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Bartholomew County Histories
The following county histories are located in the microfilms area on the second floor of the library. Please ask a librarian at the microforms desk or the reference desk if you need assistance with these materials.
Title: Bartholomew county, Indiana, index of names of persons and of firms.
Author: U.S.--Works progress administration--Indiana.
Published: Indpls., 1937.
Title: The journey of Lewis David von Schweinitz to Goshen, Bartholomew County, in 1831.
Author: Schweinitz, Lewis David von, 1780-1834.
Published: Indianapolis : Printed for the Society, 1927 (Greenfield, Ind. : W. Mitchell Printing Co.).
Title: Illustrated Columbus Indiana : 1915 / pictorially showing its numerous industries,public buildings, churches, parks, leading retail houses ...
Author: Fish, Henry R.
Published: Columbus, Ind. : The Republican, [1915?].
Title: What Jennings county did for Bartholomew county.
Author: Pence, George.
Published: n.p., n.d.
Reel 14 No. 54
Reel 14 No. 55
Title: Biographical record of Bartholomew and Brown counties, including biographies of the governors and other representative citizens of Indiana.
Author: Bowen, Benjamin Franklin.
Published: Bowen, 1904.
Title: Biographical record of Bartholomew and Jackson counties, Indiana.
Author: Bowen, Benjamin Franklin.
Published: n.p. : Author, n.d.
Reel 54 No. 214
Title: The people's guide, a business, political and religious directory of Bartholomew co., Ind., together with a collection of very important statistics connected with a collection of very important statistics connected with our moral, political and scientific history; also, a historical sketch of Bartholomew co., and a brief history of each township.
Published: Indianapolis : Indianapolis print. and pub. house, 1874.
Aboriginal History: Indian Abstract of Title of Bartholomew County.
Reel 32 No. 123
Title: History of Bartholomew county, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches...a short history of the northwest, the Indiana territory and the state of Indiana.
Published: Chicago : Brant & Fuller, 1888.
AGLL Reel 1
Reel 5 No. 23
Title: Atlas of Bartholomew co., Indiana; to which are added various general maps, history, statistics, illustrations, &c.
Author: Beers, J.H. and Company, Chicago, pub.
Published: Chicago, 1879.
AGLL Reel 5
Title: Descriptive atlas of Bartholomew county, Indiana.
Author: Acme Publishing Company, Chicago.
Published: Chicago, 1900.
Title: ... Leading industries of the principal places in Decatur, Bartholomew, Jackson and Lawrence counties, Indiana. With a review of their manufacturing, mercantile and general interests, advantageous location, & c.; including a brief historical and statistical sketch of their rise and progress.
Published: [n.p. : Historical & Statistical Publishing Co.], 1885.

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The amount of water stored in the soil is fundamentally important to agriculture
and is an influence on the rate of actual evaporation, groundwater recharge,
and generation of runoff. Soil moisture contents are directly simulated by global
climate models, albeit over a very coarse spatial resolution, and outputs from
these models give an indication of possible directions of change. Gregory et
al. (1997), for example, show with the HadCM2 climate model that a rise in greenhouse
gas (GHG) concentrations is associated with reduced soil moisture in Northern
Hemisphere mid-latitude summers. This was the result of higher winter and spring
evaporation, caused by higher temperatures and reduced snow cover, and lower
rainfall inputs during summer.
The local effects of climate change on soil moisture, however, will vary not
only with the degree of climate change but also with soil characteristics. The
water-holding capacity of soil will affect possible changes in soil moisture
deficits; the lower the capacity, the greater the sensitivity to climate change.
Climate change also may affect soil characteristics, perhaps through changes
in waterlogging or cracking, which in turn may affect soil moisture storage
properties. Infiltration capacity and water-holding capacity of many soils are
influenced by the frequency and intensity of freezing. Boix-Fayos et al. (1998),
for example, show that infiltration and water-holding capacity of soils on limestone
are greater with increased frost activity and infer that increased temperatures
could lead to increased surface or shallow runoff. Komescu et al. (1998) assess
the implications of climate change for soil moisture availability in southeast
Turkey, finding substantial reductions in availability during summer.
Groundwater is the major source of water across much of the world, particularly
in rural areas in arid and semi-arid regions, but there has been very little
research on the potential effects of climate change. This section therefore
can be regarded as presenting a series of hypotheses.
Aquifers generally are replenished by effective rainfall, rivers, and lakes.
This water may reach the aquifer rapidly, through macro-pores or fissures, or
more slowly by infiltrating through soils and permeable rocks overlying the
aquifer. A change in the amount of effective rainfall will alter recharge, but
so will a change in the duration of the recharge season. Increased winter rainfallas
projected under most scenarios for mid-latitudesgenerally is likely to
result in increased groundwater recharge. However, higher evaporation may mean
that soil deficits persist for longer and commence earlier, offsetting an increase
in total effective rainfall. Various types of aquifer will be recharged differently.
The main types are unconfined and confined aquifers. An unconfined aquifer is
recharged directly by local rainfall, rivers, and lakes, and the rate of recharge
will be influenced by the permeability of overlying rocks and soils. Some examples
of the effect of climate change on recharge into unconfined aquifers have been
described in France, Kenya, Tanzania, Texas, New York, and Caribbean islands.
Bouraoui et al. (1999) simulated substantial reductions in groundwater recharge
near Grenoble, France, almost entirely as a result of increases in evaporation
during the recharge season. Macro-pore and fissure recharge is most common in
porous and aggregated forest soils and less common in poorly structured soils.
It also occurs where the underlying geology is highly fractured or is characterized
by numerous sinkholes. Such recharge can be very important in some semi-arid
areas (e.g., the Wajir region of Kenya; Mailu, 1993). In principle, rapid
recharge can occur whenever it rains, so where recharge is dominated by this
process it will be affected more by changes in rainfall amount than by the seasonal
cycle of soil moisture variability. Sandstrom (1995) modeled recharge to an
aquifer in central Tanzania and showed that a 15% reduction in rainfallwith
no change in temperatureresulted in a 4050% reduction in recharge;
he infers that small changes in rainfall could lead to large changes in recharge
and hence groundwater resources. Loaiciga et al. (1998) explored the effect
of a range of climate change scenarios on groundwater levels in the Edwards
Balcones Fault Zone aquifer in Texas, a heavily exploited aquifer largely fed
by streamflow seepage. They show that, under six of the seven GCM-based scenarios
used, groundwater levels and springflows would reduce substantially as a result
of lower streamflow. However, they use 2xCO2 scenarios that represent changes
in temperature that are considerably greater than those projected even by the
2080s under current scenarios (Carter and Hulme, 1999), so the study considerably
overstates the effect of climate change in the next few decades.
Shallow unconfined aquifers along floodplains, which are most common in semi-arid
and arid environments, are recharged by seasonal streamflows and can be depleted
directly by evaporation. Changes in recharge therefore will be determined by
changes in the duration of flow of these streamswhich may locally increase
or decreaseand the permeability of the overlying beds, but increased evaporative
demands would tend to lead to lower groundwater storage. In semi-arid areas
of Kenya, flood aquifers have been improved by construction of subsurface weirs
across the river valleys, forming subsurface dams from which water is tapped
by shallow wells. The thick layer of sands substantially reduces the impact
of evaporation. The wells have become perennial water supply sources even during
the prolonged droughts (Mailu, 1988, 1992).
