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P&G, TUI and BA pledge support for census to address industry's diversity problem
Major brands are supporting the launch of the first industry-wide census to assess the extent of the diversity and inclusion problem, the results of which will form an action plan.
By Lucy Tesseras	 10 Mar 2021 12:01 am
Brands including P&G, Asda and NatWest have pledged their support for the launch of the industry's first major census to understand the extent of its diversity and inclusion problem.
The All In census, which has been jointly organised by the Advertising Association, the IPA and ISBA through the Inclusion Working Group, launches today, with hundreds of brands, agencies, media owners and tech platforms encouraging staff to take part.
The aggregated and confidential data will be recorded and analysed by Kantar, with the results being used to form an action plan to drive change.
Katharine Joy Newby Grant, P&G's vice-president of marketing for Northern Europe, says: "Across Northern Europe, we have over 65 nationalities represented and believe that embracing our own diversity is not only the right thing to do, it also enables us to better serve the millions of people who purchase our products every day."
Viktoria Williams, British Airways' global marketing strategy and capability manager, believes more needs to be done to ensure marketing truly reflects the world in which we live.
"Marketing and advertising have a great impact on society, and as marketing professionals we need to ensure that our work is not only the best possible reflection of the values of the society and communities we serve, but that it positively shapes our view of the world," she says.
"As an ethnic minority mum of three in a corporate environment I am passionate about the value and the opportunities that diversity creates for the organisations we work within and for society. I am fortunate to work for a global business with an understanding of the value of a diverse workforce and a commitment to increase diversity, supporting diversity initiatives across business areas."
Lack of diversity
The lack of ethnic and socio-economic diversity across advertising and marketing is often highlighted, but is not documented in one place.
The 2021 Marketing Week Career and Salary reveals a third of marketers (30.1%) see a clear lack of career opportunities for people from different socio-economic and demographic backgrounds.
Looking specifically at BAME respondents, this figure rockets to 44.8%, compared to 28.2% for their white peers. Male respondents were also less likely to see a lack of career opportunities as an issue compared to their female counterparts (27% vs 32%).
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It is also widely accepted that women are underrepresented in senior roles and tend to get paid less than male marketers in the same position.
Female marketers only earn more than their male counterparts in the most junior role of marketing assistant. From then on female marketers get paid less than men at every level of seniority, with women at marketing director getting paid nearly £10,000 less than men in the same position (£97,500 vs £106,800).
In order to drive change, TUI's group brand and content director, Toby Horry, says it is essential we fully understand the extent of the problem.
"Diversity and inclusion are critical in marketing, but without aggregated data it's impossible to know what the current picture is and measure progress over time," he says. "The All In Census is the first industry-wide attempt to get that data and I think it will be a crucial tool in helping the industry move forward."
Likewise, Mark Brown, marketing director for Northern Europe at General Mills, believes it will "provide a baseline for the whole industry with which to measure progress against".
"We need to ensure that we represent the diversity of our consumers and it starts with having diversity in our industry in a culture of high belonging," he adds.
As well as P&G, TUI, BA and General Mills, brands, agencies and media owners including Asda, Channel 4, Dentsu, Facebook, Google, GSK, Havas, NatWest, Omnicom Media, ITV, Sky Media, Publicis Groupe, Specsavers, Spotify, TikTok and WPP have pledged their support and are encouraging staff to complete the census.
Creative industries minister, Caroline Dinenage, says: "It is vital that our creative industries reflect the diversity of their audiences and provide an inclusive environment for our world leading talent to work. I'd like to encourage everyone across the advertising industry to take a moment to participate in this important initiative."
P&G's Newby Grant adds: "We're proud to support the All In Census in driving this mission forward industry-wide, and encourage others to step forward and play their part in shaping the beautifully diverse industry of the future."
For more information and to take part in the census Advertising Association's website.
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Cocoa Beach offers gobs of fun! The region's natives are known for their unique past times: Surfing, Wind Surfing, Wakeboarding and Paddle Boarding. This is why Cocoa Beach is referred to as "The Surfing Capital of the East." Paddle Boarding is one of the newest additions to Cocoa Beach's surfside activities. Anglers have found Paddle Boarding to be an alternative to kayak or boat fishing, it's fun and less expensive.
Stand Up Paddle Boarding, known as SUP, is making waves in Cocoa Beach. According to SUP TV, there are three types of Paddle Boards: Surf Specific, Touring, and Racing. Although Touring Paddle Boards are known to be the most versatile, the Surf Specific board is most adept for Cocoa Beach's choppy waters. Racing boards are the most challenging to ride and are essentially a modified Touring Board. Touring Boards were engineered for crystal-like waters and will most likely capsize in Cocoa beach's turbulent brine. Moreover, width is the biggest consideration when choosing a board. It's essential to pick a board that you're comfortable riding.
Paddle Boards are versatile. They allow for the storage of tackle. However, it's not versatility that is causing these board to make waves. These boards allow the angler to explore a new avenue of reeling-in fish and acquire balance. According to Floridasportsman.com, the angler may only need a few bungee cords to transform a SUP to a fishing machine. Tackle is easily strapped to the board, yet there are other solutions. Kayak fishing crates may be easily adapted for the board. Often, these crates provide rod holders and SUP tie-down kits make installation a cinch. Moreover, coolers make for excellent tackle boxes and seats. Paddleboards are easily affixed atop the waves with a two-pound+ folding anchor. These boards offer an innovative way to hit the surf and reel-in the day's catch!
Cocoa Beach is renowned for Eco-tourism, nightlife, and fishing. These soft sand beaches, along with restored reef, make for an unsurpassed fishing experience. Cocoa Beach's historic pier is a one of a kind pleasure plank atop the waves, the pier is home to dining and shopping. Stand Up Paddle Boarding makes for an unforgettable in this pristine landscape.
Posted on August 8, 2018 by The Guy Who Wrote ThisPosted in Florida FishingTagged cocoa beach, fishing, paddleboards.


