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my family and i drove down to arizona to see the grand canyon and it literally just rained the whole time. -H

i just squished a spider with a book but now im too terrified to go anywhere near it. -H (it’s 1 am i don’t have time for this) (and there was some other creepy crawley that i saw but i can’t fIND it and there’s no way im getting back on my bed until it’s dead) (bugs are terrify me so much just kill me now im aboutta cry last time i couldn’t find a spider i didn’t sleep at all) (every time i type,,,eight legged thing the emoji for it pops up and i have a mini freak out)

nvm i found the other creepy crawly but i can’t get near it -H (it’s low on the wall how do i kill it pls send help) (i let out the most pathetic whine when i saw the creepy crawly despite the fact it’s over a yard away from me). (it’s a lil squiggly creepy crawly it’s not even,,,,y’know,,,,,) (like legit the emoji terrifies me i can’t type s*pider or b*ug without dying inside)

i think the creepy crawly went back inside it’s hole or smth bc it disappeared in the corner of the wall but i can’t get close enough to check -H (the corner of the wall that my bed is in i just pulled it out to find the creepy crawlies) (i was planning on sleeping at some point but oh well) (I thought i saw a creepy crawly on me and almost burst into tears) (see this is why i don’t make friends bc ill end up doing this at 1 am in the morning) (it’s better than suffering alone i guess)

sorry if i bugged you -H (pun but also not on purpose bc the emojis appeared again and i almost dropped my phone) (screw my life) (but also im really sorry if i,,,,annoyed you) (or i guess if you also don’t like creepy crawlies??) (ugh i need to google smth to help me but at the same time,,,,,if like a picture of a creepy crawly popped up id actually die or smth) (I tried it last time this happened and,,,,,,,,,,nope never doing that again)

i got my dad and im sleeping upstairs everything’s gucci now. -H (fricking creepy crawlies)

Being depressed doesn’t sound too good. -H

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Yeah, first time I ever went it was like that too. It sucked, so foggy and rainy you couldn’t see anything. I was terrified I was gonna slip on the wet asphalt and slide into the canyon and die (i was like 9 and I had anxiety lol) so my grandmama was like “hold my hand and you won’t fall” and then SHE slipped and fell and started sliding down the asphalt road and wouldn’t let go of my hand so I almost fell down and started sliding too and we were all screaming, it was a grand old traumatizing time lol (no one fell in the canyon fyi lol). I didn’t truly get to see it until I went on an astronomy club trip (with the geology club as well) and we spent a whole day there. It’s gorgeous. If you even get the chance to go again, I hope it’s better.

Omg kiddo, I’m so sorry that stuff with the creepy crawlies happened. I have a MASSIVE bug phobia myself, to the point where if I even see a bug-like creature I almost have a panic attack, so I get it. That really sucks and I’m sorry you had to deal with that last night. You’re so brave for killing that first one. I’m glad you’re dad was able to help and I hope you got some rest, I know how hard that is. And don’t worry, the pun was pretty good, but you’re never bugging or bothering me.

And nah, it’s not that great. I think it’s a mix of going from BUSY BUSY BUSY everyday to literally nothing to keep me occupied except streaming services, social media, and searching for a therapist (I guess I should probably write, or I could read, too), and also just coming back to a bit of a mess with certain things and people that I’m not super gonna go into because I’m trying to do better about not publicly broadcasting ALL my dirty laundry on social media lol, just some of it

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Public Sector Wage Restraint in Ontario

“Ontario's government has introduced legislation to cap public sector wage increases at an average of one per cent annually for the next three years. The legislation, called the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, was tabled by the majority Progressive Conservatives on Wednesday afternoon. The new wage cap would include teachers and staff at post-secondary institutions and hospitals. It will affect both unionized and non-unionized workers.”

CBC News, June 5, 2019: “Ontario to cap public sector wage increases: Limitation would include teachers, staff at post-secondary schools,” by Nick Boisvert

The Globe and Mail, June 5, 2019: Ontario government moves to cap wage increases at 1 per cent for public-sector employees,” by Laura Stone

CBC News, May 9, 2019: “Ford government sets the stage for capping public sector raises,” by Mike Crawley

The Star, June 5, 2019: “All Ontarians will pay the price for Doug Ford zapping public sector wages,” by Martin Regg Cohn

Government of Ontario News Release, June 5, 2019: “Ontario Government Taking a Flexible, Fair and Reasonable Approach to Managing Public Sector Compensation”

Learn more about the proposed Act:

news release

backgrounder

technical briefing

proposed legislation

Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019

Another Round of Punishing Austerity

“There is no single neoliberal budgetary framework that has guided every single state, other than an underlying faith in ‘expansionary austerity’ – fiscal restraint to encourage business investment. After the ‘shock therapy’ of the initial Harris budgets in the mid-90s, Ontario fiscal policy has been focused on budgetary balance and total debt reduction. Ontario budgetary practice has been to keep nominal growth in spending below the combined rate of growth in inflation and output to steadily reduce the size of government as a portion of the provincial economy. As a result, Ontario sits last among the provinces in per capita government expenditures and more than $2000 below the average for the rest of Canada. Since 2010, program spending in Ontario has been growing at half the rate it has been in the rest of Canada. The Ford Budget aggressively amplifies this austerity logic (and makes absurd the austerity-lite verdict of the mainstream media and business economists).”

SP The Bulletin, May 24, 2019: “Another Round of Punishing Austerity in Ontario Canada,” by Greg Albo, Bryan Evans and Carlo Fanelli

The Record.com, June 6, 2019: “Ford is repeating Liberal errors. There is no economic justification for ending the right to collective bargaining before it even takes place,” by Martin Regg Cohn

Déjà vu? Past Wage Restraints in Ontario

“The Politics of Public Sector Wages: Ontario’s Social Dialogue for Austerity, 2011,” by Bryan Evans, Dept. of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University (15 pages, PDF)

Public Sector Compensation Restraint to Protect Public Services Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 24

2010 Ontario Budget: FAQ: Public Sector Compensation Restraint To Protect Public Services Act, 2010

Archived News Release, September 26, 2012: “Ontario Proposes Compensation Restraint across Broader Public Sector: McGuinty Government Protecting Public Services While Eliminating Deficit”

Arbitrator Martin Teplitsky’s response 2010

Law of Work, 2010: “Arbitrator Won’t be ‘Minion of Government’, Awards Profs a Raise”

Toronto Star, October 12, 2010: “Ruling gives U of T profs 4.5 per cent over two years,” by Louise Brown

#wage restraint #public sector #universities #colleges #hospitals #public sector employees #unionized workers #Ontario #Bill 124 #austerity #arbitration #arbitrators

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amits4g2 · 4 years

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How Do You Become a Web Designer? Do You Have What It Takes?

Web design can be an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. It's a trade that combines technical skills with creative ability. If you feel comfortable with computer technology and you enjoy creating documents, web design can be a great way to combine the two interests.

That being said, it's always overwhelming to consider learning a new skill. Before learning how to become a web designer, you should ask yourself, "Should I become a web designer?"

I've been learning web design since I was ten years old, in 1994. I now do a lot of web design for myself and for some small business clients. There have been plenty of pleasures, but also plenty of frustrations. If you're considering becoming a web designer, there are some things you should keep in mind.

If you have a lot of time to devote to learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Photoshop, it's possible to learn the basics in a couple of months. Be ready to spend some money on manuals, books, and applications.

No matter how you decide to learn web design and how you decide to enter the field, some people have better potential to become web designers than others.

