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Heads roll at Sears
After a miserable fourth quarter, the retailer brings in a new chief executive and signals some management departures.
How bad is it? Fourth-quarter profit dropped by 13%. Same-store sales fell 4.5% at Sears locations. Gross margins were down while merchandise inventories rose. Even the company's standout business -- appliances -- saw profit erosion. The clothing and consumer electronics businesses were also on the decline. The debt picture is sketchy, with Sears issuing $1.25 billion in notes last year at 6.625% -- a higher rate than the company would have liked.
The share price dropped more than 5% on the news to $82.41 in late-afternoon trading.
Lampert makes one thing very clear: Heads are going to roll. "This requires us to part ways with some who have given great effort, but who have fallen short of the performance required for us to be competitive," he writes. I hope the appliance managers are looking at Monster.com right now.
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And with some leaders heading out, Lampert is bringing in an unusual choice as chief executive: Lou D'Ambrosio, a man with zero retail experience. D'Ambrosio was previously CEO of Avaya, a telecom equipment company, and before that spent 16 years at IBM (IBM). D'Ambrosio has spent the last six months as a consultant to the Sears board.
Why is a tech guy running a retail company? Perhaps this is a clue: D'Ambrosio helped take Avaya private in 2007 in an $8.2 billion deal. Sears' own press release describes the deal as "delivering attractive returns" to Avaya shareholders.
This seems to fall in line with a trend I've written about before at Sears. The company has been buying back shares at a brisk pace, taking the number of shares outstanding to 109 million from 160 million in 2007. Three-fourths of the company is owned by three entities: Lampert, Lampert's hedge fund and another hedge fund. Sears ended its quarter Jan. 29 with $1.4 billion in cash and $9.1 billion in inventories, which total more than its $10.2 billion market cap.
All of this has some thinking that Lampert wants to take Sears private, and has tapped D'Ambrosio to make it happen. So I think shareholders can hope for one of two scenarios occurring here: Sears goes private in a deal that makes shareholders -- particularly Lampert -- happy, or D'Ambrosio uses his tech savvy to help Sears better compete with the likes of Amazon (AMZN), Home Depot (HD) and Target (TGT).
Both options are iffy, frankly. But consider this moment Sears' big Hail Mary pass. It's now or never.
Sears "is a big company long heading downhill with nobody applying the brakes," one retail analyst told MarketWatch. "And now they've changed the driver, but the real back-seat driver -- who controls the brakes, gas pedal, steering wheel and maintenance -- is staying the same."
I am 60 years old, I have had my Sears account since 1969. I own my own business and pay my bills on time. My credit card with Sears after hundreds of purchases at Sears over the years it was at a limit of $10,000.00 (not bad for being with them for 31 years) and recently my credit card with them was reduced to $1,500.00. Sears is wondering what has happened to their business, especially appliances, electronics and large purchases??? If you devastate your credit card account customers, what do you expect? Once I saw that I vowed not to purchase anything at Sears again. Again, I have bought dozens and dozens of appliancea for me, my daughter, my father and mother and my father-in-law. It was so convenient and the Kenmore products were very good. Suck it up Sears Management like you wanted me to do.
I'll go to Home Depot who didn't penalize me by instantly lowering my credit card account.
Regards from an Irate EX-Sears customer
The Biggest Problem is you treated your employees like garbage, I know I worked there for 12 years.. Your Comment heads are going to roll are proof right from the horses mouth...or should I say Pony... you force them to sell credit or get fired.. at 29% interest ... you make your employees operate in fear, especially those who have over ten years .. if they don;t sell enough credit cards, and extended warranties they go on PPI ..
Why dont you put the blame for the loss where it belongs .. its you dude... be responsible for your position.. the bottom line is in your lap... you have screwed so many employees they nor there familys will ever shop at Sears, Kmart. Autozone ever again.. my family alone cost you over 50,000 in sales a year... Take a look at the middle east .. people dont respond well to Dictators... Why dont you buy an Island , drink ,have fun and get old . and let someone with some people skills run the company... I know its to late for that , Sears is just name in the History Books now...
Mr. Lambert, Lou, I would thoroughly enjoy a conversation with you from the sales floor. I would show you a cross-reference of your lost 13% to the loss of my commission due to 'theoretical' inventory' being sold based on a promise date and failed deliveries. Then multiply that issue by every other associate under the same circumstance... then by similar issues with installation failures... defective product... nonchalant call centers... you get the gist.
I would discuss an archaic system that promotes stagnation on the floor when an associate is on hold for 45 minutes to an hour with service, simply trying to get straight answers to any given issue. I would discuss pay in and of itself, (to be expected), when the company recovers product margin on a 'super' sale, by dropping wages to compensate... from the very people struggling every other day of the year to support a company that doesn't hesitate to abandon them in the name of, "it must be the sales force."
You have highly skilled, trained, (unfortunately from other companies), yet loyal employees out here in the trenches. Sometimes giving them unsustainable quotas and calling them failures spurs them forward. Most times it simply means that line 34 of spreadsheet 960 needs to be replaced, Silence means success, after all.
A faltering number does not mean someone isn't following the process... sometimes the process is simply flawed. I am carrying my numbers, my clients enjoy their visits and even bring me spoils when it comes time to break in the new oven.
And from day one, if the system is flawed... I fix the system to the best of my ability... That is until someone else notices and says, "You're only here to sell, I need you to sell, I pay you to sell."... no, actually, given a good discount, you don't.
I will try to help Sears succeed Mr. Lambert, Lou... thanks for listening.
It's hard to sell product when you don't have product to sell! Sears didn't stock up for Christmas season of 2009, so Sears associates watched customers go elsewhere because they didn't have and couldn't order the products customers wanted. You can't blame the in-store associates for that.
Combine lack of inventory, declining quality of Sears house branded products and service, and management forcing associates to use high pressure sales tactics to try to sell over-priced protection agreements, add in the low pay rates for associates that are causing the good sales people to leave Sears in droves, and you have the reason for the decline and eventual fall of Sears. Sears has been in decline due to poor upper management for years, but when the hedgies bought it, that was the final nail in the Sears coffin.
