Play Pac-Man in Google Maps with this secret April Fools" Day trick

Google Maps, 5 Awesome Tips (you probably did not know!)

While not every April Fools" Day prank turns out to be "fun," Google has quietly enabled a secret feature in Google Maps that lets you play the classic arcade game Pac-Man in your city"s streets and it"s actually a brilliant idea.

To get your own custom game of Pac-Man going, first you need to head over to Google Mapsand navigate to your favorite location (or whatever area you"d like to turn into a Pac-Man level).

We decided to play in Times Square.

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When you"re ready, click the Pac-Man button in the lower left of the screen and Google will transform the city streets and bring up the controls, which use your keyboard"s arrow keys.

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Fans of Pac-Man will find that while the levels are far from the usual organized mazes Google lets you play on diagonal streets the core gameplay remains the same. You"ll still need to collect all of the tiny white dots, or "pellets," to complete a level. Eating one of the larger "power pellets" turns the ghosts blue and gives you a small amount of time to chase them down and gobble them up.

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Of course, some cities or neighborhoods might be easier or more difficult than others, so feel free to explore different areas around the world to change up the difficulty.

Ready to play? You can head on over to Google Maps directly by clicking here.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/play-pac-man-in-google-maps-with-this-april-fools-day-trick-2015-3

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Kevin Hart Introduced Hannibal Buress At The Bieber Roast With A Relevant Bill ...

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Many of the rape studies are modified for political objectives influenced by the powerful feminist lobby. Even insufficient evidence cases are counted as truthful accusations in many of the studies. Thus we get the false and manufactured 98% of victims tell the truth claim.

Large numbers of people have been falsely accused of rape: Some examples are Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, NFLs Brian Banks, William McCaffey, James Grissom, and false-rape allegations at Ohio University and Hofstra University. Crystal Mangum, represented by Gloria Allred, made false allegations of rape against Duke University lacrosse players.

Some men spend years in prison before they are exonerated, and many have their reputations and lives destroyed.

Source: False rape accusations exist, and they are a serious problem. By Cathy Young. Slate, September 2014.

Oftentimes, whenever police or prosecutors speak the truth about the rate of false rape accusations, Feminist and related interest groups demand that they undergo sensitivity training. What this really means is that they must be intimidated, browbeaten, threatened, and coerced into apologizing for stating an inconvenient truth.

Source: 10 Reasons False Rape Accusations are Common. By Jonathan Taylor. A Voice for Male Students, July 22, 2014.

Source: http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/03/kevin-hart-introduced-hannibal-buress-at-the-bieber-roast-with-a-relevant-bill-cosby-reference/

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Trevor Noah To Replace Jon Stewart As Host Of "The Daily Show"

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South African comedian Trevor Noah will become the new host of Comedy Central"s The Daily Show, stepping into the role Jon Stewart has filled for 16 years.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Mark this next story as a sign of a changing nation. Comedy Central has announced the successor to Jon Stewart. Trevor Noah takes over "The Daily Show," the fake news program that"s often as influential as real news shows.

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Stephen Colbert"s fake news program was recently taken over by Larry Wilmore, which means both high-profile shows will be hosted by black men. One of them was not always considered black. Trevor Noah was born in South Africa during the years of apartheid, as he has discussed on stage.

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TREVOR NOAH: My mother"s a black woman, and then my father"s Swiss. So I was born a crime, which is something I don"t think they ever thought through because as a family, we couldn"t live together, you know? Like in the streets, we couldn"t even be seen together. My father would have to walk on the other side of the road. And he would just wave at me from far like a creepy pedophile.

INSKEEP: In South Africa, people of mixed race like Trevor Noah were not classified as black in those years but as colored.

(SOUNDBITE OF STAND-UP COMEDY)

NOAH: I wanted to be black, to be honest. That"s all I ever wanted, especially since one day, growing up, I met an American. And he was shocked that in South Africa we had all these titles. And he said to me - he said, well, you know, Trevor, if you go out to America, they"ll label you as black. I said, really? And he was like, oh, h**l, yeah (laughter). Yeah, buddy, everybody"s black out there, yeah. You"d be super black.

(LAUGHTER)

NOAH: That sounds good to me - super black.

GREENE: Whatever you call him, Trevor Noah now takes over one of the most prominent slots on American TV.

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Source: http://www.npr.org/2015/03/31/396505270/trevor-noah-to-replace-jon-stewart-as-host-of-the-daily-show

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Artist-owned streaming service TIDAL promises to re-establish the value of music

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This afternoon, Jay Z formally launched his new streaming music service TIDAL with an all-star event in New York City. As it turns out, Jay Z is merely a co-owner: Arcade Fires Win Butler andRgine Chassagne, Kanye West, Jack White, Daft Punk, Beyonc, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Rihanna,Madonna alsohave ownership interests in TIDAL.

