«Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin and development of human beings --[ROTATED: human beings have evolved
over millions of years from other forms of life and God guided this process, human beings have evolved
over millions of years from other forms of life, but God had no part in this process, or God created human beings in their present form exactly the way the Bible describes it]?
A 2007 poll asked respondents if they believed that «Evolution, that is, the idea that human beings developed
over millions of years from less advanced forms of life,» is «definitely true, probably true, probably false, definitely false?»
Humans were not created instantaneously from dust and breath, but evolved
over millions of years from simpler life forms.
Not exact matches
That means employees who are currently exempt
from overtime pay who earn less than this threshold will become nonexempt — employers will suddenly be required to pay overtime to
over four
million more employees within the first
year of implementing the new rules.
Other promises
from leader Philippe Couillard have included the creation
of 250,000 new jobs in Quebec
over a five -
year time span, a $ 160
million stimulus plan for small and medium businesses in the province, and a $ 150
million innovation fund.
Since last
year about 1.4
million commercial trucks,
over 4 %
of the total, have disappeared
from America's roads.
IN 10
years, CJ King and Co Pty Ltd has grown
from a small annex behind a North Beach home to what it claims is the biggest full colour printer in the Southern Hemisphere — a $ 1,500 investment that is now turning
over $ 10
million a year.With the assistance
of Austrade and the WA Department
of Industry and Resources (DoIR), the company is taking on the UK market, already with some success.One
of the remarkable things about this success story is that it has been achieved through a consummate belief in a philosophy to use standardised, leading - edge technology and to supply just the print trade and other on - sellers.
The Tories are committing $ 44.9
million over five
years to expand the focus
of the National Anti-Drug Strategy
from illicit street drugs to prescription drug abuse as well.
For both Amanat and Tuzman, the conviction is a striking fall
from power: The two defendants have made
millions of dollars and led successful entrepreneurial careers that have all but unraveled
over the course
of the past
year.
Over the last five
years, Catamaran has grown
from an $ 80
million revenue business into a $ 9 billion dollar revenue generating company and he expects it to make $ 16 billion by the end
of next
year.
IHS believes GM could add about $ 439
million in profit
over the same three -
year time period, while Gartner thinks auto makers will be earning up to 10 per cent
of their revenue
from connected services by 2020.
This spring, he spent two weeks running the numbers and battling insomnia before making a dramatic announcement to his 120 - member staff on April 13, inviting NBC News and The New York Times to cover it:
Over the next three
years, he will phase in a minimum wage
of $ 70,000 at Gravity and immediately cut his own salary
from $ 1.1
million to $ 70,000 to help fund it.
In a sign
of just how strong demand for eggs is this
year, separate data
from the US Department
of Agriculture showed there were 385.6
million laying hens in the US at the start
of March, the highest
over a comparable period in at least a decade.
Rincon and Whites cite these three moves as their winning strategies, taking them
from zero to a valuation
of over $ 100
million in only five
years.
In 2010, Etsy sellers moved $ 314
million worth
of merchandise — cuff links made
from 19th - century shotgun shells ($ 50), knives forged by a master blacksmith in Albuquerque ($ 150), sweaters knit by a grandmother in Portugal ($ 225)-- a 74 percent increase
over the previous
year.
Bibra Lake - based ZBB Energy Corporation will receive $ 3.1
million over two
years in project funding
from the Department
of the Environment and Water Resources Advanced Electricity Storage Technologies program, the company has announced.
Airbnb in its study projects a loss
of $ 405
million over the next 10
years from the pockets
of San Francisco Airbnb hosts who would lose rental income as a result
of the proposed limit, according to Nulty.
Sales for the first quarter were up 144 percent
year over year, revenue is on track to top $ 1 billion this
year and its paid active users has grown
from 600,000 in 2012 to 9.5
million in the first quarter
of 2015.
A total
of 47 state sporting associations will share $ 7.2
million in funding
over the next three
years to help develop sport and recreation
from grassroots to elite levels.
As the number
of reported data breaches continues to blitz U.S. companies —
over 6
million records exposed already this
year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center — IT budgets are ballooning to combat what corporations see as their greatest threat: faceless, sophisticated hackers
from an outside entity.
Even with a system efficiency
of 80 % the 1.4 GW array would generate about 7.28 GWh
of electricity daily (or 2,657.2 GWh annually)-- worth
over $ 106
million per
year via a competitive utility - scale Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) at $ 40 / MWh (i.e. a contract between the electricity seller and buyer that sets the price
of the solar energy
from the grid).
The fact is that
over the
years many songs
from many genres have told stories that resonate with
millions of listeners; that's how «hits» become timeless classics.
The number
of tourists this
year is a 5.7 percent rise
from the 6.15
million over the same festive season in 2017.
Trump has said he's donated $ 102
million over the past five
years, but a partial list
of donations that his campaign provided appeared to correspond to gifts
from the foundation — not necessarily
from Trump's own pocket.
Last night's ratings were also up 7 %
from the most recent Game 7
of an NBA Finals series, in 2013, in addition to easily beating out already strong ratings
from earlier games in this
year's NBA Finals, which saw just
over 20
million viewers tune in for Game 5 last week.
