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Back in March?we posted articles about?7 signs that you're able to get yourself a house. This list is wonderful to reference when you are thinking about purchasing your house. However, let's say you're not prepared to take that step yet? Purchasing a home is one of the leading purchases that someone is likely to make later on in life. This investment pays if you happen to be financially and emotionally ready for the obligation that homeownership brings. However, the American Dream can easily develop into a nightmare discover ready to get yourself a house.
Here are 7 signs That you're not willing to Get a House:
1- You are not sure in which you need to live
Before you buy a home you need to be certain?about?that you want to live. For anybody who is inside a career that can lead to a relocation or you are thinking about a major come in the imminent future it's wise unless you feel as though you could relax an area before the purchase of a house. It is possible to change several things of a home, but location seriously isn't one of these.
2- There is no need stable employment
Without stable employment it may be very difficult to pay money for a loan. There may be something you can rely on with the purchase of a home and securing a loan, that is coming up with a large payment just about every month for an additional 15-30 years. If you aren't positive about the tenure and sustainability of your job hold back until you really feel safer before purchasing a house.
3- You have no money in the bank.
Buying your home is dear and before you start the investment process you will need a lot of money saved. From the moment you earn your earnest money deposit to your moment you spend for settlement costs and downpayment you might be accountable for significant expenses. Which has a large cushion as part of your checking account allows you to make these payments with no trouble.
4- You have not populated an affordable budget.
Before selecting a home it is shrewd get started on living with a monthly budget. You ought to have a great sense of what kind of money is coming in and exactly how many bills are paid every month. Knowing every dollar spent may even help to keep a budget in balance. Budgeting prior to buying a family house allows very first time homeowners undertake a handle on his or her monthly finances before throwing during the responsibilities of homeownership.
5- Your credit isn't in good standing.
Life happens and infrequently credit history can suffer the pain of this. It really is understandable that a person may possibly not have great credit but want to buy a building. However, probable disappointment to become locked towards a terrible rate which includes a subprime lender since credit hasn't been within a good way to purchase a house. Take time to start fixing your credit and in many years you will get money saved including a decent credit rating that will provide the house loan you have to buy ?your home you desire.
6- You desire to stop renting.
One of the most popular arguments for buying a family house before someone is ready quite simply are done with renting. Many people makes use of the analogy of "flushing their funds over the toilet" just about every month to lease. Whilst it may experience like this, renting is equipped with a period of time in addition to a place. If you aren't financially in a position to buy a house, renting is an excellent alternative. Some suggestions to make the transition from renting to purchasing may be to rent a smaller space in a affordable neighborhood, live under your means, and bring to mind creative tips on how to cut costs.
7- That you are just attempting to impress others
Purchasing your house while in the efforts to impress others is a large sign that you are not willing to get yourself a house. Don't purchase because the truth is your fellow classmates completing this task on Facebook. What others visualize your circumstances should never sway your final decision of whether or not to buy. Let's face, they own opinions independently, however the only one that are going to be paying your mortgage every 4 weeks is basically. Do not let others opinions or actions determine your readiness to acquire a family house.
Before making the leap into homeownership think of no matter if you will be truly ready with the financial commitment of homeownership. Purchasing a house could be a great investment if it's done in the best. Make sure your American Dream doesn't turned into a nightmare.


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Eva Jacqueline Longoria Parker (born March 15, 1975) is an American film and television actress. She rose to fame by playing Isabella Braña Williams on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She now plays Gabrielle Solis in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She has also become a nationally recognized model after appearing in several high-profile advertising campaigns and numerous men's magazines, reaching #14 in the FHM "Sexiest Women 2008" poll.[2] Longoria is also known for her relationship with NBA guard Tony Parker, whom she married in 2007.
Early life
Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, the daughter of Mexican-American parents, Enrique Longoria, Jr. (born in Rachal, Brooks County, Texas) and Ella Eva Mireles (married in Falfurrias, Brooks County, Texas). Eva's ancestry traces to Southern Mexican immigrants who migrated to the USA.[3]
Longoria is the youngest of four daughters, her sisters being Elizabeth Judina, Emily Jeannette and Esmeralda Josephina.[4] The family lived and worked on farmland that had been handed down to them from past generations, but they often had very little money; Enrique and Ella struggled for many years to give their children a decent upbringing. Longoria showed viewers an introspect into the hardship she faced in her formative years growing up poor on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2006; she took cameras on location to the family farm and showed how spartan they were still living. Longoria admitted that only when she made it in show business did things begin to look better for them financially. In an interview with Dateline's Stone Phillips, she also revealed the snubbing she received from her siblings. "I grew up as the ugly duckling. They used to call me 'la prieta fea,' which means 'the ugly dark one,'" Longoria said.[5]
Longoria originally wanted to be a fashion model and sent in photos to a modelling agency but was declined because of her height. Longoria attended Marvin P. Baker Middle School and later Roy Miller High School; she subsequently received her Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology at nearby Texas A&M University-Kingsville. During this time, she won the title of Miss Corpus Christi, USA in 1998. After completing college, Longoria entered a talent contest that led her to Los Angeles; shortly after, she was spotted and signed by a theatrical agent.[4]
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Longoria with husband Tony Parker at the 2008 Emmy Awards
Longoria landed her first television role in 2000, guest-starring in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. Another guest appearance in General Hospital the same year brought her big break on the popular American soap opera The Young and the Restless, in which she played psychotic Isabella Braña Williams from 2001 to 2003. People en Español listed her among its "Most Beautiful People" for 2003. After leaving The Young and the Restless, she was seen on the now-cancelled Dick Wolf revival of Dragnet. Although it lasted only two seasons, the show gave Longoria another leading star credit to her name. Following Dragnet, she starred in two ill-fated productions - Señorita Justice, a poorly received direct-to-video film, and a television film titled The Dead Will Tell. In 2004, Longoria landed a role that elevated her to the A-List. She starred as adulteress Gabrielle Solis in the worldwide break-out ABC hit Desperate Housewives. As the show became an overnight sensation, Longoria's career was well and truly launched. But she has never considered her career to have jumped off so suddenly: "I think it's funny when people say I'm an overnight sensation, because I've been working at it for 10 years."[6]
Shortly after her debut on Desperate Housewives, Longoria starred in a poorly received direct-to-video film titled Carlita's Secret, for which she was also co-producer. In 2005, she was rewarded for her performance as Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives when she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy along with her co-stars. Even though neither Longoria nor any of the rest of the cast won, she was awarded the ALMA Award and named entertainer of the year. She also starred opposite Michael Douglas and Kiefer Sutherland in the 2006 thriller The Sentinel, which was her first major role in a theatrical movie. In 2006 she played the character Sylvia in Harsh Times starring Freddy Rodriguez and Christian Bale.
