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Japanese Electronics Manufacturers Report Gloomy Earnings
Increase in raw materials costs plus competition from Korea, other areas, toughens market
TOKYO -- Money-losing Sony Corp. led a dismal day of earnings for Japanese electronics companies Thursday as the entertainment and consumer products company slashed its full-year profit forecast by nearly 90 percent and reported a second-straight quarter of losses.
Toshiba Corp., Hitachi Ltd. and NEC Corp. also posted losses as Japanese electronics companies fight falling prices and increased competition from cheaper Asian manufacturers such as South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co.
Japanese rivals that have already embarked on restructuring plans, such Matsushita Electric and Fujitsu Ltd., stood apart Thursday for posting improved results.
Sony said it now expects net income of 10 billion yen ($89.3 million) for the year ending March 31, 2006, compared with an April forecast of 80 billion yen ($714 million). Sales will be 7.25 trillion yen, 3 percent lower than its April outlook, the Tokyo-based company said in a statement.
Sony blamed the downgrade on bigger than expected restructuring costs, falling electronics prices and sliding television sales. In March, the company appointed Howard Stringer chairman, the first foreigner to head a major Japanese electronics firm, to improve results at Sony's faltering core electronics business.
Sony posted a net loss of 7.3 billion yen ($65.2 million) in the three months ended June 30, compared with a profit of 23.3 billion yen a year earlier. That followed a fourth-quarter loss of 56.5 billion yen.
Sales fell 3.3 percent to 1.56 trillion yen ($13.9 billion) in the first quarter.
The results were slammed by a 15.9 billion yen ($142 million) restructuring charge, of which 15.5 billion yen was dedicated to reviving the electronics units.
Toshiba Corp. widened its first-quarter loss amid declining sales of flat screen displays and falling prices for computer chips.
Its loss totaled 8.9 billion yen ($79 million) in the three months ended June 30, bigger than the 7.8 billion yen loss it had a year earlier. Overall sales rose 4 percent to 1.298 trillion yen ($11.6 billion), from 1.247 trillion, but sales in its key electronic devices division dropped 11 percent to 294 billion yen ($2.6 billion).
Toshiba said its electronic devices division was hit by falling sales of liquid crystal displays for personal computers and by price drops of the flash memory chips used in items like digital cameras and mobile phones.
Falling prices for LCDs and telecom equipment also bruised Hitachi Ltd., which reported a loss of 24.1 billion yen ($214 million) in the April-June quarter, compared with a profit of 16 billion yen in the same quarter a year earlier, the Tokyo-based company said in a statement.
Sales at Tokyo-based Hitachi edged downward less than 1 percent to 2.05 trillion yen ($18.3 billion) from 2.06 trillion yen.
The company expects to break even with no profit in the first half of the current business year, with a 2 percent increase in sales to 4.4 trillion yen ($39.3 billion). It said growing demand in Asia would help offset a slumping market in the United States and Japan.
To improve profitability, Hitachi has been trying to diversify, turning to hybrid technology for cars and joint ventures with rivals for making LCD panels and plasma displays, both of which are increasingly used for new TVs. It has also tried to expand overseas, where sales growth is stronger than at home.
NEC Corp. fell deep into the red in the quarter, blaming persistent weakness in semiconductor prices.
It suffered a group loss of 10.9 billion yen ($97.3 million) in the quarter, after a profit of 20.9 billion yen in the same period a year earlier.
Matsushita Electric, the Osaka-based manufacturer of the Panasonic brand, said profit grew 2 percent in the April-June quarter, as restructuring and cost-cutting measures offset a slump in sales and increased raw materials costs.
Profit was 33.4 billion yen ($304 million), from 32.8 billion yen the previous year. The company also forecast a strong performance for the current quarter.
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JD Hoyt's
- Address:
301 Washington Ave. North
Minneapolis, MN 55401Neighborhood:
Downtown / North Loop
- Cuisine:
SteakhousePrice: $31 to $50
JD Hoyt's
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://jdhoyts.com/
- Phone: 6123381560
- Hours of Operation:
Dinner: Monday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 12:00am, Sunday: 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday Brunch 10:00am - 2:00pm,
Now open at 10:00am on all Twins - Day Games.
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Steakhouse, Barbecue, Cajun
- Executive Chef: Micah Rees
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Smoking Area, Smoking Area (patio only), Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Catering: We do lots of team dinners professional collage an high school. We call it training table. Call us for your next training able needs.
- Private Party Facilities: We do have a private room available. We ask that everyone in your party has dinner.We ask a 20% tip for the servers. We ask a minimum of 12 people (A max of 32).
- Private Party Contact: Pat or Erik 6123381560
Getting there
- Cross Street: 3rd Ave. North
- Public Transit: 2 blocks north of the light rail and North Star train
- Parking: Valet
- Parking Details: Complimentary Valet Parking Tuesdays - Saturdays starting at 6pm (Limited Valet parking on Twins Home Games).
Small private parking lot, lots of street parking and One block North of Public Parking Lot "C" (holds 1400 cars).
A word from JD Hoyt's
J.D. Hoyt's is a roadhouse, located in the booming warehouse district of old Minneapolis. A cozy spot with an extensive menu, full bar and a wine list of extraordinary value. The featured entrees are prepared on our custom designed charcoal grill. This giant grill sears your order to juicy perfection. JD Hoyt's is proud to serve large portions of food you'll crave. The favorite dining spot of athletic organizations, professional and collegiate,Continued
Open seven nights a week, with Sunday Brunch 10a.m.-2p.m.
open All Twins day-games 10a.m.
Locally owned, Nationally known. Best staff in the city.
Check out the "New" patio, just added for your enjoyment.
Valet parking Monday - Saturday nights
(Limited Valet parking on Event Days)
Open seven nights a week, with Sunday Brunch 10a.m.-2p.m.
open All Twins day-games 10a.m.
Locally owned, Nationally known. Best staff in the city.
Check out the "New" patio, just added for your enjoyment.
