April 2008

Traditionally, original models used in the ceramic industry have been turned on a potter’s wheel or hand-carved from set-up plaster, metal, wood or clay. Mould making in ceramic plants has been simplified and thousand of patterns and original models have been formed with plaster of paris. So if you want to try making plaster mold for making ceramic or resin products, you can try using the procedures below. The materials used are not hard to find and can be purchased through your local hardware stores.

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I guess this post is an off topic but I think this will somehow help those who bang their heads to the wall solving the ADSL problem connection. I don’t know if I have to mention the company where we were subscribed with ( I used the term we because the phone line was named to my sister-in-law but I’m the one paying the monthly bills). Before, I mean when I don’t have a DSL connection, I’m using the internet by dial-up. But it seems that using dial up slows down my work so I decided to upgrade it to their 990 plan where the payment was a flat monthly rate regardless how long you use the internet or the phone. That was a real bargain and I’m impress with their service because it only took a few weeks before the line was upgraded. Customer service is also very responsive and polite.

But since it was my first time using DSL I thought there was a problem on our phone line installation because the speed is just a little faster then a dial-up (when I measure it on a broadband meter, it was only 66kbps) and patiently waited for the technical support to solve the problem after calling them many times regarding the problem. Since I’m not contented, what I did is I made my own troubleshooting by replacing the telephone wires inside our house and sometimes removing the phone to see if the speed will improve but still the problem remains. So again I just contented myself on that speed just for the sake of not wasting my time calling the technical support. Just last month (March), I was surprised because the my DSL speed improved and when I measure it, the speed was 200+ kbps and I thought the problem was solved. But I noticed the downtime is becoming more frequent and It took about 15 minutes for my modem to connect to the DHCP server. Sometimes the connection was good and can connect for 4 to 6 hours strait but often if disconnects and having intermittent connection.

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Perhaps persistence is one of the traits of a successful entrepreneur. The lady in the story, Mrs. Teresa Enano Cleak, turned her remarkable persistence into success and provides opportunity for our product to be known worldwide.
While Natural Treasures is now one of the top exporters of capiz products, with perhaps the largest selection of traditional and modern items and designs, Natural Treasures was, in its early years, the proverbial phoenix, rising out of the ashes of a crumbling startup business, on the fragile wings of perseverance and possibility and against, many will say, the worst kinds of odds. Natural Treasures had originated as far back as 1986, then under a different name, when Teresa’s British spouse and his business partner had gone into exporting capiz sun catchers. At the time, Teresa, determined to make her own money, had ventured into having a small canteen business and refused to be a part of the export company.

However, when the initial sun catcher business fell into crisis, Teresa was finally brought in on a commission basis to help out with the company. When she started, the old company was millions into debt and was ridden with labor strikes. So in order to keep business going, they ceased operations in the main factory to deal with labor concerns, while at the same time opening up five new small factories and hiring new employees to work on pending purchase orders. With an iron fist, Teresa helped make several improvements in the company,such as requiring down payments on orders so that they could bankroll the business. The company also started expanding its product range, since Sun
catchers eventually waned in popularity. For this, Teresa concentrated on obtaining input from customers she met in bazaars, which eventually led her to the idea of creating functional capiz designs-namely, lampshades, small tea light candle holders, larger candle holders, and even photo frames.

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Ramon “Monching” Romano, the owner of Divisoria.Com didn’t deny the fact that his motive on setting up his business was primarily for profit. It’s only natural that the reason for setting up a business is to earn, otherwise we will just set up a charity or a non-profit organization.He has a background as a marketeer and experience as brand manager and sales and marketing manager in different companies which I think have helped him on establishing his business. Truly, his online store is helping Filipinos and OFW in other countries who wish to buy Philippine products which are not available on their location.

Divisoria.Com is one of the many online stores in the internet which the process of buying is through online transactions and using your credit card to purchase items. Then after you completed the process and payment, the items will be shipped to you where ever you are. But unlike other online stores, Divisoria.Com is created for Filipinos abroad especially to those who miss Philippine products. Most of it’s customers are those who wanted to buy products for themselves or for their love ones here in the Philippines. Aside from Filipinos, there are Foreigners who patronize Pinoy products in the online store.

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