Longoria continues to be included in lists of Hollywood's Most Beautiful and was listed #1 in Maxim's Hottest Female Stars of 2005 and 2006, becoming the first woman to top the list in two consecutive years. She was ranked #9 in the magazine's Hot 100 of 2007 list.[7] In honor of Maxim's 100th issue in 2006, Longoria was featured on a 75-by-110-foot vinyl mesh replica of its January 2005 cover located in the Las Vegas desert.[8] It has been rumored that she will play Janet Van Dyne aka The Wasp in the upcoming Avengers film due to the fact that she has been spotted reading core Avengers titles such as The New Avengers annual and Marvel Adventures: Avengers.[9][10][11][12]
Longoria is being considered to portray Mariah Carey in an upcoming Broadway show which is about the American pop singer. Leona Lewis is Carey's first choice. Vanessa Hudgens and Longoria Parker are also being considered if Lewis is not taking the job.[13]
Eva Longoria Parker can't imagine Desperate Housewives without Nicollette Sheridan, who broke the news that she was leaving the show.[14]


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Question 257: My late father had 38 years of railroad service. He retire in 1999 & died last month (April 2003). My mother is 60 but has not yet retired. She has talked to the RRB about accepting her widow's benefit now with a reduction because her normal retirement age is 65 & 8 months.
Is an age reduction permanent or just until she reaches her normal retirement age?
Answer: An age reduction is permanent with one exception. At her normal retirement age, 65 & 8 months, the reduction is adjusted to eliminate any month she did not receive benefits because of excess earnings. In 2003, the earnings limit for people receiving a reduced benefit is $11,520. If her earnings are more than the ceiling, her benefits are reduced $1 for each $2 she earns after $11,520.
People who accept a reduced benefit usually do so to receive benefits earlier than if they waited until they could get full benefits. No one can forcast the future & people who are already retired or have lower earnings generally find it to their advantage to take a reduction for early retirement. In your mother's case, she could receive a widow's benefit for more than five years before she would reach her normal retirement age. But if she has significant earnings & she wants to continue to work, it probably would be smarter for her to hold off filing for a widow's benefit.
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"We are in the business of manufacturing and distribution and also providing service for roof tiles, wall sidings and equipment/accessories. We believe that the capability to respond to the requirements and expectations of our customers, employees, society and our shareholders is the basis for the success and achievement of our mission."
"We shall be diligent, dedicated in our work, and strive towards success and excellence, in attempting to maintain a balance of interest for all related parties, that is, customers, employees, and shareholders working together as one. This is achievable through integrity, honesty, justice, and transparency, where the knowledge is shared and improved on a continual basis, with ongoing development to make a better difference."
Here we use a popular abbreviation to portray our corporate value as "D-BUILD" which stands for
D - Diligence :having perseverance and dedication to work, commitment towards success and excellence.
B - Balance :maintaining the balance of interest for all related parties, e.g. customers, employees, and shareholders.
U - Unity :working together as one.
I - Integrity :promoting justice and fairness and transparency in actions and conduct.
L - Learning :acquiring the knowledge and sharing, improving on a continual basis.
D - Differentiation :developing constantly to make a better difference.
The Company has established strategies in line with its vision, mission, and values as follows;
"Diamond Building Products Public Company Limited is highly committed to the manufacturing of roof tile products and artificial board products of superior quality under TISI standards, providing excellent service, and maintaining constant development for the benefit of customer satisfaction."
The company places the highest emphasis on quality in every aspect, which includes quality of products and production based on quality assurance system, with strict quality control measure to ensure perfection in every step, from selection of raw materials, production quality, packaging, quick and on-time delivery, to excellent after sales service. This has allowed the company to obtain the ISO 9001:2008 certifications from TUV NORD institution on January 22, 2010. Top quality products under the trademark "Diamond" are divided into 3 main categories: fiber cement roof tiles, concrete roof tiles, and artificial boards.
Diamond fiber cement roof tiles come in the form of flat sheets of particle board-type, Roman tiles, small corrugated tiles, Venetian tiles and roof ridges, and are available in distinct colors and forms. Special properties include light-weightiness that relieves the load fon roof structures, and also being easy-to-install. In addition, the company also manufactures roof ridges that are installation parts to the roof, which adds to the beautiful touch. Diamond fiber cement roof tiles are authorized to bear the TIS 79-2529, TIS 1407-2540, TIS 1427-2540 labels from Thai Industrial Standards Institute, the Ministry of Industry.
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Diamond artificial boards comprise of lathes, eaves, mouldings, sidings and side boards that have been developed as replacements for natural wood, with the goal to help preserve the environment. Key notable properties are being resistant to moisture and chemicals, safeguarding against insects, having ability to withstand pressure and exhibiting high flexibility and versatility. Diamond artificial board products come in different colors, and bear distinctive contour and natural pattern, and also best suited for home decoration and construction equipment, which bears the TIS 1427-2540 label from Thai Industrial Standards Institute, the Ministry of Industry.
The company has organized trainings to provide knowledge for its employees, so that they are aware of the requirements for the quality management system that will bring about successful work management and answer to the demand and expectation of customers, as well as support the development of the work system on a continual basis.
The company has conducted calibration testing for measurement devices, provided guidance for utilizing the tools and equipment, and supported maintenance for the devices used for measurement, as well as promoted communication and public relation, so that employees are truly aware and understand the importance of using measurement devices.
