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This book is a spectacular and informative guide to the dangerous and adventurous life of piracy, privateering and buccaneering.Superb, full-colour photographs of weapons, ships, flags, maps and treasure offer a unique and revealing "eyewitness" view of pirate life on the high seas. See, learn & discover all about the world of pirates.
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Bethesda Softworks has joined the sad but worldwide fraternity whose only membership requirement is to be the victim of hacker-related crimes. The company, whose online arm is enjoying a busy spell courtesy of the recently-published Brink, issued a warning on their blog recently, saying that while credit card numbers weren't compromised, user details and login information may have been accessed and users should change their login details immediately. The group claiming responsibility for the attack has also released data from a recent hack of the US Senate.
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Lulz Security, the hacker group who breached the Bethesda servers, have released a statement boasting that they've had access to the company's data for "some weeks," but that as they "actually quite like" Bethesda and are awaiting Skyrim as eagerly as anyone else, details for over 200,000 Brink players wouldn't be included in the information released into the wild – allowing Bethesda to continue writing the group off as a myth, should they choose. However, the "small, just-for-kicks release" of masses of internal data from Senate.gov, published online with the simple explanation that LulzSec "don't like the US Government very much," is more likely to have the group branded as thieves by the appropriate authorities. These are interesting times to be online, probably because that's exactly where everyone is...
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2007 Year in Review: Television
Gay Fantasy: Logo and here!
Following in the footsteps of Ellen, The Ellen Show and Friends, Logo's lesbian-themed situation comedy Exes & Ohs provided a lighthearted look at lesbian dating and friendships. Set in a Seattle coffeehouse that seemed a bit stuck in the late '90s, the show nonetheless provided what many lesbian viewers have long been seeking: a fun, humorous world in which being a lesbian is the norm.
Although the straight world and homophobia do insert themselves at times into the world of Exes & Ohs (through Sam's father and Crutch's encounter with the conservative minister), those moments only serve to further support and bolster the comfortable gay community of the sitcom.
The fact that Exes & Ohs airs on a gay TV channel, Logo, likely has something to do with the show's gay-from-the-beginning feel. Unlike Showtime's The L Word, which launched in 2004 with a story line about a heretofore straight woman discovering her homosexuality, characters on Exes & Ohs — and on other scripted shows on Logo and here! — do not need to provide a straight character to serve as the straight viewer's tour guide.
In fact, Logo and here!, much more than The L Word, deliver a gay fantasy that, despite its sometimes clumsy presentation, is something that many LGBT viewers have been waiting all their lives to see.
On here! TV's Dante's Cove, a supernatural soap opera populated only with gay or extremely gay-friendly characters, queer sexuality is the norm. Somehow even Grace (Tracy Scoggins), a straight woman whose husband cheated on her with a man, has come to seem queer — she is a gay diva through and through, even when she sleeps with a man. In addition, Dante's Cove has made a clear effort to cast out actors as lesbians; this year, Jill Bennett and Jenny Shimizu joined Michelle Wolff on the series, significantly increasing the show's lesbian content.
Humor has also been a mainstay of the new gay television. Logo's animated series Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World pokes fun at potentially explosive stereotypes within the gay community, including a butch/femme lesbian couple who are trying to get pregnant. Although some of the lesbian jokes fall flat because they seem so familiar and tired, the series gives the gay community another dimension by lampooning it with an insider's eye.
Similarly, The Big Gay Sketch Show, a sketch comedy show on Logo featuring a mixed cast of straight and gay men and women, satirizes gay stereotypes and simultaneously bolsters gay and lesbian identity and community. By providing spaces in which being gay is the norm, these television shows do a greater service to the LGBT community than merely providing entertaining diversions from real life. They not only reflect LGBT life but also create a world in which equality is not merely a possibility — it is a reality.
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Several television shows aired single episodes devoted to lesbian story lines this year, and by and large the results were extremely positive.
The Sarah Silverman Show laughed with lesbians on the March 1 episode "The Muffin Man," in which Silverman decides that she's gay after meeting a butch lesbian cop. On the second season premiere of The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, Jackie (Laura Kightlinger) and her best friend Tara (Nicholle Tom) are mistaken for a lesbian couple, and they continue to play gay in order to attempt to break into the Hollywood elite.
A March episode of South Park titled "D-Yikes" also made fun of the lesbian community while showing that the show's producers understand us. The animated lesbians may have been mulleted and flannel-wearing, but the story — about a lesbian bar being bought out by Persians — reflected a reality (the struggle for lesbian bars to stay in business) combined with sharp political humor. The crude sexual jokes in "D-Yikes" are not for everyone, but do fall in line with the Borat mentality prevalent in comedy today.
In addition to insider humor about lesbians, 2007 also featured a few more typical special episodes about lesbians. In July, the Kyle XY episode titled "Free To Be You and Me" tackled same-sex dating in high school when two girls, whom school administrators assume are a lesbian couple, are denied tickets to the school dance. Though the episode takes a few missteps, including a stunt same-sex kiss and the girls' declaration that they hate men, overall it oozed gay pride and acceptance.
Similarly, Lifetime's State of Mind featured a lesbian custody story line in August titled "Helpy Helperpants" in which one half of a divorcing lesbian couple is initially stereotyped as butch and un-motherly, but ultimately winds up being the better parent. Though the actress behind the role didn't successfully embody the butch character, the moral of the story was ultimately positive.
