- Mac mini
- iMac
- iMac Pro
- Mac Pro
As we hinted above, we would class the iMac Pro and iMac in the same category, but Apple prefers to separate them, perhaps to convince creative pros that the iMac Pro is better suited to them.
There are a number of key differences between these Mac models. To find out more about the different Macs Apple makes read our Mac Buying Guide here.
How to tell which Mac you have: Easy method
There's an easy way to identify exactly which Mac or MacBook you have
- Click the Apple icon in the top left corner of your Mac.
- This will bring up a drop-down menu. Pick the top option: About This Mac.
- The resulting window detail what type of Mac it is, e.g. iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
However, if you don't have access to the Mac in question and you can't access the Apple menu, of you can't access the menu because the Mac won't turn on, you should be able to determine which Mac model it is if you follow the steps below.
How to tell which Mac you have: MacBooks
Screen: It you up the Mac laptop you will see the name of the model printed on the black bar below the screen. That's as long as you don't have a MacBook Pro from between 2012 and 2016 - Apple removed the name from the bezel for a number of years, but the name returned in later models. Another way to distinguish is the screen quality - older MacBook Air's from before 2018, and some older models of the MacBook Pro do not have Retina displays. Retina displays have more pixels for a superior image.
Size/weight: The MacBook is currently Apple's smallest and lightest Mac (although in the past the 11in MacBook Air was even lighter - but Apple doesn't sell that any more). The current MacBook Pro is only a little thicker than the MacBook and MacBook Air - but previous generations have been considerably bigger and heavier.
Colour: The MacBook comes in three colours: Gold, Space Grey and Silver (although in the past there was also a Rose Gold version). The pre-2018 MacBook Air was only available in silver, while the newer design of the MacBook Air (which is slimmer) comes in Gold, Space Grey and Silver. The MacBook Pro comes in Space Grey or Silver.
Ports: The MacBook only has one port - a USB-C port which you use to charge as well as for plugging in peripherals. The 2018 MacBook Air has two USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports (the port is the same). Pre-2018 MacBook Air models had a MagSafe port, two USB 3 ports, Headphone jack, SDXC card slot, and Thunderbolt 2. The MacBook Pro has two or four USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports (depending on whether it is 13in or 15in model), and a headphone jack. Since 2016 some 13in and all 15in MacBook Pro models have featured a Touch Bar strip above the keyboard.
How to tell which Mac you have: Mac Desktops
Screen: The iMac and iMac Pro are the only desktop Macs to come with a built in screen. There are two screen sizes currently - 21.5in or 27in, but in the past the iMac has come in all shapes and sizes. Since 2014/2015 most of the iMacs sold have a Retina display, these are very good quality screens that offer up to 5120x2880 resolution with support for 1 billion colours. The entry-level 21.5-inch iMacs still have standard displays, though.
Size/weight: As we said above, the iMac currently comes in two different sizes - as per the screen size, measured diagonally: 21.5in and 27in. As of 2017 there has also been an iMac Pro in addition, which also has a 27in screen. If your iMac was manufactured before 2009 it may have a smaller 20in or 24in screen, and if you go even further back in time there were 15in and 17in iMacs. Before that there as the old CRT display (and if that's what you are looking at you practically have an antique!) As the iMac design has evolved the iMac has got thinner. Since 2015 the screen on iMac models has been about 5mm thick, so if it's thicker than that your iMac is older. The Mac mini is Apple's most compact Mac, with current models measuring 20cm by 20cm, and about 3.5cm high (older models were a little larger). If you are looking at the 2013 generation of Mac Pro it's about 25cm high. Older Mac Pro models were about twice as tall. The new Mac Pro that Apple will be introducing before the end of 2019 will be 52.9cm high, it will be recognisable thanks to the series of large holes on the front, much larger holes than the pre-2013 Mac Pro, which was likened to a cheese grater.
