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CAR_d1a956a34d2855a262a5245acb6d4f5c8d6ef119
Slavery was a legal and important part of the economy of the Ottoman Empire and Ottoman society until the slavery of Caucasians was banned in the early 19th century, although slaves from other groups were allowed. In Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), the administrative and political center of the Empire, about a f...
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CAR_da425708886337713ed7201040555d1f7bc46077
The strong abolitionist movement in the 19th century in England and later in other Western countries influenced slavery in Muslim lands. Though the 'position of the domestic slave in Muslim society was in most respects better than in either classical antiquity or the nineteenth-century Americas', thanks to regulation b...
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CAR_13722610770a00b90b859bb39d882a66cf5feef8
The Ottoman Empire's sovereignty was embodied in the dynasty of Osman I, who was its founder and namesake. His family had ruled since 1299 in an unbroken lineage throughout the empire's history. The Ottoman dynasty (as Sultan) maintained supreme authority over the Ottoman Empire's polity. The sultan was the empire's so...
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CAR_2c19dd9aff94bb1cafae48789df2e79b4616e6f2
Following the Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II established the Millet System, according to which the different ethnic groups within Constantinople and the rest of the Ottoman Empire were to be governed by a group of institutions based on faith. For this purpose, Mehmed II also fo...
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CAR_2cbaf1d1cc7e2777189dd77bf906e2ee24de3935
The Ottoman Empire was governed through a top-down hierarchy with all authority ultimately residing with the sultan. As the empire began aggressively acquiring vast territories with diverse populations, the imperial authority adopted the timar system to rule over these lands and foster a steady source of tax revenue. C...
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CAR_40914ecde09272a40618461e99c62696a886986d
Continuation of the system depended heavily on centralist state control of land possession and labor. An important aspect of this was the state's (i.e. the sultan's) absolute ownership of all land, and 'this lack of private ownership reinforced the core of the patrimonial system: the ruler's ability to maintain and sec...
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CAR_f5c6a44da73170943b37bb6e5be690891fca40e1
The central bureaucracy dealt with the encroachment of local lords and provincial agents attempting to become provincial gentry from the 16th century onwards. The Ottoman state maintained the system by declaring dry-farming regions to be state owned and by protecting the integrity of the peasant household. The Ottoman ...
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CAR_4351d7d2e0b3b75fca8b725f4f3ee9f82485c057
The Ottoman Empire saw military expansion and fiscalism as the source of wealth, with agriculture seen as more important than manufacture and commerce. Berkes described the Ottoman economy as a 'war economy' where its primary revenue comprised booty from expansion. This idea has been supported by Ottomanists Halil İnal...
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CAR_51386b1dec6b32366f7088de2fecaee6862fdacd
The partitioning of the Ottoman Empire (Armistice of Mudros, 30 October 1918 – Abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate, 1 November 1922) was a political event that occurred after World War I and the occupation of Constantinople by British, French and Italian troops in November 1918. The partitioning was planned in several a...
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CAR_f82f52bb3d6e7ca7073924ad3df4682134ab61da
As the Seljuk Empire declined following the Mongol invasion, the Ottoman Empire emerged as the new important Turkic state, that came to dominate not only the Middle East, but even southeastern Europe, parts of southwestern Russia, and northern Africa.
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MARCO_1869725
The Ottoman Empire was one of the most successful empires in Southwest Asia (Middle East). It lasted from 1299-1924, and the rulers of the empire were caliphs. Their government was set up as a theocracy. The Ottoman Empire stretched out from parts in Southwest Asia to Europe and Northern Africa, making it an important ...
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MARCO_6462065
The Ottoman Empire was one of the greatest empires in world history, both in size and duration. The Ottoman Empire grew up in Anatolia (in modern Turkey) during the 13th and 14th centuries, and spread throughout south-western Europe, much of the Middle East and North Africa during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.Its ...
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CAR_2a10da37f91b2756936effb874565665d3e604ba
The Ottoman Empire was an Islamic state in which the head of the state, the Sultan, also held the position of Caliph. The social system was organized around the millet structure. The millet structure allowed a great degree of religious, cultural and ethnic continuity across the society but at the same time permitted th...