Finally, Battlestar Galactica: Razor, a two-hour movie spin-off of the Sci Fi series that aired in November, included a same-sex relationship between a lead character, Admiral Helena Cain (Michelle Forbes) and Cylon Number Six (Tricia Helfer). Though their relationship ended in tragedy, it was one of the most complicated and unique stories told this year.


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A doughnut mural covers the side of a building near Koch's Bakery on 20th Street.Photo by Angela Lewis Foster.
The City Council got a special delivery Tuesday — 648 glazed doughnuts with a sugary scent that filled the council foyer as people stopped to stare. Many dared to reach their hands inside and pluck one of Koch's bakery's delights from its box, carrying it with them into the meeting.
Those 54 dozen doughnuts were meant to send the message to City Council to pay attention: the community's sign ordinance is not quite right. Artists and local residents bought the doughnuts after the challenge was made by a Times Free Press columnist when a code enforcer ordered bakery owner Barbara Davis to paint over her flying doughnut mural claiming it was an ad and not art.
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FORT WORTH — John Basham, who has made several unsuccessful bids for the Tarrant Regional Water District board, is suing the agency for cancelling next year's election and, as a result, extending the terms of two incumbents.In a lawsuit filed in Tarrant County civil court Thursday, Basham alleges that the district — while following a law recently passed by the Texas Legislature allowing them to move the election from even to odd numbered years — is violating the Texas Constitution and the state water code.The next election would have been in May 2014 and board members Jim Lane and Marty Leonard would have been up for re-election. The board's five members serve staggered, four-year terms."Significantly, this law did not extend the terms of TRWD directors beyond their existing four year terms, nor did it specifically prohibit an election from taking place in 2014..." the lawsuit states.The lawsuit asks the court to rule that no member can serve longer than a four-year term and to require the district to hold an election in May for the seats held by Lane and Leonard.Joining Basham in his lawsuit is Darlia Hobbs and Texans for Government Transparency, a non-profit, citizens group formed late last month that is based in Tarrant County.Basham and his attorney Matthew Rinaldi could not be reached for comment Thursday afternoon.Lee Christie, an attorney representing the water district, said he has not seen the suit and cannot comment on its merits. However, he said, "The Legislature passed a bill clarifying that Tarrant Regional Water District elections would be in May of odd-numbered years."The law takes effect Sept. 1.Oddly enough, the water district almost two years ago moved the election from 2012 to 2013 after the Legislature changed the law allowing entities such as school districts and to change their elections to the uniform election date in May.But in the legislative session that recently ended, state Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, states that the water district elections are to be held in May of odd-numbered years, but it did not specifically say that Leonard and Lane could serve beyond their four-year terms.According to the lawsuit, Basham attended a water board meeting on Tuesday and asked whether the water district was going to hold an election in 2014 for Lane's and Leonard's seats. He also asked if another election would be held in 2015. He did not get an answer from the board, but after the meeting, Tarrant Regional Water District President Vic Henderson stated that the next election would be in May of 2015, according to the lawsuit.Lane, who was elected in 2010, said he voted against changing the election date in 2012."I have a contract with the voters," Lane said. "If they want to throw my fanny out after four years, they should have the right to do so."Leonard could not be reached for comment.Basham's latest attempt to be elected to the board was in May 2012 when he ran as part of a slate known as BNK with candidates Mary Kelleher and Timothy Nold.Kelleher was the top vote getter among seven candidates vying for three board positions. Longtime incumbent Jack Stevens along with Henderson kept their seats, but veteran board member Hal Sparks was defeated.Basham came in fourth. He did seek a ballot recount after the election but he dropped it before it was completed when it appeared he was not going to have enough votes to change the outcome.
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BROWNSVILLE - A University of Texas at Brownsville border security expert says deploying National Guard troops to the region may not have the impact many are expecting.
Gov. Rick Perry on Monday ordered the deployment of 1,000 National Guard troops to the border.
Guadalupe Correa Cabrera said the National Guard may bring a false sense of security to many residents.
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Tito's vodka was doing great for the past 15 years, then hit a gigantic speedbump this week in the form of a class action lawsuit.
Tito's therefore provides a good example of when an approval is not really an approval. Tito Beveridge has more than 30 TTB label approvals for his vodka from 1997 to 2013 (as in the above image, from LabelVision). They may not do him much good in this lawsuit, even though, in years past, most would assume the federal approval would be dispositive. It's a good thing most TTB approvals are not paper anymore because these would "not be worth the paper they are printed on."
Summary: in Hoffman v. Fifth Dimension, Inc., Gary Hoffman (a consumer) sued Tito's vodka on behalf of all Tito's customers in California, claiming that the company misleads people about whether the product is "handmade." The lawsuit was filed September 15, 2014 in San Diego county court. The federal government reviewed and approved the Tito's labels, but has no definition for the term at issue.
The classic case of an approval that is not really an approval would be your garden variety Napa Valley Chardonnay, Vintage 2010. TTB will take almost every one of those italicized words at face value. To the extent any one of those words is not true, your approval is not going to help you too much, in the event of an inquiry. Like an IRS tax return, the COLA (and any formula approval) is, to a surprisingly large degree, something of an honor system, stapled together with the penalty of perjury on every such document.