When shopping at Kmart, please don't blame the employees if they seem less than helpful, believe me, they are trying. They way things are right now, there is only a few employees working at once at any given time. Each employee is left to do the work of 3 or 4 people and are being run ragged. It's sad because all these people are doing is trying to make a living by coming to work everyday. They are getting worked to death and then the customer's blame them for the lack of help around the store. Don't blame the one's who are actually there working. It's not their fault the company is too cheap to give out hours so that there are enough people to help you.
Without a doubt, Sears has the worse customer service of any retailer I have ever dealt with. Mr. Lampert's problem start there...change the culture of how his company treats customers, in the stores, on the phone, with complaints, servicing his products...create a culture that looks like the employees care and have a stake in what they are doing, and that will be a great start.
After that, I would suggest that they bring their stores into at least the 1990's (they look like they are stuck in the 1940's) and start selling things that reflect quality and economy...stop selling junk.
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Stocks for newborns: CVS just what the doc ordered
Inside Wall Street looks at how the largest US drugstore chain is a smart investment for a baby's future.
CVS Caremark (CVS) isn't just for the sick anymore. As the largest drugstore company and pharmacy benefits manager, it has become a provider of necessary products and services for practically everyone -- sick or not.
From the moment a child is born to the time he or she retires, CVS is the go-to store for medical supplies and even services. So CVS is a good stock to start investing and stay with.
Almost everyone knows CVS for its ubiquitous drugstores, totaling 7,300 in 41 states and Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Here's how comprehensive its products and services are: Its stores offer prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs and a wide assortment of general merchandise, including beauty products, photo services, greeting cards and convenience foods.
The drug prescriptions it fills -- a total of 650 million in 2011 -- account for about 20% of the U.S. pharmacy market. The pharmacy operations at CVS are thriving, contributing 68% of retail store sales last year. And non-medical items, such as over-the-counter and personal-care products, generated some 11% of its retail sales.
The other part of CVS's operations, pharmacy benefits management, is also a huge sales generator, accounting for $49.7 billion -- or 50% -- of total company sales in 2011. This division provides a full range of services, including operation of mail-order pharmacies, Medicare Part D services, formulary management and discounted drug-purchase agreements.
Another important service that CVS provides is its 657 health clinics, the largest network of which operates in 25 states under the MinuteClinic name. The clinics diagnose and treat minor health ailments and perform health screenings, monitor chronic conditions and deliver vaccinations.
S&P Capital IQ rates CVS stock, which closed Tuesday at $44.71 a share, as a "strong buy" with a 12-month price target of $54. "CVS is well positioned to benefit from pharmacy benefit management share gains," says S&P analyst Joseph Agnese, "as favorable demographics result in increased customer drug utilization and as a significant increase in generic drug offerings that we expect beginning in mid-2012 leads to (profit) margin expansion."
CVS shares are also a good buy as they're undervalued. "We believe CVS is undervalued on an enterprise value/EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization basis] when compared to its peers," says the analyst. His 12-month price target of $54 reflects an enterprise value/EBITDA multiple of 8.5 times, a 10% discount to the average of its closest rival, and a 2012 EBITDA estimate of $9.2 billion.
The company's business fundamentals are equally sound: Agnese expects total sales in 2012 to rise 12.9%, to $121.3 billion, from $107.5 billion in 2011. The analyst forecasts profits to rise 19% in 2012, to $3.32 a share, from 2011 operating earnings of $2.80.
"This stock is a standout for the longer term, too," says Andre J, Costanza, analyst at investment research firm Value Line, which rates the stock as No. 2 in its "timeliness" ranking system. Although the stock has run up 20% since December 2011, CVS shares still hold above-average appreciation potential over the next three to five years, says Costanza. He notes that the stock is ranked "No. 1 for safety and scores very favorable marks for other performance indicators."
"We think that investors will be hard-pressed to find a better investment on a risk-adjusted basis," says the analyst.
I agree with that. I would describe CVS as a starter stock for any investor -- with a long-term upside value and growth potential. (For purposes of disclosure, I own the stock in my IRA account).
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- Always consistently terrific!NickVIPDined on 9/27/2014We love coming to Wildfire. The food is always great, the service is impeccable and we love the ambiance. We all ordered something different - steak, salmon, halibut and ribs. All good. Then the dessert - wow!Special Features:
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- Wonderful WildfirecattacDined on 9/26/2014Staying true to form our Wildfire dinner experience was everything I was expecting. I made a reservation & requested dining in the bar lounge because the noise level in there is less - you can actually carry on a conversation without having to repeat yourself. One of my guests has a hearing problem & he was so pleased. We ordered the shrimp cocktail, trio of encrusted filets, fish sampler and drinks. Everything was fabulour & the service (as always) was attentive and thoughtful. Thank you for a lovely dining experience. You have the recipe for fine dniing - now just mediate the noise level in the balance of the restaurant, please.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- nice dinnerLSD12VIPDined on 9/25/2014Hada nice dinner--good service, good food. Waitress was very nice to our grandson and very attentive.
- Wildfire GlenviewBirthdaygirlDined on 9/25/2014We had another great experience at Wildfire, celebrating a birthday. Service is outstanding.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always great!marlainDined on 9/25/2014Wildfire is consistently excellent. Never had a bad meal yet. Food is always cooked exactly to specifications. We appreciated the specials for Rosh Hashana. Service is always terrific, very accommodating, but our waiter this visit was a little slow, nothing serious.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Three Ring Circusdiningduo2Dined on 9/24/2014Wildfire has always had wonderful food and drink and that's what brings us back there but not anymore. Incredible noise levels, slow service, cramped seating, lukewarm food and a general feeling of "free for all" seemed to be the consensus for the evening we had last Wednesday. We will definitely not being going back to Glenview. Perhaps the Lincolnshire Wildfire will be more on par with the Lettuce Entertain You standards although we probably won't be rushing there anytime soon.Special Features:
- What a disappointment!OpenTable Diner Since 2005Dined on 9/24/2014I had a meal with my party of 9 for Rosh Hashanah. The food from the special menu was horrible. Two people sent it back for something else and mine was inedible. I didn't complain at the time because I didn't want to throw fuel on the fire. I will never eat at this location again.
