**Exhibit
      10.12**


**Contract
      Between QR S.r.l. and Mara Tacconi, effective April 19,
      2007**




The
      appearer requests that I receive this deed by which he declares to nominate
      and
      constitute as special attorney-in-fact of the company “QR S.r.l.”, Ms.:




- **Tacconi
      Mara** born
      at **** Verona
      on
      4 July 1955 and residing at Via del Fante 14, Villafranca di Verona,
      consultant;


that
      on
      behalf and in the name and interests of the above named company she exercises,
      by her sole siognature, all powers relating to administrative and contractual
      affairs of the company pertaining to all that which concern dealings with
      finance and administrative offices, as well as the drafting, rendering
      assistance and representing it in contractual matters, including amongst others,
      [powers]:




|- | to
              sign the company’s correspondence ;
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|- | to
              purchase, dispose of, exchange, sell, transfer any movables, registered
              movables, both by sale or exchange;
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|- | to
              reach settlement of accounts, collect any debts, capital interest or
              accessory thereto, issue releases;
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|- | to
              stipulate and terminate contracts of lease, freight, transport, insurance
              and deposit, with widest powers for determination as to their
              content;
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|- | to
              stipulate and terminate contracts for the supply of telephone, electricity
              and methane gas utilities;
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|- | to
              proceed wherever necessary for the obtaining of authorizations, permits,
              acknowledgments and administrative concessions required particularly
              for
              the operation of plant and machinery, commercial activities, customs
              transactions, etc.;
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|- | to
              obtain delivery from the post office, railway administration, banks
              and
              from all other offices, any registered and/or insured letter, package,
              goods, cheques, securities, treasury bonds, to cash cheques of payment
              orders drawn on the Bank of Italy and on the State treasury, the finance
              administration and all other public administrative entities, to endorse
              post office warrants over to Cashiers and Post Offices, to endorse
              telegraphic warrants;
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|- | to
              sign declarations, pay imposts and taxes, file objections and applications
              administratively or judicially, to claim grant of tax amnesties and
              all
              related benefits;
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|- | to
              enter into and execute discount agreements, dealing with the proceeds
              thereof;
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|- | to
              order and authorize payments and credits in favour of third
              parties;
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|- | to
              issue bills of exchange, draft receipts in respect of payments recovered,
              endorse and discount bills of exchange and promissory
              notes;
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|- | to
              make proposals, including irrevocable proposals, stipulate preliminary
              agreements, amend, substitute and novate obligations previously undertaken
              and accepted in all deeds herein expressly referred
              to;
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|- | to
              grant extensions of time for performance of services due, reductions
              in or
              remissions of debts;
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|- | to
              complete, although not mentioned above, all deeds necessary for the
              full
              exercise of the powers above specified and for the overall accomplishment
              of the objectives contemplated.
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This
      power
      of attorney is valid and effective for five years commencing from to-day’s date.
      By way of consideration for the services rendered there shall be due to the
      attorney-in-fact the gross amount of euro 80.000,00 (eighty thousand) per year.
      In the event that QR S.r.l. should revoke this power of attorney for any reason
      whatsoever prior to expiry of the five years, or in the event that for
      whatsoever reason Ms. Mara Tacconi, due to causes not directly imputable to
      her,
      would no longer be the attorney-in-fact of QR S.r.L., QR S.r.l. shall pay to
      Ms.
      Mara Tacconi the gross amount of euros 40.000,00 (forty thousand) per year
      for
      the period remaining, by way of indemnity for loss of income.





Mara
      Tacconi




/s/
      Mara Tacconi











Per
      QR





Gianmaria
      Tommasi





/s/
      Gianmaria Tommasi