Craig Arko

What strategy is that? I'd like to hear more.

Aren't those two of the traits competitive sports are supposed to nurture?

Since teaching responsibility and self-control to young American males is a dead end?

CDC estimates 19.3% of the female population; 1.7% of the male population. These don't break out the college age demographic specifically. Apparently some people find those rates more acceptable. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6308a1.htm?s_cid=ss6308a1_e "Results: In the United States, an estimated 19.3% of women and 1.7% of men have been raped during their lifetimes; an estimated 1.6% of women reported that they were raped in the 12 months preceding the survey. The case count for men reporting rape in the preceding 12 months was too small to produce a statistically reliable prevalence estimate. An estimated 43.9% of women and 23.4% of men experienced other forms of sexual violence during their lifetimes, including being made to penetrate, sexual coercion, unwanted sexual contact, and noncontact unwanted sexual experiences. The percentages of women and men who experienced these other forms of sexual violence victimization in the 12 months preceding the survey were an estimated 5.5% and 5.1%, respectively. An estimated 15.2% of women and 5.7% of men have been a victim of stalking during their lifetimes. An estimated 4.2% of women and 2.1% of men were stalked in the 12 months preceding the survey. With respect to sexual violence and stalking, female victims reported predominantly male perpetrators, whereas for male victims, the sex of the perpetrator varied by the specific form of violence examined. Male rape victims predominantly had male perpetrators, but other forms of sexual violence experienced by men were either perpetrated predominantly by women (i.e., being made to penetrate and sexual coercion) or split more evenly among male and female perpetrators (i.e., unwanted sexual contact and noncontact unwanted sexual experiences). In addition, male stalking victims also reported a more even mix of males and females who had perpetrated stalking against them. The lifetime and 12-month prevalences of rape by an intimate partner for women were an estimated 8.8% and 0.8%, respectively; an estimated 0.5% of men experienced rape by an intimate partner during their lifetimes, although the case count for men reporting rape by an intimate partner in the preceding 12 months was too small to produce a statistically reliable prevalence estimate. An estimated 15.8% of women and 9.5% of men experienced other forms of sexual violence by an intimate partner during their lifetimes, whereas an estimated 2.1% of both men and women experienced these forms of sexual violence by a partner in the 12 months before taking the survey. Severe physical violence by an intimate partner (including acts such as being hit with something hard, being kicked or beaten, or being burned on purpose) was experienced by an estimated 22.3% of women and 14.0% of men during their lifetimes and by an estimated 2.3% of women and 2.1% of men in the 12 months before taking the survey. Finally, the lifetime and 12-month prevalence of stalking by an intimate partner for women was an estimated 9.2% and 2.4%, respectively, while the lifetime and 12-month prevalence for men was an estimated 2.5% and 0.8%, respectively. Many victims of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence were first victimized at a young age. Among female victims of completed rape, an estimated 78.7% were first raped before age 25 years (40.4% before age 18 years). Among male victims who were made to penetrate a perpetrator, an estimated 71.0% were victimized before age 25 years (21.3% before age 18 years). In addition, an estimated 53.8% of female stalking victims and 47.7% of male stalking victims were first stalked before age 25 years (16.3% of female victims and 20.5% of male victims before age 18 years). Finally, among victims of contact sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner, an estimated 71.1% of women and 58.2% of men first experienced these or other forms of intimate partner violence before age 25 years (23.2% of female victims and 14.1% of male victims before age 18 years)."

We're waiting for instructions from Putin.

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18297065/minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team-ends-boycott-prepare-holiday-bowl There'd better be some women represented on that 'diverse review panel.'

Don't know about them. Here's my agenda: http://regents.umn.edu/sites/regents.umn.edu/files/policies/Mission_Statement.pdf What's yours?

Memorable Christmas gift? Honestly I don't remember. Last Christmas with my Dad, I guess. Go to movie? Fitzwilly. You probably never heard of it. There is also the classic Christmas trilogy: Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, and Iron Man 3.

http://nothingshortofgreatness.com/ Hahahaha! I want a refund.

You didn't notice? We have 12 fingers and 12 toes down here so we use the dodecagonic system.

While away those hours waiting for Spring... Worldwide streaming radio. I'm playing smooth jazz from London. http://radio.garden

Waiting for the dramatic reveal... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw

When I lived in LA 40 degree nights felt damn cold.

If and when a substantial number of participants in those programs are suspended for criminal activities, maybe. They've already both taken pretty substantial budget hits. And those departments actually have decent things to offer.

Sounds like a typical day at work.

Here's the benchmark: https://www.minnpost.com/stroll/2014/12/45th-parallel-markers-make-note-minneapolis-distinction Of course the precession of the Earth makes that a variable, and the overdue geomagnetic reversal could really mess things up. Pitchers and catchers, report already.

Abolish the program and use the money for cancer research.

Oh, no! Always tragic to lose the young. Condolences to his family.

Falvey Levine. Sounds like a great name for a character in a mystery novel.

I think I don't hold the team responsible for Nick's opinion. You make the deal when it's available.

A lack of moderation.

Thanks to everyone here. Made a few genuine friends and that's been worth a great deal.

I certainly would never accuse fandom of rationality. Or sobriety, for that matter.