Word: italia
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...Boynton, 37, should be out working too. But he is perched in the wheelhouse of his 50-ft. Sissel B, entertaining his six-year-old son Lars. Sam LoGrasso's boat, the 71-ft. Italia, sits at its dock while he, just as idle, soaks up the warm summer sun outside the St. Peter's Club...
Italian Prime Minister Silvo Berlusconi and Rupert Murdoch were always considered friendly rivals. They have even spent time together at Berlusconi's Sardinian villa. But the competition may be heating up. The Mediaset TV network, owned by the Berlusconi family, is taking direct aim at Murdoch's Sky Italia with an innovative attempt at poaching lucrative soccer viewers. As the world's first free TV network to offer pay-per-view sporting events, Mediaset surprised Murdoch & Co., whose satellite rights until recently meant an exclusive on top-flight matches. "We bought the whole cake, which has now become just...
...Americans to know that the Dutch giant owns such brands as Norelco (shavers), Sonicare (toothbrushes) and Senseo (coffee makers). "Branding is a priority for this company," says the Italian-born Andrea Ragnetti, 45, who also serves as Philips' first marketing officer ever and has worked in marketing for Telecom Italia and Procter & Gamble. His experience will come in handy. At the top of his agenda: a $13 million ad campaign in the U.S. --By Dody Tsiantar
...dozen. Italians buy about 40 million bras a year, so the 10 million represents three months of total Italian sales. For Paolo Zegna, that request to the Italian government confirmed his worst fears. "It's predatory pricing," fumes Zegna, president of the Italian textile trade group Sistema Moda Italia and co-chief executive of the Italian menswear giant founded by his grandfather, Ermenegildo Zegna. If such practices continue, he says, "in the coming months, many Italian textile and clothing firms could be overwhelmed by impossible price competition...
...crime is one. of most inhuman character, in which the kidnappers are attempting to capitalize one of the dearest human emotions--the love of parents for their children."--Rome Giornale d'Italia...