The virtuous 60, chosen among Canada's largest companies, will have passed tests designed to reflect the current standards of a small but growing number of investors who want their money to be a force for good (or at least to do no harm).

ECONOMIST: Canada not so dry

Unfortunately, climate models do not seem to be good at coping with the Arctic.

ECONOMIST: Summer ice in the Arctic Ocean is vanishing rapidly

And instead of trying to do things differently on the backside of my career, why not focus on the things I do well, and try to be very good at that?

WSJ: Teixeira Knows His Limits

As I mentioned antenna design engineers have gotten very good at what they do but since each antenna must be electrically matched to the transmitter and receivers, it has to have certain characteristics that differ from the antenna for a different portion of the spectrum.

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Bolten told the staff that "if you're thinking about leaving at some time in the future, now would be a good time to do it, " the press secretary said.

CNN: New Bush aide tells staff to expect more changes

And for those looking to establish a position against the market, now may be a good time to do so, says John Murphy, chief technical analyst at StockCharts.com.

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Now multitasking can be good when appropriate but meetings are not the place to try to do many things at once.

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They must work hard to escape poverty by going to school, do a good job at work and not be involved in crime.

CNN: Obama's 'quiet riots' are for real

My resolution for 2012 is to be more agile at introducing and adopting good processes and gutting the ones that do not work anymore.

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Some say he will not be very good at schmoozing senators and members of Congress, and doing all the other things you need to do to extract budget deals from a reluctant Congress.

BBC: Obama puts a trusted man at the Treasury