All these artists were at hand for todays event and showed their commitment by signing a declaration on-stage.

TIDAL is described as a platform owned by artists with the goal to re-establish the value of music. Speaking on behalf of the group, Alicia Keysexplained, We want to create a better service and experience for fans and artists. Our mission goes beyond commerce and technology.

Update: Jay Z spoke to Billboard about his vision forTIDAL. Read below.

A video proceeding the event featured footage from a recent summit in which the owners of TIDAL gathered to discuss their vision. Daft Punk described the groupas the Avengers of Music.

As previously reported, TIDAL offers two paid subscriptionoptions: $19.99 a month for high-fidelity audio, and $9.99 for standard quality audio. TIDAL can be streamed on the web, and downloaded for iOS and Android devices.

Its reported that TIDALsowners will exclusively release their music through the platform, but that has yet to be confirmed.

Replay the event below.

Update: Jay Z spoke to Billboard about his vision forTIDAL.We didnt like the direction music was going and thought maybe we could get in and strike an honest blow and if, you know, the very least we did was make people wake up and try to improve the free vs. paid system, and promote fair trade, then it would be a win for us anyway, he explained.

People are not respecting the music, and [are] devaluing it and devaluing what it really means, Jay Z added. People really feel like music is free, but will pay $6 for water. You can drink water free out of the tap, and its good water. But theyre OK paying for it. Its just the mind-set right now.

He said the overriding goal is to ensure artists are properly compensated for your work, and not just the owners each of whom control a 3-percent stake in the company will reapthe benefits. For someone like me, I can go on tour. But what about the people working on the record, the content creators and not just the artists? If theyre not being compensated properly, then I think well lose some writers and producers and people like that who depend on fair trade. Some would probably have to take another job, and I think well lose some great writers in the process. Is it fair? No. If you put in work, everyone else, you go to work you get paid. Thats fair trade. Its what our country is built on.

Jay Z also said he hopes TIDAL will inspire artists to take more risks creatively. He explained, Artists come here and start making songs 18 minutes long, or whatever. I know this is going to sound crazy, but maybe they start attempting to make a Like a Rolling Stone, you know, a song that doesnt have a recognizable hook, but is still considered one of the greatest songs of all time, the freedom that this platform will allow art to flourish here,

And while he would not confirm it outright, he did tease TIDAL acquiring exclusive content from artists. Anything they want to offer, you know; just be as creative as possible, thats the only charge, really. Make it look really good and make everyone that consumes it think, Man, I got something really great. Treat the people with respect; make it memorable.

Source: http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/03/artist-owned-streaming-service-tidal-promises-to-to-re-establish-the-value-of-music/

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Beckham Kids at the Kids" Choice Awards 2015

Best & Worst Dressed Kids Choice Awards 2015

The three oldest Beckham children hit the red carpet for the Nickelodeon Kids" Choice Awards in LA on Saturday. Sixteen-year-old Brooklyn posed with his brothers, 12-year-old Romeo, and 10-year-old Cruz, as they made their way into the show, which included plenty of slimy moments. Brooklyn later shared on Instagram: "Great time with my bros." They weren"t the only celebrity kids at the event, since Angelina Jolie brought Shiloh and Zahara and Katie Holmes had Suri by her side.

The trio was without their famous parents, David and Victoria, though they"re no strangers to the spotlight themselves. Romeo has modeled in campaigns for Burberry, and Brooklyn"s been featured in a number of magazines.

Source: http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Beckham-Kids-Kids-Choice-Awards-2015-37183763

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Final Four rematch: It"s UK-Wisconsin again

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Kentucky"s Aaron Harrison, far left, celebrates with his team after the Wildcats defeated the Badgers Saturday night at the Final Four at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. April 5, 2014

CLEVELAND Since Aaron Harrison"s final dagger dropped with six seconds left in last year"s national semifinal, Wisconsin has been on a mission.

"That loss left a sour taste in our mouth, so we wanted to get back," Badgers forward Sam Dekker said Saturday after winning the NCAA Tournament"s West Regional to return to the Final Four.

Since Connecticut ruined Kentucky"s storybook ending in the national championship game last season, the Wildcats have been similarly motivated.

"Just two more games," said Andrew Harrison late Saturday night after hitting the clinching free throws against Notre Dame to get UK into its second straight Final Four and fourth in five years under coach John Calipari. "You really remember that feeling you had after the (title) game last year. You don"t want to have that feeling again."

But someone"s redemption tour will be stopped short in the rematch. The undefeated Wildcats (38-0) must go through red-hot Wisconsin (35-3) again, this time in Indianapolis, for their shot at a ninth NCAA championship and college basketball"s first 40-0 season.

