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• Mez: A Cleansing Lens (4#) -

  Meredith Kercher Murder Case -
  
  Amanda Knox, if convicted, could walk free
  after only ten or twelve years in an Italian prison!
  
  And, even if appeals dragged on, she would
  get credit for her time served during the process.
  
  These are only two of the revelations about [...]
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• Along The Malecon -

  Where Post-Colonialism Is Their Blockade . . .
  
  Our neighbor Yoani Sanchez across the Straits
  is in the London Telegraph this weekend, found
  in a nicely written article by Andrew Hamilton.
  
  Yoani has a lot of sympathizers and supporters in Germany and Eastern Europe, where they've had a' [...]
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• Mez: Knox Parents Served (2#) -

  Meredith Kercher Murder Case -
  
  Andrea Vogt and others are reporting that Inspector Monica Napoleoni, in charge of the Perugia Murder Squad, has served Amanda Knox's parents, Curt Knox and Edda Mellas, with legal notice by hand via Caribinieri that they are under investigation for defamation with regard to [...]
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• Our Friends From The North -

  We've had a bit of a cold snap here during the overnight and early this morning. The temperature dropped down to 50F. I had to use my little space heater to stay cozy. When it gets chilly like this, I tend to stay mostly in the kitchen.
  
  Trundled over' [...]
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• Loose Links (8#) -

  Florida author Jeff VanderMeer from Tallahassee has a new novel out called Finch. It's a combination of Noir and the New Weird. Its protagonist is trying to solve a double murder, but in a rather strange world. Rick Klaw writes about it.
  
  # Josh Marshall has rolled
  out [...]
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• SoFlo: Targeted II (3#) -

  This is a followup to my previous
  entry about the documentary movie
  
  Miami Noir: The Arthur E Teele Story (2008).
  
  There are just a few points about this movie that I want to briefly address here. First, I think the title was an unfortunate choice because it leads [...]
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• SoFlo: Targeted For Destruction (3#) -

  Two stories that are fatally linked . . .
  
  Over the weekend, my little digital TV "lost" the local PBS channel. When I successfully rescanned, a film title came up on the screen, and I decided to watch the program.
  
  Miami Noir: The Arthur E. Teele Story
  
  [...]
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• Mez: A Wilding II (2#) -

  Meredith Kercher Murder Case -
  
  I think it's important to add Barbie Nadeau's piece to the reading links for this case because it offers some worthwhile insights.
  
  I haven't been able to find Charle Mudede's reaction yet; thus far, the trial was only mentioned in passing [...]
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• Mez: A Wilding In Chocolate City (7#) -

  Meredith Kercher Murder Case -
  
  Prosecution Summation: Were there
  any surprises? Yes, there was one at the end.
  
  But let's start at the beginning . . .
  
  Amanda Knox was nursing a seething resentment toward her roommate, Meredith Kercher, for making demeaning comments about her uncouth habits. [...]
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• Book Fair & more (5#) -

  Florida Book Review's live blogging compilation page
  of the Miami Book Fair 2009, including the panel on
  Urban Noir, which was the main focus of my interest:
  
  -- Almost halfway down the page at the Sunday, Nov. 15, 12: 28 PM timestamp, the Urban Noir material begins with Jamie [...]
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