Ananda Mahidol was the eighth king of the Chakkri dynasty of Siam, whose mysterious death was one of the most traumatic events in the history of modern Thailand. Ananda was only 10 years old and a schoolboy in Switzerland when he succeeded his uncle, King Prajadhipok, in 1935. World War II

Southeast Asian arts: Golden age of literature: …Thai importations and wrote the Rama Yagan, in which the high romance and courtly elegance of the 4th-century-bc Ramayana (“The Life of Rama”) were given a rustic setting, with hilarious results. From the quiet of their monasteries, the monk Awbatha wrote a novel-like rendering of the Ten Long Jatakas and…

Adam’s Bridge, chain of shoals between Mannar Island, off the northwest coast of Sri Lanka, and Rameswaram Island, off the southeast coast of India. The “bridge” is 30 miles (48 km) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast). Some of the sandbanks are dry,

Kampan: …is the epic Irāmāvatāram (Rama’s Incarnation).

Carol Rama was a self-taught Italian artist who achieved great public success later in life with her evocative and psychologically intense depictions of women that celebrated an overt eroticism. Rama was the youngest daughter of Amabile Rama, a small-scale manufacturer in Turin’s bicycle and

Albania: Democratic Albania: …led by former Tirana mayor Edi Rama, captured a sizable majority of seats in parliament, and Berisha, who had been the dominant figure in Albanian politics since the fall of communism, conceded defeat. In 2014 Albania was granted candidate status for accession to the EU, but the country’s progress toward…

Carol Rama was a self-taught Italian artist who achieved great public success later in life with her evocative and psychologically intense depictions of women that celebrated an overt eroticism. Rama was the youngest daughter of Amabile Rama, a small-scale manufacturer in Turin’s bicycle and

Malayalam literature: …earliest extant literary work is Ramacharitam (late 12th or early 13th century). In the subsequent period, besides a popular pattu (song) literature, there flourished a literature of mainly erotic poetry composed in the Manipravalam style, an admixture of Malayalam and Sanskrit.

Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty: …was succeeded by his son Ramabhadra about 833, who after a brief reign was succeeded by his son Mihira Bhoja about 836. Under Bhoja and his successor Mahendrapala (reigned c. 890–910), the Pratihara empire reached its peak of prosperity and power. The extent of its territory rivaled that of the…

computer: The IBM Personal Computer: …computer disk storage system, the RAMAC, which showed off its capabilities by answering world history questions in 10 languages at the 1958 World’s Fair. From 1956 to 1971 IBM sales had grown from $900 million to $8 billion, and its number of employees had increased from 72,500 to 270,000. IBM…

Rama, one of the most widely worshipped Hindu deities, considered the epitome of moral virtue and royal conduct. Although there are three Ramas mentioned in Indian tradition—Parashurama, Balarama, and Ramachandra—the name is specifically associated with Ramachandra, the seventh incarnation (avatar)

South Asian arts: The mahākāvya: …by mahākāvya writers is the Rāmacarita (“Deeds of Rāma”), by the 12th-century poet Sandhyākāra, which celebrates simultaneously the hero-god Rāma and the poet’s own king, Rāmapāla of Bengal. Many other works were written in this style, and, even today, one may encounter a mahākāvya treatment of a great man such…

South Asian arts: Period of the Tamil Cōḷa Empire (10th–13th century): The best known pāṭṭu is Rāmacaritam (c. 12th–13th century; “Deeds of Rāma”), probably the earliest Malayalam work written in a mixture of Tamil and Malayalam. Other pāṭṭus in Tamilized Malayalam, written by a family of poets (14th–15th centuries) from Niraṇam in central Travancore, appear in Kaṇṇassan Pāṭṭukaḷ, in which Tamil…

Yadava dynasty: …of the last Yadava king, Ramachandra (reigned 1271–c. 1309), a Muslim army commanded by the Delhi sultan ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn Khaljī invaded the kingdom in 1294 and imposed tributary status. A later attempt to throw off the vassalage brought another Delhi army; Ramachandra was imprisoned but was later released and remained…

Jayaram Jayalalithaa: Entry into politics: …two factions, with Ramachandran’s wife, Janaki Ramachandran, and Jayalalithaa leading rival groups. In February 1989 the rift was resolved, and the factions merged after Ramachandran retired from politics. Jayalalithaa then became the leader of the party and was elected to the state legislative assembly, where she led the opposition against…

