The monthly data shows that there has been a dramatic shift toward restaurant spending in the last 10 months, and there are two major contributing factors to this change.According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), restaurant sales in December 2014 surpassed grocery stores' monthly sales for the first time on record. Preliminary data had indicated this historic sales re-balancing, but it was officially confirmed last week by the U.S. Census Bureau's revised Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales by Kind of Business report. The monthly data shows that there has been a dramatic shift toward restaurant spending in the last 10 months. Grocery store sales still exceeded restaurant sales by $1.6 billion in June 2014, but t...
A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
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Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.