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Coming up short on nonfinancial performance measurement.

Companies in increasing numbers are measuring customer loyalty, employee satisfaction, and other nonfinancial areas of performance that they believe affect profitability. But they've failed to relate these measures to their strategic goals or establish a connection between activities undertaken and financial outcomes achieved. Failure to make such connections has led many companies to misdirect...

21st birthday coming up ? Should I drink?

My 21st birthday is coming up. I've already had two sets of friends and my mom's boyfriend offer to take me to the bar for drinks. The problem is, I have never been drunk before, let alone consumed alcohol. I chose not to drink for a few different reasons and am not sure if I should change anything for my birthday. On the other hand, I feel that I am obliged to go out drinking on this "special ...

21st birthday coming up ? Should I drink?

My 21st birthday is coming up. I've already had two sets of friends and my mom's boyfriend offer to take me to the bar for drinks. The problem is, I have never been drunk before, let alone consumed alcohol. I chose not to drink for a few different reasons and am not sure if I should change anything for my birthday. On the other hand, I feel that I am obliged to go out drinking on this "special ...

CCR5 inhibitors: up and coming new agents.

A new class of antiretroviral drugs came on the scene in 2003 with the approval of the first entry inhibitor, enfuvirtide (T-20, Fuzeon). Considerable research has been directed toward discovery of additional drugs that target the cell-entry stage of HIV replication, and CCR5 inhibitors--agents that block viral entry via a novel mechanism of action--are poised to join the antiretroviral armamen...