Tanza Erlambang Update

Have You ever Tasted Banana Pepper? - Part 1 - Food Variety 26

Thursday, January 5, 2023

As you might be known that there are hundreds of pepper types sold in the market worldwide.

Fig 01- Banana peppers sold in a Mexican grocery.

Banana pepper with scientific name Capsicum annuum, with quite larger (bigger) size compared to normal chili, as far as I know.

However, from internet searching, size of Banana peppers includes medium in the peppers or chili varieties.

Length is around 6 inches (15 cm) and diameter is about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm). In the nature as reported by Pepper Geek (2022: “When To Pick Banana Peppers – How To Know When To Harvest”), this pepper could mature at a smaller length and a diameter.

Fig 02- Grasses in the Fall season

Fig 03- A bottle of Banana pepper’s Pickle, sold in Walmart.

I found this pepper in a Mexican store in my city. The color is yellow, but it is said that when peppers are ripen, the color changes to red, orange or even green.

Some of banana peppers is processed to pickled, and other used as ingredient in many type of foods.

# To be continued to Part 2

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Bell-Shaped Flowers of Alligator Plants - Gardening and Hobby 28

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

We have an interesting plant with bell-shaped flowers. Since our areas have big swing temperatures, so does with flowers blooming.

Fig 01- Bell-shaped flowers

We talked about temperature that may increase up to 28* C (F 82*) even in the winter seasons in our state, then cause the flower blooming:

- Hibiscus Blooming in December - Gardening and Hobby 27 | Tanza Erlambang Update

Our plant called as Alligator Plants got bloom as well, almost the same time with Hibiscus flowers.

No surprising, Alligator plants origin from Madagascar, Africa, hence temperature affect on the plant.

Fig 02- Temperature getting down

The flowers start to die and fall down when temperature backs to winter temperature.

Fig 03- When temperature drops, some flowers start to die

We saw temperature reached below zero about -7* C (19.4 F) degree. Quite freezing for our areas.

Moreover, the scientific name of this plant is Kalanchoe daigremontiana, formerly identified as Bryophyllum daigremontianum.

Have you seen this alligator plants?

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- A Possible Weapon to Kill Coronavirus was Found by a Teenager – Virus 25

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- Cleaning the Roof as a House Routine Maintaining – Gardening and Hobby 10

Do you Want to Have Forever Puppies? - Part 1 – Critter 27

Monday, January 2, 2023

Some people want to have a small size four legs critter, others desire a giant dog. Whatever they wish that they have their own reasons.

Fig 01- A little cute Maltese breeding

In case you might have the following reasons:

- have small places (apartment, houses) to live

- want to have pets that easy to carry outside

- have family members (children, senior) who can handle small pets only

- love the sweet behaviors of a puppy

Then, dog breeding called as Maltese is one of possible choices. This breeding personalities are attractive and young “forever.”

Fig 02- A four-month old puppy, illustration

Maltese size is quite small with less than 7 pound (3 kg) weight and height about 8 inches (20 cm).

Fig 03- Chiweenie, a small dog, illustration

This breeding was recorded for thousand years ago, may be about 8,000 years ago, from areas of Mediterranean basin, includes:

- Egypt

- Southern Europe

- Sicily

- Malta

# To be continued to Part 2

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- Harvest Fresh Chili from the Pot Routinely - Food Variety 3 | Tanza Erlambang

- Raising Chickens as Pets in the Backyard – Gardening and Hobby 9 | Tanza

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Storing Firearms Securely to Prevent Suicide – Sign 27

Sunday, January 1, 2023

Suicide rate at alarming rate in the USA, and it occurs to all ethnics, sexes and age groups.

Fig 01- Storing your firearms

You may read previous postings relate to suicide:

- Increasing of Suicide Rate in America | Tanza Erlambang Update

- Is Suicide Based on Individual Decision Only? | Tanza Erlambang Update

In fact, more people death due to suicide by using gun in the USA. In percentage, about 54% of US gun relate death was due to suicide in 2020 (please see Fig 02 at below).

Fig 02- More people death due to suicide in 2020

(credit to Pew Research Center)

Rate of suicide increases year by year due to multiple factors. Sadly, there is no end in sight yet.

The sign that I saw (please see Fig 01) to ask people to store their gun securely in order to help prevent suicide.

Fig 03- Fruit of a Pine tree

This is one of important strategies to limit access to firearms, especially to who has higher risk to perform suicide, such as:

- individuals in mental crisis

- teenagers

- and even gun owner who has personal history of suicide risk.

What do you think?

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Why does Oil Price Go Negative in the Market? - Part 2

Friday, December 30, 2022

You may read previous post (Part 1):

- Why does Oil Price Go Negative in the Market? - Part 1 | Tanza Erlambang Update

Fig 01- One of gasoline stations at neighborhood

However, NYMEX was opened in 1872 for commodities trade only, the stocks included:

- copper

- platinum

- gold

- silver

The negative price happened when sellers can not find the buyers for future contract, usually near term contract.

Fig 02- Early morning, illustration only

The oil future price should be higher than today price (the spot price). In fact, the price is often higher in the short and long terms.

Fig 03- A Pom Pom flower, illustration

Near term contract refer to price contract in days, weeks or a month, not in years (long term).

It is a sign of bad economy in which negative price “could be” meaning there is no demands, thus less industry activities (productions).

Then, lead to unemployment, and then hurt economic. On and on.

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A Domestic Bunny as a Pet at Home – Critter 26

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

I saw rabbits wandering around in the neighborhood many times. They seem anxious at outside if they are staying in the long time or more than a day.

Fig 01- A wandering rabbit at outside

I don’t know how many neighbors have bunny as their pets. In term of space, we need “a huge place” or at least “appropriate space” to let rabbits moving around.

As reported by Saveafluff (2022) that wild rabbits need to run about 4.8 km (3 miles) per day.

Comparatively, as pets, rabbits should spend around 3 hours. Sure, the owner should find secure outdoor for their pets to run around, interact with others, and stretch their little legs.