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AT DELAWAREFourth-year member of the Blue Hens who has earned three letters • Delaware's top outside shooter • expected to start again on the wing for the Blue Hens • All-CAA candidate • enters the season ranked third in UD history with 215 three-pointers made, and needs 14 more to set the school record • also is third with 610 three-pointers attempted and 35th with 960 career points • has appeared in 99 games while starting 97 • averaging 9.7 points during his career.
2013-14 SEASONOne of two Blue Hens to start all 35 games during Delaware's record-breaking season • ranked fifth on the team and 21st in the CAA by averaging 11.0 points per game • tied for the team lead and tied for second in the league with 85 three-pointers made, one shy of the UD single season mark • also was third in a UD season with 226 three-pointers attempted and 1,216 minutes played • tied for third in the conference with 2.4 three-pointers made per game and sixth with a 37.6 three-point percentage • reached double figures in 18 games during the year • scored a career-high 29 points during the 85-80 win at Charleston Southern (12/3), and tied the UD single game record by hitting eight three-pointers • scored 24 points and went a perfect 6 of 6 from behind the arc in the victory at Hampton (11/17) • added 23 points and seven triples at St. Bonaventure (12/30) • scored 19 points and went 5 of 8 from behind the arc at Notre Dame (12/7) • contributed 18 points during a win at Hofstra (2/19) and 17 during a triumph at Army (11/19) • named to CAA All-Academic Team • selected CAA and ECAC Player of the Week on Dec. 9.
2012-13 SEASONOne of four Blue Hens to appear in all 33 games, and started every contest except for the regular season home finale vs. George Mason • led Delaware with 62 three-pointers made, and ranked fourth with 9.1 points per game • was sixth in the CAA with 1.9 three-pointers made per game and eighth with a 33.7 three-point percentage • reached double figures in 14 games on the year • scored 10 points versus Pitt (11/23) • scored 11 points while adding three rebounds, three assists and two steals at Lafayette (11/28) • contributed 12 points versus Delaware State (12/8) • scored 10 points and made five free throws at Villanova (12/16) • scored a season-high 19 points versus Northeastern (1/19) • led the Blue Hens with 15 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out a career-best four assists during the win at Drexel (1/28) • scored 16 points and collected a career-high nine rebounds against William & Mary (1/30) • scored 12 points on 4 of 7 shooting from behind the arc against Old Dominion (2/11) • recorded 16 points and grabbed six rebounds versus James Madison (2/17) • scored 12 points and hit four three-pointers at UNCW (2/23) • chipped in 10 points at Hofstra, and converted a putback with five seconds remaining to put Delaware up four (2/27) • scored 17 points during the win over George Mason (3/2) • had 11 points against James Madison in CAA Tournament Semifinals (3/10) • first team CAA All-Academic Team selection • earned the UD Team Sportsmanship Award • named to CAA Academic Honor Roll.
2011-12 SEASONAppeared in 31 games and started the final 30 during his freshman campaign (missed the season-opener at Radford with a stress reaction in his left foot) • was fourth on the team with 8.9 points per game • ranked sixth in the CAA with 2.2 three-pointers made per game and 13th with a 34.0 three-point percentage • set UD freshman records with 68 three-pointers made and 200 three-pointers attempted • his 200 three-point attempts are fifth most in a UD single season, while his 68 three-pointers made are 10th most • reached double figures 13 times on the year • made his Blue Hen debut at Villanova (11/18), scoring 12 points on four three-pointers • scored 11 points and grabbed three rebounds during the victory over Cornell, and hit a clutch three-pointer with 1:23 remaining to put Delaware up four • scored 16 points and went 4 of 5 from three-point range in the win over Lafayette (11/26), and hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 30 seconds left to break a 75-75 deadlock • scored a team-high 13 points at Penn (12/7) • scored nine points on 3 of 5 shooting from behind the arc at Delaware State (12/10) • scored five straight points with under four minutes to play during the win over La Salle (12/19), breaking a 60-60 tie and giving the Blue Hens the lead for good • scored 17 points while adding three rebounds versus Hofstra (1/4) • led Delaware with 17 points and grabbed five rebounds at William & Mary (1/7) • again led the Blue Hens with 17 points against Old Dominion (1/11) • scored 11 points and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds versus Georgia State (1/21) • scored 14 points during the win over Towson (1/23) • scored a career-high 21 points during the win over George Mason, going 8 of 11 from the field and 5 of 7 from three-point range (2/1) • scored 13 points, going 3 of 4 from behind the arc, in the victory at James Madison (2/4) • posted nine points and seven rebounds against UNCW (2/8) • scored UD's first four points of the extra session during the overtime win at Georgia State (2/11) • scored 12 points on four three-pointers at Hofstra (2/14) • scored 11 points during the CAA Tournament Quarterfinal game against Old Dominion (3/3) • named CAA Rookie of the Week on Nov. 28 and CAA Co-Rookie of the Week on Feb. 6 • selected to CAA Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOLFour-year starter on the Newark (Ill.) High School basketball team • led the squad to a 33-1 record and the 2011 state championship as a senior • scored 17 points during the semifinal win and posted 11 points, nine steals and four assists during the championship game • the Norsemen increased their win total during each of his four years, and went a combined 84-12 during his final three seasons • led Newark to the Super Sectional round of the IHSA Class 1A state tournament as a sophomore and junior • first team Class 1A All-State selection as a junior and senior • unanimous All-Conference honoree during all four years • was a Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team pick during all four seasons, and a Christmas All-Tournament Team selection during his final three years • averaged 20.8 points per game as a junior and 19.9 points as a senior • finished his career with a school record 2,279 points • honor roll student during all four years of high school.