Colour: The iMac is currently encased in aluminium and has been since 2007. If your iMac is white (or any other shade of plastic), it's much older. On the other hand, if your iMac is Space Grey then it's an iMac Pro. When Apple introduced the Mac mini in 2005 it was white and silver, the design didn't change significantly until 2010 when it got an all aluminium case, and again in 2011 when it lost the optical drive. In 2018 the Mac mini went pro with a Space Grey case. The Mac Pro has a design overhaul back in 2013, and is about to have another redesign - but that model won't launch until autumn of 2019. If you have a Mac Pro that's black and looks a little like a trash can, then you have the 2013 Mac Pro. If it's an aluminium box with a cheese-grater front then it's one of the models with an Intel-processor inside that Apple launched between 2006 and 2012. Or, if those holes on the front are a bit larger and look a bit like alien faces, then it could be that you've got hold of the newest Mac Pro. If it's got a plastic case then you have a pre-Intel Mac Pro.
Ports: Current editions of the iMac have a good collection of ports, including SDXC card slot, USB 3, Thunderbolt 3/USB-C, and Gigabit Ethernet. Models from before 2017 will have the older Thunderbolt standard instead of Thunderbolt 3. Pre-2018 the Mac mini has two Thunderbolt 2 ports, four USB 3 ports, HDMI, SDXC, and ethernet. Since 2018 the Mac mini has had four Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports in addition to HDMI, USB 3, and Ethernet. Much older Mac mini models may have a optical drive slot on the front. If your's does it must date from before 2011.
How to find out your Mac model number
If you know the model number (or model identifier) and the processor speed, you generally have all the information you need to identify your Mac model.
Here's how to find the model number of your Mac, you can find this by following these instructions:
- Click the Apple icon in the top left corner of your Mac.
- This will bring up a drop-down menu. Pick the top option: About This Mac.
- Click on System Report (or on Macs running older operating systems, click on More Information).
- In the Hardware Overview you will see the Model Identifier.
However, note that the model identifier can be shared by more than one Mac, so you will need more information to confidently identify the Mac in question.
How to find out how old a Mac is
Finding out the age of a Mac is an important step towards uncovering the details of the components Apple used inside it.
Once you know when the Mac in question was launched (which isn't necessarily when it was purchased) you can find out which generation of processor is inside as well as other information that may help you determine whether it's better of worse than another Mac.
How to find out the year of a Mac
- Click the Apple icon in the top left corner of your Mac.
- This will bring up a drop-down menu. Pick the top option: About This Mac.
- The resulting window should show you the information you need, e.g. iMac (27-inch, Late 2013).
That date is when that particular generation of Mac launched. It may be that the Mac was manufactured and purchased some time after that date, so it may not be that old physically. For example, you can buy a new MacBook Air right now (the entry-level, aluminium model), but that model is essentially the same as the one that launched in 2015.
The important thing is that once you know the launch date, you can find out information about the processor and other components inside it, as we explain here: How to check the specs of your Mac: find out processor and RAM information.
How to find a Mac's serial number
There are a few reasons why you may need to find your Mac's serial number. It could be to get help with a technical issue, to find out whether the Mac has been recalled due to a known fault, or in the unfortunate circumstances of having your Mac stolen.
The location of your serial number is determined by the Mac model - and we have a complete guide to finding your Macs's serial number here.
You'll also find your serial number if you click on the Apple Menu > About This Mac as above.
I can't switch on my Mac! How can I identify which model it is?
Do not fret, we thought about you too!
Every Mac, be it laptop or desktop computer, has a factory sticker indicating its model number and serial number.
Here's a list of Macs with the locations of their identifier stickers:
- iMac: Found on the base of the computer. Be sure to switch off your iMac, disconnect the wires and then flip it over, preferably on a soft surface, to reveal the numbers. If you would like to see a visual representation - visit Apple's website.
- MacBook Air: Found on the back surface of the laptop. The location of the numbers will differ between models post-2012, 2010-2011 and Original-2009; however on all MacBook Airs, the numbers will be at the back surface of the laptop. If you would like to see a visual representation - visit Apple's website.
- MacBook Pro: Found on the back surface of the laptop. The location of the numbers will differ between models post-2012 and 2009-2011. For MacBook Pros that are dated pre-2008, including the original MacBook Pro, the location of the numbers will be found within the laptop. For these older models you will need to turn off your computer and remove the battery bay to reveal the numbers. If you would like to see a visual representation - visit Apple's website.
- Mac Pro pre-2013 (Tower computer): Found on the computer's back panel, near the video card's output. If you would like to see a visual representation - visit Apple's website.