Valet parking Monday - Saturday nights
(Limited Valet parking on Event Days)
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
- Diners' Choice WinnerSteak
JD Hoyt's - Best Restaurants in Downtown / North Loop ›
JD Hoyt's reviews from OpenTable diners
111 reviews since June 4, 2014
- Food4.5Service4.6
- Ambiance4.3Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (58)neighborhood gem (46)good for groups (41)fit for foodies (40)romantic (24)great for brunch (23)great for outdoor dining (22)hot spot (17)late-night find (15)great for lunch (14)notable wine list (14)vibrant bar scene (14)kid-friendly (7)scenic view (6)Show More
- AMAZING!!!BestBirthdayDined on 9/26/2014I had been hearing lots about JD Hoyts and was curious about their food. I went to college in New Orleans so the vibe was already there. I took my fiancé there for his 28th birthday, because it was one of the places we had yet to go downtown. We have been to all the best steak houses and seafood restaurants and JD Hoyts was our final place. One word AMAZING!! The feel was great - it was a real 5 Star dinner without the dim lights, quiet environment and dressed up customers. It was almost like a luxury sports bar - the vibe was great. Valet was cheap and very quick, which was nice after a big meal (its also just added to your bill so there is no worries about having to pay for things twice). The food was superb!! TRY IT!! GO GO GO!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Custom eventRonMDined on 9/25/2014Requested quiet table for meeting and put us all in a room with doors;perfect for our event. Beautiful room, great ambiance, excellent service; perfect evening.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful as usualKristinVIPDined on 9/22/2014We took 3 customers out to dinner there in a group of 8. Our service was great and the food phenomenal. JD Hoyt's never let's us down!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Cool placeL0007bDined on 9/18/2014The restaraunt had tasty food and great service . The filet was cooked to perfection and the quantity of food was amazimg .Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great MealMNCubsFanDined on 9/17/2014The "upper" bar seating was very nice and the bartender was wonderful. A mistake was made on my snack and she cheerfully replaced it (and left the original delivered so my husband could eat it!). The dining room was very nice; server was very attentive. One of our sides was delivered and it was lukewarm; the server cheerfully replaced it. A manager stopped by to see how everything was but didn't seem to know about the error (and didn't introduce himself so we assume he was a manager). Valet parking was friendly and quick. Will stop by here again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/16/2014We loved the cajun theme - everything was great - thank youSpecial Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 9/3/2014I thought the food was very good - chops, augratin potatoes. Our wait person was extremely friendly, knowledgeable, & efficient.Special Features:
- A fun place to eat.golferDined on 9/2/2014JDHoyt has a wide ranging menu, from high end steaks to one of the best hamburgers you can get in the Twin Cities for $12. Service has always been excellent. The vegetable platter as an appetizer is great!Special Features:
- AmbianceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/22/2014We had a booth on the corner right next to the bar and front entry and we were right in line of everyone that came in and left - extremely noisey and so distracting. We had requested a booth in the old part but NEVER expected this. The register was right at our elbows! The booth was very cramped as well. Our advice: do away with this booth!!I would recommend this to a friend.
- J.D. Hoyt's was great!NaomiBdayDined on 8/22/2014I took my wife and two friends to JD's before a Twins game and it was a great experience. The food was tasty and reasonably priced. They have a great happy hour. The service was well above average and the valet parking for a Twins game is ideal!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/18/2014Cassey our waitress was great and the food was even better.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- always goodnurse88Dined on 8/16/2014consistently offers a great menu. staff are very attentive. love to eat thereSpecial Features:
- Classic!!OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/14/2014As a full blooded Minnesotan, it was great to return to a long time great place to eat!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- JD Hoyt'sFoodE4everDined on 8/14/2014Excellent food and the portions were beyond generous! Pork chops and ribs were very flavorful and tender. Atmosphere was unique and very friendly. Our server was very accommodating, we had a couple elderly diners with us that were hard of hearing, so our server spoke very clear and slowly to them and was very patient with all their questions. Great experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 8/10/2014Food was excellent but served too slowly like part of entree ordered delivered 10 minutes after first part.Special Features:
- GREAT!RussDined on 8/10/2014Have never been disappointed. Had many dinners and a few brunches their. Can't wait to go again. The food is fantastic, it doesn't matter what we order it's been great. And the service is also great!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Nothing SpecialNancyetcVIPDined on 8/2/2014Food was not bad, but not noteworthy. We ordered the lobster tacos as an appetizer. There were 4 of them, and there were 4 of us. One of them had no food in it! Cesear salads were not very ceseary. Main courses (scallops, shrimp scampi, steak, cheeseburger) were all okay but nothing special.
- Great and DisappointedLucyDined on 8/2/2014I was really looking forward to our dinner before the Paul McCartney concert. We had an early reservation but they were not staffed properly. My husband said his ribs and pork chop were the best he ever had!!! Excellent! Superb! However, I order the special Steak Sterling a fillet topped with a crab cake and bernaise sauce. My dinner was cold, not even warm. The steak was very tender but cold! The waitress brought me a new warm crab cake with cold bernaise sauce. Really disappointing especially when you pay so much. The waitress was so busy she mixed up our drink order or forgot and was too busy to see if our meal was OK. I could have cooked a better dinner myself.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- food was coldLisieVIPDined on 8/2/2014Had looked forward to dining at a Minneapolis icon prior to Paul McCartney's concert. Was disappointed that our beverage service was slow and then when our food arrived all of our meals were cold to mildly warm which didn't make them taste very good either.
- nice dinnerBIRDDined on 8/2/2014We stopped here before a concert and had an early dinner on the patio. Our server was very attentive and did not rush us although it was getting very busy with other's waiting for tables. I would recommend the lobster tacos- not too heavy and served with a side of spicy pico de gallo. My husband had a steak with a crabcake on top and thought it was delicious. Their prices were medium to high depending on what you ordered with sides being ala carte. We would make a return visit.Special Features:
- OutstandingOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 8/2/2014We had dinner early Saturday before the Paul McCartney concert. The service was impeccable. I wish I could remember our waitresses name. She provided one of the best dining experiences we have ever had. She was very helpful with helping to chose our dinner options and was very enthusiastic about the selections being offered. Our friends came in from out of town to have dinner and concert with us. They were very impressed by this restaurant as well. Our steaks were cooked exactly as ordered. Everything was perfect!Special Features:
- 20 years agoTommyTDined on 7/30/2014It had been 20 years ago the last time I went to JD Hoyts. It was a business lunch, and I lived in St Cloud at the time. I have wanted to get back to JD's for quite some time and I finally did so prior to attending a play at the Guthrie. We came through the door, and I looked around like a kid in awe of my memory. JD's was just as I remembered it, and in fact I think I sat in the same booth I did 20 years ago. Jenese (sp?) met us at the door and escorted us to our booth and was our server. Jenese was friendly, helpful, courteous, polite; everything you would want from your server. Our dining experience was really good! Great food with Cajun Catfish and a Shrimp Jambalay type dish; and a super banana ice cream dessert.Special Features:
- Great night outOpenTable Diner Since 2006Dined on 7/26/2014The menu was great - steaks, chops, ribs, and a few seafood selections. It all looked so good. I need to go back so I can try everything. We had the cheese plate to start. It was a lot of cheese/fruit/crackers for 2 and could easily satisfy 4. It was great with our wine selection. I had the steak and crabcake and it was great with a wedge salad. Wife had filet and said it was great. Our server knew the menu cold and made some great suggestions. Prices were pretty reasonable too for the quality of food and service. But I did think some of the wines were overpriced and they have a pretty steep corkage fee if you bring your own wine in. Had a very nice time there and would definetly go back again.Special Features:
- DisappointingPlanetRVIPDined on 7/26/2014Totally underwhelmed with the food. Service and ambiance were good, but didn't make up for the poor tasting food. Lousy calamari, but huge portion. Burgers charred on outside, nearly raw in the middle when ordered medium. Homemade chips worse then bag chips. Thought the meal was a waste of money.
