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John Rice (other)
John Rice may refer to: Politicians * John Rice (fl. 1601), Member of Parliament (MP) for Wootton Bassett * John Rice (alderman) (c. 1968–2015), Chicago alderman * John Rice (deputy), member of House of Commons of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 for Wake County * John A. Rice (politician) (1832–1906), politician from Wisconsin * John B. Rice (1832–1893), U.S. Representative from Ohio * John Blake Rice (1809–1874), mayor of Chicago, Illinois, 1865–1869, and later a U.S. Representative * John Campbell Rice (1864–1937), associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court * John H. Rice (1816–1911), U.S. Representative from Maine * John McConnell Rice (1831–1895), United States Representative for Kentucky * John S. Rice (1899–1985), politician from Pennsylvania * John T. Rice (1839–1925), politician from Wisconsin * John Joe Rice (died 1970), Irish Sinn Féin politician Actors * John Rice, actor for the King's Men playing company, 1607–25 * Jack Rice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rice (fl
John Rice may refer to: Politicians * John Rice (fl.1601), Member of Parliament (MP) for Wootton Bassett * John A. Rice (politician) (1832–1906), politician from Wisconsin * John B. Rice (1832–1893), U.S. Representative from Ohio * John Blake Rice (1809–1874), mayor of Chicago, Illinois, 1865–1869, and later a U.S. Representative * John Campbell Rice (1864-1937), associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court * John H. Rice (1816–1911), U.S. Representative from Maine * John McConnell Rice (1831–1895), United States Representative for Kentucky * John S. Rice (1899–1985), politician from Pennsylvania * John T. Rice (1839–1925), politician from Wisconsin * John Joe Rice (died 1970), Irish Sinn Féin politician * John Rice (alderman) (c. 1968–2015), Chicago alderman * John Rice (deputy), member of House of Commons of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 for Wake County Actors * John Rice, actor for the King's Men playing company, 1607–25 * Jack Rice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Rice
Jack Rice (May 14, 1893 – December 14, 1968) was an American actor best known for appearing as the scrounging, freeloading brother-in-law in Edgar Kennedy's series of short domestic comedy films at the RKO studio, and also as "Ollie" (aka "Oliver Merton" and "Oliver Shaw") in around a dozen of Columbia Pictures's series of the ''Blondie'' comic strip. Born in Michigan to Dr. John Rice (1858–1921) and Mrs. Eugenia Rice, née Kerwick,(1874–1897), Jack Rice began his career as a stage actor some time after the end of the First World War; he had previously worked as a travelling salesman in Grand Rapids. His stage credits included the annual road company tours of ''The Passing Show'' (1922–1925). He first appeared in films in 1933 and played roles in many shorts, feature films and TV. Rice appeared in the films ''Son of Flubber'' (1963), ''That Touch of Mink'' (1962), ''Ransom!'' (1956), ''The Spirit of 1976'' (1935), ''The Pride of St. Louis'' (1952), ''Blondie's Big Deal'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel (paintball Gun)
The Angel is one of the first electropneumatic paintball markers. It was manufactured by Angel Paintball Sports (originally WDP) starting in 1997 and was introduced alongside Smart Parts Smart Parts was a paintball manufacturing company in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, which filed for liquidation on July 28, 2010. As of August 22, 2010 Smart Parts' assets and intellectual property were acquired by Kee Action Sports. Products Smart ...' original Shocker. The Angel was initially distributed in the United States by Brass Eagle as the ''1455 Angel Semi-auto'', advertised with a rate of 15 balls per second. This deal was short-lived, so WDP then distributed the Angel independently; refining the marker and releasing new models. History The Angel paintball marker was designed by engineer John Rice, as an '' HPA-only'' marker. Despite its ubiquitous use in the sport at the time, Rice considered CO2 a ''dirty gas'', so the Angel used miniaturized components that could not with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Permanent Commission Of The FIDE For Chess Compositions
The World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC) is the highest body governing the official activities in the chess composition. It was known as the Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions (PCCC) from its inception in 1956 until October 2010. It is now independent from FIDE, but both organisations are cooperating. Currently 41 countries are represented in the WFCC. The principal goal and activities of the WFCC include: *the dissemination and encouragement of chess composition throughout the world, *the formulation of rules and guidelines in all spheres of chess composition, *the arrangement of official international composing and solving tourneys **World Championship in Composing for Individuals (WCCI) ** World Chess Composition Tourney (WCCT), in fact a world championship of teams **World Chess Solving Championship *the initiation of the publication of collections of general interest, **FIDE Albums *the award of titles to especially deserving representatives of ches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John M
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GE Infrastructure
GE Infrastructure was a subsidiary of General Electric, formed in 2005 as part of a company-wide reorganization under CEO Jeff Immelt, until it was split apart into GE Technology Infrastructure and GE Energy Infrastructure in another reorganization in 2008. The president and CEO of GE Infrastructure, John G. Rice, was transferred to GE Technology Infrastructure. When it was active, business units making up GE Infrastructure included: * GE Aviation (relocated to GE Technology Infrastructure) * GE Commercial Aviation Services (relocated to GE Capital) GE Energy(relocated to GE Energy Infrastructure) * GE Energy Financial Services (relocated to GE Capital) * GE Oil and Gas (relocated to GE Energy Infrastructure) * GE Transportation Systems GE Transportation is a Division (business), division of Wabtec. It was known as GE Rail and owned by General Electric until sold to Wabtec on February 25, 2019. The organization manufactures equipment for the Rail transport, railroad, marine, mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Andrew Rice
