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Controversy surrounding Four
Loko may cause the drink to lose
its buzz. Literally.
Phusion Projects, the company
that makes Four Loko, announced
Tuesday that it would remove the
stimulants caffeine, guarana and
taurine from its beverages nation-
wide. The company will produce
only non-caffeinated Four Loko
drinks from now on.
Four Loko is sold in a 23.5-
ounce can, has an alcohol content
of 12 percent by volume and con-
tains 135 milligrams of caffeine.
Thats the same amount of alco-
hol in four to five beers and the
caffeine content of a Red Bull and
an espresso shot.
However, the companys found-
ers still arent convinced their
product is unsafe for consumers.
If it were unsafe, popular
drinks like rum and colas or Irish
coffees that have been consumed
safely and responsibly for years
would face the same scrutiny that
our products have recently faced,
the founders said in a statement
on their website.
The companys statement said
if Four Loko was unsafe, the
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau,
the federal bureau that approves
alcoholic beverages, should not
have approved the products.
History of
controversy
Nationally, Four Loko isnt the
only drink causing worry.
The Food and Drug
Administration recently
announced it was warning four
companies that produce caffein-
ated, alcoholic beverages that
their products are unsafe.
The FDA has been examining
these products since November
2009 and concluded that caffeine
is an unsafe food additive.
Health officials have raised
concerns about mixing caffeine
and alcohol. Jenny McKee, health
educator at the Wellness Resource
Center at Watkins Memorial
Health Center, said that mixing
the two can lead to problems.
Caffeine is a stimulant and
alcohol is a depressant. The two
have opposite effects.
Alcohol slows down bodily
functions like heart rate and
breathing while caffeine increas-
es heart rate and alertness. The
combination could potentially be
heart stopping, McKee said.
The popularity of caffeinated,
alcoholic beverages, also known
as CABs, has grown significantly
in recent years. According to the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, two popular CAB
brands had a 67-fold increase in
sales from 2002 to 2008.
Scrutiny over Four Loko first
started in mid-October after the
drink sent college students in
Washington and New Jersey to
the hospital after consuming large
quantities of the drink. The blood
alcohol content of the students
ranged from 0.12 percent to 0.35
percent. According to bloodal-
coholcontent.org, a BAC level of
0.40 can be lethal for more than
half of adults.
Following these incidents, sev-
eral states made moves to ban
the drink. Lawmakers in New
York City and Pennsylvania
started asking liquor stores to
remove Four Loko from their
shelves. The beverage has been
officially banned in four states:
Washington, Michigan, Utah and
Oklahoma.
Freda Warfield, a spokesperson
for the Kansas Alcoholic Beverage
Control, said the state had been
monitoring Four Loko closely.
We will take any actions nec-
essary to keep our Kansas safe,
Warfield said.
However, in order to ban
the drink in Kansas, legislation
would need to be passed. The
Kansas Legislature reconvenes
January 11.
reaction
McKee said the drinks could
pose health risks even if they
do not contain caffeine. She said
that some people still might not
understand how much alcohol
the drinks have, especially Four
Loko.
A problem, McKee said, is that
one container isnt one drink.
If it has three to four drinks,
spend three to four hours sipping
on it, she said.
Mike Hathaway, manager of
Cork and Barrel, 2000 W. 23rd
St., said he expects a spike in sales
as a result of Four Loko going
decaf.
I suspect that sales will go
through the roof here until theyre
all gone, he said.
Brad Wandell, a junior from
Ellicott City, Md., said hes sur-
prised by the controversy. He said
he has been drinking Four Loko
for about six months, but never
had any problems with the caf-
feine and alcohol combination.
Wandell said he would still drink
Four Loko because he cares more
about the alcohol content than
the caffeine.
But some think that removing
the caffeine will cause the drink
to lose popularity.
Jake Liston, a junior from
Kansas City, Mo., said hes never
tried Four Loko, but there were
smashed Four Loko cans in front
of his house this weekend.
So, it looks like peo-
ple are having fun
with it, he said.
Liston said
he thought the
buzz around
Four Loko
would die down
soon.
But its only
a matter of time
before another
product will
replace it, he
said.
Edited by
Kelsey Nill
BY MICHAEL HOLTZ
mholtz@kansan.com
TOPEKA Matt Adair was
more than just a friend. He was
more than a son. And he was more
than an older brother.
