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My Research Blog

My del.icio.us Net

CMU-related links

CMU web portal

CMU Library Catalog to renew items, go to "User Self Service"
Interlibrary Loan

Check out the beta version of the Women@SCS iMovie (music: Santa Maria by Gotan's project)
(you'll need Quick Time to see it)

CMU Speech group (only from CMU)

The SCS-day site

Robotics links for the Expand Your Horizons organized by Women@SCS

Online newspapers

NY Times
Courrier International
BBC
CNN

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
LA Times

Barcelona news
El Periodico
El Pais
La Vanguardia
AVUI


Things to do in Pittsburgh

Pittburgh's Restaurant's list

If you wonder whether there are any Spanish people in Pittsburgh, check this out!
Los de pata negra (www.losdepatanegra.com)

Pittsburgh Symphony

To go salsa dancing, check the Pittsurgh salsa web site

Calendar
check Yan's selection of some of the stuff that's going on in Pittsburgh now.

UC Movies

pgh filmmakers

pgh city paper


Things to see in Pittsburgh and surroundings:

-Fallingwater (Mill Run, PA. 412-329-8501)
house by Frank Lloyd Wright a bit more than an hour away from Pittsburgh

-Phipps Conservatory (1 Schenley Park. 412-622-6914)
behind CMU, don't miss the butterfly forest!
free with CMU ID

-Carnegie Museum of Art (Oakland. 412-622-3131)
Tuesday through Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
The museum is closed Mondays and legal holidays.
free with CMU ID

- Andy Warhol Museum (downtown: 117 Sandusky St. 412-237-8300)
free with CMU id
I recommend going on a Friday night and also catch a movie :)
check the website to see what movies they are showing

- Imax Theater at the Carnegie Science Center (One Allegheny Ave. 412-237-3400)
to see 3D movies
Science Center admission is free with CMU ID; IMAX movies are half-price.
The UPMC SportsWorks is another part of the Science Center that's across the street from the main building -- it's also free and has some cool things to do before or after you see an IMAX (it's open later than the rest of the Science Center)

Movies in the parks (Summer only)

Swimming pools: 412-431-9650
- Schenley ($4 a day)
Monday-Friday: Open Swim: 1:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Adult Instruction & Fitness:, 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday & Holidays: Open Swim: 1:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

-Sandcastle
-Kenywood


Barcelona and Catalonia (Catalunya)

To see some recent pictures of Barcelona, check
Ralf's pbase page (July 2004)

When visiting the city
Barcelona's Turism web page
Guia del Ocio de Barcelona Find out what's going on this week in Barcelona (in Spanish)
Fountains of Barcelona Check out the Magic Fountain in Montjuic
Parc Guell by Gaudi Even if you're in town just for a day, this spectacular park with a view over Barcelona is worth visiting.
Catalonian TV and Radio info

Museus
Gaudi and La Pedrera
Gaudi and la Pedrera II
MACBA (Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona)
Museu Picasso
Museu Fundacio Joan Miro
Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona
Museu de la Ciencia

Cultural events
GREC Cultural Summer Festival
Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
Sonar: advanced music and multimedia art
Filmoteca

Transportation
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (bus and metro)
Renfe: Spanish Railway

Local government sites
Ajuntament de Barcelona - Barcelona city web
Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan government)
Parliament of Catalonia
European Union

Universities
Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Universitat Politčcnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)

Institut d'Estudis Catalans (in Catalan)


Other links

Check out the
NAACL 2001 T-shirt designs


Pennsylvania and North East weather maps (might take a while to load)

Web Museum Paris


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