And to further ensure that each and every product delivered to customer is up to standard and guarantees the highest level of satisfaction from utilization the company has also organized follow-up inspection for the maintenance of the company's system as well as for the suppliers of raw materials for the company. This is to guarantee that corporate sectors and suppliers have well-established management system, and to promote confidence that all products and service under the trademark of "Diamond" are of high standards.
The company has introduced various activities to boost productivity, that is, the 5S, QCC: Quality Control Circle, Kaizen suggestion and TPM: Total Productive Maintenance, which is the tool to increase the production and service efficiency, to reduce cost, and to foster the participation of employees of the company.
The Board of Directors is determined to develop its organization with transparent management, good governance and to look after the interest of the stakeholders and society in general, to develop its personnel with morality and accountability, operating business with prudence and honesty, to improve the quality of life and environment advancing towards success of social responsibility for existence and sustainable growth of the Company's business and acceptance by every group of stakeholders. Accordingly, the Company has carried out these matters as follows.
1. Organizational Governance
With intention to become a leading organization operating to build credibility among the shareholders and every stakeholder involved with the business operation in order to increase value of the organization and promote sustainable growth; therefore, the Company places importance on the principles of good corporate governance by adhering to business operating principles with accountability, responsibility, equitable treatment, transparency, vision to create long term value and ethics in business operation, as well as looking after social and environment (details can be seen in the "Corporate Governance" on Page 49).
2. Fair Operating Practices
The Company adheres to principle of fair business operation and promotes its employees at every level to operate with prudence and honesty by adhering to the business ethics, which has a fair business operating policy toward every group of stakeholders, namely the shareholders, customers, trading partners and competitors, without seeking for own benefit, which has conflict of interest with the Company and stakeholders, as well as keeping confidential of secrets relating to business operation with the stakeholders.
The Company has compensation measures in case of a stakeholder has suffered damage form violation of law by the Company. The Company provides opportunity for notifying clue or complaint about illegal action or infamous conduct through the independent Director and Audit Committee. The Company has also established a procedure for the process after the notification of clue by checking on the information and reporting to the Board of Directors later.
The Company has established good practices concerning with giving and receiving of business gifts, assets of other benefits with objective aiming not to open any channel for cheating or create discomfort for the receiver or having impact on the decision involving reciprocal relationship with the gift giver or create unfair situation with other relevant parties. The Company shall consider mainly the intention of the giver and receiver.
In addition, the Company has established operating guidelines for the executives and employees according to the value as expected by the Company, including the code of conduct and accountability with the stakeholders for the benefit of building operational behaviors standard of the executives and employees based honesty. The Good Corporate Governance Handbook and the Code of Conduct and disseminated on the Company's website (www.dbp.co.th) for acknowledgement and practice by every executive and employee throughout the organization with constant monitoring of the practice.
3. Respect for Human Rights and Fair Labor Practices
The Company has policy to conduct its business with respect to the laws and adherence to human rights and shall not support any business that violates human rights. The Company shall practice principle of justice in management of compensation, benefits and other employment terms and conditions, as well as recognize the workers' right to freedom of association, not using forced labor or child labor, no allowance of discrimination. The Company shall support equal opportunity for every employee and humane working conditions, organize activities to encourage participation by the employees to build relationship and unity among the employees, carry out selection without gender discrimination, freedom of religion, expression of political opinion, etc. The Company emphasizes on fair treatment of employees and with dignity as part of the Company, adhering to the Labor Protection Act and Thai Labor Standard as well as other relevant laws and regulations as follows.
3.1 Employment: Appointment, transfer and remuneration shall be conducted in fairness by considering qualifications on education, experience, physical condition and other necessary conditions of the employee on such job position. In addition, the Company has increased the provident fund from 3 to 5 percent according to the employment period to encourage saving, which the saving amount can be chosen by the employee and the Company will add equal amount to the fund.
3.2 Welfare: Medical treatment and safety are deemed responsibility of the Company, which must oversee the welfare of the employees and maintain the workplace in proper, safe and sanitarian condition, and strictly adheres to the laws relating to labor as well as considers the importance of employees' security.
3.3 Complain: The Company has established means for the employees to submit complaints to the Company in case of unfair treatment, wrongful action or negligence with regard to the regulation or contract or agreement that were agreed upon. The complainer is required to proceed according to the complaint procedure as set forth within the Company's regulation regarding Company's business operation.
3.4 Human Resources Development: The Company has policy to develop the capability of the personnel in order to increase competitiveness, to support and provide training and seminar relating to operation of each working unit, which are deemed important in developing quality employees and achieving growth. In 2012, the Company arranged for the following training courses for human resources development.
Human resource development in 2012 focused on promoting core value and building corporate culture, capability development, as well as development of production capacity increase and operational safety, which can be summarized as follows.
3.4.1 Core Value Promotion and Corporate Culture Building
The Company has organized training courses on the "Core Value" for every employee with goal to develop competency for the employee that is suitable with the operation, including taking the core value for self development and using it in daily life. Moreover, the employees will have the sense of unity and love for the organization.
3.4.2 Human Potential Development
The Company emphasizes on the development of employees' potential other than the capacity that they have in their job position, including the development of latency within each employee, and therefore, the Company organizes training courses such as "Train the Trainer" for the employees in Engineering and Maintenance Division taking steps to become professional experts and arrange teaching schedule for teaching their colleagues under the "Diamond Teachers" project.
3.4.3 Productivity Improvement
In expansion of production capacity, improvement of production efficiency to reduce the amount of waste from the process, the Company has organized training courses for every level of employees from the executive to the operation level including courses on TPM, Kaizen and 5S, etc. The objective is so that the employees can take various tools from each course and apply them in their operation to increase production capacity, improve efficiency and make the process easier, more convenient and also reduce the cost of production.
3.4.4 Safety
The Company gives highest priority on safety issue and therefore, has organized training courses and provided knowledge to the employees on safety by starting with the review on creating sense of safety at the level of foreman, employee and contractor. In addition, training courses are provided to ascertain that the employees are aware of their role and responsibility for participation concerning safety issues such as the safety training course for the foreman, as the first-aid training course for the benefit of the employees who can take this knowledge for use at word and their daily life.