When you're programming, even if you're using a simple language like HTML and using a helpful application like Dreamweaver, you're going to encounter some frustrations. Sometimes, when I create an HTML document, I spend a lot more time making corrections and problem solving than doing fun stuff. Are you prepared to spend a lot of time testing and making little changes? No matter how you approach web design, tedium can't be completely avoided. If you're easily frustrated and discouraged, web design might not be for you.

Unless web design is going to be just a hobby for you, you will have clients you have to work with. Sometimes clients have a lot of specific expectations. Some clients have experience with web design themselves, but others may demand things without knowing the technical limitations involved. Before you start any project for clients, it's best to have a thorough conversation with them about what they want and what they need. That can save you a lot of time. How would you like to spend weeks developing a website, only to discover that your client wants completely different fonts, colors, graphics, site organization and content? If you're going to get into designing web pages for other people, you're going to have to be ready to make a lot of compromises and take a lot of criticism. Are you ready for that?

Finally, ask yourself if you have the time and energy to promote yourself. If you want to be hired by a web design firm, in addition to learning skills and possibly obtaining certifications, you've also got to be ready to pound the pavement with your resume and portfolio. It might take you over a year to find a job. Be ready to attend a lot of job interviews, and possibly get a lot of rejections.

If you're going to become a freelancer, like I am, you've really got to devote a lot of energy to self-promotion. Set up a website, preferably with your own domain. Be ready to spend some money on advertising. Spend a lot of time promoting your services with social media - Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, and so on. Scan classified ads, particularly online classifieds. Print business cards and distribute them wherever you can. Use your connections and word-of-mouth to your advantage. Tell everyone you know that you're a web designer, and maybe someone knows someone who could be your first client. Sometimes I spend more time promoting myself than I do actually doing the work itself.

If you're ready to spend a little bit of money, do a lot of tedious work, take some criticism, and do a lot of self-promotion, then web design may be the field for you.

First, you've got to start the learning process. If you enjoy classroom instruction and having teachers, sign up for some web design and graphic design courses through your local community college. If you'd rather start learning on your own, buy some good books, look at the source codes of the web pages you visit, and go through some online tutorials. Even if you're going to start learning web design in a school setting, be prepared to do a lot of learning in your free time, as well.

It's important to learn HTML, especially HTML5. Learn Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), up to CSS3. JavaScript, possibly some server side scripting languages, and Flash are very useful, too. Don't forget to learn how to use Photoshop. If you don't have the money to buy Photoshop right away, start by downloading some free graphic design programs like Paint.Net and GIMP. You can learn some of the basics of graphic design that way, and possibly be better prepared when you finally buy the most recent version of Photoshop.

These days, people access the web in more ways than were ever possible before. When you're web designing, you not only want to make your web pages work in multiple browsers, but also on multiple devices. Even basic cell phones can access the web today, not just smart phones such as BlackBerrys and iPhones. Even some video game playing devices like the Sony PSP and Nintendo DSi have web browsers. Web surfers could be using tiny screens or enormous screens. They could be using a variety of different browsers and versions of browsers. Users may have completely different plug-ins and fonts; Adobe Flash is a browser plug-in, for instance. When you're learning web design, try surfing the web in as many ways as you can.

There are many helpful resources for learning web design online, and there are many helpful online tools for web designers, many of which I use.

The W3C is an excellent place to start. They're the non-profit organization founded by Tim Berners-Lee, the man who started the World Wide Web. The W3C sets standards for HTML, XML and CSS. In addition to information about coding languages and standards, they have handy tools to validate your code.

HTML Goodies has a lot of excellent tutorials and articles.

I've learned a lot so far, but I'm always learning more, and I'll always be a student of web design and media technology. As technology advances, things change. There'll always be new programming languages and applications. Learning is a constant process.

Web design has been an engaging experience for me, and if you decide to get into it yourself, I hope you take it seriously and have a lot of fun.

My name is Kim Crawley, and I'm a web and graphic designer. In addition to my interest in using technology creatively, I'm also very interested in popular culture, social issues, music, and politics.

I'm an avid consumer of media, both in traditional and digital forms. I do my best to learn as much as I can, each and every day.

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3rd Test Live: West Indies opt to field vs England

TOSS: West Indies skipper Jason Holder wins toss, opts to field in the third and final Test of the series

Morning! Morning! Get yuh tea or coffee and get ready because this Test gonna be hot like pepper!!

WI won the to… https://t.co/5mvj1TIE69

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) 1595583718000

West Indies make one change bringing in Rahkeem Cornwall in place of Alzarri Joseph Team: 1 Kraigg Brathwaite, 2 John Campbell, 3 Shai Hope, 4 Shamarh Brooks, 5 Roston Chase, 6 Jermaine Blackwood, 7 Shane Dowrich (wk), 8 Jason Holder, 9 Rahkeem Cornwall, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Shannon Gabriel Two changes for England as Zak Crawley and Sam Curran make way for Jofra Archer and James Anderson Team: Rory Burns, 2 Dom Sibley, 3 Joe Root (c), 4 Ben Stokes, 5 Ollie Pope, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Chris Woakes, 8 Dom Bess, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 James Anderson Welcome once again to Timesofindia.com’s coverage of West Indies’ ‘biosecure’ tour of England, which will today enter the final stage of its red-ball leg with the third and deciding Test at Manchester. England won the second Test at the same venue, Old Trafford, after a dramatic Windies’ collapse to level the series 1-1-. The lead-up to the final Test beginning today was marred by the online racial abuse faced by pacer Jofra Archer, who was dropped for the second Test for breaching the biosecure bubble. But things fell back in place in time for Archer and hosts England, who will have the services of the express bowler available for the decider. That and much more in the MATCH PREVIEW below: England will be able to recall Jofra Archer, described by skipper Joe Root as bowling “at the speed of light”, for the decisive third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford after the pace spearhead suffered online racist abuse. Archer was included in a 14-man squad named Thursday after missing England’s series-levelling win at the same ground following a breach of coronavirus protocols caused when he made an unauthorised trip home. In a Daily Mail column published on Wednesday, the 25-year-old Barbados-born Archer admitted to an error of judgement but said he had not “committed a crime”. He added some of the criticism he had faced on social media following the incident had been racist. “I need to be 100 percent mentally right so that I can throw myself into my cricket this week,” Archer wrote. But having reassured England captain Joe Root and coach Chris Silverwood about his frame of mind, Archer could return for a match that will decide a three-Test campaign all square at 1-1. “Jofra will be ready for it,” Root told reporters on Thursday. “He’s bowled the speed of light over the last couple of days in spicy nets so it wasn’t much fun for our batters.” Turning to the abuse Archer had received on social media, Root said: “Obviously you can’t understand all of it, some of which is really disgusting, racial abuse and other things. “But he needs to know he doesn’t have to deal with it on his own, he’s got good people around him who want him to be happy, to enjoy his cricket and life away from the sport.” Meanwhile England have a worry over the bowling fitness of Ben Stokes following his starring role during their 113-run win last time out, when he rose to the top of the Test all-rounder rankings with scores of 176 and 78 not out, as well as taking three wickets. But he pulled up during his final over, with Root saying Stokes had suffered a quad injury. England have all six of their frontline pacemen available. They could play four of them and pair veteran new-ball duo James Anderson and Stuart Broad for the first time this series if Stokes, now also the world’s number three ranked Test batsman, cannot bowl. It would be tough on the consistent Chris Woakes were he to be dropped and spinner Dom Bess could make way as well if England decide Root’s occasional off-breaks offer sufficient variety. West Indies, who hold the Wisden Trophy, could select off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall for his first match this series. So far they’ve relied on the same pace quartet, backed up by batting all-rounder Roston Chase’s off-breaks. But the 6ft 6in Cornwall, who weighs around 22 stone, may get his chance after taking 10 wickets in just his second Test against Afghanistan in November. “If he does come in he is a wicket-taker and he has proven himself to be a match-winner,” said West Indies captain Jason Holder. While concerns have been raised about how the West Indies fast bowlers will pull up, batting appears to be the biggest issue as they go in search of their first Test series victory in England for 32 years. Shai Hope has long struggled to recapture the form that saw him score his only two hundreds when the West Indies defeated England at Headingley three years ago. But Holder said: “I’m 100 percent behind Shai, we all know what he can produce.” Whatever the outcome, there is no denying the debt of both gratitude and finance the England and Wales Cricket Board owes the West Indies in helping them reduce a potential loss of hundreds of millions of pounds by going ahead with the first major international cricket series since lockdown. Holder’s focus, however, remained on the task at hand. “We still have a really good opportunity to win this series and everybody’s upbeat for the occasion because we know what’s at stake.”