- FabuloussmileyDined on 7/26/2014This was our second time at JD's and we loved it this time as much as the first. Great service, great food and a nice quiet atmosphere. My only complaint was that I asked for my hashbrowns well done and they did not come out that way, but the rest of my meal was outstanding. We ordered lobster risotto to share--to die for!! I can't wait to go back again!! This has become our favorite place to go for a good steak/nice dinner that doesn't break the bank!Special Features:
- Pork chopsBrianDined on 7/26/2014Share the pork chops - they're great. Great stopping off point before Twins games. A little noisy and not the best ambience outside but not bad either.Special Features:
- Business dinnerBusinesspivDined on 7/24/2014Great place to take any business partner or client to. Great service, great food, good atmosphere.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Thumbs Up.quanmacDined on 7/19/2014I was there for a first official date. The food was excellent, however the noise level is a little overwhelming when trying to have a get to know each other conversation. Fun atmosphere with great service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- overall pleasureschmittym9Dined on 7/13/2014Great place to eat. Huge food portions. Excellent service. Went there on a friend's recommendation, and it delivered. I guess I'll keep him around for a while until he screws up.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- great tasting foodJudesDined on 7/13/2014We have eaten here several times and always great! My husband loves the gumbo here. With the cheese bread they bring you, don't really need to order and appetizer unless maybe with a large group or big appetites. We have and the corn bread with honey, awesome! Our son always gets the salmon, I usually stick to the ribs, my favorite! I have had the small filet which is really enough for a woman's appetite, my husband has had the pork chop and that was incredible and tender too. Dessert is delicious also, the grilled bananas is great and enough to share.Special Features:
- BearsDined on 7/12/2014Food and service were wonderful. The pork chop was delicious; best ever. Would suggest you split order because no one could eat two. Prices are high; salad was extra; anchovies on salad were extra.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good food and servicespankyDined on 7/11/2014This was our second time at JD Hoyt's. The pork chops are amazing as is the steak. I had swordfish which was very good too. It's a bit on the expensive side, but it's downtown and has good food. For example a glass of generic Pinot Noir wine was $14, and a small piece of chocolate cake was $10. We both enjoyed our main courses but weren't impressed with the desserts. Overall we enjoyed our meals and will go back for our next special night.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- I was embarrassed!FrankDined on 7/2/2014Steak was good, everything else unremarkable to poor, considering the price.
- Pleasurable NBL/MBL Dinnersamanthamelodyturner2002Dined on 6/27/2014I had a wonderful quite interaction with the national baseball association. They were friendly sociable polite and had wonderful dinning etiquette, the bar experience was even amazing..Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful DinnerOpenTable Diner Since 2007VIPDined on 6/21/2014We had tickets to the theater, even though it was a distance we decided to give JD Hoyt's a try and we were not disappointed. The valet parking was very convenient. The server made sure everything went like clock work. She was very attentive to our needs and was very pleasant. I had the pork chop/rib combo, it was wonderful. The chop was moist and flavorful. The rib was a dry rub but came with a side of Bbq sauce, did not need the sauce the ribs were mouth watering. Would definitely go back.Special Features:
- Our Date NightERAndersonDined on 6/20/2014My fiance and I had our engagement dinner at Hoyts. Pat was so good to us and the food is AMAZING. This will forever be a favorite date nightSpecial Features:
- A Nice ChangeDowntownerDined on 6/15/2014We took a couple of fathers on Father's Day. They are famous for their pork chops and rightly so. They're perfectly done and huge. Our server was the best we've had in a while. She was knowledgeable, efficient, and had a personality that added to our dining experience. While the place was pretty busy there was a very acceptable noise level, which is a wonderful change of pace from many of the newer restaurants that seem to think jet plane noise levels add energy.Special Features:
- Father's Day BrunchRockfishDined on 6/15/2014Great tasting brunch selection. Reasonable price. Came for Father's Day with family. Ample room.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Restaurant for good foodsaber66Dined on 6/14/2014Second time I have been to JD Hoyts. Little on the expensive side, but for what you get - it is a very good deal and nice time.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- meanmomcitygirlDined on 6/10/2014except for the porkchops-which were excellent as always-food was very bland and flavorless, esp the halibut which was awful (like eating sawdust).Kind of a let down-Hoyts has always been so consistent.Special Features:

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Junior Kyle Bradley (Howell, N.J.) tossed six innings of one-run ball and sophomore Michael Lang (Dumont, N.J.) doubled twice to score a run and drive in another as the Rutgers baseball team downed Wagner, 5-1, Tuesday afternoon at Richmond County Ballpark in Staten Island, N.Y.
The Scarlet Knights improved to 12-13 overall on the season with the victory in their first of five-consecutive games against New York schools. RU will travel to Jamaica, N.Y. this weekend for a three-game series against St. John's before concluding the stretch against Columbia at Bainton Field next Tuesday, April 7. Wagner fell to 9-8 with the loss.
Rutgers jumped on top early in the contest with a run in the first when Lang worked a walk out of a full count to lead off the game and No. 2 hitter Pat Biserta (Point Pleasant, N.J.) drove him home two pitches later with a double off the bottom of the wall in left field.
Wagner loaded the bases in the bottom half of the first without recording an out, but Bradley worked out of the jam, surrendering just one run on a double play before getting out of the frame on a fly out to center field.
With the scored tied at 1-1, the Seahawks put a man on third with two outs in the third, but Bradley induced a pop out to first base to end the threat.
A well-executed bunt down the third-base line from Dan Betteridge (Sewell, N.J.) put the leadoff man on for the Scarlet Knights in the fourth. Betteridge then stole second and moved all the way to third on a wild throw from the catcher, where Luis Feliz (New Brunswick. N.J.) drove him home on a line-drive single to center field to break the 1-1 tie.
Doubles from Jared Jimenez (Monroe, N.J.) and Lang gave Rutgers a run in the fifth and the Scarlet Knights plated a second run in the frame on a sacrifice fly from Pat Biserta (Point Pleasant, N.J.) to extend the lead to 4-1.
Wagner put a runner on third with two outs in the fifth, but Bradley once again thwarted the scoring threat with an inning-ending strikeout.
The Scarlet Knights added to their lead with a score in the eighth on a two-out RBI double down the right-field line from Jaren Matthews (Teaneck, N.J.) to make it 5-1.
Bradley scattered two hits over six innings with just the first-inning run allowed and posted four strikeouts to pick up his second win of the season. RU also got three innings of combined scoreless relief from Billy Murphy (Cranford, N.J.) and Kevin Lillis (Fair Haven, N.J.). Wagner's A.J. Pirozzi (0-2) surrendered four runs on seven hits with a pair of strikeouts over five innings in the loss.
Rutgers received strong defensive play all game, highlighted by sophomore Joey Ianiero's (Bloomsburg, Pa.) nice scoop on a well-hit ground ball at second to record the out base late in the contest.
Rutgers will continue its five-game stretch against teams from the state of New York when the Scarlet Knights travel to Jamaica, N.Y. for a three-game series with St. John's, beginning Friday.


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A retrospective study from California claims that the nonoperative management of simple appendicitis may be safe and is worth studying further.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Antibiotics instead of surgery for appendicitis? No way
A retrospective study from California claims that the nonoperative management of simple appendicitis may be safe and is worth studying further.
22 comments:
- PUautomne said...
Randomised trial for acute appenditis comparing antibiotics vs surgery was already published by a french team in the lancet. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2811%2960410-8/abstract
- February 14, 2014 at 3:55 PM
- Skeptical Scalpel said...
Thank you for that link. I had not seen the study. Here is an excerpt from the results:
"In the appendicectomy group, despite CT-scan assessment, 21 (18%) of 119 patients were unexpectedly identified at surgery to have complicated appendicitis with peritonitis." This confirms my statement that CT scans cannot accurately predict simple appendicitis in all cases.
More from the results: "In the antibiotic group, 14 (12% [7•1—18•6]) of 120 underwent an appendicectomy during the first 30 days and 30 (29% [21•4—38•9]) of 102 underwent appendicectomy between 1 month and 1 year, 26 of whom had acute appendicitis (recurrence rate 26%; 18•0—34•7)."
The authors concluded that antibiotic therapy was not inferior to appendectomy. What do you suppose they were smoking? 42% of the patients treated with antibiotics had to have an appendectomy within one year. I'm sorry, but I would call that a definitely inferior result.
