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The Falling Square Optical Illusion by Yonatan Frimer

2012-03-06T07:49:00.003-08:00

The Falling Square Maze

The square is not a steady fast object that wants to stay in place. Take the example of a man hole cover. They are round for the single reason that they CANNOT fall in. A square used for the same purpose could be accidentally place diagonally to cover the opening and it would tumble downwards. That is basically what is being portrayed in this optical illusion maze of a falling square. Imagine long tube composed of an extruded square against a square falling down that tube, throw in an optical illusion pattern in which the pattern is depicted by an alternating polarity and a pinch of x shaped cross hairs and you have you basic falling square optical illusion maze. The entrance to the maze as is the exit, are both marked with arrow.

Can't solve this maze? The maze solution to the optical illusion falling square maze and the next maze, the maze of hearts is at that link you just read right past.

Maze solution for the maze of diamonds optical illusion maze:

Maze of diamonds solution

Visual Illusion Maze Art - Jagged Spinning Swirly by Yonatan Frimer

2011-06-28T01:14:00.000-07:00

Jagged Swirly Maze by Yonatan Frimer

Maze of a jagged swirl that is pretty trippy to look at.
Maze solution for the jagged swirl maze.

You might want to stare at this maze a bit longer than usual as it does warp and begin to take shape in a very trippy and psychedelic fashion. The center of the maze juts out from the center vanishing point in a jagged pattern that causes the viewer to imagine it swirling around. The maze is not animated and is completely static, however your eyes may think otherwise. To solve this maze, find the entrances and exits and then the path that connects them. There is a link to the maze solution under the image in case this proves to difficult for you.

Special thanks to the Maze Blog for this incredible work of maze art.

Top Ten Locations to download the Jagged Swirl Maze

Warped and Twisted Maze of Tornado Forming by Yonatan Frimer

2011-06-11T13:52:00.000-07:00

Warped and Twisted Space and Time Maze

Maze of a twisted and warped time-space.
This maze should be fairly easy for you to solve but if you can't,
then you can find the solution to the twisted and warped maze

Top Eleven Places to download the Twisted and Wraped Maze

Tornado Twisted and WarpedMaze On Rossello Damiano

The maze if an abstract expression of the artist of a forming tornado in the manner of which it twists space and redesigns the "Straight Line". The calm expression of the artist is seen as the pinches of the spinning vortex almost look like eyes.

Good luck in solving the maze and visit back for more mazes soon!

Chaos Maze of Optical Illusion

2011-05-02T12:05:00.000-07:00

Chaos Maze - Optical Illusion

Maze of artists rendition of Chaos mixed with Optical Illusion mantra

If you can't solve this maze, have a look at the Chaos maze solution

Chaos

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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For other uses, see Chaos (disambiguation).

Chaos ( /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/;^[1] Greek: χάος ) in Greek mythology and cosmology referred to a gap or abyss at the beginning of the world, or more generally the initial, formless state of the universe^[2] (the antithetical, or possibly complementary, concept was cosmos).

Later uses of the term by philosophers varied over time. In modern English, the word is used in classical studies with the original meaning; in mathematics and science to refer to a very specific kind of unpredictability; and informally to mean a state of confusion.^[3] In philosophy, and in popular culture, the word can occur with all three meanings.

Top Twelve Places to Download The Chaos Maze

Jewish Pride Maze by Yonatan Frimer

2011-04-27T10:36:00.000-07:00

Jewish Pride Maze by Yonatan Frimer

Maze of a Star of David hovering afront a glowing center orb of some sort. Created by Yonatan Frimer

Having problems solving the maze? View the maze solution to Jewish Pride Maze, in the rare event you can't solve this maze on your own :)

Top Twelve Ways to Download the Jewish Pride Maze

Pulsating Diamond Maze and Maze Solution - Optical illusion Mazes by Yonatan Frimer

2011-04-24T06:37:00.000-07:00

Pulsating Diamond Maze - Optical Illusion

Maze of artists rendition of a pulsating diamond.

If you can't solve this maze, have a look at the pulse diamond maze solution

Top Thirteen Places to Download Diamond Pulse Maze

Inside the Mobius strip - Optical Illusion Maze

2011-04-21T11:35:00.000-07:00

Inside the Mobius strip - Optical Illusion Maze

Maze of artists rendition of the inside of a Mobius Strip.
Top Ten Places to Download Mobius Maze

Swirly Vortex Optical Illusion Maze by Yonatan Frimer

2011-04-05T13:26:00.000-07:00

Optical Illusion Maze | Your Ad Here Campaign | Maze Ad

Swirly Optical Illusion Maze | Maze with psychedelic swirly | Maze Ads | Yonatan Frimer

Graphic sample to be used with a logo or ad in the middle. Created by Yonatan Frimer

Top Ten Places to find the Psychedelic Optical Illusion Swirly Maze:

And you can get the Yonatan Frimer Optical Illusion Swirly Maze at the source at Team Of Monkeys . Com

Coca Cola Maze Ad Sample by Yonatan Frimer

2011-03-27T12:21:00.000-07:00

Coco-Cola Maze | Coca-Cola Campaign | Maze Ad

Coca Cola Classic Maze | Maze with Bubbles | Maze Ads | Yonatan Frimer

Ad Sample for Coca-Cola that I made to pitch the idea of making Coca Cola ads with mazes.

These ads where created for sample purpose only and have not been used in any actual campaign by Coca-Cola and do not represent their brand.

