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YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO receive a tax credit for any insurance premium notices that included LA Citizens Assessments Citizens Insurance Tax Credit : How do I determine the amount of the credit?

Posted by danetteoneal1 on December 30, 2014
Posted in: Home Ownership. Leave a comment

YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO receive a tax credit for any insurance premium notices that included LA Citizens Assessments
Citizens Insurance Tax Credit : How do I determine the amount of the credit?

Premium notices that include LA Citizens assessments due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are eligible for the credit. The LA Citizens assessments are listed separately from the normal premium amount on the declaration page of your homeowner’s or property’s insurance premium notice. The declaration page names the policyholder, describes the property or liability to be insured, the type of coverage, and policy limits. Some insurance companies may include a supplemental schedule with the declaration page that itemizes the LA Citizens assessments.

LA Citizens assessment charges may include any or all of the following (your insurer’s description may vary slightly from the references below):

Louisiana Citizens FAIR Plan Regular Assessment Recoupment Surcharge
Louisiana Citizens Coastal Plan Regular Assessment Recoupment Surcharge
Louisiana Citizens FAIR Plan Emergency Assessment
Louisiana Citizens Market Equalization Charge

To determine the amount of the credit that can be claimed, add the assessment charges for the four items above. If only one of the items appears on your insurance bill, that amount is the amount of the credit.

Before the credit can be claimed, the assessment amounts must have been paid to the insurance company directly by the homeowner or property owner or by the homeowner’s or property owner’s escrow company.

This is not a credit for the total amount due on your insurance bill. Do not add your insurance premium to the LA Citizens assessments. If you are a customer of the Louisiana Citizens Insurance Corporation, and you paid the Tax Exempt Surcharge, this surcharge may not be claimed.
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Retooled Fort Mac board approves Tyler Perry agreement

Posted by danetteoneal1 on December 9, 2014
Posted in: Economy. Leave a comment

AJC 12/9/14
The civilian authority overseeing redevelopment of Fort McPherson voted Tuesday to approve a new agreement with filmmaker Tyler Perry that outlines the land he wishes to purchase on the closed Army post for a new film studio. The move comes days after word that Perry expected to pull out of a deal to buy most of the fort, and less than a day after Gov. Nathan Deal removed a critic of the proposal from the authority board and installed two new members at the behest of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.

OK Louisiana – for all of you who did not go to the polls… Let’s see what the next 4 years will be like for you. Don’t complain!

Posted by danetteoneal1 on December 7, 2014
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Danette,
Unbelievable!
There’s no other way to describe the support so many people — including you — showed this campaign.

Even when they said we didn’t have a chance, even when they wrote us off, and even when the polls looked their worst, we fought through this campaign together.

We came up short tonight, but this amazing campaign wouldn’t have been possible without you. I am so grateful for your support.

There will be plenty of time to decide what comes next and what more we can do to help the people of our wonderful state. But for tonight, I am just thankful for the opportunity I’ve had to serve the people Louisiana.

I look forward to being in touch again soon. Our state is worth fighting for.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank Mary Landrieu
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25 Undergrad Majors with Huge Payback Potential

Posted by danetteoneal1 on December 4, 2014
Posted in: Economy, education. Leave a comment

This list shows the ranking of engineering degrees’ median early career salaries and median mid-career salaries.
● Petroleum engineering ($102,300, $176,300)
● Nuclear engineering ($67,000, $118,800)
● Chemical engineering ($69,600, $116,700)
● Electronics and communications engineering ($64,100, $113,200)
● Electrical and computer engineering ($66,500, $113,000)
● Computer science and engineering ($66,700, $112,600)
● Computer engineering ($67,300, $108,600)
● Aerospace engineering ($64,700, $107,900)
● Electrical engineering ($65,900, $107,900)
● Materials science and engineering ($64,000, $105,100)
● Mechanical engineering ($62,100, $101,600)
● Industrial engineering ($61,900, $97,200)

Math- While the top of the list was dominated by engineering majors, mathematics majors also did well on the list. These are some of the top-earning math majors:
● Actuarial mathematics ($60,800, $119,600)
● Statistics ($54,900, $103,100)
● Computer science and mathematics ($63,200, $101,400)

Technology- These technology majors all placed high on the list:
● Computer science ($61,600, $103,600)
● Software engineering ($61,700, $99,800)
● Business and information technology ($56,900, $99,100)
● Economics ($51,400, $97,700)

Science-Science majors were the least high-paying of all the STEM majors, but still came through with impressive median early- and mid-career salaries:
● Physics ($57,200, $105,100)
● Biotechnology ($48,300, $89,00)
● Biochemistry and molecular biology ($44,700, $88,800)
● Geology ($46,200, $86,200)
● Biochemistry ($42,600, $83,400)
● Chemistry ($44,200, $81,800)
Read more at: http://career-advice.monster.com/salary-benefits/Salary-Information/majors-with-huge-payback-potential/article.aspx

7 Things You Should Never Say During a Job Interview

Posted by danetteoneal1 on December 4, 2014
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Saying the wrong thing can ruin your chances of getting hired.

1. “How much vacation time do I get?”

2. “How long do I have to be here before I’m eligible for a vacation?”

3. “How long before I start to accrue additional weeks of vacation?”

It’s important to ask questions during a job interview, but not ones about taking time off. And that’s not all. Even if you have all the right qualifications and show up looking your best, it’s easy to lower your chances of getting hired by letting the wrong words slip out of your mouth. Before you head out to meet your next prospective employer, consider these six additional things you should never say in a job interview.

“Sorry I’m late.”
Even if you have to leave ridiculously early, find a way to be on time to your interview. “If you can’t be punctual while asking for the job, how late will you be after you get hired?” says career coach Alex Simon.

“Do you mind if I get this?”
Answering a call or a text during an interview is rude and gives the impression the interview — and the prospect of getting hired — aren’t your priorities. “Leave your cell phone in the car, at home, anywhere, but don’t bring it into the interview,” Simon says.

“I’m a perfectionist.”
If you get the question about your greatest weakness, don’t try to answer with a strength instead, says Jim Giammatteo, author of “No Mistakes Interviews.” “If you say you’re a perfectionist, or a workaholic, you might as well grab your briefcase and go home. Any good interviewer knows that all candidates have weaknesses. If you can’t admit it, or even worse, if you don’t know it, you’re not the person they want.”

“I’m applying for this job because it will give me …”
You may think talking about the skills or experience you’ll get from the job is a compliment to the company, but it just puts the focus on you. “Instead, talk about what you will contribute to a prospective new employer,” says leadership coach Susan Bernstein. “This is a very frequent and subtle mistake that often keeps otherwise great candidates from connecting with the interviewer.”

“I’m not sure if I’m a good fit for this job, but…”
“Everyone is unsure until they’re hired,” says Bernstein. “You’re not actually expected to be able to perform 100 percent of the job on the first day. If you can do 75 percent or more, go ahead and apply. Then spotlight your strengths, rather than your doubts or deficits.”

Information about odd aspects of your personal life can make the interviewer feel awkward, which is bad for your job chances, says Anderson. “Have all the weird hobbies you want, but don’t share them if they’re too far out there.”
By Catherine Conlan, Monster Contributing Writer