- February 14, 2014 at 4:40 PM
You are a surgeon. Surgery may seem trivial to you. I am not a surgeon. I would prefer to try a course of antibiotics in an attempt to avoid surgery.
- February 15, 2014 at 10:21 AM
- Skeptical Scalpel said...
I never said it was trivial. Appendectomy done laparoscopically for simple appendicitis is followed by few complications, Note the reference I included from the Journal of Trauma in my post. The recurrence rate after treating appendicitis is very high as noted in my previous comment. Suit yourself.
- February 15, 2014 at 3:17 PM
- Libby said...
While I prefer less invasive strategies (antibiotics) before going in with the big guns (surgery of any type), your comment about CT scans not being able to differentiate between simple and complex leads me to not want to take the chance and go straight for the surgery. In this scenario, the laparoscopic appendectomy would be the least invasive course of action whereas cleaning up a perforated appendix would seem to me as a big job with a lot of potential complications (one being death... a complication I'd like do without).
- February 15, 2014 at 8:13 PM
- Vamsi Aribindi said...
I suspect what might be valuable in settling this once and for all is, of all things, a patient satisfaction survey. I know they have huge problems (and are negatively correlated with outcomes!). In this case, I suspect a follow-up survey with all those patients who were on anti-biotics vs. those who went to surgery would reveal just how miserable the former group was. I had a few friends who for whatever reason did not have an appendectomy- they were not happy campers for the week or more they spent in the hospital. I imagine having to come back within a year would make people even more disgruntled.
- February 16, 2014 at 5:39 AM
- artiger said...
I won't say I've never done it (used antibiotics in certain cases of appendicitis, with success I might add), but to suggest it as routine is overly ambitious, to put it nicely. I've heard it compared to treatment of uncomplicated diverticulitis, which is usually not treated surgically, but these two are different animals. Plus, there is a big difference between appendectomy and sigmoid colectomy, whether open or lap.
I think the important thing to remember is that there may be a few times where we could, and maybe should, treat appendicitis with antibiotics. The trick is to know which are those few cases. If you aren't willing to recheck the patient's status frequently, you don't have ready access to surgery, or you don't have good sphincter control, go ahead and take the damn thing out already.
- February 16, 2014 at 12:13 PM
- Skeptical Scalpel said...
Libby, I agree with your reasoning.
Vamsi, that's a great idea. It would be interesting to hear what the patients think. I'd love to see someone study that.
Artiger, I agree. The problem is how to decide who could get by with antibiotics. I don't think CT scans can reliably tell that.
- February 16, 2014 at 9:39 PM
Probiotic experiments with the gut microbiota indicate that the appendix is a refugium of gut flora that helps replenish the microbiome after extensive intestinal dysbiosis for example from intensive antibiotic therapy for C. diff. If the appendix contains the "bad bugs" it received from the gut microbiota, the antibiotic may suppress the flora but not sterilize the whole tract so as they increase in numbers after the therapy is discontinued the same problems will reoccur. Antibiotic treatment of acute flare up followed by long term probiotic delivery perhaps in conjunction with a fecal transplant should prevent the usual reoccurrence of inflamed appendix. Will the insurance companies pay for this and will the FDA squash it, I don't know but going for surgery every time is not the way medical care advances.
- February 17, 2014 at 11:05 AM
- Skeptical Scalpel said...
The appendix MAY be a refuge for normal flora. I don't think that is settled yet. (See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279496/)
I don't know of any study that suggests that those who have had appendectomies, numbering about 250,000/year in the US, are any more susceptible to C diff than those who still have their appendices.
Your theory about probiotics plus fecal transplants is interesting, but again, where's the data?
- February 17, 2014 at 1:19 PM
Not sure if there is enough "evidence" to treat appendicitis w. ATBx but I agree, it is an interesting idea in a time of escalating c.diff. However, anecdotally, at age 10 my brother had acute appendicitis and would have died without surgery (perf). Now at age 45 he is healthy and has not been hospitalized since. He has occasionally been on antibiotics and has had no ill effects. Conversely, my neighbor, a healthy 50 year old F (with her appendix) developed c.diff after taking po clindamycin following dental work!!
Here is an excerpt from the conclusion in a 2013 article that sides with keeping the appendix intact when possible: "removal of the appendix may also impede the ability of the body to replenish helpful bacteria, and/or appendectomy might hinder helpful immune responses, such as those directed at C. difficile. Whatever the cause, appendectomy appears to be associated with an increased risk for recurrent C. difficile colitis"
- February 17, 2014 at 9:25 PM
I was treated w/ "interval" appendectomy - antibiotics for 6 weeks until laparoscopic appendectomy. I had peritonitis before and after surgery. I had six weeks of antibiotics before surgery w/ reduced activity; had to take more antibiotics after surgery; and reduced activity for six weeks post operation. I felt that I was denied appropriate care (defined as quick removal of appendix and early start on recovery) because EVERYONE else I discussed this with had their appendix removed immediately after being diagnosed with appendicitis. I tell others that if the surgeon hesitates to operate for appendicitis - put your clothes on and go to a different hospital.
- February 18, 2014 at 10:14 AM
- Skeptical Scalpel said...
DD, thanks for commenting. As you know, you can find a paper to justify anything you want to do in medicine.
Anon, it's hard to judge your case without more details. It is perfectly acceptable to treat a ruptured appendix with antibiotics if the patient is not clinically septic. Traditionally, an interval appendectomy is performed later after the inflammation has settled down. The surgery is much easier when the appendix has cooled off.
- February 18, 2014 at 1:43 PM
- artiger said...
A friend of mine who is a farmer came in yesterday with very classic appy symptoms...nausea, no appetite, localized tenderness in RLQ. Since his livelihood will require him to be very busy (and active) in the next few weeks, he did not even want to hear about "possible treatment options", he said just get the thing out so I don't have to worry about it anymore. So, a laparoscope and 10 hours of bedrest later, he was back home without his markedly inflamed appendix. And just for the record, no CT scan was done.
I point this out because his income and support of his family would take a significant hit with a treatment failure from an attempt at antibiotics. I mentioned it to him during our initial discussion but we both knew it wasn't the right thing for him. Sometimes we have to consider these "intangibles" when deciding our treatment course.
- February 18, 2014 at 10:37 PM
- Skeptical Scalpel said...
Artiger, good points. He was not a candidate for antibiotics.
- February 19, 2014 at 8:43 AM
Artiger, 10 hrs of bedrest..????
A guy that motivated would have been discharged from PACU by me :)
- February 21, 2014 at 6:26 PM
- artiger said...
Rugger, I would have preferred that, but I finished kind of late in the day, and staying over was kind of his wife's idea, not to mention they have two small children at home. I'm in a rural hospital, and it takes time to change the mindset when the same guy has been here for 40 years, and doesn't quite get what outpatient surgery is all about.
- February 22, 2014 at 10:30 AM
There are much larger European studies of antibiotics for appendicitis that report a far lower rate of later appendectomy than the 42% quoted in comments above - despite the fact that usual protocol in these studies is to automatically perform surgery at any recurrent symptom that might be appendicitis. Americans use mandatory appendectomy for cultural reasons: the procedure is simple and survivable enough that it could be developed before antibiotics were developed, and so was grandfathered in as the standard of care. There is no other organ whose infection is considered to automatically require chopping it out. (Would the fact that some pneumonia patients will have recurrences justify automatically removing a piece of lung at first occurrence?)