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How Do You Become a Web Designer? Do You Have What It Takes?

That being said, it's always overwhelming to consider learning a new skill. Before learning how to become a web designer, you should ask yourself, "Should I become a web designer?"

No matter how you decide to learn web design and how you decide to enter the field, some people have better potential to become web designers than others.When you're programming, even if you're using a simple language like HTML and using a helpful application like Dreamweaver, you're going to encounter some frustrations. Sometimes, when I create an HTML document, I spend a lot more time making corrections and problem solving than doing fun stuff. Are you prepared to spend a lot of time testing and making little changes? No matter how you approach web design, tedium can't be completely avoided. If you're easily frustrated and discouraged, web design might not be for you.

If you're ready to spend a little bit of money, do a lot of tedious work, take some criticism, and do a lot of self-promotion, then web design may be the field for you.

There are many helpful resources for learning web design online, and there are many helpful online tools for web designers, many of which I use.

HTML Goodies has a lot of excellent tutorials and articles.

Web design has been an engaging experience for me, and if you decide to get into it yourself, I hope you take it seriously and have a lot of fun.

My name is Kim Crawley, and I'm a web and graphic designer. In addition to my interest in using technology creatively, I'm also very interested in popular culture, social issues, music, and politics.

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Virgil Abloh Says Sorry After Coming Under Fire For Looting Comments – WWD

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MAKING AMENDS: Virgil Abloh has issued an apology on social media after coming under fire online for comments about looters and a $50 donation he made to a bail fund.

The founder of Off-White and creative director of men’s wear at Louis Vuitton published a lengthy statement in which he spoke of his experience as a black man in the United States, and reaffirmed his solidarity with the protests in the U.S. against police violence, racism and inequality.

“Yesterday I spoke out about how my stores and stores of friends were looted. I apologize that it seemed like my concern for those stores outweighed my concern for our right to protest injustice and express our anger and rage in this moment,” said the seven-page note published on Instagram and Twitter.

“I also joined a social media chain of friends who were matching $50 donations. I apologize that appeared to some as if that was my only donation to these important causes,” he added. “As many have said, buildings are brick and mortar and material things can be replaced, people can’t. Black lives matter. In this moment, those other things don’t.”

The controversy began after the designer posted a comment on Sean Wotherspoon’s Instagram account under footage of the looted vintage sneaker store Round Two in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles outpost of RSVP Gallery, the concept store originally founded in Chicago by Abloh and Don Crawley, was also looted over the weekend.

“This is f—ed up. You see the passion blood sweat and tears Sean puts in for our culture. This disgusts me. To the kids that ransacked his store and RSVP DTLA, and all our stores in our scene just know, that product staring at you in your home/apartment right now is tainted and a reminder of a person I hope you aren’t,” Abloh wrote.

“When you walk past him in the future please have the dignity to not look him in the eye, hang your head in shame,” he added. Though many commenters agreed with his statement, others took issue.

To one critic who suggested he donate money to poor neighborhoods in Chicago and Florida, Abloh replied: “I’m doing work in my community and putting up money WHILE getting looted myself.” It was not immediately clear which Off-White stores were impacted by looting.

Born in Rockford, Ill., of Ghanaian parents, Abloh in 2018 became Louis Vuitton’s first African-American artistic director, and one of the few black designers at a leading French fashion brand. His first show that year was a watershed moment for the luxury industry, signaling the advent of streetwear culture.

A multihyphenate whose every project, product release and post is scrutinized by his legions of followers, Abloh came under fire after posting a receipt for a $50 donation to Fempower, a Miami-based artist collective that is raising funds to bail black women out of jail. Some commenters called the donation paltry when compared with the price of Off-White clothing.

In his subsequent statement, Abloh said that he has in fact donated $20,500 to bail funds and other causes related to the movement which started after the police killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, on May 25.

“I will continue to donate more and will continue to use my voice to urge my peers to do the same,” he said. Abloh went on to list his initiatives to create opportunities for young people, including a platform titled “Community Service” that supports emerging black artists and designers with financial support and mentoring.

His upcoming projects include items where all proceeds support bail funds for protesters; a new art publication focused on the voices and work of black artists and writers, and a roundtable of other black leaders in creative industries.

“I want people to know that I am participating in his movement, from A-Z. Personally donating, being vocal not silent, addressing how my communitie within design and global streetwear can help to end racism,” Abloh said.

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"Single-handedly crippled our financial situation" - Lots of SWFC fans slam "useless" figure

Sheffield Wednesday suffered their second league defeat of Garry Monk’s reign on Saturday afternoon as Blackburn Rovers came from behind to snatch all three points at Ewood Park.

It means the south Yorkshire club now sit one point outside of the playoff zone, and with January rapidly approaching, the 40-year-old may need to make some key additions to strengthen their promotion bid.

The Owls have been linked to Crawley striker Bez Lubala this week, but Monk may be looking closer to home with his latest decision as club-record signing Jordan Rhodes featured for the U23 squad on Monday night.

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The 29-year-old scored in the game as they drew 1-1 with Burnley.

Since Monk took charge at the start of September, Rhodes has featured for a total of just 22 minutes, which was also the only time he’s been named in a matchday squad, per Transfermarkt.

Despite making a goalscoring return in the blue and white stripes, many supporters at Hillsborough aren’t fooled as they took to social media to slam the striker.

One fan believes he is the biggest waste of money the club have ever had, also claiming that his arrival single-handedly crippled their financial situation, while another simply labelled him as ‘useless.’

A further member of the Owls faithful said the team would start to drop down the league if Rhodes was introduced to the starting line up with one more wanting the club to get rid of him in January.

Here’s the best of the reaction:

Start him and we’ll drop down the league doesn’t bring anything to the table for me.

— luke fillingham (@owlsluke) November 4, 2019

Need to move him on. He peak years have been and gone sadly. #swfc

— Matt Storey (@wednesdayite87) November 4, 2019

He’s too far down the pecking order atm to be given a chance. Would sooner have forestieri start up top with fletcher tbh.