PERSONALKyle S. Anderson • son of Scott and Judy Anderson • has a brother Kurt, who played basketball at Trinity International University, and a sister, Kate • married wife, Laura, in the summer of 2013 • is an uncle to six children • father is a farmer • worked as a hay bailer during the summer • enjoys bowling in his free time • health and physical education major at Delaware • team representative on the UD Student-Athlete Advisory Council.CAREER HIGHSPoints: 29 at Charleston Southern, 12/3/13Field Goals Made: 10 at Charleston Southern, 12/3/13Field Goals Attempted: 16 at Army, 11/19/133-Pt. Field Goals Made: 8 at Charleston Southern, 12/3/133-Pt. Field Goals Attempted: 12 at St. Bonaventure, 12/30/13Free Throws Made: 7 vs. Michigan State, 3/20/14Free Throws Attempted: 7 vs. Michigan State, 3/20/14Rebounds: 10 vs. William & Mary, 1/29/14Assists: 4, twiceBlocks: 2, four timesSteals: 4 at Towson, 2/17/14Minutes: 47 vs. Georgia State, 1/21/12


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I am particularly struck by #3. I am trying to connect the name 'Motel Samantha' with the picture of an impressive Native American war bonnet. It does not compute.
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This brief examines the complex issues surrounding labor migration from Colombo Process countries. It discusses the progress made—and the policy challenges that remain—with regard to creating efficient and equitable labor migration systems.
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Este manual ofrece a los formuladores de políticas y especialistas una guía accesible y práctica sobre las iniciativas gubernamentales referentes a la diáspora. Este manual contiene un menú, seleccionado cuidadosamente, de opciones normativas y programáticas viables basadas en experiencias reales en distintas partes del mundo.
Ce manuel pratique et simple d'utilisation à l'usage des décideurs et des praticiens fait le point des mesures les plus récentes prises par les pouvoirs publics en direction des diasporas. La question qui se pose aux responsables politiques n'est pas tant de savoir si les diasporas peuvent être utiles à leur pays d'origine, mais comment elles le sont et quels types de politiques et de programmes publics sont à même de favoriser ces relations.
This volume from MPI's Transatlantic Council on Migration aims to fill the analytical gap regarding the question of what greater global cooperation on governing the flow of international migrants could achieve.The book focuses on a set of fundamental questions: What are the key steps to building a better, more cooperative system of governance? What are the goals that can be achieved through greater international cooperation? And, most fundamentally, who (or what) is to be governed?
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Mayor Jerry Abramson and Gov. Steve Beshear joined Ford officials and employees today in celebrating the completion of a $200 million investment in the retooling of its Kentucky Truck Plant. The investment makes way for the production of two new vehicles - the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.
The retooling includes the installation of a flexible body shop that will allow the plant to produce more fuel efficient 2009 model Expedition and Navigator SUVs alongside popular Ford F-Series Super Duty pickups.
"This is truly an important day in the long, storied history of Ford as two new vehicles roll off the line at the Kentucky Truck Plant," Abramson said.
"A couple of years ago, we faced the real possibility of losing Ford in Louisville but, thanks to the hard work between state government, city government and Ford, we stand here today celebrating a bright future."
The Kentucky Truck Plant makeover is part of a move by Ford toward leaner and more flexible manufacturing across its North American plant lineup.
"We are moving very quickly to transform our manufacturing operations to allow us to respond to consumer demand," said Jim Tetreault, Ford vice president, North America Manufacturing.
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A St. Elizabeth Health Center technician who suffered a wrist injury while held hostage in her workplace by an escaping prisoner is entitled to workers' compensation, an appeals court has decided.
