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    Have you Tasted Tamarind Fruit or Juice? - Part 1 - Food Variety 27

    Sunday, January 8, 2023

    We went to one of our neighborhood farmers markets couple days ago, and saw a peanut like fruit, called Tamarind.



    Fig 01- Tamarind drink, sold in the farmer market


    Tamarind is a tree with scientific name Tamarindus indica, origin from Africa, and grow well in the following countries:

    - India

    - Pakistan

    - Thailand

    - Indonesia

    - Malaysia

    - Vietnam and other tropical countries.



    Fig 02- Walmart, just illustration


    The tree could reach 15.24 m (50 feet) height and produces fruit about 160 kg a year. Fruits look like a big raw bean for me at glance. 



    Fig 03- Tamarind drink sold in Walmart


    The fruit contains several seeds (about 9 seeds). The fibrous pulp surrounds the seeds inside the fruit.


    # To be continued to Part 2


    ## Previous postings:

    - Do Women Heart Beats more than Men? - Heart 9 | Tanza Erlambang

    - Do You Know a Prickly Cactus Pear? - Food Variety 5 | Tanza Erlambang

    - Chemothesis - What a Kind of Covid 19 symptom? - Virus 26 | Tanza

    - Is Spanish Moss Coming from Spain? – Gardening and Hobby 11 | Tanza Erlambang Update

    - Vaccine Efficacy Rate Increases from 90% to 94.5% - Virus 27 | Tanza Erlambang Update

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    Tags: Food Variety

    The Yaupon Holly Plants Produce Attractive Berries – Sign 28

    Saturday, January 7, 2023

    We always see the attractive red berries when we walk in the city garden. We saw the sign “Yaupon” under the plants.



    Fig 01- Sign of Yaupon Holly Plants.


    After searching through internet, we understand the name of plant is “The Yaupon Holly Plant.”


    This plant includes in evergreen shrubs that why we found the plant produces a lot of fruit even in the winters.


    The berries attract to several types of birds and wildlife. However, the berries are “dangerous” to children and pets.



    Fig 02- Red fruits are hanging on the branches


    As reported by naturallysavvy (2020: Yaupon Leaves Are Safe, but Don’t Eat the Berries) that Yaupon Holly berries dangerous to human, especially kids.



    Fig 03- Berries look very attractive


    Kids who consume 6 berries may vomit. If children consume up to 30 berries, they will get fatalities, in respect to their “central nervous system.”


    In case of pets such as dogs and cats, the berries may cause vomit, diarrhea, and pain on their mouth.


    Do you know this Yaupon Holly Plant? Have you seen in nature?


    # Previous postings:

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

    - Do You Like to Grill Fish? - Food Variety 4 | Tanza Erlambang Update

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

    - Do Women Heart Beats more than Men? - Heart 9 | Tanza Erlambang Update

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    Tags: Sign

    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


    ## Previous postings:

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

    - Do You Like to Grill Fish? - Food Variety 4 | Tanza Erlambang Update

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

    - Do Women Heart Beats more than Men? - Heart 9 | Tanza Erlambang Update

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    Tags: Food Variety

    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?


    # Previous postings:

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

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

    - Do You Like to Grill Fish? - Food Variety 4 | Tanza Erlambang Update

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

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    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


    ## Previous postings:

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

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

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

    - Do You Like to Grill Fish? - Food Variety 4 | Tanza Erlambang Update

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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?


    # Previous postings:

    - Have Animals Practiced Social Distance in Nature? - Virus 24 | Tanza

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

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

    - A Possible Weapon to Kill Coronavirus was Found by a Teenager – Virus 25 | Tanza Erlambang Update

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    Tags: Sign

    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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