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Ricci curvature In differential geometry, the Ricci curvature tensor, named after Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, provides one way of measuring the degree to which the geometry determined by a given Riemannian metric might differ from that of ordinary Euclidean n-space. Like the metric itself, the Ricci tensor is a symmetric bilinear form on the tangent space of the Riemannian manifold.
Ricci flow In differential geometry, the Ricci flow (named after Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro) is a process which deforms the metric of a Riemannian manifold in a manner formally analogous to the diffusion of heat, thereby smoothing out irregularities in the metric. It plays in important role in the apparent proof of the Poincaré conjecture, one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems for which the Clay Mathematics Institute offers a $1,000,000 prize for a correct solution.
Riccia fluitans Riccia fluitans, whose common name is crystalwort, is an aquatic floating plant of the liverwort genus Riccia which is popular among aquarists as a retreat for young fry and is used in live-bearing tanks. It can be found floating in ponds, and often forms thick mats on and under the water surface.
Ricciotto Canudo Ricciotto Canudo (1879-1923) was an Italian film theoretician. In his manifesto The Birth of the Sixth Art, published as early as 1911, he argued that the cinema synthetized the spatial arts (architecture, sculpture and painting) with the temporal arts (music and dance).
Ricco Rodriguez Ricco "Suave" Rodriguez (August 19, 1977-) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He has a professional MMA record of 23-6-0 as of October 14, 2005 and is currently signed with the World Fighting Alliance.
Rice Rice is two species of grass (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) native to tropical and subtropical southern & southeastern Asia and in Africa. Rice provides more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans in their global dietsSmith, Bruce D.
Rice (cooking) Rice is a cooking term meaning to pass food through a device called, appropriately, a ricer or food mill, which comes in several forms. In the most basic, food is pushed or pressured through a metal or plastic plate with many small holes, resulting in a smoother result than mashing, but coarser than pureeing or passing through a sieve or tammy.
Rice (Japanese band) rice are a Japanese band formed by ex-Raphael members Yuki and Hiro. Like Raphael, a lot of rice's music is based around the rock genre although instead of guitar the cello is a much more prominent instrument in their work.
Rice and beans Rice and beans ("arroz e feijĂŁo" or "feijĂŁo com arroz", in Portuguese) is a very popular dish in Brazil and the Caribbean. The dish usually consists of white rice accompanied by brown, red or black, dry beans (either Phaseolus vulgaris or Vigna unguiculata).
Rice Alexander Pierce Rice Alexander Pierce was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on July 3, 1848 in Dresden, Tennessee in Weakley County.
Rice bran oil Rice bran oil is the oil extracted from the germ and inner husk of rice. It is notable for its very high smoke point of 490° F (254° C) and its mild flavor, making it suitable for high-temperature cooking methods such as stir frying and deep frying.
Rice broker Rice brokers, which rose to power and significance in Osaka and Edo in the Edo period (1603-1867) of Japanese history, were the forerunners to Japan's banking system. The concept actually originally arose in Kyoto several hundred years earlier; the early rice brokers of Kyoto, however, operated somewhat differently, and were ultimately not nearly as powerful or economically influential as the later Osaka system would be.
Rice burner Rice burner is a pejorative used initially to describe Asian-made — specifically Japanese-made — motorcycles and automobiles. Many variations have also been used, such as rice rocket for Japanese sport bikes.
Rice hulls Rice hulls (or rice husks) are the hard protecting coverings of grains of rice. In addition to protecting rice during the growing season, rice hulls can be put to use as building material, fertilizer, or fuel.
Rice Krispie treats Rice krispie treats are a sweet dessert or snack made from puffed rice, melted margarine or butter, melted marshmallows, and vanilla. Sometimes marshmallows and/or cereal that is seasonal is used to make these treats holiday specific.
Rice Mansel Sir Rhys Mansel (c. 1487 - 1559, also Sir Rice Mansel, also Sir Rice Manxell, also Sir Rice Maunsell,Vice-Admiral, was Sheriff of Glamorgan, a Commissioner of Peace and served as Chamberlain of Chester to King Henry VIII.
Rice paper Rice paper usually refers to paper made from parts of the rice plant, like rice straw or rice flour. However, the term is also loosely used for paper made from or containing other plants, like hemp, bamboo or mulberry.