Have I mentioned the powerful, creative, fun, funny, women with whom I currently share a large studio space? After a few decades of blissful hermitude + sweet solitary studio space - life has plopped me right down into the middle of a spacious building in Bozeman with two inspiring chicks.
Kirsten Kainz is a talented welder who turns her passion for critters and eclectic found metal objects into wonderful, whimsical, grand sculptures. Her humor, keen eye, and boldness shine through the animal sculptures she creates with wit, grit and a grin.
I have a huge crush on "Lewis"… the big three-wheeled rabbit who has hung out at the studio since spring while an awesome toad, a well-hung bull, a rooster, a wolf, a snail and lotsa crazy bugs have taken form under the creative talent of a gal who uses a Harley jacket as part of her welding "get up." A solo show of her sculptures opens tomorrow night at Visions West Gallery in Bozeman.
Stacey Herries, my other studio-mate will be featured in "Studio Chicks - part two"
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Some movies just seem so much better in the frigidness of cineplex air conditioning. It's a hot, humid, sweaty summer afternoon and so you steal away to the theater and sit in the cool and watch a movie with two megawatt stars that has them do what megawatt stars do. They Meet Cute. They banter, sometimes successfully, sometimes unsuccessfully. They are likely on the run. They engage in any number of the following in any possible order: crash land a plane in a cornfield, get into car chase, fire machine guns, trot to various global locales, get female megawatt star into bikini, drink champagne, discuss MacGuffin, kiss, end movie at place referenced near beginning of movie. So, let's see if James Mangold's "Knight and Day" fits the bill, shall we?
Megawatt Tom Cruise is Roy Miller, a secret agent of the most super kind who Meets Cute with megawatt Cameron Diaz's June Havens a total of three times in about four minutes. First, The Bump Into at an airport, which is directy followed by a second Bump Into, which will be followed by the Heightened Romantic Interlude On Airplane, which also helpfully references Roy and June's dream of forgetting all their troubles and lighting out for Cape Horn which is where the movie will....woah, hold your horses. I'm not just giving it away for free! You gotta buy your ticket like everyone else! Anyway....
In the immediate aftermath of their Romantic Interlude On Airplane June retires to the restroom while Roy offs every single person - pilots included on the plane - so that when June returns from the bathroom she finds Roy landing the plane in a cornfield at which point we begin getting our bearings on that pesky plot. Roy Miller is in possession of a never-ending (literally) battery called the Zephyr (a wonderfully throwback MacGuffin name, if you ask me) which was created by a nerdy scientist played by Paul Dano at mininum wattage named Luscious Jackson (suggesting the makers of "Knight and Day" like to rock out now and again). But the C.I.A., given a face via Peter Saarsgaard and Viola Davis, is after the Zephyr, too, and they are under the impression Roy is trying to steal it rather than protect it. But is he?
This is for June Havens to determine as she and Roy, trailed not only by the C.I.A. but also by a Spanish - I think - arms dealer (Jordi Molla, no wattage whasoever), turbocharge their way from the streets of Boston to a deserted island to an Austrian train to Salzburg to Madrid, alternately trusting him and not trusting him, now again sipping champagne with him in ritzy resorts, every once in awhile finding themselves in a car chase and/or gunfight, while Roy Miller grins and cackles and shoots people and keeps telling her over and over to trust him even as he will do several things that come across as not-trustworthy - such as slipping her into an obligatory bikini at his off-the-grid home while she's sleeping after being (necessarily) drugged.
None of this works, of course, if we don't buy the megawatt stars' characters and I think Roy and June, separately, are believable simply because they are both so aligned with Cruise's and Cameron's personas. Much ado will be made of how Cruise is essentially just riffing on his recent public personality and, to a certain extent, this is true. Is he or isn't he nuts? Are those or aren't those crazy eyes? When he tells June "Everything happens for a reason" he truly, truly believes this is a clear cut explanation. Diaz, meanwhile, is an actress I've always appreciated a great deal when she is playing frenzied and flustered, out of her element, and rarely in "Knight and Day" is she in her element, not even when she's being fitted for a dress for her sister's forthcoming wedding. Generic rom coms ("The Holiday") and serious acting ("Gangs of New York") are not her forté but I think she works quite well here. ("You keep saying my name! Why do you keep saying my name?! It's freaking me out!" This is a line I think I can hear Katie saying at home.) I won't suggest that Cruise and Cameron have the-vineyard-just-caught-on-fire chemistry, because they don't, but they are good enough on their own that you will only feel a minor twinge of disappointment when their eventual kiss coughs and sputters.
The action scenes are, you know, action scenes, they won't change the world, but they'll do and the movie is smart enough to know that in the midst of the action scenes the blah effects aren't the point as much as Roy and June's interaction.
Will "Knight and Day" work as well outside of the frigid cineplex air conditioning? Can it hold up in your living room on a fall evening or on a winter afternoon? Doubtful. So you better go see it now. Preferably when there are heat advisories.
Wretched Genius said...
In fairness to Diaz's dramatic acting abilities, she was actually really good in Oliver Stone's under-appreciated Any Given Sunday.
Nick Prigge said...
Touché. She was good in that, though she was frenzied and flustered in a dramatic way.

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The May 9 WORLD magazine has an update on the work of the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling — recently re-christened StopPredatoryGambling.org.
The long-time field director of the anti-gambling group is United Methodist clergyman Tom Grey.
"Grey…still runs mini-marathons at the age of 67 but wants to encourage a younger generation to join a movement often dominated by Methodists because of John Wesley's social reform legacy," writes reporter Russ Pulliam (full article available to subscribers only).
[I]t's clear that the anti-gambling movement needs help. Legal gambling has expanded by leaps and bounds since the 1960s, with new state lotteries, Indian casinos, and electronic machines in bars and restaurants…. It has a corrupting political influence that is hard for public officials to resist.
The other scandal is quiet. The consequences of addiction spread slowly. Marriages break; consumer debt soars; bankruptcies climb. White collar crime emerges, as addicted gamblers steal from small businesses and schools.
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is proposing the repeal [of the internet-gambling ban] and plans to hold hearings this month…. The outcome of Frank's proposal is uncertain because gambling doesn't necessarily divide by political party. Some strong opponents have been liberal Democrats….
The Stop Predatory Gambling movement doesn't have millions of dollars. But the moral authority behind the opposition sometimes wins battles even when predatory gambling advocates have more money and power.
Of course, moral authority doesn't carry the weight it once did. A 2008 study by Ellison Research found that 70 percent of Americans don't consider gambling to be a sin.
"The church's opposition to gambling has not been widely effective," Mr. Grey told Religion News Service last year, because religion-based moral arguments are considered "not relevant in an irreverent age." That is why Mr. Grey now couches his case against gambling primarily in economic and quality-of-life terms, using abundant statistics on gambling-related bankruptcy, crime, and addictions.
Last month, Tom Grey was in Indiana, speaking against a proposal to bring casino gambling to Fort Wayne.
Part two of the video is here.