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CAR_3055ee52d4294bd94d0ba809a4ea3b7d7c414f97
The Ottomans absorbed some of the traditions, art and institutions of cultures in the regions they conquered, and added new dimensions to them. Numerous traditions and cultural traits of previous empires (in fields such as architecture, cuisine, music, leisure and government) were adopted by the Ottoman Turks, who elab...
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CAR_67c7d8fc5e2b9b6423b63c164190eaf23861a56d
Under Suleiman's patronage, the Ottoman Empire entered the golden age of its cultural development. Hundreds of imperial artistic societies (called the اهل حرف Ehl-i Hiref, 'Community of the Talented') were administered at the Imperial seat, the Topkapı Palace. After an apprenticeship, artists and craftsmen could advanc...
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CAR_97e65f80ca849d1f03160ab671cf3f4c43ca9012
The Ottoman Empire had a social system based on religious affiliation. The religious insignia extended to every social function. It was common to wear clothing that identified the person with their own particular religious grouping and accompanied headgear which distinguished rank and profession throughout the Ottoman ...
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CAR_c3e750ac79654de5a4a3aee67e05a031da8f103f
Ottoman culture evolved over several centuries as the ruling administration of the Turks absorbed, adapted and modified the cultures of conquered lands and their peoples. There was a strong influence from the customs and languages of Islamic societies, Turkish 'the official language for the Empire, notably Arabic becau...
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CAR_0c904ace5b0b5753e4917c42c797f7b17e4d93aa
The tradition of kıssahan continued into the Ottoman period, as evidenced by the documentation of a kıssahan working in the royal palace named Mustafa during the reign of Mehmed II. In time, all story-tellers became known as meddah and their stories became more and more secular. They began to imitate animals and make i...
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CAR_4f48e3253dde08e82041199358a6b9cd2da099ea
Meddah is the name given to a traditional Turkish story teller, who played in front of a small group of viewers, such as a coffeehouse audience. This form of performance was especially popular in the Ottoman Empire from the 16th century onwards. The play was generally about a single topic, the meddah playing different ...
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CAR_bb72070f22dda07d4c6ce224ee377b34c31e1efc
On the Ottoman side, young Sultan Osman II declared publicly that the result of this battle was an Ottoman victory over the 'giaour'. When he returned to Constantinople on 27 December 1621, he entered with a victory procession; there were three days and nights of victory celebrations. However, the young Sultan was pers...
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CAR_bfd21636ee442306e30e8669f541f5b3edce09a5
Meddahs were generally traveling artists whose route took them from one large city to another, such along the towns of the spice road; the tradition supposedly goes back to Homer's time. The methods of meddahs were the same as the methods of the itinerant storytellers who related Greek epics such as the Iliad and Odyss...
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CAR_edd0422f87834e2fe5eadcff2669278e0defc873
A young, successful Sultan develops a sleeping disorder all of a sudden. Regardless of what he tries, his sleeping problem doesn’t vanish making him restless, disoriented and nervous. He orders his Vizier to find a solution to keep him occupied during the long, sleepless nights. His Vizier knows that the best way to en...
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CAR_0ba8f618b357f5426d4c75702912bdcf625ceb3d
A good example of the lack of popular Arabic prose fiction is that the stories of Aladdin and Ali Baba, usually regarded as part of the Tales from One Thousand and One Nights, were not actually part of the Tales. They were first included in French translation of the Tales by Antoine Galland who heard them being told b...
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CAR_21e146223e57cd57d8c377bdefe3fc14466f902d
Osman's Dream is a mythological story relating to the life of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire. The story describes a dream experienced by Osman while staying in the home of a religious figure, Sheikh Edebali, in which he sees a metaphorical vision predicting the growth and prosperity of an empire to be ruled by ...
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CAR_555d6761b3b8de4946b46a5210339981ee96daef
The meddah originally started as the narrators of religious and heroic tales, having its roots in the tradition of Turkish oral literature. Whilst strongly based on Turkish nomadic and shamanist traditions brought from Central Asia rather than external influences, Turkish story-telling was influenced by the Arabic and ...
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CAR_794392bb2db8591895271ffa3298b777fffbc980
As an historic city, Sarajevo has numerous myths and folklore. The character Nasrudin Hodža is popular throughout the former lands of the Ottoman Empire, and Sarajevo is no exception. Numerous stories about him dealing with the city have been written over the years. A famous piece of Sarajevo folklore is the story of t...