9/16/2014: Judge Eddie C. Sturgeon is assigned to handle the case.
9/23/2014: Tito's apparently put out a press release, sketching out a defense. I sure hope they have more. They took a jab at the plaintiff for botching the defendant's proper name, Fifth Generation, Inc. Shanken points out that the brand is at 1.3 million cases per year (that's a lot of hands!). Tito says "he will vigorously contest the lawsuit." Tito largely hangs his hat on the fact that TTB approved the labels.
9/25/2014: the plaintiff amended the defendant's name, from Fifth Dimension, Inc. to Fifth Generation, Inc. In so doing the plaintiff declared being ignorant of the company's true name, when filing the complaint on 9/15/2024. This is odd because the plaintiff used the correct name on the Affidavit of Venue filed the same day. Plaintiff did a good job covering this point, though, in the original complaint, by saying: "Plaintiff is ignorant of the true names and capacities of the defendants sued herein as DOES 1-100, inclusive; therefore, Plaintiff sues these defendants by such fictitious names. … Plaintiff will amend the complaint to allege their true names and capacities when ascertained."
9/30/2014: things just got much more serious for Tito, as the case ballooned into a nationwide class action suit. The amended complaint states: "This is a nationwide class action case brought on behalf of all purchasers of vodka ("Vodka") manufactured, distributed, marketed, and/or sold by FIFTH GENERATION, INC. dba Tito's Handmade Vodka (hereinafter "TITO'S")." Also boding ill, the original and amended complaints refer to Sidley Austin (suggesting that the small San Diego firm on the plaintiff side, may be working with a much bigger firm.) The same small law firm, in San Diego, just recently won hundreds of thousands of dollars in another labeling suit as described here in The Wall Street Journal.
10/3/2014: a copycat lawsuit filed in Florida on 10/25/2014, in federal court this time, under Florida law.
10/14/2014: and now another lawsuit, this time in Illinois.
10/21/2014: finally I was able to find a copy of Tito's response. I looked around but was not able to find the press release earlier.
10/27/2014: Tito has a full-throated defense of his vodka today. I think he is saying it is in fact substantially made in a pot still in Austin. In Wine & Spirits Daily he says, "I, Tito Beveridge, believe the pot still distillation process, like that of single malt scotches and French cognacs, is the cornerstone of craft spirits production, period." There are lots of other words in Tito's statement but I can't find much in it to suggest the degree or extent of this much-vaunted pot-/hand-/craft-production. Is it a fig-leaf kind of thing, or the main way the product is made? I see lots of other jazz about foreign companies, etc. but precious little new information about how this product is made, or anything important that makes it any more "handmade" than the next 500 vodkas.
11/10/2014: another lawsuit, this time New Jersey.
The Forbes article explains: "Tito's has exploded from a 16-gallon pot still in 1997 to a 26-acre operation that produced 850,000 cases last year, up 46% from 2011, pulling in an estimated $85 million in revenue." The article strongly suggests Tito is about to be a victim of his own success. You can say this post is a prime example of a lawyer taking something clear, like an affirmative, direct approval, and blurring it up to say it's not really an approval. That would not change the messy, complicated reality, that TTB is not the only sheriff in town. We have a "system" and though it may be cumbersome, it actually does work pretty well. TTB approves Palcohol. Fine. That's only one level. Then the private sector jumps in (i.e., us). This triggers the states, legislators, media, trade associations, on and on, to take action. TTB can't and probably does not need to "do it all." Customs jumps in on imports, states jump in on Santa and bitch issues, and now there is a clear right of private action in all such disputes. The floodgates are well open. A few weeks ago, in light of the Pom v. Coke decision, we predicted a flood of lawsuits around label claims. Some said "the sky is not falling." Well, the water is starting to rise pretty high. Tito is up to his waist. Templeton is up to its knees. Bass and Becks are up to their ankles. All from private action with no trace of governmental intervention. Skinny Girl got dunked a few years back and we will need to go back and look to see how much water she swallowed.
The Tito's lawsuit (Hoffman v. Fifth Dimension, Inc.) is here. Some juicy highlights are as follows (and on this page).
This is a class action case brought on behalf of all purchasers of all vodka ("Vodka") manufactured, distributed, marketed, and/or sold by FIFTH DIMENSION, INC. dba Tito's Handmade Vodka (hereinafter "TITO'S"). Through a fraudulent, unlawful, deceptive and unfair course of conduct, TITO'S, and DOES 1 through 100 (collectively "Defendants"), manufactured, marketed, and/or sold their "TITO'S HANDMADE" Vodka to the California general public with the false representation that the Vodka was "handmade" when, in actuality, the Vodka is made via a highly-mechanized process that is devoid of human hands. There is simply nothing "handmade" about the Vodka, under any definition of the term,1 because the Vodka is: (1) made from commercially manufactured "neutral grain spirit" ("NGS") that is trucked and pumped into TITO's industrial facility; (2) distilled in a large industrial complex with modern, technologically advanced stills; and (3) produced and bottled in extremely large quantities (i.e., it is "mass produced").
The plaintiffs are asking for all the money, plus attorney fees, punitive damages, interest, costs, and taxes: "all monies acquired by means of Defendants' unfair competition."