- Mac Pro post-2013 (Cylinder computer): Found on the bottom surface of the computer. Be sure to switch off the Mac Pro before turning it over. If you would like to see a visual representation - visit Apple's website.
- Mac Mini (Mid 2010 and later): Found on the bottom surface of the computer. If you would like to see a visual representation - visit Apple's website.
- Mac Mini (Original-Late 2009): Found on the bottom housing of the computer. If you would like to see a visual representation - visit Apple's website.
Another way to find the model and serial number of your Mac is to also check the original packaging or the original receipt/invoice - that's to say, if you still have them!


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Munchausen, according to medical practitioners, is a syndrome in the form of mental and pyschological disorder or most commonly known in the medical field as "factitious" disorder. Ordinarily, a person with a Munchausen Syndrome creates, simulate real disease, and exaggerates symptoms of sickness in himself in order to acquire attention, support, and reassurance from medical staff. They play the role of a patient, acting as a sick and feeble person that desperately needs medical attention for their psychologically fulfillment.
The understanding and compassion from loved ones and medical professionals momentarily appease their psychological urge to make themselves ill. But once that momentary attention is disappeared, they will time and again sense the necessity to lie all over again to take back the attention. Don't link them with malingerer or someone faking their sickness to gain advantage like getting disability payments or an excuse not to work. They are also not hypochondriacs who are unconscious that they are manufacturing the symptoms. The drive for people with factitious disorders is all internal. (Zangwill, 2004)
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The term Munchausen was derived from one Baron Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Munchhausen in the 17th century, to whom extremely ridiculous tales written by Rudolf Raspe were attributed. In 1951, remembering Baron von Munchausen, writer Richard Asher used the Baron's last name to depict a pattern of self-abuse of individuals who are fabricating their illnesses. In general, the term is used for all factitious disorders but with a growing number of cases of this kind, the diagnosis of "Munchausen Syndrome" is reserved only for the most severe type of this psychological unrest. (Rand, 1990)
In 1977, Roy Meadow, an English pediatrician and a former professor at the University of Leeds in England, described a form of child abuse by a second party, mostly mothers, deliberately inducing or falsely reporting illnesses of their own children as "Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy". Later in 2002, the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health gave it the official name FII, Fabricated or Induced Illness. Although MSbP cases with artificial or induced physical illness gets the most attention, it is also possible that parents who emotionally abuse their children are just hiding the truth. Roy Meadow identify that mothers of two children in his practice engaging in simulations that put their children in the patients role, using them as proxies. (Rand 1990)
In the 90's and early 2000s, Meadow's, an expert on the subject, testify in court that some parents suffering from MSbP murdered their children. The court believing Meadow's testimony sent many parents to incarceration for murder and some potential victim were put into custody.
On the other hand, later in 2003, a number of famous cases tried in court for MSbP were acquitted and Meadow's brainchild was put in severe disgrace. Meadow came under investigation, and later in 2005 and was found guilty of "serious professional misconduct" (Rand, 1990).
The existence of MSbP is now in question despite substantial evidences like hospital surveillance cameras catching MSbP abusers in the act and growing number of reports published throughout the world. These reports confirms that MSbP is not unique to the Western World but a global phenomenon. In addition, it can be noted that Munchausen Syndrome alone applies mostly on males while MSbP are common to females.
Study shows that in over 90% of MSbP cases, it is the mother or the caregiver is the abuser. You seldom find fathers involved as perpetrators of MSbP. One explanation of the female predominance suffering MSbP is the social precedent that encourages females to seek the sympathy and support of others while males in doing so are measured weak. The other is the widespread social pattern that places women in caretaking responsibilities. There was no proof to link sympathy to gender-based genetic components because recent neuropsychological test results of perpetrators shows either normal or nonspecific abnormalities.
Some of the classical and contemporary warnings and indications taken from the article of IPT-Forensic (IPT- Volume 2-1990) that a person is suffering from the Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy are as follows:
1. Persistent or recurrent illnesses for which a cause cannot be found.
– the child as a proxy, continues to be presented in victim role through fabricated causes.