— WAWAW76 (@ndunne76) November 4, 2019

He’s useless to lazy for the championship

— Ross (@Castigers999) November 4, 2019

Don’t try and entice with me “A goal for Rhodes”. The guy is the biggest waste of money we’ve ever had. Single handedly crippled our financial situation and constantly gets the “He doesn’t get service” card. Get shut in January and DONT BLOCK HIS MOVE AGAIN. Thanks 👍 @swfc #swfc https://t.co/tDNJfgslfI

— OR_1992 (@OR19922) November 4, 2019

I dont know how long hes got on his contract but Keep #Rhodes in u23s and if scouts are watching get rid in January #swfc

— Mike Old Owl (@OldMikeBasset) November 4, 2019

Rhodes scores for the under 23s and people are saying start him sat,get him in squad..🙈He’s gone as a player,confidence shot and 5th choice striker at the club.His career peaked few year ago and won’t get back to that level.We need to get him out of the club #swfc

— RETRO WEDNESDAY (@WednesdayRetro) November 5, 2019

No he’s past it, there’s so many talented players not being given chances, why should this old, slow, poor finisher be given ANOTHER chance, absolutely sick of people thinking he’s good enough, so many better players out there.. yes he used to be good but it’s time to move on

— Joe Goddard (@joe_goddard1867) November 4, 2019

people in the replies getting excited because Rhodes has scored a tap in against some 19 year olds😴 #swfc https://t.co/7Ep3V1638s

— ໐ຊ🌹 (@_oswfc) November 4, 2019

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Gervonta Davis Baltimore Media Workout Quotes & Photos

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Published: July 20, 2019

BALTIMORE - Two-time Super Featherweight World Champion Gervonta "Tank" Davis participated in an open to the public workout on Thursday evening at his Baltimore training camp where he donated tickets to a local charity for his homecoming title defense against mandatory challenger Ricardo "Cientifico" Núñez on Saturday, July 27 live on SHOWTIME from Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Davis donated 100 tickets to the staff and beneficiaries at WIN Family Services. WIN (What I Need) is a Baltimore-based organization that helps "support and strengthen youth, families, organizations and communities through the creation of innovative services, products and initiatives." Also in attendance at the media workouts were fighters competing on the July 27 undercard including unbeaten welterweight prospect Richardson Hitchins, super lightweight Kareem Martin, Baltimore super featherweight Malik Warren and unbeaten super lightweight prospect Malik Hawkins. Hitchins will take on Tyrone Crawley in a fight that will be featured on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN beginning live at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on SHOWTIME Sports social media platforms. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and will feature the youngest reigning American world champion in Davis, as he becomes the first titlist from Baltimore to make a homecoming defense in nearly 80 years. Tickets for the event, which is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions, are on sale and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or at the Royal Farms Box Office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. ET to 5 p.m. ET. Here is what he said about his upcoming defense from training camp with trainer Calvin Ford and undercard fighters at Upton Boxing Center in Baltimore Maryland: GERVONTA DAVIS "My brothers helped me get prepared for this and I prepared them, mentally and physically. We are all ready to put on a show July 27. "To be honest, it's not just about this fight. It's about maturing as a fighter. I am 24 years old now, I will be 25 in November. I have a daughter who turns 1 the 20th. I have matured not only as a man but as a fighter as well. Coming back home has humbled me a lot. I am just so ready. "I know what's in front of me. I am living in the moment right now. I know what I have to focus on now. I know it's a big task in front of me, now and in the future. But my focus is on right now. I feel like the love is here right now and I don't want to look past that. I want to soak it all in. "Being the face of boxing is a fight away. I am just young. You have to win and you have to look good. We all know that when I am in there, I am exciting. "When I am fighting July 27, it's not just me. We have 10 people on the card. It was never about me. I was always the guy that wanted to help the people around me. When you're here at the top alone, who's going to push you? You have to always push yourself. When you have people like Richardson, he's hungry and I need the young guys under me to keep pushing me, because I am pushing them. "We are all working on the same goal. If 'Tank' can do it, I can do it. And if Richardson is working hard, and I am keeping up with him, then I can keep up with the next generation. "It feels good. It's not about everybody coming to see me. I want to be able to bring out a good crowd with positive energy. I want to make it feel like we are all a part of the dream. You aren't coming to watch just one or two fighters. I want it to be like a family reunion. "Richardson and I drive to the gym together but when we come to the gym it's like we are meeting up with our friends. It's nothing but great energy. We all have high spirits. We are mentally and psychically ready. We feel the love and support. "I am definitely open for 130-pound title unifications. I believe I haven't done enough at 130. I would say I have about three or four more opponents that are champs at 130 that I want. "I would like to fight Tevin Farmer. I had the IBF before he fought for it when it was vacant. I think he didn't really earn it. I want to be able to put up both of our belts and may the best man win. "There's no pressure on me and even if there is pressure, it's good pressure. I am around family and love and my brothers. I want all of my brothers with me. I am not fighting alone. We are all fighting together. I will be there with them. It's all love. We are spreading love." CALVIN FORD, Davis' Trainer "Training has been beautiful. Seeing all these fighters working together has been great. I have different styles and all of them are sharp. Every single one of them are sharp. "We had a few amateurs come here to train. That's the new generation that's coming up. They come out to be around the champion. It lets them know that there is hope. "Everybody knows I don't like knockouts, but everybody else likes knockouts. I just want to see the guy bring out the best out of 'Tank' because everybody hasn't seen his real work. 'Tank' can box and he has power in both hands. Defensively he is real. I just want to see him send a message to the fighters that keep calling him out. "This means a lot to his career. I think this is the pillar right here that he goes through to become a star. That's what we are chasing, for him to be that star that he always has been able to be. "It was amazing having the public here. It was lit like Floyd Mayweather's workouts. I can see Gervonta being that star. "I just want to tell the world that Baltimore is going to put on a great show and enjoy yourself." RICHARDSON HITCHINS "I feel like I will be ready in another three or four fights for a title fight. But it's up to my promoters, Leonard and Floyd, whenever they feel like the time is right. I have been on big cards. I have been making good money but I want to step up the competition. I don't want to just make good money fighting mediocre guys. I want to fight former world champions and contenders and show that I am just on a whole different level. "I am just focused on the grind right now. I focus on the opponents in front of me. I try to get good opponents, the best opponents that they can get for me. I tell Leonard to make it happen. I am moving on up. This is a bigger card and a big opportunity for me to show the world my talent. "All of the 140-pound champions are on my radar. I am not calling anybody out because when you focus on one thing, other things don't always happen. They have to win and I have to win for fights to happen. One hiccup could mess up your whole career, so I am not focusing on that. July 27 is what I am focusing on. This guy is coming to beat me, he is coming to rebuild his career and I am trying to keep my career moving on. "'Tank' is on the next chapter of his career. He has already been through fighting on TV and building his name. He's just giving me the intelligence and the smarts to go out there and pick the right time to do everything. We push each other, even with runs in the morning. 'Tank' will say 'I'm running three miles today' and sometimes I will say 'I'm running three miles.' Then one of us will say 'No we have to run five.' Then we go outside and start running and we'll be trying to beat each other. Things like that get us in better shape and hungrier. He's another great fighter and I feel like I am a great fighter. If you get two great fighters pushing each other, like Leonard always says 'iron sharpens iron' so that's what we are doing. "You can expect a good boxing IQ, power and just a hungry young fighter. A fighter at a young tender age who is planning on a great performance." KAREEM MARTIN "I am very excited to be a part of this event. We have had some big cards in D.C. I was just on another big card with Lamont Peterson and I was really motivated and I got a victory on that undercard. Now it feels good to be going down in a weight class. This is my first time going down to 140. I am ready to put this work on display in the ring. "It's hard to compare my style. I have a little bit of slickness, and a little bit of Mexican fighter in me. Sometimes I can go without you hitting me and sometimes I can press you out like a Mexican fighter. "My opponent is going to try to surprise me and put a lot of pressure on me. I plan to keep getting these victories and work my way up to a world title next year." MALIK WARREN "I just know I have to do what I have to do July 27. I have no concerns about my opponent. I'm happy to have this opportunity, because I have been doing this for half of my life. "I would say 11 or 12 more fights until I am ready for a title fight. I let my managers and coaches choose my opponents and then I knock them down like bowling pins. "I have known Tank since I was 11 years old. I have been training with him for this camp for four weeks. "It's very meaningful for him to bring the spotlight on Baltimore boxing. It shows that he cares about his gym and his city, as well as his little brothers in the gym." MALIK HAWKINS "It's always good to go the distance and get those rounds in. But sometimes it's better to get the knockout if you don't feel like being in the ring for that long. For me it's great going in and getting the rounds. "Around this time next year I will be looking for a title fight. If not by the end of this year. "I have been sparring with my big brother Gervonta Davis, Richardson Hitchins, Malik Warren and Kareem Martin and I have been getting a little help from Lorenzo Simpson. All of them are tough to spar because every single one of them are sharp. "I have known Gervonta since second grade. We went to the same elementary, middle school and high school together. We grew up together, coming through the amateurs together. Just to be on the same card as him, with him being the world champion, I am thankful for him for that. "Baltimore means a lot to Gervonta. This is the city we grew up in and everybody loves him just as much as they love me, if not more. "I am thankful for him having me on his card. It's my time. I sat back and I waited. Now it's my time to shine." LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions "It is going to be an electric atmosphere. It's going to be like a movie. Baltimore next Saturday night, it's a movie. You've seen the outstanding support Gervonta's gotten, and this is just the workout. I am so excited for fight week. This is the start of something very special here. The love and support that he has received from the city has just been phenomenal. We want to thank everyone who came out and who continuously supports Gervonta Davis. This is the start of something very special here for Gervonta Davis. "Gervonta Davis is the most exciting fighter in this sport. I expect next Saturday for him to come out there and show the fans why he is the most exciting fighter in the sport. "Gervonta Davis will be the biggest star in the entire sport and that will happen very soon. As far as all of the other fighters are concerned, we have some very good young prospects that are on the card. It's a tremendous card, we have a bunch of great fights for the fans and it's going to be a great night of boxing here in Baltimore."

