On Tuesday morning engineers played Spirit's twin rover Opportunity a lighthearted wake-up call: the song Slip Sliding Away by Paul Simon.

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Later, the 1966 album "Sounds of Silence" by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel was a hit in its day but not before the duo struggled and split early on.

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For example, when "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon was accidentally blasting throughout the newsroom last week, our attempt to capture the excitement was foiled by a Q that decided to get an early start on the weekend, taking a long unapproved nap.

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Mr Boesak was convicted by Cape Town High Court in March last year of embezzling funds donated by US musician Paul Simon, the Swedish development agency and other foreign donors.

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The four finished designs are by British designers Sir Paul Smith and Cath Kidston, illustrator Simon Tofield and animator Richard Williams.

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One morning he shocked aides by stopping a meeting to phone the office of then Democratic Senator Paul Simon.

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