- Great Classicsnbc173VIPDined on 9/24/2014Always consistent quality food...great classics, steaks, fish, chicken cooked in a woodburning oven. Wonderful salads as well!Special Features:
- Great food! A bit noisy!FuzzytripDined on 9/23/2014Four of us went. Two of us had the scallops which are the best you could find, anywhere. They are done to perfection. The waiter was exceptional, even recognizing a birthday without being told. The molten chocolate dessert he brought was wonderful! It is quite noisy, but sitting around a table for four helped.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Usually a favorite but not tonightfrequentdinerDined on 9/21/2014Wildfire is always one of our go-to restaurants when we want steak. However on this visit my dinner was disappointing. The steak was cooked longer than the medium rare that I ordered but the waiter did not come to the table to ask if my steak was ok. Even the baked potato seemed a couple of hours past due. My $14 cosmo did not taste that it had the vodka I requested. When I asked the waiter if the drink was made with this brand, he said it was what he told the bartender but did not offer to remake it. Overall, not the dining experience I was anticipating.Special Features:
- Mediocre at BestsuperfoodieDined on 9/21/2014I usually really enjoy Wildfire but I was sadly uninspired by my experience this time. We sat for about 15 mins before a server ever greeted us which is not a pleasant way to start a meal. When she finally came by we ordered drinks and asked for a gluten free menu which was another ten minutes before we saw it or the drinks. Flash forward 20 min later we ordered simple house salads, a burger, and a prime rib dip on a gluten free bun, both entrees with balsamic roasted vegetables. It was another 15 minutes before the salads came, thankfully they were very good due to the dressing. His burger was fine, but the prime rib was slightly dry, even with the au jus and the vegetables were very good. Overall, food was ok and service was terrible!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- WonderfulBooshiDined on 9/21/2014I took my parents and teen age kids to dinner to celebrate a birthday. We are first-timers and the staff was outstanding and friendly and the food was exceptional!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Birthday CelebrationOpenTable Diner Since 2005Dined on 9/21/2014We celebrated our son's 18th birthday here. We've been to Wildfire many times, both for special events and otherwise, and we've never been disappointed. The waitstaff and management are superb, the food is outstanding, and the atmosphere is simultaneously festive and relaxing.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- First TimeOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/20/2014It is our first time to dine here, celebrating our 12th anniversary. It was a Saturday and quite busy. Steak was divine. Lots of wine to choose but the merlot I had was elegant. But our dessert was late. I thought Steve forgot about us. Hopefully we'll be back soon. Great experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wildfire Glenview ReviewfeedmeseymourDined on 9/20/2014This was a typical steakhouse restaurant. Great food, Great service. If you are looking for a traditional dining experience, Wildfire is for you.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Consistently GoodFrankGDined on 9/19/2014Title says it all. The food, service, beverages "ad infinitum". Only element that (possibly) might be improved is acoustics, as can be a touch loud during peak hours in evening(s).Special Features:
- Excellent Service, Best Steaks EverBillDined on 9/19/2014Our group of four all had steaks - -the best quality and taste ever experienced. Our waiter was the most professional, friendly, helpful and attentive we're ever had (Dominick). Great atmosphere. We will be back - highly recommended.Special Features:
- Always greatchicocherylDined on 9/16/2014excellent food and cocktails. We love the chopped salad and the sandwiches.Special Features:
- Great fire roasted meats!RonFDined on 9/16/2014One of the few steakhouses that I can tolerate, Wildfire Glenview has a consistent ability to produce mouth watering, fire roasted meats and side dishes, at a reasonable price point. This visit, we shared the mushroom crusted pork chops and the rotisserie chicken, with a side of barbeque sauce. The pork chop is a standard of the Wildfire chain, and it lived up to its reputation, with a tremendous umami finish to perfectly roasted and smoky pork. The chicken was a revelation - the free range bird was just excellent, with clear fire-roasted flavors, and deep chicken goodness, especially the dark meat. Serving sizes were generous - we still had leftovers enough for a small luncheon! The house micro-brew was excellent, too!Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 9/15/2014My wife enjoyed the sea scallops. I enjoyed the 3 filets special. Our waiter was very helpful on toppings and on ordering medium rare, which was the way to go.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A little off that nightKG65VIPDined on 9/15/2014The food was as good as ever, but the service was a little off on the Monday night we celebrated my girlfriend's birthday. We were seated for about 10 minutes before anyone offered us a drink and bread. I mentioned the birthday in my Open Table reservation, but our server had no idea. She was perfectly pleasant about it and gave us the appropriate dessert with a candle. The service at all Wildfire locations is usually very good, and the minor disappointments of this one night will not keep us from returning.
