*The dynamic Gospel sister duo, Mary Mary has made waves in the Gospel music industry and now they are being recognized for their work.

Both Tina and Erica Campbell are to be honored during an all-star salute at the Essence Music Festival.

But the celebration could not be complete without a little love to ever evolving Fred Hammond.

This celebration isn’t something to miss. Other appearances include Yolanda Adams, Maurette Brown Clark, Kim Burrell, Byron Cage, Tyronne Foster & the Arc Singers, Tramaine Hawkins, Israel Houghton, Bishop Lester Love and Pastor Marvin Winans.

The salute will take place Sunday, July 8 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in new Orleans.

Tickets are currently available for the annual music festival via essence.com/festival.

Mary Mary and Fred Hammond to be Honored at Essence Music Fest

Indiana Pacers @ Miami Heat United States: NBA Basketball Eastern Conference Play Off Semi Final Thursday 17 May 2012 – Tip Off 7pm ET Midnight (British Standard Time) this Semi Final series has suddenly got very interesting as the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers split the first two games down in South Beach, while the momentum is with the underdog as they took the last of those games. Miami missed the presence of Chris Bosh about as much as they were expected to, although they still had their chances to win that game and move to a commanding 2-0 lead in the series. While some will be critical of LeBron James, an easy target in my opinion, it was a couple of key misses from Dwyane Wade and a lack of anything from the supporting cast that cost them the game. Granted, James did miss a couple of key free throws down the stretch, but the bigger problem is the fact no other Heat player outside of James and Wade scored more than 5 points. it is a key for the Heat, who will miss Chris Bosh throughout this series at the very least, they get production from other players. it was that production that helped them take game 1 in the second half after Bosh was withdrawn from the game. A key statistic that shows the ‘others’ are struggling is the fact that Miami are just 1-22 from beyond the arc in the series. as you can see from what I have written, most of the questions from the first two games have been about the ability of the Heat to overcome an injury to a key player. Indiana themselves want to ride the momentum they gained from game 2 and they will look to play a similar brand of basketball where they try and take away James and Wade and force someone else to beat them. However, don’t be thinking the Pacers are just happy with what they have done so far. they have really struggled offensively to find any sort of consistency against a solid Miami defence, although it was a big run in the third quarter that provided the foundations for the win on Tuesday. Indiana have now improved to 2-4 against Miami this season, splitting the series 3-3 against the spread, while also being aware that they are now 3-1 in the last 4 games. The Pacers entertained Miami twice this season, splitting the series both straight up and against the spread. Indiana won the last game here, but they had lost 4 in a row before that, both straight up and against the spread. Indiana are 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 games as the home underdog given between 0.5 and 4.5 points. Miami are just 2-6 against the spread in their last 8 games as the road favourite of between 0.5 and 4.5 points. they are 3-10 against the spread in their last 13 games against a team that has won at least 60% of their home games. I am going to back the Miami Heat recover home court advantage in this game for the following reasons: first, Indiana have not been that great in this spot this season when people are actually giving them a real chance of winning the game. they are just 1-2 against the spread as the home underdog being given 3 points or less. second, the first two games were actually both winnable for Miami and they will have felt a little disappointed they lost the second. However, they are the type of team that will realise they can beat the Pacers without Chris Bosh and will make the adjustments to ensure a third player gets their points tonight. Third, the Heat have generally bounced back when they have been upset, going 9-7 against the spread in their next game. The Pacers are 6-7 against the spread when they have won as a dog. Fourth, when the road team has lost game 2, they are 15-4 against the spread in this spot since 1991. fifth, Indiana have a record that has seen them win at least 60% of their home games. Teams with that record are 14-29-1 against the spread as the hosts of game 3 since 1991.

Indiana Pacers 83-86 Miami HeatI’ll back the Miami Heat – 1.5 Points @ 1.92

Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers

A total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.080 will be visible across Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific regions on 22nd July, 2009. a spectacular total eclipse which may last over 6 minutes and 30 seconds, the longest in the brief history of the 21st Century. Loosely speaking, a total eclipse occurs when the moon is exactly between the sun and the earth. The patch of earth on which the shadow of the moon falls experiences an eclipse. during the eclipse, the Sun will look like a gold ring, a large one mind you. Solar eclipse can have a significant impact on your life. The phenomenon, which takes place on new Moon or Amavasya Tithi, can change the entire course of your life.