M.G. Ramachandran was an Indian actor and politician who was chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 to 1987, with a brief interregnum from February 17 to June 9, 1980, when Tamil Nadu came under President’s Rule and the central government assumed control of the state. Popularly known as MGR, he was

M.G. Ramachandran was an Indian actor and politician who was chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 to 1987, with a brief interregnum from February 17 to June 9, 1980, when Tamil Nadu came under President’s Rule and the central government assumed control of the state. Popularly known as MGR, he was

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and the holy month of fasting in Islam. During the month of Ramadan Muslims fast from dawn until dusk, and they are permitted to eat and drink only before sunrise and after sunset. Observing the daily fast for Ramadan comprises one of the Five Pillars

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and the holy month of fasting in Islam. During the month of Ramadan Muslims fast from dawn until dusk, and they are permitted to eat and drink only before sunrise and after sunset. Observing the daily fast for Ramadan comprises one of the Five Pillars

Yom Kippur War, fourth of the Arab-Israeli wars, which was initiated by Egypt and Syria on October 6, 1973, on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. It also occurred during Ramadan, the sacred month of fasting in Islam, and it lasted until October 26, 1973. The war, which eventually drew both the

Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss theologian, Islamics scholar, philosopher, and media personality. Although Ramadan’s parents were native Egyptians, Ramadan himself is a native Swiss; he was naturalized by the Swiss state in 1984, about two decades after his birth in Geneva. Reflecting on his multiple

Ramananda was a North Indian Brahman (priest), held by his followers (Ramanandis) to be fifth in succession in the lineage of the philosopher-mystic Ramanuja. According to his hagiography (saint’s life), Ramananda left home as a youth and became a sannyasi (ascetic) before settling in Varanasi

Al-Ramādī, city, capital of Al-Anbār muḥāfaẓah (governorate), central Iraq. It lies on the Euphrates River just northwest of Lake Al-Ḥabbāniyyah. Ancient settlements existed in the vicinity, but Al-Ramādī was founded only in 1869 to encourage settlement by the then nomadic Dulaym tribes. The town

Paul Ramadier was the first premier (January–November 1947) of the Fourth Republic of France. After receiving his doctorate in law from the University of Paris, Ramadier became an advocate at the Paris Court of Appeals. He became mayor of Decazeville in 1919 and represented Villefranche-de-Rouergue

pre-Columbian civilizations: Social and political organization: …group called by anthropologists a ramage, or a conical clan. This is a group with a myth of common descent, divided into ranked senior and junior lineages based on the seniority of older versus younger brother in the group genealogy. In support of this reconstruction is the statement that the…

Ramayana, shorter of the two great epic poems of India, the other being the Mahabharata (“Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty”). The Ramayana was composed in Sanskrit, probably not before 300 bce, by the poet Valmiki, according to widely accepted Hindu tradition. Two major Indian festivals celebrate

Ramakrishna was a Hindu mystic and priest whose teachings and religious thoughts inspired the founding of the Ramakrishna Order. He was also the spiritual guru of the Hindu monk Vivekananda, renowned for promulgating Ramakrishna’s teachings and Vedanta philosophy in India and overseas. Born into a

Ramakrishna Mission, Hindu religious society that carries out extensive educational and philanthropic work in India and expounds a modern version of Advaita Vedanta—a school of Indian philosophy—in Western countries. It and its sister organization, the Ramakrishna Math, constitute two different but

Kolkata: Architecture: The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, the most important example of postindependence construction, follows the style of ancient Hindu palace architecture in northwestern India.

Ramakrishna Mission: …with its sister organization, the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, it operates a number of centres in different parts of India. Several Ramakrishna Mission centres specifically serving women were turned over to the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission.