Sea-level rise will cause saline intrusion into coastal aquifers, with the
amount of intrusion depending on local groundwater gradients. Shallow coastal
aquifers are at greatest risk (on Long Island, New York, for example). Groundwater
in low-lying islands therefore is very sensitive to change. In the atolls of
the Pacific Ocean, water supply is sensitive to precipitation patterns and changes
in storm tracks (Salinger et al., 1995). A reduction in precipitation coupled
with sea-level rise would not only cause a diminution of the harvestable volume
of water; it also would reduce the size of the narrow freshwater lense (Amadore
et al, 1996). For many small island states, such as some Caribbean islands,
seawater intrusion into freshwater aquifers has been observed as a result of
overpumping of aquifers. Any sea-level rise would worsen the situation.
It will be noted from the foregoing that unconfined aquifers are sensitive
to local climate change, abstraction, and seawater intrusion. However, quantification
of recharge is complicated by the characteristics of the aquifers themselves
as well as overlying rocks and soils.
A confined aquifer, on the other hand, is characterized by an overlying bed
that is impermeable, and local rainfall does not influence the aquifer. It is
normally recharged from lakes, rivers, and rainfall that may occur at distances
ranging from a few kilometers to thousands of kilometers. Recharge rates also
vary from a few days to decades. The Bahariya Oasis and other groundwater aquifers
in the Egyptian Desert, for example, are recharged at the Nubian Sandstone outcrops
in Sudan; such aquifers may not be seriously affected by seasonal or interannual
rainfall or temperature of the local area.
Attempts have been made to calculate the rate of recharge by using carbon-14
isotopes and other modeling techniques. This has been possible for aquifers
that are recharged from short distances and after short durations. However,
recharge that takes place from long distances and after decades or centuries
has been problematic to calculate with accuracy, making estimation of the impacts
of climate change difficult. The medium through which recharge takes place often
is poorly known and very heterogeneous, again challenging recharge modeling.
In general, there is a need to intensify research on modeling techniques, aquifer
characteristics, recharge rates, and seawater intrusion, as well as monitoring
of groundwater abstractions. This research will provide a sound basis for assessment
of the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise on recharge and groundwater
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Get the Dominions 3: The Awakening v3.27 Patch off WP (7mb)
Dominions 3: The Awakening, developed by Illwinter Games and published by Shrapnel Games, is a multi-OS (supporting Windows, Mac, and Linux) turn-based strategy game set in a world of epic struggle between men, monsters, and gods. This isn't a game erely about conquering stone keeps and collecting golden booty; no, in Dominions 3 true victory comes not from shiny baubles and real estate, but true godhood!
The list of changes found in the version 3.27 are as follows:
General changes:
- Utterdark did far too many attacks, fixed.
- Recruitment queues are automatically reset once a fort is under siege.
- Support for new fullscreen resolutions e.g. 1920*1080.
- 2 x Crash during turn generation fixed.
- Fixed bug where AI would cast Vengeance of the Dead on empty provinces.
- Added Jack sound support for Linux version.
- Improved Linux pulseaudio support.
Modding changes:
- Maximum number of mods increased.
- Maximum number of mod sprites increased 1000 -> 2000.
- Modding: New monster mod commands: #clearweapons, #cleararmor, #drainimmune, homesick.
- Modding: #armor accepts numbers too.
- Modding: #custommagic can be used to created linked random magic.
- Modding: New site mod commands: #conjcost, #altcost, #evocost, #constcost, #enchcost, #thaucost, #bloodcost.
- Modding: New site mod commands: #holyfire, #holypower, #heal, #curse, #disease, #horrormark, #lab.
Here are some highlights of the version 3.26 patch:
- Improved performance and window responsiveness during the 'AI thinking' host stage.
- It was sometimes possible to continue sacrificing slaves even if your temple had burned down. Fixed.
- Fixed crash during turn generation.
- popkill now works for non-commanders as well.
- Command line switch -nonationinfo is now implemented.
- Yogini was not a female. Many a date ended with a surprise. Fixed.
- Pulseaudio on Linux no longer requires Pulseaudio dev package to be installed.
- New modding commands for underwater recruiting.
- Modding: Maximum number of spells increased to 2000.
- Modding: Maximum number of name types increased to 100.
- Many, many more changes, corrections, and additions.
The following is a list of what one can find in the 3.24 patch:
- Eliminated nations are now also shown in the graphs
- Spell AI improved regarding when to cast Arrow Fend, Gift of Flight and Legions of Steel.
- Could get some kind of mine even though all site slots were full--fixed.
- New monster modding commands: #inquisitor, #shatteredsoul, #banefireshield, #uwdamage, #popkill.
- Some units like the vampire now actually takes damage from being underwater, just like they were supposed to.
- Description changed for Maggots to better correspond with its true effect.
- Djinn is now a unique monster.
- Increased maximum number of messages a player can send on a given turn
- Fixed crash during turn generation.
- Support for PulseAudio on Linux.
- New resolutions! 1024*600 and 1024*576 (for netbooks).
- Dominions could crash when changing video preferences--fixed.
Features and bug fixes v3.23
· Battles in Inferno, Cocytus and the Void could not be viewed, fixed.
· Hovering over an equipped item and pressing 'l' sends it directly to the lab. Also added a popup for the 'l' shortcut on the next screen where you choose a commander or the lab.
· Crash during turn generation bug fixed.
· Global enchantments could incorrectly stay up if its immortal caster was permanently banished, fixed.
· Immortals could die permanently from disease, fixed.
· You could get permanently unable to appoint a new prophet in some circumstances, fixed.
· Various magic items got bonuses on returning from other planes.
· Forgotten city adventures had broken traps. E.g. the ballista only dealt 1 point of damage.
· New units: Ryujin, Shark Warrior, Shrimp Soldier, Crab General.
· AI learned how to use the seduction, lure and corrupt special abilities.
· AI can no longer ignore sea of ice and similar restrictions.
· AI could ignore target restrictions for rituals like Tidal Wave in some circumstances, fixed.
· Recruitment ques are now greyed out when unrest >= 100.
· Monthly site searching with spells stopped targeting when no more prime suspects were available. Now it will go through the less likely locations as well after the good once are searched.
· Creating new game with random map and same name without quitting resulted in wrong map graphics being displayed, fixed.
· Stealing a mercenary from another player resets the merc's turn orders. This fixes a potential false cheat alarm.
· Improved cheat protection.
· Improved spell messages for a few situations.
· More new units: Tatsu, Shikome, Monk of the Fivefold Path
· New spells: Signs of the Fivefold Path.
News for map makers v3.23
· Now possible to set a custom skybox for a specific province. E.g. to create a nice space backdrop for your outer space province.
· Now possible to set a certain battle map for a specific province (#batmap).
· New map commands to change the color of the battlefield in a certain province (#groundcol, #rockcol, #fogcol).
· Support for the new battle ground look commands in the map editor.
News for modders v3.23
· Increased max nbr of effects per magic item.
· Modding command #com didn't work properly, fixed.
New Features v3.21:
- New summonable spirits for Jomon: Ujigami, Mori-no-kami, Kenzoku, [getting] Jigami [with], and Gozy Mezu (gesundheit!).
- Dom-kill rate now multiplied by 5 for R'lyeh dreamlands.
- Fixed battle enchantments not expiring when leaving the battlefield by unusual means (e.g. being immortal and getting killed, hopping away on giant killer bunnies).
- Shape changing could result in incorrect magic item loss. Fixed.
- Wishing for a non-unique item could remove too many items from the world. Fixed.
- Game could crash due to too many large units on the battlefield. Attempts to slim said units down using Weight Watchers failed to prevent crash. Went back to the old fashioned way of fixing code. Fixed.
- Fixed crash during turn generation.
- Improved cheat detection. Every game now comes with ninjas, ready to strike down cheating opponents. Wait, no? Bummer. But there is improved cheat detection. Just no ninjas.
