According to www.wikipedia.org, celebrities such as Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Omarion, Rod Stewart, and Victor Willis, the lead singer of The Village People, have all reportedly had vocal nodules. Rachel Ray reportedly had a successful surgery to remove her vocal nodules.
Ru - a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum. atomic number 44, ruthenium. metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Rut (roads) A rut is a depression or groove worn into a road or path by the travel of wheels or skis. Ruts can be formed by wear, as from studded snow tires common in cold climate areas, or they can form through the deformation of the asphalt concrete pavement or subbase material. Rut-like depressions can be formed on gravel roads by the erosion from flowing water. Ruts prevent rainwater from flowing to the side of the road into ditches or gutters. Rainwater trapped in ruts is a common contributing factor to hydroplaning crashes.