Vanilla

Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, flat-leaved vanilla (V. planifolia). The word vanilla, derived from the diminutive of the Spanish word vaina (vaina itself meaning sheath or pod), translates simply as "little pod".Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people cultivated the vine of the vanilla orchid, called tlilxochitl by the Aztecs. Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés is credited with introducing both vanilla and chocolate to Europe in the 1520s.

Initial attempts to cultivate vanilla outside Mexico and Central America proved futile because of the symbiotic relationship between the vanilla orchid and its natural pollinator, the local species of Melipona bee. Pollination is required to set the fruit from which the flavoring is derived. In 1837, Belgian botanist Charles François Antoine Morren discovered this fact and pioneered a method of artificially pollinating the plant. The method proved financially unworkable and was not deployed commercially. In 1841, Edmond Albius, a slave who lived on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, discovered at the age of 12 that the plant could be hand-pollinated. Hand-pollination allowed global cultivation of the plant.

Vanilla (Leah Dizon song)

"Vanilla" is singer-song writer Leah Dizon's fifth single. It was released on June 25, 2008 and came in a Limited Edition CD+DVD version and a CD-only version which featured the bonus track "悲しみと笑顔の中で". The title track is an up-tempo dance tune "overflowing with R&B taste", while the B-side LOVE SWEET CANDY is a "medium-tempo reggae song."

Track listing

CD Track listing

  • Vanilla
  • LOVE SWEET CANDY
  • 悲しみと笑顔の中で (Kanashimi to Egao no Naka de; In Sadness and in a Smile) (CD only bonus track)
  • Vanilla (Instrumental)
  • LOVE SWEET CANDY (Instrumental)
  • 悲しみと笑顔の中で (Kanashimi to Egao no Naka de; In Sadness and in a Smile) (Instrumental) (CD only bonus track)
  • DVD Track listing

  • Vanilla <PV>
  • Making-of Footage <video clip>
  • Charts

    Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

    Vanilla (color)

    The color vanilla is a rich tint of off-white as well as a medium pale tint of yellow.

    The first recorded use of vanilla as a color name in English was in 1925.

    The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Vanilla (color sample #89).

    Variations of vanilla

    Vanilla ice

    At right is displayed the color vanilla ice.

    The color name vanilla ice for this pinkish tone of vanilla has been in use since 2001, when it was introduced as one of the colors on the Xona.com color list.

    Dark vanilla

    At right is displayed the color dark vanilla.

    This is the color called vanilla on the Xona.com Color List.

    Vanilla in culture

    City Planning

  • The vanilla suburbs are suburbs that are inhabited primarily by white people.
  • Film

  • Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed by Cameron Crowe.
  • Music

  • Vanilla Ice is an American rapper whose single "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts--this occurred in 1990.
  • See also

    Kane (crater)

    Kane is the walled remains of a lunar crater that has been flooded by lava from Mare Frigoris to the south, and it lies on the northeast edge of this mare. The crater lies midway between the craters C. Mayer to the west and Democritus in the east. To the north-northeast is the crater Moigno.

    The floor of this crater is flat and covered in lava flow, with no significant craters within the outer rim. Nothing remains of a central peak, if it ever possessed such a feature. The outer wall displays gaps along the south where it joins the Mare Frigoris. The remainder of the rim is circular but displays wear.

    The crater is named after the American Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857).

    Satellite craters

    By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Kane.

    References


    Kane (surname)

    Kane is a Celtic Irish surname and is an anglicisation of Cathan meaning war like (see Ó Catháin). It is also a noble Norwegian surname. Notable people with the name include:

    Actors

  • Adelaide Kane, Australian actress
  • Carol Kane, American actress
  • Chelsea Kane, American actress and singer, originally known as Chelsea Staub
  • Christian Kane, American actor and country musician
  • Joseph Kane, U.S. film director and producer
  • Justin Kane, American actor
  • Kimberly Kane, American pornographic actress
  • Samuel Kane (born 1968), British actor
  • Artists

  • Art Kane, fashion and music photographer (who created the 1958 portrait of 57 jazz musicians, A Great Day in Harlem)
  • Harry Kane (illustrator) (1912–1988), American illustrator and artist
  • Herb Kawainui Kane, artist-historian and author
  • John Kane, Scottish painter
  • Sarah Kane, English playwright
  • Sportspeople

  • Boyd Kane, hockey player for the AHL's Hershey Bears
  • Evander Kane, hockey player for the NHL's Winnipeg Jets
  • Harry Kane (baseball) (1883–1932), American baseball player
  • List of Alien characters

    This article lists characters and actors in the Alien series of science fiction films. The series spans four films: Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien: Resurrection (1997). The only recurring actress in all four films is Sigourney Weaver, who portrays the series' central character Ellen Ripley.

    The film series was subsequently crossed-over with the Predator films with the releases of Alien vs. Predator (2004) and its sequel Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007). Together the two Alien vs. Predator films serve as prequels to the Alien series. The only actor from the Alien films to appear in one of the prequels was Lance Henriksen, who had played the android Bishop in Aliens and a man claiming to be the android's creator in Alien 3. Henriksen returned for Alien vs. Predator, in which he played Charles Bishop Weyland.

    Characters overview

    Table shows the actors who portrayed the characters in the franchise.

    Alien

    Ash (Ian Holm) is the Nostromo's inscrutable science officer. He administers medical treatment, conducts biological research and is responsible for investigating any alien life forms the crew may encounter. It is at Ash's insistence that the crew investigates the mysterious signal emanating from LV-426. Ripley becomes suspicious of him when he breaks quarantine protocol by allowing Kane, Dallas, and Lambert to re-enter the Nostromo while the Alien facehugger is attached to Kane. Captain Dallas later informs Ripley that Ash had abruptly replaced the ship's previous science officer, whom Dallas had done five previous missions with, just as the Nostromo left Thedus for its return journey to Earth. Over Ripley's objections, Dallas entrusts Ash with all science-related decisions.

    Podcasts:

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    Vanilla Queen

    by: Golden Earring

    Fascinating lady
    Snowflake in the sun
    You make me feel so bourgeois
    Oh, you've captured everyone
    I hear you've been a dancer
    At some famous Paris show
    And million dollar lovers
    Neatly saw you to your door
    Nineteen fifty seven
    Sweetheart of the year
    Secret of your beauty
    Was your moontan and your fear
    And now you run this city
    You're still a honey to the flies
    Attract the incrowd dandies
    Faraway-look in their eyes
    You're the bright, nocturnal Vanilla Queen
    Your mask is sterile dignity
    Tell me why, nocturnal Vanilla Queen
    You haunt me, even in my dreams
    It couldn't be avoided
    We were bound to meet
    I knew you would drag me down
    And toss me off my feet
    Sweet moments of desire
    Sweet moments of relief
    You blew down my fences
    Oh you're natural make-believe
    You're the bright, nocturnal Vanilla Queen
    Your mask is sterile dignity
    Tell me why, nocturnal Vanilla Queen
    You haunt me, even in my dreams
    You're the bright, nocturnal Vanilla Queen
    Your mask is sterile dignity
    Tell me why, nocturnal Vanilla Queen




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