2. Discrepancies between history and clinical findings.
– child history of physical abuse that should evident after a physical examination but nothing can be found. For example, repeated anal intercourse, yet medical exam of the child is negative.
– history includes episodes of abuse that are literally contradicted, like for example story of child abuse happened in an underground tunnel that can't be found.
3. Symptoms and signs that do not occur when a child is away from the mother.
– child denies abuse when mother or accuser is not around.
4. Unusual symptoms, signs or hospital course that do not make clinical sense.
– Fantastic stories of abuse that is unbelievable.
– Child seems happy during the time that abuse was supposed to have occurred.
5. A differential diagnosis consisting of disorders less common than Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
– Fox example, allegations of multiple family members involved in incest, including grandparents.
6. Persistent failure of a child to tolerate or respond to medical therapy without clear cause.
– Suspicious constant failure of a child to recover from abuse despite repeated and proper therapy.
7. A parent less concerned than the physician, sometimes comforting the medical staff.
– Parents noticeably not showing real human concern or reactions over a child who is recently abuse.
– Child seems to enjoy telling the story of her abuse.
8. Repeated hospitalizations and vigorous medical evaluations of mother or child without definitive diagnoses.
– Mother/Accuser's obvious dissatisfaction over the negative results of the evaluation.
9. A parent who is constantly at the child's bedside, excessively praises the staff, becomes overly attached to the staff, or becomes highly involved in the care of other patients.
– symbiotic, entangled relationship among mother and child, e.g. mother asserting on staying in room for child's therapy interview.
10. A parent who welcomes medical tests of her child, even when painful.
– mother/accuser appear to approve of repetitive sexual assault exams and questioning of child.
11. Frequent comparisons of the child's medical problems to those of the parents.
– mother/accuser gives a history of having been molested as child.
Additional warning signs of contemporary-type MSbP may include:
1. The accusing adult appears to know more about what really happened than the victim.
2. Either mother/accuser or child twist the truth, control information by exclusion, or falsehood of any kind, e.g. school, employment, medical, history.
3. The accuser is more concern in building a case than in helping child deal with abuse and moving on.
4. There is a bond between mother and child, mainly when the child is unsuitably estranged from the other parent, who is the accused.
5. The accuser provides a history of herself having been physically abused as a child which is conflicting with view of the family held by the greater number of its members and with the family history as build by interviews with various family members.
Roy Meadow in 1985 offered guidelines for the evaluation of classical MSbP that includes studying the history to determine which is fabricated and which is not. Seek the chronological relationship between illness proceedings and the presence of the mother. Check and investigate the information provided by the mother including personal, social and family history. Interview other family members and try to look the rationale for the behavior.
In 2005, MSbP's existence was refuted and pediatrician Roy Meadows was found guilty of professional misconduct. Are the above diagnosis really proves that a person is suffering from MSbP. Is it really a mental illness or just an invented myth?
Many anti-MSbP as medical anthropologist Dr. Helen Hayward-Brown is concerned with the plight of parents accused of inflicting illness to their own children. Dr. Brown presented the experiences of mothers who have been accused of MSbP and the implications it has on the families involved.
Brown questioned the medical certainty and the scientific validity of MSbP. The lack of scientific credibility of the diagnosis can be seen by previous court rulings rejecting the MSbP diagnosis as evidence. The court argues that MSbP is an emotional topic and unfairly prejudicial if presented as "facts". Furthermore, as the rule of evidence dictates, testimonies of experts in relation to MSbP are undependable because an expert's statement should be on the premise of scientific, technical or other specific knowledge and must lean on unswerving foundation. In addition, the profiling use by medical practitioner to distinguish a parent with MSbP is detrimental and erroneous because it lacks scientific validity (Brown, 1999).
It is apparent that the existence and actuality of MSbP is just a theory in the medical literature because it relies heavily of on previous papers written by experts about the existence of MSbP. These papers may contain mistakes because many of those parents accused of MSbP were cleared of the allegations before the paper was published. Therefore, any statistics taken before the paper was published is wrong and should not be use as a basis of MSbP's existence.
Analyzing the list of symptoms (Brown, 1999) to diagnose an MSbP parent will tell us how erroneous, invalid, and ridiculous those allegations are.
Symptom #1: Unexplained medical problems.