- Many random events have had some fixes.
- Some rituals can now only be cast in certain terrain. For example, Hidden in Sand in waste, Cloud Vila in mountain, Nushi in swamp, and more.
- Hinnom PD reduced, start army reduced, and Popkillers gives some unrest.
- Avvite Chariot size 5, Dawn Guard 45, Melqart Blood 3, Ba'al Blood 2.
- Ba'al eat Melquart event reversed.
- Onmyo-ji has got a fortune teller ability and battle summons.
- New nation modding commands: #autoundead, #zombiereanim, #horsereanim, #wightreanim, #manikinreanim, #tombwyrmreanim, #domkill, #domunrest, #templecost, #labcost.
- New site modding commands: #mon, #com, #clear, #incscale, #decscale.
New Features v3.20:
- Occasional crash during host fixed.
- Move order validation improved.
- Battle enchantments expired when caster retreats from battleground.
- New switch: --nocheatdet.
- Nation mods properly recognized when starting network games.
- Increased maximum number of maps allowed in the map folder.
- New weapon modding commands: #dt_small, #dt_large, #dt_raise, #dt_magic, #dt_constuctonly, #dt_demononly, #mrnegates, #mrnegateseasily, #mind.
- Weapon modding: Range -1 = strength as range, -2 = str/2, etc.
- Increased modding limits for maximum number of monsters and descriptions.
- Monster modding: #cold and #heat takes an area variable.
- New monster modding commands: #watershape, #landshape, #forestshape, #plainshape, #unique, #stormimmune, #startaff, #bloodvengeance, #stonebeing, #leper, #beckon.
- LA Atlantis uw recruitment improved.
- LA Atlantis hero.
- Modding: Fixed problem with disappearing magic abilities when enabling many mods.
- Increased maximum number of messages (for huge games).
- Increased maximum number of commanders and units (for huge games).
New Features v3.17:
- Three new nations inspired by biblical and near eastern giant-myths.
- Hinnom, giants of primordial times and gruesome appetites.
- Ashdod, descendants of the ancient Nephilim.
- Gath, humans led by the last of the giants.
- New spell: Manifest vitriol - summon the green lion of alchemy.
- Shattered Souls - tartarians are insane and might act randomly.
- Some new longdead graphics.
- New modcommands: #speciallook, #hero6.
- Some new events.
Bug fixes and balance changes v3.17:
- Twiceborn no longer makes demons immortal.
- Hidden in sand and hidden in snow spell descriptions fixed.
- Shamblers cost reduction.
- Some unit stat fixes.
- Voice of apsu/tiamat restricted to own provinces.
- Astral/fire shield was overvalued by AI and sometimes overruled scripted spells.
- Recruitment queues was not cleared when castle was conquered.
- Seduction order could be copied to ordinary commanders.
- A non-flying seducer could flee with their victim to an underwater province where they both drowned
New Features v3.15:
- MA & LA Ulm sexier.
- Ulm Iron Faith: Black Priests in MA Ulm, Priest Smiths.
- Iron Faith spells: Iron Darts, Iron Blizzard.
- Iron Angel, MA Ulm summon to battle enemy sacreds and magical beings.
- Guardians got Black Halberds that stun enemy sacreds.
- Ghoul Guardians no longer sacred, but got Black Halberds.
- Halt Heretic: New ability on Iron Angel, Ulrich hero and Lord Guardians.
- Plate armors slightly better. Ulm plate armors more so.
- LA Abysia sexier.
- Slayer cult: Anathemant Slayers, common slayers noncapital.
- LA Anathemants got death magic.
- LA Smoulderghosts sacred.
- Warbreds: huge humanbreds bred for war.
- Late Abysian Hero
- Fossilized Giants, LA Abysian summon.
- Altered spell: Hidden in Snow more expensive and gives more units. Also more effective with luck, magic and turmoil.
- New spell: Hidden in Sand. Summons dust walkers if cast in a wasteland. More powerful in luck, magic and turmoil.
- Altered spell: Flight is personal.
- New spell: Gift of Flight.
- New icons: Halt Heretic, Animal Awe, Spy and Assassin.
- Avalon witch changes: Crones strat move 1, mother and daughter random nature/air.
- New national militia events for UW nations.
v3.14 patch includes:
- NEW! A new late era nation called Bogarus!
- NEW! Bakemono got a new scout.
- NEW! New random events.
- Spell AI: Touch of madness and Berserkers avoids casters and archers to some extent.
- Spell AI: No longer casts LoS on armorless units.
- Modding: Increased maximum number of descriptions.
- Modding: Max number of nations and nametypes increased.
- Modding: New monster commands: #darkpower, #firepower, #coldpower, #stormpower, #fallpower, #winterpower, #summerpower, #springpower, #darkvision, #onebattlespell, #patrolbonus.
- Modding: New item commands: #newitem, #descr, #weapon, #armor, #type, #name, #copyspr.
- Modding: New spell command: #nextspell.
- FIXED! MR bless bonus was sometimes displayed incorrectly.
- FIXED! Dominion sometimes spread in incorrect ways.
- FIXED! Legions of Steel bug fixed.
- FIXED! 'y'-screen bug fix.
- FIXED! Caster of Stygian Paths took 1 point of damage for each unit under his command instead of the units taking the damage.
- FIXED! Stygian Paths reported random number of lost on the way.
- FIXED! Ritual casting magic items could malfunction.
- FIXED! Bug preventing more than a hundred sprites or so in mods has been squashed.
- FIXED! Several minor fixes to monster stats and magic sites.
- FIXED! Dance of the morrigans fixed.
- FIXED! Setting 1920x1200 resolution didn't work properly.
- More magic sites enabled in caves.
- Scathach got her magic and flight.
- Hydra sacred all the way.
New Content v3.10 Mega- Patch :
* New nation: EA Fomoria. Enemy of Tir na n'Og. A nation of deformed seafaring Giants.
* New nation: LA Pythium, Serpent Cult. The dom2 theme revamped. Meet the mystery cults and soldiers of the limes.
* Nation remade: MA Mictlan, Reign of the Lawgiver. Sky priests, Moon Warriors, Jade Serpents, new heroes and a pretender.
* Nation Remade: MA T'ien Chi. New units such as apothecaries and geomancers, abilities on several of the old units, new longevity spells, Huli Jing summon, new sprites, conscription more useful.
* New heroes for Agartha, Sauromatia, Eriu, Jomon, Lanka, Marverni.
* Stone beings are now immune from stone sword petrification.
* New horrors
* New event spells: Monster Boar, Send Dream Horror.
* Iron Pigs gives Marverni Iron Boars
* Cave sites, deep sea sites and other sites with a total of 140 new ones
* New bandar summon: Rudra
* New Events
* New icons: diseased, plague carrier, reaper, heretic, healer, poison barbs, reinvigouration, fire power, cold power, storm power, dark power, fortune teller.
* Ko-Oni popytpe added.
* Fir Bolg popytpe added.
* Independent undead apes
Bug Fixes v3.10 Mega- Patch:
* Mac could crash when shift selecting units, fixed.
* Wrong type of local defence under water for some nations, fixed.
* Guru reincarnation bug fixed.
* Some 3.09 heroes with wrong names fixed.
* Monster mod command #reinvigoration didn't work, fixed.
* Weapon mod command #aoe didn't work, fixed.
* Mod command #clearsites didn't work as advertised, fixed.
* Mod command #clearmagic did not work properly on monsters with more than one magic skill, fixed.
* Fixed mod command #secondaryeffectalways.
* Fixed battlefield location on cave battlegrounds.
* Magic scale restrictions for random events didn't work, fixed.
* Magic units without magic leadership fixed.
* Undead units without undead leadership fixed.
* Shuten Doji friendly sleep fix.
* Shuten Doji sleep effect increase.
* Horticulturist no longer harvests his crops with firebrand.
* Tombwyrm & chariot summoning works
* Unholy bless fix.
* Bean Sidhe (undead) enc 0.
* Summon Bean Sidhe fix.
* Seer King enabled.
* Some PD fixes
* Some nation brief_descr fixes
Other Stuff v3.10 Mega- Patch:
* Edi's Great description-fixing.
* New screen resolution 1920*1200 supported.
* Raise dead didn't work properly with corpses from plagues etc. Fixed.
* Ammit -> commander.
* Rain Moddable
* 'Z' cannot be used to steal from mercs.
* Demonbreds not truly demons to disable their unthematic reanimation.
* Deva pretender increased undead leadership
* Magic items on dead people no longer prevents reforging.
* Golem cult statues got darkvision
* Male seducers now seduces females instead of males.
* Cost changes to several units including Shadow vestals, Jaguar warriors, Marverni warriors.
* Troglodyte reduced mr.
* All Mictlan troops forest survival.
* Tempest warriors lost ice prot.
* Indep grimoire slightly improved.
* Hydras remade with 9 heads.
* Maenad new sprite.
* Maenad forest survival.
* MA van home only. Gold cost increase.
* Animal and vegetable names
* Cave sites separated from mountain sites
* Cave province names
And some other stuff...
Bug Fixes, Tweaks, Enhancements v3.08:
New Nation: Tir na n'Og - Land of the Ever Young
New Nation: Eriu - Last of the TuathaMod Squad!
New mod commands: #spreaddom, #nobadevents, #incunrest.
Enforce some rules for #itemslots modding to prevent weird bugs in mods.
#siegebonus didn't work (Fixed)
#copyspell didn't work (Fixed)
Dragonflies' strength changed from 0 to 1 and they can now inflict damage.
Burden of Rime caused severe damage to diseased non-old people (Fixed)
LA Atlantis could not continue fort construction (Fixed)
(Fixed) Cave battlegrounds.
Mod that modified a monster's magic skills could lock up the game (Fixed)
#defaultmapzoom saved when editing maps.
(Fixed) Cave symbol that disappeared in version 3.06.
Some Tuatha and sidhe stat fixes.
Some sidhe magic skill fixes.
A few description fixes.
Light weight scale mail increased res cost.
Svartalf home only
Can use monthly cast multiple site search spells of the same type.
Some monsters were not always unparalyzed properly (Fixed)
Ritual of Rebirth didn't work with 15 size Hall of Fame (Fixed)
Wild Hunt and some more spells were buggy when attacking besieging armies (Fixed)
Magic site fixes, armor fixes, age fixes, hero fixes, unit fixes.
Y could be used to find undiscovered castles (Fixed)
No looming devils underwater.
Summon barghest and black dogs switched
Province defense overflow fix
Esc works when right side menu is hidden
H-shortcut didn't work (Fixed)
Marverni and me Man temples cost 200
Mind hunt could crash the game. (Fixed)
N?got gick fel: No space left on bg - bug fix (Fixed)
Mirror image (and glamour) does not protect units from missiles or magic.
Blade wind reduced # o e
Flaming arrows increased path lvl.
Sloth scale -> 15% / step
Kala-Mukha warrior and Palankasha increased cost
Ulm EA archers not stealthy.
Bug Fixes, Tweaks, Enhancements v3.06:
Universal binary for Mac OS X.
Fixed some typos.
New spell for Man.
Name fixes for late era T'ien Chi.
Name fix for some Abysian humanbreds.
Darkness did not work properly regarding demons.
Modding: new commands: #domsummon, #domsummon2, #domsummon20.
Modding: new commands: #summon1, #summon5, #makemonster1-5.
Modding: #copy renamed to #copyspell in manual as well.
--noscoregraphs works.
Dreams of R'lyeh could hang the game if cast upon a province with only mindless commanders.
Hippocampoi Fields summoned a human soldier who immediately drowned, fixed so it summons a hippocamus instead.
Miasma dominion affected C'tis income badly as well.
Modding manual updated.
Modding: Resistances can be modded to exceed 100%.
Modding: can disable nation with #era 0.
Modding: new commands: #seduce, #succubus, #charge.
--mapsbcol didn't work. (FIXED)
Defense commanders didn't receive mirror image properly. (FIXED)
Dragon mastery ability could disappear unexpectedly. (FIXED)
Bug Fixes, Tweaks, Enhancements v3.04:
New nation
New map by Jason Lutes
Cave provinces supported
New map command #allowedplayer
Some typos fixed
Iron Walls didn't work
Seduction message fixed
More special effects displayed in weapon info box
New spell mod command to restrict spells to certain nations
Modding manual updated
Mod command #defmult1b etc, didn't work with value 20
Fire Arrows didn't work for small bow, chakram or shuriken
Can send larger maps over network
Fix for map download on linux and osx
Added some popups in random map creator
Fixed Fata Morgana crashing
Fixed memory overwrite bug
Improved handling of corrupted turn files from dom3 server
Doom horrors could eat people without any reason, fixed
Monkey reanimation for Lanka, Kailasa, Bandar log and Patala
Atlantian ME heroes enabled
Deepthought agarthan EE hero enabled
Traitor Prince R'lyeh hero enabled
Mictlan heroes enabled
Eagle priest removed from mid era
Oni cost lowered
Vetala touch of madness resistible
Spectral shield for legionnaires and ganas
Devala summon for monkeys
Glutton icon
Enchantment icon for rain fixed
Demons can see in the dark
Various minor stability improvements.
Bug Fixes, Tweaks, Enhancements v3.01:
Great Lion size 3.
Atlantian spearmen correct age and darkvision.
Shark knight have correct resource cost
Doom horrors less common.
Indep lizard warriors base prot ->3
Curse of stones affects only enemies in accordance with the manual
Wands no longer gives Chest Wounds
Sharpest tooth has correct stats
Nagini seduction fix
Polypal mother no longer ethereal
Event gives city and not motte-and-bailey
Mesmerize confuses/enrages target instead of enslaving
Triton recruitable in coastal kappa province fixed
Blessing can affect sacred undead.
All era gians gets longdead giants and soulless with reanimation and similar spells.
All era caelum soulless fix
All era ctis undead fix
Eater of the dead fix
Darkvision fixed
Some nation description fixes
Tungalik dagger -> quarterstaff
No uw conscription for tien chi
Mod commands for sites: #gold, #res
Mod command: #ressize
Building of cave castle no longer produces simple hillfort
#castledef, #maxage, #startage, #older mod commands work properly
#owner fixed. Limit 25 removed
Weapon modding #cold, #fire, #shock, #secondaryeffect, #secondaryeffectallways didn't work properly
New weapon mod command: #poison
Lava warrior also had prec and enc swapped
Polypal Mother and some more are now female.
Nethgul no longer tries to kill his wielder.
More visible up/down arrow for scrolling commanders.
Fixed bug with cheat detection and alchemist's stone.
God epitet's could be cut off, fixed.
Ardmon's Soul Trap didn't work as advertised.
Tempest would crash the game if used in meele.
Possible to enter site ou ydon't own, fixed.
Max possible Dominion victory value increased.
S?s and Kirke and Kurgi have correct name.
Alcastor has correct priest lvl.
No more free kappas in UW fortresses
Watcher darkvision -> 100
Hog knight is now mounted.
Atlantis hero size -> 4
Flame corpse construction works now.
Azure mages are amphibious
Leviathan only castable under water
No longer possible to recruit city of tombs units if you're not ctis
Helhirding only recruitable from site (and double display removed)
Dwarven smith only recruitable from site (and double display removed)
Stargazer no feet
Burning one had prec and enc switched
Bitch queen crone shape has nature 1
Ram's Head got prot 2
Tribe warriors increased to 10 gold
Jaguar tribe slinger hide shield
Druids had low stats and age - stats increased a bit
Map editor fixes.
GUI performance improvments.
Improved spell modding.
New mod commands #uwfort, #deepfort.
Modding manual updated.
Map edit manual updated.
Guru gets rid of all afflictions when he gets a new body.
Message for guru reincarnation into new body.
Lure of the deep was castable over water, fixed.
Modding command #nratt didn't work.
When Charcoal Shield is replaced by the Champion's Trident, Fire Shield effect isn't removed. Fixed.
't' screen got top right exit button as well.
On the F1 Nation Overview screen, clicking on a province name with a province number higher than 1000, causes a magic site description to be displayed, fixed.
The Mummification spell available from Amon Hotep shows as no description available, fixed.
Windows alt-tab improvements.
Knights only attack in mid or late age
60 gold event -> 100 gold
Merman scout cost -> 25
Utg? cold preference -> +1
Daidalos got hammer
10+ new gold generating events.
Horror Seed spell could lock up the game.
Correct game name in credits.
No more snowfall events under water.
Gateway fixed.
VP crowns disappeared at edges, fixed.
More than 1 VP / province wasn't displayed properly, fixed.
Glamour ability doesn't give mirror images to PD units or leaders at the start of combat, fixed.
If you use a 5 digit port for hosting a game the port number is not saved correctly, fixed.
Starting a new game with a random map but with same name as last game resulted in a bad map, fixed.
Dominions 3: The Awakening is available for Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux as a physical product (sorry, not available digitally). Shipping is fast and cheap, and now until September 7th you can save $8.00 off its regular price! Just follow the direct link on its above game page which will take you directly to our online store, the Gamers Front.
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Here are some people shopping for phones in a Wal-Mart. Watch as one man appears to pull an elderly woman out of the fray by her mouth.
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SALEM — Frustrated by slow drivers who don't stay to the right, a state lawmaker has proposed a bill that would make it illegal to drive in the left lane of interstate highways unless passing another vehicle.
"If you're not passing, stay out of the left lane," said Sen. Ginny Burdick (D-Portland), the measure's sponsor. "It's really not that hard."
Burdick, who commutes to the Capitol daily, testified in support of the bill Monday before the Senate Business and Transportation Committee. She said the measure would improve traffic flow by clearing the left lane for drivers to safely overtake vehicles that are on the right.
The law would not apply when traffic is heavily congested.
Under the bill, drivers could face penalties of up to $1,000. But Burdick says the proposal's primary purpose is to educate drivers, not penalize them.
A handful of other states have keep-right laws on their books, including Washington, which Burdick pointed to as a model.
Burdick's bill would amend a current state law that she said is "vague and imprecise." The current law prohibits trailers, campers and trucks from driving in the left lane unless passing. The bill would expand this law to include all vehicles.
In 2012, Oregon state police troopers cited 125 drivers for left lane-related violations, according to police statistics.
In the same year, the Washington State Patrol stopped 14,241 drivers for left-lane violations. Of those stops, troopers ticketed 1,097 motorists, about 10 percent, according to Washington State police statistics.
"We treat this as an education issue rather than an enforcement issue," said Robert Calkins, a Washington State Patrol spokesman. He said there are some areas throughout the state where motorists can drive in the left lane. These spots are clearly marked by road signs.
"We treat this as an education issue rather than an enforcement issue," said Robert Calkins, a Washington State Patrol spokesman. He said motorists can drive in the left lane in some areas throughout the state. These spots are clearly marked by road signs.
The Oregon bill seemed to resonate with the committee members, who each had a story to tell about being stuck on Interstate 5 behind a slow-moving vehicle. But some had concerns.
"So will it make things better or worse?" committee Chairman Lee Beyer, D-Eugene, asked Ted Phillips, director of Oregon State Police Patrol Services.
Phillips laughed and said only that he has witnessed reckless driving resulting from drivers frustrated with slower vehicles in the left lane.
Committee member Fred Girod, R-Stayton, said he was worried the measure may negatively impact drivers like himself who use speed control during their daily commutes.
"The bill has nothing to do with how fast anybody's going," Burdick clarified. She said the bill's aim is strictly to keep the left lane open so drivers can easily and safely pass vehicles.
Burdick said the bill has received a lot of support already and hopes it will be up for a Senate floor vote soon.


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The United Sorghum Checkoff Program board of directors were sworn in by Secretary of Agriculture Ed Shafer recently in Washington, D.C. Afterwards the group met for the first time, including orientation by USDA's Agriculture Marketing Service and election of officers.
"We had a very productive meeting this week at USDA's headquarters and were able to make important decisions that will allow this checkoff program to accomplish its mission of improving profitability for sorghum producers," said newly-elected president of the board, Bill Greving of Prairie View, Kansas. "I am honored to have been elected president of this board and look forward to serving sorghum producers nationwide in this critical transition time for the sorghum industry."
Other officers include vice president, Bill Kubecka of Palacios, Texas; secretary, Jeff Casten of Quenemo, Kans., and treasurer, Dale Artho of Wilderado, Texas.
The board also approved a request for proposal process that will enable sorghum research projects to get under way this winter and deliver new technology to sorghum growers' fields as quickly as possible. The board also approved bylaws and an initial budget.
Other members of the USCP Board include Gary Kilgore of Chanute, Kans.; Earl Roemer of Healy, Kans.; Greg Shelor of Minneola, Kans.; Billy Bob Brown of Panhandle, Texas; James Vorderstrasse of Hebron, Neb.; Troy Skarke of Claude, Texas; Louise Rigdon of Blackwell, Okla.; Stewart Weaver of Edmonson, Ark.; and Jerry Van Zee of Platte, S.D.


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A lot of headline ink has been spilled on the issue of Foxconn building iPads for Apple in China. Some believe the workers are exploited, making $14/day, while others argue the working conditions and pay is much better than anywhere else.
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- Currently, there are two primary methods being used by industries and power plants to reduce the amount of pollutants released into the atmosphere.
- These two methods consist of installing cleansing devices in exhaust or "smoke" stacks. The two types currently available are called "scrubbers" and electrostatic precipitators.
- Scrubbers are designed to remove the various gases (SO2) from the plant emissions. These are considered to be very effective, and many states and EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) require that these be installed.
- Electrostatic precipitators are less effective than scrubbers. They are designed to remove the visible soot from the emissions. This makes the emissions look clean but does not remove the real culprits of acid rain, SO2 and NOx.
- Cleaner vehicles are produced in the United States which recirculate automobile exhaust back to the engine in order to burn extra NOx. Many people think that catalytic converters do this job, but this is not true. Converters are designed to remove hydrocarbons (benzene, for instance) which are thought to cause cancer.
- By increasing the number of electric vehicles on the road we can decrease the total amount of NOx emissions from automobiles. California is currently requiring that 10% of all new cars sold in the state be zero emission vehicles (electric).


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St. Margaret Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that is further classified as a public charity under section 509(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation is autonomous of UPMC, supporting projects that are chosen by the board of directors. In today's healthcare environment many patient needs cannot always be met with insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and self-payment alone. That's where St. Margaret Foundation comes in – we "fill in the gaps with hope."
Strategic Focus – St. Margaret Foundation supports projects in three key areas:
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Searching for Sugar Man," the heartwarming chronicle of a forgotten musician's rediscovery, has won the Academy Award for best documentary.
Directed by the Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul, "Searching for Sugar Man" tells the story of the Detroit singer-songwriter Rodriguez who disappeared from public after releasing an album in the early '70s, but developed an unlikely cult following in South Africa.
The other nominees Sunday night were "5 Broken Cameras," ''The Gatekeepers," ''How to Survive a Plague" and "The Invisible War."
The voting process for the documentary category underwent an overhaul this year intended to limit the nomination of obscure films, and ensure that a larger group of documentary filmmakers winnowed the nominees.
The 85th Academy Awards are airing live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with host Seth MacFarlane.


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Earth : Asia : Middle East : Kuwait
|Quick Facts
|Kuwait City
|Nominal Constitutional Monarchy
|Kuwaiti dinar (KD)
|17,820 km2
|2,418,393, including 1,291,354 non-nationals (July 2006 est.)
|Arabic (official), English widely spoken
|Muslim 85% (Sunni 70%, Shi'a 30%), Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
|240V/50Hz (UK plug)
|Country code
|Internet TLD
|Time Zone
Kuwait (Arabic: الكويت) [1] is a country in the Middle East. It is located at the head of the Arabian Gulf, with Iraq to the north and west, and Saudi Arabia to the southwest.
- Kuwait City - the capital
- Jahrah - 30 minutes northwest of Kuwait City by car
- Ahmadi- 30 minutes
- Hawalli - 20 minutes
- Farwaniyah - 20 minutes
- Mubarak Al Kaber - 25 minutes
Other destinations
Some Kuwaitis trace their roots to the Al-Aniza and the Al-Utubya tribes from Najd province, in modern Saudi Arabia. They moved to Qatar and then to Al-Qurain. Others come from what is now Iran, or Iraq. (The word 'Kuwait' is derived from Koot, the Arabic word for fortress), which is in modern day Kuwait bay around 1710.
By 1752, the long term residents of Al-Qurain decided that the instability of the region, caused by warring tribes, called for the establishment of a stable government. The Al-Sabah tribe was chosen to rule, and the first Sheikh was Sabah ibn Jaber, who ruled as Sabah I, from 1752 to 1756. The Sabah's were skilful diplomats, and weathered out religious and tribal strife successfully. They dealt with the Ottomans, the Egyptians and Europeans.
Mubarak I signed an agreement with the British making Kuwait a British Protectorate in 1899. The British were in Kuwait for quite a while by then, and as early as the 1770's Abdullah I had a contract with the British to deliver mail for them up to Aleppo in Syria. The agreement gave the British control of the Kuwaiti foreign policy in exchange for military protection.
In the 20's and the 30's, the chief source of revenue was pearls. But around that time the Japanese started flooding the international market with cultured pearls and this source of income was in decline.
In 1938, oil was first struck at the Burgan oil field in Kuwait, and by 1946, they started exporting it.
In 1961, Kuwait nullified the treaty of 1899, and became an independent nation.
Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 Aug 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led UN coalition began a ground assault on 23 Feb 1991 that completely liberated Kuwait in four days; February 26 is celebrated as Liberation Day. Kuwait spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91.
It is currently ruled by Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Dry desert; intensely hot summers; Chilly and windy winters;
Flat to slightly undulating desert plain. Highest point: 306 m.
Get in
The nationals of 35 countries are eligible for visas on arrival at Kuwait's airport and land borders. The on-arrival visa is valid for a single entry of up to 3 months and costs KD 3, plus KD 3 for a "stamping" fee (visa and stamping fee not required for Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, UK and US). Those 35 nations include: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Norway,Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea,Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America and Vatican City.
All other nationals need advance visas, which require an invitation from a sponsor in Kuwait. Kuwait Airways offices and major hotels can provide invitations, but the process can take up to a week and may require a fee. The Embassy of Kuwait in Japan [2] has some information.
|Visa Restrictions:
Entry will be refused to citizens of Israel and to those who show stamps and/or visas from Israel.
Alcohol is illegal and may not be imported into the country. Your bags will be X-rayed and/or hand-searched on arrival.
By plane
Kuwait International Airport (IATA: KWI) [3] is Kuwait's only airport and is served by several airlines, mostly flying within the Middle East.
The national airline, Kuwait Airways [4], serves Frankfurt,Geneva,Rome, Kuala Lumpur, London, New York and Paris as well as several other European, Asian, African and Middle Eastern destinations, but is best avoided: a flag carrier with a poor reputation, its planes are old, delays are frequent and customer service weak. In 2005 the Kuwaiti government supported two new airlines as part of its liberalisation programme: premium airline Wataniya Airways [5] ceased operations without notice in March 2011, stranding many customers around the world, while semi-low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways [6] provides a popular alternative for regional flights.
International airlines serving Kuwait include British Airways from London, United Airlines from Washington, D.C., Lufthansa from Frankfurt, KLM from Amsterdam, Singapore Airlines from Singapore, Thai Air from Bangkok and Turkish Airlines from Istanbul, plus connections through other large Gulf hubs (Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, etc) are accessible through Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airlines, Gulf Air and many other airlines, There are also some airlines that operate seasonal flights to Kuwait including Malaysia Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, Bulgaria Air and Czech Airlines.
If you need a visa on arrival at the airport, do not head down to Arrivals, instead look for the "Visa Issuing" desks opposite the Dasman Lounge. Join the mob (no queuing is possible) to have your passport copied and pick up a queue ticket, fill out a visa entry form, and wait for your number to be called. (Be careful, you will only have 2 or 3 seconds to respond before you are skipped.) Payment is accepted only in Kuwaiti Dinar; there are a number of bureau de change in the arrivals area, where the best rates appear to be for U.S. dollars, Australian dollars and Euros. You'll also get an A4-sized sheet entirely in Arabic, which you must keep -- this is your visa! You can now proceed straight through immigration without queuing, just show your visa form at any desk and they'll let you through. Generally, you can pass through the open gate for flight crew and show your visa to the guard just past passport control.
Airport taxis can be found outside arrivals, with the fare to most points in the city being KD 5. Most hotels can arrange a transfer for the same price if not free of charge, which is probably a safer and more comfortable option. When in operation, you can also use the "limousine" service which is located to the right of the outside exit for KD 6. These generally have a reputation as having much safer drivers than the airport taxis (driven by Kuwaiti nationals who usually do not observe posted speed limits and will even drive on the verge/shoulder at 140kmph). It is illegal for a regular taxi to pick up arrivals passengers at the airport so most will refuse to do so because of the fear of hefty fines and possible imprisonment or deportation.
By car
Kuwait shares its borders with only 2 nations - Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The political situation in Iraq is volatile currently, so it's advisable not to use that route. There are long-distance bus services to Dammam and other points in Saudi, but you will of course need to have a valid Saudi visa.
By bus
There are 3 bus lines in Kuwait: KPTC, City Bus, and KGL. KGL is the only one of the three that provides routes to other GCC countries, but visas will probably be an issue for non-GCC citizens.
By boat
Scheduled ferries to and from Iran are handled by Kuwait-Iran Shipping Company, phone +965 2410498, fax +965 2429508. The ferries go three times a week from Ash Shuwayk in Kuwait to Bushehr in Iran. One-way tickets from KD37.
Speedboats also go between Ash Shuwayk and Manama in Bahrain. A ticket is KD45.
Ports and harbors:
- Ash Shu'aybah
- Ash Shuwaykh
- Kuwait City
- Mina' 'Abd Allah
- Mina' al Ahmadi
- Mina' Su'ud
Get around
Kuwait has a good road system. All signs are in English and Arabic. The major north-south roads are effectively freeways numbered Expressway 30, 40, etc. These are traversed by increasingly widely spaced ring roads named First, Second etc, making navigation fairly easy.
