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Nature takes shape in plants - an art exercise for children
We feel a sense of awe and wonder when we look closely at the natural world. The natural world has developed patterns and forms which are marvels of efficiency and beauty such as in the aerodynamics...
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Folk Wisdom (Answers to Self-Administered Test on 50 items True or False)
Dr. Abe V. Rotor1. A child around 5 years old is ready for school if he passes the “touch your opposite your ear” test. F around 7, Grade 1 – age of reason.2. Añil or azul makes white clothes whiter....
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Spontaneous Generation: Life Arises from Non-Living Things - Fact or Myth?...
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogOne hot summer night following the first heavy rain in summer, swarms of gamu-gamu (gnats and midges) sweep into residential areas, attracted by light....
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Our Changing Environment - 20 Major Issues
Instead of “tailoring his lifestyle to the environment” as what his ancestors did for centuries, man is modifying the environment in order to meet such affluence.Dr. Abe V. RotorLiving with Nature...
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Pet Therapy
Dr Abe V. RotorLiving wih Nature School on BlogMore than the pleasant company they give, and sometimes the risk they take in giving us security, pets share our pain. They even get sick when we do. Our...
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Henpower: Therapy with Hens (Article in progress)
Dr Abe V Rotor HenPower, an organization in Britain is gaining popularity in many parts of the world. Hen therapy is an addition to therapy with other animals. Hen therapy has been found effective...
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The Mosquito – World’s Deadliest Creature
Re-written and updated to address the extreme importance to be vigilant against the present outbreak of Dengue in the country. This article includes news about the deadly Zia virus, which threatens...
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The making of an effective professor-researcher
Dr Abe V RotorProfessor Rey Pedoche (Media), Dr Anselmo Cabigan (Biology and Agriculture), AVRotor(Biology and Ecology), and Dr Manuel Martinez (Business and Psycvhology)Here is a framework of a...
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Eight Designs of Nature in Photos and Verses
Eight Designs of Nature in Photos and Verses "Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself."...
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A Day with Animals
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." ― Mahatma GandhiDr Abe V Rotor Tiger pet at Baluarte park,as tame as a cat;its genes, still wild in...
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Landscapes of Values
Landscapes of Values Ladder and Circle ModelsDr Abe V RotorLadder of ValuesIt is called Maslow's Hierarchy of Motives or Needs, or Ladder of Values. Whichever term is used, the principle is the same:...
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Part 2 - The Music of Nature - the most therapeutic sound on earth
Listen to the Music of Nature!Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogIdentify the sounds of nature in these paintings and photograpghs, translate them into notes. Arrange the notes into melody,...
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Part 1 - The Music of Nature - the most therapeutic sound on earth
Listen to the Music of Nature!Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogIdentify the sounds of nature in this painting, translate them into notes. Arrange the notes into melody, and expand it into...
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Pond - a place for quiet and meditation on the meaning of transience
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on Blog A pond is a transient environment. Unlike a stream, river, or lake, it has feeble currents or none at all. It is surrounded by thick vegetation...
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The Importance of a Garden Pond
The microcosm of the ocean is the pond; it is like “seeing the world in a grain of sand.” Dr Abe V RotorAre you aware that having a pond to complement your garden is beneficial for you and members of...
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Quaint and Idyllic Ilocos Region
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogBeating summer heat. Camindoroan Beach,San Juan, Ilocos SurApo Baket (lola) watches over grandchildren while theirparents are in the city or abroad...
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Natural Farming Models
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on Blog Rice-based farming, monoculture, one crop a year . Painting by AVRotor. Let me give you scenarios of natural farming.1. Zero tillage. Ratooning of...
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Padas, a rare specialty but ecologically unfriendly
Ecologically we are destroying the species every time we patronize padas bagoong. One kilo of padas probably amounts to several hundreds of individual fish that potentially mature in six months time...
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Fables Part 4: Other Fables of Aesop
Other Aesop Fables Here is a list of Aesop Fables which may not be as popular to us as compared with those in the first list. It is true that many fables have remained obscure and forgotten in some...
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Kugtong - Giant Lapulapu
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on BlogI am a witness of a pair of giant lapulapu (kugtong) in Sablayan Occidental Mindoro caught by local fishermen sometime in 1982. I had been hearing...
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