At the time of eclipse, Sun, Moon, Mercury and Ketu are conjunct in the watery sign of Cancer indicating a possibility of an outbreak of water-borne diseases resulting in a substantial loss of lives. The phenomenon may also cause severe damage to marine products. Some areas may experience cloud bursts resulting in excessive flooding and deaths.

Time frame of the eclipse H:M:S

Sparsh or the onset 5:28:00
Madhya or the zenith 6:23:43
Moksha or the culmination 7:20:24

The effect of the eclipse will be felt from 6.00 pm Tuesday evening. as this astral phenomenon is occurring in the Pushya Nakshatra. so those who have their natal moon in this nakshatra should take precautions. The signs that are prone to be effected by this eclipse are: Capricorn, Cancer and Leo.

Let’s analyse the effect of Solar eclipse on various Sun signs.

As the eclipse occurs in your 4th House, you need to be cautious in matters related to land, vehicle etc.

* Aries should observe partial fast on every Sunday for 21 weeks, and eat food items which are white in colour (kheer).

* They can also offer water, uncooked rice with a pinch of vermilion (Kumkum) to Sun while chanting the Gayatri Mantra.

As the eclipse occurs in your 3rd House, it is advisable to stay put. It’s not a good time for a Bull to do start something new.

* Taurians should chant the following mantra:

|| Om Hrim Hrom Suryaya Namaha ||

* They can also recite or listen to the recitation of the Harivansh path.

As the eclipse occurs in your 2nd House, you need to mind your language. your speech may spoil your relations with others. also, spend money judiciously.

* Geminis should chant the following mantra:

|| Om Dhruni Suryaye Namah ||

* They can also offer prayers or water to a peepal tree.

As the eclipse occurs in your Ascendant, you may be prone to problems related to health.

* Cancerians should chant the following mantras:

||Om Hram Hrim Hrom Sah Suryaya Namaha||

As the eclipse will occur in the 12th House, you may get unnecessarily entangled in legal issues such as a court case.

* Leos should chant the following mantra:

||Om Dhruni Suryaye Aadi Vyom||

* They can also recite

||Japakusuma Sankasham Kashyapeyam Mahadhyutim

Tamorim Sarvapaapaghanm Pranatosmi Divakaram||

As the eclipse occurs in your 11th House, profits may not come to you easily. Don’t fret, as this is reversible.

* Virgos should get the ‘Aa Krishnen Vedokta Mantra’ recited by a Brahmin

As the eclipse will occur in the 10th House, you may have a minor tiff with your father. also, you may face problems with your superiors.

* Librans should establish a ‘Surya Yantra’ and perform ablutions

As the eclipse will occur in the 9th House, luck will not be in your favour. But don’t blame your destiny as there are certain remedies through prayers.

* Scorpios can wear a Garnet (Laldi) after taking the advice of an astrologer.

As the eclipse will occur in the 8th House, you may face a sudden financial crisis. so be careful during financial transactions.

You can give away items representing the Sun as alms. They are as follows:

Wheat, Ruby, Jaggery, a Cow with a Calf, Gold and Copper

As the eclipse occurs in your 7th House, you may find yourself at loggerheads with your business partner and your spouse.

* Capricorns can minimise the effect of this eclipse by taking good care of their father, grandparents and elders.

As the eclipse occurs in your 6th House, your physical health may get affected. you may also face obstacles in professional life.

* Aquarians should recite the ‘Surya Kavach’ strota or give alms to blind people.

As the eclipse will occur in the 5th House, students may suffer academically and those dealing in stock market may face losses.

* Pisceans should recite the ‘Aditya Hridaya Stotra’

Solar Eclipse is considered to be a good time to offer prayers, perform ‘Tarpana’, ‘Homa’, ‘Shraadha’ and gain ‘Mantra Siddhi’.

You may offer donations in kind or cash after the eclipse culminates.

Jains can recite the following mantras:

||Om Hrim Padmaprabhu Namastubhyam Mamah Shanti Shanti||

||Shri Gautam Swami Namah||

Solar Eclipse – Its Effects and Remedies

On Sunday, visitors to Wupatki National Monument can watch one of nature’s most spectacular events, an annular solar eclipse. Wupatki National Monument staff and Lowell Observatory will be celebrating this rare celestial event with an afternoon of family activities, ranger programs and a view of the eclipse over the 900-year-old Wupatki Pueblo.

