Despite its popularity with young consumers, it is critically discussed in European media, NGOs, political parties, and market surveillance regarding its nutritional values, choking hazards, and traces of unwanted chemical substances.

Despite the disdain of the British media, Brooks's overall popularity in the country was evident, with a top disc jockey, Nick Barraclough, referring to Brooks as Garth Vader ( a play on Darth Vader ) for his " invasion " of the charts and his success in the country genre.

Despite general acceptance of Byrne's characterization, as evidenced by subsequent adaptations in other media, some writers have called for a return to Luthor's original status as a mad scientist.

Despite public or media opinion, national studies have indicated that severe mental illness does not independently predict future violent behavior, on average, and is not a leading cause of violence in society.

Despite publication of the recovered copy in western media, for decades, it was the official policy of the Soviet Union to deny the existence of the secret protocol.

Despite initial media reports, the affidavit made no mention of Clemens or Pettitte.

Despite the move away from physical film stock – much editing is now based on digital media – devices such as the Lightworks non-linear film editing controller and archives still use the Steenbeck physical layout for controlling the process.

" Despite AIM's assertion of political neutrality, it is frequently described by the mainstream media and other media watchdog groups as a conservative organization.

Despite being discontinued before Windows 98 was released, Microsoft Bob continued to be severely criticized in reviews and popular media.

Despite being ridiculed for the letter by the media, Cleveland fans embraced the owner, even offering to pay the $ 100, 000 fine given by the NBA.

Despite a 2 – 0 Boxing Day home win over Crystal Palace, the Saints ' poor form continued into the new year, where they were dubbed by the media as having a ' New Years Hangover ', entering 2012 with a 3 – 0 away defeat to South coast rivals Brighton, which saw talisman Rickie Lambert sent off with a straight red card.

Despite its fame, the earlier and more numerous London bus classes that the Routemaster replaced ( the RT-type AEC Regent and its Leyland Titan RTL and RTW counterparts ) are often mistaken for Routemasters by the public and by the media .< ref name = autogenerated1 >

Despite this, lesbians and gay men are still often portrayed negatively in television, films, and other media.

Despite celebrating the club's birthday with an official mid-season function at Crown Casino, shortly afterward chairman Paul Gardner resigned, handing the presidency to former club champion Jim Stynes who inherited a $ 4. 5 million debt, which media pundits suggested would cripple the club.

Despite initial reviews being positive, opinion quickly changed and Blur found themselves largely out of favour with the media once again.

Despite these distinctions, the press, media, businesses and, most importantly, the residents still choose to use " Brewster " as the name of the town in the southeastern corner of Putnam County.

Despite this, controversies surrounding the use of the anthem in school events or media still remain.

Despite initial expectations that Hu was a " closet liberal ", Hu has shown a fairly hard-line approach to liberalization of the media.

Despite the lack of support from Karzai and the ambassador, the company received another $ 3. 9 million funded by the Pentagon to create a media team for anti-drug programs.

Despite his highly publicized relationships with women, Clooney's sexual orientation has been the subject of media scrutiny.

Despite attracting less media attention than AFL and rugby league, soccer is Australia's highest participation football code, with both boys and girls at junior level, as well with men and women at senior level.

Despite speculation by the media, both arriving and departing flights are typically full.

Despite media rumours that drummers including Cozy Powell, Phil Collins, Carmine Appice, Barriemore Barlow, Roger Taylor, Simon Kirke or Bev Bevan, among others, would join the group as his replacement, the remaining members decided to disband Led Zeppelin after Bonham's death.

Despite the group's competent musicianship, some subsequent singles employed session musicians – including Big Jim Sullivan, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Vic Flick – with contributions from the band, although the role of session players on Herman's Hermits records has been exaggerated in the rock media and in liner notes on their ABKCO Records Retrospective ( which does not credit the Hermits ' playing ).

Despite being characterized as unreliable, the work is valued as both a study of Turkish culture and the lands he reports on.

Despite reports that there had been an influx of arms in the weeks leading up to the election and reports of some ' disturbances during campaigning ' - including attacks on the presidential palace and the Interior Ministry by as-yet-unidentified gunmen-European monitors labelled the election as " calm and organized ".

Despite these high-profile reports from Arkansas and Florida and sporadic reports elsewhere in the historic range of the species since the 1940s, there is no conclusive evidence for the continued existence of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker ; i. e., there are no unambiguous photographs, videos, specimens or DNA samples from feathers or feces of the Ivory-billed.

Despite all the security put in place, there are reports of Taliban activities and assassinations of tribal elders.

Despite this and reports of Indira Gandhi keeping red pandas as pets when she was a child, widespread adoption of these animals as pets has not been reported.

Despite this ceasefire, on 11 July 2003 the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation broadcast unconfirmed reports that supporters of Harold Keke razed two villages.

Despite being identified in reports by the word usually rendered in English as " peasant ", they weren't " peasants ".

Despite the irregular scheduling, the program's hard-hitting reports attracted a steadily growing audience, particularly during the waning days of the Vietnam War and the gripping events of the Watergate scandal ; at that time, few if any other major-network news shows did in-depth investigative reporting to the degree carried out by 60 Minutes.

Despite the lack of legal necessity for such evidence in many jurisdictions, according to press reports collecting evidence of adultery or other " bad behaviour " by spouses and partners is still one of the most profitable activities investigators undertake, as the stakes being fought over now are child custody, alimony, or marital property disputes.

Despite inflammatory press reports, the object had a " low probability " of impact, approximately one in a million.

Despite press reports of interest from Arsenal, and the offer of a player-manager role by Southend United, Robson left Fulham in 1967 and accepted a three-year deal with Canada's Vancouver Royals.

Despite numerous cast and production changes over the years, Last of the Summer Wine continued to be popular with viewers and was renewed year after year despite reports to the contrary.

Despite these efforts in May 1992, daily park attendance was around 25, 000 ( some reports give a figure of 30, 000 ) instead of the predicted 60, 000.

Despite reports that the band began work on a sixth studio album in 2002 that reportedly would go back to their Core-era sound and planned on releasing it in 2003, the band had dissolved by the end of 2002, after reports of an altercation between Dean DeLeo and Weiland after the last show of Stone Temple Pilots ' fall 2002 tour.

Despite initial reports that pSOS support would continue, development was halted.

Despite hospital photographs of the man's beating, Hobbs received no reprimand, and CBS Atlanta reports that no action has been taken to address Hobbs ' 58 incidents of use of force, " nearly 20 times more often than an average Clayton County police officer had in the same time period.

Despite the fact nearly every home and business sustained damage, news reports indicate the town is not eligible for Federal disaster aid.

Despite reports to the contrary, this duo was just called Kim and Kelley, not The Breeders or The Breederz.

Despite reports of numerous irregularities, the international observers recognized an adjusted victory of Fujimori.

Despite Davout's reports to the contrary, Napoleon ordered him to attack the Austrians on his front in the morning, with the proviso that Lefebvre's equally depleted corps would support him if he needed help ( A total of approximately 36, 000 men for both corps ).

Despite becoming infested with lice during his short stay on the island, he provided glowing reports of his visit.