Saying "more importantly, the appendix is gone forever" accepts the false dogma that the appendix has no function and is only a source of risk whose removal is desirable. We've heard that before about other organs, e.g., the ovaries of women done with childbearing, and it's always been wrong. Dismissing evidence that bodily structures have functions with "you can find a paper to justify anything you want" denies patients the right to choose, based on the totality of the available evidence, which of two different suites of risks they would rather accept.
- February 26, 2014 at 10:27 AM
- Skeptical Scalpel said...
Anon, thanks for your thoughtful comments.
I take issue with your statement about much larger European studies of antibiotics for appendicitis. If you know of them, please provide me with the references and/or links.
Also, you lung analogy does quite work since we know that the lung provides an important function, unlike the appendix (so far). It may be that the appendix does have a function, but there are about 250,000 appendectomies performed every year in the US, and no one has shown an adverse effect in people who have had that operation.
I would love to be able to quote reliable figures to patients on the treatment of appendicitis with surgery vs. antibiotics. They don't exist. Can you "get away" with antibiotics for some cases of appendicitis? Yes. How do you identify those cases? I don't know.
- February 26, 2014 at 2:43 PM
- artiger said...
Scalpel, I don't know if the above Anon is in the US, but the liability concerns here also come into play as far as missing appendicitis.
- February 26, 2014 at 8:39 PM
So far, it seems, trials have been medium-sized or single-armed. The APPAC trial is planned to include 610 adults randomized to surgery or antibiotics, with telephone follow-up for ten years (!). There are several meta-analyses. Varadhan et al., BMJ 2012 344:e2156, PubMed abstract number 22491789 (free full text is available) analyzed four trials together totalling 900 patients. This analysis reports a 63% one-year "success rate" for antibiotics, mostly because 21% who were randomized to antibiotics instead received surgery, mostly because of often unspecified "clinical judgement"; of those who weren't, 20% had surgery for recurrent issues later. The relative risk reduction for complications with antibiotics vs. surgery was 31% per protocol and 39% considering only those who were actually treated with antibiotics. Another meta-analysis of RCTs involving 980 patients (Mason et al. 2012 Surg Infect (Larchmt) 13:74-84) reports a higher "failure" rate (though also an 8.5% "failure rate" for appendectomy) but a 46% reduction in complications plus reduced sick leave and pain medication usage. The 2011 Cochrane Collaboration review (CD008359, Wilms et al.) assessed five trials totalling 901 patients; of those who actually got antibiotics, 73.4% were cured without complications, including recurrence, within a year. Though the outcome was not statistically conclusive, they concluded that surgery remained the standard treatment. So someone who chooses antibiotics, where that is allowed, is avoiding upfront risks of complications and anesthesia while accepting a meaningful risk that they will have recurrent problems and ultimately have to have surgery.
As to "nobody has shown an adverse effect": Someone above quoted a paper reporting an increased risk of C.diff, which I do not automatically dismiss. The commenter above might also have quoted Clanton et al. (PubMed abstract 23983904), which reports in a chart review of 55 patients who'd had pseudomembranous colitis badly enough to have their colons cut out - I wonder if any were told about fecal transplant first? - that 44% had had appendectomies previously, significantly higher than the population average.) There is significant speculation in the literature now that the main function of the appendix is to harbor populations of essential gut flora that can recolonize the intestine after illness. This function is of particular importance to the long-term health of those who travel a lot - though one might hesitate to travel to a remote region shortly after an attack of appendicitis, given the risk of short-term recurrence. (Appendicitis rates seem to be related to diet; they're very low in Africa. Perhaps one could reduce that ca. 20% risk by lifestyle choices?)
Also, universal surgical treatment has financial implications. I saw an essay on KevinMD a while ago by a health-care worker who had chosen this option at his own employing institution - and he had to argue hard for it - because he had just a day or two before become eligible for insurance and it was not clear that he would be covered; hospitalization and surgery would have been financially devastating if he was not. I can easily see choosing to accept a 20% risk of needing more treatment later if the flip side is an 80% chance of avoiding bankruptcy. Allegedly Obamacare was supposed to fix that, but if you have a high-deductible plan, like I do, or a bronze-level high-copay plan, even covered surgeries will clean out your checking account. (My husband was conned into the last pointless cardiac ultrasound he'll ever have a couple of years ago, before we had the high-deductible plan, yet the financial repercussions of that tiny little procedure have persisted to this day - and most people would say we were middle class.)
- February 27, 2014 at 12:13 PM
- Skeptical Scalpel said...
Anon, thanks. The meta-analyses are all flawed because they include studies with mostly open appendectomies. Complication rates are much lower now that about 80% of appendectomies are done laparoscopically.
As I said, you can "get away" with antibiotic treatment as was the case with the healthcare worker. Is it good for everyone? I hope I live long enough to see the results of the Finnish randomized trial.
I thought the ACA was going to make medical care affordable for everyone. Bankruptcy should be a thing of the past.
- February 27, 2014 at 12:51 PM


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I've been noticing this steady decline in quality art popping up on dA. And I'm not here to start any dARama, just so you all know, but I am here to state an opinion. You all have all of your opinions, I'm allowed to speak mine. Anyways, yes, decline in quality. And by this, I don't mean that more kids have run to their crayons and their coloring books and are busy posting that online. No. I'm talking about the literal cell phone crap that I am seeing on the MAIN PAGE of deviantArt. Cell phone shots of women with their legs spread wide - without the mature tag on it. Cell phone shots of women who look red, as though they came from a beating, and (even worse) cell phone shots of guys junk. Honestly, that shit isn't art. Now, I'm not trying to insult anyone's privates, but honestly, there's nothing artistic about a grainy, unedited, non-artistic, unclassy shot. I will remind those who might be guilty of such things, that there are children on this site. And they can read. And they can see. They aren't blind.
But that's not the only thing that I'm here to talk to you all about. Sure, I have issues with the cell phone crotch shots and thanks to Facebook, and most of the net I know what everyone's bedroom/bathroom looks like without trying. However, I'm also talking about the lack of respect that goes on with you trolls, viewers, commenters, critiquers, etc.
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What do I mean by that?
I mean, that when you see someone in a photograph, 99% of the time, they are acting. Think about this for a second. The model comes to a shoot with an idea in mind, the photographer comes to a shoot with a list of ideas that will take place during the shoot. The model needs to look sad, she needs to be lusting after this man, or this woman. The model also needs to display some strong body language to convey whatever story might be displayed by a said image. This isn't their story. This is their acting. So, when you look at a model in an image - you can't sit there and tell yourself that you know them. You don't know their favorite color, food, their story, their history or their life goals. You also won't know if they are married, have/had children, how many jobs they work, or how much money they make. What you might know is what the studio looks like, their favorite pose, their body shape, eye color and hair color...should you be paying THAT much attention (and believe me, I'd be impressed if you did.). But knowing what they look like isn't the same as actually knowing them. This means, that if you hit on them, ask them out on a date, ask them to get married, ask if you can get into the bed/bathtub, or in their pants, you are 99.99% likely to get a big fat NO, and a nice big block right after that. Respect people.
"Lost In Void"
Model: Crystal | Photographer: KimberleyCamilleri
And because you do not know the true individual in the image - you cannot go automatically assuming that they are some filthy whore. Some of the models that I have met and worked with personally, are anything BUT whores. No, they do not sleep with their accompanying models. No, they do not sleep with their photographer. No, they don't sleep around period. Good lord.