This is simply assuming medical knowledge is finite. How can we be so sure its MSbP? Does it mean whenever doctors encounter something they cannot comprehend, they will readily diagnose it as MSbP?
Symptom # 2: Parents (not a doctor) with good knowledge of medical terminology.
This is a warning to all parents to be not so intelligent and do not remember medical terms informed to you by your doctor. Also, do not read medical books, magazines and journals because according to this symptom, a parent who has great knowledge of medical terms is MSbP sufferer.
Symptom #3: Highly attentive parent.
This means a "loving" parent with a sick child should not be so attentive. Do not be anxious otherwise doctors will suspect that you are an MSbP parent.
Symptom #4: Neglectful parent.
Where will you go? They will accuse you when you are "highly attentive" but they will also suspect something if your not.
Symptom #5: Angry or hostile parents.
When a "worried", "loving", "protective" and "afraid" parent feel angry and becoming hostile. Is it humanly possible to suppress your emotions when your dear child is sick? This is definitely a valid basis for any form of mental disorder.
Symptom #6: Child gets better away from mother.
This means when mother is not around the child gets well; therefore, mother is guilty of MSbP. However, what will happen if the child dies when mother is also not around? Does it mean mother is innocent?
Symptom #7: Mother suffered same illness.
What happen to scientifically proven genetics? Was it intentionally ignored just to
establish a case of MSbP for the mother?
Symptom #8: Mother has marital difficulties, father absent.
What is this a perfect society? We all do have difficulties in our relationship especially when the other is away.
Symptom #9: Networking with other mother.
Suspiciously preventing a mother to seek other mother's alliance. Is this a way of silencing a parent from exposing doctor's medical malpractices?
With the weakness of the above symptoms, how can medical practitioners prove that MSbP diagnosis is indeed correct and positive? There was no concrete evidence to prove the existence of MSbP allegations and it was never significantly established. The allegations were based on insubstantial possibilities and inconsistent profiling method and therefore MSbP itself is a myth.
If there are behavioral cases involving a mother and her child, it is mainly isolated and contributed to either mother's mental illness or child's behavioral disorder. Mentally related disorders do not generally contribute to criminal behavior; it is largely attributed to character disorder.
As Elaine Gottlieb wrote in her article "Inside the Criminal Mind: It is Different?" men committed most crimes in their early age. A pattern that exist in almost all societies in the world. The reason for this occurrence is a hormone evident and flooding the body of all males, testosterone.
Testosterone is accountable for male's physical distinctiveness and behavioral patterns such as violent behavior and impulsivity. A common type of criminal is a sociopath or previously known as psychopath (Gottlieb, 2006). This is a character disorder distinguished by lack of conscience and inability to be compassionate to his victim. In theory, sociopath is inborn, a "bad seed" (Gottlieb, 2006). Some psychologist argues that this is the result of intense irritation in early childhood, in which a small boy fails to acquaint with his parents and does not acquire the capacity of love and caring.
Vicious and violent criminals generally suffered some form of abuse at their early age. They have been neglected, abandoned, sexually abused and brutally harm. They grow up believing they are weak and as an adult, seek dominance, control and power (Wilson, n.d.).
They rejoice over the suffering of their victims and therefore fell good, satisfied and important to themselves.
"No surgical, medical, or pharmacological intercession can heal criminality because it is not a medical or psychiatric illness," says psychiatrist Dr. William H. Wilson.
However, many psychiatric illnesses are characterized by symptoms that make individuals prone to behaviors that can lead to criminal charge.
These symptoms include:
a) impaired judgment
b) lack of impulse control
c) suspiciousness
d) shyness
e) paranoia
f) inability to trust others
g) delusions & hallucinations
h) hyperactivity
i) irritability
j) inability to concentrate
k) inability to communicate or engage in social interaction
Criminality generally considered harmful to the public wellbeing, morals, or interests of the state is legally barred and a social concept. It is important to know the distinction between criminality and psychiatric illness to avoid mistreatment. One must have the knowledge of the association or difference between indications of psychiatric disorder and anti-social behavior. The knowledge will help in the successful rehabilitation of individuals suffering from the treatable psychiatric illness rather than sending them to jail.
