{"id":12275,"date":"2014-05-24T17:31:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-24T17:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/?p=12275"},"modified":"2014-05-24T17:31:06","modified_gmt":"2014-05-24T17:31:06","slug":"usa-today-billboard-illusion-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/05\/usa-today-billboard-illusion-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Today: Billboard Illusion Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"650\" height=\"390\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isSlim=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=3582669535001&#038;playerID=2207682275001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6Fnwgpz2JFHz_Jerf-MHxK_Ad&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isSlim=1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" flashVars=\"videoId=3582669535001&#038;playerID=2207682275001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6Fnwgpz2JFHz_Jerf-MHxK_Ad&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" base=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" name=\"flashObj\" width=\"650\" height=\"390\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" swLiveConnect=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Audiences at Sunday&#8217;s Billboard Music Awards ceremony were treated to a performance of Slave to the Rhythm by none other than the late Michael Jackson himself. 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