4. Consumer Issues
The Company realizes the importance of customer satisfaction to the successful business. Therefore, the Company has intention to seek for more efficient and effective means to meet the requirements of the customers, having guidelines as follows.
· Delivery of products and services with quality as per specifications or better than customer's expectation at a fair price.
· Provide accurate, sufficient and timely information to the customer concerning products and services without exaggeration causing misunderstanding about the quality, or any terms for such products or services.
· Contact the customer with courtesy, effectiveness and with trust by the customer and establish a process system for customers to file complaints concerning the quality and safety of the products, as well as provide quick response or delivery and put effort to the last in order to provide the customer with quick response.
· Keep confidential of customer's information, which shall not be wrongfully used for own and others' benefit.
· Provide consultation concerning the effective use of products and services of the Company for the maximum benefit of the customer.
In 2012, the Company did not receive any significant complaint due to the use of Company's products. Information and news were provided correctly and sufficiently to the customers for management benefit of both the producer and consumer.
Accordingly, for the responsibility to other groups of stakeholders namely shareholders, customers, trading partners, competitors and accounts payable, the Company has made announcement regarding the Code of Conduct to be used as guidelines for Company's operations, which is included in the Good Corporate Governance Handbook, being disseminated on the Company's website.
5. Community and Social Operations
5.1 Policy on Social Responsibility
The Company adheres to the good corporate governance policy for its business operation and has established corporate social responsibility as part of the company's Code of Conduct. This is due to the fact that the Company realizes the importance of the wore "Social" that is the key mechanism for supporting and pushing forward the Company for its existence, sustainability and development, as well as acceptance by all concerned parties. It started from small association within the organization including Directors, executives and employees, which is the heart of promoting potential and competitiveness toward society at the community level, as well as encouraging the Directors, executives and employees of the Company to work in the same direction. Accordingly, the Company has established the policy on social responsibility as follows.
"Corporate social and environmental responsibility policy is considered a duty and responsibility of the directors, executives and employees to operate the business with ethics and accountability to the society, to participate in the development of community, society and environment in general, to respect the laws and human rights without discrimination regardless whether the concerned parties have different race, religion or culture, to manage with fairness, to instill social responsibility in the employees at every level seriously and constantly without expecting anything in return, to promote activities that are beneficial to the community and society for the stability and sustainable development."
Under the following guidelines:
· Organization Level Activities: Skill development activities for the directors, executives and employees and every level to build knowledge base within the organization, to encourage participation of the employees in expressing their opinions on the organization, to participate in the community development and environmental protection within the organization.
· Community Level Activities: Activities which are in line with the Company's business operation that can be carried out in long term, to bring about continuous development of education and learning of both the quality of life of the people in the society that the Company conducts its business and the society in general, to help the society in case of a disaster and to support learning development and instill social responsibility in the young persons.
The Company has established channels channels for communication and dissemination of operations concerning social and community for acknowledgment by the Company's employees and all concerned parties through the Company's website as follows.
· Within the Company via http: //drt/ under Topic "Social Responsibility"
· Outside the Company via http: //www.dbp.co.th/trade_information.htm in the "Investor Information" under Topic "Social Responsibility"
5.2 Corporate Level Activities
According to the social corporate responsibility above, in 2012, the Company has promoted activities which encouraged participation by the employees in offering ideas and opinions about the organization, participation in the development of community, social and maintaining good environment within the organization by establishing the following guidelines.
5.2.1 Safety, Health and Environment (SHE)
The Company realizes the importance of occupational health and safety in the workplace due to the fact that accidents, injuries and illnesses from working are preventable with good sense on safety and participation by everyone in the organization. In the past year, the Company continued to carry out works concerning safety of the employees, contractors and visitors by offering training courses, campaigns and activities concerning the occupational health and safety in the workplace as follows.
(A) Safety Campaign Activities
· "SHE LOVE YOU" Activity : Safety campaign during the Valentine's Day festival
· "Safety Talk และ KYT" Activity : Campaign to promote story tellings about safety in every area.
· "Water Play with SHE" Activity : Campaign for promoting safe trip home during Songkran Festival including Buddha water pouring ceremony, respected elders water pouring, games and activities for sending employees home with "sleepy curing" bag for safe trip.
· "Diamond's Fight against Drugs" Activity : Campaign to promote health and reduce factors causing crimes.
· "Mobile Clinic…Happy All" Activity : Health consultation and medicine administering services in the working areas.
· "Bicycle Check and Registration" Activity : Campaign for safe bicycle riding. Set regulations and limits on the use of bicycles within the factory for traffic safety.
· "Annual Health Checkup" : Health checkup according to risk factors of employees and contractors
· "Help SHE Please" Activity : Campaign to encourage employees and contractors to report unsafe incidents such as unsafe conduct, risky or hazardous situation and near-accident incidents.
· "Occupational Safety Week" Activity : Activity to promote safety, health and environment
· "New Year Campaign for Don't Drive Drunk" Activity : Campaign to promote "don't Drive Drunk" during the New Year Festival
· "Waste Separation" Activity" : Training on separation of waste within the factory to promote environmental protection, to dispose waste at the right place to reduce waste separation time and treatment.
· And other activities
(B) Accident Statistics of Year 2006-2012
In 2012, the number of accidents increased by 13 times as compared to the previous year due to large increase of employees including permanent employees and daily workers and higher turnover ratio than the previous year, making it difficult to provide safety training to every person. Therefore, in 2013, employees' safety is considered the main duty of the executives in every level to pay serious attention in order to reduce the number of accidents.
Safety Training: Safety working team together with the Production and Engineering Division and Maintenance have prepared handbooks for machinery clearing, construction and accident prevention guidelines by making assessment and safety improvement at the machinery and surrounding areas. In addition, safety training courses are given to every new employees and new full day, 6-hour course. Morning safety Talks are conducted in the morning before work for over 800 times per year. Other safety training and activities include first-aid practice, machinery cleaning method and procedure, forklift truck safety lessons, crane operation training, and basic fire fighting courses. Moreover, annual safety exhibition is held every year. In 2012, training courses on the role of safety officers were given to 59 employees at the executive level and to 190 employees at the foreman level, etc.
(C) Effective Work Improvement Activities
· 5 S Activity is participated by every executive, employees and contractor, joining together to develop and improve working areas for cleanliness and increase work effectiveness for products and materials storage, by dividing into 4 categories, namely large-sized factory, small-sized factory, materials storage and office. In 2012, the Company received the "5S Award" certificate at the Thailand 5S Award Event from the Technology Promotion Association (Thai-Japanese) for the materials store and warehouse areas in addition to the office area and Accounting and Finance Division, which had received the award a year earlier.
The Company has carried out 5S activity since 2007 with objective that the 5S activity would be part of the operation with every employees taking part for good and safe working environment, building good sense of efficient work improvement and foreseeing the received benefits such ad cleanliness, orderly product and material storage for convenient usage, reduction of brokent products, reduction of storage area. Therefore, the 5S activity has been initiated and carried out at the Company's stores for several years. In 2012, 5S activity was introduced in many of Company's stores, including specific assistance in organizing the 5S activity for customers whom were affected by the heavy flood in Bangkok, which tremendously pleased the Company's customers.
· TPM Project : The Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is undertaken by every employee through groupworks activities with aim to improve the effectiveness of the machinery to the highest level, knowledge and skill development of employees which shall improve the performance of the organized training programs since year 2010 including the TPM 6Basics (fundamental training in the areas of Bolt & Nut, Pneumatics, Transmission, Lubrication, Electrical and Hydraulics). Currently, the training courses are taught by internal experts developed from within the Company with skill in certain areas of maintenance and fostering social responsibility. The TPM project is well received and participated by the employees from every department.
5.2.2 Social Level Activities
Activities on the social level are carried out within the Company for the persons having interest with the Company's operations namely, the executives and employees of the Company. The Company has organized activities in many festivals to encourage love and helpfulness among the employees in case of a disaster so that they have good sense to help each other, including family members of the employees. These activities can be summarized as follows.
· Mother's Day Activity : the Company organized the Mother's Day event, having contest for the employees to make shirt and send card to tell the mother that they love her.
· "Sushi Child…Diamond Breed" Activity : During school holidays, the company organized activity for employees to bring in their children to practice making sushi to promote family activity for future profession or family activity over holidays.
· "Mind Development for Balanced Life Year 2" Activity: The Company encourages the employees to practice the dharma, meditation, and have cheerful mind in order to have good sense for life and work.
· "Assistance for Employees Affected by the Flood" Activity: The Company provided money and goods to help the employees whom were affected by the flood disaster for a total amount of Baht 3,127,934.
· "Mother's Breast Feeding Corner" Activity: The Company provided area for providing knowledge in pumping breast milk for the female employees and contractors.
· "Blood Donation Drive" Activity: The employees participated in the blood donation in March, June, September and December at the Diamond Brand Kitchen.
5.3 Community Level Activities
Activities at the community level are in line with the business operation of the Company that can be carried out continuously for the benefit of society and communities surrounding the Company. In 2012, the Company has carried out the following activities.
(A) Skill Development Training Project: Bringing knowledge and skill in roof installation to the people in the community to create jobs and increase income to the people in the community. The Company has organized several programs as follows.
· "Phra Dabos" Project : The Company joined the technical training program and supplied course materials for the students of Dabos School under the royal patronage of the king foundation, which has been carried out for several years. The Company foresees the importance of this mission and has confidence in the Company's personnel for taking part in the development of the training course in construction-roof tile installation for Phra Dabos students as an alternertive course as well as expansion of technical knowledge and profession.
· "Luk Phar Dabos" Project : Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over the opening ceremony of the Chaloem Phrakiat 84 Phansa His Majesty the King Public Park under the Luk Phra Dabos Project on September 19, 2012, which The Company was very proud of its participation and donation of the "Phra Dabos Diamond" pavilion to the Phra Dabos Foundation under the royal patronage of the King.
· "Diamond Heart" Project : The Company organized "Diamond Heart" training course Class 1 for nearby community, providing knowledge on roof installation, siding boards and eaves installation by using Company's products.
In 2013, the Company coordinated with the Department of Skill Development of Saraburi Province to assign and include the "Diamond Heart Technician" program into the skill development plan for year 2013 with 5-day training course including 2-day theoretical part and 3-day practical part with course certificate to be issued to the course participants.
(B) Development Projects with the Community
· "Green Village" Project : The Company provided roofing tiles, ceilings and boards under the Diamond Brand with total value of around Baht 1 million to the "Green Village by Insee Project", a model green village, which has delivered 20 houses to the community of Baan Khlong Sai, Amphur Maharaj, Ayutthaya Province, the community that was affected by the heavy flood in 2011.
· "Good Sanitation" Project" : The Company provided roofing tiles and Diamond Ultra Trusses together with Sansiri Pcl. In the construction of dining canteen for good sanitation for children in the remote area at Baan Kork Chang Pattana School, Prajuab Kirikhan Province.
· "Community Relations" Project : The Company provided roofing tiles and synthetic wood for construction of government sector and education buildings in nearby communities and temples.
(C) Activities with the Community
· National Children Day : The Company supported Children Day activity at the Subdistrict Administration Organization of Tan Diao and Wat Huay Lee, Tumbon Taling Chan on January 13, 2012, including activities such as games, sculpture painting, prizes, food and drinks for students and parents.
· "Share the Love and Kindness to Blind Children" Activity: jointly donation of consumer goods and lunch for the school for the blind in Lopburi Province
· "Merit Making on the Buddhist Lent Day" Activity" : The Company and employees together made merit and lent candle offering at Jumsil Temple and Nong Bua Temple in Saraburi Province
· "Financial Support for Teachers Respect Ceremony" Activity: The Company jointly funded Nong Bua School, Tumbon Taling Chan in the Teachers Respect Ceremony and Annual Merit Making Rite of the School.
· "Sports Day" Activty : Badminton friendship competition "Diamond Meets Insee" at the Badminton Court of Siam City Cement Pcl.
6. Environmental Concerns
The Company realizes the importance of environmental responsibility and considers responsibility in business operation, particularly in the production process which must not have adverse impact or damage to the environment and community, as well as, organizes environmental protection campaigns and activities, which can be summarized as follows.