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CAR_485c8771ab538dca042a5426ca3bd10476993b02
The Ottoman Empire was governed by different sets of laws during its existence. The Kanun a secular legal system, co-existed with religious law or Sharia. Legal administration in the Ottoman Empire was part of a larger scheme of balancing central and local authority. Ottoman power revolved crucially around the administ...
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CAR_6d42e55017b010b12be62752e0d79abb17ccec73
The establishing structure (Ruling institution of the Ottoman Empire) of the Ottoman Empire (13th century) was an Islamic state in which the head of the Ottoman state was the Sultan. The social system was organized around millet. Millet structure allowed a great degree of religious, cultural and ethnic continuity to n...
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CAR_b0d3f91acf230011b581305fb8b6d92f7565f234
Under Ottoman rule the major religious groups were allowed to establish their own self-governing communities, called millets, each retaining its own religious laws, traditions, and language under the general protection of the sultan. Millets were led by religious chiefs, who served as secular as well as religious leade...
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CAR_b208a298547d8119f9e53f6d6e0a9dfba605408b
The Ottomans applied the millet system to Cyprus, which allowed religious authorities to govern their own non-Muslim minorities. This system reinforced the position of the Orthodox Church and the cohesion of the ethnic Greek population. Gradually the Archbishop of Cyprus became not only religious but ethnic leader as w...
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CAR_f859851dbe9a557ff50f82433dbc6ded3e7bdef7
The main idea behind the Ottoman legal system was the 'confessional community'. The Ottomans tried to leave the choice of religion to the individual rather than imposing forced classifications. However, there were grey areas.
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CAR_74781c68abcbec609ff338ee3405cba8e1eb5f5f
The Ottoman Empire's millet system was abolished during British administration. In this period, the people of Cyprus were split into two main groups in censuses and administrative records. Because of the polarization politics of the British administration, Linobambaki were integrated into the Turkish Cypriot community....
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CAR_7e8449ccf62ef409613cc92aea86b99b6bb50730
Britain continued the millet system of the Ottoman Empire whereby all matters of a religious nature and personal status were within the jurisdiction of Muslim courts and the courts of other recognised religions, called confessional communities. The High Commissioner established the Orthodox Rabbinate and retained a mod...
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CAR_962069989da700485cb1676f7ece41334f40dce1
Today the millet system is still used at varying degrees in some post-Ottoman countries like Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Egypt, and Greece (for religious minorities). It is also in use in states like India, Iran, Pakistan and Bangladesh which observe the principle of separate person...
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CAR_a878bf4269e3b00d4fe9567bcc55bd5a6af3b713
Article 14 of the British Mandate of Palestine required the mandatory administration to establish a commission to study, define, and determine the rights and claims relating to the different religious communities in Palestine. Article 15 required the mandatory administration to see to it that complete freedom of consci...
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CAR_c1f847ce8bee7b3ce1f934d472ba91c6f1852206
The State of Israel supports religious institutions, particularly Orthodox Jewish ones, and recognizes the 'religious communities' as carried over from those recognized under the British Mandate - in turn derived from the pre-1917 Ottoman system of Millets. These are: Jewish and Christian (Eastern Orthodox, Latin [Cat...
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CAR_cdbca446d116783e3e5f2a1de640f3fe82065391
Utah's temperatures are extreme, with cold temperatures in winter due to its elevation, and very hot summers statewide (with the exception of mountain areas and high mountain valleys). Utah is usually protected from major blasts of cold air by mountains lying north and east of the state, although major Arctic blasts ca...
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MARCO_2811738
Utah Weather. There's a saying here in Utah: If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes.. Our weather is as varied as our terrain. Some of our mountains receive over 500 inches of snow in the winter. In the summer, parts of the state can reach temperatures well over 100°F.
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MARCO_3989937
While Utah is widely perceived to be a desert state, and statistically it is the second driest state in the nation, its climate, soils, and vegetation are as diverse as are its landforms. Utah has three climatic regions--humid, sub-humid or semi-arid, and arid--and each region covers about one-third of the state. The h...
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MARCO_3989938
Hot and dry some snow in the high desert areas. Northern Utah which is Provo, Utah and up experiences winters with average temperatures in the thirties between November and March. In may temperatures rise to 60's and low 70's. Between June and August consistent 90 degree weather is not unusual but the temperature is us...