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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Root;

import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.Specification;
import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaSpecificationExecutor;
import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Modifying;
import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Query;
import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;

import cn.orgid.message.domain.model.message.ReliableMessage;

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2021 Contributors of the Year: Dux Raymond Sy
One of the (many) great things about our contributor community is when someone resumes writing for the site after a hiatus. Dux Raymond Sy picked up his (digital) pen again this year after a seven-year hiatus — and clearly his articles struck a nerve. At a time when companies struggled with questions around the hybrid workplace, the state of their digital tools and looming shortages in digital skills, Dux examined each in turn in his monthly column.
A 10 time Microsoft MVP, Dux serves as AvePoint's chief brand officer. He brings over 20 years of experience in the technology and business world to bear on his role at AvePoint and to his columns. He also brings a lot of energy. When's the last time a conference speaker taught you dance moves?
'Technology Does Not Matter as Much as People Do'
The pandemic has made it abundantly clear how essential technology is to connect people, make collaboration possible and enable business continuity. And while this has been true in our personal lives, and for many in corporate America, it will become even more evident as other industries — think: frontline workers, for example — and underserved parts of the world start reaping the benefits of transformative technology.
Helpful. Ultimately, I measure my success on how I've impacted others, in both my personal and professional life. My goal is to be of service in as many ways as I can.
People tend to think technology is a silver bullet. But technology does not matter as much as people do. At the end of the day, technology is only as smart as the people behind it — and its purpose is to make our lives easier, better, not to disenfranchise others.
I am eager to see the shift from quantity of time worked to quality of work. If the new era of work has taught us anything it is that flexibility and autonomy can enhance productivity, creativity and even employee mental health. Therefore, the quality of time matters more quantity, resulting in more outcome-based performance.
I have been most surprised by how quickly technology has infiltrated businesses and impacted the way we work. For example, the rapid and pervasive spread of cloud technology transformed work and continues to today. Unsurprisingly though, many companies amid the pandemic shifted to the cloud without proper governance and security, presenting an opportunity to better manage digital collaboration.
Always assume positive intent. That means giving people the benefit of the doubt, identifying the situational details and getting the bigger picture. Ultimately, blame the problem and not the people.
Do not pay lip service to inclusion. In 2022, I hope this industry as a whole embraces inclusion in every aspect. If we can be open to new ideas, and improve how — and who — we engage with, then we will be better off.
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How many times have you forgotten items from your grocery list because it was so unorganized? Too many times to count, right? Well, the solution is simple. By using the Excel grocery list template, your shopping will become so much easier. You'll have more time for the more important things in your life, such as family and friends.
The Excel template for your grocery list provides you with a well organized document that you fill out to take with you to the grocery store. The template is organized by categories, which is most beneficial to you as a shopper who wants to be finished as quickly as possible with their grocery shopping.
Produce, canned goods, frozen foods, miscellaneous, dairy, baking supplies, snacks and meat/seafood are several of the categories you will find on this Excel template.
As you can see, this makes grocery shopping much easier and quicker. Just imagine the time it will save on your shopping trips. By having a template that is divided into specific categories that are pinpointed to grocery stores, you can do your shopping in a more organized manner. For example, all the meat you need is going on be in the meat/seafood category and all meat is located in the same section in grocery stores.
By having and using the template, you have all of those items needed in that particular category right there together. So, the days of passing up one section of the store to only get to the bottom of your list to find you must turn around and go all the way to the other side of the store are over!
This problem that has plagued grocery shoppers everywhere has essentially been eliminated with the use of the Excel grocery shopping template due to the template being formatted with the categories found in grocery stores. It is truly an original idea.


I am an IT administrator managing an FTP/SFTP server. I have a user trying to connect to my FTP using Fetch, using SFTP. When she tries to connect, with Connect Using: being SFTP and Enable Encryption checked, she gets an error: Server responded: "Unable to negotiate with (IP:port 22): no matching host key type found. Their offer: ssh-dss" What do we need to change on the user's side or my side to make this work? I would rather not allow some sort of older type that we are not currently allowing if possible.
To fix this problem you can upgrade your server to offer an RSA host key, or the user can configure their copy of OpenSSH to continue to support DSA keys.
I see. I think I had to keep DSA for another client, so will figure out which way we want to go. Thanks.


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Q: LNK2019 errors while compiling through command line using msbuild For the first time, I am trying to compile one of VC++ projects through command line using following command:
msbuild MyProject.vcproj

But I am getting many of
error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol…

All these symbols are present in one library *.lib which is already compiled and present at the specified path. And if I build through VS IDE my project builds successfully without any LNK2019 errors. But somehow during command line compilation it fails to link the library.
How can I resolve this and make it use the linked library during command line compile?

Command Line Options:
/Od /I "../" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_WINDOWS" /D "_USRDLL" /D "MYPROJECT_EXPORTS" /D "_WIN32_DCOM" /D "_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS" /D "_CRT_NON_CONFORMING_SWPRINTFS" /D "_BIND_TO_CURRENT_VCLIBS_VERSION=1" /D "_VC80_UPGRADE=0x0700" /D "_WINDLL" /D "_MBCS" /Gm /EHsc /RTC1 /MDd /Fo"..\output\debug\x64\\" /Fd"..\output\debug\x64\vc90.pdb" /W3 /nologo /c /Wp64 /Zi /TP /errorReport:prompt

Additional Options:
\Y-

Also I noticed one thing in the build log that it shows:
Build started: Project: MyProject, Configuration: Debug|Win32 (TaskId:1)
Build started: Project: MyProject, Configuration: Debug|x64 (TaskId:1)
Compiling... (TaskId:1)
cl : Command line warning D9035: option 'Wp64' has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release
Build started: Project: MyProject, Configuration: Release|Win32 (TaskId:1)
  Compiling... (TaskId:1)
cl : Command line warning D9035: option 'Wp64' has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release
Build started: Project: MyProject, Configuration: Release|x64 (TaskId:1)

I am confused why is it even trying to build any of Win32 configuration as I want to build for x64 and using the respective Visual Studio 2008 x64 Win64 Command Prompt. Though not sure if this is causing my problem or not.

A: You probably started a 'visual studio command prompt for x64' (not sure of the exact name), but the default configuration/platform msbuild uses is Debug/Win32. It's hard to tell from the provided output what exactly happens next but it probably led to the linker looking for 32bit symbols in a 64bit library or vice versa - in any case, mixing platforms.
To fix this be specific in what you want to build, for example:
msbuild MyProject.vcproj /p:Configuration=Debug;Platform=x64

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Bishop Boerger of Northwest Washington Synod Asks State Senate to Pass Marriage Equality
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Posted on January 24, 2012 by Zac Baker
Bishop Chris Boerger, ELCA Northwest Washington Synod, testified on Monday at a public hearing of the Washington State Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections, saying that he was in favor of LGBT couples being able to have legally-recognized marriages that are equal in the state.
Bp Boerger's statement to the hearing: "Mr. Chairman, I am Chris Boerger, the bishop of the Northwest Washington Synod of the Evangelical Church in America. In 2009 the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to commit itself to find ways to allow congregations who choose to do so to support and hold publicly accountable lifelong monogamous same gender relationships. That's quite a mouthful: publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships. One of the people who had questions about our doing this said, "Bishop, isn't that marriage?" And my response is, "Well, in everything but name." The reality is, the Lutheran church has always held that it is the state that defines what marriage is; it's the church that then blesses people who enter into that relationship. We have now stated our desire to bless those who are publicly accountable in lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships. We can't call it marriage–you can. That's why I am here today to say there will be those in my church who will not participate; we understand that freedom. There are those who want to, and we ask for that freedom."
Executive Director Emily Eastwood said, " We thank Bp. Boerger for his courageous witness. His statement reflects the fine line of the ELCA social statement which allows freedom of choice for those pastors and congregations wishing to perform marriages for same-gender couples in states where such are legal. The Northwest Washington Synod has long supported full participation for LGBT people in the life of church and society. Bp. Boerger's statements reflect the views already expressed by the synod. Nevertheless, by taking these views to the legislature and, therefore, into the media, Bp. Boerger has acted for justice. Our thanks are due."
Video of the hearing: http://tvw.org/index.php?option=com_tvwplayer&eventID=2012010157. (Forward video to about the 1:12:20 time mark.)
The hearing was on Senate Bill 6239, "An act relating to providing equal protection for all families in Washington by creating equality in civil marriage and changing the domestic partnership laws, while protecting religious freedom…"
This act would establish no differentiation under state law between civil marriage rights, responsibilities and benefits for same-gender or opposite-gender couples. Further, the bill would provide that registered domestic partnerships between same-gender persons that currently exist would be deemed to be marriages automatically on June 30, 2014, unless the couple gets married prior to that date or have initiated separation proceedings as of that date. Religious freedom is fully protected in the bill: no religious minister or congregation would be forced by the law to perform marriages they did not wish to, or forced to allow their facilities to be used for that purpose.
There is a parallel bill to the same effect in process in the Washington State House of Representatives, HB 2516.
On Monday also, State Senator Mary Margaret Haugen announced that she would vote for the marriage equality bill, making her the 25th senator to so state and the passage of the bill practically assured. There are already sufficient votes in the State House of Representatives for passage. Washington Governor Christine Gregoire has stated that she would sign the bill into law when it passes.
From reports it appears the bill will come out of the Senate committee by Thursday of this week, and out of the House committee by January 30th. There are other procedural steps before it will come to a vote.
In opposition, there is a bill running for a joint resolution of the whole legislature that seeks to place on the ballot at the next general election an amendment to the state's constitution that states, in part: "Recognizing that marriage between persons other than a male and a female has never been authorized or recognized by law in this state, only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in Washington. The uniting of two persons other than one male and one female in any marital relationship, although recognized as valid in another jurisdiction, is not recognized as valid in this state."
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The BMW Z8 was manufactured from 1999-2003, but its final year was no standard Z8. The 2003 Alpina V8 Roadster was born. Only 550 models were manufactured – the performance was enhanced, the interior leather was upgraded, and the stylish design of Alpina was implemented. Making this car a relic of the BMW world.