6.1 Production Process : The Company has received certifications from TUV NORD Thailand Co.,Ltd and certified body form TUV NORD of Germany, which guarantees that the Company's production process has good environmental management system. The Company has already received following three industrial standards and certifications.
· ISO 9001 : 2008 : Quality management system for both factory and office (Since 2003)
· OHSAS 18001 : 2007 : Occupational health and safety management system (Since 2005)
· ISO 14001 : 2004 : Environmental management system (Since 2009)
Other Certifications and Awards Received can be summarized ad follows.
· Year 2005: Received the Thai Industrial Standard (TIS) from the Thai Industrial Standards Institute, Ministry of Industry.
· Year 2007: Received the Safety Award on excellent reduction of accidents from the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare
· Year 2008-11: Received the Distinquished Enterprise Award in labor relation and welfare from the Ministry of Labor and in 2012, received from the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare, Saraburi Province.
· Year 2009: Received the Distinquished Thailand Brand from Department of Export Promotion, Ministry of Commerce.
· Year 2009: Received the Distinquished Regional Enterprise Award in Safety from the Ministry of Labor
· Year 2010: Received the "White Factory" Award (Drug Prevention) from the Labor Protection and Welfare Office of Saraburi Province.
· Year 2011-12: Received the "5S Award Model 2011" certificate at the Thailand 5S Award Event, from the Technology Promotion Association (Thai-Japanese) for the office area, Accounting and Finance Division, Logistics and Customer Service and Warehouse.
· Year 2012: The Company was placed ad Number 1 Brand "Diamond" as the most admired brand for roofing tiles in the construction materials category from the "Thailand's Most Admired Brand 2012" ranking in the January 2012 issue of Brand Age Magazine
· Year 2012: Received a quality symbol, "Thailand Trust Mark" from the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP). Ministry of Commerce, a guarantee of excellent quality product from Thailand, which will add value to the product, build strong market opportunity and increase consumer confidence.
· Year 2012: Received "Outstanding Company Performance Awards" from the "SET Awards 2012" on November 22, 2012, organized by the Stock Exchange of Thailand in cooperation with Money & Banking Magazine
Results of Environmental Condition Measurements
The Company Strictly adheres to the laws and regulations on environmental concerns as stipulated by the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Labor and Ministry of Interior. The Company conducts its business under the social responsibility and environmental protection regularly and continuously. In 2012, the Company passed all the standards and criteria in the environmental condition air, dust, noise, water and waste in the production process, having no adverse impact or damage to the environment and resources of the community, which can be summarized ad follows.
· Measurement of air quality from the workplace condition such as steam boiler funnels, paint blowers, xylene, etc. in order to monitor the air quality so that it will not have impact on the environment.
· Monitoring of noise pollution, dust and chemical, which passed all the standard criteria.
· Monitoring of surface water quality surrounding the factory to be within the specified standard.
· Having the base solution pond system for recycling of water for re-use in the process, reducing water consumption and water pollution.
· Treatment of waster, broken tiles, sealer remains, oil residue and other wastes are transported and disposed outside the factory, which is permitted by the Department of Industrial Works, including reporting via website of the Department of Industrial Works, www.diw.go.th
Monitoring of Chrysotile in the Workplace
Monitoring of Air Quality in the Workplace
Monitoring of Air Quality from the Factory's Funnels
Accordingly, the results of air quality check in both the workplace and funnels found no values which are exceeding the environmental standards.
For the reduction of water consumption, the Company has installed a water reservoir system for recycling and re-use in the production process.
For the air pollution caused by dust from tile cutting and volatile matter from tile coating, the Company has installed a dry process dust removal system, volatile matter suction room and paint dust and order collection system in the production process, including construction of hazardous waste storage building.
Investments on Reduction of Environmental Impact for the Past 5 Years
6.2 Energy Conservation Projects
The Company realizes the importance of environment management and efficient usage of energy power. Therefore, the Company emphasizes on establishing guidelines on energy conservation for the employees in order to encourage every employee to participate and practice within these guidelines in the conservation of energy tasks. For past several years, the Company has carried out the following duties concerning with the conservation of energy.
· The Company shall carry out and develop appropriate energy management system by establishing energy conservation as part of the plan and in line with the relevant laws and regulations.
· The Company shall continue to improve on the efficiency of energy resources utilization, which is suitable for the business and technology and good practices.
· The Company shall establish plan and objectives for the conservation of energy annually and communicate with the employees for correct understanding and practices.
· The Company believes that the conservation of energy is the responsibility of the executives and employees of the energy management team.
· The Company shall provide necessary support including human resources, technology, financial budget, training program and participation in presenting ideas concerning the energy development.
In 2013, the Company utilizes steam energy from a private power plant located adjacent to Company's factory. The steam energy has 10% higher heating value than the steam produced by the Company. As a result, steam energy consumption has been reduced by 10%. The Company has also entered into a power purchase agreement from this power plant, which should increase the stability in electrical power for the production process. Accordingly, the energy consumption is more efficient, which has resulted in a reduction of energy cost and less impact to the social and environment.
The management and the energy management team shall review and improve its policy, objectives and energy operation plan every year for sustainable development.
7. New Innovation Projects
The Company has manufactured non-asbestos products in order to increase the variety of Company's products and environmentally friendly namely, Jearanai tiles, Jatulon tiles, etc.
8. Fight Against Corruption
The Company has established the Internal Audit and Compliance Control Department reporting directly to the Audit Committee, with duties to oversee and monitor the internal control system of every department in the Company in order to ensure that the Company's business operations, as well as establishment of guidelines for whistle-blowing for the employees to immediately notify of any dishonest occurrences in the Company through the Company's website. The Company and prevention against bribery payment for business benefit within the Good Corporate Governance Handbook.
Awards of Pride
Development of Social and Environmental Responsibility
The Company promotes the development of social responsibility for the Company's employees including product quality improvement and production process efficiency improvement in order to increase its competitiveness by developing skill, knowledge and understanding of its employees concerning Company's business operation so that it will not have adverse impact on the social and environment. During year 2012, the Company has enrolled its employees into several traing courses and activities as follows.