To Phil Cole,
one of Matts
closest friends,
he was the
greatest man
that ever lived.
No one in the
congregation at
his funeral on
Saturday morn-
ing seemed to
object.
More than 200 people came to
Westminster Presbyterian Church
in Matts hometown to mourn his
tragic and sudden death.
Matt, a 21-year-old former KU
student, was found dead in his off-
campus apartment early Tuesday
morning after an apparent suicide.
The Rev. Junie Ewing best cap-
tured the overwhelming emotions
of the occasion.
We love him, were mad at him
and we miss him, she said to a
somber congregation of Matts
closest friends and family. Its just
so hard losing someone as young
and vibrant as
Matt.
She described
Matt as the life
of the party,
someone who
made friends
wherever he
went. The rows
of friends who
filled the pews
made that much
clear. What remained unclear
was how theyd move on without
a friend who always put others
before himself.
Theres going to be a hole in a
lot of our hearts for a while, includ-
ing mine, said Cole, a senior from
Boston. Matt was a huge part of
all of our lives. He left a hole thats
going to be difficult to fill.
The circumstances of Matts
death make filling that hole all the
more difficult. Ashley Brown, one
of Matts closest friends from high
school, expressed her frustrations
in a poem she recited from the
lectern:
A permanent result has me
utterly convinced, you have no idea
how much youd be missed/At ease
you must be, Ill never understand,
whatever blinded you from seeing
our hands/The hands of those who
loved you so, it wasnt even close
for your time to go.
Matts father, Jeff, suggested
those close to Matt could make his
life count for something by mak-
ing a difference in someone elses
life. Thats what Matt would do.
Whether he was helping his
great-grandfather in the yard or
lending an ear to a troubled friend,
Matt was always there when friends
and family needed him most. He
was kind and selfless, compassion-
ate and reliable.
Jeff said bracelets should have
been made: What Would Matt
Adair Do?
He touched everybodys heart
in this room, he said. I just want
everyone to leave here with a piece
of him and make a difference.
In a brief moment of comic relief
during an otherwise somber occa-
sion, Cole told the story of a time
last summer when Matt suddenly
appeared at his house. Cole never
knew what to expect from Matt
his rashness was a part of his
appeal.
Do you like corn? Cole said he
remembered Matt asking.
Hesitantly, Cole told Matt, Sure.
Who doesnt?
Thats all
Matt needed
to hear to con-
vince Cole
to sneak into
every corn-
field they could
find around
Lawrence. They
took as many
ears of corn as
they could carry before returning
to Coles house.
Of course they didnt do it for the
corn, Cole said. They did it to cre-
ate a new and outrageous memory
together. The laughter that filled
the church meant everyone under-
stood at least that much.
Matt was an effortless comedian
and everyones favorite jokester.
Even in death, memories such
as Coles could still make people
laugh.
Were all going to miss Matt,
Cole said. A day is never going
to go by that I dont think about
him.
Edited by Clark Goble
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Fromnowon, Four Loco wont have the energy kick its known for. Phusion Products, the makers of the popular alcoholic drink, are taking out the cafeine, guarana and taurine fromtheir product
after health ofcials and the FDA deemed the drink unsafe to consume.
HARRy PoTTER | 6A
The latest installment in the
series sold out in theaters.
Film pulls in
young adults
funeral
Former student
remembered by
family, friends
Its just so hard losing
someone as young and
vibrant as Matt.
JUNIE EWING
Reverend
Four Loko nixes cafeine
companies tHat
received warning
letters
On Wednesday, the FDA
sent warning letters to
four companies that
produce cafeinated,
alcoholic beverages.
charge beverages corp.
Produces Core High
Gravity HG, Core High
Gravity HG Orange, and
Lemon Lime Core
Spiked
new century brew-
ing co.
Produces Moonshot
phusion projects, llc
Produces Four Loko
united brands company
Produces Joose and
Max
Popular drink no longer contains stimulants, but maintains alcohol content
mENs bAskETbALL | 1b
selby cleared by nCaa
to play starting dec. 18
the freshman from Baltimore faces a nine-game suspension and a
sizable fine for taking impermissible benefits as a prospect.
sAFETy | 3A
The KU Public Safety officers
patrol campus nightly.
