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8 Effective Best Practices for SaaS Lead Nurturing Campaigns
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Okay, let's look at some numbers.
- Companies with strong nurturing programs produce 50 percent more leads at a third less the cost. (Forrester report)
- Nurtured leads produce, on average, a 20% increase in sales opportunities versus non-nurtured leads. (DemandGen Report)
As a marketer, you may be sold on the importance of lead nurturing, but perhaps not have had similar overwhelming results when performed.
Not to sound sassy, but the reason why lead nurturing is not working for your SaaS business could be because you're not doing it right.
In a previous post, I talked about the different types of possible lead nurturing campaigns for SaaS. In this post, let's clear up some of the confusion surrounding its implementation and dig out the best practices for setting up a program that works.
1) Investing in Buyer Persona Profiles
Before beginning with any type of communication with your users, it is important to understand them. Developing buyer personas could be helpful for this purpose.
Hands down, the most important thing for lead nurturing is to tailor it to your buyer persona. Buyer personas are representations of your ideal customer: their demographics, goals, challenges. When you're creating your nurturing workflow, it's important to position your emails to address this ideal customer so that your messaging is relevant, which will increase engagement. Send the right content this persona would be interested in.
Niti Shah, Asia Senior Marketing Manager, HubSpot
Buyer persona profiling allows you to bucket your audience based on their behaviors and actions. To create buyer personas, you could either gather insights from your existing user base or conduct interviews with your users.
For SaaS companies with several pricing tiers (and product bundles), creating multiple personas may be helpful.
Some frequently used parameters for profiling buyer personas are –
- Demography: Age, gender, location, salary, designation
- Goals and Challenges: Career goals and common hurdles
- Watering Holes: Where do they hang out and consume information? Perhaps knowing the blogs or social media platforms they closely follow.
Here's an example of multiple personas. Note that the areas of interest and preferences would be different for all the three personas, and hence should be catered to differently.
You could also look at this comprehensive guide on developing buyer persona for your SaaS product, for further knowledge.
2) Segmenting your User Base
Now that you have defined the type of people buying from you, the next step would be segment your existing database on the basis of the campaign you want to run.
According to the 2015 Lead Nurturing Benchmark study by DGR, nearly six in ten B2B marketers said that segmentation based on interests and behaviors helped them improve their lead nurturing programs. About two-third of them said such efforts drove better responses to campaigns and offers due to targeting and relevancy.
Segmenting based on lifecycle stage of the user is invaluable in setting up nurturing programs. Along with your buyer personas, knowledge of the lifecycle stage of a user helps you decide the right communication and content down to a tee. Find out more about how to map content pieces to the right lifecycle stage.
After you're done deciding on the basis of your segmentation, the next step is to implement it. For that, you can either add a field in the signup form or use simple email marketing tools like Mailchimp, Vero or Intercom.
See how Intercom allows segmentation based on filters, segments and tags.
You could also send out a survey to your existing customers to better sort them into different segments. Look how Aweber allows segmentation based on user feedback.
3) Defining a Workflow
Your leads won't be convinced to buy your product with the first email you send them. They have to be systematically enabled to make a purchase decision through a series of touch-points. These workflows could then be automated based on your user's previous actions.
This extract from an infographic by Pardot explains how a lead nurturing workflow could possibly work.
The example shows a lead nurturing workflow based on open rates. You may want to chalk out your strategy keeping in mind the buyer persona profiles that you created earlier.
4) Maintaining a Lead Nurturing Calendar
A lead nurturing calendar could be an effective way of organizing the workflows and assigning responsibilities. The visibility of a calendar helps to remind everyone of an ongoing flow and avoid any overlapping of emails.
You could document –
- the segment that will receive the messages
- which messages will be sent
- when those messages will be sent
- who is responsible for content/design/execution
This is one way to define your lead nurturing calendar for a seven-day trial.
For a 30-day trial, you may want to send out the emails in this order.
5) Personalized Messaging
Personalization doesn't and shouldn't stop with "Hi |FNAME|".
According to National Client Email Report by DMA, over 75% of email revenue is generated by personalized triggered campaigns, rather than one-size-fits-all campaigns.
Consider the following to add an interactive cadence to your emails –
- Personalized greeting, along with a well-thought-of backup for contacts who have not provided their first names.
- Using an individual "from name" and email address, rather than the company name. You may also want to add a picture of the team member or signature at the end.
- Exclusive content based on the user's interests and preferences.
- A CTA which could direct them to the next steps like product demo, signup, etc.
See this great email by Slingshot SEO, especially designed for its top of the funnel leads.
However, it is important to not go overboard with personalization. Personalizing too early or too much could also be bad for your business.
6) Testing When to Send your Emails
There is a long-standing debate on the best time to send a business email. Weekday or weekend? Morning or evening? Expert opinions vary greatly in this topic.
The image depicts data by ten different studies on the best time to send an email.
And that is because the "right time" for any email campaign is very product-specific. While you can take into account some of the obvious factors like time-zone, offer type, etc, a large part of finding the right time would depend on testing.
Make different segments to test the time that yields best results for your emails. Track the CTR and open rate, type of device, etc to find the perfect timing.
You can track your emails via google analytics or the specific email marketing tool that you're using.
7) Nurturing beyond Emails
While emails have proven to be an important and effective channel for nurturing, there are other popular channels that you shouldn't overlook.
Social Media
Subtle touches like following a lead on Twitter or liking their update on LinkedIn are becoming legitimate ways of making them remember you. This list of social media marketing tools could help you maintain engagement.
Other than that, you could also come up with a creative social media campaign, depending on your end goal. See these 25 social media campaign ideas for inspiration.
Retargeting is proactively reaching back to prospects who have shown an interest in your product.
An email lead nurturing campaign also banks on the same principle. But there are other mediums like social media, website ads, etc which should not be ignored while retargeting.
These are some helpful tips and tools for retargeting.
8) Analyzing your Results
Finally, you sent out your lead nurturing campaign. But what now? How do you measure the performance? How do you improve it?
According to Unica's State of Marketing report, 57% of marketers cited "measurement, analysis, and learning" as the biggest bottleneck they face within their organizations.
To begin with, these are some of the metrics you should be tracking in your email campaigns –
- Open rate – Could help determine how many people are interested in listening to you and at what time.
- Click through rate – You could know what type of content is resonating most with your audience.