1. CSR Workshop for the listed companies on "Managing CSR for Sustainable Development" Class 2, organized by the stock Exchange of Thailand during August 2, 2012 to October 2, 2012, totaling 8.5 training days.
2. Corporate Social Responsibility – Department of Industrial Works (CSR-DIW) Program in budget year 2013, organized by the stock Exchange of Thailand on September 26, 2012.
3. CSR (CSR Best Practices) for Listed Companies in the property & Construction sector, organized by the Department of Industrial Works during September 20-21, 2012.


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In its seminal incarnation in the late 1970s, punk rock lived by the credo, as The Circle Jerks song said, to "Live Fast, Die Young."
Perhaps no other early punk band embraced that ethic as much as the Dead Boys, whose vocalist Stiv Bators famously thrashed about the stage and slashed his chest with the mike stand during fast, aggressive songs such as "Sonic Reducer," one of punk's great anthems.
The band burned out and broke up less than two years after releasing its debut album, "Young Loud and Snotty," also a punk classic.
Last year, the Dead Boys original guitarist Cheetah Chrome and drummer Johnny Blitz re-formed the band to mark the 40th anniversary of that album, and it's been back on the road since. Bators died in 1990.
On Saturday, it will play a show at Catasauqua's American Legion Post 215 to mark the first anniversary of the release of "Still Snotty: Young Loud and Snotty at 40," a re-recorded version of the album with the new lineup, which includes vocalist Jake Hout, rhythm guitarist Jason "Ginchy" Kottwitz and bassist Ricky Rat.
In a recent phone interview from his home in Nashville, where he recently relocated, Chrome (real name Eugene O'Conner) talked about Dead Boys' founding, future and legacy.
Here's a transcript of the call:
CHEETA CHROME: "Hey, how you doin', man?"
LEHIGH VALLEY MUSIC: Just fine, thanks. Thanks for taking out the time to talk with me today.
"Oh, no problem, man."
Do you live in Nashville?
"Well, I've been in Austin for the past two or three years, but I'm moving back here. So I guess I'm technically in Nashville now. [Laughs]"
[Laughs] So let's jump right into this. The reason we're talking is because you guys are going to be playing a show Sept. 8 in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania and I'm going to write a story in advance of you coming here.
So you guys have been back together for more than a year now. How's it going?
"Well, doin' good. It's, um, definitely grown some legs since we got started. And, um, we're having fun. This band now has been together almost as long as the original band [laughs]."
"So we're becoming more of a tight unit. I mean it's a lot of fun. We get along very well and we really good together. So …"
What's the touring like? I mean, how many shows are you guys playing, and what's it like being back out on the road as the Dead Boys?
"Well, you know, the pace is a little rougher than usual when I was doing solo shows. But it's been a lot of fun. It's pretty much like it was back then except that, you know, were not … I'm not as crazy, you know?
"But the shows have a lot of energy; a lot of kids in the crowd. They're going nuts. Jake [Hout, vocalist] gets out there and jumps around and gets out in the crowd and has a good time. And I get to play my guitar [laughs]."
Are you seeing a lot of young kids? Is it multi-generational?
"Oh, yeah. I mean, it's got to be 80 percent young kids at the shows."
Wow, that's great. I grew up with punk and, you know, to see that they're still honoring the originals is really good news to me, you know?
"It's really cool. A lot of this last tour, especially, we went to a couple of towns and there would be like 10 people there who had brought their kids to see us. [Laughs] And so that was pretty neat. It's nice to know that it's moving on. We're corrupting another generation, I hope [laughs]."
Amen. So tell me about the reunion. How did it come together? How did the idea come about, and how did you guys get together?
"Well, I did my solo thing; I'd been out on the road for, like, years. And the anniversary came up. And I didn't even realize it was. I wasn't even thinking about it. And, um, my guitar player was, like, 'We ought to get [Dead Boys drummer Johnny] Blitz back in and add a lot of songs to the set. And I thought, 'You know, that's kind of a good way to celebrate it.' Cause me and Blitz hadn't played together in years. But we'd been friends all our lives, you know?
"So I called, and we went over to Japan to do a weekend with him. And that went really well and then we booked a bunch of gigs the next month at South By Southwest [the huge music festival in Austin, Texas] and …
"Let me go back; I got to iron this all out. We had some gigs booked in California. And it turned out that I thought Jake and Mike both played in this band, The Young Dead Boys, which was like a Dead Boys tribute band that dressed like zombies. And they'd done a few gigs – I mean, they played Irving Plaza in New York and places like that. I didn't realize they were that good. My ex-girlfriend just showed me some videos of them and said, 'Ohh, these guys are pretty good.' And I thought they were, you know?
"So I said, 'get the singer and the bass player to do L.A. with us so I don't have to sing; I can just play guitar. We needed a bass player for that gig anyway, so let's just do that. That way we can just keep in the spirit of things.
"And we did two rehearsals with Jake and … it was just magic. The shows just went incredible. Jake is just, you know, all over the place. He's a perfect replacement for Stiv [Bators, the late founding singer of Dead Boys]. Not that Stiv could be replaced; I'm just happy to work with two of the best singers, you know?
"And it just gelled immediately … we ended up[ getting a bass player, which has always been the Dead Boys' curse [laughs]. And so we got Ricky Ratt – I had worked with him in [the band] Texas Terri. And he fit in perfectly, and it's been quite the unit ever since, you know?"
Great. You guys are going to be playing the show in Catasauqua on the first anniversary of the release of "Still Snotty." So tell me a little about that album. How did you guys decide to record it, and why did you record it?
"Well, it was basically … we wanted to do something for the anniversary. And there had been a deal in the works with an English label to acquire the rights to both of the original records. And that got stalled – Warner Brothers had a divestiture and they bought the masters and everything, and Warner didn't deliver the masters on time.
"So we had nothing to put out for the anniversary. Everything just kind got dead in the water. And … so we wanted to do something, and we got to thinking about it. The original album was just a demo – what if we went in and did it the way we actually wanted it to sound. 'Cause that was what we had been told we would be able to do, and we never got the opportunity. Warner decided it was good enough as it was; they didn't want to spend the money to go back in the studio. And in retrospect, I think they were right. It came out and it stood the test of time and I'm not going to argue – it's a great piece of work, considering it was the first time we'd been in the studio.