Rice queen Rice queen is a socially constructed term used in the English-speaking gay community to refer to a person, usually a white male, who exclusively dates Asian, particularly East- and Southeast-Asian males. Usually, but not always, the term applies to older white men who date younger Asian men.
Rice rocket A rice rocket is a slang term applied to Japanese-made sports bikes. The term is derived from the speed of the motorcycle (rocket), and the "Japanese" origin of the vehicles (a reference to cultural and historical importance of the rice crop in Japan).
Rice School of Architecture The Rice School of Architecture is a nationally-renowned undergraduate and graduate institution for the built environment at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Rice's graduate and undergraduate programs in architecture, which typically maintains an enrollemnt of around 200 students, consistently rank among the most prestigious in the country.
Rice Thresher The Rice Thresher is the weekly, student-run newspaper of Rice University in Houston, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1916, the year of Rice University's first matriculation It has an estimated circulation of 6,000, given on-campus distribution, subscriptions and off-campus distribution at Kahn's Deli in the Rice Village.
Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science and Art, is a private, comprehensive research university located in Houston, Texas near the Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice is particularly noted for its elite undergraduate division, as well as its strength in the applied sciences.
Rice vermicelli Rice vermicelli] are thin [[noodles made from rice, sometimes also known as rice noodles or rice sticks. They are a part of several Asian cuisines, where they are often eaten as part of a soup dish, stir fry, or salad.
Rice wine Rice wine refers to alcoholic beverages made from rice. However, unlike true wine, which is made by fermenting grapes and sometimes other fruit, rice "wine" is more akin to beer, in that it is brewed from grain.
Rice's theorem In computer science, Rice's theorem named after Henry Gordon Rice (also known as The Rice-Myhill-Shapiro theorem after Rice and John Myhill) is an important result in the theory of computable functions. A property of partial functions is trivial if it holds for all partial computable functions or for none.
Rice-hull bagwall construction Rice-hull bagwall construction is a system of building, with results aesthetically similar to the use of earth-bag or cob construction, in which woven polypropylene bags (or tubes) are tightly filled with raw rice-hulls, and these are stacked up, layer upon layer, with strands of four-pronged barbed wire between, within a surrounding "cage" composed of mats of welded or woven steel mesh (remesh or "poultry wire") on both sides (wired together between bag layers with, for example, rebar tie-wire) and then stuccoed, to form building walls. Advantages (compared to earth-bag or cob) include less weight to handle/process, far better insulation values (around 3 - 4 per inch), use of an agricultural-waste product and the sequestration of CO2.
Rice/Poindexter Case Omahans David Rice (who later changed his name to Wopashitwe Mondo Eyen we Langa) and Edward Poindexter were accused and convicted of the murder of Omaha Police Officer Larry Minard, father of five. Minard died when a suitcase containing dynamite exploded in a North Omaha home on August 17, 1970.
Ricebird Ricebird is a term that is used for a number of different birds, especially those which feed on paddy fields or on various grains (not necessarily just rice). Most commonly, it refers to the Bobolink, Java Sparrow or Mannikins.
Ricefish The ricefishes are a family (Adrianichthyidae) of small ray-finned fish that are found in fresh and brackish waters from India to Japan and out into the Indo-Australian Archipelago, most notably Sulawesi. About 27 species, some extremely rare and endangered, and some 2-4 may already be extinct.
Ricercar A ricercar (or ricercare, recercar; the terms are interchangeable) is a type of late Renaissance and mostly early Baroque instrumental composition. The term means to search out, and many ricercars serve a preludial function to "search out" the key or mode of a following piece.
Rician fading Rician fading is a radio propagation anomaly caused by partial cancellation of a radio signal by itself — the signal arrives at the receiver by two different paths, and at least one of the paths is changing (lengthening or shortening). Rician fading occurs when one of the paths, typically a line of sight signal, is much stronger than the others.
Ricicles Ricicles is a breakfast cereal sold by Kellogg's in the United Kingdom. It is essentially the same as Kellogg's Rice Krispies (also sold in the United Kingdom), but with the addition of a frosted sugar coating.
Ricina Ricina is an ancient town of Picenum, Italy, 5 km NW of the modern Macerata, on the banks of the River Potenza, in a fertile valley. It was probably a municipium until it was refounded by Pertinax and Septimius Severus, after which it bore the name Colonia Helvia Ricina Pertinax.
Ricinolein Ricinolein is the chief constituent of castor oil being the glyceride of ricinoleic acid. Castor oil, the expressed natural fatty oil of the seeds of Ricinus communis also contains mixtures of the glycerides of isoricinoleic acids and much smaller traces of tristearin and the glyceride of dihydroxysteric acid.
Rick Adams (television presenter) Rick Adams (better credited as DJ Rick) (born on October 17, 1971) is a English television presenter and online radio DJ. A well-known talent in radio and broadcast, Rick Adams offers a unique and energetic take on the world of entertainment- all from a kid's perspective.
Rick Adelman Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16 1946 in Lynwood, California, United States) is a former head basketball coach and player in the National Basketball Association. He most recently coached the Sacramento Kings; previously in his career he has served as head coach of the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers.
Rick Allen (drummer) Richard John Cyril Allen (born November 1, 1963, Dronfield, Derbyshire, England) is the drummer for the British rock band Def Leppard. He is famous for being a prominent professional drummer who continued his musical career despite the amputation of his left arm.
Rick Allen (SPEED Channel commentator) Rick Allen (born as Rick Allen Schweiger on June 17, 1969 in Grand Island, Nebraska) is SPEED Channel's lap-by-lap announcer for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Allen joined the network in 2003 to take his position, having never done television broadcasting before.
Rick Altergott Rick Altergott is a professional illustrator, cartoonist, and comic artist residing in Providence, Rhode Island with his wife Ariel Bordeaux, also a cartoonist. Their collaborative comic book, Raisin Pie, is published by Fantagraphics.
Rick Arrington Richard Cameron Arrington (born February 26, 1947 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a former American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He played three seasons for the Eagles from 1970-1972.
Rick Barnes Rick Barnes (born July 17, 1954 in Hickory, North Carolina) is the current head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. He has coached Texas for the last eight seasons, taking the team to the NCAA Tournament each time, including a Final Four appearance led by T.
Rick Barry Richard (Rick) Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American former professional basketball player, remembered for his sharpshooting, his excellent passing, his tenacious and quarrelsome spirit and his odd-looking but superbly accurate style of underhand free throw shooting.
Rick Bartolucci Rick Bartolucci (born October 10, 1943 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the Sudbury riding. He has been a member of the assembly since 1995, and is currently a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty.
Rick Bayless Rick Bayless (born 1953) is an American chef who specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine with modern interpretations. He is, perhaps, best known for his PBS series Mexico: One Plate at a Time and the Food Network series Iron Chef America.
Rick Benjamin Rick Benjamin (born on October 22, 1952 in Danbury, Connecticut) is SPEED Channel's voice of the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, and has been the voice of Champ Car racing for HDNet since 2004, and will be so again this year for the series, which will appear on ABC, ESPN, CBS, and NBC.
Rick Berlin Rick Berlin (born Richard Gustave Kinscherf III, in Sioux City, Iowa in 1945) is a Boston-based singer-songwriter, formerly the frontman of Orchestra Luna, Luna, Berlin Airlift, Rick Berlin: The Movie, and The Shelley Winters Project.
Rick Bogner Richard (Rick) Bogner (born January 16 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian former professional wrestler, best known as the "fake" Razor Ramon who debuted in the World Wrestling Federation as a replacement for the original man to use the Ramon gimmick, Scott Hall.
Rick Boland Rick Boland is a Newfoundland actor, he has appeared in Up at Ours and Tales from Pigeon Inlet for CBC Television and his filmography includes Finding Mary March - Ted Buchan directed by Ken Pittman, Extraordinary Visitor directed by John Doyle and The Divine Ryans directed by Stephen Reynolds. He is currently playing Phonse Furey in the first season of Hatching, Matching and Dispatching with Mary Walsh.
Rick Bosetti Richard Alan Bosetti (born August 5, 1953 in Redding, California) was a Major League Baseball player from 1976 to 1982 for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics.
