Rachel Elizabeth

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Rachel Elizabeth Dare is a fictional character in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Unlike other prominent members of the series, neither of her parents is a god; instead, they both are mortal. Despite this, Rachel has the ability to see through Mist, a substance which renders most mortals unaware of the existence of the Olympians as well as the immortal world’s interactions with humanity’s.

She possesses a power of extraordinary foresight uncommon in even her demigod counterparts. Her clairvoyant abilities and ultimately her own self-awareness of fate lead her to allow the spirit of the Oracle of Delphi to pass into her from the cursed remains of the previous oracle, thus becoming the next Oracle of Delphi, Oracle of the Gods as well as the resident oracle at Camp Half-Blood. By doing such, she sacrifices her romance with Percy, as the Oracle must sever all romantic connections in her oath to become the Oracle.

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Bret Michaels

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Michaels in Critical Condition With Hemorrhage

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bret Michaels is in critical condition suffering from a brain hemorrhage, his publicist said Friday. Joann Mignano confirmed a report on People magazine's website Friday that said the former Poison frontman was rushed to intensive care late Thursday after a severe headache. The report said doctors discovered bleeding at the base of his brain stem.

Mignano said tests are being conducted and that no further information was available.

The 47-year-old reality TV star had an emergency appendectomy last week after complaining of stomach pains. He said on his website that though the surgery ''has taken its toll,'' doctors expected him to make a full recovery.

Michaels starred on the VH1 dating show ''Rock of Love'' and is a contestant on Donald Trump's NBC reality show, ''The Celebrity Apprentice.''

Trump said in a statement Friday that he was ''deeply saddened'' to hear of Michaels' condition.

''He's a great competitor and champion, and I hope he will be fine,'' Trump said.

source : http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/23/arts/AP-US-People-Bret-Michaels.html

Ralph SnodSmith

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Ralph SnodSmith Dies At 70

Ralph Snodsmith, a specialist in gardening who tilled the mediums of radio, television and publishing to help homeowners in New York and across the country to care for their plants and to help them to thrive, died Saturday in Fredericksburg, Va. He was 70.

He died from complications of a broken hip, said Mary Snodsmith, his wife of 47 years. "He was just a gentle man. He cared about people. And he liked people," she said.

Joe Bartlett, the news director of WOR-AM where her husband was host of "Garden Hotline," called Ralph Snodsmith "the foremost authority on gardening."

"He's helped millions of people with their gardening questions, whether it's their indoor plants, gardens or trees," he said.

Snodsmith for eight years served as a gardening expert on "Good Morning America," wrote several popular books on gardening, including "The Tri-State Gardener's Guide" and "Fundamentals of Gardening," and lectured at the New York Botanical Garden.

With degrees in floriculture and ornamental horticulture, he approached his subject with a scientist's tenor and a gardener's love for the earthiness of the art.

"Planting the right plant in the right environment means more than just knowing the amount of sun or shade it will receive," he writes in "New York Gardener's Guide." ''Consider exposure to cold and wind."

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Corey Haim: young, popular artist die at 38

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The way of someone's life, who do know? he is young, he is popular, but today he dies.....

Corey Haim, an actor whose status as a teenage heartthrob of the 1980s gave way to substance abuse and rehabilitation as an adult, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Burbank, Calif. He was 38.
His death was confirmed by Sgt. Michael Kammert of the Los Angeles Police Department. The assistant chief coroner of Los Angeles County, Ed Winter, told The Associated Press that Mr. Haim’s mother had called paramedics. “As he got out of bed, he felt a little weak and went down to the floor on his knees,” Mr. Winter said. No other details were provided. The police said they were investigating.

Mr. Haim started acting as a child and shot to fame as the gawky adolescent star of coming-of-age comedies like “Lucas,” a 1986 film in which he played the lovelorn title character, and “License to Drive,” a 1988 feature about a young man’s dreams of piloting the family Cadillac.

He was also among the stars of “The Lost Boys,” a 1987 vampire thriller directed by Joel Schumacher. The film was the first in which he appeared opposite Corey Feldman, another gangly teenage actor, whose films include “Stand by Me” and “The Goonies.” With a common first name, Mr. Haim and Mr. Feldman came to be known as the two Coreys and worked together in several more films, including “Dream a Little Dream” in 1989

In recent years Mr. Haim underwent rehabilitation for addictions to prescription pills and cocaine and outgrew his once scrawny form and image. In an interview with The New York Times in 2007, he said he had ballooned to more than 300 pounds and been offered a spot on the VH1 weight-loss reality show “Celebrity Fit Club.”

He was candid about his frequent attempts to overcome his drug problems, telling the ABC News program “Nightline” in 2007 that his habits had ruined his career “to the point where I wasn’t functional enough to work for anybody, even myself.”

After a long estrangement, Mr. Haim reunited with Mr. Feldman in 2007 for an A&E reality series called “The Two Coreys” during which Mr. Haim lived with Mr. Feldman and his wife for three months. The show was renewed for a second season but not a third after Mr. Feldman said he would not work with Mr. Haim until he had gotten “the help he truly needs.”

Mr. Haim was born on Dec. 23, 1971, and grew up in Toronto. Information on survivors was not immediately available.