- GREAT PLACEDansDined on 9/14/2014We have never been disappointed eating at Wildfire. This time we took advantage of the Halibut. The waiter suggested a tremendous inexpensive wine that complemented the food perfectly. It is just a great place to go for a great mealSpecial Features:
- Had a Great TimeOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/14/2014I brought my new girlfriend and we had a great time. The staff gave us time to talk and get to know each other, but also was attentive and prompt.Special Features:
- Birthday celebrationJimboDined on 9/14/2014We enjoyed a wonderful dinner of excellent food, excellent service and good company. What could be better ThanksSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Outstanding foodRandyOVIPDined on 9/13/2014We had the trio medallions and the pork chops both were outstandingSpecial Features:
- unrushed, leisurely nightAnneVIPDined on 9/13/2014Best pork chops we have ever had. Along with the roasted vegetables it was a great meal. We were six people and enjoyed our time together. The only down side was that it was very noisy.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great!BradCDined on 9/13/2014I've been here a few times before, but this was my third dinner. We are very happy with our steaks. She ordered the Prime Rib and I the Filet Mignon with their signature parmesan crust. Both cooked perfectly, and seasoned well. To top it all off our waiter was very polite and we didn't have to wait for more than couple minutes to flag him down.Special Features:
- Always GoodOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/13/2014Always very good food but noisy and frenetic on Saturday nights. Have been here many times and saw my 1st service glitch. They brought the food before our ordered salad. They fixed it right away and when the food came later it was obviously not reheated, but fresh plates, including seafood which would have been rubber it it had been kept warm for 20-30 min. and a steak which would have been way overcooked. No such issues. Food was great (though teriyaki glaze on the salmon was kind of heavy).Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always a great choicesuburbandinerDined on 9/13/2014Consistently great food, service and an enjoyable restaurant. They fill quickly, so make a reservation.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great for Lunch or DinnerLunchingladiesDined on 9/13/2014Went for lunch on Sat. I like it best when it's not so crowded. Dinner is much more hectic and noisy but the food quality is consistent. The macadamia crusted halibut is pricey but delicious.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Fantastic!enjoyedVIPDined on 9/13/2014Once again Wildfire hit a home run . Food was great and service was too! That is why I continue to come back.Special Features:
- Awesome LunchIrishRedVIPDined on 9/12/2014Lunched here for the first time and loved it.The menu was great and reasonably priced..the food was elegantly presented..and delicious.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great place to celebrateGirlfriendsDined on 9/11/2014The specials were great and the macadamia nut encrusted halibut was delicious as it always is. Service was efficient. We love coming to this restaurant and knowing that our food will always be terrific. Love the specials on wines also.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great HalibutGroovyTravellerVIPDined on 9/11/2014Party of 6 and everyone enjoyed their selected mealsSpecial Features:
- very consistentMattDined on 9/11/2014We dine at Wildfire in Glenview on a regular basis. The food and service are always predictable...very good!Special Features:


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Thanksgiving is the one holiday per year that seems to be the least commercialized and the most heartfelt.
It is the holiday where the focus is on family, friends, food and gratitude for what you have.
The hustle and bustle of this holiday has a lot less to do with commercialized gift giving and shopping 'til you drop, but rather recognizing and honoring the joy of being together, sharing good food, good company, good times and expressing gratefulness for all of the above.
A great deal of positive energy is created in your life through acknowledging gratitude for all you have, both tangible, such as your home, family, career and friends; plus the intangible, such as freedom to travel where and when you want, to say what is on your mind and worship where and how you wish.
Being grateful is one of the best ways to create the positive feng shui energy I write and speak about.
Not only is positive energy created by being grateful for all you have, it is also created by those you share the holiday with. You provide them positive energy and they provide you positive energy. The memories created by such shared events become a reservoir of positive energy you can draw upon when you are feeling down and depressed or simply feeling fatigued and out of sorts.
Four ways to create your positive energy survival kit
It is one thing to be in the moment and really enjoy the festivities of a holiday such as Thanksgiving, but this abundance of positive energy only occurs once a year. And, it precedes two more holidays where there is often an abundance of really enjoyable positive energy to benefit from in the present and the future.
So, what do you do the other 360 plus days of the year?
What you do is learn to store up some of this wonderful Thanksgiving holiday energy of abundance, family, friends and nourishment to draw upon during those days throughout the year that are leaner, less hospitable and perhaps even lonely.
Apply some of the following feng shui principles to help maintain the positive energy you will create and enjoy during the Thanksgiving season so you can use it all year long.
1. Take pictures. Yes, I said take pictures, lots of pictures of your holiday feast, family members, guests, friends, food and even the pets. Capture and preserve the essence of all of your holiday joy and positive energy. Then create a collage of six to eight of your favorites. Place the collage in a silver frame and hang it in the northwest area of your family or living room. This will provide you hours of grateful positive energy throughout the year.
2. Light at least one candle in a safe container during your holiday festivities and let the flame burn brightly for a long period of time. If you like fragranced candles, select one that is appropriate for the holiday, such as baking spices or cinnamon.
Whenever you are in need of the positive energy you have stored in your survival kit, burn a candle with the exact same fragrance. You will be transported emotionally to your positive energy reserves through your sense of smell and the visible flame, providing you that much needed energy lift.
3. Maintain an "I am grateful for..." journal.
Once Thanksgiving has passed, sit down and reflect upon all the things you are grateful for in your life. Write them in your journal. Add things to your journal on a weekly basis so you have a formidable list as time passes. A gratitude journal is filled with hundreds and hundreds of positive energy thoughts and memories to lift your spirits on a down day.
4. A colorful way to preserve positive holiday energy is to create a huge bouquet of silk flowers.
Start with the prettiest vase you have or can afford to buy. For each positive energy holiday thought or memory you have, place one silk flower into your vase. Continue adding to your vase with each new positive thought as the year progresses. Pretty soon you will have a gorgeous bouquet of flowers that will make you smile, plus provide you with positive energy every time you look at it. Place that vase in the southeast area of your home to further energize positive relationships that will help you create even more positive energy messages.
Your positive energy survival kit will lift your spirits and encourage you during times that would otherwise be quite difficult for you to process or deal with.
Enjoy Thanksgiving just as it is, a wonderful holiday filled with gratitude, good food and great positive energy. Savor and enjoy that positive energy all year long through the various feng shui tools now available to you in your positive energy survival kit.
Pat Heydlauff is a feng shui consultant, public speaker, columnist and artist. For feng shui consultations and energy design work in the home or office call her at (561) 799-3443 or e-mail her at, firstname.lastname@example.com or visit her Web site, www.energy-by-design.com.
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Partnerships For Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research (Pfi: Air), National Science Foundation (Nsf)
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Important Notice to Proposers
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 13-1, was issued on October 4, 2012 and is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 14, 2013. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 13-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
Please be aware that significant changes have been made to the PAPPG to implement revised merit review criteria based on the National Science Board (NSB) report, National Science Foundation's Merit Review Criteria: Review and Revisions. While the two merit review criteria remain unchanged (Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts), guidance has been provided to clarify and improve the function of the criteria. Changes will affect the project summary and project description sections of proposals. Annual and final reports also will be affected.