For those of you who are unaware, Mr. Michael Helms (aka Pelicanh) has pulled out his gallery. You see, he too was quite tired of the level of disrespect that was going on throughout his gallery. In the matter of fact, the man had turned off all COMMENTS because he didn't have time to sit there and read all the insults that thoughtless people were putting there.
That, my friends, is not what one calls respect.
In the matter of fact, that isn't the only thing Michael Helms has heard. Oh no. Prior to his deactivation of his gallery, he had blocked nearly 200 people, and he had written a few journals about respect. Does it sound like any of these thoughtless people cared to read it? No. He is not the only one to pull his account. Nude model, DecoGoddess, also pulled her account because of those who are inconsiderate and rude. I've heard several of my own models talk about pulling their account as well. Several of my photographer friends report over 20+ people a day, others have a block list that is longer then the first 7 pages of a good sized novel. To have that much disrespect is un-fucking-real.
"I fear for this generation of loud mouthed, unsophisticated, undereducated, sophomoric juveniles who don't subscribe to decency and good manners. Not all of them, of course... but there is a significant percentage.
I blame the internet for this unchecked bad behavior because there are no consequences for the things they say and do. But how will this spill over to their REAL lives and interactions with REAL people when they face situations that make them uncomfortable?"
Please, do share. Because I am rather curious. If you can be such a bastard online, and so disgustingly rude, then please, do tell me HOW it is that you function in the real world. How on Earth do you still have a job? How has no one fired you yet? And don't sit there with a nasty smile on your face, and tell me it's because "you're a classy motherfucker who can get away with everything." The general public knows better. When you respond with such an answer, you are just giving yourself away to the fact that you are in that 98.99 percentile of heartless commenters who think you can sit behind your computer screens and talk big shit.
And what's worse, are the retorts that us artists have heard from the public. "Well, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen," and "If you can't take criticism, then don't post your photos on line."
Secondly, asking to get into the bathtub, or bed with said model has nothing to do with criticism. That's you getting turned on, and wanting a piece of ass that you are not going to get, because you're gonna be shut down.
"My Little Pony"
Model: Roswell-Ivory | Photographer: Hart-Worx
In a blog, written by a nude model and a senior member, Should Nudes Be Allowed In Art?, Unbearable-Lightness also brings some interesting points to light.
"Criticism? That would be one thing, but insults and personal attacks and fixation on body parts are quite another. I've had rude remarks that constitute hate speech about my age and the race of the male model with whom I've worked. Jerks have asked questions no one would dream of asking if I stood before them as a "real" person: Are your boobs real? Can I get in bed, the bath, whatever, with you?
That's not art criticism. It's never even remotely related to art. No matter the age of the person who left the comment, it's immature and inappropriate at the very least. As Mr. Helms said, "What will these flamers and trolls grow up to be? Probably politicians who post photos of their wieners on Twitter." That's assuming they will ever grow up and aren't already decades past the age of majority."
Said blog post raised some angry messages from fellow artists who are both shocked and disappointed at the level of disrespect that has graced any artist's account, or art. The fact that people can get away with this because of modern-day technology just adds to the further sickening feeling some get when they read comments as terrible as what Michael Helm's work was subjected too.
"Well, it's unfortunate that artists are being harassed to the point that they feel like they need to remove their art. I enjoy many different forms of art, and I enjoy artistic nudes because I think the female body is a work of art in it's many different forms. There are all types out there and on the WWW who knows who you will come in contact with, I just wish that people wouldn't hide behind there anonymity on the WWW and use that as an excuse to be incredible crass and crude and make the obscene gestures and comments that you know they would not do if you were sitting face to face with them." ~Anonymous
"Why they gravitate to art nudes, I don't know. I mean I understand why young boys would be drawn in - they may not have had much opportunity to see a nude woman before they turned 18. But why they feel like it's the Old West once they get to a nude photographer's or model's page is beyond me. Clearly, there's a disconnect. I'm not so sure that it's so much hiding behind the anonymity, but rather that they don't see the person at the other end as a real person. All they see is glowing pixels. This is an interactive video game to them." -phydeau
"There's nothing is wrong with nude art, and the problem is that people with low intelligence and have problem with sexuality who write bad stuff about nude.If nude is wrong than all Greek goddesses sculptures should all be taken down! This is really childish and stupid if someone says bad things about nude art." -Darksyler7Raven
"Hair & Boots"
Model: pixielovesyou | Photographer: rolandbutter
Another thing about nude work - if the model/makeup artist/painter/photographer WANTED a critique, they would activate that nice little critique feature to be placed under their deviation. If that little feature isn't chilling there, then it could almost 100% be presumed that we don't want to hear your critique. The lighting could be better? Oh, that's nice, are you the photographer? Erm....no. That piece is a little blown out. Well, maybe for your taste - but perhaps the artist was aiming for that. That pose doesn't suit your liking? I'm sorry, I believe that's the pose the model when into. What we do as artists is guaranteed to not suit everyone's liking. We don't always aim to please the public. A lot of the time, we are doing this for ourselves. Rather shocking bit of information, isn't it?
In another post, Unbearable-Lightness asks, "Is there someone going around forcing people to look at art, like maybe putting toothpicks in their eyelids to force their eyeballs open? Must be, because people still haven't caught on. If you don't like something, don't look at it. Don't look at it numerous times and leave nasty comments about it. Don't wait to be blocked. Go away and don't come back."
^I bring that point to light, simply because some of you seem to come just to hate on the model. To hate on the editing, the size, the age, the hair color, the pose, the particular body part, the fact that you don't see pussy, etc. I mean really - is someone holding a gun to your head and making you look at whatever is on your computer screen? No? I didn't think so. There's an "X" at the top of your browser for a reason. How about you use it? Great. Thanks.
If you want to see pussy, look for one of those shitty cell phone shots, or better yet, log onto that porn site that your wife doesn't know that you have an account to, and go browse those galleries and videos. Because if the model's gallery is lacking in the "crotch shot department," then the chance of her putting one up just for you is about as slim as money raining from the sky.
Honestly, I wouldn't be on such a tangent, if this shit didn't happen every damn day that I'm on here. And if I don't see it personally, I hear about, and if I don't hear about it, someone usually brings it to my attention in some other form.
I don't understand this need to hate on women who model for the art. I don't understand this need to leave such filthy comments. I don't understand the reason to flame everyone model you see. I just don't get the damned point. And maybe I will never understand, maybe no one out there can give me a decent answer. But I can at least try, because I know that I'm not the only one who's sick of these types of "games." I'm not the only one who finds this unbelievably disrespectful. My models are tired of it. Friends are tired of it. Photographers are tired of it. I'M tired of it.
The only reason why I stay here, is because I move past the flame, and the dirty trashy thoughtless people. I realize that there are still some wonderful photographers and models out there, and that somewhere, hidden in the very VERY back, dark, corners of deviantArt, there is true art. One must dig a little to find it.
"Ryo Laughing"
Model: Ryo-Says-Meow | Photographer: PerryGallagher
"Lucy In Disguise"
Model: LaurenCalaway | Photographer: JaimeIbarra
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May as well throw my $0.02 against the idiot above who tried to claim "free speech".
The right to freedom of speech was originally placed in the bill of rights to protect political speech.
The founding fathers wanted to ensure that those in power would not be able to target those who criticized policy, as was prevalent at the time (you complained about the king you ended up in prison). It had nothing to do you anyone's right to say whatever the hell crap they wanted, and it especially does not cover those who are inciting violence.