The Badgers, who returned eight of the nine guys who played in last year"s Final Four duel with Kentucky, have won 10 straight games and hit 10 of 12 3-pointers in the second half Saturday to blow by Arizona.

"I know (Wisconsin coach) Bo Ryan, and he"s a great friend, and how good he coaches," said Calipari, who has won 15 of his last 16 NCAA Tournament games. "I"ve said all along I thought the (four) best teams were us, Wisconsin and Arizona and Duke. And other teams are right there, but those four seem to be a little bit better than the others."

The Badgers have a combination of shooting and size seven players 6-8 or taller, including 6-9 Dekker and 7-foot All-American Frank Kaminsky to threaten the Cats. Kentucky, with just one major contributor shorter than 6-6, ultimately overtook the Fighting Irish with a massive mismatch in length.

"That"s a great matchup," said Notre Dame coach Mike Brey after his team fell just short in a 68-66 thriller. "Wisconsin"s a little bit like us: they"re skilled and they can spread people out. They have a little more bulk and frontline size, but they"re really skilled offensive guys, and certainly we were able to get some things tonight."

The Cats returned just five of the guys who played against Wisconsin the first time, and lost their top two scorers from that 74-73 classic, but that doesn"t mean the Cats are less equipped. This team is actually far better than that one. They added four McDonald"s All-Americans, including 6-11 freshman star Karl-Anthony Towns, who poured in 25 points against the Irish.

Junior 7-footer Willie Cauley-Stein, the nation"s top defender who helped save Saturday"s game with a late block, was injured and didn"t play the Badgers last year. But he knows this will be a challenge.

"I"m glad we have a week to prepare for them," Cauley-Stein said. "The way they play together is the best in the country. This is when I"m glad we don"t have one day to prepare for them. One day to prepare for a team like Notre Dame? That"s why we couldn"t stop them. If we"d had a couple more days to see where the holes are . but the way they run their offense is crazy. You really can"t stop it.

"It"s really them missing shots, and you get the rebounds, and that"s how you stop them. Otherwise they"re going to get their shots up, and if they"re making them, it"s going to be a long night."

One of the Wildcats" newcomers, rookie point guard Tyler Ulis, is still familiar with Wisconsin"s best player, Kaminsky. They"re both former Illinois high school stars and played in the same league.

Ulis is new to this matchup, and this stage, but he knows what to expect.

"Another hard-fought game," he said, "and I feel like they want some get-back from last year."

Kyle Tucker can be reached at (502) 582-4361. Follow him on Twitter @KyleTucker_CJ.

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"Home" Sweeps Away Box Office

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Home gave DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. a much-needed hit this weekend, surpassing expectations and topping the box office with an estimated $54 million.

The childrens film features an unlikely duo: singer Rihanna voices the character of Tip, a young girl who befriends an outcast alien voiced by Big Bang Theory actor Jim Parsons.

Last year, DreamWorks bumped the release date of Home from November to March, with executives saying it was a kinder window for an original-concept title. The movie that it swapped dates with, DreamWorks own Penguins of Madagascar, flopped, but the switch was the right move for Home, said Chris Aronson, president of domestic distribution at Twentieth Century Fox, which distributed the movies. (Foxs parent company, 21st Century Fox, was until mid-2013 part of the same company as The Wall Street Journal.)

Were going into the big spring weekends, said Mr. Aronson, adding that Home faces little competition for family sales until Walt Disney Co.s Inside Out debuts June 19.

It also gives DreamWorks a hit at a time when the studio desperately needs one. The company has issued four write-downs on features like Turbo and Mr. Peabody & Sherman since November 2012. Earlier this year, the company announced a massive restructuring and creative overhaul that resulted in 500 workers being laid off. Home is the companys only release this year, making its box-office returns all the more important for the studios bottom line.

Overseas, the movie has grossed $48 million so far. Home is the second animated movie to perform well this year; The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water has collected $160 million since Viacom Inc.s Paramount Pictures released it in February.

The weekends other new release, the R-rated Get Hard, went after a very different audience and landed in second place with a solid $34.6 million. Distributed by Time Warner Inc.s Warner Bros., Get Hard stars Will Ferrell as a man preparing to go to prison with the help of businessman played by comedian Kevin Hart. Insurgent, from Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., fell to third place in its second week of release, grossing $86.4 million so far.

Audiences gave Home an A grade, according to the CinemaScore market research firm, while Get Hard received a B.

In other box-office news, the horror film It Follows expanded to wide release after good word-of-mouth led to robust returns in a handful of theaters. It collected $4 million in about 1,200 locations, and its distributor, Weinstein Co.s Radius-TWC, said it will expand further next week.

Write to Erich Schwartzel at erich.schwartzel@wsj.com

Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/home-sweeps-away-box-office-1427655577

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