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Sep
8
Oval presents the international event – “Vilnius CO2 Green Drive”
For the first time, on October 23rd 2010, the international environmental cultural event – Vilnius CO2 Green Drive – will come to Lithuania. With a successful history in Copenhagen, Milan and Riga and a planned continuation in Los Angeles, New York, Sao Paolo and Beijing – the hottest electric and low CO2 omission cars and vehicles from all over the world are ready to come to Vilnius!
Equipped with GPS tracking devices, Vilnius CO2 Green Drive’s parade will drive through Vilnius, painting a huge “CO2” sign marking Vilnius to the outside world as a green city aware of the climate issues we are facing today!
During the event in the very heart of Vilnius’ old town – Vilnius Town Hall Square (Rotušės aikštėje) – a lot of green lifestyle activities will take place (eco-design, eco-games for kids, eco-food, eco-drive and much more).
Some of the world’s newest and fastest electric cars will be presented in the best fashion style on Vilnius CO2 Green Drive catwalk. The event will finish with a spectacular Drag Race between fuel engine cars and some of the fastest electric cars in world.
The event is supported by Nordic Council of Ministers office in Lithuania, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius municipality and many other international partners. In case you are interested in participating in the event, as an organization or a private company, please feel free to contact us.
Sep
7
Sep
3
Lithuanian mobile application store GetJar has been selected as one of the world’s most innovative Technology Pioneer 2011 companies, Invest Lithuania reported.The company was among four chosen from 31 companies at the World Economic Forum in the internet technology sector. GetJar, the world’s first multi-platform mobile application download provider since 2005 and now the world’s second largest mobile application store with over 1 billion downloads to date, was selected as a Technology Pioneer. It is expected to have a great impact on business, economy and society worldwide. Technology giants such as Google, Ebay, Paypal, Twitter, Mozilla and Opera were selected and awarded in this category previously. GetJar has more downloads than Nokia, Microsoft, Samsung, LG and is second only to Apple’s integrated AppStore. The company was chosen among more than 330 applications from around the world by 68 technology experts, including academics, journalists and venture capital companies. The winners in the programme represent 13 countries and will be officially congratulated during the World Economic Forum meeting in the People’s Republic of China between Sept. 13-15. The World Economic Forum is an independent, international organization incorporated as a Swiss non-profit foundation concerned with corporate governance systems that support social development and economic progress for global social welfare.
Aug
30
Date: 1st of September, 2010
Venue: Konstitucijos ave, Vilnius
Price: Free admission
On the 1st of September Red Bull Speed Avenue will be opened in Konstitucijos avenue.
From 5 pm 900 m lengh piece of the road will become „Formulės-1“ track. F-1 car will be driven by David Coulthard. Later on, the Lithuanian race professionals will do the show.
David Coulthard dominated Britain’s junior Formula Ford categories in 1989 and became the first ever recipient of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award for young drivers. In 1991 he fought a titanic battle with future Formula 1 rival Rubens Barrichello for the British Formula 3 Championship, and won the prestigious Macau F3 Grand Prix.
Aug
27
Date: September 25th, 2010
Venue: Congress Concert Hall, Vilnius
Price: 110 Lt
“Love, pure and true, cruel and deadly, like a fairytale and real…” The great Russian composer Tchaikovsky convincingly described love in all its aspects, taking the listener through a range of emotional states.
This year marks the 170th anniversary of the composer’s birth. His musical oeuvre is among the world’s most famous. His First Piano Concert is the dream of all pianists, while many can hum tunes from “The Nutcracker” or “Swan Lake”. “Eugene Onegin”, completed in 1878, is among the ten most produced stage works. The opera is full of the passion of Pushkin’s drama.
The performance features some of the best Lithuanian soloists: Edgaras Montvidas, winner of the Golden Stage Cross, who performs on the prestigious stages in Europe; Asmik Grigorian, also the winner of the Golden Stage Cross; the winner of the Lithuanian National Prize Vladimiras Prudnikovas; Samsons Izjumovs, a special guest performer from the Latvian National Opera, and others will perform. The award-winning Polifonija Choir will perform with the LSSO for the first time.
Aug
25
After the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite came to power in 2009, European journalists quickly dubbed her Lithuania’s Iron Lady, owing to her steely way with words and her black belt in karate. The daughter of a saleswoman and an electrician, she worked part time in a factory while earning a Ph.D. in economics. She went on to become Deputy Minister of Finance in 1999, before holding a series of positions within the European Commission. In 2009, with Lithuania mired deep in recession, Grybauskaite focused her presidential campaign on protecting those with the lowest incomes and tackling unemployment, which had climbed to nearly 16%. Running as an independent, she won with a 68% majority — the largest margin of victory ever recorded in Lithuania’s presidential election history.
Full list of Top 10 Female Leaders
1. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
2. Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister of Iceland
3. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina
4. Dalia Grybauskaite, President of Lithuania
Aug
23
“The Road of Freedom” is a sculpture commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the restoration of the State of Lithuania and invites all residents of the country and patriots of Lithuania to continue along the path of freedom and solidarity.
The Project idea evolved from a reflection of contemporary apathy, pessimism and confrontation. “The Road of Freedom” is a commemoration of the fight for independence and a symbol of freedom and solidarity for future generations. It encourages the remembrance of the idea of solidarity which helped Lithuania to gain its freedom.
The sculpture is symbolic of the live chain of people who, more than 20 years ago, joined hands and connected the three Baltic States who were striving for independence. The chain stretched a length of over 600 kilometres and became an expression of unprecedented solidarity.
This sculpture, just like “The Baltic Way” created unanimously by the Lithuanian people 21 years ago, is a collective creation – everyone can contribute to the Project and get a special brick which will be put in the sculpture. Each brick will be the in the colours of the Lithuanian flag and the name of the person who has contributed to the sculpture will be stamped on each brick.