Right about now, every beer, wine and spirits company should be re-examining their labels, new and old, approved and prospective, and making sure every part is on firm ground. If you lack TTB approval it may hurt you a lot, but if you have it, it may not be sufficient to save you.
* A small disclaimer is, I have no idea about the underlying facts here. I am evaluating this from my couch, based on TTB approvals, public records, the plaintiff's allegations, and the press. We look forward to presenting Tito's side of the story, when it comes out.
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Palcohol FAQ
Palcohol is probably the biggest story in my 25 years of working with alcohol beverage law. As much or more media interest as compared to absinthe or Four Loko, or even direct shipping. Palcohol went from zero results on Google as of April 18th to more than 2 million as of this writing (and 4 million as of May 2). By some measures it's bigger than Rhianna.* So, what happened? This FAQ expands on and updates our original blog post first published on April 18.
- What is Palcohol?
It is powderized alcohol. By the way, we don't represent Palcohol or speak for them. The technology is explained here.
- Why does it matter?
It is much more portable as compared to heavy liquids. It is not clear that the US Government has ever approved a powdered alcohol in the past, even though the technology has been around since the 1970s.
- Is it approved or not?
The Palcohol company has made a huge amount of progress toward bringing this to stores. They have about five formula approvals and a distilling permit. These are big projects and major accomplishments. Formula approval usually takes a couple of months and involves a thorough review of all ingredients and methods. The permit usually takes six months or more and involves background checks, plant diagrams, lists of equipment and a review of security measures. Beyond all this, the company secured label approval for about five powdered alcohol products on April 8. This is the last step in the federal system. For two weeks Lipsmark (the company) had all federal approvals necessary to make and sell the product. Then, on April 21, Lipsmark "voluntarily" "surrendered" those approvals. It is not yet clear why the Palcohol company would do this. It is not yet clear if or when the company will secure new and replacement approvals. The government has no authority to simply cancel the approvals, so that is not a plausible scenario. The government simply says the approvals were "issued in error." The company has said it is a technical issue related to the labeling only, not the underlying concept, product or formulas, and they are working with TTB to remove this issue. It probably relates to making it clear how the taxable commodity (the quantity of alcohol) can and should be measured and disclosed on the labels.
- Is it good or bad?
The good is, innovation is good and this is innovative and indeed, perhaps, transformative. If you are an active camper, for example, it could be great. The good is, this is likely to encourage a substantial debate about an important public policy issue, and perhaps it can be done in a mature and fruitful way, allowing our system to show that it can still function well. In addition, this could spark the relevant agencies to get with the times and modernize some archaic alcohol control measures, fairly and properly. Also, this may be a great opportunity for the marketplace (of dollars and not just ideas) to play a key role in deciding this, as it has done so often in the past. For almost 100 years, most governments and tut-tutters around the world assumed the sky would fall if absinthe got legalized. The opposite happened. Upon legalization in 2007, a lot of the taboo and fascination evaporated (because, sadly and plainly, American consumers are not wild about anise-type tastes.)
The bad is, it opens up many new ways to abuse alcohol. For example, it's just a matter of time before some punk tries to snort this and puts his antics on YouTube. But on a more pedestrian level, think about Applebees and Outback. Last year, most customers would walk in and buy a beer or Margarita for $6 or more apiece. By next year, will they sit down and instead dump a packet of Palcohol into the house-provided tap water — buying zero drinks on the premises? That would be a calamity for the hundreds of thousands of bars and restaurants around the country, in that they derive a huge percentage of revenue and profits from traditional alcohol beverages. The same with cruise lines, airplanes, concerts, sporting events, on and on. This has the potential to be highly disruptive, like Amazon selling books — or Amazon selling wine. (5/8/2014 edit; Mark Phillips does quite a good job rebutting most of this here.)
- Why is it so controversial?
Because of all the bad and good at point 4 above.
- When can I get some?
It will probably be several months, at least. Even if Lipsmark did not surrender the label approvals, they would still have lots of work to do before racking up some sales. They need to find and sell through wholesalers and get a bunch of agency approvals in every state they sell into. I talked to one New York expert, for example, and he tended to say New York would not go fast to allow this. Ironically, Lipsmark probably has all necessary US approvals by which to make this in Arizona and sell this in countries outside the US (or could easily get such approvals).
- Is it new?
The technology is not new. It has been around since the 1970s. Here is a 1977 newspaper article and a 1978 article about another powderized alcohol product called SureShot. Mike Hill was the force behind SureShot according to the articles; he has recently explained by phone and email that he got past federal approval to test marketing and commercialization, but his company was never able to overcome various technical problems such as clumping, bulk, expense, and the need to use warm water to dissolve the beads. Our earlier post mentions the past patents on similar products. The new part is that, at least for the first time in 30 or more years, Palcohol actually got past federal formula and label approval, even if only temporarily. This is a big and important step and not to be minimized.
- What agency?
TTB did most all the review and approval here. TTB is a sub-unit of the US Department of Treasury and this makes sense in that a huge aspect of alcohol beverage regulation is making sure the taxes get duly collected. Almost always through history, the tax has been based on the volume of alcohol; that's tough to measure here. In the 1970s this agency was part of the IRS and in the 1980s it was known as ATF. FDA has not played a big role in the Palcohol matter to date, so far as we know. By contrast, in the matters of absinthe and Four Loko, both FDA and TTB played big roles.
