March 20, 2015

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In the rest of the world, this has been the warmest winter ever

Time -  Market researchers at The NPD Group say that millennials are cooking and eating more at home, and they’ve got the numbers to back it up. Older millennials, those between 25 and 34 years old, have made, on average, 50 fewer restaurant visits per person over the past several years. Over the past year alone, their use of the drive-thru dropped 6% and eat-in restaurant visits fell 1%. Younger millennials, those under the age of 25, still like ordering out, but they’re more likely to eat it at home. This age bracket led a slight gain in takeout orders last year, while their drive-thru and sit-down visits also fell.

According to this article, the organization called Openly Secular hopes to persuade eight states to remove provisions from their State Constitutions that forbid non-believers from holding state office.  All the states are southern states.  The laws are not enforced. 

Fast-food restaurants were prohibited from opening or expanding in south LA in 2008, but the study, published online by the journal Social Science & Medicine, found that from 2007-12 the number of obese or overweight people in that part of the city increased from 63% to 75% – while in the rest of LA the increase was much smaller, from 57% to 58%.
Meanwhile fast-food consumption had increased at a statistically similar level in all areas since the ban was passed.

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