Commonly referred to as a “Ring of Fire,” an annular eclipse occurs when the moon lines up between the earth and the sun, blocking all but a thin halo of the sun’s light. Because the sun will not be completely blocked by the moon, this event cannot be viewed directly with the naked eye or sunglasses. Rangers at Wupatki will have safe eclipse glasses and solar telescopes available during the event. (Never look directly at the sun or an eclipse without special eye protection. Sunglasses are not sufficient to prevent severe eye damage.)

The full eclipse will be visible throughout much of northern Arizona. A total of 154 national parks and monuments in the West will offer full or partial views of the eclipse. for tips on safe viewing practices, eclipse resources and maps of viewing locations in the West, visit http://www.nature.nps.gov/features/eclipse/index.cfm.

Activities Prior to and during the eclipse (Visitor Center, Wupatki National Monument):

– Noon – 4 p.m.: Park Rangers and Volunteers will be giving short interpretive programs from the Wupatki Pueblo overlook (200 feet from the visitor center) throughout the afternoon. Learn about life in the pueblo and Wupatki’s connection to Sunset Crater Volcano.

– 1 – 4 p.m.: stop by the eclipse activity table on the Visitor Center patio to make your own eclipse viewer.

– 5 p.m.: Eclipse presentation by Jeff Hall, director of Lowell Observatory

Wupatki Eclipse Times (Mountain Standard Time)

– 5:24 p.m.: Partial eclipse begins

– 6:30 p.m.: Annular eclipse begins

– 6:35 p.m.: Annular eclipse ends

– 7:10 p.m.: Sun sets while still partially eclipsed

Wupatki National Monument is 37 miles north of Flagstaff via Highway 89 and can be reached at 679-2365 and www.nps.gov/wupa.

Wupatki National Monuments is open daily, except Dec. 25, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the entrance fee is $5 per person for visitors 16 and older. America the beautiful Passes are honored and sold. Admission is free Sunday after 5 p.m.

Free Dutch oven cooking demonstration Friday

Going fishing this weekend and not sure how to fillet and cook your catch of the day? Join Game and Fish at noon on Friday and learn how to take care of and prepare your fish and game meat. the lunchtime talk will be held at the department’s Flagstaff Regional Office, located at 3500 S. Lake Mary Road.

During this week’s talk, attendees will learn about the health benefits from fish and game meat along with tips on game and fish care and how to prepare some delicious meals. Information about indoor, outdoor and Dutch oven cooking will be presented. the group will also enjoy a taste of fish and game meat recipes and a chance to try Dutch oven desserts. the game and fish department will also have for sale “All things Edible,” a cookbook put together by Game and Fish employees. Recipes include antelope stroganoff, stir fry duck and barbecue fish, just to name a few.

The lunchtime speaker series is getting close to the end, with only this Friday and one more talk to go. the final presentation takes place June 15. the topic will be 4FRI: What is the four Forest Restoration Initiative?

For more information, call the Flagstaff Game and Fish office at 774-5045.

Send Around the Town news to Abbie Gripman at agripman@azdailysun.com or call her at 556-2241.

View solar eclipse at Wupatki on Sunday

The Kennedy family is grieving again after the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr hanged herself at her home.

Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, an architect known for her philanthropic and environmental work who also faced drug and alcohol charges in recent years, was found dead on Wednesday afternoon.

The Westchester County medical examiner's office said after an autopsy on Thursday that Kennedy died of asphyxiation due to hanging. A person familiar with the investigation into her death said authorities concluded that her death was a suicide.

Her husband, Robert Kennedy Jr, a prominent environmental lawyer and the son of former Senator Robert F Kennedy, had filed for a divorce in 2010. The two had married in 1994 and had four children together. The divorce case was still pending at the time of her death.

In the months after the couple's separation became public, Mary Kennedy was arrested twice by police officers who suspected her of driving while intoxicated. her licence was suspended once, but a drink-driving charge was dismissed. Last July, a judge dismissed a charge of driving under the influence of prescription drugs, saying she hadn't been aware it could impair her ability to drive.

On Thursday morning, people who knew the family left flowers at the front door.

“I think every family has its tragedies. But this is too much. you have to feel for them,” said Kim O'Connell, who said she had met the couple while working at their health club.

“I just thought she was just a lady. I woke up this morning and I wanted to do something,” she said.