It also does not mean that you are guarenteed to have an audience for whatever idiocy you want to spout off, conspiricy theorists complain about their "voice being supressed," when in reality it's more of a matter of people thinking they are crazy and ignoring them.


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Jetsons: The MovieJetsons: The Movie (1990) Feature Length Theatrical Animated Film by Dave Koch
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Jetsons: The Movie
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Jetsons: The Movie
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With enough story line to make this a typical half hour show, it instead gets dragged out to feature length and bores us silly. A real pitty that Hanna-Barbera can not keep up with the times and come up with some fresh new ideas.
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"The words "personal" and "dark" have been referenced in Paralytic's promotional lead-up, but without a lyric sheet, it's nearly impossible to tell that Barnes is singing about anything, save for the surprisingly straightforward "Malefic Dowery", which goes back to the the subject of infidelity. I don't doubt that this is a personal album for Barnes, but on Hissing Fauna, that was obvious— all you had to do was listen. Here, we're left sorting through lyrics like, "True love never mattered/ The two donkey jaws that were removed from our hearing.""
– This is a really frustrating paragraph and reminds me strongly of the Klosterman/tUnE-yArDs stuff. I put on the album (which is still growing on me, and I agree with TMT is his best since Hissing Fauna) as I was reading this, and I don't understand how he could be confused as to what Kevin is singing about, even from the first real song. "Nothing happens for a reason/There's no point even pretending/You know the sad truth as well as I." Seems pretty clear to me?
Jenny Eliscu, Rolling Stone contributing editor: Surfer Blood never did reach the buzz heights for which they seemed poised. Ultimately, 'cause they're a pretty boring band, I think.
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Kanine: I remember the first year Chairlift played they were bummed as hardly anyone came to see them. But the next year they got a ton of buzz from getting an iPod commercial [and] everyone was dying to see them. The press people all seem to like to talk about the same 10 bands instead of championing new bands on their own. Unfortunately 90% of the press just works that way.
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I Hate People
Personal Stories, Advice, and Support 1,463 People
I Hate Loud PeopleI hate people who are loud for no reason. People who not only talk loud , but walk, eat, sleep and everything else require to be a human being. Is it really necessary to be that loud?
imyded 26-30 4 Responses 4 Sep 18, 2008
I'm young I was never raised to hate anything ihave a very caring heart I don't have a lot if hate in me so when I say I hate someone with all my hate that's Amazing There are only 2 people I really hate in this world and I have very good reasons for it lots of people hate me but I don't hate them back cuz I don't wanna...
Angel2345 13-15, F 1 Response 2 Jul 17
I work in the restaurant industry.And the customers are fine, it's my coworkers that make me crazy. I was depressed today because i don't know how i'm going to get through life dealing with people. I'm easily irritated, i'll admit to that. It's things like annoyances over people just being downright rude that...
halloweenkid 22-25, F 1 Response 3 Aug 12
I'm known as that black girlthat turned "emo." I've lost so many friends, and the respect from my family just because I decided to change my look. I've always had the same taste in music but now that I changed my style people treat me as if I kill babies
OneSuicidalFuck 13-15, F 1 Response 0 Aug 7
Who keep whining about their troubles.As if their situation was incomparable with other people's.
DarkLoser 13-15, F 3 Responses 0 11 hrs ago
There's too many people in this world... So many that proper education, attention, environment was not given. So dumpfucks grew up. All searching, searching for meaning, retro education, retro attention and a lot just settled on stupidity. Self centered, devoid of love and attention to other people. Devoid of logic...
madeofstars 31-35, M 3 Responses 5 Sep 17
I hate those people that pretendthat I mean something to them. Pretend like I matter. I only matter when they want something.
AriaSteel 18-21, F 4 Responses 4 Sep 16
Just felt like gettingthat off my chest. I ******* hate them. :) Have a wonderful ******* day otherwise.
Naty14 13-15, F 3 Responses 3 Aug 4
Why?! Why do these weird people add me to theircircle?! The last girl that added me to her circle had no experiences other than things about liking to **** herself and loving to get her clothing wet and she joined three different groups that were like "I am a girl", "I am a female", and " I am a woman"... Is this really...
athenalovlies 18-21, F 1 Response 6 May 8
ArrrghPeople in general can just be so ignorant. That includes myself. I am often frustrated by the imperfections of humanity. The only positive aspect of this dilemma is that it provides me with some incredible writing material.
WolfMarauder 19-21, M 1 Response 4 Jun 26, 2007
I hate people because there stupidbut the people I like is Satanist because they worship lord Satan and they already know the truth about lord Satan and his demons but the people I don't like is the stupid Xians I hope they burn in the pits of hell in the name of Satan hail Satan
5thPrinceofDarkness 18-21, M 2 Responses 0 Sep 18
I'm a cashier and bagger at a store.Last night, I scanned a man's groceries, bagged them, and put them on the counter at the end of the check lane so he could get them and place them in his cart, but he had forgotten his eggs. Turns out his wife got mad at him when he returned home without them. He got yelled at...
goagainsttheflow 18-21, F 5 Responses 2 Aug 26
I so do not want to go back to school.I hate dealing with people I cant stand.
Skinnylove99 16-17, F 3 Jul 26
I hate people in generalbut I love people when I observe them
cults 18-21, F 2 Jul 20
I hate when my sister leaveswhen I'm in the middle of talking to her. It's super annoying.
CookE114 22-25, F 3 Aug 23
The only good human is a dead human.Though I hate people I find them infinitly amusing. A lot of you in the I hate people group hate for various reasons but what do you expect humans are disappointing. The reason to think but very few think. Most are followers they don't go deep within themselves they don't...
Enigmaforever 22-25, M 1 Sep 23
Just as I go on through life I realise moreand more everyday that I really cannot stand people. It's to the point where I can barely have a conversation with anybody new because I just can't seem to get along with anybody.Why I hate them is because people are so judgemental. If you don't like the same music, wear the...
jheyjuneice 18-21, F 4 Dec 26, 2013
At this point of my life,more people **** me off then make me happy!
presseve 18-21, F 2 Aug 13
I'm tired of being the gentlemen,nice guy it's all worthless bull ****. I'm always being nice, expecting everyone to be the same to me but its like now a days people have forgotten what respect means. It's always me opening the door for you, saying excuse me, helping you out, but when it comes down to you to do...
endureandsmile 22-25, M 5 Responses 6 Mar 25
I'm going to be honest here,I'm so disgusted with humanity. People just **** me off. Everyone has their own little cliques and groups and just can't accept people for who they are. They can't make their own decisions because they follow society's status quo. No, you're too weird. No, you're too ugly. I'm...
deleted 26-30 3 Responses 8 Jun 26
If you think it's alright to just flap yourlips at me in the morning, especially when I've just woken up, then you're asking for your teeth to be socked out! That is all.
goagainsttheflow 18-21, F 4 Responses 4 Dec 29, 2013
I don't hate people but lately it just seemsthat's there's more folks full of **** and ready to bash other people instead of clean out the skeletons in their own closet .
Princeofthesky 18-21, M 1 Response 3 Aug 5
I ******* hate people.Do you know why I hate people? Because they're disgusting hypocrites who can't just love people for who they are. Meeting people on the internet is a HORRIBLE thing. You fall for someone and then they for say find out you have a tattoo and they don't like tattoos, so they stop...