Top Ten Place to Download the Coca Cola Classic Maze Ad:

And you can get the Coca-Cola Maze at the source at Team Of Monkeys . Com

Or Get the Coca Cola Maze from a maze blog

Nike Maze of Just Do It and Swoosh Ad, by Yonatan Frimer

2011-03-13T12:04:00.000-07:00

Just Do It | Nike Campaign | Maze Ad

Nike Maze | Just Do It | Maze Ads | Yonatan Frimer

CLICK image to view maze LARGER

Art sample of a Nike Ad for a project I am working on to explore the impact of using mazes for ads.

These ads where created for sample purpose only and have not been used in any actual campaign by Nike and do not represent their brand.

Top 11 Places to Download Nike "Just Do It" Maze Ads

And you Car Jacking Maze at the Source on Team Of Monkeys . COM

Maze of Car Jacking LoJack Ad by Yonatan Frimer

2011-03-06T12:02:00.000-08:00

Car Jacking Maze LoJack Ad

Car Jacking Maze | Advertisement for LoJack | Maze Ads | Yonatan Frimer

Maze of a Car Jacking as an advertisment for LoJack. The image was created using high contrast style that is very memorable. If you find yourself thinking about this ad in the next 3 days, then I think it worked.

These ads where created for sample purpose only and have not been used in any actual campaign by LoJack and do no represent their brand.

Top Ten Place to Download Car Jacking Maze

And you Car Jacking Maze at the Source on Team Of Monkeys . COM

The Night Maze Cometh by Yonatan Frimer

2011-02-24T08:39:00.000-08:00

N Is For Night Maze

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Maze of the moon in the dark of night with stars all around. Created to go right next to the maze of the letter N for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet, basic reading, and how to count. Maze ends in the lower left corner and begins in the upper left corner.

Top Ten (Eleven) URL's to download Monkey Maze:

I made this maze for the letter N as part of the book "Learn To A Maze". To portray the character of night, I used the moon against a alternating vanishing pattern of stars and stripes. I also added two sillohetted monkey characters to the foreground to add the element of darkness to the frame. Have fun with it and good luck solving. - Yonatan Frimer

Very cool maze of a stop sign by Yonatan Frimer, Maze Artist of the Book Learn To A Maze

2011-02-05T11:29:00.000-08:00

S is for Stop Sign Maze
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Maze of a Stop Sign to go right next to the maze of the letter S for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet, basica reading, and how to count. The maze begins in the upper left corner and ends in the lower right corner. Try to solve the maze in as little time as possible, and by starting at the begining and going all the way to the end of the maze. By Yonatan Frimer.

Top Ten |URL's to download Stop Sign Maze

S was one of the hardest letters to come up with a subject to draw, both from the fact that there are so much things that start with that letter, and also with the challenge of making it something that is important for children, who will use this maze as part of the Learn To A Maze book which teaches the kids to read and count by following a path thru a series of mazes. Hope this is one maze you remember and like.

Fish and Volcano Mazes, For the Learn To A Maze Book by Yonatan Frimer

2011-01-18T05:33:00.000-08:00

F is for Fish Maze

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Maze of a tropical fish. The brave swimmers of our planet's waters. Maze starts in the upper left corner and maze ends in the lower right corner, marked by the arrows. This maze goes with the maze of the letter F for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

You can also find Fish Maze online at these links:

V is for Volcano Maze

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Maze of an erupting volcano, with magma and lava forming the walls of the maze. The maze starts in the upper left corner and the maze exits in the lower right corner. This maze goes with the maze of the letter V for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

You can also find Fish Maze online at these links:

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Lion and Horse And Goat Oh MY! Maze art of various animals by Yonatan Frimer

2011-01-13T12:16:00.000-08:00

H is for Horse Maze

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Maze of a horse, the animal humans used to ride to travel before the car or train was invented. It was either that or walking. Maze starts in the upper left corner and maze ends in the lower right corner, marked by the arrows. This maze goes with the maze of the letter H for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

You can also find Goat Maze online at these links:

G is for Goat Maze

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Maze of a goat, the furry cute farm animal with big horns. This maze goes with the maze of the letter G for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

You can also find Goat Maze online at these links:

L is for Lion Maze

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Maze of a lion, the king of the jungle and top of the food chain other than humans. Known for their courage, lions are power animals that control large territories and roam and hunt them. Maze starts in the upper left corner and maze ends in the lower right corner, marked by the arrows. This maze goes with the maze of the letter L for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

You can also find Goat Maze online at these links:

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Amazing maize maze in New Zeland, plus a few Yonatan Frimer Mazes and maze links thrown in

2011-01-10T08:14:00.000-08:00

I found this article about a maze in New Zeland that I wanted to share with you, my readers.

Below is the article mixed in with a few of my mazes with fun links of other mazes. I guess you can say is a maze of maze links of a reposted article about maize mazes that I wanted my maze fans to read about. Wow that was a tongue twister :)

this link on Karaka

Amazing Maze

When:

Tuesday 11th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Wednesday 12th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Thursday 13th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Friday 14th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Saturday 15th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Show all upcoming and past dates…

Where:

The Amazing Maze 'n Maize, 833 Kingseat Road, Karaka

Ticket Information:: Children:$8.00; Adults:$12.00; Family (2 + 2):$35.00

Websites:: www.maze.co.nz; www.spookers.co.nz; www.creepers.co.nz

The Amazing Maze 'n Maize is a giant maze cut into a paddock of maize (animal feed corn). The maze takes on average 45 minutes to complete. There are over 8 kms of paths, with bridges in the middle to get your bearings or to watch your friends from. Trivia and joke signs are placed throughout the mazes, and visitors can choose to make it a competition or just a walk in the corn.
There are 100 “Kernels of Knowledge” scattered throughout the maze, which relate this year’s new maze theme, Weird and Wacky.