Both the Richardson and Kennedy sides of the family expressed sadness over her death in public statements that noted her “gentle soul and generous spirit”, her work advocating environmentally responsible building designs and her deep love for her children.

The family hasn't commented publicly on why she might have killed herself.

Kennedy's family had been intertwined with the Kennedys even before her storybook wedding in 1994. she met Robert's sister, Kerry Kennedy, at boarding school and was a maid of honour at her wedding to Andrew Cuomo, now governor of new York, in 1990. Mary's eldest sister, book editor Nan Richardson, was also involved in human rights causes with Kerry Kennedy, now divorced from Cuomo.

With one of her children battling severe allergies, Mary Kennedy co-founded the Food Allergy Initiative, billed as the world's largest private source of funding for food allergy research.

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BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead at the family property Wednesday.

An autopsy for the 52-year-old was scheduled for Thursday, and no cause of death had been released.

In a statement issued by Robert Kennedy Jr.'s chief of staff, the family said Mary Kennedy, an architect, “inspired our family with her kindness, her love, her gentle soul and generous spirit.”

“Mary was a genius at friendship, a tremendously gifted architect and a pioneer and relentless advocate of green design who enhanced her cutting edge, energy efficient creations with exquisite taste and style,” the family said.

The former Mary Richardson, a longtime connection of the Kennedy clan, married Robert Kennedy Jr., a prominent environmental lawyer and the son of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, in 1994. the couple had four children, the youngest born in July 2001. Robert Kennedy Jr. also has two children from a previous marriage.

Mary Kennedy also was a designer and had overseen the renovation of the couple's home into an environmentally advanced showpiece. her family cited her devotion to her children in remembering her.

“We deeply regret the death of our beloved sister Mary, whose radiant and creative spirit will be sorely missed by those who loved her,” the family said in a statement issued by attorney Kerry Lawrence, who had represented her in a drunken-driving case. “Our heart goes out to her children who she loved without reservation.”

Neighbor Leslie Lampert, who owns the Cafe of Love restaurant a short drive from the Kennedy home, said Mary Kennedy was “at all times just a lovely individual.”

“She was community oriented,” Lampert said. “She was always kind in our presence.”

Another neighbor, Kim Fraioli, a trauma therapist who lives a few houses down from the Kennedys, said the family was private.

“We left them alone,” Fraioli. “We didn't have any interaction. I think it's a tragedy. It's very sad for their family and the surviving children. My heart goes out to the family.”

At the home on Wednesday, a red brick mansion with a columned porch entrance set in a heavily wooded acreage, police kept media away.

Mary Richardson had known the Kennedys for years, through her friendship with Robert Kennedy Jr.'s sister, Kerry Kennedy, whom she met at boarding school. she had been Kerry Kennedy's maid of honor at her wedding in 1990.

She had had trouble with drugs and alcohol and had two high-profile arrests around the time her husband filed for divorce in 2010.

Kennedy was first arrested may 15 of that year on a charge of driving while intoxicated after a police officer reported seeing her drive her car over a curb near the family's Bedford home. her only passenger was a dog, and police said she had a blood-alcohol level of 0.11 percent; the legal limit is 0.08 percent. her license was suspended.

At the time of her sentencing, famous family and friends spoke out in support of her.

Her mother-in-law, Ethel Kennedy, wrote in a letter that she “is a caring, nourishing mother who has nursed her four children through lifelong bouts of debilitating allergies,” according to an account in Westchester's the Journal News at the time.

Kerry Kennedy, in her letter, said, “When I look at my three daughters, my wish for them is that they are as blessed as I have been to have a companion, a confidante, a friend, like Mary Richardson.”

Mary Kennedy was charged later that year with driving under the influence of drugs, but that charge was dismissed in July 2011 when a judge said the evidence showed she didn't know the medications she had taken would impair her ability to drive.

There were indications her troubles started earlier. In 2007, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drove his wife to a hospital for treatment, but she resisted and ran from the car, according to the Journal News, which cited Mount Kisco police records.

“I remember she was acting kind of out of it, kind of crazy,” a witness, Rae Kesten, told the Journal News in 2007. “She was running into the street and flailing her arms around. he was trying to restrain her. I didn't know if they were fighting or not, but I was concerned.”

The unexpected death of another person connected to the storied Kennedy clan brought to mind the other sorrows the famous family has suffered, including the assassinations of RFK and JFK in the 1960s.