Rick Bowness Rick Bowness (born on January 25, 1955 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian former National Hockey League leftwinger and currently an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks. He has played for the Atlanta Flames, Detroit Red Wings, St.
Rick Brant Rick Brant is a juvenile fiction series published in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s by Grosset & Dunlap, who were also publishing other series such as The Hardy Boys and Tom Swift, Jr. It was never as popular as those series, and ended with most other juvenile series in the late 1960's.
Rick Bryant Rick Bryant is a leading New Zealand blues and good time rocking dance music singer songwriter. bands include Rick Bryant and the Jive Bombers, The Jubilation Gospel Choir, and Windy City Strugglers however a thirty year history include such bands as Mammal, and Bruno Laurence's BLERTA.
Rick Bryant and the Jive Bombers Rick Bryant and the Jive Bombers is an eleven or more piece band led by Rick Bryant that performs 60s and later styles of rhythm and blues music in New Zealand. Started as a covers band in 1983, but gradually transformed through several line up changes, so that the repertoire does not normally include covers.
Rick Buckler Rick Buckler (born Paul Richard Buckler, 6 December 1955, in Woking, Surrey, England), was the drummer and a founding member of The Jam, an English rock band that enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom from 1977 until disbanding in 1982. Although spearheaded by the songwriter Paul Weller, the rhythm section of Butler on drums and Bruce Foxton on bass guitar were an integral part of the Jam's sound and success.
Rick Burgess (disc jockey) Rick Burgess (born February 28, 1976 in Hyannis, Massachusetts and is a Radio Disc Jockey in South Carolina. He has been in the industry for 12 years with stops in Springfield, MA; Cape Cod, MA; and currently in South Carolina.
Rick Burgess (politician) Rick Burgess is a Canadian politician. He ran for mayor of Burlington, Ontario in 2006, finishing third behind the victor, former Member of Provincial Parliament Cam Jackson and the runner-up, former City Councillor Joan Lougheed.
Rick Burgess (radio personality) Rick Burgess is a syndicated comedy/talk radio personality. He is the "Rick" half of the popular Rick and Bubba team that broadcasts the Rick & Bubba Show live weekday mornings from their flagship station WZZK 104.
Rick Burleson Richard Paul Burleson (born April 29, 1951 in Lynwood, California), nicknamed "Rooster", is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. In a 13-year career, Burleson played for the Boston Red Sox (1974-80), California Angels (1981-84, 1986) and Baltimore Orioles (1987).
Rick Carelli Rick Carelli is a race car driver from Arvada, Colorado. Nicknamed, "The High Plains Drifter, he won multiple times in the Craftsman Truck Series, before he suffered near-fatal injuries when his truck hit the wall during a race at Memphis Motorsports Park in 1999.
Rick Carey Richard ("Rick") John Carey (born March 13 1963 in Mount Kisco, New York) was an American backstroke swimmer of the 1980s who won three gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He broke nine world records, five individually, and also was a double world champion.
Rick Carroll Rick Carroll (15 September 1946 – 10 July 1989) was a program director (PD) for influential radio station KROQ in Los Angeles, California, United States, where he introduced the "Rock of the Eighties" format. The format was synonymous with KROQ and eventually developed into the Modern Rock format.
Rick Casares Rick Casares (born July 4, 1931) was an American college and professional football player. A fullback, he played for the University of Florida, for the NFL Chicago Bears from 1955 through 1964, the NFL Washington Redskins in 1965, and in 1966 for the American Football League's Miami Dolphins.
Rick Cerone Richard Aldo Cerone (born May 19, 1954 in Newark, New Jersey) was a Major League Baseball player from 1975 to 1992 for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, and Montreal Expos. Cerone was primarily a catcher and was noted for his good looks.
Rick Comley Rick Comley (born January 20, 1947) is a former collegiate ice hockey player and current head coach at Michigan State University. Following the 2005-06 season, Comley has an overall coaching record of 688-535-87.
Rick Cook Rick Cook (born 1944) is a light fantasy author from the United States, best known for his Wizardry series of books. His writing includes many computer inside jokes, and is better enjoyed by those who have a background in computers.
Rick Crom Rick Crom (born March 16) is an American actor, singer, comedian, lyricist, and composer. He has appeared in numerous television shows and specials, Broadway and off-Broadway musicals, as well as written several off-Broadway revues.
Rick Cunningham Patrick Dante Ross Cunningham (born January 4, 1967 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American football player who played in the National Football League from 1990 to 1998. He went to college at Oregon State University and Texas A&M University and was drafted in the 4th round of the 1990 NFL Draft.
Rick Danko (album) Rick Danko was the 1977 eponymous debut by the bassist and singer for The Band. Featuring ten tracks written by Danko usually in conjunction with lyricists Bobby Charles and Emmett Grogan, it was the first solo album by any member of the group, and is perhaps the most accessible to date.
Rick Danko in Concert Rick Danko in Concert was Band bassist and singer Rick Danko's second solo release, issued in 1997 as the first release on the small Woodstock Records label, in which Danko and The Band had interests. Featuring live recordings of eight tracks previously issued on both early-period and late-period Band albums (with a cover of "Don't Mess Up A Good Thing" added to give keyboardist Aaron Hurwitz a vocal shot), it was culled from two low fidelity live shows given in early 1997 in Foxborough, Massachusetts and Clinton, New Jersey.
Rick Dees Rigdon Ogden "Rick" Dees III (born March 14, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a radio disc jockey who currently lives in the San Fernando Valley community of Toluca Lake in Los Angeles, California, USA. Dees is best known for his syndicated radio show Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and for the novelty song "Disco Duck.
Rick Dempsey John Rikard Dempsey (born September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, Tennessee) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 to 1992, best known for his years with the Baltimore Orioles. He also played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Milwaukee Brewers.
Rick Dennison Rick Dennison (born June 22, 1958, Kalispell, Montana) is the current offensive coordinator for the NFL's Denver Broncos. He previously served as the Broncos' offensive line coach and special teams coach, following an eight-year career as a Broncos linebacker (1982-90).
Rick Derringer Rick Derringer (born Richard Zehringer, 5 August, 1947, in Fort Recovery, Ohio) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for the song "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo".
Rick Detorie Rick Detorie is the creator of the popular comic strip One Big Happy. He is the author of 14 humor books, including the best-sellers No Good Men, No Good Lawyers, Totally Tacky Cartoons, Catholics and the current How to Survive an Italian Family.
Rick Devin Richard Thomas Devin (known as Rick Devin) (born July 5, 1960) in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA is a successful American guitarist and singer/songwriter who has been performing acoustic based folk/rock and country/western for over 25 years. Early bands with which Devin was a founding member include: "The Three D's", "Mountain Madness", "The Greenbroke Band", and "The Eagle River Band".
Rick Doblin Rick Doblin is the president and founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Born November 30, 1953, he obtained a psychology degree from New College of Florida in 1987 and later earned a doctorate in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Rick Dudley Rick Dudley was born on 31 January, 1949 in Toronto, Ontario, and played professional ice hockey in the World Hockey Association and in the National Hockey League. He also has served as a head coach in the National Hockey League.
Rick Dufay Rick Dufay (born Richard Marc Dufay, February 19, 1952 in Paris, France) played guitar in Aerosmith between the departure of Brad Whitford in 1981 and his subsequent rejoining (along with Joe Perry) in 1984. Before joining the band, Rick released an album called Tender Loving Abuse.
Rick Emerson Rick Emerson is a radio personality most famous for "The Rick Emerson Show", which was broadcast on a number of radio stations in Portland, Oregon and was nationally syndicated for a period from 1998-2001. The show began a new run on KCMD-AM 970 "Solid State Radio," formerly branded as Johnson 970, on March 13th, 2006.
Rick Fantasia Rick Fantasia is a professor of sociology at Smith College. He frequently conducts research in France, and his research interests include the interaction between labor and culture in the United States and France.
Rick Ferrell Richard Benjamin Ferrell (October 12 1905 - July 27 1995) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball, and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Strong and durable, Ferrell was an outstanding catcher for the St.
Rick Florian Rick Florian (born April 10, 1962 in South Bend, Indiana) is a musician, songwriter and producer, most known for being the lead singer of Contemporary Christian Music rock band Whiteheart since 1986. He currently lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife, Lisa, and son and daughter, and works as a real estate agent.