- Bounce rate – To measure if your users are finding your content relevant.
- Unsubscribe rate – How often are people unsubscribing from your email list? Possible reasons?
- Forwarding rate – Could determine the virality of your content.
- List building rate – What rate are you acquiring leads? Any specific factors affecting it?
Although all of these metrics would vary with your product type, you could look at the industry standards to measure your performance. According to a research conducted by Mailchimp on its customers, average open rate for SaaS came out to be 21.56%, CTR 2.4% and soft bounce 1.11%.
Look at VWO email analytics dashboard on Hubspot for five different types of email campaigns.
Also, make sure you have tagged the URL links that you're providing in the mail. This will allow you to track the email generated traffic on google analytics easily.
What Do You Think?
Lead nurturing takes a bit of effort to get right. The toughest bit is understanding your users well enough to be able to identify their challenges and proactively step in to assist. With dozens of tool at disposal, getting the processes right is a matter of continuous monitoring and iteration. At VWO, we ourselves are in the process of optimizing our nurturing process. I'll keep you posted.
Have you tried putting a nurturing plan in place? If yes, I'd be curious to know the challenges you faced in setting it up and your most valuable learning from it.
Write to me in the comments below.


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Friday, June 24, 2011
Franco Friday #22: The Diabolical Dr. Z
Franco Friday #22
The first time I saw The Diabolical Dr. Z, I hated it. I'm not sure exactly why but I think it had more to do with owning a Mondo Macabro DVD than it did watching Jess Franco. Whatever the case, I was disappointed beyond belief. Revisiting this film now... well, you'll see. I'm getting closer and closer to the halfway mark, people. Let's hope I don't run out of Francos. Oh wait, I can't.
The Diabolical Dr. Z
AKA Miss Muerte
Directed by Jess Franco
Starring Antonio Jimenez Escribano, Guy Mairesse, Howard Vernon, Mabel Karr, Fernando Montes, Estella Blain
86 minutes
Lightning, the roar of thunder, and it begins. Hans Bergen (played by Guy Mairesse), a murderous fiend, escapes from prison the day before his execution. He manages to get as far as the home of Dr. Zimmer (Antonio Jiminez Escribano). Dr. Zimmer is ecstatic because he needs a human test subject for his mind control experiments and who better than a man the world would be better off without. The scientific community shuns Dr. Zimmer and he drops dead right there at the big sciency conference.
Dr. Zimmer's daughter Irma (Mabel Karr) vows revenge on the three scientists whom she believes are responsible for the death of her dear, beloved daddy. She carries on with his work (his dying request, of course) but not until after she fakes her own death, horribly burns her face, and practices plastic surgery on herself. Huh? Yeah, I know. Anyway, Irma uses Hans Bergen, her assistant Barbara (Ana Castor), and a beautiful exotic dancer Nadja (Estella Blain) to carry about her fiendish- no, DIABOLICAL plot.
Sometimes Franco is just Franco and sometimes Franco is on fire! I am kicking myself for not loving this movie the first time around. For some reason, it took watching 21 other Franco movies to make me appreciate The Diabolical Dr. Z which is silly because of how easy this film is to get into. Despite some corny plot holes and a bunch of nonsensical pseudoscience, this film has great pacing and cool characters. There is also razor sharp and energetic cinematography from Alejandro Ulloa, the man who shot some excellent titles like Horror Express, Companeros, and Paul Naschy's Night of the Werewolf.
The cast is excellent but I simply adore Mabel Karr. She truly gives her all in her role and is quite frightening with her tireless obsession to complete her mission of vengeance. Estella Blain is ten kinds of sexy and nails it as the reluctant (and insanely sexy) murder weapon. It is against her nature to kill but mad science makes it impossible for her to disobey. Another one of Franco's damned damsels? I love it!
I won't call this a favorite but The Diabolical Dr. Z has gone way, way up on my list of Jess Franco films that everyone should see (though I wouldn't call this a good starting point). Even with it's clunkier moments (jump-cuts, continuity issues, etc.), the film is dynamic in writing and inventive in execution. One thing I greatly appreciate about Dr. Z is the pacing; it just flies by! In the shadow of Dr. Orloff, this films packs on the weirdness, the beauty, and the fun.
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I think I'll be in the same boat you are in: Didn't care for it at first, but I'm considering giving Dr. Z another shot soon and I have a feeling I will appreciate it after having seen a number of Franco's other films since that first viewing.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 20, 2012 at 5:38 PM
Just watched the original French version for the first time and quite enjoyed it, too. I don't have anything to add, really, you summed it up perfectly. I only wished Estella Blain would have made more films with Franco (whose own appearance, btw, as - who else? - Inspector Tanner is much fun)!ReplyDelete
There's an awesome new German 2-DVD release with apparently much better video quality (correct aspect ratio, etc. and without the PAL/NTSC issues that the Mondo Macabro version is supposed to have - don't know it myself). Unfortunately it's not an English-friendly release (French and German only), but it has a new audio commentary by TIM LUCAS (in English, obviously)!!


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August 3, 2017
The second in a season-long series of reflections on the "Impossible Dream" Red Sox season of 1967.
It has seemingly become a staple of the fable, something, if you weren't around then, you might smile about and wonder why it was such a big deal. It was a different time, you see. Still, a simpler time. Moreover, it's true. It's the way it was.
As the summer of '67 hammered on through the dog days, with the Red Sox enchanting all of New England with their improbable valor, you could go for a long walk in such old-fashioned urban enclaves as Boston's and follow the game mile after mile night after night never missing a pitch from the radios blaring from porches and open windows, house after house and street after street. For it was then still a radio game – another staple of the charm – and everybody was listening and following and clamoring to get aboard the runaway bandwagon. There'd never been anything quite like it before. Nor has there been since, actually.
Deep into August, they'd seemed anointed, dancing through minefields, averting disaster here and ruin there and, while hardly above the odd pratfall, they kept landing on their feet and charging on.
All that changed the night of Aug. 18. Bill Rigney's Angels were in town. Jack Hamilton, a cranky veteran suspected of featuring a spitball was pitching when midway through, with the 22-year old budding superstar Tony Conigliaro stepping to the plate, some idiot in the left field stands tossed a smoke bomb onto the outfield. It took ten minutes to clear up the mess, and it was clear when he was set to resume that Jack Hamilton was not amused. Sitting in the bleachers with a bunch of friends, I recall being also annoyed, nor is there much doubt that if there had been no smoke bomb there'd have been no tragedy unfurling on the very next pitch Hamilton threw.