Zebra maze by Yonatan Frimer

The Amazing Maze ‘n Maize has many games and activities to play once you find yourselves out of the maze, including a bouncy castle. Open 7 days a week until the end of April.
The maze is located adjacent to Spookers, at Kingseat, Karaka. There are other family friendly activities for children ages 8 years and older, such as Terror Tours of Spookers Haunted House, and Disturbia, the 3D mind blowing extravaganza.
Children 8 years and older can also come to Creepers, on Thursday nights during the school holidays.

— eventfinder.co.nz

Train Maze by Yonatan Frimer

Maze of a deer caught in the headlights by Yonatan Frimer

O is for Ostrich Maze by Yonatan Frimer

2011-01-10T04:00:00.000-08:00

O is for Ostrich Maze

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Maze of an ostrich, a very big flightless bird that is the largest bird in the world and is larger than an average human. The entrance of the maze is in the upper left corner, and the exit is in the lower right corner of the maze. This maze goes with the maze of the letter O for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

Source page for this maze of an ostrich
Yonatan Frimer Maze art on Flickr
Maze art prints for sale by Yonatan Frimer
Maze blog

Wedding Maze - Bride and Groom Maze portrait of Yasha And Ayala Harari, Created by Yonatan Frimer

2011-01-07T04:49:00.000-08:00

Wedding Maze Portait of Bride & Groom

Click for Maze Solution of Bride and Groom Wedding Maze
Maze portrait of Yasha Harari as the groom and Ayala Cutzu-Harari as the bride. Good friends of mine who got married in early January 2011. I had made a small wage beer bet a few weeks prior to the wedding and made this portrait to settle the gamble I took. Maze starts in the upper left corner and ends in the lower right corner. HINT FOR THE MAZE SOLUTION: The path for the maze solution runs across both their hearts.
Created by Yonatan Frimer

You can also view this maze at he following source:

Penguin maze for the letter P maze in the book "Learn To A Maze" By Yonatan Frimer

2010-12-30T15:30:00.000-08:00

P is for Penguin - Maze of Penguin

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Maze of cute little penguin, a flightless bird that is found around Antarctica and the north pole. The entrance of the maze is in the upper left corner, and the exit is in the lower right corner of the maze. This maze goes with the maze of the letter P for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

Some interesting links for y'all to check out:

Some fun facts from wikipedia about Penguins:

Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans.

Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a few species of penguin live so far south. Several species are found in the temperate zone, and one species, the Galápagos Penguin, lives near the equator.

Mill Meadows maze idea dubbed ‘lunacy’ - Henley Standard

2010-12-29T23:44:00.000-08:00

Mill Meadows maze idea dubbed ‘lunacy’

A MAZE could be created in Mill Meadows in Henley. It would have waist-high hedges and notice boards with information about the meadows, which are popular with visitors, and other places of interest in town.

On Tuesday, members of the town council’s recreation and amenities committee agreed to investigate the proposal and consider reinstating the putting green. Councillor Elizabeth Hodgkin called the maze a “lovely idea”.

“This could be one thought for celebrating the Queen’s jubilee,” she said.

But Councillor Barry Wood said the maze would just be a case of “filling spaces” and claimed that the council had previously used Mill Meadows for “dumping things”.

He said: “A maze is lunacy — it would be blocking an open space. I would like to see more open space and keep the ambience of Mill Meadows.”

Cllr Hodgkin responded: “The maze would not be built on the meadow but on a more feasible area.

“This particular space has been very difficult for us. We have tried a number of things such as a putting green there but it didn’t go well. Then we tried a picnic area but that didn’t go well either.

“I propose carrying out further investigation because it is worthy of it.”

Her proposal was seconded by Mayor Jeni Wood and passed by three votes to one with one abstention.

An earlier proposal to put a maze in Marsh Meadows was rejected by town councillors following an objection from Paul Mainds, chief executive of the River and Rowing Museum, and because it was an inappropriate location.

Read this article at it's source

Maze of Number Four (4) and Maze of Lucky Number Seven (7) by Yonatan Frimer

2010-12-29T16:28:00.000-08:00

Number Seven (7) Maze

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Maze of the number Seven (7) in a psychedelic half-tone that creates a great illusion. Maze starts in the upper left corner and ends in the lower right corner. Created by Yonatan Frimer

Number Four (4) Maze

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Maze of the number Four (4) Maze starts in the upper left corner and ends in the lower right corner. Created by Yonatan Frimer

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Source for these mazes thanks to this source

Kangaroo Maze and Number One (1) Maze by Yonatan Frimer

2010-12-29T01:01:00.000-08:00

K is for Kangaroo - Maze of Kangaroo

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Maze of a leaping kangaroo, an animal that only lives in the areas near Australia. The entrance of the maze is in the upper left corner, and the exit is in the lower right corner of the maze. This maze goes with the maze of the letter K for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

Number One (1) Maze

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Maze of the number One (1) Maze starts in the upper left corner and ends in the lower right corner. Created by Yonatan Frimer

Image info: (Line Drawing)
Images courtesy of this maze source:
And also thanks to Maze Blog for other mazes

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The Word "Maze" in the news....

Victims oppose Euro funding for Maze site

TWO victims' groups have hit out after it emerged that government has applied for £20m of European funding to develop the former prison buildings at the Maze.

A development corporation was set up in September to decide what to do with the site.

There are several options which include the relocation of the Balmoral Show and establishing a peace facility in the remaining buildings on the site where some of Northern Ireland's most infamous killers were once housed.

