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ormally we at Snippetz don’t get the inside scoop on big news stories, but this is a major exception. The not-so-mythical beast, the chupacabra, has been spotted in several locations throughout the Tri-Lakes area. The local government has worked hard to keep the public in the dark, but we can be very persuasive and managed to get a top El Paso County ofﬁcial (who prefers to remain anonymous) to conﬁrm the reported sightings. In an effort to adequately inform our readers, we decided to give you a complete picture of this creature so you know what you may be up against should you happen to encounter one!

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In fact, on the popular reality television show “Duck Dynasty,” which follows the activities of the Robertson family, Si Robertson admitted that he has seen the chupacabra. It’s hard to deny the existence of such a creature when a person of his social status will openly admit to seeing it.

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Several theories about the origin of the chupacabra have cropped up since its first appearances. Some believe the creatures are simply coyotes or dogs inflicted with mange. Such claims rely on the works of an American biologist who claimed in 2010 that the parasite Sarcoptes scabiei was behind the unusual appearance of these common animals. The parasite causes extreme loss of fur, thickened skin and severe offensive odor. However, his theory doesn’t address the long spines on the back of the creature, or the fact that they drain the blood of their victims rather than killing and eating it like an average coyote would.

The name chupacabra literally translates to “goat sucker” in Spanish. A rather silly name, however, it is extremely concise given that the first reports of chupacabra attacks were on goats.

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The earliest known reports of attacks were in Puerto Rico in 1995. The first eyewitness, Madelyne Tolentino, claimed to have seen the creature in the Puerto Rican town of Canóvanas where as many as 150 animals were attacked and killed, suggesting the presence of more than one chupacabra in the area. Since then, attacks have been reported in the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, the United States, Brazil, Russia, The Philippines and Mexico.

Others claim the creature doesn’t exist at all and is the product of an overactive imagination, spurred on by a science-fiction movie that was released about the same time as the initial sightings. But the theories can’t explain the mass animal killings through a method that no other animal uses to feed. And eyewitness accounts, while unreliable as they sometimes prove to be, can’t be denied when they are corroborated by

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It is said that the creature favors goats, which were the initial victims, but acquired a taste for other animals such as cats, rabbits, dogs and chickens. Victims are said to be completely drained of blood, reminiscent of a vampire. The difference is that the chupacabra is real.

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Still another theory claims that these creatures are actually the offspring of some rhesus monkeys held in Puerto Rico about the time of the first chupacabra sightings. These monkeys were being used in blood experiments and reportedly a large group managed to escape. It isn’t known what happened to them or what particular type of experiments these monkeys underwent.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CHUPACABRA In order to arm yourself with knowledge about this creature, it is important to know how to identify it. Just looking online will not help you reach a conclusion about the nature of this being; conflicting stories occur everywhere. Snippetz used the eyewitness accounts relayed to us by our inside source and this is what we have been able to determine: • The chupacabra stands between four and five feet tall. • The chupacabra has strong hind legs, similar to a kangaroo’s, that allow for swift and powerful jumping and running. • The head of the chupacabra is described as oval-shaped. • The chupacabra’s back has long spines protruding from it as far up as the head and as low down as the base of its tail. • The skin of the chupacabra is not as easily described, simply because this creature is nocturnal and roams only at night. Our reports indicate it has either scaly or leathery skin similar to a toad’s skin. • Footprints left behind indicate the chupacabra has much longer claws or talons than any other animal known to inhabit this area. The footprints also appear to be less and less pronounced as you follow the trail, almost as if the creature gets a running start, then takes to the sky. Perhaps this creature has wings that it is able to conceal…? • When alarmed, the chupacabra emits a sulfuric scent as reported by one local eyewitness who stumbled upon it in his backyard. This trait was corroborated in other accounts from around the

world. • This same individual reported feeling immediately nauseous when he made eye contact with the creature and said that the chupacabra’s eyes turned a glowing red at the same time.

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Our source with the county said an attack by the chupacabra would be completely impossible to predict and therefore suggested residents of the Monument area take extra precautions. Don’t leave animals outside at night if possible. Lock up any livestock in a well-reinforced pen/stable/hutch to deter an attack. Try to avoid going out at night unless you have a flashlight with you. The chupacabra is said to be afraid of bright lights, whether the light hurts the eyes and flesh of the creature or simply because it doesn’t like it. Either way, they are said to avoid such lights at all costs.

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Should you find yourself face-to-face with a chupacabra in the midst of a meal, our county official said the best course of action would be to leave it alone and let it finish. There’s really no way to avoid death once the creature has locked its jaws on its dinner. The county indicated they would very much welcome any further proof of the chupacabra’s residence in the area. Send pictures or video to Snippetz, if possible. Please do not put yourself or anyone else in danger in an attempt to get any pictures or videos. And before we say goodbye this week, one final note that is very important.

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his week you’ll be subject to pranks by family members and friends. It’s more like one day actually; that special day in April where we try to fool the masses. There are some classic pranks you can pull – the whoopee cushion, blood in the shower (red food coloring), and messing with people’s food. There’s the option to simply tell a lie. You could also go supernatural with it. Of course this option is hard to sell. For example, telling friends you saw a UFO would be great, but they probably wouldn’t believe you. I mean after all, is there really even such a thing as extraterrestrial life intelligent enough to come to our planet? A-List, award winning actor Russell Crowe seems to think there is. A couple of weeks ago, the Gladiator star was trying to film fruit bats flying over the Sydney Botanic Gardens. To do this, he fixed a camera to film a certain location over night. After checking the tape and viewing the time lapse photos, he found something he didn’t expect. For a brief moment over the Gardens, there appears to be an anomaly. A colorful and bright object in the sky moves across the screen, distorts the camera, beams light to the Earth, and then disappears. Russell Crowe believes this object to be a UFO from outer space. He proceeded to post the video to his twitter, which has over 800,000 followers. That much fame, with so many fans, has led the video to go viral online. It’s also led to a ton of criticism.

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6. Buy in bulk only if it makes sense. If you can save money on a five-pound package of hamburger and freeze it in one-pound packages, do that. But if a mega-size box of cereal will only go bad in your cupboard, it’s no bargain.

10. Get creative in the kitchen and look online for new recipes. Experiment with adding ingredients such as cooked rice or pasta and vegetables to a can of soup for a hearty meal.

7. Check the unit price on each item, especially now that the package sizes of so many items are changing. The price might be the same, but with less in the package, it actually costs more per serving.

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from. The color looks cheap; the UFO even cheaper. It’s as if somebody with no previous knowledge or experience in graphics decided to create his own spooky Youtube video. Maybe Crowe is just another bored actor trying to get more attention by picking on conspiracy theorists and nut jobs. What doesn’t make sense is why someone with his status would need such attention? Russell Crowe just came off the movie-hit of the holiday season, Les Miserables, showing off his pipes in an unconventional film, career wise, for him. He added another blockbuster hit to his resume, solidifying himself again as a great actor of this generation. What possible motive could he have to be starting UFO theories? On top of that, who are we to question the picture quality of the time lapse? If it really was a UFO, it’s not like any of us have the knowledge of what exactly that would look like. We have no real way of telling whether the image is photo-shopped or authentic. Perhaps Russell Crowe is just a bored stuck up actor. He knew he could get a huge online reaction over his silly video, so he did, just for the heck of it. There is always the option that something strange happened to the tape. The image accidentally burnt into the film and Crowe really did find what was already there; but it wasn’t a UFO, just a technological error. Then there’s the fun/scary possibility. It’s conceivable that it really was a UFO. Our technology is simply ineffective to render the image properly, as the flying object is more advanced than our electronics. The UFO is purposely designed so that our lenses cannot properly pick up its pixels. It’s possible that every time one of these cheesy graphics hits the web, it really is extraterrestrials. But they know we’ll never believe it. So which is it? Is Russell Crowe messing with all of humanity, or are they? Who’s fooling who? Feel free to send Nick an email anytime about his weekly column, or any leads you have for underreported stories he could write about, to NickSnipsMail@Gmail. com

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New DVD Releases for Week of April 1, 2013 PICKS OF THE WEEK “Luv” (R) -- An 11-year-old boy gets to take a day off from school to ride around Baltimore with his favorite uncle, only to find that his hero has a dark past and human flaws. Woody (Michael Rainey Jr.) stays with his grandmother while his mom is in rehab. Uncle Vincent (Common) is out on parole, wearing a crisp new suit, and out to get a loan to start his own legitimate business. Woody tags along with his father-

figure from the bank, to the station, to a setup drug deal. If it seems a bit of a shaky premise -- that a loving mentor would bring a young boy along for his dirty deeds -- but trust me, it somehow works. Common’s performance at Vincent gets across that this is a man who lost his way a long time ago, and never meant to be the man he wound up becoming. “Luv” is full of warmth and heart, but it’s not a feel-good movie. “Hemingway & Gellhorn” -- This madefor-HBO biography about author Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen) and his relationship with journalist Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman) is almost too awful to miss. These two iconic figures were together during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Somehow, the movie even takes itself seriously while dealing with such serious matter. The things that these people say will make you laugh or cringe. Hemingway was em-

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• It was Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist Pearl S. Buck who made the following sage observation: “All things are possible until they are proved impossible, and even the impossible may only be so as of now.” • If you dread trying (and too often failing) to pair up socks on laundry day, you’ll be glad to know that your anguish is not unrecognized: May 9 has been designated National Lost Sock Memorial Day. • Progress is not always universally embraced. In 1825, a magazine called The Quarterly Review scoffed, “What can be more palpably absurd than the prospect held out of locomotives traveling twice as fast as stagecoaches?” • If in your studies of history you never ran across the Anglo-Zanzibar War, don’t feel

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LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Expect more information to come out about that possible career shift. Meanwhile, your loving concern helps someone close to you get through a worrisome period.

1. Libya 2. A hypertext file 3. One billionth of a second 4. Stringed 5. A punctuation mark that combines a question mark and an exclamation point 6. An apple 7. Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John Kennedy 8. The steamboat 9. 1215 10. Quintilis

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Resist a confrontation with that irksome person. The matter will soon blow over anyway. Meanwhile, channel your high Arian energy into areas with more positive potential.

SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Alex Rodriguez, Reggie Jackson and Darrell Evans. 2. Brooklyn’s Babe Herman, in 1931. 3. John Henry Johnson rushed for 1,141 yards in 1962. 4. In 1991, Richmond faced Temple. 5. Defenseman Roman Hamrlik, in 1992. 6. Bill Rexford was 23 when he won the title in 1950. 7. Australians John Newcombe and Tony Roche.

FLASH BACK ANSWERS 1. “Instant Karma! (We All Shine On),” released as a solo by John Lennon in 1970, had “Who Has Seen the Wind?” by Yoko Ono on the b-side. 2. Penned by the band Chicago’s organist/vocalist Robert Lamm, the song is allegedly about time of day and having been up all night writing. 3. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Elton John and Marcella Detroit followed in 1993 with a version for John’s 1993 album “Duets.” 4. “Midnight in Moscow.” 5. “The Boys of Summer,” released by Don Henley, former drummer and vocalist for the Eagles, in 1984. Henley explained in an interview that the lyric was about aging and about his generation selling out.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The innovative Bovine finds a creative way to resolve a sensitive domestic problem by midweek. A former colleague returns with an intriguing business suggestion. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) An unexpected critical statement from someone you trust could catch you momentarily off guard. But you soon recover your equilibrium and rise to the challenge. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might feel you can handle a new project on your own. But advice from someone with experience could help you avoid possibly costly as well as time-consuming obstacles. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Waiting for others to make decisions is difficult for the takecharge Lion. But by week’s end, you should hear news that will help you regain control of the situation. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your superjudgmental side could dominate the week unless you try to keep it in check. Otherwise you risk offending people, including some who are very close to you.

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unemployment, that recommendation for many could be woefully lacking. I believe there’s a better way. It starts with getting a handle on your current expenses. I would suggest reexamining all your expenses, especially those discretionary items. This is where you will find most of your unaccounted expenditures. Keep a daily journal itemizing where you are spending your money. Then eliminate all expenses that are not absolutely necessary, no matter how small. Once you know what your minimum living expenses could be, take a hard look at your income. Where is the money coming from? How stable is it? And what happens if it stops? Where will the money come from? The gap between that income and your expenses will help you determine your emergency fund needs. When working with families I often find their preparation for financial emergencies lacking, if any planning is done at all. Far too many have experienced hardship and even financial ruin by an unexpected event. By making the time to implement a plan for those emergencies yet unknown you, like Pharaoh, should be prepared for your days of want. “Folly is joy to the senseless man, but the man of understanding goes the straight way.” Proverbs 15:21

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AUTHENTIC BREAKFAST: THE SONS OF NORWAY ANNUAL FROKOST Sunday April 14, 11 AM to 1:30 PM Viking Hall, 1045 Ford Street, CS A Norwegian cold-style breakfast, featuring various meats, cheeses, breads, lefse, seafood and side-dishes. will take place on Sunday, Cost is $17 for members, $19 for non-members and $8 for children 5-10 (no charge for little ones who need no seat). Reservations are requested by April 10. Please phone early to Karen at 719-390-0621. Seating is limited. VELKOMMEN til bords! 37th ANNUAL PINE FOREST ANTIQUES, HOME DÉCOR & GARDEN SHOW & SALE Saturday April 20th 10am-5pm Sunday April 21st 10am- 4pm. Lewis Palmer High School. Located at 1300 Higby Road Monument, Colorado (I-25, exits 161 or 158). Look for the signs. The Tri Lakes Women’s Club is proud to announce: the 37th Annual Pine Forest Antiques, Home Décor & Garden Show and Sale, of the Pikes Peak Region. Admission price is $6.00; proceeds benefit qualified non-profit and public service organizations and public schools in the Tri-Lakes Area. This year features: Returning Antique dealers, “The Bakery” and New Botanicals, A Cappella Concert Saturday, Antiques, Home Décor and Garden Exhibits, Delicious Bistro Dining, Glass repair, Plus much More. For additional information go to: www.TLWC.net.

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RESPONDING TO YOUR TAX AUDIT

in your documentation there is a good chance that correspondence will get crossed in the mail. Make this is a priority. Requests for 30 day extensions are almost automatic.

ver 75% of IRS audits are conducted through correspondence (mail), while the remaining 25% are field or face to face audits. Typically the IRS wants documentation such as receipts on a particular deduction (charity, medical and tuition are the current hotspots), or the information they received does not match what you reported on your tax return. Here are some general rules in responding to the IRSBe Prompt: Timely responses are essential. While the IRS gives you generally 30 days to respond to initial notices, if you wait to the very last minute to send

Send 100%: When you mail or fax information to the IRS, ensure that you have completely responded to the entire letter or notice. Do not send some information today while you gather up other information later. If you send two partial responses to the IRS, the chances of the same processor getting both pieces of your tax puzzle are very low. Request an extension for your response. Be patient, yet punctual, and send everything required at once. Fax or mail, pick one. If mailing documents, use a certified mail service.

MOTHERS DAY BRUNCH - The MoZaic Restaurant 12 May - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm A mother’s love is instinctual, unconditional, and forever!$35++ per adult. *Includes one alcoholic beverage$17.50++ per child (3-12)Space is limited therefore reservations are required! 7TH ANNUAL PURELY PONDS PARADE OF PONDS CHARITY POND TOUR Saturday and Sunday June 29th and 30th, 2013 9am to 5pm Purely Ponds will match and donate all net profits from ticket sales to the Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region. On this self-guided pond tour there will be 30 tour stops throughout Colorado Springs, Monument and the surrounding area. Tickets with tour map are just $5 per ticket. They will be available In May online at www.purelyponds.com and also at all 3 Pioneer Sand locations in Colorado Springs, Monument and the Black Forest. For more information please visit www.purelyponds.com or call 719-896-0038

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T O G E T H E RW E S AV E .C O M Send Copies: Never ever send originals. The IRS might lose your documentation, and they certainly won’t mail it back. Don’t Overshare: Only send what is asked for. Don’t be overly ambitious with the IRS but at the same time don’t send a riddle. If you make the processing agent’s job a little bit easier, they might make your life a little bit easier. When they ask for your favorite color, don’t respond with pizza. Fax: When you fax information, write your name, social security number and tax year on the bottom of each page. If you are filing bankruptcy or have already filed for bankruptcy, then you are required to inform the IRS.

The Watson CPA Group is a progressive tax consultation and preparation firm embracing internet technology to provide worldwide tax service from offices in northern Colorado Springs, Colorado USA. For more information visitwww.watsoncpagroup.com

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