A by-chapter summary of this and other significant changes is provided at the beginning of both the Grant Proposal Guide and the Award & Administration Guide.
Full Proposal Deadline Date: May 15, 2013
To continue to strengthen the innovation ecosystem, NSF is revising NSF 12-511 to promote two choices under the Partnerships for Innovation (PFI): Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR) subprogram. The first choice, Technology Translation, encourages the translation of technologically-promising research discoveries made by prior and/or current NSF-funded investigators toward a path of commercialization; while the second choice, Research Alliance, promotes synergistic collaborations between an existing NSF-funded research alliance (including consortia such as Engineering Research Centers, Industry University Cooperative Research Centers, Science and Technology Centers, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers, Centers for Chemical Innovation, and Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation grantees) and other public and private entities to motivate the translation and transfer of research discoveries into innovative technologies and commercial reality. Both of these choices are designed to accelerate innovation that results in the creation of new wealth and the building of strong local, regional, and national economies.
WEBINAR: A webinar will be held within 6 weeks of the release date of this solicitation to answer any questions about this solicitation. Details will be posted on the Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) website (www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=iip) as they become available.
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After spending a few hours with War in the original Darksiders, developer Vigil Games is pairing us up with Death in the upcoming sequel. Coming this summer, Darksiders 2 follows the second 'Horseman of the Apocalypse' as he attempts to make sense of the events from the original title in the series.
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Nicky Hayden started from sixth position on the grid to mount a sensational battle for the podium, passing three riders on the first lap before exchanging positions with Marco Simoncelli, Ben Spies and Valentino Rossi in a breathtaking opening to the race. After passing on Rossi with three laps remaining, it seemed to be enough to finish third but the Italian started a late counter-attack to outpace the American by just 0.038 seconds at the line.
"This feels really nice. I think when I won two in a row here nobody expected me to make it three but having done that I felt there was a lot of expectation on me today. To be fair we have been going for the win at the last four races – unfortunately I slipped off on the first lap at Sepang but we've made up for that this weekend. Everything has gone well for us, we have been happy with the bike from the first practice and the support from the fans has been fantastic. I have to admit that before the race I was feeling the pressure, I was more nervous than I normally am but maybe I should be like that more often because I didn't make mistakes! I am really happy with the way I rode today but every single person in the team has done a great job this weekend so my thanks go to them and I hope we can keep it going to the end of the season."
"It was a good, hard battle in the sunshine and I am very disappointed to have lost. It would have been a lot cooler if it was for the win but fighting with Valentino Rossi for any position is never easy. We made a few changes to the bike today but this morning in the warm-up I ran off the track and we missed the opportunity to try them, so it took me a few laps just to get used to the bike. I have to say the team did a fantastic job because once I got going it felt great and I was able to recover the gap. I don't want to make excuses or be a cry baby and say 'maybe if I did this or that it would be different' because the bottom line is I got fourth, I got beaten. I feel down because this is a track I love, I felt good and to beat Rossi on the last lap would have been really good for me but I can't dress it up. I feel like I let the team down today because they gave me the bike to do the job but I didn't get it done."
"Casey was simply incredible this weekend. He was fast from the start here in practice, he took pole position, set an unbelievable pace in warm-up and then produced a frightening race. We don't know where his true limit was today because I think if he needed to he could have won by an even bigger margin. Nicky also had a great race – he was fast, determined and he only missed the podium by 0.038 seconds to Valentino. At Aragon he won a similar battle, today he lost, but the important thing is that he was there, riding as he was and in a position to fight for the podium. Our bike is working really well now – I would say we have found the right balance for it over the last five races and now we have two left that I think we can do well in."


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1 cup (2 sticks) butter or Crisco
2-1/3 cups margarine
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup walnuts or pecans, optional
12 ounces chocolate chips
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With an electric mixer or food processor, combine Crisco, margarine, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
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Activists, Lawmakers Push For CORI Reform
By: Michael C. Bailey
Published: 04/02/10
This year may be the year Massachusetts at last overhauls its Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) system, and individuals whose lives have been negatively impacted by current CORI laws say the change is overdue.
"I know what it feels like to want to better but be denied" because of a CORI background check, activist John C. Williams said last week as a press conference in Falmouth sponsored by the Coalition for Social Justice.
Mr. Williams, a Brockton man who openly admits to his criminal past as a drug dealer and thief, now campaigns for CORI reform in the name of helping offenders who, like himself, have served their time and wish to re-enter society.
He said the state's current CORI laws impeded his efforts to find employment following his release from jail in 2006, and many former offenders on the road to reform find themselves similarly hampered by the CORI system – a system originally designed to consolidate criminal information for use by law enforcement and justice officials and agencies.
The system was also intended to limit access to CORI subjects' records to only those entities with a true need to know such information, but Mr. Williams said CORI now too often becomes a form of punishment that continues after the court-prescribed punishment ends, and winds up driving people trying to turn their lives around back toward a life of crime.
Statistics provided by the governor's office indicate there is a critical window of failure between one and three years from an offender's release from prison. About half of the 20,000 criminals released each year from Massachusetts prisons re-offend within one year of re-entering, but a person who goes three years without committing a new crime is unlikely to again resort to criminal activity.
CORI laws, according to Mr. Williams, make it difficult for people to reach that three-year threshold because so many individuals find themselves unemployable and, desperate to obtain basic necessities such as housing and food, are forced back into a life of crime.
Employers are legally forbidden from asking a job applicant about certain aspects of the criminal past, such as whether they had ever been arrested but not convicted, or was convicted on a first offense for certain misdemeanors. However, they may ask an applicant if he has a CORI entry.
According to critics, the main problems with current CORI laws are that they are unforgiving and too accessible by the general public.
The state's Criminal History Systems Board (CHSB) retains all information on individual offenders from their arrest all the way through to the completion of parole, but a typical CORI report details only an individual's court-specific history on any offense that is punishable by incarceration -- sometimes regardless of whether that individual was actually convicted.