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How Do You Become a Web Designer? Do You Have What It Takes?

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It's important to learn HTML, especially HTML5. Learn Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), up to CSS3. JavaScript, possibly some server side scripting languages, and Flash are very useful, too. Do not forget to learn how to use Photoshop. If you do not have the money to buy Photoshop right away, start by downloading some free graphic design programs like Paint.Net and GIMP. You can learn some of the basics of graphic design that way, and possibly be better prepared when you finally buy the most recent version of Photoshop.

These days, people access the web in more ways than were ever possible before. When you're web designing, you not only want to make your web pages work in multiple browsers, but also on multiple devices. Even basic cell phones can access the web today, not just smart phones such as BlackBerrys and iPhones. Even some video game playing devices like the Sony PSP and Nintendo DSi have web browsers. Web surfers could be using tiny screens or encrypted screens. They could be using a variety of different browsers and versions of browsers. Users may have completely different plug-ins and fonts; Adobe Flash is a browser plug-in, for instance. When you're learning web design, try surfing the web in as many ways as you can.

There are many helpful resources for learning web design online, and there are many helpful online tools for web designers, many of which I use.

HTML Goodies has a lot of excellent tutorials and articles.

Web design has been an engaging experience for me, and if you decide to get into it yourself, I hope you take it seriously and have a lot of fun.

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61 Juicy Details From The ‘Bachelor Nation’ Book That Prove The Show Isn’t All Champagne And Limos

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61 Juicy Details From The ‘Bachelor Nation’ Book That Prove The Show Isn’t All Champagne And Limos

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LA Times reporter Amy Kaufman wrote an engrossing and in-depth peak into all things Bachelor in Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure. It’s required (and enjoyable!) reading for any fan of the series. Here were some of the best things I learned:

What goes into each episode

[*] Each episode has a budget of $2 million.

[*] Production keeps costs “down” by writing to hotels and venues and exchanging a mention of their name for free stays and services.

[*] During casting, the producers pick two girls they think the Bachelor/Bachelorette will really like. The other 23 contestants are cast only because they will make good TV.

[*] The people the producers think has the best chance of winning will be the first and last people out of the limo.

[*] Producers will influence who stays and who gets in the limo ride of shame by introducing certain contestants to the Bachelor/Bachelorette and making sure they have time, through which information they feed to the Bachelor/Bachelorette about each contestant, and by telling the Bachelor/Bachelorette directly of a few contestants they’d like to keep around for TV.

[*] Former co-executive producer Scott Jeffress would ensure they made good TV by rewarding producers who created drama with $100 bills he kept in his pocket. Producers would get the cash by causing a contestant to cry, getting the Bachelor to kiss someone, or catching someone mid-puke.

[*] The other executive producer, Lisa Levenson, is the character UnReal is based on. She was making $10,000 a week.

[*] The production staff often drinks with the contestants, especially expressing faux sympathy and then offering to do a shot with them prior to an interview so that they’ll be less guarded with their answers.

[*] Production staff would routinely function on as little of an hour a sleep a day because they were staying up so late partying.

[*] After years and years (and a lawsuit) of public criticism for not casting diverse leads ABC announced their first lead of color, Rachel Lindsay. Ratings went down about a million viewers from the previous season (Jojo Fletcher’s): “Fletcher’s audience was 86 percent white and 7 percent black; Lindsay��s was 80 percent white and 12 percent black.”

[*] You don’t own the Neil Lane ring unless you are together for two years.

[*] For two years after the show you can’t get married unless you let ABC film. They only pay you $10,000 per hour of TV. (It wasn’t made clear if this was per person or per couple).

[*] The bachelor mansion has 6 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms and the family that owns in it actually do live there. Production pays to move everything out of the house and for the family to stay at a hotel for 42 days each season. Here is the house’s (weird) website.

How to get on The Bachelor

[*] If you make it to the final interviews, you’ll get flown to LA, a $50/day stipend, and unlimited alcohol.

[*] There is an STI test you need to pass to get on the show and it’s one of the top reasons finalists don’t get cast. This was the most confusing part of the show for me because the author doesn’t specify which STIs and herpes is so common that doctors don’t even test for it as a standard. It would be hard for me to believe they have SO many casting options after eliminating this pool. Really wish the author would have followed up here.

[*] The producers say they won’t take people with borderline personality or who have had suicidal ideation in the past, but former contestants like Rozlyn Papa have struggled with depression, so it’s not clear what the line is.

[*] The contract you sign means you have to go to “After the Rose” reunions if they want you to appear for up to three years.

[*] It used to be the case that contestants would go into debt buying dresses for the show. Now people get them discounted or free with the promise of showing them on social media.

[*] On the show, you might sleep up to twelve people per room in bunk beds. You will have to do your own laundry and cook your own food.

[*] You’re not allowed to bring music or magazines, but for the most recent seasons contestants were allowed books. Prior to that the only book allowed was the bible. Contestants also usually bring vibrators.