Venki Ramakrishnan is an Indian-born physicist and molecular biologist who was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, along with American biophysicist and biochemist Thomas Steitz and Israeli protein crystallographer Ada Yonath, for his research into the atomic structure and function of

Venki Ramakrishnan is an Indian-born physicist and molecular biologist who was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, along with American biophysicist and biochemist Thomas Steitz and Israeli protein crystallographer Ada Yonath, for his research into the atomic structure and function of

Walter de la Mare was a British poet and novelist with an unusual power to evoke the ghostly, evanescent moments in life. De la Mare was educated at St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir School in London, and from 1890 to 1908 he worked in the London office of the Anglo-American Oil Company. From 1902,

Ramallah, town in the West Bank, adjacent to the town of Al-Bīrah (east) and north of Jerusalem. Administered as part of the British mandate of Palestine (1920–48), Ramallah was part of the West Bank territory taken by Arab forces in the first of the Arab-Israeli wars (1948–49) and subsequently

Vlach, any of a group of Romance-language speakers who live south of the Danube in what are now southern Albania, northern Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, and southwestern Bulgaria. Vlach is the English-language term used to describe such an individual. The majority of Vlachs speak Aromanian,

Raman effect, change in the wavelength of light that occurs when a light beam is deflected by molecules. When a beam of light traverses a dust-free, transparent sample of a chemical compound, a small fraction of the light emerges in directions other than that of the incident (incoming) beam. Most

Raman effect, change in the wavelength of light that occurs when a light beam is deflected by molecules. When a beam of light traverses a dust-free, transparent sample of a chemical compound, a small fraction of the light emerges in directions other than that of the incident (incoming) beam. Most

spectroscopy: Raman spectroscopy: …changes), the source in a Raman spectrometer is a monochromatic visible laser. The scattered radiation can then be analyzed by use of a scanning optical monochromator with a phototube as a detector.

surface analysis: Raman spectroscopy: In Raman spectroscopy a beam of photons, usually with wavelengths in the visible region, from a pulsed laser impinges on a surface. The photons are scattered by molecules within the sample and give up energy corresponding to vibrational levels within the scattering molecule.…

Raman effect, change in the wavelength of light that occurs when a light beam is deflected by molecules. When a beam of light traverses a dust-free, transparent sample of a chemical compound, a small fraction of the light emerges in directions other than that of the incident (incoming) beam. Most

C.V. Raman was an Indian physicist whose work was influential in the growth of science in India. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for the discovery that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in wavelength. This phenomenon

C.V. Raman was an Indian physicist whose work was influential in the growth of science in India. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for the discovery that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in wavelength. This phenomenon

Ramana Maharshi was a Hindu philosopher and yogi called “Great Master,” “Bhagavan” (the Lord), and “the Sage of Arunachala,” whose position on monism (the identity of the individual soul and the creator of souls) and maya (illusion) parallels that of Shankara (c. 700–750). His original contribution

Ramananda was a North Indian Brahman (priest), held by his followers (Ramanandis) to be fifth in succession in the lineage of the philosopher-mystic Ramanuja. According to his hagiography (saint’s life), Ramananda left home as a youth and became a sannyasi (ascetic) before settling in Varanasi

Ramananda was a North Indian Brahman (priest), held by his followers (Ramanandis) to be fifth in succession in the lineage of the philosopher-mystic Ramanuja. According to his hagiography (saint’s life), Ramananda left home as a youth and became a sannyasi (ascetic) before settling in Varanasi

Ramanandi, in Hinduism, a Vaishnavite (devotee of the god Vishnu) follower of Ramananda, a religious and social reformer of the 15th century. Ramanandis worship Vishnu’s avatar (incarnation) in Rama as the one true god. Although Ramananda had no particular wish to found a sect, he continues to

Madagascar: The First Republic: Gabriel Ramanantsoa as prime minister with full powers of government, and the First Republic came to an end.

Ramanatha was a ruler of the Hoysala kingdom in southern India, whose struggles with his brother Narasimha III significantly weakened the dynasty. Upon the death of Someshvara, the kingdom was divided between his elder son, Narasimha, and Ramanatha, who obtained the southern region in the Kaveri

Ramanathapuram, town, southeastern Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India. It is situated just south of the Vaigai River at the base of the peninsula that extends eastward to Adam’s Bridge, the series of shoals between southeastern India and northwestern Sri Lanka. Ramanathapuram was a former capital

Raja Ramanna was an Indian nuclear physicist who played a key role in the development of that country’s nuclear weapons program. Ramanna was educated at the Bishop Cotton Boys’ School in Bangalore (Bengaluru), India. He later attended Madras Christian College, where he graduated in 1945 with a