Tony would say he didn't pick up the ball until it was about four feet from his left eye and he instantly realized he was in terrible trouble. Struggling to breathe after being struck, he thought he was dying. The team doctor said that had it been an inch higher crashing into his temple he would have been killed, much as Ray Chapman was when nailed by Carl Mays back in 1920. For keepers of such gruesome statistics, this was arguably the second most brutal beaning in baseball history. If it didn't kill Tony, it ruined his life, leading unquestionably to death itself at a very young age.
Maybe all that wasn't entirely clear that night, but there was no less a powerful sense this was more than just another painful moment on a ball field. People who were there later insisted they could hear the smack of the ball crunching Tony's face all over the park, almost reverberating. It's not something we could verify from center field, but as we watched Rico Petrocelli cradle his fallen pal in his arms while Mike Ryan was trying to press an ice bag on his face with stretcher-bearers soon emerging to haul him off, you could have heard a pin drop all over Fenway Park.
Unmistakably, the Conigliaro tragedy was a poignant twist lending a bitterly ironic dimension to the otherwise blissful '67 romance, a reminder – lousy but perhaps necessary – that everything comes at a price. It was a shattering moment. His potential had been off the charts. That the team bore on staunchly seems, in retrospect, more impressive than realized then.
Dick O'Connell, having a season like no other GM in Red Sox history, swiftly minimizes the damage by outflanking a large field of pursuers to land Ken 'Hawk' Harrelson, the colorful outfielder who'd secured his escape from Charlie Finley's bondage in Kansas City by simply rattling Charlie's cage long and hard enough to force his release. Earning just $12,000 in KC, Hawk gets $150,000 to sign with Boston, and if he didn't quite deliver on all his promise, his arrival in '67 was a huge emotional lift at a critical juncture.
In Chicago during the last week of August and tied with the White Sox for second place, a half-game behind the Twins, they have a five-game series that's theoretically the most important they've faced in a quarter century.
The Chisox are their bete noire with irascible Manager Eddie 'The Brat' Stanky needling them unmercifully all year, notably branding their mainstay Yaz "an all-star merely from the neck down." Out-psyching foes is vital to Stanky whose team, while scrappy and rich in pitching, is hardly formidable.
The Bosox win three of five and the Chisox never quite recover. Boston gets one win from Jerry Stephenson, a flaky fireballer of enormous talents who never did get his act together but at this crucial moment pitches the game of his life. Only Dick Williams would have dared ask him. The third win is unforgettable for how it ends, with right fielder Jose Tartabul – thought to have the weakest arm in the league – preserving victory by throwing out Ken Berry, one of the league's swiftest base-runners, with 38-year-old catcher Ellie Howard making acrobatic catch and tag while blocking the plate with his foot. Poor Stanky goes nuts, to no avail.
It's their defensive play of the year and an exquisite example of the little elements Williams near-mystically weaves in making it all happen. They move on to New York, winning a couple more, and when they beat the Yankees, 2-1, in 11 innings on Yaz's 35th homer, they greet September in first place, with a game and a half lead.
(To Be Continued)


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October 1, 2013 -
John Heald
When planning this trans-Atlantic crossing, there were two difficult concerns I faced– what entertainers to choose and what movies the guests would enjoy.
I based my decisions on both those categories on the average age being 73 and knowing that they probably would not enjoy a Bon Jovi Tribute Band, a balloon animal act, The Fast and The Furious 27 or Saw 32, I went with entertainers and movies that were, I thought, more suitable and so far……………touch wood…………..why is there never any wood around when you need some……bugger….hold on….where's my Latvians in suspenders calendar………..ahhhhh, there it is…………ok, that's the wood touched…………so far, there have been no complaints about either.
OK, there have been complaints about men with Scottish accents, it's too cold, it's too hot and a few other similar moans, but, so far, none on the entertainment program apart from the music in the show being too loud………….phew.
We have a brilliant selection of vocalists, a violin virtuoso, a comedy magician, a juggler, a hypnotist, an opera couple who are going to, I know, bring the house down, a big band singer and six superb comedians all complementing our three production shows, Big Easy, Jazz Hot and Justin Illusion Magic and Dance.
As for the movies, well, so far, it's been ok as well. We play a big screen movie each day in the Follies Lounge and then repeat that on the TVs along with another movie the following day. I am very lucky that Carnival allowed me to hand pick the entertainers as indeed they did the movies. Here is a list of some of the movies we are showing during this TA:
Robert and Frank
Men in Black 3
The Guilt Trip
The Hobbitt
Taken 2
Hope Springs
Jack the Giant Slayer (for the sake of the few teens we have on board)
Identity Thief
What to Expect When Expecting
Life of Pi
Trouble with the Curve
These are just some and, obviously, I have seen most of them, not all, most of them, and this leads me to a moan of my own. Why do movies these days have to be so bloody long? I sat through Lincoln and it was purgatory.
Look, I know it is part of America's history but this film, like so many these days, just doesn't know when to stop. In this case, it should have stopped after Daniel Day Lewis became a beard with a silly hat. I am surprised the camera crew, technicians and the other hundreds of best boys and grips didn't, the moment he said, "Four score and sheeven yearssh ago," bugger off to make a movie with immense car chases, machine guns and loads of rampant rumpy pumpy.
You see, I don't get these big bio epic thingies. I mean, there is no suspense like there is in other movies. Who did it? Which one of the police force is corrupt? Will Arnold Schwarzenegger say, "I'll be back?" These are the things you whisper to your wife or friends during a movie. Nobody in Lincoln is leaning over toward their wife in the movies and with a mouthful of popcorn saying, "I wonder if he will abolish slavery" or "Abe's going to the theatre, I wonder what happens next?"
Then there is the Hobbit. I hate these fantasy-type movies but this one was the most soul destroying movie I have seen for ages and it goes on and on and on and on. I would almost rather watch that horse faced woman and her friends get their knickers off in that Sex and the City movie. And thank God I saw these on DVD and not at the cinema because, with my bladder, there is no way I can get through three hours of a movie without taking a Hitchcock sized p*ss.
Maybe kids have the right idea. They can't be bothered with the movies anymore and, instead, surf You Tube to see two-minute films of men lighting their farts, skate boarding hamsters and Hannah Montana twerking her buttocks.