[*] The contestants are so bored that production can bribe them with music or a movie in exchange for gossiping about someone on camera or doing something else that builds the storyline.

[*] Sometimes the cast members will say things in interviews just because they are tired and want to be done with the interview, but they know the producers will keep going until they get something juicy.

[*] One producer explicitly says the show is formed around a storyline the producers create, vs editing what actually happens. They’re quoted as saying “There’s no allegiance to what happened in reality.”

[*] You can read one of our former staff writer’s detailing her audition experience here.

Past Bachelor/Bachelorette drama

[*] The very first winner of The Bachelor, Amanda Marsh, broke up with the bachelor (Alex Michel) when she learned (months later) that he slept with the runner-up, Trista Rehn, in the fantasy suite.

[*] Sharleen Joynt from Juan Pablo’s season is one of the few former contestants interviewed in the book. I think both Sharleen and the book’s author think she comes off well but each time one of her quotes appeared it made me cringe. Every one was about how she was somehow different/better than the other women on the show. At one point she bragged a producer told her she was the most “analytical” and “reflective” contestant they’ve ever had on the show… which seems like the exact kind of buttering up that a producer says to lots of people over the years to get them to open up more in an interview.

[*] When Desiree Hartsock was on Sean Lowe’s season she was living paycheck to paycheck and didn’t have a plan for if she ended up missing a lot of work for the show. Eventually she had to ask producer’s to pay her rent for her (which they did).

[*] Meredith Phillips was the second Bachelorette. She was paid only $10,000 for the whole season.

[*] Now, the bachelor or bachelorette typically receive $100,000+.

[*] The author, Amy Kaufman, has a viewing party in her Los Angeles apartment. Robby Hayes (a castoff from Jojo’s season and purveyor of diet creamer #ads on Instagram) promised to come and made her buy supplies so he could drink Moscow Mules and then ghosted her.

[*] Andrew Baldwin, the “officer and a gentleman” former Bachelor had a somewhat shady response to Kaufman’s request to interview him for the book. He asked for a percentage of the profits in order for him to “spill all”. (I don’t think anyone should spend time doing something for free but he should just decline or not respond. In journalism it’s generally considered unethical to pay someone for an interview because it gives that person an incentive that isn’t truth-telling).

[*] Matt Grant had a better response: “unless your business opportunity can help my daughter’s university fund then I have little interest in getting involved.”

[*] Chris Bukowski only found out he was cast on Emily Maynard’s season 3 weeks before it began. He frantically started working out and kept chicken in his pockets because he was trying to eat so much protein and build muscle. He said: “I would work out before work. I would work out when I got home from work. I’d run, like, six miles before I went to bed. It was ridiculous.”

[*] By 11am on his first day of Bachelor in Paradise Chad Johnson had already consumed 7 shots of Jack Daniels and an entire bottle of wine. Production let him pass out in the sand and allowed crabs to crawl over his face. He eventually was asked to leave after Sarah Herron gave production an ultimatum.

[*] Clare Crawley recalled her famous conversation with Juan Pablo. In the helicopter she was trying to discuss the proposal/ending of the show with him. She asked him how he was feeling about it and he responded, “I don’t know. I liked fucking you.”

[*] The sex Juan was referring to didn’t take place in the ocean. Clare tells a pretty sad story about wanting to go for a midnight swim to celebrate being able to travel and being at a good place in her life after a battle with anxiety when the producers forced her to ask Juan Pablo to join her, made it look like they had sex in the ocean, and then filmed and broadcast a scene where Juan Pablo shamed her for being a bad example for his daughter. (Fuck that guy).

[*] The insane part of being on the show is that you don’t even know what you feel anymore because it’s so disconnected to reality. Chris Bukowski was pressured by Elan Gale and production to propose at the end of Bachelor in Paradise to Elise Mosca. Despite being aware enough of how bad of an idea it was that he told his mom “I don’t know. Should I propose to her? I don’t, like, love her or anything.” he was very close to going through with it.

[*] There was so much negativity about Chris Bukowski on the internet that he and his dad stopped talking for awhile because his dad was so embarrassed by it.

[*] Rozlyn Papa claims she never had any kind of inappropriate relationship with a producer (she was kicked of Jake Pavelka’s season for this reason). It seems convincing enough in the book that it could have been totally made up by production to create a storyline. In retrospect, Papa says “You go on that show and you are meat for the grinder.”

[*] Ben Flajnik basically broke up with his pick Courtney because of what he saw once the season started airing (she was “the villain”).

The Bachelor

[*] Ben was the runner-up on Ashley Hebert’s season of The Bachelorette. He said of proposing to Ashley “I liked Ashley enough. You’re not really in love with a person. But Ashley was super cool, and I was like, ‘Who knows where this is gonna go?’ If she says yes, I’ll just do a very long engagement.”

[*] Lauren Bushnell’s $100,000 Neil Lane ring was the most expensive in the series history. She had to give it back when her and Ben Higgins broke up.

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[*] A lot of couples don’t get to know each other much more than we see on TV when they get engaged. Melissa Rycroft says when she started talking to Jason Mesnick after the show ended (and they were engaged), they’d never discussed his job, or whether she would move from Dallas to Seattle.

[*] Donnie Wahlberg told the cutest story about being a Bachelor fan: “I will literally walk on-set after lunch and say, “OK, it’s Monday. Bachelor in Paradise tonight. Let’s get the hell out of here so everyone can watch it.”

[*] Of criticism Catherine Lowe has faced for turning her happily ever after/family into #ads, she says “As much as I don’t want to do the ads, it’s like, ‘Well, I have a beautiful home and a child that I have to pay for, and I don’t have to go to an office every day,’”

[*] Ashely Iaconetti defended her sponsored Instagram ads by saying she uses it as her “day job” while she tries to create her own career: “Yes, I get money from ads, but I’m also working every day on jobs that don’t pay anything.”

[*] Bachelor alum can basically quite their day jobs and live off Instagram if they play it right. They can arrange vacations around which places will pay them for appearances, comp a stay, or pay them to post social media tagging the location.

Mike Fleiss

[*] Mike Fleiss is the producer and creator of The Bachelor. His second cousin is famed Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss.

[*] Mike is a decent writer and started his career as a journalist. However, he was jealous of people like Howard Stern, who had more creative freedom. He discovered that he didn’t like to be “restricted” by facts.

[*] Fleiss got his start in raunchy reality specials like Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire, a precursor to The Bachelor that he pitched as like a “Miss America pageant”.

[*] Mike sounds exactly like the character on UnReal based on him: a total nightmare to work with. His former assistant said of working with him:

“We’d refer to him as ‘The Dude,’ because he was just like The Big Lebowski in his slippers and his sweats and his leather jacket, smoking and playing the guitar… Keeping a conversation with him in his office was a challenge, because he’s on the other side playing the guitar, feet up on the desk.”

[*] ABC originally passed on The Bachelor when it was pitched to them. They only bought it when Fleiss added on a proper ending for the season: the bachelor would propose.

[*] After the show became a big success, Fleiss would smoke a joint during meetings with ABC and no one would say anything.

[*] He named his son Aaron, in part after Aaron Spelling.

Chris Harrison

[*] Mike Fleiss’ first impression of Chris Harrison was that “He looked like a guy barfed on by an 8-year-old.”

Elan Gale

[*] He became Twitter famous after he got caught making up a story about a woman on the same flight as him and the story went viral.

[*] After seeing him in person coaching a contestant to cry on camera and reporting on it, the book’s author was “no longer invited” to Bachelor events by ABC.

