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! the series had been available on vinyl, Cassette and MiniDisc. As these formats declined in popularity, "Now" releases are no longer issued on them. Peter Duckworth and Steve Pritchard have been managing the Now! brand since "NOW 17". Mark Goodier has voiced the "Now!" adverts since "Now That's What I Call Music! 21" in 1992, when he worked for BBC Radio 1, with the exception of "Now That's What I Call Music! 95" in 2016. Ashley Abram of Box Music compiled every album, with the exception of "Now That's What I Call Music! 59" in 2004, from "Now That's What