Maybe they have the right idea. Time for today's Q and A, off we go.
Carlos De Maria asks:
How can a ship that cruises from Miami where 80% of the population is Cuban/ Venezuelan and other Spanish speaking countries not have a Latin band? There was no Spanish music on Liberty and you will need to change this if you want Hispanics to cruise with you.
John says:
Hello Carlos De Maria,
Obviously, the Carnival Liberty, although based in Miami has guests from all over North America and beyond who sail on her each week. We do try and have as many different styles of music and entertainment as we can and I am sorry that this time, we did not include a Latin band in that mix. I do hope you will join us again and enjoy another cruise and if you would like to check with me before you book, then I will let you know what ships have a Latin band on them.
Best wishes
Leah asks:
I am reading online that the Carnival Glory hot tubs are not working. Hot tubbing was a major reason in our booking our late August cruise to Canada aboard Glory–we were looking forward to 3-4 days of
doing NOTHING but sitting around on deck chairs and hot tubs. Do you have any information and what are the chances these will be fixed by the 8/29 sail? May impact our decision of whether to make alternate
plans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also does this include all deck hot tubs or also the hot tub in the spa?
John says:
Hello Leah,
I know this is past your cruise date and I apologise for the late answer. I have though seen a lot of comments and questions on this subject, so I thought it best to reply so others may benefit. We did have some technical upgrades we needed to make which resulted in the hot tubs being closed for a period of time and I wanted to apologise for the inconvenience this caused our guests. The good news is that, as you saw on your cruise, they were operational again. I hope that you had a wonderful cruise and again my apologies for the delay in answering.
Best wishes.
Ella Krier asks:
Message: My partner and I are very excited to be spending a cruise on the Legend on October 10th to Tampa. The request I have is an important one , because we are both in the airline industry doing similar, if not more challenging work, even that you have to do, will you get us a private dining table for two at dinner by the windows?
John says:
Hello Ella Krier,
Thank you and your partner for the work you do and I wish you safe flying. I have asked the maître d' for a table for two for you and I know he will do his best. I am afraid we don't have any tables for two next to the windows as they are larger tables. But I am sure you will enjoy your table and I wish you both a wonderful cruise
Best wishes.
Barry Acy asks:
Has Calvin been promoted to cruise director and, if yes, what Ship? We did three cruises with you all on the Legend in April and my wife and I really liked Calvin and would like to see him again.
John says:
Hello Barry Acy,
Calvin is with me here and will be leaving for some time with me and the beards to the office in November. His time is coming and he will, I'm sure, make a great CD. I will let you know when I have more news on this. Thanks for the kind words, he will be thrilled.
Best wishes.
Harry asks:
Carnival Fantasy is an EXCELLENT ship and truly EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS! My family sailed on the 8/17 voyage and we were really impressed!
With Fantasy being the oldest ship in the CCL fleet, and having sailed on the larger Conquest and Spirit-class ships, we had low expectations. That, and considering the bargain we got booking a month prior to sailing, we really expected very little. Boy, were we WRONG.
Carnival Fantasy is one of the BEST, if not THE BEST ship we've sailed on. She is in terrific shape, shiny and bright, and well maintained. The crew is FLAWLESS. Cabin stewards, wait staff and bartenders knew our names, the names of our children, and all our "likes" within a day. Entertainment was excellent, comedians hysterical, and a top-notch cruise director in Risa Barnes. Please send me Risa's email as I need to send her a thank you note for the special touch she added to our cruise.
Thank you for a wonderful five-day voyage and I look forward to future cruises on Fantasy class ships.
See you on the Blogger's Cruise on Carnival Sunshine in February… I hope Sunshine is half as good as Fantasy!
John says:
Hello Harry,
This really brought a smile to my face. She may be the oldest ship in the fleet but it sounds like her crew continues to be some of the best. I will pass on all your kind words and although I am unable to give out any personal or business e mails of our employees I will make sure that everyone, including the wonderful Risa Barnes, sees just how much you enjoyed their service and entertainment. I do hope we see you again soon and thanks for taking the time to write.
Best wishes.
Gail Kusiack asks:
John, you should tell the truth about what Carnival feels about supporting Cruise Critic meet and greets. "On our NCL cruises, they put together a nice event – with the captain, CD, HD, chef, F&B manager, etc. usually all there. That was the case again last week on the Breakaway. Refreshments were provided and even had chocolate covered strawberries come our way (delivered to our cabin) from the HD later in the week — everyone signed it with their names and cabin numbers upon entering the event. WITHOUT A DOUBT, NCL tries harder, at least in that regard.
What I saw on the Oasis earlier this year was also MUCH more impressive than anything I've seen on Carnival. I've set up a few through Carnival and only twice did the CD show up. Two times JH was on board and could not apparently find the time…
Carnival's attitude towards CC seems to be on again/off again, though never really very "on."
John says:
Hello Gail Kusiack,
I am guessing the fact that you have most of this post in quotation marks that this is not your statement but indeed someone else's. I don't have the time to worry or honestly care actually what other cruise lines do. Sorry to be so blunt but I have said over and over again that I will supply some raffle prizes, help organise a lounge to meet in but that's it, nothing else, the end. I think it's great that people who meet on the Internet get to meet on board but why Carnival should provide drinks and other items and why the captain should come is beyond me. Every guest has an opportunity to meet the captain at his celebration on elegant night. As for whoever wrote that I had been invited and did not attend, well, I apologise but there is a bigger picture to the job the CDs do and it is not always possible to attend despite those who think we are sitting in our cabins doing bugger all. I am sorry if I sound defensive and somewhat confrontational but I am truly fed up with these kinds of comments. So for the last time, let me kindly say this– I support Cruise Critic meetings. I will help you all arrange them as I do each week and my CD colleagues and I will arrange for two bottles of champagne and two trophies to be sent to those meetings to do so as you wish and, most importantly, I wish you all a brilliant cruise
Laurie Kamp asks:
Hi John! I just wanted to say that, ever since our first cruise aboard the Fantasy three years ago, my hubby and I are very much looking forward to our next cruise on March 16, 2014 aboard the Sunshine! (It will be our 4th wedding anniversary.) I don't care what others say about a private table. I look forward to sharing a dinner table with other people as long as they are in the same generation as me! I figure a stranger is a friend you haven't met yet! Look forward to meeting many new friends on future cruises with Carnival. You guys rock! 🙂
John says:
Hello Laurie Kamp,
It is interesting how opinions vary on this and I do see lots of requests for both private tables (as earlier in today's Q and A) and indeed to be seated with others. Please send me your cabin number four days before sailing if you can on my facebook page (facebook.com/johnheald) or a month before here on the blog. Either way, I will ask the maître d' to help you. I wish you a great cruise and thanks so much for the kind words
Best wishes.