Public Transport: Kuwait's public transport is adequate with three companies (KPTC, City Bus and KGL) running dozens of routes in every major city. Waiting times for buses range from one minute for most frequent routes to fifteen minutes for less used routes. All buses are equipped with air-conditioners and usually one can find a seat without much trouble. Although, during peak hours (7-9AM, 2-4PM, 8-9PM)most routes are packed and public transport should be avoided for those seeking comfortable travelling. It must also be noted that although areas with expatriates majority are covered with many routes, Kuwaiti residence areas are scarcely connected with public transport buses and are reachable mostly by taxis only.
Taxi: These are recognisable by orange licence plates and may be hired by the day, in which case fares should be agreed beforehand. Although most taxis have meters these are rarely used and one needs to negotiate a fare beforehand. Share-taxis are also available. Hailing taxis from the road is the most practical approach. However some sources have reported it was not advisable, particularly for females, and they recommend that taxis are booked in advance by telephone from a reputable taxi company. The cream coloured taxis are the cheapest, but also likely to be poorly maintained and possibly dangerously so, considering the general speed and size of the rest of the vehicles on Kuwaiti roads.
A standard rate is applicable in most taxis, but those at hotel ranks are more expensive. Naive westerners routinely pay 2 to 5 times more than the standard rates which are typically KD 0.500 (500 fils) for up to a 5 minute ride plus about 100 fils (KD 0.100) per minute thereafter. The only exception being airport departures which are approximately 3 KD. Tipping is not expected, however you should negotiate fares before boarding the taxi. It is customary to collect all baggage and exit the taxi before offering payment to avoid conflicts or loss of personal property should a taxi driver demand more than the agreed price after arriving at the destination. This way, the passenger can drop the money in the seat and walk away if necessary.
Car hire: Self-drive is available. If you produce an International Driving Permit, the rental company will, at the customer's expense, be able to arrange the statutory temporary insurance, which is drawn on the driver's visa. If you arrive at Kuwait International Airport, you will find the car hiring companies located at your left after you exit from the baggage claiming area. You can find international companies such as Avis and Budget among others.
However, it should be noted that driving in Kuwait, especially when new to driving in the country, can be extremely chaotic and frightening. Turn signals and lane divisions are effectively optional, speeding and aggressive driving is commonplace, and there is little active enforcement of traffic laws. Recently a law was passed to disallow the use of cell phones while driving (including but not limited to voice calls and text messaging or SMS.) If driving, ensure you keep out of the left hand "fast" lane unless you are very relaxed about large 4-wheel drive vehicles tailgating you.
If involved in a car accident, do not attempt to move your car until police arrive and have made a report or you will be arrested.
Arabic is the official language. In schools, the classical version of Arabic is taught, but the Kuwaiti dialect in everyday conversation. English is widely used and spoken and is taught at all of the schools and universities in Kuwait. All traffic signs in Kuwait are bilingual (English and Arabic). English is taught as a second language in schools in Kuwait from the first grade. Many Kuwaitis speak English fluently, as there are numerous private English and American schools and universities, where all subjects are taught in English, and Arabic is taken only as a subject.
See Kuwait City for listings of attractions in the city. Kuwait is not the ideal vacation spot in the region, but if on a business trip, there are some sites worth seeing
- Failaka Island, [email protected] (take KPTC ferry from Ras Al Salmiya (Ras al Ardh) near scientific center or private speedboat near Marina Mall). A port with many old dhows, Failaka Island can be reached by regular ferry services. There are also some Bronze Age and Greek archaeological sites well worth viewing, including the island's Greek temple. Failaka Island was named Ikarus by the Greeks who, under Alexander the Great, established an outpost in the island. 3 KD. (29.430592,48.270764)
- Al-Mubarakiya shops, middle of Kuwait City. Traditional-style Shops, Really need to visit. (latitude,)
- Mina Al Ahmadi. Mina Al Ahmadi, lying 19km (12 miles) south of Kuwait City, is an oil port with immense jetties for supertanker traffic. The Oil Display Center pays homage to the work of the Kuwait Oil Company (Reservations needed) (latitude,)
- Kazmah desert cliffs, (go on Road 80, turn right to Road 801 to Bubiyan, take first exit and turn left). Being one of the few elevations in the Kuwaiti desert these cliffs allow a good view on the bay if the visibility is good. A lot of young Kuwaitis come here on weekends to challenge their Jeeps and Quads uphill. (29.421867,47.684854)
- desert, anywhere (go north on Road 801, west on Road 70 or south on road 306). Although the city keeps growing Kuwait is still largely a vast and uninhabited desert. Going away from the city many roads will take you to places where there is nothing but sand and sand. Certainly this is the excitement you'd look for every weekend in the winter, it's still a nice experience once if you are visiting in the summer. (latitude,)
See Kuwait City for more activities in the city.
- Sea Clubs & spas. Many of Kuwait's sea clubs offer a wide variety of facilities and activities such as indoor and outdoor swimming pools, beaches, tennis courts, gymnasiums, bowling and even karate.
- Riding. Horse riding clubs flourish in the winter. The Hunting and Equestrian Club is on the 6th ring road near Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah Armed Forces Hospital.
- Golf. The golf course "Sahara Club" is located near the Hunting and Equestrian club beside 6th ring road. It features a five star restaurant and a spa.
- Swimming and diving. Swimming is allowed on various public beaches along the Gulf Street. Women in swimwear are rare and might offend locals. The beach resorts as Radisson SAS and Palms offer beaches to both genders but will charge. However, since most beach areas are also the dump sites for raw, untreated sewage, swimming near the mainland is not recommended. Few homes have swimming pools and those that do are generally indoors, below ground. Many of the big hotels and spas have reasonably sized pools, but again can be quite expensive for those who are not guests.
- Boating. Sailing and scuba diving are available. Powerboating is a Kuwaiti passion. Contact any of the hotels located on the beach and they can arrange a trip for you. The best beach front hotels are the Hilton Resort, Movenpick Resort, Marina Hotel and the Radisson SAS. Hiring a boat should be done with caution and the boat should be inspected carefully for signs of neglect before agreeing on a rental. Many unwary tourists have been stranded at sea for hours while the coastguard ineptly attempts a rescue because like automobiles in Kuwait, mechanical maintenance is generally not a high priority for most boat owners.
- Shopping in Malls. The largest mall in Kuwait is The Avenues on 5th ring road behind road 60. It is one of the largest malls in whole middle-east and features a lot of clothing and electronics stores as well as a Carrefour and an Ikea. Furthermore it offers the best cinematic experience in Kuwait with VIP theatres with massaging reclining seats and a personal butler. Other popular malls include Marina Mall (Salmiya), Souq Sharq (Sharq), 360 mall (includes a 3D IMax cinema, located in Jinoob al Surra between 6th ring road and road 50) and Al-Kout Mall (Fahaheel) which is famous for its orchestra musical fountains.
- Shopping on Markets. Regardless of the growing amount of malls Kuwait still hosts a lot of small markets. See the buy section in the Kuwait City article.
The national currency is the Kuwaiti dinar (KD, KWD).
The dinar is divided into 1000 fils. Notes are available in denominations of KD 20, 10, 5, 1, ½ and ¼, while 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 fils coins are also available. While notes have Latin numerals on one side, the coins are entirely in Arabic.
Notes issued before 1994, many of which were stolen during the Iraqi occupation, are not considered legal tender. You're unlikely to see these in Kuwait (the designs are clearly different), but unscrupulous dealers elsewhere have been known to try to pass them off. See the Central Bank of Kuwait [7] for pictures.