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Anyone who opposes the tax, spend, and borrow policies of Washington is now a right wing extremist. That includes anybody who didn't vote for Obama last November, veterans who may or may not have voted for him but are now disillusioned, all the tea party protestors and any other assorted voters who may or may not have voted for him and are now disillusioned. I'd guesstimate that number probably reaches around 60+% of the country, regardless of the polls that swear he has 66% approval rating. The fact that ACORN is planning to disrupt the protests with their own plans is just icing on the cake.
I just have one question: How stupid are they? At this point in time, I rather take it as a compliment that these dumb shills consider me a right wing extremist if the alternative means to blindly accept radical change to things that made this country great.
Change you can believe in, yes, indeed! All the way to the bank… oh, sorry, no, we can't because the government has taken over them, too.
So Steph….you gotta help me out here…as you know I am a simple man…..so I need someone to explain the differences between a republican. a conservative and a right wing extremist….because there are some that would lump them all together….Although I would never do that…..now from some other comments I have seen bloggers on this site and past sites like my friends at "Hang right" consider themselves "conservatives" right….which in neither a republican or a right wing extremist…but somewhere in between…because if I hear things right people like McCain are republicans but not conservatives…can a conservative be a democrat….you see where my confusion comes in….can you help me out here….are these tea parties conservatives or extremist….because depending upon your perspective the original tea party givers could be considered extremist…but I guess you would consider them conservative…i guess I am rambling huh…..
Black in America Baby…The revolution has been televised……
PS Happy Tax Day….Have fun at the parties
Since I am one of the 95% of Americans whose taxes will be going down, I didn't do tea. (That, and I'm afraid of the Mad Hatter). Great gnashing of teeth in the right
o sphere, but Homeland Security is fair and balanced 😉
"You think you're taxes are going down because Obama said so?" Yup. They went down starting at the beginning of the new fiscal tax year…beginnin of this month
My original point, HB, was that Homeland Security
first targeted Left Wing Extremists (link I provided above)…PETA, envirowhackos, anarchists. I did not recall at the time the left blogosphere going ballistic with great wailing and gnashing of teeth. The concern in either case is that rigid ideologies can attract and justify a pre-disposed nutcase. Like McVeigh..he was anti-US government. Which is OK. Bombing innocent folk is not.
"The only racist around here is Bruce and it's beginning to show more and more every time he posts."
I'm feeling just a little hurt by your comment…I have been commenting with the people on HangRight and with you at Hillbilliy for about two years or more and if you have really read my comments or my views you would know that your statement is right wing and extremist……Because I said at the end of my comment "Black in America Baby" is that what makes me a racist or you a paranoid right wing extremist/conservative….Did you read the body of my statement….We have a Black POTUS and we have a black leader of the GOP…..What a better time than this to be "Black in America"……I would think this is just the the thing the right wing extremist/conservative would want…because now blacks have no more excuses to claim they are the victims…….all claims of victimhood have been taken away because we have a Black POTUS and a Black leader of the GOP….tell me is that racist or right wing extremist thinking……I'm still a little confused and as you know I am a simpole man…
Black in America Baby…..The revolution has been televised…..
"she'll never vote Democrat again because it's no longer the party it once was." Same thing happened to us Eisenhower Republicans..GOP has gone to…I'm not sure..what HAS it gone to? 😆


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Founder & CEO
Jonathan is a 12 year veteran of the mattress industry and he is the CEO and founder of MattressInsider.com, the fastest growing custom mattress supplier in the US. He's consulted, interviewed, and been featured in numerous publications for Motorhome, Trailer Life, RV Pro, RV Business, RV Life, RV Journal, IRV2, INC.com, ColoradoBiz, and RV Daily Report.
The idea for MattressInsider.com was born around 2007. Jonathan became frustrated, while researching options for a custom mattress. He set out to start a company built on quality, transparency, integrity, and fairness. "Our customers deserve to know what's 'under the hood', to receive great service from knowledgeable staff, and to pay a factory direct price for a premium product."
Some of Jonathan's responsibilities include component and material sourcing, product development, marketing/advertising strategy, and building strategic relationships with our retail/wholesale customers, vendors, and the Mattress Insider team.