Robert Eitel asks:
Hi John! We are so excited for our upcoming cruise on the Valor, Nov. 2-10. Our booking number is 72VQS5… So, what is the least expensive way to print out our United Airlines boarding passes 24 hours before our flight home? We know that we have fee access to the Internet on board the ship but since we purchased our airport/pier transfers for $60.00 with Carnival, we were thinking that the fee should be waved. Would the ship's Guest Services have this perk available for those of us who have purchased transfers? Thanks, Bob and Sherri Eitel
John says:
Hello Robert Eitel,
With so many guests on board, many who fly, we don't, I am afraid, have a service that allows this for free. However, with the quicker Internet speeds now and the lower price per minute plans, this should be affordable, quick and easy. If there is anything I can do for you aside from this, please do let me know and I will be here or on my facebook.com/johnheald page. Have a brilliant cruise
Best wishes.
Brenda Jones asks:
Hi –
I recently sailed on the Carnival Liberty which has an awesome volleyball court on it along with a 1/2 court basketball court!!! It was amazing!!! My kids loved this and so did I. When we got home, I asked if they
would be interested in another cruise and they answered, "Yes, if there is a volleyball court on the ship like this one had and also basketball court."
The Liberty volleyball & basketball court is aweseome. It was wonderful for everyone! My kids are 18, 15 and 8 and all of them got involved in volleyball, as well as the grandparents that were sailing with us and myself. It was nice because it wasn't so highly physical and intense as the basketball court on the other side of the sports deck. My two oldest both play high school basketball, but said that a ship having a volleyball court was even more fun than the basketballcourt. They spent a majority of their their time playing volleyball.
When I was looking to book a cruise, I only considered ships with a basketball court. I lucked into the volleyball court, so I wanted to pass along what a great asset having both volleyball and basketball is for Carnival.
Also – can you tell me which Carnival ships have a volleyball court along with a basketball court? As I plan for our next cruise, the kids feel this is of highest importance! 🙂
Thank you so much!!
John says:
Hello Brenda,
It sounds like you all had a brilliant time and enjoyed the sports court. I think you should try Carnival Breeze and Carnival Magic next. Not only do they have the basketball court/volleyball court but SportSquare with a ropes course and of course the incredible multi slide water parks. These ships will be something that, I have no doubts in saying, will give you all even more "wow" moments. Please let me know if you have any other questions and I hope we see you soon on another Carnival ship having even more Carnival fun.
Best wishes
Richard Neumark asks:
We are considering our first cruise ever for early 2014 and have picked the ship Dream to sail on. It will be me and my wife and our two children aged 4 and 5 both of whom are adopted children from Cameroon which, John, is in Africa. We are in the final stages of this and they speak no English at the moment so I wanted to know if the staff who look after the children in what I think you call the Camp Carnival, will speak any other languages, specifically French. This isn't a deal breaker but it would make us feel more comfortable as parents if we knew in advance if this was possible. Can you tell me the answer quickly so we can book?
John says:
Hello Richard Neumark,
Many congratulations on what you are doing and you will make two children very happy, providing them with a wonderful life. I have to say the chances of any of the staff at Camp Carnival speaking French are slim. It's impossible to say for sure until I know when you are sailing so I can check the crew manifest but you should prepare for their not being. The staff at Camp Carnival though are very used to looking after and entertaining children from all over the world, so please don't worry, this will be normal for them and they will make sure your two new family members have a wonderful time. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Best wishes and many congratulations.
And that's all for today. Thanks so much for all your comments, questions and reviews.
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It has been a hectic and busy cruise but, as I mentioned, most of the guests are very happy especially as we sprung a little surprise for them of which I will tell you more of in a moment. There are some ……………well………..moaners………….yep, very unprofessional of me to say that of a paying guest but when you get complaints that a guest felt insulted at the version of the Lord's Prayer the ship priest used and a guest shouting at me because not having a bridge instructor on board, "ruined my cruise," gives me, I think, cause to use the word " moaners." This is usual for a crossing and, having done so many, I know that there will be a couple of grumpy people on board and there is nothing you can do except keep trying to make them happy.
Yesterday, though, 99% of the guests were very, very happy indeed. Here is why.
You see, we have had, since our time in Belfast, an "Ice Pilot" on board. This is someone who has experience in sailing the waters of Iceland and Greenland. The pilot we have is called Captain Fritz and he is a wonderful chap, full of stories. Anyway, we were talking on the bridge the other day, when he told me of a stunning fjord.
In speaking with Captain Fritz, he told me that other ships have navigated this stunning passage through the mountains and passed three active glaciers. In fact, he was there two weeks ago on board our sister line's AIDABella ship and they had done this. So I spoke to our captain about this and, thanks to Captain Donato's kind permission, we will try and do the same. This will start at approx. 9:00am on 10/3 (Thursday), the day before our arrival in Qaqortoq. Now, obviously, this is dependent on the weather and, obviously, the captain will advise should we not be able to pass through but, so far, it looks like we will be able to do so. This is the passage and a photo of where we will be going between 9:00am and 4pm tomorrow.
Captain Fritz then told me that, on the AIDABella, they had done something very special for their guests and I thought it would be brilliant if we did the same, so we are. At around noon, the ship will stop by a very small town/ice station called Augpilagtoq, population 200 people. There, we will lower one of our tenders and myself, ship's photographer and an officer, etc. will go across to the town. Once there, we will hand over postcards as addressed by the ship's guests which will be mailed from one of the most remote areas in the world.
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There was one problem– we don't have any postcards, at least not free ones– just the books of cards at the photo gallery and I didn't want the guests to pay for the cards. So we decided to use a ship's photo and print them into card size on card paper and place them in the cabins. The guests will then have until 10:00pm tonight to put them in a box we have in the lobby.
