Saturday, January 10, 2015
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Corn silk tea is good for the kidney.
Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature School on Blog
When boiling green corn, include the inner husk and the silk as old folks do. Add water than normally needed. Drink the decoction like tea. It is an effective diuretic. But how can we make it available when we need it?
Sister Corazon C. Loquellano, RVM, in a masteral thesis at UST came up with corn tea in sachet. Just powder dried corn silk and pack it in sachet like ordinary tea. The indication of good quality is that, a six-percent infusion should have a clear amber color with the characteristic aroma of sweet corn. It has an acidity of about 6 pH. You may add sugar to suit your taste.
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738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class Monday to Friday
Silk is the composite pistil of corn which receives the pollen necessary in pollination. Right, silk remains after pollination-fertilization with the kernels.
Sister Corazon C. Loquellano, RVM, in a masteral thesis at UST came up with corn tea in sachet. Just powder dried corn silk and pack it in sachet like ordinary tea. The indication of good quality is that, a six-percent infusion should have a clear amber color with the characteristic aroma of sweet corn. It has an acidity of about 6 pH. You may add sugar to suit your taste.
Living with Folk Wisdom, AVR, UST Publishing House
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Quaint Talipapa - People's Mall
Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature School on Blog
Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio
738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class Monday to Friday
Tahong and talaba
Shrimps and crabs
Shellfish and lobster
Pusit
Arusip (Caulerpa)
Talangka
Everywhere, anywhere it rises in communion
With all walks of life converging into a ganglion,
Serving felt needs, the yardstick of satisfaction;
Name it: seaweeds, hito, giant grouper, tahong,
Variety for all culinary, or just a meal's portion;
Buffer against force majeure and economic recession;
By any measure, sans dollar-peso conversion,
Life goes on and on, so with the whole nation.~
Genuine versus imitation brands of apparels compared
Is there any difference? Consumers' view.
Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature School on Blog
As part of modern living apparel products cater to both adults and children in a wide variety of makes and brands. It takes a clinical eye to identify the genuine from the imitation brands.
Genuine versus imitation brands of apparels compared - Is there any difference?
The answer is yes. Consumers still look for the quality and reliability of genuine brands. But they also go for other brands and have a wide choice on from various kinds and sources.
With the proliferation of imitation brands, new brands, and custom made brands - not to mention seconds or ukay-ukay, people have become practical and less discerning.
Companies that are manufacturing genuine apparel goods - RTWs, dresses, shirts, etc - may be losing many of their patrons and the opportunity of getting potential customers. They however retain the confidence of customers on their products particularly on the aspects of quality and reliability.
A total of 150 consumers from different malls in Metro Manila were interviewed as to their buying behavior of apparel goods given the presence of imitation products. While they favor genuine brands, they are generally satisfied with imitation and other brands, manily for two reasons: affordability and availability. These are the criteria used in buying apparel goods, whether genuine or imitation.
1. Durability
2. Price
3. Comfort
4. Quality
5. Weight
6. Ease in repair
7. Precise size
8. Offer various sizes
9. Desirability
10. Reliability
NOTE: The study was confined to mall goers, so that a similar study is recommended for other groups and specific sectors like students, workers, and the like. The criteria used in this study are recommended as general guide in buying apparel goods, and other goods for that matter.
Source: Consumers' Attitudes and Responses to Genuine and Imitation Apparel Products, MBA thesis of Annaliza Advincula, University of Santo Tomas Graduate School, 2008.
Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature School on Blog
Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio
738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class Monday to Friday
As part of modern living apparel products cater to both adults and children in a wide variety of makes and brands. It takes a clinical eye to identify the genuine from the imitation brands.Genuine versus imitation brands of apparels compared - Is there any difference?
The answer is yes. Consumers still look for the quality and reliability of genuine brands. But they also go for other brands and have a wide choice on from various kinds and sources.
With the proliferation of imitation brands, new brands, and custom made brands - not to mention seconds or ukay-ukay, people have become practical and less discerning.
Companies that are manufacturing genuine apparel goods - RTWs, dresses, shirts, etc - may be losing many of their patrons and the opportunity of getting potential customers. They however retain the confidence of customers on their products particularly on the aspects of quality and reliability.
A total of 150 consumers from different malls in Metro Manila were interviewed as to their buying behavior of apparel goods given the presence of imitation products. While they favor genuine brands, they are generally satisfied with imitation and other brands, manily for two reasons: affordability and availability. These are the criteria used in buying apparel goods, whether genuine or imitation.
1. Durability
2. Price
3. Comfort
4. Quality
5. Weight
6. Ease in repair
7. Precise size
8. Offer various sizes
9. Desirability
10. Reliability
NOTE: The study was confined to mall goers, so that a similar study is recommended for other groups and specific sectors like students, workers, and the like. The criteria used in this study are recommended as general guide in buying apparel goods, and other goods for that matter.
Source: Consumers' Attitudes and Responses to Genuine and Imitation Apparel Products, MBA thesis of Annaliza Advincula, University of Santo Tomas Graduate School, 2008.
Friday, January 2, 2015
Evolutionary Survival Features: Bluff and Deceit among Lepidopterans
Dr Abe V Rotor
Living with Nature School on Blog
Which is the head? Tail? It's Nature's bluff and deceit. The tail looks menacing with false eyes and horns, while the head is obscure in deep purple. Even if the rear is attacked, this skipper has the chance to escape as long as its front wings are intact.
Unassuming and almost immobile this moth has a very potent defense mechanism - its sends off a cloud of dusts when disturbed. The dusts appear like tiny spears under the microscope which are made of chitin - the same material that makes the resistant exoskeleton of insects and other arthropods.
Like eyes of the owl, this skipper can outsmart a would-be predator, and if that's not enough, it shows off four pairs of eyes to confuse the enemy. And the game changes to numbers - another bluff.
Sulfur butterfly, on the other hand, is a show off, exhibiting its phosphorescence in the dark, and its brilliance in the sun. Who would relish the taste of sulfur? Most predators don't - house lizards, frogs, preying mantis, birds - not even toads. Even the camera can't fully capture the details of this master camouflage.
Two positions this skipper assumes at an instant - a stealth (upper photo) and a conventional airplane - to ward off its enemy. Predators become confused by its instant transformation and subsequent agility to take off and get away from danger.
Here is a two-headed hydra of Greek mythology. Predators would rather search for another prey.
This is one for Ripley's Believe it or Not. The biggest monarch butterfly (Danaus) is found in the Philippines. Bigness is also the name of the game of bluff and deceit.
Note: This specimen is handcrafted. You can find it at the back of the residence of the late Dr Jose P Rizal in Calamba, Laguna. Photos by Matthew Marlo R Rotor
Living with Nature School on Blog
Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid (People's School-on-Air) with Ms Melly C Tenorio
738 DZRB AM Band, 8 to 9 evening class Monday to Friday
Which is the head? Tail? It's Nature's bluff and deceit. The tail looks menacing with false eyes and horns, while the head is obscure in deep purple. Even if the rear is attacked, this skipper has the chance to escape as long as its front wings are intact.
Unassuming and almost immobile this moth has a very potent defense mechanism - its sends off a cloud of dusts when disturbed. The dusts appear like tiny spears under the microscope which are made of chitin - the same material that makes the resistant exoskeleton of insects and other arthropods. 
Like eyes of the owl, this skipper can outsmart a would-be predator, and if that's not enough, it shows off four pairs of eyes to confuse the enemy. And the game changes to numbers - another bluff. 
Sulfur butterfly, on the other hand, is a show off, exhibiting its phosphorescence in the dark, and its brilliance in the sun. Who would relish the taste of sulfur? Most predators don't - house lizards, frogs, preying mantis, birds - not even toads. Even the camera can't fully capture the details of this master camouflage.
Two positions this skipper assumes at an instant - a stealth (upper photo) and a conventional airplane - to ward off its enemy. Predators become confused by its instant transformation and subsequent agility to take off and get away from danger.
Here is a two-headed hydra of Greek mythology. Predators would rather search for another prey.
This is one for Ripley's Believe it or Not. The biggest monarch butterfly (Danaus) is found in the Philippines. Bigness is also the name of the game of bluff and deceit.Note: This specimen is handcrafted. You can find it at the back of the residence of the late Dr Jose P Rizal in Calamba, Laguna. Photos by Matthew Marlo R Rotor
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