Pegu, port city, southern Myanmar (Burma), on the Pegu River, 47 miles (76 km) northeast of Yangon (Rangoon). Pegu was the capital of the Mon kingdom and is surrounded by the ruins of its old wall and moat, which formed a square, with 1.5-mile (2.4-kilometre) sides. On the Yangon–Mandalay railway,

Ramanuja was a South Indian Brahman theologian and philosopher, the single most influential thinker of devotional Hinduism. After a long pilgrimage, Ramanuja settled in Shrirangam, where he organized temple worship and founded centres to disseminate his doctrine of devotion to the god Vishnu and

Ramanuja was a South Indian Brahman theologian and philosopher, the single most influential thinker of devotional Hinduism. After a long pilgrimage, Ramanuja settled in Shrirangam, where he organized temple worship and founded centres to disseminate his doctrine of devotion to the god Vishnu and

Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician known for his contributions to infinite series, number theory, and the properties of the partition function. Ramanujan’s early life was unconventional for a mathematician. Born into a poor Brahmin family, he had little access to formal education and

Buddhism: Sri Lanka: The third division, the Ramanya sect, is a small modernist group that emerged in the 19th century. In addition, several reform groups were established among the laity. These groups include the important Sarvodaya community, which was founded by A.T. Ariyaratne. This group has established religious, economic, and social development…

India: The tripartite struggle: …Pala territories were made by Ramapala, but Pala power gradually declined. There was a brief revival of power in Bengal under the Sena dynasty (c. 1070–1289).

Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African activist, businessman, and politician widely credited for his role in the 1990s in the negotiations that ended South Africa’s racially discriminatory policy of apartheid and that ushered in a new era of nonracial government. He has been president of South Africa

Ramapithecus, fossil primate dating from the Middle and Late Miocene epochs (about 16.6 million to 5.3 million years ago). For a time in the 1960s and ’70s, Ramapithecus was thought to be a distinct genus that was the first direct ancestor of modern humans (Homo sapiens) before it became regarded

Periyar was an Indian social reformer, politician, and iconoclast who played a pivotal role in shaping modern Tamil politics. Born Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy Naicker, he was popularly called Periyar (“Revered One”). A fierce critic of the caste system, religious orthodoxy, and patriarchy, he led the

Periyar was an Indian social reformer, politician, and iconoclast who played a pivotal role in shaping modern Tamil politics. Born Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy Naicker, he was popularly called Periyar (“Revered One”). A fierce critic of the caste system, religious orthodoxy, and patriarchy, he led the

Amar Ramasar is an American ballet dancer who was a principal dancer with New York City Ballet (NYCB; 2009–18 and 2019–22), known for his versatility, exuberance, and athleticism. Ramasar was of Indo-Trinidadian and Puerto Rican descent. He grew up in the Bronx. In his youth he demonstrated a gift

Vivek Ramaswamy is an American biotech entrepreneur who drew national attention with his bid for the Republican nomination in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. He first gained notice for his outspoken opposition to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, but his frequent media

Ramat Gan, city, west-central Israel, on the Plain of Sharon just east of Tel Aviv–Yafo. Founded in 1921, it is the largest satellite city in the Tel Aviv–Yafo metropolitan area, with fine residential quarters, extensive parks and gardens, including a national park, and the nation’s principal

Golan Heights, hilly area overlooking the upper Jordan River valley on the west. The area was part of extreme southwestern Syria until 1967, when it came under Israeli military occupation, and in December 1981 Israel unilaterally annexed the part of the Golan it held. In 2019 the United States

Ramathibodi I was the founder and first king (1351–69) of the Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya. Little is known of Ramathibodi’s early career, but he is thought to have been related to the ruling family of the principality of Lop Buri and to have married the daughter of the ruler of U Thong (now Suphan

Ramatirtha was a Hindu religious leader known for the highly personal and poetic manner in which he taught what he styled “Practical Vedanta,” using common experiences to illustrate the divine nature of man. For Ramatirtha, any object whatever could be approached as a “mirror to God.” Educated at

South Asian arts: Tamil: …to shock his readers; and L.S. Ramatirthan, probably the finest stylist at work in Tamil today, who started by writing in English.

