Mare Nostrum forces arrived to assist the Italian invasion. Despite periods of Axis ascendancy during the Battle of the Mediterranean it was never realized, and ended altogether with the final Italian defeat of September 1943. The term "Mare Nostrum" was chosen as the theme for the Inaugural Conference of the Society for Mediterranean Law and Culture, being held in June 2012 at the University of Cagliari Faculty of Law, Sardinia, Italy ("La Conferenza Inaugurale della Società di Diritto e Cultura del Mediterraneo"). In this contemporary usage, the term is intended to embrace the full diversity of Mediterranean cultures, with a particular focus
Now That's What I Call Music! is compiled in co-ordination with New Zealand's top record companies. The series is one of the highest selling compilations in New Zealand music history (RIANZ) with multi-platinum album sales. Prior to this, there was an unrelated "Now That's What I Call Music Series" by Warner Bros. Records which only released three albums from 1992 to 1993. "Now" has been seen in Argentina, with at least nine releases. The track listings on the Argentine "Now" albums are only slightly different from those of the Mexican ones. Now That's What I Call Music! Now That's What I Call Music! (1983–present) (often shortened