UEFA Rome Champions League Final 2009 - Rome

Rome will host the UEFA Champions League final May 27, which soccer fans and fanatics from all over the world will tune in to, making this the most popular annual sporting event in the world. The entire soccer world will watch Rome’s Olympic Stadium (Stadio Olimpico), which is the home of A.S. Roma and S.S. Lazio, on 27 May 2009 for the UEFA Champions League tournament final event.

Rome's Olympic Stadium was built in 1936 and has a capacity of 82,307. It was the site of the 1960 Summer Olympics, but has also served as the location of the 1987 World Athletics Championships and the 1990 FIFA World Cup

UEFA Champions League has captured the hearts and the imaginations of soccer fans across the globe. The tournament awards the most prestigious trophy in all of European football and is the ultimate goal for any major football club within the continent. The actual event is comprised of a number of stages including knockout and qualifying rounds. The championship has been awarded to 21 different clubs in its history and Real Madrid has proven to be the most successful club, winning the tournament an unprecedented 9 times.

Altogether there are 76 teams that will or have been involved in the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League in Rome, Italy.

The UEFA standings, as of April 17, 2009 6 weeks from the final:

Group A	Pld	Pts
Roma	6	12
Chelsea	6	11
Bordeaux	6	7
CFR Cluj	6	4
Group C	Pld	Pts
Barcelona	6	13
Sporting	6	12
Shakhtar	6	9
Basel	6	1
Group E	Pld	Pts
Man. United	6	10
Villarreal	6	9
AaB	6	6
Celtic	6	5
Group G	Pld	Pts
Porto	6	12
Arsenal	6	11
Dynamo Kyiv	6	8
Fenerbahçe	6	2

Group B	Pld	Pts
Panathinaikos	6	10
Internazionale	6	8
Bremen	6	7
Anorthosis	6	6
Group D	Pld	Pts
Liverpool	6	14
Atlético	6	12
Marseille	6	4
PSV	6	3
Group F	Pld	Pts
Bayern	6	14
Lyon	6	11
Fiorentina	6	6
Steaua	6	1
Group H	Pld	Pts
Juventus	6	12
Real Madrid	6	12
Zenit	6	5
BATE	6	3

UEFA Semi-Finals First Leg April 28 & April 29

UEFA Semi-Finals Second May 5 & May 6

Barcelona	-	Chelsea
Man. United	-	Arsenal

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Capucci "Fabric Sculptures" on Display Palazzo Fortuny, Venice

Roberto Capucci's legendary 'fabric sculptures' are on display in Venice at Palazzo Fortuny until May 5.

The Capucci show explores three decades of change in the fashion maestro's creations. The 30 works of art, created between 1978 and 2009, map the development in Capucci's work, starting with Ventaglio, the brilliant red creation that was the first in his series of 'fan' dresses. The exhibition then moves into his designs from the 1980s, replete with panel inserts, flower forms, boxes and tubular designs.

Donna Gioiello is from this period, a black, white and red taffeta created in 1984, inspired by the Doge and the Carnival of Venice.

Among his more recent creations, the exhibition features 'Sposa In Rosso', a two-tone wedding dress with golden embroidery on public display for the first time.

The exhibition also draws out Capucci's various sources of inspiration from the natural world.

His green, white and blue spiraling Onda dress with its flash of red, reflects his fascination with the water, while Foglie (Leaves), a brown velvet creation with a dazzling collar of sculpted red, yellow and orange leaves looks to the world of plants.

From the time of his earliest creations, Capucci's origami-like designs have been closer to elaborate works of sculpture than clothing.

He has dressed film stars, first ladies and royalty over the decades but the wearers have usually showcased his designs rather than the other way round.

Marilyn Monroe, Jacqueline Kennedy, Gloria Swanson and Italian scientist Rita Levi Montalcini have all worn his designs on important occasions, the latter when she collected her Nobel prize in medicine in 1986.

Capucci has cheerfully admitted that his works are not intended as everyday contributions to a woman's wardrobe.

''Frankly, I have never let myself be influenced by the idea of 'but when will I wear this, where will I go?','' he once remarked.

''There would be no history of fashion if people had thought like that in past centuries''.

Capucci was the Christian Siriano of his a day, breaking onto the international scene at the age of just 21.

He had already opened an atelier on Rome's Via Sistina the previous year, in 1950, when his work was spotted by fashion entrepreneur Giovan Battista Giorgini, who invited him to display five designs at a Florence show.