However two victims group have said they were "aghast" to discover that an application has been submitted to the EU for funding to establish a conflict transformation centre in the disputed buildings.

A core part of the proposal is the maintenance, preservation and future development of the former H-Blocks and hospital wing.

Director of Lisnaskea-based victims' group South East Fermanagh Foundation Kenny Donaldson has expressed his opposition to the plan.

"In recent weeks we have had OFMDFM's bosses announce that funding was being sought to develop a CTF at that site, so OFMDFM have presided over the non-delivery of a National Sports stadium but are now backing the development of a Conflict Transformation Facility/shrine to terrorism at that site.

"I, along with many from throughout the Northern Ireland community, am aghast at this turn of events.

"The vast majority of our society whether nationalist, unionist or otherwise are not opposed to the creation of a Peace Building Centre, which seeks to educate and inform the generations of today and tomorrow as to the folly of terrorism.

"What people have a problem with is; the building of such a centre on a site synonymous with evil and criminality."

The group Justice for Innocent Victims of Terrorism has also spoken out
"The former Maze Prison site will never be considered a neutral location for the innocent victims of terrorism," a spokesman said.

"In principle, we are not opposed to there being a peace centre developed in Northern Ireland, which genuinely examines the consequences terrorism has upon a society but we will not consent to such a centre being built at a location synonymous with Republican resistance and terrorism against our state."

The groups have set up a petition opposing the siting of the centre at the former prison.

An OFMDFM spokesperson responded to the criticism.

"It was publicly announced on the 29 July 2010 that the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister would submit an EU funding application for a Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Facility on the MLK site," he said.

"It is anticipated that the centre will be a world class facility of international importance designed to strengthen our peace building expertise and to share our experiences with others throughout the world.

"The setting up of a development corporation for the strategically important Maze/Long Kesh site will ensure the full economic potential of the site is realised.

"The site represents a unique opportunity to help revive our economic output in these difficult times."

Maze of Numbers, mazes of numbers Zero, Two and Eight, by Yonatan Frimer

2010-12-26T19:32:00.000-08:00

Number Eight (8) Maze

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Trippy checkered maze of the Number Eight. Maze starts in the upper left corner and the maze ends in the lower right corner. Should take about 30-90 seconds to solve this one, how long does it take you to solve the maze? Created by Yonatan Frimer

Number Two (2) Maze

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Maze of the number two (2) Maze starts in the upper left corner and ends in the lower right corner. Created by Yonatan Frimer

Zero Maze

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Maze of the number zero, of no value, nill, null, zilch, zippo, nada, nothing, empty, please come back later. Maze starts in the upper left corner and maze ends in the lower right corner. This maze takes about 30 to 90 seconds to solve. How long does it take you? Created by Yonatan Frimer

Yonatan Frimer Mazes

Source for this maze art content

Maze of a Walrus, by Yonatan Frimer

2010-12-22T14:42:00.000-08:00

W is for Walrus - Maze of Walrus

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Maze of a Walrus. Big tusks on these friendly creatures. Maze starts in the upper left forner around his right eye and exit of the maze is in the lower right corner right past his blubber and right tusk. This maze goes with the
for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

You can check out more Yonatan Frimer Mazes at team of monkeys . com

Walrus Maze Source Article - For your ipad or other portable or desktop devices.

Yo Yo Maze and Raccoon Maze, by Yonatan Frimer

2010-12-21T03:07:00.000-08:00

Y is for Yo-Yo - Maze of a Yo-Yo

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Yo Yo Maze. Maze of a guy with a yo yo. This maze goes with the maze of the letter Y for the kids book, "Learn To A Maze" Which uses mazes to teach kids the alphabet. By Yonatan Frimer.

Maze of the letter Y, upper-case:

Click for Maze Solution of Y maze

R is For Raccoon - Maze of a Raccoon

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Raccoon Maze for the Letter R Maze. Part of a series for a book called, "Learn To A Maze" which uses image themed mazes to teach kids the alphabet and how to read. This maze of a raccoon goes next to the maze of the letter R. Created by Yonatan Frimer

Maze of the letter R:

Click for Maze Solution of R maze

These mazes are from Yonatan Frimer's upcoming book, "Learn To A Maze". An edutainment booklet that teaches children (and adults!) the alphabet and simple reading using mazes. For more examples of Yonatan Frimer's mazes, visit Team Of Monkeys . com or Ink Blot Mazes . com

Some more maze links for you: Happy Day!

Maze of Zebra for Letter Z Maze, by Yonatan Frimer

2010-12-14T10:40:00.000-08:00

Z Is For Zebra Maze - Maze of a Zebra, By Yonatan Frimer

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Maze of a bird for the letter B. Maze entrance is in the upper left corner and entrance is near the lower right. Corresponds to maze of the letter B also, created by Yonatan Frimer

For more mazes and maze solutions, visit Team Of Monkeys . com

Check out some other recent maze art by Yonatan Frimer

Alphabet mazes by Yonatan Frimer

2010-11-02T10:57:00.000-07:00

Maze of the letter J, uppercase:

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Loopy maze of swirl alternating in color to create the letter V, the 22nd letter in the alphabet. Maze entrance is in the upper left corner, and the maze exit can be found in the lower right corner, pointed out by arrows. Created by Yonatan Frimer

Maze of the letter V, uppercase:

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Loopy maze of swirl alternating in color to create the letter V, the 22nd letter in the alphabet. Maze entrance is in the upper left corner, and the maze exit can be found in the lower right corner, pointed out by arrows. Created by Yonatan Frimer

Maze of the letter Y, uppercase:

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Very trippy and psychedelic maze of the letter Y. To solve the maze, find the entrance and exit located in the upper left and lower right of the maze. Created by Yonatan Frimer

Maze of uppercase letter L:

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Maze of uppercase letter S:

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Psychedelic maze of the letter S. Created by Yonatan Frimer. To solve the maze, find the entrance of the maze in the upper left corner and solve the path to the exit of the maze in the lower right corner.