Shopping in Bedford, Diane Glokler said, “I've always just thought that family is very tragic. They keep having tragic things happening to them. It's heart-wrenching.”

Associated Press writer Verena Dobnik contributed to this report.

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Seems like it would be pretty easy to get in and make some money given that type of frenzy right, even if you missed out on getting shares at the offering price. the reality may be far different though, particularly if the IPOs of companies in Facebook’s peer group over the last year-plus are any indication.

According to SigFig, which tracks more than $30 billion in retail brokerage accounts synced by its users, buy the time investors have gotten involved in stocks like LinkedIn, Groupon and Zynga on IPO day the price has already jumped and dashed hopes for a quick score.

In a look at six companies – LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga, Pandora Media, Jive Software and Yelp! – SigFig found that the majority of investors who tried to flip the stock on IPO day did so at a loss. the vast majority of people who bought stock in these tech companies on IPO days have sold, the data show, and only investors in Jive averaged a positive return.

The clear culprit in the trends spotted by SigFig is that most investors are not getting in at the offering price. With LinkedIn, for instance, the average purchase price on IPO day of $98 was more than double the $45 price those who got access to the deal paid. While that premium is the extreme case, the average on most of the others was between 17% and 60% with Zynga, which actually closed below its offering price on its first day of trading, the only stock the average buyer got into without paying extra.

SigFig’s data also showed that first-day investors are not the buy-and-hold type. of the accounts synced to its service, which spread across more than 70 brokerage firms, no more than 41% of first-day buyers in any one offering are still holding their shares. they didn’t make out great by selling either: buyers at the average first-day price who sold that same day gained just 1% on LinkedIn and Yelp, the only two that garnered positive returns for the first-day flippers SigFig tracked, while losing 2% on Pandora, 3% on Groupon, 1% on Jive and 7% on Zynga.

It is important to remember that all of these companies are in their relative infancy — LinkedIn, which went public first on May 19, 2011, has been publicly-traded for less than a year — and the lack of success for first-day flippers does not necessarily cast any shadows on their ability to deliver for shareholders over the long term. the data do show, however, that for all the frenzy around a hot offering, flipping shares on the first day of trading is no guaranteed winner. Check out SigFig’s infographic below (click to enlarge).

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trayvon Martin’s autopsy shows he had marijuana in his system the night he was killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, and a gunshot to his chest came from close range, according to nearly 200 pages of previously undisclosed documents released Thursday.

At least one investigator wanted to charge Zimmerman with manslaughter but was overruled, according to the documents, which are shedding new light on a case that has raised questions about racial profiling and “stand your ground” laws. the investigator, who was on the scene after the shooting, wrote on March 13 that the confrontation should have been avoided. that report came nearly a month before Zimmerman was arrested.

The documents, photos and video were turned over by prosecutors to defense attorneys earlier this week before they were released to the media. Included in the many witness interviews were accounts by an acquaintance of Zimmerman’s who said he’s racist and a co-worker who said Zimmerman bullied him and mocked him with an exaggerated Middle Eastern accent.

The autopsy says medical examiners found THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, when they tested Martin’s blood and urine. a police report shows the 17-year-old had been shot once in the chest and had been pronounced dead at the scene. the autopsy says the fatal shot was fired from no more than 18 inches away.

Also in the package is a photo showing Zimmerman with a bloody nose on the night of the fight. a paramedic report says Zimmerman had a 1-inch laceration on his head and forehead abrasion.

“Bleeding tenderness to his nose, and a small laceration to the back of his head. All injuries have minor bleeding,” paramedic Michael Brandy wrote about Zimmerman’s injuries in the report.

Whether Zimmerman was injured in the Feb. 26 altercation with Martin has been a key question. the 28-year-old Zimmerman has claimed self-defense and said he only fired because the unarmed teenager attacked him.

Zimmerman was not arrested for weeks because he invoked the Florida’s law that does not require a person to retreat in the face of a serious threat. He was released on bail and is in hiding while he awaits trial on a second-degree murder charge. He has pleaded not guilty.

The investigator who called for Zimmerman’s arrest, Christopher Serino, told prosecutors in March that the fight could have been avoided if Zimmerman had remained in his vehicle and awaited the arrival of law enforcement. He said Zimmerman, after leaving his vehicle, could have identified himself to Martin as a concerned citizen and talked to him instead of confronting him.

He said there is no evidence Martin was involved in any criminal activity.