In a ruling this week, the 7th District Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the decision by Judge James C. Evans of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court that Christine M. Jones is entitled to compensation for both her physical injury and for the psychological condition known as post traumatic stress disorder.
The claim stems from the assault on her by Billy Jack Fitzmorris, a prisoner who escaped custody and who repeatedly threatened to kill her while he was at the hospital for medical treatment April 2, 2007.
Fitzmorris, a federal prisoner at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, used a homemade knife to overpower and disarm a NOCC guard at the hospital.
Fitzmorris then took another guard and two hospital workers hostage. He took and changed into the first guard's uniform before carjacking a visitor in the hospital's parking lot and fleeing to the Columbus area, where he was captured.
In its appeal, the hospital's parent organization, Catholic Healthcare Partners Inc., did not dispute the physical injury award, but it disputed the PTSD award, saying the treating psychologist never established the wrist injury solely and directly caused Jones' PTSD.
The appeals court, however, cited the psychologist's opinion that: "The anxiety and constant state of hyper-vigilance appellee [Jones] was experiencing due to her disorder was interfering with her interpersonal communication and her ability to concentrate and sustain focus, and the resulting level of suffering and distress prevented her from working."
The court said the psychologist found that the physical injury was a cause of the PTSD, but not the only cause.
"She also suffers from the stress of being taken hostage. Both factors contributed to, and resulted in, her PTSD," the court ruled.
The decision was written by Judge Cheryl L. Waite, with Judges Gene Donofrio and Joseph J. Vukovich concurring.
What a joke. The mental health field is a black mark on society. They are probably prescribing tons of prescription meds to help her "cope". After they run the hospital, workers comp, and the insurance companies to the cleaners, they will tell us all of our kids have PTSD and prescribe them zombifying drugs.
This is why prisons shouldn't be privatized. You need professional corrections officers to deal with dangerous prisoners.
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"Billy Jack Fitzmorris Sentenced to 80 Years Imprisonment for Escape, Bank Robberies, Gun Crimes and Hostage Taking
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My least favorite of all the colors. Not just the Fall 2012 Pantone colors. But of all the colors, this shade of purple is up there with my least favorite. I've never been very big on pastels, and I kind of find them to be puny, but I suppose there are people out there that like them and look good in them … I'm just not one of them. Okay that's not totally true, I like pastels when they're in the details, but I just can't get used to the idea of myself in pastel all over. That's all.
Anyway, if pastels are totally your thing, then you're in luck! Because Rhapsody Lilac Purple is one of the colors that's officially a part of the 2012 Pantone Colors for Fall. There are some plus size retailers who are using this shade of purple as the main color – not just an accent. In this post, I'm giving you the best of plus size "rhapsody."
This duster coat by Simply Be has a nicely notched lapel going on. This piece is very simple, and it would look really nice with a brooch or a flower of some sort on the lapel. If you have a black obi belt, that would also look great cinching it in at the waist! It's not cheap at $219, and it's dry clean only!
I actually like pastel purple a lot better when it comes as an accent color. In fact, I would actually wear a pastel purple if it was mixed into a floral print like the one on this sleeveless blouse from New Look. The back of this blouse has cool lattice detailing, as well.
This is another floral print from New Look that brings in this Fall 2012 shade. This blouse has some sleeve to it, but not much. Lovedrobe often has pieces that fit me really, really well, particularly in button downs.
If you can wear lilac well, and the color works with your skin tone, then this blouse is a great option. It's got a tie at the back of the waist, and it'll really accentuate a lady like figure!
I would also wear this camisole under the million billion sheer pieces that I now own. I love a sweet little camisole – particularly if it has lace at the bust like those one does. Pretty, pretty pretty!
Are you into any of these pale lilac pieces? Do you wear pastels regularly? Stay tuned for the rest of the colors from the Fall 2012 Pantone Trends. I'll be hunting down pieces in every shade.
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I am totally impressed with this recipe! It tastes exactly like the cucumber and yogurt salad I've been served in many middle eastern restaurants. When I wrote up my shopping list, I neglected to write down how many cucumbers to purchase. As a result, I only bought two. The only change I made was to lighten up a bit on the mint, and it turned out just fine.
I did not like these at all, the salt caused the cucumbers to be watery, which watered down the yogurt sauce. I will not try these again.
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Instead of using mint, I too used dill. EXCELLENT!
My SO and I enjoyed this recipe. It was refreshing. I followed the recipe instructions except for the cucumber preparation. I peeled, seeded and sliced them thicker, and I did not salt them. They were not watery at all. If any water did form on top, I just poured it off. Thanks for the recipe!
I loved this recipe! Actually I used dill instead of mint and it was great. It's a good side dish with spicy foods.
