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...London-based Mobile Entertainment Forum, an industry association whose members include companies from all sectors of the ring-tone business. Not surprisingly, the middlemen firms don't want to give up their cut to the labels, and fear a fight over percentages could push up prices. Andrea Casalini, chief executive of Buongiorno, argues that record companies "should consider low double digits as reasonable. Ultimately, they'll realize that if they make rational judgements on pricing, the market will keep on growing. Otherwise, they'll limit the growth." If middlemen like Buongiorno are looking for sympathy from mobile operators, they...
...opening speech, Mussolini paid tribute to the murdered Deputies Matteotti and Casalini and to the recently deceased General Ricciotti Garibaldi, son of the great Liberator. After resuming his seat, the leader of the Communists arose to inform the Chamber that his Party would not sit in the present Parliament. He made himself objectionable-so much so that a mighty, muscular Fascist towered over him with menacing fists, shouting: "I don't hit because the mere sight of you makes me sick." A fight was avoided; and a few minutes later, the Communist concluded his speech and led his followers...
...those screeching vehicles labelled S. P. Q. R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)-, known also as "tram-ways," sat Fascist Deputy Armando Casalini with his 14-year-old daughter. As the trolley car moved off, a well-dressed young man answering to the name of Giovanni Corvi jumped on the rear platform, drew a revolver, fired three fatal shots at Casalini, who fell forward and remained motionless despite the pathetically desperate invocations of his frightened daughter. The assassin, having completed his ghastly deed, turned, jumped off the car, fell, picked himself up and made off, chased by an angry mob. Several shots...
Meanwhile, the trolley had stopped; and Signor Casalini was removed to the hospital, where he died soon after...
...often helped modestly in a financial way, when 'drinking to excess had lost him a job. He was said to be unconnected with any political party and it was generally supposed that his crime was the product of a diseased mind. Nevertheless, he stated that he had killed Casalini "to avenge my brother in idealism, Matteotti," murdered by Fascisti three month ago (TIME, June...
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