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Justin Bieber Maze Portrait by Yonatan Frimer

2010-10-24T10:58:00.000-07:00

Justin Bieber Maze Portrait

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Maze of Justin Bieber, the teenage pop-sensation that teenage girls go wild for. The maze starts in the upper left corner, and ends in the lower right. Should take you only a few minutes to solve this maze, which is also about how long it too Justin Bieber to become famous. Created by Yonatan Frimer

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Or check out A different Maze Blog by Yonatan Frimer

Maze of 15th letter of the alpha-bet, Uppercase O, by Yonatan Frimer

2010-10-22T06:16:00.000-07:00

Maze of the letter O - Upper-Case

Click here for the Maze Solution of Upper-Case "O" Maze

Maze of the 15th letter in the English alphabet, the letter O. Using a centrally located vanishing point and alternating the shade of the lines in a chequered pattens, the illusion of the letter O is created in the maze. The optical illusion is caused by the mind's eye forcing the brain to recognise lines that are not completely there, yet exist in the maze. Maze entrance and exit are in the upper left and lower right corners.

Created by Yonatan Frimer

Click here to check out more Yonatan Frimer Maze art.
Maze Blog by Yonatan Frimer
Another Maze Blog by Yonatan Frimer

Buy prints of this maze

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Parrot Maze: Maze for you shoulder by Yonatan Frimer

2010-10-18T04:54:00.000-07:00

Parrot Maze: Maze for you shoulder :)

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Maze of a parrot or parakeet. These creatures are very bright and wild in color, so to draw that using only black and white, I used patterns that are very hypnotic and eye catchy to try and capture to effect these birds have on the eye. The maze entrance and exit is in the upper right and lower left of the maze. Created by Yonatan Frimer

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The Last Maze The Mouse Sees By Yonatan Frimer

2010-10-14T14:32:00.000-07:00

Last Maze The Mouse Saw

Snake Maze Optical Illusion by Yonatan Frimer

2010-10-13T14:52:00.000-07:00

Snake Maze

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2010-10-07T11:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Illusion Maze, By Yonatan Frimer

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Beware of the maze, maze of the dog, by Yonatan Frimer

"Beware of the Maze"

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Psychedelic Liberty Maze

Maze of the Statue of Liberty

Elephant Maze

Maze of an elephant with his trunk raised.

Maze Zen - Pyschedelic Ying Yang Maze

Maze Zen - Pyschedelic Ying Yang Maze

Maze of a rose - Flower Maze

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John Lennon Psychedelic Maze Portrait

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Mazes have feelings too: Maze portrait of Lily Allen

Maze portrait of Lily Allen

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Psychedelic maze of mount rushmore

Maze of Heart

Maze of a Human Heart, by Yonatan Frimer

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Maze cartoon by Yonatan Frimer on Peace in the Middle East as a movie rerun

2010-10-01T01:34:00.000-07:00

Maze cartoon of peace in the middle east movie rerun
Maze cartoon by Yonatan Frimer of an empty movie theatre playing "peace in the middle east" and the audience exlaims, "haven't we seen this movie alread!"
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Middle East Peace Talks: Déjà Vu all over again all over again

Middle East peace talks to resolve the so-called Israeli-Palestinian crisis have been coming and going most of my adult life and I’m no spring chicken — free range or otherwise. And now here they are again! But this time, as opposed to all those other times, the AP’s Robert Burns informs us, “the stakes are high.” Well, yes… but maybe not in the way Burns intended.

What’s really going on here? Let’s do a thought experiment.

The last time a hopeful world got transfixed by this roundelay (although this time it might not be paying much attention anyway) was back at the tail end of the Clinton presidency when Bill was trying to untie this Gordian knot and win himself a Nobel Peace Prize. Those discussions began at Camp David in 2000 and dribbled on to Taba in early 2001 when it all went south with the Second Intifada and an Israeli election.

Tons of books and articles have been written about this, I’ve even read and forgotten a few, but I recall enough to know that a lot of ink was spilled about just what percentage of the Palestinian demands were acceded to by the Israelis. Some said as much as 98%, while others said more like 90, or maybe even a paltry 88.

Now here’s the thought experiment part. I’m assuming most of the readers here — in this case I’d wager 99% of you — have been in negotiations themselves. When you got 98% or even 88% of what you wanted, did you walk away and start a war… okay, just walk away? And if you did, why did you do that … when you were so close to making a deal? You could obviously hang around in negotiations and get most, if not all, of what you wanted....

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Yonatan Frimer Maze cartoon caricature of Ahmadinejad's new drone, the 'Ambassador of Death'

2010-09-20T03:16:00.000-07:00

Maze cartoon caricature of Ahmadinejad's new drone.

Maze cartoon caricature of Ahmadinejad's new Ambassador of Death Drone with the Iranian president saying, "Our nuke program is for peaceful purposes ONLY...By the way, this is our new drone, the Ambassador of Death."
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Iran Unveils 'Ambassador of Death' Unmanned Drone Bomber

TEHRAN, Iran – TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday inaugurated the country's first domestically built unmanned bomber aircraft, calling it an "ambassador of death" to Iran's enemies.

The 4-meter-long drone aircraft can carry up to four cruise missiles and will have a range of 620 miles (1,000 kilometers), according to a state TV report — not far enough to reach archenemy Israel.

"The jet, as well as being an ambassador of death for the enemies of humanity, has a main message of peace and friendship," said Ahmadinejad at the inauguration ceremony, which fell on the country's national day for its defense industries.

The goal of the aircraft, named Karrar or striker, is to "keep the enemy paralyzed in its bases," he said, adding that the aircraft is for deterrence and defensive purposes.

The president championed the country's military self-sufficiency program, and said it will continue "until the enemies of humanity lose hope of ever attacking the Iranian nation."

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Edvard Munch The Scream and Sunset with birds by Yonatan Frimer

2010-09-12T14:05:00.000-07:00

Scream maze, by Yonatan Frimer

Maze of Edvard Munch "The Scream"

Maze of a Sunset with birds, by Yonatan Frimer

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Psychedelic maze cartoon of a white glove for airport cavity searches, by Yonatan Frimer

2010-09-12T10:48:00.000-07:00

Psychedelic maze cartoon of a white glove for full cavity search.

Maze cartoon by Yonatan Frimer about the invasion of privacy caused by the security measures at airports and the full body scanners.
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Airport security: X-ray scanner or full-body pat-down?

If you object to getting screened at the airport by the new full-body scanners that peer through clothes, you can choose to subject yourself to a full-body pat-down search.

But be warned that the Transportation Security Administration has begun an "enhanced" pat-down procedure at certain airports.

TSA officials confirmed that a new procedure is in use. But they declined to describe the procedure or say where it is being used.

"We are in the process of evaluating and updating our procedures at airports across the country," said Nicholas Kimball, a TSA spokesman.

According to the American Civil Liberties Union and news reports from Boston and Las Vegas, the new procedure may involve some heavy patting and probing.

"To call it a pat-down is a euphemism," said Christopher Ott, a spokesman for the ACLU in Massachusetts. Ott said he has heard from several passengers flying through Boston's Logan International Airport.

Under the older procedure, TSA officials pat passengers to identify hidden objects, using the backs of their hands to search sensitive areas of the body. Under the new procedure, Ott said, TSA screeners feel and prod passengers with their palms and fingers.

Maze cartoon of the September 11th attacks on the WTC and the Ground Zero Mosque debate. By Yonatan Frimer

2010-09-01T13:56:00.000-07:00

Maze cartoon about the ground zero mosque - Sept 11th scene.

Maze cartoon about the ground zero mosque that is being built. The scene is September 11th 2001 and the second plane is about to hit the tower of the World Trade Center. One of the hi jackers says, "Hey Mohammad, that looks like a some good land to build a mosqueon....When this whole thing blows over in like 10 years.
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Cartoonist 4 Hire - Editorial maze cartoonist, Yonatan Frimer, portfolio and resume

2010-08-25T05:28:00.000-07:00

Open letter to anyone who works at a newspaper:

Please forward this to the Editor-in-Chief or HR department at your newspaper.

I'm an editorial cartoonist and am interested in submitting my portfolio and resume for review by your newspaper.

Please have a look at my editorial cartoons and let me know if there are any freelance, part-time, or full-time positions at your paper that would make good use of my talents.

My portfolio and resume can be viewed at:
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If you'd like me to submit my works in any other format, please let me know.

Best,

Yonatan

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Pitt Meadows corn maze proves ear-resistible

2010-08-20T06:27:00.000-07:00

Latest Pitt Meadows puzzle features theme celebrating 100 years of the PNE

After 11 years, the Hopcott family has the art of corn-maze making down to a science. The process is so precise, in fact, that it now only takes eight hours to groom their 17-acre plot in Pitt Meadows into a modern-day labyrinth of stalks and leaves, attracting adventure-seekers from all over the Lower Mainland.

Just don't expect maze manager Brad Hopcott to know how many stalks that equals.

"Too many to count," says Hopcott on a sweltering day this week.

To get things just perfect, the Hopcotts enlist the services of an American who specializes in carving out these giant puzzles based on client sketches, using GPS, a roto tiller and a tractor.

The result is two different mazes every year, with average solution times ranging from an hour to two hours per maze.

Note the word "average."

Hopcott's brother, Travis, remembers a woman who must have set the unofficial slowest time ever to complete the challenge.

"It took her over four hours."

In addition to the mazes, wee ones can cozy up to the petting zoo while for those young at heart wanting to throw an office gig at the maze, there are "cornporate" rooms that come with barbecue pits.

Personally, I want to take on the maze at night, armed with glowsticks and flashlights, which is totally an option, too. The glowsticks aside, that's not corny at all.

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Maze cartoon of Iran and Turkey as a couple kissing at sunset by Yonatan Frimer

2010-07-29T08:24:00.000-07:00

Maze cartoon of Iran and Turkey as a couple kissing at sunset.

Maze cartoon of Iran and Turkey as a couple kissing with a psychedelic sunset behind them.
By Yonatan Frimer
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Turkish-Iran Relations: Old Rivals or New Best Friends?

Many in the West are increasingly concerned about a Turkish-Iranian alliance against the US and Israel. However the two countries, despite their increasingly closer political and economic ties, compete over the leading position in the Middle East and for the favor of the Arab masses. For the moment the competition is materializing in pro-Palestinian endeavors like the so called "freedom flotillas" and fiery speeches against Israel by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

On June 29, 2010, Ankara, in a first sign of frustration, called on Iran to return "as soon as possible" to the negotiating table over a nuclear fuel swap deal. According to a senior Turkish diplomat, Turkey voted against tougher UN sanctions under the condition that Iran would engage itself in talks on its controversial nuclear program. However, on June 28, 2010 Ahmadinejad announced that any negotiations will be postponed until late August in order to "punish" Western powers. Tehran left it unclear when and if it will continue to talk with Brazil and Turkey, its two allies.