[*] Many former cast members spoke to her about how they protected (and feared) the status of their friendship with Gale.

Why we watch

[*] From a young age we learn that the most valuable feedback (says our culture, not reality) women get is about their attractiveness to straight men.

[*] Dating is something basically everyone has in common. We love to share dating “war stories” because it’s a way to bond, discuss, and check-in with each other about social norms. The Bachelor makes this an even more social experience.

[*] The fantasy of the show is that it subverts the expectation women have for me, instead of “no expectations” the men talk about their emotions, “plan” fantasy dates, and are all looking for commitment.

[*] Allison Williams has a good argument in the book (each chapter is bookended by celebrity essays) about how we don’t just learn about feminism from pro-women content, but from watching and discussing real life scenarios that aren’t exactly intended to be intellectual.

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61 Juicy Details From The ‘Bachelor Nation’ Book That Prove The Show Isn’t All Champagne And Limos

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61 Juicy Details From The ‘Bachelor Nation’ Book That Prove The Show Isn’t All Champagne And Limos

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What goes into each episode

[*] Each episode has a budget of $2 million.

[*] Production keeps costs “down” by writing to hotels and venues and exchanging a mention of their name for free stays and services.

[*] During casting, the producers pick two girls they think the Bachelor/Bachelorette will really like. The other 23 contestants are cast only because they will make good TV.

[*] The people the producers think has the best chance of winning will be the first and last people out of the limo.

[*] The other executive producer, Lisa Levenson, is the character UnReal is based on. She was making $10,000 a week.

[*] Production staff would routinely function on as little of an hour a sleep a day because they were staying up so late partying.

[*] You don’t own the Neil Lane ring unless you are together for two years.

[*] For two years after the show you can’t get married unless you let ABC film. They only pay you $10,000 per hour of TV. (It wasn’t made clear if this was per person or per couple).

How to get on The Bachelor

[*] If you make it to the final interviews, you’ll get flown to LA, a $50/day stipend, and unlimited alcohol.

[*] The contract you sign means you have to go to “After the Rose” reunions if they want you to appear for up to three years.

[*] It used to be the case that contestants would go into debt buying dresses for the show. Now people get them discounted or free with the promise of showing them on social media.

[*] On the show, you might sleep up to twelve people per room in bunk beds. You will have to do your own laundry and cook your own food.

[*] The contestants are so bored that production can bribe them with music or a movie in exchange for gossiping about someone on camera or doing something else that builds the storyline.

[*] You can read one of our former staff writer’s detailing her audition experience here.

Past Bachelor/Bachelorette drama

[*] The very first winner of The Bachelor, Amanda Marsh, broke up with the bachelor (Alex Michel) when she learned (months later) that he slept with the runner-up, Trista Rehn, in the fantasy suite.

[*] Meredith Phillips was the second Bachelorette. She was paid only $10,000 for the whole season.

[*] Now, the bachelor or bachelorette typically receive $100,000+.

[*] Matt Grant had a better response: “unless your business opportunity can help my daughter’s university fund then I have little interest in getting involved.”

[*] There was so much negativity about Chris Bukowski on the internet that he and his dad stopped talking for awhile because his dad was so embarrassed by it.

[*] Ben Flajnik basically broke up with his pick Courtney because of what he saw once the season started airing (she was “the villain”).

The Bachelor

[*] Lauren Bushnell’s $100,000 Neil Lane ring was the most expensive in the series history. She had to give it back when her and Ben Higgins broke up.

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Mike Fleiss

[*] Mike Fleiss is the producer and creator of The Bachelor. His second cousin is famed Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss.

[*] Fleiss got his start in raunchy reality specials like Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire, a precursor to The Bachelor that he pitched as like a “Miss America pageant”.

[*] Mike sounds exactly like the character on UnReal based on him: a total nightmare to work with. His former assistant said of working with him:

[*] ABC originally passed on The Bachelor when it was pitched to them. They only bought it when Fleiss added on a proper ending for the season: the bachelor would propose.

[*] After the show became a big success, Fleiss would smoke a joint during meetings with ABC and no one would say anything.

[*] He named his son Aaron, in part after Aaron Spelling.

Chris Harrison

[*] Mike Fleiss’ first impression of Chris Harrison was that “He looked like a guy barfed on by an 8-year-old.”

Elan Gale

[*] He became Twitter famous after he got caught making up a story about a woman on the same flight as him and the story went viral.

[*] After seeing him in person coaching a contestant to cry on camera and reporting on it, the book’s author was “no longer invited” to Bachelor events by ABC.

[*] Many former cast members spoke to her about how they protected (and feared) the status of their friendship with Gale.

Why we watch

[*] From a young age we learn that the most valuable feedback (says our culture, not reality) women get is about their attractiveness to straight men.

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24 Hours in Bachelor Nation

There are two ways to watch “The Bachelor.”

The first is, in “Bachelor” parlance, to be swept away on the “journey” and suspend any disbelief that suitors are “here for the right reasons.” For most viewers, though, the only way to sit through a two-hour episode is to accept the polyamorous spectacle as one big social experiment.

It’s hard to imagine that the millions of intelligent women (and men) who tune into the show are sold on its premise. Yet many of them consumed six hours of “Bachelor” programming per week this month. That’s not including the time they spent reading recaps, listening to “Bachelor”-adjacent podcasts or scrolling through contestants’ Instagram feeds.

Just as the internet can act as a (very dangerous) political echo chamber, it can also function as a “Bachelor” hall of mirrors, wherein the franchise’s offshoots become unavoidable. In turn, immersing oneself in Bachelor Nation can be accidental.

Or it can be a completely intentional, journalistic pursuit.

6 a.m.: Meeting Arie, Belatedly

I am watching 29 women compete for a Bachelor whom America did not want, “the human equivalent of a beige driving moccasin,” a man Kareem Abdul-Jabbar characterized as “shallow, bland, stiff and inarticulate.” (Though he added a disclaimer: He didn’t know the guy personally.)

Arie Luyendyk Jr., a racecar driver turned real estate agent, may soon pick a fiancée on television, after narrowing a pool of mostly white 20-somethings on Season 22 to three women. In the season premiere there were four Laurens; now we’re down to one. There was a “Bachelor” first: a woman with a pixie cut.

The lack of diversity isn’t new. The first African-American lead, Rachel Lindsay, was cast in 2017, a whopping 15 years after “The Bachelor” had its premiere.

On NPR, Linda Holmes described the franchise as a metaphor for white privilege: Talent hops from one “Bachelor” program to another. It’s “a story almost entirely of a white person picking the next white person,” she said, “and of that white person then picking another white person, and everybody shrugging and saying, ‘I just went with my gut!’”

I’m late to watching this season, but I can’t say I missed much. “The Bachelor” is a self-sustaining ecosystem with few surprises.

7:15 a.m.: Sifting Through the #Spon

Social media has only made the show easier to spin off. While it’s live on television, the “Bachelor” faithful go on Twitter to analyze the relationships and dissect manipulation by producers. Watching the commentary can be more fun than watching the show.

And then there’s Instagram. I tap through photos, starting with the fan favorite Ashley Iaconetti, known as “Crying Girl.” The list of accounts she follows is a pipeline of “Bachelor” contestants, and I absent-mindedly burn through 45 minutes.

Here, the contestants gain what they seem to have auditioned for: internet fame. Many alumni pepper their feeds with sponsored content, advertisements for products that purport to improve lives: the meal kit delivery service HelloFresh, “detox” concoctions like Flat Tummy Tea, whatever a FabFitFun box is.