This wasn't very good. I tried serving it over some fresh greens, but in the end there was just too much garlic and not enough flavor from anything else!
Loved it. Then added feta and it blew my mind.
I took fresh produce from my organic garden and I turned this into a cucumber and yogurt chilled soup. I used dill from my garden instead of mint, and topped it with fresh diced green onions. I followed the recipe and loved it :) very fresh, clean, and healthy.
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In comparative effectiveness studies, treatment effects are calculated by contrasting outcomes between patients who have been assigned to different treatment groups. While randomized treatment assignments are preferred, constraints on resources, timeliness of results, ethical concerns, low frequency of outcomes, and demands for patient subgroup analyses often lead psychiatric investigators to rely on observational data after patients and their physicians have self-selected their treatments (1). With observational studies, researchers must account for how patients select their treatment to properly adjust estimates of treatment effects that control for these selection biases.
In this issue of the Journal, Leon et al. (2) provide a strong case for an informative observational study. Their analysis was conducted to further test the 2009 Food and Drug Administration warnings that suicidal behavior could accompany the use of antiepileptic medications. To account for selection biases in this observational group, the authors applied an advanced statistical method called "propensity scoring" (3, 4). When the authors analyzed panel data for 199 participants with bipolar disorder who were followed for 30 years, they found no association between antiepileptic medication use and risk of suicide attempts or completed suicides.
The natural question for the practitioner is: Do these analytic techniques lead to scientifically valid findings that can guide clinical decisions? To make this judgment, it might be helpful to explain how statisticians control for selection biases.
Leon et al. (2) computed a treatment effect size by comparing suicidal outcomes (rate of suicide attempt or suicide) between treatment groups (patients who were exposed and who were not exposed to antiepileptic medications) after adjusting for differences in patient demographic and clinical factors. To yield valid findings, these adjustments must be based on all relevant confounding factors and computed using a correctly specified outcomes model.
To be relevant, confounding factors must 1) vary across treatment groups and 2) be expected to have an impact on patient outcomes directly. Randomized treatment assignments that yield equivalent treatment groups are said to be unconditionally "exogenous." Thus, no factor will vary across treatment groups, and calculating effect sizes is reduced to simple comparisons of outcomes across treatment groups. However, when patients and their physicians self-select treatments, treatment groups are not expected to be equivalent. Researchers analyzing the outcomes must then identify all confounding factors (e.g., in the Leon et al. study, clinical and demographic characteristics), determine covariates from the data set to measure these confounding factors (e.g., in this case, prior symptom severity, suicidal behaviors, and comorbidities as clinical factors and socioeconomic status, marital status, age, and gender as demographic factors), and then specify an outcomes model to compute effect sizes that are adjusted for these covariates (e.g., here, a mixed-effect, grouped-time survival model).
Outcomes models specify outcome as the dependent variable (here, time between initial period and onset of suicidal behavior, if any) and the confounding covariates, along with a treatment indicator variable, as the independent variables. Treatment indicators assume a value of 1 when the patient selects the treatment of interest (e.g., exposed to antiepileptic in an initial period), and zero otherwise (e.g., not exposed). The outcomes model is fitted to the data set, and effect size is computed from estimates of the model parameters.
Few medical data sets will contain all relevant confounding factors (e.g., patient access to the means to commit suicide, patient access to psychiatric care for symptom relief). To account for these unobserved covariates, instrumental variables (5) are added to the list of independent variables in the outcomes model (e.g., here, the geographic location of patient residence, reflecting variations in gun regulations, drug trafficking enforcement, and availability of psychiatric services). Instruments must be observable in the data set, vary by treatment group, and be associated with one or more of the unobserved confounding factors. Unlike covariates, instruments are not expected to directly drive patient outcomes. Thus, any association observable in the data set between an instrumental variable and outcomes variables can be attributed to the instrument's association with one or more unobserved factors. If the observable covariates and instrumental variables included in the outcomes model reflect all relevant confounding factors, we say that the treatment assignment is exogenous conditional to the data, or "conditionally exogenous."
The second problem is how to specify the outcomes model. Outcomes models that do not reflect the data set's true "data-generating process" are said to be misspecified (6). Adjusting for confounding factors using misspecified models could also lead to incorrect estimates of effect size (7).
To solve both exogeneity and specification problems in their outcomes model, Leon et al. summarized both covariates and instruments into a single score. This score was estimated by fitting a second model to the data set. Unlike outcomes models, these propensity models are designed to predict treatment assignment (e.g., exposed or not exposed to treatment with antiepileptics during the initial period) with covariates and instruments as independent variables. Effect sizes are computed by comparing outcomes between exposed and unexposed patients who have been matched by their respective propensity scores.