I have to say that when I told the guests that we were doing the fjord pass and then the free postcard and free mailing, they all cheered and applauded and, since then, as I have walked the ship, have received so many great comments about what we are doing.
I made it very, very clear that this was weather dependent and if the Fjord had high winds or lots of packed ice, that we would, for obvious reasons, not be going. So……………..fingers crossed.
Anyway, as I said, everyone loves this idea and is very appreciative……….well…………nearly everyone.
From: LEGEND GUEST SERVICES
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 10:19 PM
To: LEGEND CRUISE DIRECTOR;
Cc: LEGEND ASSISTANT CRUISE DIRECTOR; LEGEND HOTEL DIRECTOR; LEGEND GUEST SERVICES SUPERVISOR
Subject: SR#________ Mrs______-Comment on Postcard
Hello John
Mrs______came to the desk to say it was very cheap of us to only allow two postcards in the cabin. She says they should be unlimited and that other cruise lines did that. She wants to talk to you.
Thank you
Guest Services Carnival Legend
Carnival Cruise Lines
Amazing, every other guest is applauding and cheering for what we are doing and yet there is one who…………………aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
So other cruise lines give their guests unlimited free postcards and mail as many as they want for free. Yep, they do that in the same way I am going to call this lady, as in, I am not. And no, she is not getting unlimited amounts of postcards or any fruit, except prunes– she can have a huge basket of prunes. I will then take all the toilet paper out of her cabin and she can use the sodding postcards instead.
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6.1 Prevalence and Incidence
In 2013, the US was included among the 111 countries identified as having sufficient iodine intake defined by a national or subnational median urinary iodine (UI) concentration of 100–299 mcg/L in school-aged children.144 The proportion of the US population with UI lower than 100 mcg/L was 17% according to the 2013 International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD) scorecard.145 Overall, the US is currently considered iodine sufficient. However, mild iodine deficiency may be present in pregnant US women and women of childbearing age.146
Sufficient population iodine intake as assessed by median urinary iodine was set in 1992 as 100 to 199 micrograms per liter for school-age children adults, with the exception of pregnant and lactating women. For that population, a median value of 150 to 249 micrograms per liter (mcg/L) signals adequate intake. Excessive intake for school-age children and adults was signaled by urinary concentration 300 mcg/L and higher, and for pregnant and lactating women, 500 mcg/L and higher.79
According to data in a one-third subsample of the NHANES 2005-2010 participants, the overall prevalence of low UI concentrations among 6- to 75-year-olds was 31.1% between 1988 and 1994. In 2001 and 2002, 38.0% of women aged 15 to 45 had urinary iodine concentrations of 100 mcg/L or lower.147
6.2 Demographic Differences
According to data in a one-third subsample of the NHANES 2005–2006 and 2009–2010 participants and in all 2007–2009 participants age 6 years and older, median UI concentration in 2009-2010 (144 mcg/L) was lower than in 2007-2008 (164 mcg/L). Non-Hispanic blacks had the lowest UI concentrations (131 mcg/L) compared with non-Hispanic whites or Hispanics (147 and 148 mcg/L, respectively). The median for all pregnant women in NHANES 2005–2006 was less than adequate (129 mcg/L; optimal is 150-249 mcg/L), whereas third trimester women had UI concentrations that were adequate (median UI 172 mcg/L).148 The demography of UI according to the NHANES 2009–2010 is reported in Tables 30 and 31.
|IODINE LEVEL,1 mcg/L
|IODINE LEVEL CORRECTED FOR CREATININE LEVEL,1 mcg/g
|> 6 years
|12–19 years
|20-29 years
|30-39 years
|40-49 years
|50-59 years
|60–69 years
|> 70 years
|Females of childbearing age
Source: Caldwell et al. 2013146
|IODINE LEVEL,1 mcg/L
|IODINE LEVEL CORRECTED FOR CREATININE LEVEL,1 mcg/g
|Non-Hispanic white
|Non-Hispanic black
|All Hispanic
Source: Caldwell et al. 2013146
Whereas fewer than 10% of households in the world in 1990 had access to iodized salt, by the year 2000, that percentage had increased to 68%. As a strategy for reducing mental retardation resulting from iodine deficiency, salt iodization also introduces the possibility of excessive intake of iodine if appropriate monitoring is not carried out. An evaluation of iodine levels in 35,233 schoolchildren at 378 sites of 28 countries has shown that many previously iodine deficient parts of the world now have median urinary iodine concentrations well above 300 mcg/L, which is excessive and carries the risk of adverse health consequences.149
6.3 Life Expectancy and Mortality
Elderly people, especially those living in iodine-deficient areas, are more prone to abnormal thyroid function. A 6-year study in a mildly iodine-deficient area of Italy showed all-cause mortality among persons with hyperthyroidism was 65% higher than in those with normal thyroid function.150
In severely iodine deficient areas, iodine deficiency has been documented to be an important etiological factor leading to poor fetal growth and development. Iodine is essential for physical growth and development of the central nervous system of the fetus. Some studies have shown that severe iodine deficiency in pregnant mothers leads to increased incidence of perinatal and infant child mortality.151
6.4 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prescription Trends
Among 51 newborns, 26 who were diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism due to severe iodine deficiency were treated with T4. The remaining 25 cases were given T4 plus 100 mcg/day of oral iodine. Free T3, free T4, TSH, thyroglobulin, thyroid volume, urine iodine, and breast milk iodine levels were measured in the first and third months of treatment, and the data were compared between the two groups. It was found that the addition of oral iodine to T4 treatment provided no benefit compared to treatment with T4 alone.152
The effect of the mandatory nationwide iodine fortification program in two areas of Denmark was measured in 2465 adults. Age-dependent differences in thyroid volume and enlargement had leveled out, suggesting that the previously observed increase in thyroid volume with age may have been caused by iodine deficiency.153
6.5 Health Outcomes Measures
In a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial that recruited 241 breast-feeding mother-infant pairs between 2010 and 2011, median urinary iodine concentrations suggested iodine deficiency. The indirect supplementation group received one dose of 400 mg to the mother and placebo to the infant, and the direct supplementation group received one dose of about 100 mg iodine to the infant and placebo to the mother. Urinary iodine levels, breast milk iodine, mother and infant TSH, maternal and infant T4 and infant growth were measured at baseline (it was 35 mcg/L in mothers and 73 mcg/L in infants), and when the infants were 3, 6, and 9 months. The number of infants with thyroid hypofunction was lower in the indirect supplementation group than in the direct supplementation group. The infant groups did not differ in anthropomorphic measures, except that length-for-age Z score was slightly greater in the direct infant supplementation group. At 3 months and 6 months of age, median infant urinary iodine concentration in the indirect infant supplementation group was sufficient (>100 mcg/L), whereas infant urinary iodine concentration was sufficient only at 6 months in the direct supplementation group.154
Iodine supplementation during pregnancy or the peri-conceptional period in regions of severe iodine deficiency reduces risk of cretinism.155 A systematic review of studies on the impact of iodine supplementation on maternal and newborn thyroid function in regions of mild to moderate iodine deficiency noted the lack of controlled trials on infant neurodevelopment. However, gestational iodine supplementation reduced maternal thyroid volume and serum thyroglobulin. In some studies, it prevented a rise in serum TSH.156


text: With recycling, carpooling, biodiesel, and green power programs, the resort hopes to keep future snows coming to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. In the past four years, the resort has doubled its solid waste recycling from 20 to 40 percent, and this winter, they kept 8,000 pounds of cardboard out of the local landfill by using the new baler they purchased. To combat the use of non-renewable and polluting energies, the resort purchases 100 percent of its power from wind sources, rewards skiers all winter who show up in a car carrying four or more people with prime parking in the first lot, and runs all shuttles, grooming machines, and snow removal equipment with biodiesel. Last month, Targhee even went one step further in creating a new position to lead its green movement. "We're not expecting a financial return on our recycling efforts," says Christina Thomure, Director of Sustainable Operations. "It's about doing the right thing."