I was reading an interesting article by Jason Heath titled Here are the six biggest mistakes retirees make with their investments. It made me think, but one of my thoughts isn't what you might expect.
I don't want to pick on Jason because he's a good guy who provides solid information in his articles. Like other Certified Financial Planners, Jason works primarily with wealthy people. Now, the definition of wealthy is different in each person's mind. A person with a million dollars in investible assets might say the threshold of wealthy is $3 million. Someone with $3 million might say the threshold is $10 million. However, the typical Canadian would call the clients of CFPs wealthy.
Jason's thoughtful list of the most common mistakes he sees is based on his client base and not the typical Canadian. To be fair, it's unlikely Jason wrote his own headline, and it's the headline that I think is wrong.
"Bought" RRSPs at the bank a few times, but cashed them out years ago.
For those of us who have built significant savings before retirement, I highly recommend Jason's article to see if you're guilty of some common mistakes. Maybe you'll learn something profitable.
Which each have different lenses, Michael. Both you and Jason make solid points. From my perspective, too few are aware and prepare for the costs of long term care.
@Promod: It's true that we each have our own lenses, but I find that there are many talented planners with a media presence who give opinions and advice that is relevant to upper middle class and above. People of more modest means can be misled.
I read Jasons articles and 99% of the time agree with him .......for his client base. As you say Michael what about the rest of the population? I often say those who have less have less room to mess up and need help even more. If you don't have much then a commission paid advisor cannot afford to talk to you based on how the industry compensates them. Its also likely the focus should be on paying down debt and building an emergency fund which earns them zero. One of the biggest challenges I have seen in the last 10 years is the death of the company pension. As an example in the Saskatchewan blue collar workers, welders, heavy duty mechanics or people in small agricultural companies have RSPs ( because I believe the running costs and paperwork is less for employers) , not RPPS or DB pensions that are locked in. Folk get laid off and during that time may use the RSP. There are more profit related ones as well. They used to be AS WELL as RSP now I am seeing them stand alone. In a " bad" year the employer puts a smaller amount in the pension. The pensions are profit related not a percentage of salary matched by employer. One client last year, employer had a record year, used the excess to buy two other companies so the books showed a loss and at 52 on a $85k salary he got $1900.00 in his pension. He knows, he saves. In the past that would have been a 4% match approx $7k However at the same time staff received a 1% pay rise which doesn't keep up with mortgage, property tax and food increases round here so many of the $45k salaries don't save extra . Its not uncommon to see 55 year olds with 10 years service in small companies having $55k in the group RSP. It doesn't seem to occur to them this isn't enough. There is a lack of understanding how little CPP and OAS pays out to most people. Or we have a lot of ostriches sticking their head in the sand and hoping for the best. There is a fair amount off jealousy towards crown corps and federal workers as we have lots in Regina and I think some people use it as an excuse to do nothing themselves. I have clients with nothing , we work on debt and clients with millions. The difference is they step up and help themselves. They came looking for help. I don't think financial planning should be the preserve of the rich but its catch 22 helping a person change a lifetime of behaviours takes time and the fee only planner also has a life to pay for. I think high net worth get help to avoid taxes etc and lower net worth when they are scared or in pain about something. I hope in 2018 to make a series of videos and work books that people can use and then if they need help buy an hour of time rather than the full financial plans that cost thousands.
@Kathy: You're right that people of modest means need help. I can't blame CFPs, though. They need to find clients who can pay for their expertise. During my consulting years, I certainly didn't seek out clients who couldn't afford to pay me. It's not hard to understand why people who see what you see tend to support expanding CPP.
The comments on the article prove that "dividend stocks" will underperform. Too many people are buying them without doing basic math to evaluate value.
@BHCh: I guess time will tell. It's been some time since I studied financial reports to form opinions about individual stocks. I don't know if dividend stocks have been bid up too high or not. If they have, then we can expect them to underperform in the future.
- "dividend" stocks have done well over the last ~10 years.
- companies are playing the system, e.g. by borrowing at current low rates to pay dividends. Enbridge has just increased dividends and went to the public for more $ through a new share issue at the exact same time.
I'm trying to wrap my brain around the idea of using growth/vs dividend stocks for a retirement income portfolio. Say I have a million dollar portfolio of growth stocks in late 2007 when I retire, say for argument in a TSX ETF. I plan to cash shares equal to 5% every year, or $50000 based on my portfolio value in 2007. So here I am in early 2009 and my portfolio is down to 500k. It almost recovers around 2012 but then dips again, and again and today is only worth marginally more than it was 10 years ago. How on earth does one create a draw down plan for investments with that kind of volatility?
@John K: Recall that the TSX dividend yield was around 2.4% at the end of 2007 and spiked to just over 4% in the 2009 crash. So, it's not as though you'd have to sell $50k worth of stock each year. Most dividend stocks don't pay 5% either, so creating $50k in income would take some selling of shares in this case as well.
No matter what type of stocks we own, it's advisable to have some amount of fixed income during retirement. The worst of the 2009 crash was brief enough that one could rely on fixed income investments to add to dividends to make up the $50k while waiting for prices to recover.
Living through a market crash is no fun. The real way to protect yourself is to aim for a starting draw down of less than 5% per year.
Well what I've done is a little different. I have a company pension and if I apply for CPP, that and my pension will bring in about 47k a year, so for a base line I'm already taken care of. I have a 500k portfolio. I'm an ex real estate guy and it's an industry I understand, really it's the base foundation of the economy because it's a root source of capital. I don't have the inclination to operate rental properties directly so I've built a portfolio that is designed to generate cash through thick or thin, holding a wide range of real estate and mortgages, plus a range of other income holdings. REITs, a few MICs (which I consider a high yield bond holding but with lower risk than regular corporate bonds), utility flow through funds like ENB IC, Chemtrade, where the business exists to flow cash from mature operations to shareholders. Also some covered call ETFs in banks and utilities. About 60 holdings. The whole thing streams about 6.2% in cash each month into my RSP and LIF, and I just pull the cash out like a pay cheque, about 30k a year. The overall volatility is about 20-30% of the broader TSX and dividend cuts historically are less frequent with businesses like this. I won't be selling shares any time soon until I decide I need to increase my draw down more than 6%, or if I decide a company is in such trouble that its dividend is in danger, which means a major crisis for a flow through fund or REIT. I know this violates all the rules but it is what I feel comfortable with.


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The Religion and Political Views of Cher
Cher is a Buddhist, though she admits to not practicing as much as she would like.
Cher is a longtime supporter of the Democratic Party and a spokesperson, supporter, and icon for the gay community.
Cher, whose real name is Cheryl Sarkisian, was born in El Centro, California and raised there and in Fresno, California.
Cher had a tumultuous childhood, where religion was probably not present–at least in any significant amount. New, she calls herself a Buddhist, though a self-proclaimed lazy one. She once admitted:
I am the worst Buddhist ever. I love reading it and saying the prayers, but I'm such a lazy-assed Buddhist. I meditate but only when I want to. I'm so stubborn. I don't like to be forced to do anything. If you try and force me, it's the wrong thing to do.[1]
But even though she doesn't give it her all–and is willing to admit it–Buddhism is the right religion for Cher. She says:
I've played around with Buddhism for years. As corny as it sounds, the soul of the universe, everything that I need, I can find in its practice.[2]
It's possible that it's all an act and she really just likes Buddhist art. An expose of her Los Angeles apartment revealed 4,000 spare feet of Asian sculptures, furniture, and decor.[3]
Do you believe in… politics
Cher is a longtime and active Democrat. She's donated $11,400 to the Democratic Party and left-leaning interest groups since 1988, when she threw her support behind Michael Dukakis.[4]
More recently, Cher bucked Barack Obama in favor of Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries,[5] but when Obama got the nomination, she endorsed him and did so again during his 2012 re-election bid.[6]
But it's not just that Cher supports the Democrats, she's been a loud critic of conservative Republicans, particularly during the Bush administration. She once said, both condemning George W. Bush and addressing those who criticize celebrities for expressing their views:
You know, I think it's the duty of artists to say what they want, in favor or in opposition. Unfortunately, I think that… because of 9/11, if you say anything opposed to the [Bush] administration, somehow they've been able to wrap themselves in the flag, so that if you have any opposing viewpoint, you're unpatriotic.[7]
And when Mitt Romney won the Republican nomination for president, Cher hilariously tweeted:
If ROMNEY gets elected I don't know if I can breathe same air as Him & His Right Wing Racist Homophobic Women Hating Tea Bagger Masters.[8]
Cher is quite invested in the gay community as well. Not only is she an absolute goddess, having won numerous awards and accolades from LGBT organizations,[9] her daughter (now her son) is a transgender man,[10] who has forced Cher to truly examine her feelings on homosexuality and caused her to become one of the gay community's most outspoken advocates for equality and fair treatment.
In short, Cher's about as liberal a Democrat as they come.
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Morissette is a feminist and a liberal Democrat in her newly-adopted country of the U.S. Morissette was raised a Catholic and now loosely adheres to Buddhism.
Basinger is a liberal Democrat. Basinger was raised a Methodist. We're unclear if she still considers herself one.
She is a Democrat, and is particularly passionate about the environment and climate change. Sheryl Crow is critical of Christians in her songs, and has an all-encompassing meta-religious worldview.
Stefani is an Obama-supporting, gay marriage-promoting liberal Democrat. Stefani was raised Catholic and seems to have kept the faith at least somewhat into her career as a rock star. Her current religious views remain a mystery.


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Judicial Council Approves Continued Court Closures
The Judicial Council of California yesterday approved the continuation of one-day-a-month court closures through June 2010, in response to severe budget reductions in the judicial branch budget for the 2009 and 2010 fiscal year.
Chief Justice Ronald M. George, chair of the 28-member council, said in a statement that yesterday's action "reflects the severity of the state's economic crisis and the unprecedented reductions in the judicial branch budget."
He explained that the council's decision "does not lessen our longstanding goal to provide access to justice for Californians," and emphasized that the council was committed to seeking adequate resources from the governor and Legislature to avoid statewide court closures in the next fiscal year, which begins in July.


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The Coasters — "Down In Mexico"
February 29, 2012 July 16, 2012 / You Hear That?!?	/ Leave a comment
The video above was sent to me by a lucky soul whose laudable sense of initiative has resulted in a trip from Richmond to Tampa, Florida for Radiohead's show at the St. Pete Times Forum on Wednesday. It makes me so happy when I hear about people taking this type of trip. Whether it's by plane, train, automobile or pimped-out Rascal, schlepping yourself that far to see a band is a beautiful thing, and it definitely gives the people around you a reason to see what all the fuss is about. In this case, she and I are already on the same page. As Joey Tribbiani might say, RADIOHEAD GOOOOD. We were also on the same page yesterday, when she showed me this 2008 video of Gnarls Barkley performing In Rainbows track "Reckoner," which is to say that neither of us knew exactly what page to be on. There's a lot to take in. I think the most alarming element of the cover has to be Cee Lo's intensity, both in terms of the force with which he's singing and the CRAZY-ASS STARE he exhibits. It's kind of insane. But then again, shouldn't every Radiohead song be sung as if you were completely bonkers? The paranoia, anger and confusion call for an off-kilter messenger… possibly someone who has a history of questioning his or her sanity… someone who has shown that he or she has no problem dismissing others' behavior with extremely sharp language… someone who's unsure about his or her own reckoning… clearly Cee Lo is just the man for the job! Watch the video of Gnarls Barkley's cover of "Reckoner" above or listen to the audio below to see if you agree, and snag In Rainbows from iTunes here. And to any of you who are planning to schlep your bones across state lines to see a concert in the near or distant future — I salute you.
Gnarls Barkley — "Reckoner" (Radiohead cover)
February 28, 2012 July 16, 2012 / You Hear That?!?	/ 11 Comments
Did you know that Cher's record company wanted to remove the now-famous auto-tuning that producer Mark Taylor added to the vocals of her 1998 hit, "Believe"? Crazy, right? What do you think the world would be like nowadays if Warner Brothers had gotten their way? Would we have flying cars? Would Lehman Brothers still have collapsed? Would there be an independent Palestinian state? What would T-Pain be doing at this very moment? We'll never know, because Cher responded to her label's request by saying that the digital effect on her voice would be removed "over [her] dead body." Well then. But with all due respect to "Believe," it stands to reason that, much like a synthesized disease that squirms its way out of a top-secret government lab, setting in motion a zombie apocalypse that sweeps the entire planet, leaving nothing but horror, violence and destruction in its wake: auto-tune was bound to get out at some point. OK, maybe that's a hyperbolic analogy. And in truth, I'm not campaigning against auto-tune at all. On the contrary, auto-tune is a fascinating phenomenon to think about, especially when you're dealing with a group like Fun. and a singer like Nate Ruess.
Some songs are just built for the weekend. Of course, I might be biased, having first heard "DoYaThing" early Thursday evening, when I could just sense a fun Friday blog post rumbling somewhere out there on the interweb (I can also feel cold fronts coming via my screwed up right shoulder, just FYI). Nonetheless, the combination of Gorillaz, James Murphy and André 3000 screams "Shake it like a Polaroid picture" to me, and I have a feeling the song will make its presence felt at a fair number of bars/clubs/bridge games this weekend. "DoYaThing" is the latest installment in Converse's "Three Artists. One Song." series, which previously featured a snazzy summer tune created by Kid Cudi, Rostam Batmanglij and Bethany Cosentino. Pretty awesome stuff, for an ad campaign. But "DoYaThing" has something else going for it, other than its mid-week release and a trio of well-credentialed collaborators: a video starring the Peanuts gang. Well… sort of. I have no idea who made this video. I highly doubt anyone licensed anything to make it (this is starting to sound like one of those crappy TV news stories in which a reporter gets in front of the camera just to say, "Details are hazy at this point…"). What I DO know is that the video brings back some fun memories, and there are some fly-ass dance moves to be learned from it. My favorite has to be the hybrid running man/zombie thing going on in the back row. In fact, I'm gonna go ahead and call dibs on the running zombie as my signature move for wedding season. I better not hear about any of you lot busting it out at a reception without my permission, capiche? Stick to the electric slide and no one gets hurt. Even though it looks as though an official "DoYaThing" video is coming soon, this one will do me just fine for now. Besides, it's the perfect antidote to that gross MetLife commercial that uses Schroeder's piano playing as an analog for retirement planning. Ugh. Watch above, listen/download below, check out the 13-minute, one-take, extended version of the song here, and have a very happy Friday!
Gorillaz — "DoYaThing" (feat. Andre 3000 and James Murphy)
February 22, 2012 July 16, 2012 / You Hear That?!?	/ 1 Comment
So I've been sitting on this one-liner for a solid year, just waiting for the perfect occasion to post it to Twitter, but I'm gonna share it with you guys instead. You ready? You suuuuure?!? OK, OK, here's the joke, set off in its own paragraph so you know when to laugh riotously…
I'm pretty sure Emmylou Harris' answering machine just says "Yes."
Get it? Because she collaborates with everyone under the sun? Any ROTFLCOPTERing out there? No? Crickets? OK, so now you know why I've been sitting on it. Really though, Harris has performed with a zillion artists (I'd start listing them here, but my last post was more than 1,000 words, and the proprietors of You Hear That don't pay me enough to keep up that clip), making her one of the most prolific and respected backup/duet singers in the biz. So whats the occasion? What Emmylou event inspired me to unleash this dormant comedic gem? Did she collabo with Kayne? Did she duet with Dokken? Nope — well, not that I'm aware of. In fact, she's not even directly involved.
February 21, 2012 July 16, 2012 / You Hear That?!?	/ 3 Comments
Last week turned out to be a cover song celebration, with one post about a monster collection of repurposed Bob Dylan tunes and another about Punch Brothers' out-of-this-world takes on Radiohead. And while I didn't really set out to double down on the covers, I couldn't be happier that theme emerged, because it got me thinking differently about Brooklyn Rider, a string quartet that has just released a new recording entitled Seven Steps.
Before going any further, I am obligated by the International Code of Music Blogging Ethics to point out that classical music is usually "not my cup of tea." But it's not "not my cup of tea" in the same way that, say, olives are "not my cup of tea." Olives I hate with a passion. The word "tapenade" is an iron-clad deal-breaker when scanning the menu at fancy restaurants. Classical music, on the other hand, is something that I have a great deal of interest in learning about, but I have a long way to go, both in terms of appreciation and understanding.
So how did Brooklyn Rider manage to make connection with their 2011 effort, Brooklyn Rider Plays Philip Glass? I think Glass' minimalist style deserves some of the credit. As with any learning endeavor, repetition is helpful, and the repetitive structures in Glass' music engage without feeling overwhelming, despite the fact that a great deal of complexity is hidden within those patterns. But I think the lion's share of the credit belongs to the group's 4 musicians, who themselves are refreshingly relatable.
Every once in a while, I'll be watching a drummer go to town during a rhythmically demanding section of a song, and I'll say to myself, "That dude is an alien." Certain drummers have that extra gear that makes it look like they're working with more than two arms and two legs — how else could they be doing so much at once and/or making so much noise? Not so coincidentally, I described Battles' John Stanier as "otherworldly" when I witnessed his handiwork at the 9:30 Club a few months back, and I'd be inclined to throw that same adjective at Wilco's Glen Kotche, especially when it comes to his chaotic outbursts in "Via Chicago."
So what the hell does this have to do with Punch Brothers?!? They don't even have a drummer!
I'm glad you asked! Chris Thile, the group's frontman and mandolin player, is one of the few people outside the world of stick-wielding snare-strikers that produces that same super-specific, disbelieving reaction: "That dude is an alien." And I'm not alone — Ed Helms from The Office has had the exact same thought.
Bob Dylan has written a lot of songs. More like a shit-ton of songs. As in, if he had a nickel for every song he wrote, he could pull a Scrooge McDuck and take a daily dip in his pool of nickels. What I'm trying to say is there are a lot of Bob Dylan tunes out there, and if someone tells you with a straight face they know every single one, it's completely acceptable to give them this face in return. His catalog is a such big mountain to climb, and let's be honest; the thought of listening to all of his albums back to back would make even the most fervent fanatic blink once or twice. There are just so many damn lyrics. Good lord. But his being so prolific is, of course, a gift, not a curse. You can keep discovering new reasons to love him, even if you've already heard hundreds of his songs, and that's where covers become particularly handy. Hearing other musicians interpret Bob Dylan's music is one of the best ways to visit the parts of his dark and brilliant brain you haven't been to yet, and just last night my friend and musical sherpa Clay alerted me to an amazing cache of 76 such covers. Assembled to benefit Amnesty International and released less than a month ago, Chimes of Freedom: The Music of Bob Dylan offers takes on Dylan tunes by everyone under the sun, including Elvis Costello, K'naan, Adele, Bettye LaVette, Pete Townshend, Bad Religion… really the list goes on and on and on. It's nuts. And [be sure to read this in your best and most disproportionately loud Billy Mays* voice] ALL 76 OF THESE SONGS CAN BE YOURS FOR THE LOW, LOW PRICE OF $19.99! Crazy, eh? So many thoughtful and revealing covers at roughly a quarter a pop AND a large chunk of the money goes to a charitable organization. Everyone wins! Hell, you may even be able to write off the purchase on your taxes (I have no idea if this is true. It's probably not. You Hear That Financial Services, L.L.C. isn't exactly street legal, and may or may not, in fact, exist). I'm still making my way through the whole collection, but check out two of my favorites so far, — My Morning Jacket doing "You're A Big Girl Now" and Raphael Saadiq doing "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat." Hey, did you know Raphael Saadiq was in Tony! Toni! Toné!? SRSLY! Listen below and click here to snag Chimes of Freedom from iTunes.
My Morning Jacket — "You're A Big Girl Now" (Bob Dylan cover)
Raphael Saadiq — "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" (Bob Dylan cover)
*RIP, Billy. Something tells me Saint Peter is well stocked with Oxy Clean, whether he needed it or not.
STOP IT, OTTERS! YOU FURRY LITTLE ASSHOLES ARE GOING TO MAKE MY HEAD EXPLODE FROM CUTENESS OVERLOAD, SO KNOCK IT OFF!
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
I'm usually a huge fan of ridiculous spectacles, pop music and making judgmental comments about celebrities, so the Grammys should be right in my wheelhouse. Nevertheless, I had a really tough time enjoying what I watched last night. Something just felt… off. Reading this stomach-turning Hello Giggles post about Chris Brown just a few hours before the ceremony certainly didn't help. Seeing this collection of "I'd let Chris Brown beat me" tweets after the show didn't help either. Nor did the ratio of performances to on-air award presentations, which seems to grow more disproportionate each year (only 10 of the 78 awards were given out on TV). Whatever it was, I walked away more than a little disappointed. But guess what? It's a big Internet out there, and I'll let someone else complain about how bad the show was. Besides, a few things happened that made me very happy that I did watch. I loved Justin Vernon's acceptance speech, for one thing. The acknowledgment of his discomfort in winning showed equal measures of courage and integrity, given his earlier comments about how meaningless these awards are and how creativity should be its own reward. Adele winning everything in sight was heartwarming, as well. I find a tremendous amount of character in her voice, which is refreshing in a pop music paradigm that, as Dave Grohl pointed out in his (rudely truncated) acceptance speech, often favors tonal perfection over personality. But the thing that I'll remember most about this year's Grammys was the Civil Wars performing a quickie, one-minute version of "Barton Hollow," the song that won the award for "Best Country Duo/Group Performance." They were great. I'd listened to this tune a number of times, and I've always liked it, but their natural demeanor and strong, straightforward delivery really stood out from the glut of comically over-produced and awkwardly shoehorned collaborations. Not only did Civil Wars seem like they belonged on such a grand stage, it looked like they could teach a thing or two to some of the other, more well-known and brazenly bedazzled honorees. Their minute on screen was exactly what I needed to jump on the Civil Wars bandwagon with both feet, and I can't wait to spend more time with their 2011 release Barton Hollow, which took home the award for "Best Folk Album." Listen to the studio version of the title track below and click here to buy the album on iTunes. I have a feeling you won't be the only one doing so this week.
The Civil Wars — "Barton Hollow"