Ramanandi, in Hinduism, a Vaishnavite (devotee of the god Vishnu) follower of Ramananda, a religious and social reformer of the 15th century. Ramanandis worship Vishnu’s avatar (incarnation) in Rama as the one true god. Although Ramananda had no particular wish to found a sect, he continues to

South Asian arts: Modern Indian dance: …(Mumbai), in 1952 he produced Ramayana, in which the actors moved and danced like puppets. His posthumous production Panchatantra (The Winning of Friends) is based on an ancient fable of four friends (Mouse, Turtle, Deer, and Crow), in which he used masks and the mimed movements of animals and birds.

Ramayana, shorter of the two great epic poems of India, the other being the Mahabharata (“Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty”). The Ramayana was composed in Sanskrit, probably not before 300 bce, by the poet Valmiki, according to widely accepted Hindu tradition. Two major Indian festivals celebrate

Ramayana, shorter of the two great epic poems of India, the other being the Mahabharata (“Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty”). The Ramayana was composed in Sanskrit, probably not before 300 bce, by the poet Valmiki, according to widely accepted Hindu tradition. Two major Indian festivals celebrate

Ramazan Dynasty: In 1352 Ramazan, founder of the dynasty, was recognized by the Mamlūk sultan of Egypt as the ruler of the Üçok branch of Oğuz Turkmen in Çukurova. After a period of attempts to overthrow Mamlūk suzerainty, the dynasty’s principality about 1418 came under direct Mamlūk control and…

Eid al-Fitr, one of the two main festivals in Islam. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting in which Muslims believe God revealed the Qurʾān to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibrīl). It is celebrated during the first three days of Shawwāl, the 10th month of the

Ramazan Dynasty, Turkmen dynasty (c. 1352–c. 1610) that ruled in the Çukurova (Cilicia) region of southern Anatolia. In 1352 Ramazan, founder of the dynasty, was recognized by the Mamlūk sultan of Egypt as the ruler of the Üçok branch of Oğuz Turkmen in Çukurova. After a period of attempts to

Bernardino Ramazzini was an Italian physician, considered a founder of occupational medicine. A professor of medicine at the University of Modena (1682–1700) and an early student of epidemiology, he described outbreaks of lathyrism (1690) and malaria (1690–95) in Italy. A strong proponent of the

Eros Ramazzotti is an Italian popular singer-songwriter whose vibrant tenor voice and passionate love songs enchanted audiences in Italy and throughout the world from the late 1980s. Born in an impoverished suburb of Rome, Ramazzotti was named after the Greek god of love as a symbol of luck.

Dame Marie Rambert was a ballet producer, director, and teacher who founded Ballet Rambert, the oldest English ballet company still performing. A student of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, the originator of eurhythmics, Rambert was invited in 1913 to teach this technique of rhythmic education to members of

Moses Maimonides was a Jewish philosopher, jurist, and physician, the foremost intellectual figure of medieval Judaism. His first major work, begun at age 23 and completed 10 years later, was a commentary on the Mishna, the collected Jewish oral laws. A monumental code of Jewish law followed in

Dame Marie Rambert was a ballet producer, director, and teacher who founded Ballet Rambert, the oldest English ballet company still performing. A student of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, the originator of eurhythmics, Rambert was invited in 1913 to teach this technique of rhythmic education to members of

Naḥmanides was a Spanish scholar and rabbi and Jewish religious leader. He was also a philosopher, poet, physician, and Kabbalist. Naḥmanides earned his livelihood as a physician and served successively as rabbi at Gerona and then as chief rabbi of Catalonia. He also attempted to mediate disputes

Captain Marvel: From Ms. Marvel to Captain Marvel and back: Monica Rambeau was a New Orleans police officer who gained energy manipulation powers after being caught in the explosion of an experimental device. As Captain Marvel, Rambeau was the first African American woman to join the Avengers, and she was eventually elected leader of the…

Dame Marie Rambert was a ballet producer, director, and teacher who founded Ballet Rambert, the oldest English ballet company still performing. A student of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, the originator of eurhythmics, Rambert was invited in 1913 to teach this technique of rhythmic education to members of

organosulfur compound: Reactions: …the sulfone group include the Ramberg-Bäcklund reaction and the Truce-Smiles rearrangement.

