Tony Perry. San Diego council votes along party lines to increase minimum wage to $11.50 an hour by 2017. On a strict party-line vote, the San Diego City Council has voted to raise the local minimum wage -- possibly setting up another fight with the business establishment. The six Democrats on the council voted in favor, the three Republicans against.
Continental Tropical : These are the hot, dry air masses which originate over northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. This air mass enters the United States through New Mexico, Arizona and western Texas and frequently moves eastward to northeastward bringing hot, dry air to Texas.
Gravity pulls downward which supplies blood to the lower limbs. Microgravity pushes the blood to the upper portions of the body. The effects of microgravity isn't a big deal until astronauts travel back to Earth. Gravity pulls back the blood pressure down, but all the blood will transfer down to the astronauts' legs. This will cause other parts of the body to not have the blood they need to support the functioning of the astronauts' upper portion of their bodies.