When he isn't day dreaming about mattresses, Jonathan spends time with his family and participates in numerous hobbies which drive his wife crazy. Some of those include competing & teaching west coast swing dancing, piloting aircraft, performing comedic improvisation, scuba diving, target shooting, and tournament poker.
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50 Companies That Hire Remotely
Every year, more and more people leave behind the rigidity of having to report every day to an
office in favour of working remotely. As this has become a more popular way of working, the
number of opportunities to work with reputable companies world-wide has also increased. Here
are fifty companies that hire remotely:
1. AltSchool – https://www.altschool.com/about/careers – an exciting new venture that is
disrupting and reimagining education. Remote opportunities are often available.
2. Art + Logic – https://artandlogic.com/careers/ – a well-respected name in the software
development field, with many remote opportunities available
3. Apollo – https://www.apollographql.com/careers/positions – the Apollo group includes
companies such as app company Meteor, and hire both remote and in-person workers
4. Automattic – https://automattic.com/work-with-us/ – a hugely respected name in the web
publishing world, they have remote staff from more than 70 countries
5. BaseCamp – https://basecamp.com/about/jobs – BaseCamp produces useful productivity
software, and has a team of remote workers and great conditions
6. Bitnami – https://bitnami.com/careers – Bitnami is an exciting company specialising in
software development. It hires many remote specialists from all over the world.
7. BlueSpark – https://www.bluespark.com/careers – a creative agency working on websites
and other design, BlueSpark has flexible remote positions with great benefits.
8. Casumo – https://www.casumocareers.com/ – an online Casino website based out of
Malta, it has many location independent jobs available.
9. Clevertech – https://www.clevertech.biz/careers – Clevertech designs apps and other
software for start-ups. They hire many developers as well as support staff to work
10. Collabnet – https://www.collab.net/company/careers – a company that specialises in
using and developing open source software. Many remote jobs for software developers.
11. Datastax – https://www.datastax.com/company/careers – ranked as one of the top 100
remote employers in the world, Datastax has many remote jobs available.
12. DigitalOcean – https://www.digitalocean.com/careers/ – providing web hosting specifically
designed for developers, DigitalOcean has many jobs available for remote workers.
13. Doximity – https://workat.doximity.com/ – a network of medical professionals, Doximity
hires remote workers in roles including software development and sales
14. Elastic – https://www.elastic.co/about/careers – a data analysis company that employs
remote workers in a range of roles such as web development and customer relationship
15. Endurance International Group – https://jobs.endurance.com/ – a large web hosting
provider, with many jobs in technical support, customer service, and sales
16. Etsy – https://www.etsy.com/careers#engineering – online marketplace Etsy hires remote
workers for help maintaining their website, developing products and assisting customers
17. Exposure Ninja – https://exposureninja.com/about-us/become-a-ninja/ – work with a
leading SEO agency in various roles related to search engine optimisation
18. Fire Engine RED – https://fire-engine-red.com/careers/ – this technology and marketing
company has an entirely remote work force located all over Canada and the USA
19. FlightVector – http://flightvector.com/careers/ – a unique company that specialises in flight
tracking and monitoring software and tools
20. Follow Up Boss – https://www.followupboss.com/about/ – Follow Up Boss makes
software that follows up leads in real estate. They are often looking for people in
development and sales
21. Fortumo – https://fortumo.com/careers/ – an innovative online payment gateway
provider, Fortumo has staf working in locations all over the world
22. Gather Content – https://gathercontent.workable.com/ – an industry leader in producing
and scaling digital content, Gather Content has remote positions available worldwide
23. GMB Fitness – https://gmb.io/hiring/ – GMB is a network of fitness trainers who work with
thousands of clients all over the world. They offer unique, location independent
24. Groupon – https://jobs.groupon.com/ – selling vouchers for products and services, the
Groupon network hires many people in remote jobs every year.
25. Heetch – https://www.heetch.com/fr/jobs/ – a rideshare service that is focused
predominantly on big nights out, it has jobs from drivers to remote administration and
development roles
26. Hireology – https://hireology.com/careers/ – industry leading technology for recruiting for
franchises, Hireology is frequently hiring for remote and location independent roles
27. Hudl – https://www.hudl.com/jobs – Hudl specialises in creating video technology to allow
sports players and coaches to review their performance. Their workforce is
predominantly remote.