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Dennis Rodman sorry for "certain situations" in North Korea; remains pressed about backlash
Beijing (CNN) -- Dennis Rodman is apologizing. Again.
Last week, he said he was sorry about his bizarre, drunken outburst on CNN about an American citizen held prisoner in North Korea. Now, Rodman says he's sorry about what's going on inside North Korea, a nation renowned for its human rights abuses.
But the eccentric former NBA star known as "The Worm" isn't contrite about his latest puzzling visit to the secretive state.
He said he did nothing wrong by organizing a basketball game last week at a packed stadium in Pyongyang, an event at which he sang "Happy Birthday" to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
"I'm sorry for what's going on in North Korea, the certain situations," Rodman told CNN on Monday after arriving at Beijing International Airport from Pyongyang.
He didn't say exactly what those "situations" are. He may have been referring to the reports of horrific human rights abuses by his friend Kim's regime, or to the estimated 200,000 people kept in political prison camps.
Or maybe he was talking about Kenneth Bae, the U.S. citizen sentenced last year to 15 years of hard labor by North Korea on accusations that he planned to bring down the government through religious activities.
He was certainly less boisterous than when he spoke to CNN's Chris Cuomo last week. In that interview, he appeared to suggest that Bae may have done something to deserve his heavy sentence. After his on-air rant drew criticism from Bae's family and others, Rodman apologized, saying he'd been drinking and was under stress.
In Beijing on Monday, returning from a week-long visit to North Korea, he struck a more humble tone.
"I'm not God, I'm not (an) ambassador, I'm no one," he said. "I just want to show the world the fact that we can actually get along in sport. That is it!" Rodman later flew back to the United States, landing at Newark, New Jersey, Monday evening. He left the airport there without talking to reporters.
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FYI - for anyone interested in North Korea, FRONTLINE on PBS will be airing a new documentary on Kim Jong-un and the regime tonight at 10 pm and the episode will be available online afterwards.


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Travel is a wonderful thing. It allows us to discover new places, to meet new people, to experience new customs and, of course, to make new memories. As photographers we are exposed to so many opportunities to create art while traveling that it can often be overwhelming: What gear should I bring? How do I plan my shots? What time should I be on location? How do I tell the story of this amazing place I am visiting? These questions, and many others, will be answered in "The Story of a City – A Travel Photography Workshop" which will be held in Toronto from July 15th – 19th, 2019.
Led by TWO Official Fujifilm X Photographers (brand ambassadors), you will spend time in the classroom learning different principles of photography as they apply to travel, on location shooting cityscapes & landscapes, on city streets making portraits & candid photos of life in the city, and in key iconic locations capturing detail shots that tie your story together. The end goal of this workshop is to present a photo essay that tells your story of Toronto, and to have the skills and knowledge to repeat this process anywhere in the world that you choose to visit.
The Toronto Edition of this workshop is kept very small (only 5 participants maximum, with 2 instructors) to ensure the best educational experience possible.
The Itinerary
Monday, July 15th:
Our first session starts at 10am and will cover key concepts and techniques used in storytelling travel photography. A short break will be followed by a session on post production, where the instructors will each take a photo from capture to completion and discuss various techniques that they use in their processing.
This will be followed by our first daytime photowalk, a dinner break, and then we will shoot our first sunset / blue hour session of the workshop.
Tuesday, July 16th to Thursday, July 18th:
Each day may include up to 3 teaching sessions:
- A sunrise cityscape / landscape shoot. (5am – 8am). This session will be followed by a break for breakfast, post processing, and a nap if needed!
- We will re-group in downtown Toronto for our daytime session (1pm – 5pm) that will focus on shooting situations such as impromptu portraiture, "street style" documentary photography, and how to focus on the small but important detail shots that help you tell your story. This session will be followed by a dinner break.
- Finally, each day will end with a sunset / blue hour cityscape shooting session. (7pm – 10pm).
These will be long, busy days. Each session is optional, attendees can pick and chose which parts they wish to attend.
Friday, July 15th:
Friday morning will begin with our final sunrise shooting session of the workshop (5am – 8am), followed by time off to catch up on editing and sleep.
We will meet back in the classroom at 3pm for our final session together, which will begin with time to do any final post processing on your images (both instructors will be available for guidance as needed). This session will be followed by a group presentation and critique, where each participant will share their best work from the week and tell "their story" of Toronto. Instructor and peer feedback will be provided to help us all grow as artists.
The workshop will finish no later than 6pm, when we will all go for one final group dinner together!
About the instructors
Spencer Wynn:
An internationally recognized visual journalist, Spencer Wynn is know for his sensitive eye to cultural, travel and landscape imagery as well as his deeply intimate human interest visual narratives.