The other designers in the show demanded Capucci's elaborate creations be withdrawn, fearing their own work would be upstaged.

But when the press found out, they called for a separate showing of Capucci's designs, which were greeted with instant acclaim.

Since then, Capucci's creations have appeared in galleries in Munich, London, Vienna, New York and various Italian cities, and now have their own museum in Florence.

The Venice exhibition is open in Palazzo Fortuny until May 5. Fore more about Italy fashion click WebVisionItaly's Fashion channel.

Chrysler Fiat Deal - Merger D-Day 2 Weeks From Today

What does the coy Fiat management have to say about its taking a 35% stake in any future Chrysler profits in exchange for giving Chrysler Fiat's valuable green power technology.... Nothing.

Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said Thursday to the Wall Street Journal's Dow Jones he expects a 50% chance for the Italian car maker to reach a deal with Chrysler LCC, adding that in the 50% event the deal doesn't take place then Fiat has a "Plan B."

U.S. President Barack Obama has given Chrysler until April 30 to find a partner or face bankruptcy proceedings. If Chysler finds a partner then the congress and the president have guaranteed the combined management, Chrysler and its partner, $6 billion from the U.S. taxpayers.

Chrysler was already unsuccessful in getting concessions from debt holders. Now the President's "car czar", whatever that means, appears to be ethically challenged much like the many other super-rich "public servants" and "public company" CEOs, throwing into question Rattner's and the President's statist car industry plans. Enter Fiat.


For its part Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne told Toronto's Globe and Mail yesterday that Fiat will walk away from the proposed partnership with Chrysler if Canadian and U.S. auto workers don't agree to wage, salary, and pension concessions that align labor costs with foreign-owned "non-legacy" i.e. - no pension, low wage, non union etc. car factories such as Toyota's and Nissan's, which have plants in the less expensive southern states like Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama. The Canadian union has been seen as being even more resistant than its U.S. counterpart. Many U.S. taxpayers may be surprised to find out how much of Chrysler's factories are in Canada.

The U.S. government's stern warning to Chrysler is it won't be getting any more bailout money unless it completes the partnership deal by May 1. Chyrsler's action today on the stock markets signals that investors and traders, maybe speculators, believe a deal is coming soon. Let's hope so lest catching falling knives wipes the shareholders out 2 weeks from today. WebVisionItaly will continue to monitor the last two weeks of the courtship between Chrysler Fiat.

Italy Earthquake: Mayor of L'Aquila Live TODAY 11:05 AM EDT

MAYOR OF L’AQUILA IN USA - LIVE TODAY 11:05 AM EDT.


The mayor of L’Aquila, Massimo Cialente, MD, was on-air live from L’Aquila, Tuesday, April 14th, starting at about 11:07 a.m., New York Time.

He was on the Vincent Buddy Cianci radio show. Mr. Cianci is the former mayor of Providence, RI, USA. Click to hear the entire show.

Also participating will be Ronald W. Del Sesto [Honorary Vice Consul of Italy in Providence and co-founder of http://www.webvisionitaly.com/] and Carlo Ruggeri [formerly of L’Aquila, now living in Rhode Island].

The show may be seen/heard live over the Internet at http://www.630wpro.com/. When on-site, click on Video then Studio Webcam.



To donate money for the earthquake in L'Aquila send a check to:



Italy Relief Fund

49 Weybosset Street

Providence RI 02903

Rome Walking Map: Obelisks of Rome-Rome Walking Tour Map

Rome Walking Map: Obelisks of Rome.

As we wander Rome it is fun to imagine from where the obelisks in Rome come and how old are the many obelisks that decorate Rome. When walking Rome's ancient streets you are sure to stroll by an obelisk in Rome that dates back to even before Christ, to around 30 B.C. when Augustus brought the obelisks to Rome from Egypt. Many of the Rome obelisks are from Egypt's Ramesses II era. The obelisks were brought to Rome initially by Augustus to continue Rome's connection to the Sun Gods.

On the Rome walking map below the 8 red dots are ancient Egyptian obelisks brought to Rome and the 5 blue dots are ancient Roman obelisks.

Download and enjoy WebVisionItaly.com Rome Obelisk walking tour guide maps and more WebVisionItaly walking tour maps of Rome.

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Never Sleep City - Las Vegas Nevada

Never Sleep City - Las Vegas Nevada

the Las Vegas Nevada is one of never sleep city on this planet.

Never Sleep City - Las Vegas Nevada

Never Sleep City - Las Vegas Nevada

the Las Vegas Nevada is one of never sleep city on this planet.