Rambert, the oldest existing dance company in England. Initially established to perform ballets, it evolved into a contemporary dance company. It has been an important training ground for young talent; among the famous artists who gained early experience with the company were the dancers Alicia

Rambert, the oldest existing dance company in England. Initially established to perform ballets, it evolved into a contemporary dance company. It has been an important training ground for young talent; among the famous artists who gained early experience with the company were the dancers Alicia

Dame Marie Rambert was a ballet producer, director, and teacher who founded Ballet Rambert, the oldest English ballet company still performing. A student of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, the originator of eurhythmics, Rambert was invited in 1913 to teach this technique of rhythmic education to members of

Jnanpith Award: Awardees: …legendary poet, lyricist, and director—and Rambhadracharya—a poet, writer, and Hindu spiritual leader—were awarded for their contributions to Urdu and Sanskrit literature, respectively. Gulzar, who is widely celebrated as an ingenious wordsmith and one of the foremost living Urdu poets, is also known for his award-winning works in Bollywood as a…

Barcelona: The city layout: …city centre, particularly around the Ramblas. The famous promenade is separated from L’Eixample by the monumental Catalunya Square, and it leads down to the port and the Portal de la Pau Square, where the Christopher Columbus monument stands in commemoration of the discovery of America and the explorer’s announcement of…

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron Acton: Life: …the Roman Catholic monthly the Rambler, but he laid down his editorship in 1864 because of papal criticism of his rigorously scientific approach to history as evinced in that journal. After 1870, when the First Vatican Council formulated the doctrine of papal infallibility, Acton was all but excommunicated for his…

automotive industry: The industry in the United States: …first American compact car, the Rambler, in response to growing imports of small foreign cars. A merger of Studebaker and Packard in 1954 was less successful. The new company stopped production in the United States in 1964 and in Canada two years later.

automotive industry: The industry in the United States: …first American compact car, the Rambler, in response to growing imports of small foreign cars. A merger of Studebaker and Packard in 1954 was less successful. The new company stopped production in the United States in 1964 and in Canada two years later.

The Rambler, a twopenny sheet issued twice weekly in London by the publisher John Payne between 1750 and 1752, each issue containing a single anonymous essay; 208 such periodical essays appeared, all but four written by Samuel Johnson. Johnson’s intention in this project was that of a moralist

hiking: …by such associations as the Ramblers’ Association in Great Britain and the Wilderness Society in the United States. Those organizations encourage hiking and preserve footpaths, bridle paths, and rights of way in parkland and recognized open spaces in areas of natural beauty against the encroachment of builders, local authorities, and…

Lucinda Williams: …was reissued in 1991 as Ramblin’. She recorded only original songs for her next effort, Happy Woman Blues (1980); neither album drew much attention. Williams began working with a series of record labels, none of them for long; major labels proved incompatible with her perfectionism, and several minor labels that…

Lucinda Williams: …was reissued in 1991 as Ramblin’. She recorded only original songs for her next effort, Happy Woman Blues (1980); neither album drew much attention. Williams began working with a series of record labels, none of them for long; major labels proved incompatible with her perfectionism, and several minor labels that…

hiking, walking in nature as a recreational activity. Especially among those with sedentary occupations, hiking is a natural exercise that promotes physical fitness, is economical and convenient, and requires no special equipment. Because hikers can walk as far as they want, there is no physical

Laura Dern: Blue Velvet, Jurassic Park, and Ellen: …the acclaimed and sweetly nostalgic Rambling Rose (1991), and both received Academy Award nominations.

Sylvester Stallone: Action star: Rocky and Rambo series: …II (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (2008; Stallone also directed), and Rambo: Last Blood (2019)—all of which featured physical prowess, dazzling special effects, and constant action.

Sylvester Stallone: Action star: Rocky and Rambo series: …First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (2008; Stallone also directed), and Rambo: Last Blood (2019)—all of which featured physical prowess, dazzling special effects, and constant action.

Sylvester Stallone: Action star: Rocky and Rambo series: …well as the subsequent installments—Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (2008; Stallone also directed), and Rambo: Last Blood (2019)—all of which featured physical prowess, dazzling special effects, and constant action.