Opal (meaning): It is a shining gemstone and comes in different hues and colors like black, red, yellow and white combined together. A white snowy landscape, dotted with fireflies of red, gold, blue, purple and green is a valuable possession for many gem lovers. The finest and most valuable opals come from Australia. A fine black opal these days sells for over $1,000 per carat. Opal is good for bestowing beauty, power and for financial prosperity and for those in business, particularly connected with travel and tourism and imports/exports. It is also worn for personal charm of the wearer and for those wishing to have extra sexual powers.
The current city minimum wage is $10.10 per hour. Georgiaâs minimum wage is $5.15. The federal minimum wage is $7.25. The council also approved a policy statement committing itself to increasing the cityâs minimum wage to $14 per hour starting July 1, 2018 and $15 per hour starting July 1, 2019.
Some cities and states have instead scheduled increases in the minimum wage to take place at various times during the year. In Maryland, for example, the minimum wage for 2017 is initially set at $9.25 starting July 1, 2017, and is slated for an increase to $10.10 effective July 1st, 2018. At the current time, 29 states have minimum wages above the federal minimum wage ($7.25/hour), and five states have not set a state minimum wage.