Making the
rounds at Ku
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by jacklyn baillergeon
CLAY SCHNEIDER
Topeka senior
strawberry Fields The beatles
Hey Jude The beatles
subterranean Homesick blues
bob dylan
break on Through The doors
LAUREN HAmmOND
Overland Park freshman
dont stop believin Journey
sweet Thing keith Urban
History matthew West
Teenage dream Glee
PAIGE jOHNSON
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LUCAS SINGLETON
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Candidates draw
cards for election
mInden, nev. In true
nevada style, a county board
election that resulted in a tie
between two candidates was
decided by a draw of the cards.
The record-courier of Gard-
nerville reports that natalie yan-
ish drew the ace of clubs Friday
to win a seat on the kingsbury
Grade General Improvement
district board over robert mc-
dowell, who drew the eight of
diamonds.
The two tied for third place in
the nov. 2 election. They fnished
with 373 votes each in an 11-way
race for three seats. state law al-
lows candidates to settle ties by
either drawing cards or fipping
a coin.
douglas county clerk Ted
Thran shufed a deck of cards
and each candidate selected
one.
nevadas tie-breaking method
has been used to settle at least
several other races in counties
across the state over the last
decade.
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ODD NEWS
Gross video leads to
womans guilty plea
HIckory, n.c. A north
carolina woman accused of
appearing in a gross video at
a dominos Pizza kitchen that
was posted on the Internet
last year has pleaded guilty to
charges stemming from the
video.
The Hickory daily record
reports that 32-year-old
kristy Hammonds received a
suspended sentence Friday
and also was placed on proba-
tion for 18 months. during
that time, she cannot work at
any business that prepares or
serves food or beverages.
In the video, a giggling Ham-
monds narrates as 32-year-old
michael Anthony setzer sticks
cheese in his nose and waves
salami under his rear end while
making a sandwich. both had
been charged with breaking
food sanitation laws.
Hammonds was told to turn
over recordings of the incident
to dominos Pizza and not to
discuss the case with anyone.
Associated Press
ODD NEWS
ODD NEWS
Will you stock up on the cafeinated
Four LoKo before they begin produc-
ing the decafeinated version?
yeah, I love Four Loko as it is
I might buy a few, but Ill try the
new version
no, I dont like Four Loko
Ive never had Four Loko
Go to Kansan.com to vote
Dance team causes
highway terror scare
WeeHAWken, n.J. A dance
troupe from Florida caused a
rush-hour terror scare when
they ditched their cars in the
Lincoln Tunnel and tried to run
to a Tv appearance in manhattan
while wearing their camoufage
costumes.
The dancers drove about
1,000 miles so they could appear
Wednesday on beTs live 106 &
Park show. but they hit trafc
at the tunnel, which connects
new Jersey and new york city
and is just two miles from the Tv
studio.
The fve young women and
three young men decided to
sprint the rest of the way. They
left their adult chaperones
behind and ran through the toll
plaza.
Armed ofcers with Port Au-
thority police and the FbI-nyPd
Joint Terrorism Task Force gave
chase, closing the tunnel for 45
minutes.
They eventually ofered to
escort the dancers to the show,
but the producers told them it
was too late.
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Mcclatchy-tribune
The Beatles are still here, there
and everywhere. News last week
that the band's catalog finally
would be available on iTunes
made the front page of the New
York Times. The "Glee" kids are
making a whole new generation
swoon over "I Want to Hold Your
Hand." Paul McCartney will be
lauded next month during the
Kennedy Center Honors. Fans are
stealing bricks from Ringo Starr's
soon-to-be demolished boyhood
home.
But none of the boys is causing
as much of a stir as John Lennon,
who would have turned 70 last
month and was shot to death on
Dec. 8, 1980.
A new 11-CD box set of his
solo albums should be a holiday
favorite. A coin with his iconic
image was recently issued by the
UK Royal Mint, beating out such
luminaries as Jane Austen and Sir
Walter Raleigh. The indie film
"Nowhere Boy," which focused
on his unorthodox relationship
with his mother, received melodic
reviews on the art-house circuit.
In August, his former toilet went
for $14,740 at an auction.
But despite our never-ending
fascination with the legend, he
remains about as hard to decipher
as the lyrics to "I Am the Walrus,"
as evidenced by two wildly differ-
ent TV projects, "Lennon Naked"
and "LENNONYC."
"Naked," an installment of
"Masterpiece Contemporary," pri-
marily deals with Lennon's daddy
issues and the fact that he felt
abandoned as a child. Christopher
Eccelston ("Doctor Who") plays
the title character with both a
trumped-up accent and atti-
tude, slicing apart everyone who
stands in his way. He belittles wife
Cynthia, tried-and-true manager
Brian Epstein,
l o n g - l o s t
father Freddie
(a very good
C h r i s t o p h e r
Fairbank), an
unseen Brigitte
Bardot and his
bandmates, who
come across as
so cuddly they
could have been
portrayed by the Muppets.
Even his budding relationship
with Yoko Ono (Naoko Mori)
can't melt the brittle Beatle. Could
it be that writer Robert Jones and
director Edmund Coulhard prefer
Paul's silly love songs?
The "American Masters" docu-
mentary "LENNONYC," which
picks up where "Naked" leaves
us the couple's move to New
York City is a much more sym-
pathetic piece. No surprise there,
since Ono cooperated with the
production.
Through director/writer
Michael Epstein's lens, Lennon
comes across as a martyr in his
home country who finally got the
freedom and respect from fans
that he deserved when he moved
to the States even as the U.S.
government tried to have him
deported. Marquee names, includ-
ing Elton John and Dick Cavett,
speak lovingly of their friend and
offer insights into his personal
and professional life. (One tidbit:
"Mind Games"
was originally
called "Make
Love Not
War.")
That's not
to say the film
is a white-
wash. Ono
and Lennon's
t e mp o r a r y
lover May
Pang speak openly about his "lost
weekend" in Los Angeles in the
mid-'70s, when he succumbed to
drugs, drink and eventually heart-
break over cheating on his wife.
It also doesn't hesitate to suggest
that Lennon's last works bordered
on mediocrity.
It's not the most revealing or
even-handed of portraits for
that, I would recommend Philip
Norman's book "John Lennon:
The Life" but it comes across
as more honest and heartfelt than
"Naked."
Diehard fans, however, may
be better off skipping all these
biopics, and getting lost in
Lennon's music instead. Maybe
that's the only Lennon we need to
know or will get to know.
MUSIc
John Lennons legacy
continues with two flms
John Lennon is causing a
stir with his 11-CD box set
and UK Royal Mint iconic
coin release, two flms on
the horizon, and his toilet
selling at $14,740.
Mcclatchy-tribune
ST LOUIS If Miles Davis
had stopped making music in
the 1950s, he would be remem-
bered as one of the most eloquent
and influential trumpeters in jazz.
But Davis, who grew up in East
St. Louis, was also a visionary
who wasn't afraid to shake things
up and didn't believe in looking
back. Beginning in the late 1960s,
that meant venturing beyond
acoustic post-bop jazz to explore
the improvisational possibilities
of rock.
Considering his admiration
for the music of Jimi Hendrix, it
wasn't surprising that Davis' new
musical strategy involved the gui-
tar. With its gift for rocking out,
the instrument was invaluable
in bridging the gap between his
aging jazz base and his emerging
youthful audience.
John McLaughlin played gui-
tar on the trumpeter's ground-
breaking 1970 recording "Bitches
Brew." McLaughlin, whose latest
group, 4th Dimension, includes
keyboardist Gary Husband, bass
guitarist Etienne M'Bappe and
drummer Mark Mondesir, said
Davis "was so loose, but cryptic.
He was like a Zen master."
Boldly experimental, the dou-
ble studio album was a jazz-fusion
milestone, selling more than
500,000 copies and earning Davis
his first gold record. Jazz pur-
ists balked at the electric instru-
mentation and rock-influenced
rhythms, and dismissed "Bitches
Brew" as a commercial move. The
trumpeter's 1969 fusion album,
"In a Silent Way," had been simi-
larly criticized.
In recent decades, acous-
tic improvisation in the style of
Davis' classic 1959 album "Kind
of Blue" has largely retaken the
jazz spotlight.
Miles Davis jazz style
blends bop and rock
MUSIc
Carol Burnett to
appear on Glee
carol burnett guests on
Tuesday's "Glee" (8 p.m. esT,
Fox) playing in what's cer-
tainly a bit of inspired casting
the mother of cheerleading
coach/tracksuit afcionado
sue sylvester (Jane Lynch). In
her long career, the comedy
legend has made numerous
guest appearances on sitcoms
and dramas.
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