Exchanging money can be difficult and exchanging travelers cheques even more so. Stick to ATMs, which are ubiquitous and work fine. Higher-end establishments accept credit cards.
Although Kuwait is a tax haven 0% VAT and 0% income tax It would be hard to manage on under US$80 per day, and you can very easily spend US$200 just on an ordinary hotel room.
Tipping is generally not necessary. A 12% service charge is tacked onto your bill in expensive hotels and restaurants, but if you want some of the money to actually go to the staff, leave a little extra.
Prices on common expenses (January 2009):
- Burger combo meal: KD 1.25 - 1.75 (Hardee's)
- Hotel breakfast: KD 5.00 - 6.25 (depending on how new the hotel is!)
- Bunch of Bananas (~1 kg): 450 fils
- Single-tall latte with an add-shot at Starbucks: KD 1.25
- Falafel sandwhich in Hawally: 100 fils
Petrol prices are one of the cheapest in the world and most of the time are cheaper than water, literally!
Kuwait is a tax free country. Custom-made items, imported items, and shipping out of the country can be expensive, so shop wisely.
There is a huge array of restaurants in Kuwait. Because the nightlife does not involve drinking, people go out to restaurants and malls. Almost every cuisine is available in high-end restaurants. Kuwait is known for its culinary specialties and catering services. Restaurants can be found in food courts in malls, and alternatively many international restaurants are grouped together in certain areas in Kuwait, namely: Behind the Roman Catholic Church in Kuwait City Outside the Movenpick Resort in Salmiya In the Marina Crescent Just ask any local where the "Restaurants Road" is and they will guide you to a road in Salmiya packed end-to-end with local restaurants serving a wide array of specialty sandwiches, juices and snacks. There are few restaurants that serve traditional Kuwaiti food. Al-Marsa restaurant in Le Meridien Hotel (Bneid Al Gar location) has some traditional Kuwaiti seafood but with a relatively high price tag. A better option is the quaint Shati Alwatia restaurant at the Behbehani Villa compound in the Qibla area of Kuwait City (behind the Mosques)and another Kuwaiti restaurant is Ferij Suwailih in salmiya area.
Alcohol is illegal in Kuwait: it may not be imported, manufactured or served.
Tap water is drinkable, although most of it is desalinated. Bottled water is available everywhere for a few hundred fils.
Hotels in Kuwait are expensive, but major Western chains are well represented. See Kuwait City for hotel listings. Light sleepers should bring ear plugs as public announced prayers are broadcast at 4:30AM, again at 5:00AM and several times during the day.
Chalets and other weekend accommodation can be rented in many places along the southern part of the coast.
- Khiran Resort. Chalets and studio flats, a yacht club and a 240-berth fully serviced marina, swimming pools, playgrounds, sports and health facilities, shops, a supermarket and coffee shops.
There are many full service office providers available to businesses within Kuwait such as IO Centers [8]. Most of the large companies have high quality office facilities however expect to see a great portion of Kuwaiti businesses operating out of small 3 to 4 people offices. These businesses are normally owned by a Kuwaiti and staffed by Middle Eastern or Asian staff and don't normally hire nationals of western descent. If you plan to work in Kuwait be sure to check the academic requirements of desired positions as in most cases the Kuwaiti government insists on degrees from accredited universities.
Expect to be paid anywhere from 250 KD - 600 KD for average middle range positions to 1000 KD - 1500 KD for higher positions such as teaching or consulting. Kuwait is heavily saturated with IT workers (mostly from India) and so wages in the IT industry are very low. If you are looking at accepting a job offer before coming to Kuwait be sure to check carefully how much you will be paid and if your employer will assist you with accommodation. It is commonplace for workers of Asian nationality to fall victim to promises of good pay and provision of accommodation only to find themselves having their passport confiscated and falling under the control of their sponsor. Be sure to check the reputation and creditability of any potential employer before accepting a position.
Any foreign national wishing to work in Kuwait MUST have a working visa under a Kuwaiti sponsor. There is no provision for freelance work and foreign nationals found working without a working visa will be promptly apprehended and asked to leave resulting in a possible ban from returning.
Stay safe
The crime threat in Kuwait is assessed as low.
Ramadan dates
Exact dates depend on local astronomical observations and vary from one country to another.
Kuwait adopts a live-and-let-live policy for clothing, and you'll see a wide range of styles: women wear anything ranging from daring designer fashions like tank tops and short shorts to black abayas, while men can be seen both in T-shirts and shorts or the traditional dazzling white dishdashah. Bikinis are fine at the hotel pool and beach resorts, but not on public beaches.
Do not eat in public during the holy month of Ramadan or you may be fined or even go to jail. The fine is 100 KD or about US$350.
Do not get into conversations concerning the Emir of Kuwait. Although Kuwait is a relatively democratic country with one of the best freedom of speech laws in the Middle East, the topic of the Emir is beyond the red line.
Do not take pictures near the Iraq border fence.
Alcohol is prohibited in Kuwait, however, possessing alcohol will generally NOT get you into trouble; especially if it is for personal use. Also, never drink and drive.
Stay healthy
Public health is entirely supported by the government at local clinics and hospitals, with a 5KD(~$17.88) fee paid by foreigners visiting Kuwait and 1KD(~$3.57) for expats with a resident visa, or a visitor's visa. Private non-governmental clinics are available as well, but charge much more at 30KD(~$107.31) and upwards. You will be entitled to free treatment in case of an accident or an emergency. In case of an emergency, call 112.
The country code for Kuwait is 965. Local phone numbers are 8 digits long. The numbering system is as follows: Numbers starting with 2 are landline telephones. Numbers starting with 5 are mobile telephones for the VIVA Mobile Operator. Numbers starting with 6 are mobile telephones for the WATANIYA Mobile Operator. Numbers starting with 9 are mobile telephones for the ZAIN Mobile Operator. Numbers starting with 1 are service numbers. To dial outside the country from Kuwait, prefix the country code with 00. E.g a US number would be dialed as 00-1-555-555-5555.
Kuwait uses GSM/3G/3.5G/LTE and mobile phones are widely available. Major operators include Zain, Wataniya Telecom, and Viva. As roaming charges can be very steep, it makes sense to get a local SIM card: prepaid starter kits are available for around KD 2(~$7.00), including at least KD 5 worth of call time.
Internet kiosks are everywhere. The biggest ISPs in Kuwait are QualityNet and KEMS. High speed internet is available via DSL subscription (upto 48Mbps) 2mbps internet connection is free in Kuwait, anyone can sign up for it. Internet costs about 50KWD (~$176) for a year at 4mbps. This is in addition to the money you must pay to the MoC for a telephone landline. Some people choose to use a USB 'dongle' and use mobile internet services from Wataniya, Zain and Viva due to the mobility features, the cheap price, and the high internet speed.
ISPs are forced to censor internet access by the government, but this is easily bypassed by using either a proxy or a virtual private network (VPN) service.
Another recommendation is to try a relatively new service "Mada". This service is Wimax, up to 10mbps download speed, and no capping. the cost is 40 kd (~US$140) for the main router and 20 kd (~US$70) per month after the first 3 month period.
Kuwait has high international call rates. Although calling overseas is also very cheap if you use the many booths that advertise 'Net2Phone' service, which is illegal. Basically it is calling over the Internet. For home usage, Phoneserve cards are available (mostly in Hawally) that can be used for cheap calls worldwide. Users with credit cards use Skype and Yahoo Voice for communication as well, but skype website was banned now.
Some traditional corner-shops commonly referred to as "Bakalat" sell an international calling card called Big Boss which offers good rates to Europe but only when calling landlines. For the rest of continents the rates are decent even when calling mobile phones.
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