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.
State minimum wage to increase to $11 on New Year's Day. The statewide minimum wage will increase from $9.47 to $11 per hour, a more than 16 percent jump. KIRO 7 spoke with business owners in Seattle who have been dealing with a higher minimum wage since the city began phasing one in during April of 2015. Many employees in the city will make at least $13 per hour in 2017.