By law the only individuals or organizations outside the law enforcement and criminal justice communities that may receive CORI information must show that their need to obtain a CORI report outweighs the individual's right to privacy, e.g., a school or day care center checking a job applicant to ensure he is not a sex offender.
There are now approximately 10,000 certified CORI recipients in Massachusetts, and the CHSB processes per year up to 1.5 CORI report requests from these entities. Close to 3 million Massachusetts residents have criminal records.
Depending on the level of certification, an agency may receive a basic report detailing only pending cases and cases ending in conviction, or may receive information that includes all court proceedings, regardless of outcome, and sealed juvenile records. Children's camps are in fact mandated by law to run CORI checks on all job applicants, and those reports include juvenile offender data.
Offenders may request that their records be sealed, and thus made inaccessible via most CORI inquiries, if the court proceedings ended in a favorable finding (i.e., a not guilty verdict) or the record has "aged out." For felonies, a person must wait at least 15 years -- measured from the time the individual's sentence, including parole, has been completed -- before filing a request to have his record sealed. For misdemeanors, the age-out period is 10 years.
Lawmakers have made several attempts over the years to reform CORI laws, but every proposal has failed. According to State Representative Cleon H. Turner (D – Dennis), a former police officer who supports CORI reform, State Representative Eugene L. O'Flaherty (D – Chelsea), House chairman of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, has repeatedly blocked CORI reform bills from reaching the floor for a vote.
Governor Deval L. Patrick, Senate President Therese M. Murray (D – Plymouth), and House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo (D – Winthrop) all support the current reform proposal, which has yet to leave committee. That bill would reduce each age-out period by five years, and would bar employers from conducting a CORI check on an applicant until after the employer has first determined that the prospect is qualified for the job -- and only if the contents of the individual's record are relevant to the job's duties and qualifications.
Criminal records on sex offenses would, as with the current law, always remain open.
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GateHouse News Service Feb 25, 2010 CORI BILL MISGUIDED http://www.wickedlocal.com/chelmsford/newsnow/x1650253470/Opinion-CORI-reform-misguided It has been three years since Deval Patrick became the governor, one of the items that topped his agenda was "reforming" Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI), claiming the existence of criminal records prevented criminals from obtaining jobs and housing, but those of us who are involved in supporting victims of violent crime argue that sealing criminal records at all provides the secrecy that only perpetuates more crimes. In 2008 and throughout his campaign, the governor announced that sex offender records would not be eligible for sealing, this was something we had hoped for and CORI activists agreed with. The governor stayed true to his word during his first two years in office, but the bill died during the last legislative cycle, along with it died the governor's word that he would not give a free pass to those convicted of crimes against the most vulnerable. In the governor's second filing of his CORI reform bill he decided to allow sex offenders who have been relieved of their obligation to register with the Sex Offender Registry (SOR) to have their records sealed. What he failed to address is the loophole in our law that allows judges to waive the SOR registration requirement. According to the former Under Secretary of Public Safety Kevin Burke, the change was the result of the governor wanting to be "fair." Let's talk about what's fair… Every court from the U.S. Supreme court to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has agreed that the public has the right to know if a person convicted of a sex crime lives or works in their community, but the governor would rather err on the side of secrecy and create a new set of "privacy" rights to those who choose to commit a crime, than honor the decisions handed down by the courts. The CORI "reform" legislation goes even one step further and exempts the government and businesses from liability if a person hired under the new veil of secrecy commits a crime, "No employer or person relying on volunteers shall be liable for negligent hiring practices by reason of relying solely on criminal offender record information received from the department and not performing additional criminal history background checks." So who suffers? You! And it gets better. If this law passes and you happen to be lucky enough to obtain criminal information and decide to not hire someone based on what you've learned, you could be brought before "The commissioner" or his designee whose new job it will be to "investigate" complaints pertaining to misuse of the public safety information and issue sanctions and penalties for "misuse," including fines up to $5,000 for each violation. The new commissioner would also have the power to forward information for criminal prosecution if he interpreted its use to "cause a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress" and if found guilty, "shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in a jail or house of correction for not more than 1 year, or both". This new law would create a new group of criminals in Massachusetts, the law abiding, and the final stage of moral bankruptcy, an all new low for even the state of Massachusetts. This bill passed the Massachusetts Senate in November and currently awaits action by the House of Representatives and is close to becoming law. We all agree that people deserve second chances, but at what cost? More than 20 other states make all criminal conviction information public, and CORI as it stands now limits the public's access to criminal information. We should eliminate CORI all together and dedicate the resources to making sure all information is correct. If a citizen makes a request for criminal information it should be accurate and up to date, not hidden because the governor thinks he knows what's best. Sorry governor, ignorance is not bliss and the way to stop the pattern of abuse is not to wave a magic wand and make the records disappear, just ask the family members of the victim's of Amy Bishop. Contact your legislators and let them know that S2220 is misguided and should not be acted on.


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Featured Racer, Derek Spahr, of July 2013 S squad, understands having nothing to lose. So when he found himself at 17 and without the funds for college, he made a decision that became a catalyst for his life.
I started selling drugs to fellow students at my high school. By the time I graduated, I was well on my way to funding my freshman year of college.
But Derek's success took a turn for the worse when his father found out he had been dealing drugs and Derek was forced onto the streets.
Derek continued to sell drugs. And after six months of couch surfing and sleeping in Walmart parking lots, he found himself in college with a rented home, his own vehicle, and a job waiting tables.
Everything was falling into place, just as I had planned
he said.
But one dreary morning, as Derek made his way to work, his truck hydroplaned, flipping into a median. Though he escaped without a scratch, the wreck demolished his truck.
When Derek returned home later that night, his mangled truck in the driveway, someone came to his door. His neighbor, a mechanic, stood outside and asked to buy his wrecked truck.
But Derek had answered the door while he was smoking marijuana, and his neighbor took notice. By the end of the conversation, Derek knew his neighbor's real job was working with an international drug cartel. And in true 'nothing to lose' fashion, Derek became a member.
That day was the beginning of the end of my life,
he said.
With Derek's new job in full swing, he made enough money selling drugs that he dropped out of college. "I was selling more narcotics than I had ever seen and consuming more drugs than human bodies can withstand," he said.
But the money and drugs just weren't enough for Derek. He soon found himself craving more than the lucrative lifestyle he made for himself.
So he began looking into religions.
I [researched] New Age movements, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Astrology, and everything else you could think of as an attempt to satisfy that longing.
Derek found his answers the day he noticed a Bible in his roommates' bedroom.
That night I read the books of Revelation, John, Romans, and Hebrews and realized for the first time in my life that there is truth in the Bible. Not just truth, but profound, life changing truth.
He called his only Christian friend and began to discuss God. His friend shared Acts 9 and the conversion of Saul with him. He saw that if Saul could be saved with all the sin in his life then he could be too.
Then his friend asked him a simple question:
What do you have to lose? That was my breaking point. I remember saying, 'I want it. I don't care whether I have proof or not.'
At that moment, Derek was changed. Overcome by the Holy Spirit, Derek turned his back on drug use.
And when it came to drug trafficking, Derek went to his neighbor, Bible in hand, and read scripture to him.
By the end of the conversation, Derek walked away from using and selling drugs
Although this story seems like it should conclude with something along the lines of, 'and everything was perfect after I accepted Jesus. The End,' he said, "that is far from the truth. I have had numerous struggles and trials of many kinds…the difference now is that I have a hope and a purpose and something worth fighting for.
Derek was continuing to fight when he overheard a girl discussing the World Race behind him in church. After a short description from the stranger and "a brief discussion with God," Derek signed up for the World Race.
It was a fairly spontaneous decision but I just felt the Lord all over it.
We are thankful for those spontaneous decisions the Lord leads us to, and we are thankful Derek answered God's call to his new life and the World Race.
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4 comments:
- Snave said...
Yes, the GOP's brand isn't doing too well lately. Why is that, I wonder?
Is it the fault of the more extreme (and noisier) people within the party who want to take it further to the right, or is the fault of all party members who support that push by refusing to police the party a bit and keep some of the more rogue elements in check? I'd give a hearty "yes" to both of those points.
We're starting to see some of that kind of policing now, as evidenced by some GOP pols distancing themselves from guys like Grover Norquist, and by numbers mentioned in the article. They talk about how the definition of failure trying to solve the same problems with the same failed solutions over and over, and how that typifies Democrats. Well... they probably should look in the mirror before they go making such pronouncements.
If they really want to "take the country back", they ought to think globally by acting locally, and take their own party back first. Maybe they don't care... many seem to think that to rebuild something it has to be torn completely apart first. So maybe they don't care if their party completely falls apart.
Some Democrats might laugh and lick their chops at such a prospect, but hey, I believe something even bigger and uglier could arise from those ashes. Whether or not we like the Republican party, I think it's better for all of us to hope the GOP is smart enough to preserve itself by moving back toward the political center.
- December 20, 2012 at 12:49 PM
- clif said...
Been sliding down that slippery slope for 30+years,
They have finally slid into the cesspool according to the majority of the American people.
- December 20, 2012 at 2:19 PM
- T. Paine said...
Yep, a majority of Americans want a nanny-state government, class warfare, and continued unsustainable spending.
The idiot Republicans will indeed have to reinvent themselves to remain relevant.
That said, America will have to reinvent itself too after the impending economic collapse to support those 47% of Americans that pay no net federal taxes.
- December 20, 2012 at 2:42 PM
- free0352 said...
From what I've seen Boehner's giving away the tax store.
Ah well. As for Republicans in Congress they will hold the line from the hoplophobes.
- December 20, 2012 at 3:17 PM


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Somebody please, please, please pinch Raheem Morris and Josh Freeman and tell them "they're not in Kansas anymore."
Change does not necessarily mean progress. After a 9 and 7 season, Tampa Bay hit the panic button so feverishly that at times I forgot they had a winning record. Tampa is looking to imitate what Atlanta did during last year's off-season. The Buccaneers only think they stole a page from Atlanta's playbook. They hired a coach who is unproven for the most part. They released a proven winner in Jeff Garcia and drafted Josh Freeman—an unproven signal-caller with the blessing of their unproven coach. They released pillars of the defense such as Derek Brooks, Lawyer Milloy, and Phillip Buchanon.
Some of the changes are understandable, but a good bit of the changes appear to be changes for no other reason than to change things. Jeff Garcia wasn't losing games for Tampa Bay. For Tampa to release Garcia and draft Freeman, rather than fill key holes on the defensive line, is like me taking my car to the barbershop because I need my car tuned up.
A losing, abysmal organization like Detroit should change everything about the old Detroit from the ground up. They have so many reasons why they have been losing for so long that most changes they make would almost have to be an improvement. It doesn't get any worse than 0 and 16.
A 9 and 7 team however, probably shouldn't need an extreme makeover from head to toe. Tampa has made so many changes that in the future it may become difficult to decipher what changes worked and what did not. For instance, if the new, younger defense makes crucial rookie mistakes, then the offense will look worse. If Josh Freeman is playing from behind because the defense can't get off the field, then he is going to get more blame than he deserves. Conversely, if Freeman is playing like a rookie (not like Matt Ryan, but like a normal rookie QB) then he is going to punish the defensive side of the ball. It is hard to imagine at this point that both sides of the ball in Tampa will not be punishing each other, terribly. If the Front Office of Tampa Bay has a gambling problem; then it just became very, very serious…
Read Tampa's 2009 schedule, slowly…
Dallas Cowboys (H)
Buffalo Bills (A)
New York Giants (H)
Washington Redskins (A)
Philadelphia Eagles (A)
Carolina Panthers (H)
New England Patriots (H)
Green Bay Packers (H)
Miami Dolphins (A)
New Orleans Saints (H)
Atlanta Falcons (A)
Carolina Panthers (A)
New York Jets (H)
Seattle Seahawks (A)
New Orleans Saints (A)
Atlanta Falcons (H)
It is impossible to imagine them matching their record of 2008. It is difficult to figure that Tampa Bay will not get swept entirely by the NFC South. It is difficult to imagine Tampa doing any better than 4 and 12, and even that may be a stretch. That is, if Tampa can find a way to beat the Bills, Packers, Jets, and Seahawks. This is gonna get ugly folks; try not to feel too sorry for our heated rivals….