Rick Francona Rick Francona is a commentator and media military analyst. He is a retired United States Air Force intelligence officer with extensive operational experience in the Middle East, including tours of duty with the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency.
Rick Geyer Rick Geyer is a successful make-up artist based in Los Angeles. As a young man, he moved to southern California to work in theme parks, as well as participate in make-up demonstrations promoting Estée Lauder products.
Rick Griffin Richard Alden Griffin (June 18, 1944 - August 18, 1991) was an American artist and one of the leading designers of psychedelic posters in the 1960s. He was also a contributor to the underground comix movement whose work appeared regularly in Zap Comix.
Rick Guttormson Rick Lee Guttormson (リック・ガトームソン b. January 11, 1977, Torrance, California United States of America) is the pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks professional baseball club in the Central League.
Rick Hansen Rick Hansen CC, OBC (1957-) is a Canadian paraplegic athlete and activist for people with spinal cord injuries. Following a car crash at the age of 15, Rick sustained a spinal cord injury that paralyzed him from the waist down.
Rick Hansen Institute The Rick Hansen Institute is an organization that raises funding for Spinal Cord research. Rick Hansen himself was hurt in an accident at 19 and then wheeled across Canada to raise money and started the Institute.
Rick Hayes-Roth Rick Hayes-Roth (born 1947) is currently a professor in the Information Sciences Department at the United States Navy's Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. At NPS he teaches the "capstone" course on strategy and policy in exploiting information technology.
Rick Hearst Rick Hearst (born Richard Charles Herbst on January 4, 1965 in Howard Beach, New York, USA) is an acclaimed two-time Emmy Award-winning actor, best known for roles in US soap operas. He has appeared in Days of Our Lives (1989-1990) as Scott "Scotty" Banning II, Guiding Light (1990-1996) as Alan-Michael Spaulding, The Young and the Restless (2000-2001) as the sinister Matt Clark, and The Bold and the Beautiful (2002) as Whipple "Whip" Jones III.
Rick Heim Rick Heim is a Correctional Officer and SORT team member on the HBO drama Oz, played by Paul Schulze. Hateful of the inmates within Oz, he appears first in the aftermath of the Season 1 riot where it was discovered that his gun was used by someone to kill inmate Scott Ross.
Rick Hendrick Joseph Riddick Hendrick III (born July 12, 1949 in Warrenton, North Carolina), better known as Rick Hendrick is an owner of several NASCAR stock cars, as well as one of the largest automotive chains in the United States.
Rick Howard Rick Howard is a Canada-born skateboarder who now resides in California. He is widely considered one of the most stylish and smoothest street skaters of his time and his part in the second Plan B video, "Virtual Reality", is well-known for his advancement of switchstance skating.
Rick Hunolt Rick Hunolt is an American heavy metal guitarist who is best known for being the long time guitarist in thrash metal band Exodus. He joined the band in 1983, replacing Kirk Hammett when he left to join Metallica.
Rick Hunter Rick Hunter, voiced by veteran voice actor Tony Oliver, is one of the fictional characters in the first Robotech anime television series. A nineteen-year-old civilian, Rick had merely come as a visitor to Macross Island in 2009 to watch the launching of the Super Dimensional Fortress One.
Rick Chance Rick Chance was a Tempe, Arizona-based businessman, known throughout the western United States for founding and advertising Empire Auto Glass, an auto windshield replacement company that dominated the industry by offering free meals at local restaurants.
Rick Chase Rick Chase is a male porn star who was active in the gay film industry from 1995 to 2000. In 2000, he received a nomination in the best actor category of the GayVN Awards for his role in the Dream Team, which was named best gay video.
Rick James Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr; February 1 1948 – August 6 2004) was an African American musician, who worked as a singer, keyboardist, bassist, record producer, arranger, and composer during his long career.
Rick Jelliffe Richard Alan Jelliffe (born 1960), commonly known as Rick Jelliffe, is an Australian programmer and standards activist (ISO, W3C, IETF), particularly associated with web standards, markup languages, internationalization and schema languages. He is the founder and C.
Rick Jore Rick Jore, a Montana politician and businessman, was born and raised in Ronan, Montana, and received his associate's degree from North Idaho College in 1978 and is currently the owner of Westslope Trout Company and vice-chair of the Constitution Party of Montana.

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