There are advantages to the Leon et al. approach. Combining covariates and instruments into a single score 1) reduces the number of free parameters in the outcomes model and thus increases power to detect treatment effect sizes; 2) permits more variables to be included in the analyses of small sample sizes; and 3) reduces the exogeneity problem to searching for variables that predict treatment assignment and the specification problem to determining how patients should be divided into discrete propensity groups.
But these advantages do not come without a price. The more successfully the propensity model predicts treatment assignment, the less likely it will be to find untreated and treated patients with matchable propensity scores (e.g., in the Leon et al. study, 21% of sampled patient-time intervals could not be matched). Replacing covariates and instruments by a single score may introduce a misspecification error because the impact of each variable on outcomes is assessed only through its association with the propensity score. When the study's purpose is to determine whether exposure to antiepileptic medication increases hazard rates for suicidal behaviors, what is needed is the propensity for suicidal behaviors, rather than the propensity for medication exposure. For instance, both severe symptoms and low socioeconomic status are positively associated with suicidal behaviors (8), while severe symptoms but high socioeconomic status often drive the decision to use medication (2). If these characteristics hold, then low-socioeconomic-status patients with severe symptoms would have a very different initial suicidal behavior profile than their high-socioeconomic-status counterparts with mild symptoms, although the two groups may have comparable propensity scores.
While citing prior successes is informative, findings should be tested for robustness each time an analytic method is applied to a given data set. Leon et al. did show that results were stable across different approaches to classifying patients into discrete propensity groups. However, more can be done here to help the practitioner judge the validity of the reported findings. For instance, a test for robustness inspired by White and Lu (9) and Rubin and Thomas (10) involves recomputing effect size estimates in which exposed and unexposed patients are rematched based on the propensity score plus one or more selected confounding covariates (e.g., propensity scores and socioeconomic status). Since both matched and rematched estimates are designed to measure the same effect size, any observed difference would allow the investigator to reject the null hypothesis that estimates were robust. By repeating across different sets of selected covariates (e.g., propensity and marital status, propensity and age group), the rematched sample that yields the greatest deviation from the original effect size estimate can be determined and tested for significance by bootstrapping the original data set.
This discussion is intended to point to an "analysis gap" that exists between advanced analytic methods that are known among mathematical and computational statisticians and actual methods that medical researchers apply in observational studies. The Leon et al. study offers a good example of methodologists and clinical investigators working closely together to narrow that gap and apply advanced statistical methods to observational outcome studies. As the National Institutes of Health continues its support for observational studies (1), medical researchers should, rather than restating theory, reciting prior successes, or limiting results to those computable with a popular commercial software program, comb the statistical literature, apply the best analytic methods for their study purpose, and test the applicability of such methods against their data set. Only then can practitioners have confidence that observational findings are offering correct statistical inferences on the risks and benefits of medical treatments.
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Coldplay and the Cost of Fun
Published on - December 30th, 2008 (by J.D. Roth)
J.D. is on vacation. This is a guest post from Mandy Hering.
How can people afford fun these days?
I ask this question because my husband and I recently attended a Coldplay concert. We bought the tickets for my birthday back in June, and paid for them with some extra money that I made working as a grader for an AP exam. We didn't need to use the extra money for an emergency fund, to pay off debt, or to finance any type of big purchase as we are already squared away on those fronts. Still, the concert was expensive:
- Tickets cost $97.50 each plus a handling fee of $33, bringing our total to $228.
- The concert was in a nearby town, meaning that we needed to travel there and spend the night. Transportation costs were about $15.
- The hotel where we stayed (within walking distance to the venue with complimentary parking) cost $120.
- We also had to eat dinner once we arrived, costing another $33.
That brings our grand total for one night's worth of entertainment to $396. I shudder to think about that number — our usual night's entertainment costs no more than $8 in movie rental fees!
There are ways that we could have saved, such as by bringing our own dinner from home in a cooler. We did bring snacks, eliminating the need to buy bottled water and chips elsewhere. We could also have bought less expensive tickets if we wanted to sit in the cheapest of the seats. Instead, we decided that if we were going to spend the money that we wanted to at least have a chance of seeing the band members with our own eyes instead of just viewing them on the big screens.
As we don't typically go out for such a big night of fun, I wondered what other types of people we would see at the concert. Undoubtedly, many of the concert-goers bought their tickets before the economic meltdown was in full swing, but many of them probably also bought them at the last minute.
Additionally, this type of event is much different than a planned vacation. You don't have to take a week off of work, and the actual concert lasts less than two hours. Who has the money for such extravagances these days? Are these the people referred to in The Millionaire Next Door as those with big ten-gallon hats, but no cattle in their pastures? Or are they people like me who have made a conscious choice to use their money like this?