Wynn is a restless observer of the world around him, seeing stories everywhere. It is this curiosity and observation that makes him a sought-after photographer, speaker and educator. Each week, Wynn encourages his college students to open their eyes and hearts to experience the world around them while creating compelling documentaries with sensitivity and passion.
From the High Arctic, Tibet, China, Greenland, India, Europe and numerous road trips around North America. Wynn has lived in caves, slums, on ice flows and in First Nations communities photographing the stories of diverse cultures, tragedy, triumph and love.
Spencer loves to share his knowledge and skills as a photographer with those attending his lectures, workshops and photo walks. Patient and understanding, he encourages those with whom he meets to strive for their personal visual potential, all the while having fun and enjoying the process.
Ian MacDonald:
A proud Official Fujifilm X Photographer, Ian is based out of Vancouver, BC, Canada. His work is candid and documentary in nature, with a focus on street, travel and candid wedding photography.
Ian has been an educator for over twenty years, with formal post secondary education in how to teach adults, and currently offers group street photography workshops, private one on one photography workshops and photography education online with students around the world.
Collaborating with others and building relationships within the photography community are central themes for Ian. He loves the process of photography as much as he does the art that he creates, and loves to see others achieve their photographic and artistic goals.
Class Size, Cost and Logistics
The Toronto Edition of the Story of a City workshop is restricted to 5 students maximum, with 2 instructors present throughout the workshop.
The total cost for this workshop is $1,850 Canadian.
For those outside of Canada:
Toronto is a world class city, and what better way to see it than by combining a vacation with a workshop? For my US friends, the price of this workshop works out to a little over $1,395 USD depending on the day's exchange rate. For my British friends, it works out to about $1,075 GBP and for my European friends from countries using the Euro, it works out to about $1,235 Euros.
A great deal!
Payment must be made in full to secure your place in the workshop. This cost is for tuition only, all students are required to cover their own logistic costs (i.e. travel, accommodations, food, etc).
If you would like to attend the Toronto edition of "The Story of a City – A Travel Photography Workshop" that we have scheduled in 2019, please fill out the registration form and agree to the Terms and Conditions below. Once we have received your registration you will be sent an online invoice for payment. Your registration is not confirmed until payment has been received.
THERE ARE ONLY 5 SEATS AVAILABLE for this workshop, so BE SURE TO REGISTER EARLY to secure your space and get the early bird discount!
We look forward to working with you!
Best wishes,
Spencer & Ian
Terms and Conditions
Eligibility to Attend:
Attendance is open to any person aged 19 or higher, who meets and agrees to these Terms & Conditions.
Attendees under the age of 19, if they meet all other Terms & Conditions, may also attend the workshop but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian for the entire workshop.
What is included in the price of this workshop:
The fees associated with this workshop are for instruction only.
What is NOT included in the price of this workshop:
Any and all logistic expenses associated with your attendance at this workshop. i.e. travel expenses (plane, bus, fuel, etc), hotel costs or other lodging, food costs, other personal expenses, etc.
All course fees are quoted in Canadian Dollars.
Confirmation of enrolment:
Your registration in this workshop is considered complete when all of the following conditions have been met:
- You have agreed to these Terms & Conditions
- We have received this registration submission, and
- We have received your payment in full (an online invoice will be sent upon receipt of this form).
Refund Policy:
The refund policy for this workshop is as follows:
- Cancellations made more than 90 days from the first date of this workshop: A 50% refund will be provided.
- Cancellations made within 90 days of the first date of the workshop: No refund will be provided (but, see note below).
- Unexplained absence from a workshop: No refund will be provided.
- Leaving a course in progress: No refund will be provided.
There will be no refund from Ian MacDonald or Spencer Wynn provided other than that described above.
All requests for a refund must be made in writing (Email is preferred).
Cancellation Policy:
Ian MacDonald, or designate, and/or Spencer Wynn, or designate, reserve the right to cancel a workshop at anytime due to illness, low enrolment, or any other reason. If a workshop is cancelled, 100% of your enrolment fees will be refunded.
Right to Refuse Service:
Ian MacDonald, or designate, and/or Spencer Wynn, or designate, reserve the right to accept, decline, or remove any participant in any photo workshop. Ian MacDonald, or designate, and/or Spencer Wynn, or designate, also reserve the right, without penalty, to make changes in the itinerary whenever, in their judgement, conditions warrants, or if they deem it necessary for the comfort, convenience, or safety of participants.
Travel Insurance:
For your protection during the workshop, we highly recommend obtaining travel insurance if you are travelling to attend this workshop.
Release of Liability:
By agreeing to these Terms & Conditions you agree, in full, to hereby release Ian MacDonald, Spencer Wynn, and all other entities involved with this workshop (including, but not limited to, other instructors, guides, students, etc) from any and all liability.
Ian MacDonald, Spencer Wynn, and all other entities involved with this workshop shall not be held responsible for (A) any damage to, or loss of, property or injury to, or death of, persons occasioned directly or indirectly by an act or omission of any other provider, and (B) any loss or damage due to delay, cancellation, or disruption in any manner caused by the laws, regulations, acts or failures to act, demands, orders, or interpositions of any government, or by acts of nature, strikes, fire, flood, war, terrorism, sickness, theft, or any other cause(s) beyond their control. The participant waives any claim against Ian MacDonald and all other entities associated with this workshop for any such loss, damage, injury, or death.
Use of Images:
By agreeing to these Terms & Conditions you agree, in full, to not use any photograph obtained during this workshop in a manner that violates any applicable laws (including, but not limited to: municipal laws, provincial laws, and federal laws). Of specific note: No images captured during this workshop may be used for commercial purposes of any kind.
Final Note:
Photography workshops may involve significant walking, standing in place for extended periods of time, sitting in classrooms and spending significant amounts of time outdoors. By checking the box below you confirm that you understand this and that is appropriate to your physical abilities and interests. At all times you agree to be personally responsible for your own well being.


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Warren Buffett doesn't want Congress to "fool around" with the Federal Reserve's political independence, because it could lead to "a lot of mischief."
Our Becky Quick asked him about the topic during an on-camera 'walk-and-talk' conversation as Buffett and Bill Gates toured Columbia University's Manhattan campus on November 12 before taping the 90-minute CNBC Town Hall Event Warren Buffett & Bill Gates: Keeping America Great.
This 'web extra' video clip was not included in the program and is exclusive to CNBC.com: