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steve2470

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February 3, 2014

Am I the last person on DU to know "shade" ?

Shade

acting in a casual or disrespectful manner towards someone/dissing a friend

throwing shade, acting kinda shady

by anonymous April 01, 2003

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shade

Been around for 11 years or more and just NOW I'm hearing it ? Egads, where's my
old fart card ? lol

February 1, 2014

Knox's judge explains guilty verdict

Source: AP

The judge who presided over Amanda Knox's second murder conviction says he suffered over the verdict but that he and the jury agreed about her guilt in the death of British student Meredith Kercher.

Judge Alessandro Nencini said he agreed to be interviewed by Corriere della Sera for Saturday's editions because he knew the sentence would create a media storm.

Nencini says the jury had come up with a motive that would be explained in the written explanation of the verdict, expected within three months. But he hinted at the conclusion, saying that up until 8:15 p.m. on the night of the murder, Knox and her now ex-boyfriend had other plans but that something changed.

He told Corriere: "If Amanda had gone to work, probably we wouldn't be here."

Read more: http://journalstar.com/news/world/europe/knox-s-judge-explains-guilty-verdict/article_2a1f5bae-b19f-557f-8f4c-26a87047ab50.html



another source here:

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ex-boyfriend-sollecito-never-intended-flee

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