John Andrew Rice Jr. (1888 – 1968) was the founder and first rector of Black Mountain College, located near Asheville, North Carolina. During his time there, he introduced many unique methods of education which had not been implemented in any other experimental institution, attracting many important artists as contributing lecturers and mentors, including John Cage, Robert Creeley, Willem de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, and Franz Kline. During World War II, he made it a haven for refugee European artists, including Josef Albers and Anni Albers, who arrived from the Bauhaus in Germany. Later, Black Mountain College became the platform for the work of Buckminster Fuller, who made the college the site of the first geodesic dome. Because of his strong ideas and unusual educational philosophy, Rice became involved in many debates in the socially conservative 1930s, '40s and '50s, becoming known as a very outspoken critic of the standard model of higher education in the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Elf
''The Happy Elf'' is a 2005 computer-animated Christmas television special based on Harry Connick, Jr.’s song of the same name. The special is narrated by Connick and stars the voices of Rob Paulsen, Carol Kane, Lewis Black, Kevin Michael Richardson and Mickey Rooney. The animation was provided by Film Roman, an IDT Entertainment company, known for animating '' The Simpsons''. ''The Happy Elf'' originally aired on NBC on December 2, 2005. Plot Eubie the Elf (Rob Paulsen) loves working in Santa's workshop up at the North Pole, despite the other elves' complaints about being annoyed by his overly happy personality. One Christmas Eve morning, Eubie's boss, Norbert, assigns him to checking the naughty and nice lists. However, while checking the lists, Eubie discovers that every child in the town of Bluesville is naughty. So, he decides to go to Bluesville and spread Christmas cheer. Bluesville is a dark miserable town at the bottom of a very deep valley, completely surround ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rice (director)
John Rice may refer to: Politicians * John Rice (fl.1601), Member of Parliament (MP) for Wootton Bassett * John A. Rice (politician) (1832–1906), politician from Wisconsin * John B. Rice (1832–1893), U.S. Representative from Ohio * John Blake Rice (1809–1874), mayor of Chicago, Illinois, 1865–1869, and later a U.S. Representative * John Campbell Rice (1864-1937), associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court * John H. Rice (1816–1911), U.S. Representative from Maine * John McConnell Rice (1831–1895), United States Representative for Kentucky * John S. Rice (1899–1985), politician from Pennsylvania * John T. Rice (1839–1925), politician from Wisconsin * John Joe Rice (died 1970), Irish Sinn Féin politician * John Rice (alderman) (c. 1968–2015), Chicago alderman * John Rice (deputy), member of House of Commons of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 for Wake County Actors * John Rice, actor for the King's Men playing company, 1607–25 * Jack Rice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rice (banker)
John Rice (b. about 1832, Massachusetts) was the first president of the Georgia National Bank ''This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: ''History of Atlanta, Georgia'' by Wallace Putnam Reed (1889)'' The Georgia National Bank was a bank in Atlanta, Georgia, commissioned by the United States government in ... in 1865. He was noted as having Atlanta's highest income in 1868 at $35,127. He departed the city a few years thereafter when the bank ceased operations. References Businesspeople from Atlanta American bankers 1830s births Year of death missing {{US-business-bio-1830s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rice Brothers
John Rice (December 3, 1951 – November 5, 2005) and Greg Rice (born December 3, 1951), sometimes known as the Rice Brothers or Rice Twins, were identical twin dwarfs, known throughout the United States for their appearances in various commercials and infomercials. Until the death of John Rice on November 5, 2005, the two held the world record for being the shortest living twins, standing only . Early lives John and Greg Rice were born on December 3, 1951, at St. Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida. Their biological mother abandoned them a few hours after giving birth, purportedly due to the diagnosis of dwarfism. After eight months of being cared for by hospital staff, the infants were taken in as foster children by Frank and Mildred Windsor. Mildred died when the boys were in eighth grade due to ovarian cancer. Following the loss of their foster mother and the death of their foster father three years later, the two were raised by their foster sister, Betty Windso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rice (umpire)
John LaClaire Rice (April 27, 1918 – January 1, 2011) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League for nineteen seasons. Rice umpired in three All-Star Games and four World Series. Early life Rice was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania. He played semi-professional baseball in Chicago before joining the United States Marine Corps during World War II, serving from 1942 to 1943 in Guadalcanal and Peleliu. Umpiring career Following his honorable military discharge, Rice began his umpiring career in the Illinois State League in 1948. He later worked in the Middle Atlantic League (1949), California League (1950), Western League (1951–1952) and in the American Association (1953–1954). He umpired in the American League from 1955 through 1973, appearing in three All-Star Games and four World Series, including the 1959 Chicago White Sox bid. Rice was behind the plate in Game 3 of the 1971 World Series when Bob Robertson of the Pittsburgh Pirates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |