Major Concerns of Extension
Appropriate technology in developing countries is more of innovation than modernization. Dr Abe V Rotor The aim of extension is to narrow down the gap of potential and actual production - that obtained...
View ArticleReach out! Millions out there thirst for Functional Knowledge.
Visit avrotor.blogspot.com Listen to Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's-School-on-air) 738 DZRB AM, 8 to 9 evening class 8 to 9 p.m. Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature - School on Blog Pageview...
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Dr Abe V RotorVisiting ProfessorThe mythical bird Phoenix deserves a place in history. It is not confined only in the imagination shaped by the gods and goddesses of Mt Olympus. Go to Vietnam. Here...
View ArticleSTOU - First Open University in Southeast Asia
Dr Abe V RotorVisiting Professor Lately Thailand was rocked by internal conflict, students protesting against the current leadership and other issues.Having been in Thailand early this year, I saw a...
View ArticleCoral Reef Murals Endangered
Behold the hand that makes, and Lo! The hand that ruins, or beauty sliding away from it... Mural painting and Poem by Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with...
View ArticleOde to the Mushroom
You link three worlds - yesterdaywith tomorrow, and briefly today...Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening...
View ArticleMajor Concerns of Extension
Extension is applied teaching, a means of transforming people's capabilities, beliefs, ideas, and above all, infusing the faith that they can help themselves.Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on...
View ArticleReach out! Millions out there thirst for Functional Knowledge.
Set aside one to ten minutes of your time a day to touch a less fortunate one - not with pity, but with a spark of knowledge and hope. Functional knowledge is like binhi or seed that germinates and...
View ArticleThe Backyard as Science Laboratory and Workshop (Third of Series)
Topics: Cover crop to control weeds, green water as garden fertilizer; is-is (Ficus) as natural scrub and sandpaper; pansit-pansitan as home remedy for arthritis... and when a guava bonsai is no longer...
View ArticleSimplest remedy for dehydration .
"The discovery that sodium transport and glucose transport are coupled in the small intestine so that glucose accelerates absorption of solute and water (is) potentially the most important medical...
View ArticleThe Practice and Value of Gleaning
Glean is to gather, as scattered grain from a reaped field. Dr Abe V Rotor There is a romantic painting of three old women gleaning in a wheat field at sunset by Millet. A religious order - St Paul...
View ArticleAsking for a Raise
Dr Abe V. RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to FridayHere is a story about Pedro and Jose which I...
View Article24 Ways of Building a "Children of Nature" Culture
Dr Abe V Rotor Living with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to Friday Young biologist studies a specimen....
View ArticleTraditional Healing: Curative properties of Garlic
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to FridayGarlic not only makes food more appetizing...
View ArticleTraditional Healing: If dust gets into your eye, blow your nose
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to FridayIt was a weekend and it was the tail end of...
View ArticlePond - a place for quiet and meditation on the meaning of transience
Dr Abe V Rotor 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 which, advances towards the pond...
View ArticleFive Chinese Folk Stories
Researched and Compiled by Dr Abe V Rotor Living with Nature - School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM, 8 to 9 evening class Mon to Fri1. The Spider and the...
View ArticleBiology Lecture: Criteria of Life: When do we say a thing is living?
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogAll of us have witnessed in one or many occasions the transformation of the landscape when the first monsoon rains finally put an end to a long, hot...
View ArticlePractical sources of antibiotics
Dr Abe V RotorBunga de Jolo used as nganga is a potential bacteriocide. (photo)Vetchia merillii, a palm relative of the bunga (Areca catechu) was found to have a unique potency against the bacterium,...
View ArticleCat - Evolution through Domestication
Dr Abe V RotorLiving with Nature School on BlogPaaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to FridayThe cat found man, or is it the other way...
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