The lawyer for Martin’s parents seized on the investigator’s recommendation.

“the police concluded that none of this would have happened if George Zimmerman hadn’t gotten out of his car,” said attorney Ben Crump. “If George Zimmerman hadn’t gotten out of his car, they say it was completely avoidable. that is the headline.”

A separate report written by Serino at the crime scene says Martin had $40.15, Skittles candy, a red lighter, headphones and a photo pin in his pocket. a single 9mm shell casing was found near Martin’s body.

New witness accounts also emerged Thursday. a witness, whose name is redacted, told investigators he saw “a black male, wearing a dark colored hoodie,” on top of a white or Hispanic male who was yelling for help.

The witness, who was looking out the sliding glass door at his home about 30 feet away, said he saw the black male throwing punches “MMA (mixed martial arts) style.”

He said he told the fighters he was calling the police. He said that as he was making the call, he heard a shot. He looked outside and saw the person who had been on top laid out on the grass as if he had been shot. He said the other fighter was standing on the sidewalk, talking to another person with a flashlight.

The case has become a national racial flashpoint because the Martin family and supporters contend Zimmerman singled Martin out because he was black.

Two acquaintances paint an unflattering picture of Zimmerman in police interviews.

A distraught woman tells an investigator that she stays away from Zimmerman because he’s racist and because of things he’s done to her in the past, but she didn’t elaborate on what happened between them.

“I don’t at all know who this kid was or anything else. but I know George, and I know that he does not like black people. He would start something. He’s very confrontational. It’s in his blood. We’ll just say that,” the unidentified woman says in an audio recording.

A man whose name was deleted from the audio told investigators that he worked with Zimmerman in 2008 for a few months. It wasn’t clear which company it was.

The man, who described his heritage as “Middle Eastern,” said that when he first started many employees didn’t like him. Zimmerman seized on this, the employee said, and bullied him.

Zimmerman wanted to “get in” with the clique at work so he exaggerated a Middle Eastern accent when talking about the employee, the man said. the employee told investigators that Zimmerman made reference to terrorists and bombings when talking about him.

“It was so immature,” said the employee, who ended up writing a letter to management about Zimmerman.

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The final is just a week away but it appears as though American Idol judge Steven Tyler has already picked his winner after he told finalist Jessica Sanchez that she will be the "last one standing" in the talent competition.

Praising Jessica for her performance of Mariah Carey’s ‘My All’ – a song which was chosen by Steven, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson – the Mail Online reports Steven telling the 16 year old: "I think, in a way, you will be the last one standing." "when you sing you make people hang on every note. I hope you get used to encores", the Aerosmith frontman added.

Jessica, who is up against Phillip Phillips and Joshua Ledet in the final, continued to impress the judges with her second song of the night, Aerosmith’s ‘I Don’t Want to miss A Thing’.

The risk of performing the Aerosmith song paid off when Steven described her rendition as "beautiful", he said: "You just took a great song and made it greater. Beautiful."

Commenting on Steven’s response to Jessica’s performance, Jennifer, whose future on American Idol appears to be in doubt, said: "You do not know what a big deal that is", with Randy adding: "He’s never said that."

However Jessica wasn’t the only one who impressed the judges as both Phillip and Joshua received praised for their performances. having performed Bob Seger’s ‘We’ve Got Tonight’, Randy told the hopeful: "that was the perfect song at the perfect time and your best performance on the show ever. This boy right here is in it to win it and he’s ready."

Jennifer echoed Randy’s praise to Joshua, adding: "There’s about 20 million girls out there who wish you were singing that song to them."

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No cause of death was given but celebrity website TMZ.com said Summer had been suffering from cancer, and died in Florida.

“Early this morning, surrounded by family, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith. While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy,” the singer’s family said in a statement issued through spokesman Brian Edwards.

The Boston-born Summer began her career in Germany where she performed in productions of the shows “Hair” and “Porgy and Bess.”

Her breakthrough hit was the song “Love to Love You Baby” released in 1975. She later dominated the disco era with the songs “last Dance,” “Hot Stuff,” “Dim all the Lights” and “Mac Athurs Park”.

In 1983 she scored a massive hit with “She Works Hard for the Money.” Summer won five Grammys.

She recorded “State of Independence” for which producer Quincy Jones roped in Michael Jackson and other famous artists as backing vocals. Her disco influenced David Bowie to launch his disco era with “Let’s Dance”.

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