Unfortunately for Josh Freeman and Raheem Morris, being back in Kansas would be a nice alternative to getting their asses kicked beyond comprehension every single Sunday.


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Crowds gather in Egypt to call for military rule
Dozens of demonstrators gathered in Manassa area of Nasr City to show their support of the Egyptian military.
The crowd was protesting against President Mohamed Morsi and demanding the return of military rule in what they called "last chance Friday".
Protestors were seen handing out forms delegating authority to run the country to Minister of Defence and military Commander-in-Chief General Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi as well as collecting national ID cards for the same purpose.
Former Member of Parliament Mohamed Abu Hamed and television talk show personality Tawfiq Okasha made the call for the protest in Manasa where radical Islamists assassinated former president Anwar El-Sadat.
The crowd brandished banners depicting Al-Sisi and Sadat while chanting against Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood rule.
A similar protest took place in Alexandria in front of the Northern Military Zone. Dozens marched from Al-Qaed Ibrahim mosque to the military zone denouncing Morsi's rule and calling on the military to intervene.
One march called for Morsi's resignation and early presidential elections while another merely demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Hesham Qandil's cabinet.
Following former president Hosni Mubarak's ousting in January 2011, the military took over power in the form of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) until Morsi's inauguration in June.
During military rule, hundreds of protesters were killed and thousands injured in confrontations with police and army personnel. SCAF was also responsible for subjecting 12,000 civilians on military trials.
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- Sisi reshuffles top Egyptian army posts sparking renewed presidency rumours
- Egypt's constitution committee: "We will urge Al Sisi to run for president"
- Morsi mulls handing over control to the army in Port Said
- Leaked video shows Egyptian military chief asking how best to "terrorize" media
- At least 34 killed and 80 wounded in Egypt clashes


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Anemia - B12 deficiency
Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells provide oxygen to body tissues.
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia is a low red blood cell count due to a lack of vitamin B12.
See also:
Alternative Names
Macrocytic anemia
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Your body needs vitamin B12 to make red blood cells. In order to provide vitamin B12 to your cells:
- You must eat enough foods that contain vitamin B12, such as meat, poultry, shellfish, eggs, and dairy products.
- Your body must absorb enough vitamin B12. Your body uses a special protein, called intrinsic factor, released by cells in the stomach. The combination of vitamin B12 attached to intrinsic factor is absorbed in the last part of the small intestine.
A lack of vitamin B12 in the diet may be due to:
- Eating a vegetarian diet
- Poor diet in infancy
- Poor nutrition during pregnancy
A number of problems can make it difficult for your body to absorb enough vitamin B12:
- Chronic alcoholism
- Crohn's disease, celiac disease, infection with the fish tapeworm, or other problems that make it difficult for your body to digest foods
- Pernicious anemia, which occurs when your body destroys cells that make intrinsic factor. Intrinsic factor is needed to absorb vitamin B12.
- Surgeries that remove certain parts of your stomach or small intestine, such as some weight-loss surgeries
- Taking antacids and other heartburn medicines for a long period of time
People with mild anemia may have no symptoms, or symptoms may be very mild.
More typical symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency anemia include:
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Fatigue, lack of energy, or light-headedness when standing up or with exertion
- Loss of appetite
- Pale skin
- Problems concentrating
- Shortness of breath, mostly during exercise
- Swollen, red tongue or bleeding gums
Symptoms from nerve damage caused by vitamin B12 deficiency that has been present for a longer time include:
- Confusion or change in mental status (dementia) in severe cases
- Depression
- Loss of balance
- Numbness and tingling of hands and feet
Signs and tests
A physical exam may show problems with reflexes or a positive Babinski reflex.
The following tests may be done:
- Reticulocyte count
- Schilling test (if pernicious anemia is suspected)
- Serum LDH
- Serum vitamin B12 level and serum folate levels
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to examine the stomach, or enteroscopy to examine the small intestine may be done.
Bone marrow biopsy is done only when the diagnosis is not clear.
Treatment depends on the cause of B12 deficiency anemia.
- Pernicious anemia requires lifelong vitamin B12 replacement, most often using injections. Some patients can get enough supplementation with high-dose tablets of oral vitamin B12.
- People with anemia due to a lack of dietary vitamin B12 may be told to take vitamin supplements and follow a more balanced diet. Treatment may start with vitamin B12 injections.
- Anemia caused by poor digestion and absorption is treated with vitamin B12 injections until the condition improves. These shots are given every day and then every week at first, and then every month.
Many people may need these shots once a month for the rest of their life. The shots may no longer be needed after Crohn's disease, celiac disease, or alcoholism is properly treated.
Expectations (prognosis)
Treatment for this form of anemia is usually effective.
Any damage to nerves may be permanent, especially if treatment is not started within 6 months of when the symptoms begin.
Vitamin B12 affects cells that form the outer surface of the body and line inner passageways (epithelial cells). Therefore, a lack of B12 may cause a falsely abnormal Pap smear.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if you have any of the symptoms of anemia.
You can prevent anemia caused by a lack of vitamin B12 by following a well-balanced diet. Vitamin B12 injections can prevent anemia after surgeries known to cause vitamin B12 deficiency. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment can limit the severity and complications of this anemia.
Antony AC. Megaloblastic anemias. In: Hoffman R, Benz Ej, Shattil SS, et al., eds. Basic Principles and Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone;2008:chap 39.
Kaferle J, Strzoda CE. Evaluation of macrocytosis. Am Fam Physician. 2009;79:203-208.
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