Each contestant sells a lifestyle: She is happy. She is effortlessly chic. She is usually on vacation. She is what the show implies a woman is supposed to be: white, affluent and hyperfeminine.

8 a.m.: Podcast Time

I scroll through podcasts created by fans and contestants and eventually land on “Bachelor Party,” hosted by Juliet Litman, of The Ringer. Her guest is a juicy get: the ABC executive Rob Mills, who shares that one of Mr. Luyendyk’s 25-year-old suitors has previously been engaged twice.

Then I read “Bachelor” blogs en route to the taping of another podcast, “Here to Make Friends,” produced by HuffPost. The hosts, Emma Gray and Claire Fallon, spend about an hour recapping an episode with Caila Quinn, a contestant envied for her bouncy, shiny hair.

Ms. Quinn, a focal point of misleading editing on the spinoff “Bachelor in Paradise,” is reserved and gracious, and asks if I’d like to wear her faux-fur coat for a photo. As she helps me into each sleeve, I silently acknowledge that I am the kind of person who is a bit star-struck by reality television personalities.

I ask the hosts why we binge on “The Bachelor.”

The 24-hour news cycle is overwhelming, Ms. Gray says, so there’s something very satisfying about watching a show based in an alternate reality. “The stakes feel high, but they’re actually low.”

The franchise is also appealing, Ms. Fallon says, because it taps into our basic desire for human connection. It’s nice to imagine that love can be this simple.

12:30 p.m.: Too Many Contestants in the Kitchen

As I stock up on wine for an evening “Bachelor” viewing party, I listen to Mr. Luyendyk’s “favorite tunes” on Spotify. Then, at home, I bake cupcakes from a recipe on Ms. Quinn’s blog while watching the series premiere of “Bachelor Pad.” I also arrange a platter of deli meat, inspired by the contestant Chad Johnson, and scan stories on Snapchat and posts on Off the Vine, a Facebook group started by the former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe.

The content never ends. The limit does not exist.

2:10 p.m.: Working on That ‘Bachelor’ Body

If a woman for some reason wants to be on “The Bachelor,” she can fill out an application that relies largely on photos and video. The Season 16 winner, Courtney Robertson, advises women to “save producers time by wearing a bikini in the photo.”

That reminds me: It’s time for my “Bachelor” workout. Exercises are tied to episode plot points. A date card shows up: 10 jumping jacks. The Bachelor kisses a woman: 10 mountain climbers.

Feeling uninspired, I switch to Krystal Nielson’s YouTube channel for an 18-minute total body workout.

Ms. Nielson is the villain on Mr. Luyendyk’s season, so America doesn’t like her. Eleven minutes in, I dislike her, too. I’m out of breath. My legs are on fire, but they’re still not hot enough to lounge poolside at Villa de la Vina, better known as the “Bachelor” mansion.

3 p.m.: The Spoiler

Stephen Carbone is a thorn in ABC’s side. Mr. Carbone has run the website RealitySteve.com for years, and since Season 13 of “The Bachelor” he has spoiled the show’s endings.

He now records a weekly podcast too, and holds an annual fan appreciation party at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The show’s creators do not acknowledge Mr. Carbone, aside from threatening him with legal action.

But what would they say if they did? “They can’t say, ‘That guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about,’” Mr. Carbone says. And “they can’t say, ‘Oh, he’s right.’”

Would Mr. Carbone call himself a fan? “The fun part for me is while it’s filming and spoiling it while it’s happening.” When he watches in retrospect, he says, “I can’t believe anything out of these people’s mouths.”

4 p.m.: What Really Happens on Set

It’s hard to trust what contestants say on camera because editors can recut dialogue and interviews using a trade technique known as “frankenbiting.” Amy Kaufman, a Los Angeles Times reporter and the author of “Bachelor Nation,” knows all about this. For the book, she consulted former producers and contestants who told all, including the following:

Sleep-deprived or intoxicated contestants are taken into a sort of solitary confinement for questioning. Some say what the producer wants simply to end an interview.

Chris Bukowski, a five-time contestant, was pressured to propose to a woman he didn’t like very much. (He didn’t go through with it.)

Clare Crawley, a four-time contestant, was made to appear as if she confided in a raccoon.

“I wouldn’t advise the smartest, most independent-minded friend I have to come on this show,” she says. “I don’t think you can control what happens.”

5:05 p.m.: Love as a Spectator Sport

Sean O’Leary is part of a “Bachelor” fantasy league, in which he and 20 co-workers at a public relations firm in Virginia try to predict the semi-predictable. The participants choose contestants they think will advance to the next episode. Bragging rights, and maybe a gift card, are at stake.

The brackets are taped to a conference room wall, Mr. O’Leary says: “Most people when they visit the office, it’s the first thing they notice.”

Adam Hoover’s league is a tad more complicated. Like the N.F.L., “The Bachelor” has its own language: First impression rose. One-on-ones. Hometowns. Fantasy suites. Points are awarded for all in Mr. Hoover’s league, which he and his wife run with another couple.

“At the end of every season, we say if so-and-so is the Bachelor, we might not do this again,” Mr. Hoover says. “And we always do.”

7 p.m.: The Viewing Party

I serve contestant-endorsed cheese pasta and cheese pizza, along with plenty of wine, to my “Bachelor” support group, which has convened for the premiere of “The Bachelor Winter Games.”

We end up talking through the Games, stopping only to acknowledge how cheesy the meal and the premise are. (The show finished a distant second in the ratings to the actual Olympics.)

11:15 p.m.: Switching Channels

“UnReal,” a Lifetime drama that takes place behind the scenes of a “Bachelor” look-alike called “Everlasting,” was a show I’d never watched until now. It focuses on the manipulation contestants endure at the hands of producers and exaggerates what we see in the “Bachelor” franchise, but not beyond recognition.

Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, a co-creator of “UnReal,” was a producer of “The Bachelor.” Part of her job during that time, she told The New Yorker, was to get contestants to “open up, and to give them terrible advice, and to deprive them of sleep.”

12:25 a.m.: Time for a Reading Break

“Bachelor” contestants aren’t allowed to read while filming. A former contestant, Ashley Spivey, said that producers confiscated her copy of “Life of Pi” even before cameras were rolling. Now she runs a 6,000-person book club on Facebook.

Currently, the club’s members are reading “An American Marriage,” by Tayari Jones, but Ms. Spivey suggested that I break up my “Bachelor”-thon with “The Light We Lost,” which explores a relationship shaped by outside events: a love story nothing like “The Bachelor.”

After an hour of blissful escapism, I turn the “Bachelor” switch back on and crack open “Single State of Mind,” by the former contestant Andi Dorfman. I can’t relate to much in Ms. Dorfman’s book about post-reality-TV life, but I laugh when she is shocked to learn, while apartment hunting, that for one place in the West Village, she must earn 90 times the monthly rent. Welcome to New York, Ms. Dorfman.

2:35 a.m.: The Parody

I am at the zenith of Bachelor Nation, but I have 27 think pieces and a parody called “Burning Love” on my agenda.

I’ll save delving into an on-set sexual misconduct allegation for another day, because that deserves the kind of thought and attention that is rarely present past midnight.

It occurs to me that if I sleep, I may dream about “The Bachelor,” and that technically I’d be consuming “Bachelor” content.

5:59 a.m.: So Close, but So Far

I have a nightmare about writing this article.

CARLA CORREA

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