While it's difficult to know what a person has in his or her bank account based only on the outward appearance, here is a short assessment of who we saw:
- Parents — sometimes just a mom or dad with a single child and sometimes a whole clan.
- Teenagers — usually in a group of 3 or 4.
- College students — typically identifiable by the logos on their t-shirts.
- Young couples — people in their late twenties to early thirties.
- Middle-aged couples — either pairs of friends or married couples
Can your average person afford such an expense on a regular basis? Of course, the people sitting in the floor seats (ranging from $300 to $600 per ticket) looked better dressed than other people, but maybe they only wanted to look that way.
The lead singer asked a child sitting on the front row how old he was, and the child said he was 8 years old. My parents would never have given me a $600+ ticket to see Coldplay on a school night — what a lucky kid. It makes me really hope that the kid appreciates it and will remember it later!
But, it seems that the premium on fun has gone up since I last had the disposable income (be it responsible or not) to make such an expenditure. For example, say you have a family of four, with two children and two adults. Here are some typical entertainment costs:
- Coldplay concert in Arizona: 4 tickets + handling fee + printing fee = $244.40
- Seaworld in San Diego: 2 adults + 2 children, single day admission + parking = $252.00
- Six Flags in St Louis: 2 adults + 2 children, single day admission + parking = $155.00
- Disneyworld in Orlando: 2 adults + 2 children, single day admission (Florida residents) = $248.00 (other residents) $276.00
Of course, none of these figures includes lodging, if required, or transportation and food.
Ticket prices for athletic events are no better, and in many cases are worse. At my university (Texas A&M), tickets for a football home game range from $70-$85 each for conference play. The cost for professional games is even more, to say nothing of Hannah Montana concert tickets.
Is it my imagination, or have "family fun" events become major budget drains? There are certainly many types of low-cost entertainment for families, but do you feel that your child would miss out if they did not have a "Disneyworld experience"? When do you decide to splurge on a game or concert and when to sit it out? Do prices such as these influence your decisions at all?
I don't regret the splurge that we made since the Coldplay concert was amazing. If we could have spared the time off from work, we would have loved to see them the following night in a different nearby city. The only regret we have is that we followed the "no cameras/no recorders" rule printed on our tickets when, in fact, almost everyone there had a digital camera! It just goes to show how long it's been since we've attended a concert like this one!
Photo by Josh McConnell.
I totally agree with Ian's comments (#38). There's no way to come to any sort of rational consensus about the issue b/c people feel so strongly one way or another.
I would compare it to skiing or golf. Both are fairly expensive pursuits. If you can afford to partake in them, then it's a non-issue. If you can't afford to go whole hog, then there are some cheaper solutions (i.e. going to smaller hills/courses) or if that's even too expensive, then there are some extremely cheap substitutes (i.e. sledding) that give you a small taste of what you like. Sometimes the substitutes can be amazingly fun, and some people even prefer the substitutes. But it doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with anyone doing the primary activity, if they enjoy it and can afford the expenses.
If you come away from a concert adding up the whole costs and feeling bitter, then it wasn't worth the money, no matter what the cost was. I've been to some $5 shows that I regret spending the $5 for, and I've been to $250 shows where I've walked out halfway through. In both instances, I never should have spent the money. But one of the moments I will carry with me for the rest of my life is standing with a group of close friends, singing along to one of our favorite artists as they played a huge arena show. Do I remember how much that particular show cost? Nope! No matter what the actual cost might have been, I guarantee you that it would have been worth ten times that amount, to be as happy as I was at that particular moment.
I think the expense is just fine. The ticket funds weren't pulled from funds earmarked for more important items, it's not a regular expense, and it was something that created a lasting memory. I'm willing to pay more money for events like concerts and pro sports because the memories that come along with the friends are priceless. The important facet is to save for such events so that they're not budget drainers.
I'd pay a LOT to see Coldplay. I love them, am sure they would be great live, and since they announce tour dates so far in the future I'd easily be able to save for it (if it were an unexpected expense I'd be hesitant.)
I rarely pay more than $25 to see a concert (except for music festivals, but since you're seeing 10+ bands a day and it's an immersive experience, it's very different). But if you consider the experience of certain performances to be worth it, then spend the money — after all, personal finance is about making the decision to use your money in the ways that fulfill you.
MONEY, not credit!
It all comes down to what you want to spend your money on. If you are living hand to mouth, and can just save enough for one memorable experience every year, why shouldn't it be a great band? Or an overnight trip? Or a special round of golf? Or whatever you like best?
If you like to see concerts frequently, there are lots of great ideas here for local or up and coming bands, or bargain hunting for tickets.