"But there were little things that bugged me – like my guitar sound on the whole f—king album! [Laughs] It wasn't anybody's fault but mine, but it didn't sound like I wanted it to.
"And so we just went in and tried out a few songs, and it sounded great. We were, like, 'OK, this sounds more like the band sounded live back then – like it would have sounded had we gone back in. So that was kind of the experiment we did there. So that was the purpose behind the album.
"And the second album, we just decided not to bother with it. [Laughs]."
Do the idea of making new music ever occur to you?
"Yeah! Oh yeah. That's in the works, actually. We're talking about it now, and there are a lot of songs that are already on the table for it. So there's a lot of stuff I had written before the band broke up that ended up being solo stuff that would have been Dead Boys stuff. So we may try some of those, and try some new stuff that we're writing right now."
So you are looking at this as something that's going to continue on? The reformed Dead Boys?
"Yeah! Yeah, there's no reason not to. It's us working – we're having a lot of fun, we get along. I mean, I'm still gonna do my solo shows periodically, just 'cause I miss playing those songs, you know? But I'll alternate them."
Before the reformation, you had cut back the amount of touring you were doing with your solo shows, right?
"Uh, yeah, I did for a while. Then it became where I was working for Plowboy Records."
"And that was one of the things … we built the label from the ground up. And that was a lot of fun, but it also freed me up a lot of times, if I wanted to, to go out and tour. When I put my solo album out, I was able to go tour more than I had before. My son was grown up and it wasn't like he needed me here as much as he did, you know? There was a period when my son really needed me around here"
If you don't mind, let me go back to the start. I've read the whole story that you guys moved to New York at the urging of Joey Ramone. Is that story true? Is that correct?
"Um, yeah. Well, you know, we'd become friends with Joey and he was saying, 'You guys should come up and play in New York; that's where you guys belong. Staying in Cleveland, there's nothing there.' And he was absolutely right.
"And [his pre-Dead Boys band] Rocket From the Tombs died because it never occurred to us to get in a van and go to New York, you know? [laughs] So we thought, 'What the hell? What do we got to lose,' you know?
"So we went up to New York, and the next thing you know, they were calling us to come back all the time. We ended up, between playing CBGB's and Max's – that was pretty much the only two bars we played for the first six months we were together."
Looking back at punk rock – at the formation of punk rock – what was it? Was a style of music? Was it a scene? Was it just a bunch of guys that happened to be playing the same time of idea? Looking at the formation of punk rock, what's your feelings about it?
"Well, you know, I've often thought that if they'd played The Stooges and The Velvet Underground an MC5 on the radio, along with the other stuff they were playing, there might not have been punk rock. They kind of created this underground by not playing certain records on FM radio. They just decided, 'We don't like these bands and we're not gonna play them.' So they kind of uplifted them to a legendary status already,.
"Plus, they kicked the sh-t out of everything they were playing on the radio. There were other bands around then, but, sorry, The Stooges and MC5 were two of the best, you know?"
Yeah, yeah.
"I mean, Alice Cooper got to be the biggest band in the world. Why couldn't the f—king Stooges, you know?"
Yeah, absolutely.
"So a lot of bands were behind those bands, they loved those bands, but they never got to see them They never got to really read about them, you know what I mean? It was almost like a media blackout about them.
"So they kind of created legendary status, and people followed that. And it wasn't just here. It was in Europe and everywhere."
"There was a lot of synchronicity in what was going on in England and what was going on in Cleveland and Detroit back in the '70s."
Do you think punk rock still exists today? The music that calls itself punk – is it punk?
"Uh, you know, I don't know. I'd like to say Green Day's a good punk band, but they've gotten really corporate. And I'll give 'em props about 'American Idiot' and the way they're talking about Trump and things like that. They're at least keeping politics and the punk attitude out there.
"But all the punks now, they're not hungry anymore. They're more like the chess club with motorcycle jackets. [Laughs] Bands just seem to get the ethic of learning how to play and making something that's different."
I totally agree with you. That's why I asked the question.
"There are a lot of bands with a lot of potential. I see a lot of potential for it, and I see that the kids coming out the shows now are doing their homework; are looking bands. They're pretty much knowledgeable about the whole thing, and if they would just actually get involved in the dangerous aspects of it, punk just might make a comeback [Laughs]."
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Sonic Rivals is a 2006 action Platform Game for the PSP, published by Sega and developed by Backbone Entertainment in 2006 (with a sequel, Sonic Rivals 2, released in 2007).
The main objective in these games is to race through each stage and beat your "rival" to the finish line. Stages are broken up by boss fights, where both characters fight against one of Dr. Eggman's[1] robots, with the winner determined by who can land more hits.
Sonic, Knuckles, Shadow, Silver and Metal Sonic are playable in the first game, while Tails, Rouge and Espio are added to the playable roster in the second game.
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- No Name Given: Two of the Bosses in Rivals 2.
- Omnicidal Maniac: Eggman Nega
- Palette Swap: With the exception of super moves, all the characters play exactly alike.
- Playing with Fire: Ifrit
- Robot Me: Metal Sonic 3.0.
- Soundtrack Dissonance: Similar to the US version of Sonic CD, hard rock plays on every level, even the bright and cheery ones.
- ↑ actually Eggman Nega from 200 years in the future disguised as Eggman
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Most indemnity plans require you to pay a deductible. After you have paid your deductible, indemnity policies typically pay a percentage of "usual and customary" charges for covered services; often the insurance company pays 80% and you pay 20%. Most plans have an annual out of pocket maximum and once you've reached this they will pay 100% of all "usual and customary" charges for covered services.
Many dental indemnity plans also require a waiting period before covering certain services.
I'm sure you've noticed that you and your child are two distinct people with entirely different needs, including dental health needs. When employers label children as dependents, however, they often see them as extensions of their parents. That means when it comes to awarding family dental benefits, you must be on the same policy. It's important to be sure you select a dental plan that works for both of you. Here are some things to consider when choosing your dental insurance carrier:
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