This Vienna street isn’t “closed” because cars have been removed. It has successfully been “opened” to everything else, to a diverse and invigorated civic life, because cars have been replaced by a multitude of wonderful things.
Ich habe gerade eine Einladung zu einem der nächsten Computerclub Treffen für Retro Freunde bekommen. Da lerne ich dann hoffentlich noch einige Gleichgesinnte mehr kennen.
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I'm just back from a delightful weekend in Vienna and it's fair to say I've fallen in love with the place. Excluding an incredibly rushed, stressful and ultimately pointless 12-hour business trip there years ago, this was my first visit. I got to see so much in just a couple of days - mostly due to the excellent weather, combined with my preference for walking everywhere.
The European Parliament sent a letter on April 25 to #Austria's leaders, urging them to compel #Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) to cease its activities in #Russia in compliance with #EU sanctions.
The #Vienna-based bank group, the largest remaining Western bank in Russia, has been under increasing pressure since the start of the all-out war to scale down its activities in the country.
We are very pleased to announce that the program for this years’ Conference of Computational Literary Studies #CCLS2024 is now published here: https://jcls.io/site/ccls2024/
CCLS2024 will take place on June 13 and 14 in #Vienna. Participation is possible on-site (fee) or online (free of charge).
Billy Joel (1977): Releases the song Vienna on his major album "The Stranger."
Billy Joel (2024): Hey, let's make a music video for that song I released 47 years ago.