- What brilliant lawyer persuaded TTB to allow this?
So far as we can tell, Mark Phillips did this on his own, without help from any lawyers. This is an impressive accomplishment. Mark has said he worked with TTB on this for many years, patiently and cooperatively. Perhaps Mark had a bit of "beginner's luck" on his side. On the other hand, the same absence of seasoned experts may have led to various stumbles like not realizing all label approvals are public, and that it's not wise to make light of alcohol abuse, even on a draft web page.
- Why would TTB approve this then quickly change course
It is tough for TTB to withhold approval when the law provides no clear basis to do so. The law probably did not anticipate something new and different like this, just as the relevant rules, most of which were written many generations ago, have failed to anticipate and show the way on many other new things like caffeinated malt beverages, booze with vitamins, gluten-free beer, kombucha, even saké. What would you do if presented with this question? If you are feeling tough and would disallow it, under what rule? And if you can't find such rule, what specific rule would you write? I think these are tough questions and I don't think TTB has an easy job when it comes to things like this. Unlike other agencies, TTB is put in the unenviable position of giving a thumbs up or a thumbs down on every cockamamie marketing idea that comes down the pike. TTB does not have the luxury of saying "no action" like so many other agencies use to sidestep the trickiest issues. Why change course? It is possible or even likely that various states, other alcohol beverage companies, various interest groups, doctors, the media, legislators, and others across many segments of our society — screamed bloody murder. To the extent this happened, I submit this is a good thing and supports my point that this is a great opportunity for our system to rise to the occasion and function well to make a good and appropriate policy as to something new and controversial like this.
- What next?
If Palcohol gets new label approvals within a few days, the "surrender" is probably a little speedbump on a long road. But if it goes past a couple of weeks without new and replacement label approvals on the public database, it is a strong sign that it may be tough for Palcohol to re-acquire label approvals. There is no lawful way for Palcohol to sell powderized alcohol in the US without these crucial approvals.
- How did you find this?
John Messinger (a lawyer in our office) was doing routine research on margarita issues (things like, can the food coloring go on the back label). I am sure he expected to find various liquids, like almost always in the past. Instead he saw a big, fat reference to "powdered alcohol" on the front label — with a little pyramid of powder depicted. He found this via the amazing search capabilities of ShipCompliant's LabelVision service, as well as other specialized search capabilities we have in the office. These tools make it easier for us to scour millions of government records. TTB approves well over 100,000 labels per year and puts them on a Public COLA Registry; we try to review most to keep an eye on new trends and rulings, like this.
- Why won't TTB and Lipsmark say much?
TTB has publicly said the labels are approved (April 8) and "surrendered" (April 21). TTB has said the label approvals were "issued in error." TTB is not likely to say a lot more, based on past precedent. A lot of this is highly confidential, as between an applicant and the government. TTB has a good history of keeping confidential information confidential, as is necessary and required, just like IRS. TTB is dealing with tax information and things like recipes. Few things are more confidential or more valuable trade secrets as compared to for example the recipe for Jaegermeister or Kahlua. As for Mark Phillips, I am not sure why he has not said more. He does have a fair amount of information on his website now. I conferred with Mark a few times after he contacted me but we don't represent Palcohol and can't speak for them. (5/8/2014 edit; Mark Phillips does quite a good job rebutting most of this here.)
- What else?
Lots of other information and links are set out in our earlier posts on this topic (such as the labels, a sample label approval, a surrendered approval).
If you like booze and the law, it should be fun to watch this further.
* And in a fine moment for lawyers everywhere, let the record reflect that the Today Show crew said they left the Chris Brown hearing early to come talk to me about Palcohol.
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Powdered Alcohol
As of April 8-21, 2014, this was approved. The federal government approved this brand of powderized alcohol two weeks ago. The reviewing agency has been TTB (not FDA, as some press accounts have said). TTB is a sub-unit of the US Department of Treasury.
First and for a long time, alcohol was just liquid. Then it was whipped, solidified and almost vaporized. And now alcohol is powderized. A really good TV summary is here.
April 21, 2014, 5 pm ET, Update: The Palcohol company has surrendered all seven label approvals back to TTB. Here is one of the labels as approved on April 8, 2014 and then the same label as "surrendered" April 21. The differing status is shown at the center of each document. TTB has not said much about the change of course. Palcohol has said: "We have been in touch with the TTB and there seemed to be a discrepancy on our fill level, how much powder is in the bag. There was a mutual agreement for us to surrender the labels."
May 8, 2014, 3 pm ET, Update: Sen. Charles Schumer has blasted Palcohol and pressed FDA to step in, during the past week. Many sources and links on web. And, Mark Phillips does quite a good job rebutting most of the critics here.
I am not astonished that this is a real product — but I am absolutely astonished that this got approved. TTB approved seven versions of this powdered alcohol label on April 8, 2014. It is seven labels covering five products (two rum-like, two vodka-like, one Cosmopolitan-like, one Lemon Drop-like, and one Margarita-like).
- Prediction. The system will work, if not right away, soon. Rules and rulings will be made. Something like democracy will happen. Most of this stuff would need to go through licensed wholesalers with a strong stake in the status quo, so don't assume they will be eager to carry this. After the initial shock value, perhaps this will be as rare as vodka tampons, eyeballing and vodka injections. Also, the Palcohol company had better get some really, really good liability insurance. Perhaps an enterprising reporter can call some insurance vendors to see if it's available at any price for a product like this.
- Patent
- Historical context
- Video: CBS Morning News, Today Show, WFTV, Palcohol rebuttal to e.g. Sen. Charles Schumer
- Mark Phillips, The Palcohol Company, Lipsmark LLC of Tempe, Arizona
The person that pushed this through must be very patient or lucky and/or good. The product seems highly likely to raise a large number of legal issues and controversies. The company's website (as of a few days ago) tended to underscore the controversies, saying: "What's worse than going to a concert, sporting event, etc. and having to pay $10, $15, $20 for a mixed drink with tax and tip. Are you kidding me?! Take Palcohol into the venue and enjoy a mixed drink for a fraction of the cost." And:
We've been talking about drinks so far. But we have found adding Palcohol to food is so much fun. Sprinkle Palcohol on almost any dish and give it an extra kick. Some of our favorites are the Kamikaze in guacamole, Rum on a BBQ sandwich, Cosmo on a salad and Vodka on eggs in the morning to start your day off right. Experiment. Palcohol is great on so many foods. Remember, you have to add Palcohol AFTER a dish is cooked as the alcohol will burn off if you cook with it…and that defeats the whole purpose.
The current Palcohol website is much more tame and also has a short bio for Mark Phillips, the force behind Palcohol. Over the weekend Mark confirmed that he was in fact quite patient about this; he said: "The TTB was cautious. It took us nearly four years to get the approval."
California seems to have been way out in front of this with Regulation 2557. We are not aware of directly and specifically relevant TTB rules, and this may well explain why no rules blocked the initial approvals. Many thanks to John for finding these Palcohol approvals among millions of obscure government records.
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Beer, Pot and the Government
Joe Sixpack this week has a good and thorough look at the many beer labels that talk about and tip a hat to their colleague, marijuana. The numbers and audacity are surely growing, as the old and antiquated laws fall by the wayside a bit. I like the quaint and funny reference to coats of arms:
With this month's ballyhooed legalization of marijuana in Colorado, some beer makers are adding playful drug references to their brand names and labels, and regulators can do little to censor them.
Label oversight, a quirky if contentious area of federal alcohol law, has confounded breweries for years with often capricious standards that bear little on consumer protection.
Federal law, for example, oddly prohibits the use of coats of arms or wording that promises 'pre-war strength,' whatever that means.
Mr. Russell (aka Joe) also helped educate me that a safety meeting is not necessarily boring and dire:
Yes, there are limits. Dark Horse Brewing, in Michigan, lost its bid for Smells Like Weed IPA, though its hops, in fact, smell like pot. The name was later changed to Smells Like A Safety Meeting IPA. (A 'safety meeting' is slang for taking a break on the job to light up a doober.)
But expect to see fewer of those objections as more states move toward legalization.
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Oxygen Enriched Bourbon
This Bourbon label caught our eye because it makes several big claims. It says:
- Patent Pending
- Pressure-Aged
- "we use rapid pressure changes and oxygen infusion to control the aging process"
- "age is no longer relevant and taste is all that matters."
That's a lot of envelope-pushing and innovation for one label. We happen to know a person who is both an experienced patent lawyer and an experienced whiskey distiller. So, in a future post, we hope to have him review the patent claims and assess whether this is closer to an innovation or a gimmick. The Bourbon is produced and bottled by Cleveland Whiskey, LLC of Cleveland, Ohio. The approval is here. Terressentia's closely-related patent, also for aging spirits quickly, is described here.
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Humble and Colleen Fired from Boom 97.3Published by Toronto Mike on May 3, 2011 @ 23:47 in Humble and Fred, Radio
This all seems awfully familiar...
In July 2006, I noticed traffic to this site from folks searching 'humble howard fired'. That prompted me to write "Humble Howard, Are You Okay?".
It turns out, he was fired from Mix 99.9 that day, and I unfortunately broke the story. Humble and I became great friends after that, and we remain good friends to this day.
It's happening again. There are visits to this blog from people searching 'humble and colleen fired'. Here's one example:
The first thing I do when I see such an indicator is visit the radio's website. It's usually a dead giveaway. When a radio personality is turfed, they try to erase him or her (in this case both) from the official radio site. I shot over to http://www.boom973.com to hopefully find Humble and Colleen's smiling faces. Sadly, they were noticeably absent from the hosts page.
It's unconfirmed at this point, but once again, we have a lot of smoke here for there to be no fire. Humble, Colleen, are you guys okay? I've confirmed it. Astral has fired Humble and Colleen. Here's hoping they land on their feet.
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"They were the best of times; they were the worst of times… for sales people". I should actually rephrase that to "they were the best of tactics; they were the worst of tactics", because there are some pretty poor tactics employed by sales people these days, which is funny given... Continue reading
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The most effective, and valuable CMO's of the future will also be responsible for revenue, including direct sales and channel sales. I challenge any CMO in the industry to defy that prediction. Continue reading
Posted Aug 22, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
The technology exists to allow creators to create once and content to be delivered everywhere, which is exactly as it should be from an experiential point of view, but marketers are still looking at mobile as an after-thought. Technology has put make-up over the blemishes that result from marketer's shortsighted view of mobile. To succeed in mobile, you have to scrub the strategy to make sure it's sound and not repurposed from somewhere else. Continue reading
Posted Aug 15, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Who said publishing is dead? Continue reading
Posted Aug 8, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Are you ready for a world of virtual realities embedded with brands? Trust me – I'm not either, but it seems ad world is getting ready (once again) to embrace the concept, even if consumers aren't. For me, virtual reality is not a big market and there are a number... Continue reading
Posted Aug 1, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Acquisition and retention are very different animals and they each require a different set of tactics. Data can be used, and audience-based analysis can be leveraged, to ensure maximum efficiency for both of these areas, but more recognition should be given to how these two strategies either do or do not intersect. They need to be set up properly before being automated, but a human mind should always be applied to better determine how they work more effectively. Continue reading
Posted Jul 25, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
This is the time of year when we start talking about the upfronts and the ongoing impact of Television for advertisers, but I wanted to take a slightly different approach. Rather than talk about the pros and cons of TV and the ongoing marriage of digital video with TV, I... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Most people do wear a watch and that portion of the audience will certainly latch on immediately, but what about those higher-end targets? Will Apple partner with Rolex to develop the iRolex? Will they get in bed with Louis Vuitton for the iLouis? Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Default to assuming best intentions in your interactions and I think you'll see a radical decrease in the impact of office politics. You can't get rid of them, but you certainly can make sure they don't ruin your day, every day. Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
. Listening to all those pitches can be like the first time you heard Phish, or Miles Davis, or even Metallica. It all sounds the same to the uninformed or the semi-informed ear. Over time you recognize the nuances and differences, but it takes repeat listening, focus and a general appreciation for what they are trying to do. If you were raised to think marketing is about "the big idea" then marketing technology is the polar opposite of what you believe, so no matter the time you invest, it still won't be enough. Continue reading
Posted Jun 13, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Humanity is filled with brilliant people who can put words into actions, but humanity has far fewer people who can simply put out brilliant words and let them sink in for the rest of us to read. Maya Angelou will be praised for years to come and people like Donald Sterling will be forced to rethink how they speak, what they think and where they choose to go with their lives. Hopefully, as a result of the speed of dissemination for words such as these, other people will be forced to take a look at themselves and find the right words for the future. Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
I recommend all students of advertising and marketing spend at least 2 days walking around a Disney resort, but do so looking through the glasses of a marketer and not just a tourist. You might be a B2B marketer and learn something valuable, just as much as any B2C marketer in the world. Continue reading
Posted May 30, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
I'm also sure we'll be seeing lessons learned in marketing on both sides, further entrenching both Apple and Beats in the collective psyche of the audiences with disposable income. Call me an Apple Lover if you like (I am), but these are the kinds of decisions you see leading brands make. It's like peanut butter and chocolate. It's like peas and carrots. Its Apple and Beats. Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
The landscape of attribution partners is increasing and getting more cluttered, so one of the things to examine when selecting a partner is what model they use, and who has used that model in the last. Understanding your vertical and the ways consumers interact with brands in your vertical can go a long way to determining if their models will work for you. Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
At the end of the day I still think it comes down to the agency buyer. They need to ensure that ads are viewable and they need to be willing to enforce it. They need to be willing to sacrifice some of their media efficiency in favor of stewardship for the brand and ensuring performance will be strong rather than focusing on the efficiency of the buy. Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
As a marketer who works in the area of marketing technology, I demand transparency from my partners and I think you should too. Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Experienced people may require a little more base, but they also tend to be accountable to metrics that drive business success. They are better networked. They are savvier and more efficient with their time. They are able to sell ideas to customers faster and in many cases they have relevant experience that can help you avoid the mistakes they probably made along the way. That saves you both time and money. Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Marketing used to be about the "big idea". Talented agency execs would sit around reviewing research, brainstorming in their war rooms and stay up all night drinking scotch so they could come up with it. They would then proceed to pitch the clients in hopes of receiving at the least a raised eyebrow accompanied with the commitment of funding and at best a standing ovation, also accompanied by a commitment to fund it. Fortunately or unfortunately, that model is an anachronism. It has become a thing of the past. Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
In broad strokes I propose the industry only utilize 1st or 2nd party data – no 3rd party data should be made available as it relates to wearable tech, unless potentially aggregated in larger groups and unable to be broken down to individuals. From activity trackers to digital watches, the volume and scope of what will be available is intriguing, however all of it is related to personal health and for the most part personal health data falls under governmental regulation and is not made available for public use Continue reading
Posted Mar 21, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Media discovery, insertion order management, billing and reconciliation – these are the areas of media buying where the majority of inefficiency lies and if the agencies can take advantage of these toolsets and create their own enterprise, cloud-based solutions by stitching them together then the next few years will see a resurgence in what they are supposed to be doing; adding value through strategy, creative and coordination of the "big ideas". Most of the holding companies have created centralized groups to try and address these challenges, but for them to work and become absolutely effective they are going to have to centralize systems in the way the largest organizations have done. Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Google Glass and other wearable connected tech are changing how we live our lives and etiquette rules need to be written, shared and enforced. Users of new technology need understand the guidelines within which this tech can be used and the rest of the world around them needs to be empowered to opt-out or at least be aware. Our industry itself has adopted this model and we allow consumers to opt-out of targeted ads and interactions, so why can't it be the same for the rest of the world? Continue reading
Posted Mar 7, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
The experience of the web is still a very 2-dimensional solution but that inevitably is going to change. What I mean by 4-dimensional is the combination of content and audience with device and location. The banner and content around it today are still either based on context or the audience viewing it. Continue reading
Posted Feb 28, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Brand marketers literally make the world go round. Soft drink advertisers, CPG advertisers, auto advertisers, financial services advertisers… all of these folks carry the weight of the ad world on their backs by spending "brand dollars" to reach their audiences, but every single one of them are searching for ways to squeeze more efficiency out of every dollar they spend so to say that " brand marketing accuracy is not that important" is naïve at best. Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
Direct response advertisers have historically been the drivers for new ideas in digital as they're always on the lookout for new ways to drive down costs, increase performance and create efficiency that scales. DR advertisers were the first to adopt search advertising, the first to push rich media and the first to make the shift into programmatic advertising. DR advertisers love to be at the forefront, but recently I've noticed brand advertisers are the ones pushing towards the concept of the enterprise marketing stack and brand advertisers are the ones adopting the Data Management Platform (or DMP) the quickest! Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2014 at The Digital Influentials, by Cory Treffiletti
According to a recent study from Pew, 84% of adults 19-29 use Facebook, with 30-49 years old coming in as the second most popular group. 63% of Facebook's users visit the site at least once per day and 40% visit many times during the day. These are not small numbers and the fact that 19 years olds are in that group supports the theory that this is life stage oriented rather than age related. Continue reading
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Area economic performance dips slightly
The chart provides a birds-eye view of the aggregate performance of the Wichita Falls area economy from January 2000 through December 2011. Local area economic performance as measured by the composite index in Chart 1 has declined over the past year. However, the decline has been modest, falling by less than one point, from 104.6 to 103.8 over the past 12 months.
For any local area economy there are numerous economic indicators collected to help gauge its overall economic health. As might be expected, individual economic indicators often are ambiguous and sometimes contradictory, with one signaling an upswing while another one a downswing. For instance, local retail spending increased by approximately 6 percent for the past year while the number of wage and salary jobs fell by just over 1 percent. A General Business Index (GBI) constructed from individual indicators can help clear some of the ambiguity by condensing all the relevant variables into a consistent picture of an area's overall economic well-being.
The Bureau of Business and Government Research (BBGR) of the Dillard College of Business Administration (DCOBA) constructs a monthly GBI for the greater Wichita Falls area based on a systematic treatment of all relevant, officially collected economic indicators. As the table below reveals, the Wichita Falls composite index for January 2012 is less than one percent (0.8 percent to be exact) below its level of a year ago. This slight decline is in contrast to the positive gains experienced by the Corpus Christi and San Angelo metropolitan areas. Only Abilene and Wichita Falls of the metropolitan areas listed in the table experienced negative growth over the past year.
The GBI is designed for purposes of signaling directional changes in local business activity. As such, making longer-term inferences about aggregate performance based on current readings can be a precarious undertaking. (For purposes of disclosure, data for January of this year were not completely available at the time of this writing because of delays in reporting the last month's data. As a result, extrapolations for the last month of the quarter have been made by the BBGR. A final caveat: it would be imprudent to enter into contractual agreements solely on the basis of monthly changes in GBI estimates.)
A composite index is first and foremost a lagging indicator telling us where the economy has been; it is not a leading indicator predicating the future direction of the economy. The GBI chart below tracks the actual performance of local economy from January 2000 through the present. Nothing inherent in the data tells about the likely near-term direction of the local economy.
There are many so-called "facts on the ground" not embodied in officially collected statistics. For instance, if an area has had recent success in attracting a major industrial plant, it will not find immediate validation in its official employment statistics. That has certainly been the case for the local Wichita Falls area economy where the potential employment gains from recent startups are not yet fully captured in current GBI readings.
While no region has complete immunity from a national recession, the short-term outlook for the Wichita Falls area economy may not be as bleak as current estimates seem to suggest. The indirect and induced effects of recent business expansions are not yet exhausted and continue to percolate throughout the regional economy. Some of the new startup jobs are proceeding at a slower pace than is desirable while others do not appear to have materialized as expected. In the final analysis, while there are recent signs pointing to a slowdown in local economic activity, it would be premature to infer any longer-term trend on the basis of current statistics.
The BBGR of DCOBA now constructs a monthly Housing Conditions Index (HCI) for the Wichita Falls area. The HCI is a composite index constructed for purposes of signaling directional changes in local housing activity. It covers the period from January 2000 through November 2011.
The HCI is composite index based on a number of key monthly housing statistics: unit sales, dollar sales volume, average and median sales price, total listings, and months of housing inventory on hand. The data are collected on a monthly basis for individual metropolitan areas in Texas by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.
As Chart 2 below reveals, local housing conditions have been on a downward trajectory since mid-2006. While the local trend mirrors national hosing trends in terms of turning points, the amplitude of recent changes has been much more subdued at the local level.
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