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MARCO_8254097
Utah Weather. There's a saying here in Utah: If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes.. Our weather is as varied as our terrain. Some of our mountains receive over 500 inches of snow in the winter.In the summer, parts of the state can reach temperatures well over 100°F.tah Weather. There's a saying here in Utah...
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CAR_480c251eadfb1e94794e7df39bb05dbe2a2f3ba4
Kanab has a borderline Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa), more typical of exposed regions around Arizona’s Mogollon Rim. The city is rather wetter, especially during the winter months, and hotter than the typical Mountain West cool semi-arid climate. The dry spring season from April to June is warm to hot during the d...
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CAR_575a10f1d538e1c0beb6bb2286303c5bddc36fbe
In the summertime many valley residents of the Wasatch Front visit the town to escape high temperatures. Park City is usually 20 °F (11 °C) cooler than Salt Lake City, as it lies mostly above above sea level, while Salt Lake City is situated at an elevation of about .
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CAR_a2018112e639d8cf3059ddf3269cfd61b1232da6
Salt Lake City (Utah Transit Authority) has purchased ten A300L buses for its MAX Bus Rapid Transit system. These buses differ from AC Transit's A300Ls as they have three doors and are equipped for cold weather and high altitude operations. They have also recently placed an order for four more because of overwhelmingl...
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MARCO_3989944
Utah-Climate. The climate of Utah is generally semiarid to arid. Temperatures are favorable along the Wasatch Front, where there are relatively mild winters. At Salt Lake City, the normal daily mean temperature is 52°F (11°C), ranging from 28°F ( 2°C) in January to 78°F (26°C) in July. The record high temperature, 117°...
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MARCO_6730984
Salt Lake City is evolving into a true metropolitan city. From its sustainable infrastructure, to its diverse communities and neighborhoods, the capital city fire department strives to maintain a focus on providing value to the residents, business owners, and visitors who live work and play within its boundaries.
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CAR_0ae7e879afd4b4e178686fb8ccf8f6b7c81fcfe7
Immigration of international LDS members, mining booms, and the construction of the first transcontinental railroad initially brought economic growth, and the city was nicknamed the Crossroads of the West. It was traversed by the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway, in 1913, and presently two major cros...
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CAR_a6eda8f440d5743cef42082f7955ebea61ee2e50
Local, state, and federal governments have a large presence in the city, and trade, transportation, and utilities also take up a significant portion of employment, with the major employer being the Delta hub at Salt Lake City International Airport. Equally significant are the professional and business services, while h...
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CAR_d23170c4239a4779abb475016eebcb919c4fd5ba
Historically known as the 'Crossroads of the West' for its railroads, when nearby steel, mining and railroad operations provided a strong source of income with Silver King Coalition Mines, Geneva Steel, Bingham Canyon Mine, and oil refineries, Salt Lake City's modern economy is service-oriented. Today the city's major ...
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CAR_eb137172c7f49fc9b09e08f84d6ec9dd021a857b
Local, state, and federal governments have their largest presence in Salt Lake City, accounting for 21% of employment. Trade, transportation, and utilities account for another 18% of employment, with the major employers being the regional Delta Air Lines hub at Salt Lake City International Airport. Equally significant ...
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MARCO_5347792
Salt Lake City has since developed a strong outdoor recreation tourist industry based primarily on skiing, and was host to the 2002 Winter Olympics. It is the industrial banking center of the United States.
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CAR_0ff07505d966bd6d931211aba3a3ebca0d72d1ea
Since the establishment of Alta Ski Area in 1939 and the subsequent development of several ski resorts in the state's mountains, Utah's skiing has become world-renowned. The dry, powdery snow of the Wasatch Range is considered some of the best skiing in the world (the state license plate claims 'the Greatest Snow on Ea...
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CAR_3d5e09b836a0234bc83df5cf0dfaa68ab65159ef
Other economic activities include tourism, conventions, and major suburban call centers. Tourism has increased since the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and many hotels and restaurants were built for the events. The convention industry has expanded since the construction of the Salt Palace convention center in the late 1990...
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CAR_42327cf47fa455267920b346a862e59c307d2da1
Beginning in 1939, with the establishment of Alta Ski Area, Utah has become world-renowned for its skiing. The dry, powdery snow of the Wasatch Range is considered some of the best skiing in the world. Salt Lake City won the bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics in 1995, and this has served as a great boost to the economy. ...
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CAR_777945356241a8237c198f35cac0f0c644fb939b
Since hosting the 2002 Winter Games, Utah has hosted over 60 World Cup events as well as 7 world championships and numerous other sporting events.<ref>'Salt Lake City Still Basking in 2002 Winter Games Legacies.' Salt Lake City Still Basking in 2002 Winter Games Legacies. Olympic.org, 21 Jan. 2014. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
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CAR_ea22aa8bbb840125aefb41d5ee022d59a19af4a3
Holger Preuss in his book The Economics of Staging the Olympics: A Comparison of the Games 1972–2008 argues that 'The export of the ‘Olympic Games’ service results in an inflow of funds to the host city, causing additional production which, in its turn, leads to employment and income effects.' According to the study '2...
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CAR_27066eeffbd3000bd10f8663e6405a0417963769
The Olympic Cauldron Park at Rice-Eccles Stadium, features the Olympic Cauldron from the games, a visitor's center, and the Hoberman Arch. The Olympic Legacy Plaza, located at the Gateway District, features a dancing fountain set to music and the names of 30,000 Olympic volunteers carved in stone. The Utah Olympic Park...
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CAR_7408ebe73eb15e290d2359dffef30cfada5b9950
The men's individual sprint Nordic combined competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City at Utah Olympic Park and Soldier Hollow on 21 and 22 February.
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CAR_86317642d0cbf8b444fd386bc4667e2f2157a8ad
The Men's team Nordic combined competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Park City & Soldier Hollow, United States. The ski jumping part took place on February 16, and the cross-country race on February 17.
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CAR_9d1c4bfe75b0ebbd5274778abcb344b9fea4618d
Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The downhill, super-G and combined events were held at Snowbasin, the giant slalom at Park City, and the slalom at Deer Valley. The ten events took place 10–23 February 2002.
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CAR_c0ac8495dd7d2a81783a5afd9302fb4d8637d188
After a population decline following the shutdown of the area's mining industry, the city rebounded during the 1980s and 1990s through an expansion of its tourism business. The city currently brings in a yearly average of $529,800,000 to the Utah Economy as a tourist hot spot, $80,000,000 of which is attributed to the ...
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CAR_28536ce31b60206a21e6db6179b669cfe73693a2
Other cultural festivals in Salt Lake City include the Peruvian Festival, the Utah Brazilian Festival, the Polynesian Cultural Festival, the Nihon Matsuri Japanese Festival, and the Buddhist Obon Japanese Festival.
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CAR_521afedd8202569bfd3e2eaf3b391e6a67b3077e
Salt Lake City has begun to host its own events in the last few years, most notably the Friday Night Flicks, free movies in the city's parks, as well as the Mayor's health and fitness awareness program, Salt Lake City Gets Fit.
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CAR_61aceaf6d0bb903abfa76da6fa70c74df1ad0e0f
Many of Salt Lake City's cultural events take place at Washington Square, and often 200 East Street between it and Library Square is blocked off to create one large event plaza. Events that take place in this space include Utah Pride Festival, the Utah Arts Festival, and Salt Lake City Jazz Festival and the Living Trad...
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CAR_a32cbc701660af6aeeb947f99915bcacb276056b
Salt Lake City has a thriving and vibrant festival culture. Various festivals happen throughout the year, celebrating the diversity of the communities in the Salt Lake Valley. From culture, food, religion and spirituality, to dance, music, spoken word, and film, almost any type of festival can be found. Many of the fe...
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CAR_af2e17e1b59c73e57d02df4e06593054ab2c3bb6
While the holiday has strong links to the LDS Church, it is officially a celebration of everyone, regardless of faith and nationality, who emigrated to the Salt Lake Valley during the pioneer era, which is generally considered to have ended with the 1869 arrival of the transcontinental railroad. Notable non-LDS America...
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CAR_c10e2ccd9e152afc277d3034b940619f2c9949c0
Winter sports, such as skiing and snowboarding, are popular activities in the Wasatch Mountains east of Salt Lake City. Eight ski resorts lie within of the city. Alta, Brighton, Solitude, and Snowbird all lie directly to the southeast in the Wasatch Mountains, while nearby Park City contains three more resorts. The po...
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CAR_eefcb283c555c83a7d5535ccf6ec7efbfa9001a9
The western portion of the county descends toward the valley of the lake, but perhaps the most dominating physical feature in Salt Lake County are the Wasatch Mountains in the eastern portion of the county, famous for both summer and winter activities. The mountains are administered as part of the Wasatch-Cache Nationa...
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MARCO_2811739
Summer in Salt Lake can be hot in the valley, with temperatures frequently reaching 100°F. Nearby canyons and mountains provide a refreshing break from the heat (mountain areas and canyons can be as much as 20° cooler) with perfect opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, or a picnic.
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Salt Lake City Weather. The weather in Salt Lake City, Utah is ideal for recreation in each of the four seasons. Ample snow in the winter make it a top destination for skiers from all over the world. Mild falls and springs are perfect for hiking, biking, fishing and more.
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Best Time to Visit Salt Lake City, Utah & Other Travel Tips. Salt Lake City is a popular tourist destination all year long. Winter is the peak season because of all of the ski slopes in the area. Summer is another peak season because schools are on break and many people enjoy the great outdoor activities like hiking, b...
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On the other hand, some cornucopian researchers, such as Julian L. Simon and Bjørn Lomborg believe that resources exist for further population growth. In a 2010 study, they concluded that 'there are not (and will never be) too many people for the planet to feed' according to The Independent. Some critics warn, this wil...
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The term food security was first used in the 1960-1970s to refer to food supply and consistent access to food in international development work. In 1966 the treaty titled the United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was created to ensure economic, social and cultural rights includi...
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Some argue from an environmental perspective that the developed world needs to moderate its appetite for animal meat. Rearing animal protein food uses significantly more water, land, and energy than that of fruit and vegetables. For example, producing one kilo of pork can create over 31 times as much carbon dioxide as ...
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The environmental impact of meat production varies because of the wide variety of agricultural practices employed around the world. All agricultural practices have been found to have a variety of effects on the environment. Some of the environmental effects that have been associated with meat production are pollution t...
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Feeding more than six billion human bodies takes a heavy toll on the Earth’s resources. This begins with the appropriation of about 38% of the Earth’s land surface and about 20% of its net primary productivity. Added to this are the resource-hungry activities of industrial agribusiness – everything from the crop need f...
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She writes that livestock farming is one of the biggest greenhouse gas emitters, and is responsible for health pandemics and the use of a significant percentage of the world's grain and water. According to the report, based on figures from the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, the production of 1 kg (2...
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According to a report published by the Water Footprint organization in 2010, a single kilogram of beef requires 15 thousand litres of water; however, the authors also make clear that this is a global average and circumstantial factors determine the amount of water used in beef production.
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India has the largest water withdrawal out of all the countries in the world. Eighty-six percent of that water supports agriculture. That heavy use is dictated in large part by what people eat. People in India consume a lot of rice. Rice farmers in India typically get less than half the yield per unit area while using ...
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BEING VEGETARIAN CAN SAVE WATER. 1 Meat production, especially the feeding of cattle, is a water-intensive process. 2 Livestock production accounts for over 8 percent of global human water consumption: if everyone in the United States went vegetarian for a single day, they would save 100 billion gallons of water.
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April 11, 2013 by factsaboutbeef. Myth: Water management and raising cattle do not go hand in hand, and it takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to produce just one pound of meat. The Facts: In reality, it takes 441 gallons of water to produce one pound of boneless beef.
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Access to water: Animal Agriculture is also one of the biggest consumers of. potable water; 1kg of meat requires between 5,000 and 20,000 litres of water. whereas to produce 1kg of wheat requires between 500 and 4,000 litres of water.
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MARCO_3882714
Nearly half of all the water used in the United States goes to raising animals for food (The Food Revolution by John Robbins). It takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of meat and only 25 gallons to produce one pound of wheat (Water Inputs in California Food Production by Marcia Kreith)
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Meat production requires a much higher amount of water than vegetables. IME state that to produce 1kg of meat requires between 5,000 and 20,000 litres of water whereas to produce 1kg of wheat requires between 500 and 4,000 litres of water. The table below shows typical values for the volume of water required to produce...
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MARCO_6017753
Grain-fed beef production takes 100,000 liters of water for every kilogram of food. Raising broiler chickens takes 3,500 liters of water to make a kilogram of meat. In comparison, soybean production uses 2,000 liters for kilogram of food produced; rice, 1,912; wheat, 900; and potatoes, 500 liters.