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This program is designed to provide mortgage options to credit worthy, low- to moderate-income clients with an expanded eligibility for financing homes in designated low-income, minority, and disaster-impacted communities.
What Does Credit Worthy Mean?
The 1% Home Loan program refers to "credit worthy" as a borrower that has a minimum credit score of 680 (versus the 620 minimum with the 3% down HomeReady program). Click here to apply for the 1% Down Home Loan.
In order to be "credit worthy", the borrower must meet the conventional post bankruptcy (4 year wait), short sale (4 year wait) , and foreclosure (7 year wait) qualifying guidelines.
What Does Low-to-Moderate Income Mean?
Like other down payment assistance programs such as the HomeReady™ Mortgage program is designed to assist families that need a little help when it comes to purchasing a home.
The U.S. Dept of HUD applies designated AMI codes (area median income) for areas throughout each county in Washington State. The AMI is a statistic for purposes of determining the eligibility of applicants for certain federal housing programs. HUD determines AMI on an annual basis for each metropolitan area and non-metropolitan county, making adjustments for household size and other factors.
For example, in Everett, Wa, using the 98208 zip code, you'll see the AMI $85,100/yr, and the eligibility code allows for 100% use of the AMI (gross annual household income). Therefore the max household income to qualify for a HomeReady™ Mortgage is $85,100.
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This Map Shows The Most Common Last Names In Every Country
An interesting way to look at the world.
A map that attempts to plot the most common last names in every country recently surfaced on Reddit, and it made for some truly interesting discussions.
Map creator q1s2e3 used various sources online to generate the map. He especially referred to Wikipedia and forebears.io for quick-access data.
Smith appeared to be the most dominant last name across the globe, being the most common in English-speaking nations such as the US, Canada, England, Scotland, New Zealand, and Australia. Most of the countries were assigned last names that seemed to make sense based on a country's principal language, while others were a little more surprising:
Redditors made some pretty insightful observations of the map:
"Peru's probably the most interesting. It's the only most-common American surname to be native. It's an Incan (Quechua) name meaning 'free'." - qoja
"Goddamnit Russia, you were supposed to answer with your last name, not your favourite brand of vodka!" - Priamosish
"I did not expect Korea and Uzbekistan to have the same most common last name." - minuswhale
"Madagascar's most common name is amazing. "Rakotomalala." - plazmablu
"Canada has 2!" - adaminc
"Tan in the Philippines, I'm surprised. I would have thought a Spanish name. Also Murphy in Ireland... Last I heard it was Kelly." - ValyrianKatana
Do you have the most common last name in your native country?


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Q: Python subprocess.Popen fails on shell command as argument Struggling with subprocess.Popen() - why is First and Third working as expected, while the second does not find any of multiple files or directories? Error message is:
>ls: Zugriff auf * nicht möglich: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden

English translation:
File not found or directory: access to * not possible

Here is the code.
#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-

import subprocess

args = []
args.append ('ls')
args.append ('-al')

# First does work
cmd1 = subprocess.Popen(args)
cmd1.wait()

# Second does NOT work
args.append ('*')
cmd2 = subprocess.Popen(args)
cmd2.wait()

# Third does work
shellcmd = "ls -al *"
cmd3 = subprocess.Popen(shellcmd, shell=True )
cmd3.wait()

A: This is because by default subprocess.Popen() doesn't have the shell interpret the commands, so the "*" isn't being expanded into the required list of files. Try adding shell=True as a final argument to the call.
Also note the warning in the documentation about not trusting user input to be processed in this way.

A: This is happening because of shell globbing.
Basically, the * in ls -al * is expanded by your shell, to match all available files.
When you run the subprocess without the shell=True flag, python is not able to parse the * on its own, and hence, the error message ls: cannot access *: No such file or directory is displayed.
When you run the command with shell=True, python actually passes the control to the shell, and hence the correct output is displayed.
As an aside, executing shell commands that incorporate unsanitized input from an untrusted source makes a program vulnerable to shell injection, a serious security flaw which can result in arbitrary command execution, so it should be used with caution (see warning here).

EDIT 1
Both shell globbing and the way Popen consumes args is causing the issue here
From subprocess module,

class subprocess.Popen
args should be a sequence of program arguments or else a single string.
If shell is True, it is recommended to pass argsas astring` rather than as a sequence.

To understand that shell globbing and the manner in which Popen consumes args is the issue here, compare the output of the following. Note that in 2 cases, when shell=True, only ls is executed since the input passed is a list and not a string, against the recommendation
subprocess.Popen(['ls'])                         #works
subprocess.Popen('ls')                           #works
subprocess.Popen(['ls', '-al'])                  #works
subprocess.Popen(['ls -al'])                     #doesn't work raises OSError since not a single command
subprocess.Popen('ls -al')                       #doesn't work raises OSError since not a single command
subprocess.Popen(['ls -al'], shell=True)         #works since in shell mode
subprocess.Popen('ls -al', shell=True)           #works since in shell mode & string is single command
subprocess.Popen(['ls', '-al'], shell=True)      #output corresponds to ls only, list passed instead of string, against recommendation
subprocess.Popen(['ls', '-al', '*'])             #doesn't work because of shell globbing for *
subprocess.Popen(['ls -al *'])                   #doesn't work raises OSError since not a single commandfor *
subprocess.Popen('ls -al *')                     #doesn't work raises OSError since not a single commandvalid arg
subprocess.Popen(['ls', '-al', '*'], shell=True) #output corresponds to ls only, list passed instead of string, against recommendation
subprocess.Popen(['ls -al *'], shell=True)       #works
subprocess.Popen('ls -al *', shell=True)         #works

A: Not a direct answer to your question, but you can also try using the python library sh
example:
from sh import ls

print ls("-al")

link to more examples