LoveandLoss17 16-17, F 2 Responses 3 Aug 6
Why I Hate PeopleYou know what I hate about the world and people? I hate when people ignore people, when someone is being nice to people and trying to offer friendship , and those same people who you are offering friendship to, in return ignores you and doesn't offer friendship back and acts like...
deleted 26-30 6 Responses 6 Dec 14, 2009
People say we aren't Ugly,society is. But what people don't get is that we apart of is! Everything and everyone is apart of this stupid messed up society that involves cruel heartless people! I have been told to go kill myself for at least 3 years now and the one thing that bothers me is how they can...
Chocolate29 13-15, F 1 Response 3 Sep 19
YupThatsMee 22-25, F 1 Response 5 Mar 28
EnlightenedI weep for mankind. I hide it. Hide it behind a façade of hatred, disdain, indifference, social phobias, but deep down, I weep for my fellow man. For those who are rude, for those who are selfish, for those who lie, cheat, steal, for those who con people out...
numisiro 36-40, M 7 Responses 17 Jul 19, 2008
Heck YEAHI really DO hate human beings. People are pathetic and disgusting and irritating and pretentious and judgmental and so on and so. I wish I'm just a cyborg or something so that I won't get affected by all human thingy. But, what can I do? I'm also just a human being which makes me...
deleted 26-30 2 Responses 10 Nov 7, 2013
I Truly Dohumanity is annoying and destructive. they are hypocrites too. everyone just criticizes, but don't help. want change, but don't start from themselves. cry about life being so unfair, but they are arseholes and ****** people overall so what they get is definitely what they deserve...
bundys 22-25, F 1 Response 9 Sep 11, 2013
Just Needed To Vent A BitI am new here on EP and already find myself disgusted with people . It just blows my mind with things I see. IE: Someone is looking for a friend and they shared their story how they have no one they can call a friend and that they are not looking for sex or cyber. Yet, you...
Cathexis 41-45, M 2 Responses 4 May 31, 2013
NatashaRose 18-21, F 1 Response 8 Jul 3
I think it's better to just learn to depend onyourself, take care of yourself and your family, and never count on anyone else to care. If it's something you need that interrupts them doing nothing, forget it because even though you do everything for them, their "nothing" time is more important than you are. I think after...
DreamChristine 31-35, F 4 Responses 6 Jun 27
I hate those people who are mentally damagedcause for their own good, they would do anything to other people. And I hate those people who have no idea whom they are talking with yet, would make obscene comments and go all kinky. I hate those people who disrespect the women just cause they are weaker. And i hate those...
Sprinklingwaters 18-21, F 2 Responses 1 Sep 5
People are so rude and some actso childish . I hate them so much .
lonelygypsy 13-15, F 1 Response 1 Aug 5
People, *Gags.Let me start off by saying, This group is hilarious. "Do you hate people? Join 800 friendly people..." Friendly people, who hate people. Anyway. I hate people, obviously. But most importantly, I hate people who are common. People who do the following: Act like something...
IWillMakeYouThink 18-21, F 2 Responses 4 Mar 12, 2013
I hate guys who have more pics of themselvesthan fibers in the damn carpet I'm on right now.
Naty14 13-15, F 1 Response 3 Aug 20
There are only Two Types of People.Ones who tell lies and the ones who believe them. Trust No one . Believe in Nothing, no matter where you read it, or who had said it, even if I've said it, unless it agrees with your own reasoning and common sense. Those who can make you believe in Absurdities can make you do...
DropFuckingDead 16-17, F 1 Response 2 Sep 20
1livingstars 16-17, F 6 Jun 12
People are evil. They killfor the thrill, not for survival. They back stab, manipulate and torture. They lie and steal and cheat and run away from problems. They abuse and use and they're pure evil.
Xeniabolton 18-21, F 7 Jun 14
It is no wonder I hate peopleso much. They are basically an insecure, treacherous, dishonest lot. Gossip and Soap operas are reflections of their pathetic daily lives: filled with sour grapes, nit-picking, belittling, and every manner of envy. No wonder these dispicable traits have lead to incurable greed...
dispose6 31-35, M 1 Sep 10
gfc3 56-60, M 1 Response 0 a week ago
Absolutely Hate.It's insane how much I hate people. Their actions, their beliefs, their thoughts or lack thereof; people are so disgusting. They don't care about how their actions affect other people, such as smoking in public, drunk driving, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. They try to force their...
wishtobefree 26-30, F 3 Responses 6 Nov 20, 2013
The fact is that I can't hate people it'sagainst my nature but I sure as hell can dislike them!
Chocolate29 13-15, F 1 Sep 19
Humanity disgusts me to the pointwhere it don't want to go outside. People always say to me "you don't hate people you have friends" and I say "I don't have "friends" I have "temporary space fillers". I say this because I don't like relationships or friendships, I can barely stand my family so why the hell...
Arcdapreslamort 16-17, F 7 Responses 6 Jul 7
I Work In RetailI am a cashier at a big store and I wear a blue polo (didn't want to say the name but you get the idea). Needless to say, I hate people. Old, young, moms, dads, students, foreigners, everyone. They yell at me for doing exactly as I am told, they yell at me for not knowing...
Lotte11 18-21, F 7 Responses 8 Sep 18, 2011
I hate people who whinge,them people who make a dram over every little bloody thing. yeah i know everybody reacts differently to stuff and it effects different people in different ways but my god some people need to get a grip. i dont know if its just because i've been through a hell of a lot that...
AriaSteel 18-21, F 1 Response 4 Apr 15
I look at the people around meand feel a deep contempt for them. They're living in the bliss of ignorance while I'm suffering through the harshness of the real world. I look at them with disgust and think to myself, "Someday, they will pay. They'll all pay. And vengeance will be mine."
CompassionateCoffee 13-15 5 Responses 6 May 26
I really hate it when people can just add themselves to your circle 😑 their should be an approval button for that.
Helloirrelevant 16-17, F 7 Responses 8 Jun 3
Are there even any humans in the world today?I have always thought it is empathy that makes people humane, relating to each other; an inherent trait, as we as homo-sapiens are intelligent and social beings. WRONG! Dead wrong, people choose to numb their ability to relate and understand people in exchange for self...
Skullix 18-21, M 3 Responses 7 Aug 13
I just can't stand people sometimes... Just them breathing is enough to **** me off, I hate people who can't stop talking or are just too stupid to shut up when they're wrong. I don't like being around people (just a few friends that I actually like) I'd rather be left alone with my books and fandoms... fictional...
keke8714127 18-21, F 2 Responses 4 Mar 8
Just so you know the things I put up with fromstrangers. Hopefully he sees this
Naty14 13-15, F 3 Responses 3 Aug 24
I love to make friends,I gotta be honest on that, but people just IRRITATE me! If you want to give me advice, go ahead, but don't judge me on the things I do. You can go have an affair whenever you want, but don't expect me to keep my mouth shut when your husband/wife gets suspicious. There are SO...
Killamunjaro 22-25, M 0 Jul 25
I can write a novel of how much I hate peopleand their stupid, lack of knowledge, and zero common sense behaviour! I hate people who think they know everything yet they are so stupid; hate ones that do not know the rules of the road and think that the left lane is for cruising; hate people that go less than the speed...
Navia55 26-30, F 2 Responses 0 Sep 21


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Hi guys.
Does anyone know a free online app fro making mobile friendly websites? Ive tried onbile.com, which is good, but it doenst allow forms to be added. I have a few enquiry forms on my website, and so these need to go on the mobile website. Does anyoen know how I can achieve this using an online pp?