The General Services Administration (GSA) has released federal per diem rates for FY2015 that will go into effect October 1, 2014. The standard continental United States (CONUS) per diem rate remained at $83 per night for lodging.
The evil eye is a curse believed to be cast by a malevolent glare, usually given to a person when they are unaware. Many cultures believe that receiving the evil eye will cause misfortune or injury. Talismans created to protect against the evil eye are also frequently called evil eyes.
The power to cause injury or misfortune, as in The tomatoes died shortly after planting-I must have an evil eye. The source of this expression is the ancient superstitious belief that some individuals could inflict harm on others simply by looking at them. Today the term is generally used figuratively or ironically, as above, and also in the form give someone the evil eye, which means glare malevolently at someone.. For example, Helen gave his cat the evil eye, hoping it would stay out of her garden. [Late 1300s].