28. Influx – https://influx.com/careers – this Melbourne-based company helps companies to
create support teams, and are frequently recruiting workers around the world
29. Genesys – https://www.genesys.com/en-gb/company/careers – Genesys specialise in
customer interaction technology and hire remote workers for a variety of roles
30. Kiprosh – https://kiprosh.com/careers – a Mumbai based technology powerhouse that
hires hundreds of remote workers, mainly in development of software and apps.
31. Kuali – https://www.kuali.co/about/#careers – Kuali develops software to improve the
experience and quality of higher education. It hires remote workers in various roles.
32. Linaro – https://www.linaro.org/about/join-us/ – a not for profit organisation that is devoted
to working on Linux projects, Linaro hires remote workers for roles including sales and
33. LogMeIn – https://www.logmeininc.com/careers – this company specialises in creating
software that gives customers remote access to technology. They hire both remotely and
at their Boston headquarters
34. Lullabot – https://www.lullabot.com/jobs – a full spec creative and development agency
that specialises in open source technology and hires many remote workers
35. Mozilla – https://careers.mozilla.org/ – one of the most well-known internet companies,
Mozilla produces open source technology and hires both in person and remote workers
36. O'Reilly – https://www.oreilly.com/careers/ – O'Reilly publishes and shares news and
information relating to the tech industry. Jobs available include content creators and
sales associates
37. Paylocity – https://www.paylocity.com/careers/ – a powerhouse in the field of automating
payments, Paylocity has a large workforce comprising of many remote workers in
different roles
38. Peak Games – https://peak.games/careers/ – fancy working developing fun and exciting
games remotely? Check out Peak Games.
39. Pin Drop – https://www.pindrop.com/company/careers/ – develops software that uses
voice detection and authentication to prevent fraud, and hires various remote roles
40. Pivotal Labs – https://pivotal.io/careers – specialises in designing and implementing
mobile solutions such as apps and responsive design. Pivotal Labs has a large
workforce with many working remotely.
41. Precision Nutrition – https://www.precisionnutrition.com/careers – a company based on
promoting health and wellness, Precision Nutrition has a range of remote opportunities
42. Red Hat – https://www.redhat.com/en/jobs – a well-known and respected company that
specialises in developing open source technology and hires hundreds of remote workers
43. Road Trippers – http://jobs.roadtrippers.com/apply/ – a fun travel website helping
travellers find exciting itineraries, Road Trippers also hires many developers and
managers to work remotely
44. SalesForce – https://www.salesforce.com/uk/company/careers/ – declared the best place
to work in Europe, this tech giant hires thousands of remote workers all over the world
45. ShakaCode – https://www.shakacode.com/about/index.html#work-with-us – a 100%
remote workforce, ShakaCode create fun and beautiful websites and applications
46. SiteGround – https://www.siteground.com/careers – a popular web hosting and creative
company, SiteGround hires remote workers in a variety of tech and non-tech roles
47. Stripe – https://stripe.com/jobs – Stripe is an innovative new way of accepting payments
online, and hires developers for short and long term remote work
48. Sucuri, Inc – https://sucuri.net/company/employment/ – Sucuri specialises in keeping
websites secure, and hires for remote roles including developers and sales professionals
49. TNTP – https://tntp.org//join – specialises in software to help schools deliver better
results more efficiently. Hires remote workers in a range of roles.
50. VLP Law Group – https://www.vlplawgroup.com/join/current-openings/ – an innovative
new law firm, the VLP Law Group hire attorneys and support staff who are able to work
51. When I Work – http://careers.wheniwork.com/ – specialising in creating software that
moitors and tracks employee performance and ouput, they have various remote roles


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Hi everyone!
I'm from Germany and I'm looking for people to go paddling with here in New Zealand. Since I'm travelling through the country I will be on the North Island until December and on the South Island from January on. I've got a huge backback and no kayak or any other equipment for kayaking :(
Is there a chance to borrow or rent these things?
I will be in NZ
I arrive around the 16th of November, starting in Queenstown and traveling to Auckland by December 1st. Looking to paddle as much as possible! (With a 1-2 person raft that I am bringing!)