There's no doubt that concerts are very expensive, but we planned for a big one for my b-day this year. Went to see The Police final show at MSG. Since I was only a kid the last time they toured, that is a once in a lifetime experience. Worth every penny.
I paid about $30 for the ticket and saw about 10 bands that day. Coldplay for $3.
Well, no, $30 for Coldplay, because you didn't have the option of paying $3 per band watched. If you enjoyed the other nine bands it may well have been a cheap deal all around.
I'm not a concert person, but for me, what's galling is less the ticket price than the 'extras' – gas, parking, travel time, food, drink, that kind of thing. I have the opportunity to get free baseball tickets at work, and I generally pass it up because those "free tickets" don't come with free parking, gas or hot dogs and sodas at the ballpark. (Yes, I know you can try and sneak in your food, but I've never understood that. It's like going to a concert and wearing headphones.)
Coldplay for $396? I can fly roundtrip across country for that, with $150 to spend at my destination. Whatever floats your boat.
I've seen then twice live (including their Viva La Vida tour). I make hardly any money, but the splurge for me was completely worth it. My cause is supported by the fact that they are my all time favorite band.
I personally have never understood paying any more than say $25 to see live music. I love U2, but by the time I became a fan, their concert prices were just too high for me to justify the expense. In general, I do not like to be bilked, and the prices to see famous musicians these days are just downright scandalous compared to what they used to be. And I'm only 31! I'm jealous of those who were able to enjoy concerts in the 70s for a much more reasonable rate (even factoring in inflation).
This blog is titled "Get Rich Slowly." Problem is entertainment is just about entertainers getting rich quickly.
There are two types of folks who go to concerts. Those who are already rich and those who never will be. I suppose a third type would be the younger folks with no understanding of the value of money.
largebill, one of the nice things about this blog is it avoids the whole X-Treme Frugality/More Frugal Than Thou mentality, where what I like is frugal and what you like is wasteful, or where every penny spent is a step on the road to Hell.
There's nothing about going to a concert that makes it something only the rich and wasteful would ever do. The whole point of frugality is not to smirk at how little we spend; it's to arrange our finances wisely so that we're spending money in a way that gives us the greatest happiness, rather than being unable to afford the things we want.
The main problem is that ticketmaster splits their "convenience fees" with the artist. So bands are incentivized to use them.
Here's what I always do: For events that I know will sell out, I try to get the presale password so I can grab tickets before they go on sale to the general public. If that doesn't work, I go on craigslist the day of the event as people often can't go for whatever reason.
I also use places like Stubhub or TicketStumbler or Razorgator, but sometimes the prices are just too much =\.
Thanks Mandy for bringing up such a great subject! I agree that money is well spent on such a thing, as long as it is within one's means and is not going to put one further in debt. For me, music has always been one of my favorite things and is highly important in my life, and there are many bands/artists that I have been listening to for years. Although I used to go to concerts religiously, mostly when I was younger, when one of my favorite artists comes into town for a concert, I still consider going.
Yeah, the show may only last a couple hours or so, but the memories last a lifetime. As a teenager at the time, I could have saved my money for something more tangible when Pink Floyd came into town for their last tour in 1994, but that money would be long forgotten. Instead, seeing the show, which was my last and only chance ever, still brings back great memories of one of the most talented and iconic bands in recent history!
$200+ to see a good concert is worth it….if the band is good. I saw Coldplay in West Palm Beach two years ago and thought "I wouldn't pay $20 to see them again…"
This reminds me of Samuel Pepys's entry after a particularly lively celebration, in which he had eaten too much, spent too much, and stayed up too late: he was content, because he had the money, the means, and the health to celebrate, whereas he might not have the one or the other at a later time. Surely the end goal is not to squeak through life as cheaply as possible? If the entertainment is worth it to the entertainee, and it doesn't unduly impair the entertainee's personal exchequer, how is it inappropriate? Would I pay that kind of money to hear Cold Play? No, because I wouldn't recognize Cold Play on the street if I passed them (even if they were playing) – but not because I think it's not worth it to fans of Cold Play. I went to Disney World once and thought it was awful; yet families and adults go regularly and enjoy it. If I had the same money, I'd gladly spend it on good seats for "Lord of the Dance", so I'd say, ultimately, you can only judge what something is worth to YOU – not whether or not someone else should spend X dollars for it.
I do have to say that from what I've read, TicketMaster's prices are little short of extortion – especially the "printing charges" and handling fees – and unduly burdensome.