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But when the water required for forage and grain production is included, livestock's water usage rises dramatically. Every kilogram of beef produced takes 100,000 liters of water. Some 900 liters of water go into producing a kilogram of wheat. Potatoes are even less thirsty, at 500 liters per kilogram.ivestock are dire...
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The city promotes a meat-free day on Thursdays called Veggiedag, with vegetarian-only food in public canteens for civil servants and elected councillors, soon in all schools, and promotion of vegetarian eating options in town (through the distribution of 'veggie street maps'). This campaign is linked to the recognition...
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Environmental vegetarianism is based on the concern that the production of meat and animal products for mass consumption, especially through factory farming, is environmentally unsustainable. According to a 2006 United Nations initiative, the livestock industry is one of the largest contributors to environmental degrad...
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Environmental vegetarianism is the practice of vegetarianism or veganism based on the indications that animal production, particularly by intensive farming, is environmentally unsustainable. The primary environmental concerns with animal products are pollution—including greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)—and the use of res...
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3 Eating Habits to Minimize Your Ecological Footprint. The ecological footprint of the food we throw away is usually much larger than the footprint of all our personal travel. Here are a few ways to do your part. 1. Eat more vegetarian food.If you plan to eat meat today ¦ think about having vegetables instead.Food prod...
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Eliminating all animal products increases the risk of deficiencies of vitamins B and D, calcium, and omega-3 fatty acids. Craig advised vegans to eat fortified foods or take supplements, and warned that iron and zinc may be problematic because of limited bioavailability. Vegans might be at risk of low bone mineral dens...
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In some cases, iron and zinc status of vegans may also be of concern because of the limited bioavailability of these minerals. There are concerns about the bioavailability of iron from plant foods, assumed by some researchers to be 5–15% compared to 18% from a nonvegetarian diet. Iron deficiency anaemia is found as oft...
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MARCO_2428017
A vegetarian diet can be perfectly healthy; in fact, a vegetarian or vegan diet can improve digestion and skin tone, give you more energy and help you lose weight. But many vegetarians and vegans don't realize that their diets could be lacking in vital nutrients, vitamins and minerals. If you follow a vegetarian diet, ...
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Health & Nutrition. Veganism can conform to a healthful eating plan, but it takes work, and the risk of insufficient amounts of key nutrients like calcium, vitamin D, vitamin B-12, zinc and iron is real. That worried experts a bit, but they still gave the diet a respectable score. See all Health & Nutrition ».
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Make whole foods the basis of your vegetarian diet for best health. Photo Credit: brebca/iStock/Getty Images The benefits of a meat-free diet include lower risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes and certain cancers. But vegetarians who make poor food choices, such as centering their diets around pizza, pasta and proc...
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Proteins are composed of amino acids. Vegans obtain all their protein from plants, omnivores usually a third, and ovo-lacto vegetarians half. Sources of plant protein include legumes such as soy beans (consumed as tofu, tempeh, texturized vegetable protein, soy milk and edamame), peas, peanuts, black beans and chickpea...
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Current recommendations are that vegetarians eat a wide variety of foods during the course of a day. Eggs and dairy products are good sources of protein, but also try nuts, peanut butter, tofu, beans, seeds, soy milk, grains, cereals, and vegetables to get all the protein your body needs.
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MARCO_7088899
Vegan protein sources include: 1 soy foods: soya beans. 2 processed soy like tofu and soymilk. 3 processed soy foods like veggie burgers, hot dogs and sausage. 4 non-soy beans (lentils, black beans, chick peas, etc) 5 nuts and seeds. 6 whole grains. 7 mildly processed foods: like tempeh and seitan.
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MARCO_7088901
How should not be the issue, but where, is a valid question. In an animal protein based society, we grow up believing the only sources of protein are from animals. As a vegan athlete I outline meal programs that are protein-rich and plant derived to show exactly where and how vegans get their protein. I pay special att...
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MARCO_7514570
Legumes include some of the most common protein sources in the vegetarian diet, such as soy, lentils, black beans, chickpeas, peanuts and peanut butter. These foods are much higher in protein than most grains, with a single serving providing between approximately 14 and 89 percent of your daily intake.
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