The mine is expected to produce 54
million carats
from 35
million tonnes
of ore
over its projected 12 -
year life.
Backed by $ 50,000
from Spaly, $ 30,000
from Dunn and $ 750,000
from angel investors, Bonobos grew 23 percent month
over month during its first
year in business and generated revenue
of $ 1.8
million in 2008 and almost $ 5
million the following
year.
Over the past five
years, connecting on social networking sites has rocketed
from a niche activity into a phenomenon that engages
millions of Internet users.
The company expects to earn 75 percent
of its income
from video by the end
of next
year and was paid
over $ 3
million by Facebook to set the standard for live broadcasts.
For instance, the government says it will invest $ 950
million over five
years to support «superclusters,» but the vast bulk
of that money is repurposed
from last
year's budget, with the remainder scraped
from «public transit and green infrastructure» funding allocated in the 2016 fall economic statement.
Now, at around 2 1/2
years in, he has
over 10
million views on his content and has been featured in a plethora
of publications and podcasts ranging
from Forbes to Ask Altucher.
AI critics have warned about the threat to the job market, and according to a recent report
from the World Economic Forum,
over five
million jobs could be wiped out globally in the next five
years due to the rise
of robots.
Adrian Sedlin, CEO
of Southern California cannabis - growing operation Canndescent, earlier this
year raised $ 6.5
million from investors to help fund a new, 9,600 - square - feet cultivation facility in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., with plans to open more facilities in the area
over the next few
years.
His total listing volume
of $ 125
million over the first five months
of the
year was a
year -
over-
year jump
from $ 110.5
million, according to The Real Deal's annual ranking
of Manhattan's residential listing agents.
Qualtrics has raised $ 220
million from Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital, and Insight Venture Partners
over two rounds
of funding, but the 13 -
year - old company was bootstrapped for its first decade, taking institutional money for the first time in 2012.
This assertion had three components: (1) The commenter estimated the cost
over 60 days to be $ 250
million based on the on - going cost
from the final 2016 RIA
of $ 1.5 billion per
year, (2) that cost savings
over a 10 -
year period were not provided to allow comparison to the negative effects on investors that would occur
over the ten
year period, (3) that industry cost savings were not projected out
over 10
years using returns on capital in a similar manner to investors» lost earnings.
Over 1
million Girl Scouts participate in the cookie program each
year, and all
of the net revenue
from cookie sales — 100 percent
of it — stays within a Girl Scout council's local area to benefit girls and their council.
-- Recent study by Pepperdine University and UpMo.com — «We estimate about 3.5
million jobs will created (
from President Obama's stimulus plan) but it will be
over a period
of one to two
years.»
Last
year, another unknown hacker stole
over $ 50
million worth
of Ether
from DAO in the largest Ethereum hack known to date.
Before the recent string
of production disruptions, which were caused by militant blockades on pipelines carrying crude
from three fields to export terminals, Libya was pumping
over 1
million barrels
of oil daily, eyeing 1.2
million bpd in output by the end
of the
year.
Through this process, JLL identified cost savings / avoidance
of $ 130,602
from the revised operating expense reconciliation, with total cost savings / avoidance
over six
years of $ 10.3
million.
Over the past few
years they built a team to deal with the growth
of their ecommerce store
from $ 100,000 in 2011 to $ 3
million in 2013.
A handful
of digital currency funds have emerged
over the past
year, including Polychain Capital, which has raised about $ 15
million from venture capitalists and investors the last few months.
The brokerage firm DTZ analyzed all new space that hit the market
over the past
year, and found about 2
million square feet was listed in August, down
from the average
of about 2.5
million per month.
The after - tax proceeds
from those sources would be worth $ 547
million if he invested the money in a blend
of stocks, bonds, hedge funds, commodities and cash, assuming a weighted average annual return
of 7 percent
over the past 15
years, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
And autumn has featured, along with Morneau's troubles, Heritage Minister Melanie Joly being scorched by a firestorm — hottest by far in Quebec, her home province — sparked by her deal with Netflix, which extracts $ 500
million over five
years for Canadian productions
from the internet streaming giant, but imposes none
of the taxes and regulations her critics demand.
The 2016 tax - assessed value
of all barrels aging in Kentucky is $ 2.4 billion — an increase
of $ 299
million from 2015 and a 135 percent increase
over the last 10
years.
The global audience for e-sports is expected to reach nearly 400
million this
year (larger than the population
of the U.S.), split between enthusiasts and casual viewers, and is expected to grow by 50 percent
over the next three
years, according to data Dojo Madness cited
from the research firm Newzoo.
The Vancouver Board
of Trade also applauds the commitment
of $ 3
million over three
years towards a Global Maritime Centre
of Excellence, to promote West Coast Tourism and strengthen Port Metro Vancouver, as well as the proposal to expand the Electronic Travel Authorization eligibility to low - risk travelers
from four countries, including Brazil and Mexico, in order to make Canada a more attractive destination for tourism and business.
This budget makes a substantial investment in upgrading away
from diesel: $ 220
million (
over 11
years) for communities south
of the 60th parallel and $ 21.4
million (
over four
years, starting next
year) for continuing an existing northern program, and a portion
of a new $ 75
million «challenge» fund aimed at solving clean tech problems through innovation.