I find it painful to see how tickets have skyrocketed. I took my 15yo to see ZZ Top in a nearby town, it was their "In Your Face" tour where they played small venues, so for $55 each (plus Ticketbastard handling charges) we got front-of-the-balcony seats in a theater. We took some pictures with her point and shoot. http://realitytourist.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/sharp-dressed-men/
My daughter has been driving me crazy to get tickets to AC/DC. Hah!
But it makes me nuts to think that I saw The Eagles in 1975 (Dave Mason opened) for probably less than $10, and they now want well above $100. I saw tons of acts for less than $10. These new prices aren't inflation, it's marketing, as they try to milk the public while the acts are hot. It does not cost that much to put on a rock show. And don't even think about the merchandise (although in fairness, usually all the profit from merch sales goes to the artist, not the company)
The other issue is paying to see something when there's nothing to see. A friend went to see Prince years ago and came home saying it would have been better to watch him on HBO. Now, certainly, there are shows where you go to enjoy the "experience" of the event (think Grateful Dead), but Coldplay or Prince does not qualify.
In November I spent almost $75 for two tickets to see TobyMac which I never would have done for myself but I was taking my 10 y/o son to his first concert! The list of opening bands was long and I think it added value I wasn't expecting when I made the initial purchase. Although we weren't on the floor the seats were GREAT even for the height of a 10 y/o. I knew it was worth it when my son looked at me a yelled, "If church was like this I'd go every day!" It is a memory he'll have forever and well worth the $75 investment. I only wish we'd taken our camera too!
My husband's theory on sporting events…why would I go stand in the cold to see half the game and pay $8 for a warm beer…when I can sit on the couch for free in my warm home, see the whole game and get an entire cold 6-pack for $8?
You decided to spend YOUR money how YOU wanted to. There's a lot of "wow this is expensive" stuff in the original post, but there's also a lot of "justification", too.
You chose more expensive seats. I don't blame you. I've gone to stadium shows with the cheap seats and they quite honestly sucked.
You chose to stay in a hotel rather than driving home after the concert. If it's a romantic night out with your spouse, I don't blame you for that, either. I can't wait for the next opportunity to spend a night out with my wife, in a hotel, without kids!
… plus I'm betting you forgot to include what you spent on breakfast the next morning. Which is probably not a big deal. In your shoes, I'd have sought out a nice diner breakfast that would have run us both about $10.
I'm not judging you for spending money, but expecting that everyone else in the arena spent the same amount of money is silly. Perhaps some people won tickets, "knew somebody", bought them on Craigslist/eBay/etc. Perhaps this was the "big event" for someone for the entire year. Perhaps the college students charged it up on the credit cards they are going to be paying off for ten years. You can't expect everyone to be as rational as you, or as frugal.
If you want to see live music for cheap, there are lots of ways to do it. But if you go see a big act that's "made it", in a big arena, with tickets only available from Ticketbastards, then add in a hotel and a dinner out, then, yes, it's going to cost more money. I'm willing to bet there are lots of smaller venues that host decent acts where you might only need to deal with a cover charge, and have a good time. Or maybe a band is coming to a small venue and tickets will be $20.
I went and saw a band I really liked this year, the tickets were $70 each. I didn't care, I like the band a lot, and I set aside money every month to be able to spend on stuff like this — some months I use it, some months I don't. But that's what it's there for — spending on fun stuff.
And, of course, if Coldplay can fill a stadium with $400 tickets, more power to them. We do indeed live in a capitalist society, after all. If the prices were $30 a ticket, the scalpers would have run them up to $400/each, anyway.
I'm going to sound like an old curmudgeon and say that those prices are outrageous. When I was younger I went to alot of concerts. The two most expensive concerts was David Bowie in the Let's Dance tour when I was in high school (a birthday gift from the parents, I think 20-30 bucks) and George Clinton and Parlaiment which was $25 dollars, which seemed like alot at the time but very much worth it. But I've seen the Cure, Butthole surfers, Violent Femmes, the Eurythmics, the Pogues, the Flaming Lips too many to list and I've never paid those kind of prices. Until the prices return to sanity I will keep to the local clubs and talent which makes for a great evening and you can talk to the band mates afterwards.
When Coldplay came to town, I really wanted to see them but couldn't just the cost in my financial costs in my current situation. I saw Elbow and Radiohead for the cost of Coldplay. But hey, if you can afford it, you should reward yourself for your great ability to save
See, I don't ever pay more than $20-30 for a ticket to a show, because I don't like the music that everyone else likes. Most of the shows I see are in smaller venues. I also would PREFER to have standing than seating because I like to dance.
I agree with your article. Right now I'm debating to go or not
Tickets are $175 in every website and that's for behind stage where here's no view, not including taxes or "convenience charges"
It saddens me to see this, it makes me think that they don't care about fans, for then it's just business


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