Maze cartoon of the WORST time to answer your cellphone by Yonatan Frimer

2010-07-27T10:50:00.000-07:00

Maze cartoon of the WORST time to answer you cellphone.

Maze cartoon of acrobats on the trapeze. The cellphone of one rings and he says, "ooooh! Hold on 1 sec, Linda, I really need to grab this call.
By Yonatan Frimer
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Maze cartoon of Middle East peace talks flat tire by Yonatan Frimer

2010-07-20T09:17:00.000-07:00

Maze cartoon of Middle East peace talks flat tire.

Maze cartoon of sports car to represent Middle East peace talks with a flat tire to represent the proximity talks being replaced by a spare "Direct talks"
By Yonatan Frimer
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Fatah leader says no progress in proximity talks

A senior Fatah leader said here on Thursday that the Israeli-Palestinians proximity talks did not yield any progress that meets previously set conditions.

The meeting between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Tuesday did not provide any good signs, Nabil Shaath, a Fatah Central Committee member, told reporters in Cairo after meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa.

Shaath and Moussa discussed the Middle East peace process and ways to achieve the Palestinian reconciliation and end the Israeli embargo imposed on the Gaza Strip since 2007.

"There has not been any progress through the indirect talks, and thus, a meeting (of the Arab Peace Initiative Follow-up Committee) requested by the Palestinian National Authority and was agreed to by Secretary-General of the Arab League, will take place soon," Shaath said, adding "that meeting will assess the whole situation and will make an Arab decision on the issue."

According to the Fatah leader, the Palestinian decision will be submitted to the Arab Peace Initiative Follow-up Committee's meeting scheduled for July 29, to coordinate a concerted Arab action.

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Maze cartoon of color test on Hamas TV in Europe. by Yonatan Frimer

2010-07-17T14:24:00.000-07:00

Maze cartoon of color test on Hamas TV in Europe.

Maze cartoon of color test for Hamas TV in Europe. By Yonatan Frimer
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Hamas TV forced to halt broadcasts to Europe

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—A France-based satellite provider is halting broadcasts of the Hamas TV channel to Europe and parts of the Arab world because of concerns that it spreads incitement, a station official said Tuesday.

The decision will deprive Gaza-based al-Aqsa TV of most of its viewers, said the channel's head, Hazem Sharawy.

The Hamas station -- best known for its children's programs glorifying violence against Israel -- is the centerpiece of a growing media operation of Gaza's Islamic militant Hamas rulers. Losing the satellite provider will hamper the group's attempts to spread its message and raise funds abroad.

The decision to cut off the Hamas station came six years after a similar move by France and the U.S. against al-Manar, the channel of Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah.

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Maze cartoons of Ban Ki Moon and Osama Bin Laden on Facebook by Yonatan Frimer

2010-07-14T15:12:00.000-07:00

Maze cartoon of Ban Ki Moon cleaning up world mess.

Maze cartoon of Ban Ki Moon cleaning up the mess of the world while saying, "We can't prevent anything, we just clean up the mess afterwards. Created by Yonatan Frimer
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Osama Bin Laden liking the new Facebook privacy settings.

Maze cartoon of Osama Bin Laden exclaiming, "These new Facebook privacy settings are GREAT!" as he sits in front of an old school computer with Facebook open. Created by Yonatan Frimer
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Maze cartoon a Lamboghini racing down the road. Analogy of the economy by Yonatan Frimer

2010-07-07T13:10:00.000-07:00

Maze cartoon a Lamboghini racing down the road. Analogy of the economy. Created by Yonatan Frimer

Maze cartoon of a hot Lamborghini racing down the road. The car is labeled "Economy", it passes signs that read "Recession" and goes in the direction of the sign that reads, "GDP growth. As nails on the road are magnified to show they are labeled "Weak Euro", "BP oil spill" and "Unemployment rate"
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Obama: Economy Headed in Right Direction

President Barack Obama says the latest employment figures show the U.S. economy is headed in the right direction, but more needs to be done to put Americans without jobs back to work.

The U.S. economy lost 125,000 non-farm sector jobs during the month of June. That figure reflects the end of some 225,000 temporary U.S. census worker jobs.

The Labor Department reported a decline in the overall unemployment rate which dropped to 9.5 percent from 9.7 percent, the lowest level since 2009.

While the private sector gained 83,000 jobs, the figure was below levels from the previous two months.

President Obama recognized the mixed nature of the latest figures. He said they show the economy is headed in the right direction...(Read More)

Maze cartoon of a SR-71 Blackbird spyplane Created by Yonatan Frimer

2010-07-06T13:42:00.000-07:00

Maze cartoon of a SR-71 Blackbird spy plane with the words, "All we are saying, is give peace a chance" Created by Yonatan Frimer

Maze cartoon of SR-71 Blackbird spy plane with the Beatles song, "All we are saying, is give peace a chance" written on the side of the plane and peace signs coming out the engines. Created by Yonatan Frimer
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Cost of US war in Afghanistan, Iraq exceeds $1 trillion

The cost of the United States' wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost taxpayers more than one trillion dollars as of June 1, according to a report published by a nonprofit organization "National Priorities Project".

The group, National Priorities Project, conveyed the size of US war spending by highlighting other things that could have been bought with the money. For example, for the price of America's two wars, the US could give grants to all of America's 19 million college students for the next nine years. One trillion would also pay the annual salaries of 21 million policemen, the group says.

According to the report, the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, which began in October 2001 and March 2003 respectively, are the most expensive military operations the US forces have ever conducted abroad since the end of the Second World War.

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Cartoon maze on sniper sanctions against Iran fuel imports by Yonatan Frimer

2010-07-04T09:08:00.000-07:00

Cartoon maze on sniper sanctions against Iran fuel imports

Maze cartoon of snipers aiming a big gun marked USA/Iran sanctions as they take aim at the gasoline imports. Created by Yonatan Frimer
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Obama says new U.S. sanctions on Iran toughest ever

Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law on Thursday far-reaching new sanctions on Iran that aim to squeeze the Islamic Republic's fuel imports and deepen its international isolation.

Obama said the new sanctions were the toughest ever passed by the U.S. Congress and would make it harder for Iran to buy refined petroleum as well as goods and services to modernize its oil and natural gas sector, the mainstay of its economy.

While the door to diplomacy remained open, he said, Iran would come under even greater international pressure if it continued to defy international calls to halt its uranium enrichment program.

The United States and its European allies suspect Iran is trying to build an atomic bomb, despite Tehran's insistence that its nuclear program is for the peaceful generation of electricity.

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Maze Cartoon of Roman Colosseum dark as night as the lights are turned off in solidarity with Gilad Shalit, prisoner in Gaza. By Yonatan Frimer

2010-06-27T03:06:00.000-07:00

Maze Cartoon of Roman Colosseum dark as night as the lights are turned off in solidarity with Gilad Shalit, prisoner in Gaza.

Cartoon maze of The Roman Colosseum dark as night as the lights are shut off at midnight in solidarity with Gilad Shalit. One of the characters remarks, "They should shut off the lights in Gaza at midnight for solidarity. Created by Yonatan Frimer
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Rome to switch off lights of Colosseum at midnight for Gilad

On Thursday evening the lights of the Colosseum in Rome will be turned off in solidarity with kidnapped soldier Gilad Schalit. Noam Schalit, Gilad's father, will be in attendance along with the Roman citizens and the representatives of local and national Italian institutions.

According to organizers, the gathering is meant to send a message to the world: "Free Gilad now". Speeches will be given by Noam Schalit and the mayor of Rome, and pictures of Gilad will be screened. At 11 pm (midnight in Israel) the lights of the Colosseum will be turned off.

"We immediately launched the campaign for Shalit because we feel the burden of anxiety”, the President of the Jewish Community of Rome, Riccardo Pacifici, says.

Last summer Rome's Mayor Gianni Alemanno bestowed honorary citizenship on Gilad. The City of Rome has strongly supported the initiative in the Colosseum. Other cities in Italy have joined, and some of the municipalities will turn off the lights at some of their monuments.

"We want to sensitize public opinion and strongly assert our values, which belong to civil society as a whole, first of all the value of freedom. This event is first and foremost an expression of our strong support of the State of Israel,” Pacifici said.

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Kids 'Discover' fun at science camp

2010-06-24T14:14:00.000-07:00

Kids 'Discover' fun at science camp

By ANNA GOODWIN MCCARTHY

Correspondent

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Squeals erupt from the children as the black and white rat scurries through a maze of brightly colored foam puzzle pieces and cardboard boxes, searching for the elusive cheese.

Unable to locate the cheese, the rat is at a standstill, prompting Michelle McPherson, director of school programs at Port Discover, to encourage the Port Discover Sensational Science camp-goers to modify the layout of the maze.

Quickly the group of eight to 12-year-olds moves into action in an ultimate display of teamwork using their recently acquired knowledge of positive reinforcement and learned animal behaviors to construct a new maze.

The best way to learn is through hands-on activities, said McPherson, an Elizabeth City State University graduate and former high school biology teacher.

Port Discover is Elizabeth City’s hands-on science museum for children. This summer marks the first series of summer camps since the center moved into its expanded space on Main Street. Port Discover director LuAnne Pendergraft says the larger space is allowing the center to offer expanded activities for the children, such as this week’s science camp aimed at teaching kids a variety of scientific techniques.

Moses McDaniel, Port Discover educator and ECSU research associate, demonstrated “laboratory techniques” on Monday helping campers create their own bacteria slides.

“It is absolutely great to see

them excited about science,” said McDaniel.

Sensational Science Camp attendees were introduced to the themes of microbiology, animal science, space exploration, technology/design and water quality this week. Camper Chaz McDaniel, 11, was excited to design and launch a water bottle rocket during Wednesday’s space exploration day.

McPherson said the space exploration theme was a result of requests for space themed projects on surveys at the end of last year’s summer science camp at Port Discover. The surveys at the end of each camp provide valuable feedback for planning future events.

The success of Port Discover’s programs has been maintained since its creation five years ago through the collaborative efforts of the staff, local government, community sponsors and Elizabeth City State University, according to Pendergraft.

“We wouldn’t be able to do what we are doing without the guidance of the university,” said Pendergraft.

The university’s “expertise of faculty,” “shared resources,” and presence of faculty on the 2010 Port Discover Board of Directors has led to “true community collaboration.”

Pendergraft said Port Discover has also been able to thrive through the recently purchased property that previously contained the Pasquotank Arts Council.

After moving into the larger space in March, the program was able to increase the number of participants in programs, decrease off-site travel and provide children with a “freer space to learn in,” said Pendergraft.

The larger facility contains a computer area with two computers loaded with science software, science board games and an Interactive Gallery that is open to the public. Enticing games like the cell require users “to match organelles with their functions,” by pressing buttons as a large model of a cell lights up with each selection. Another game asks users to pull a lever as they watch two balloon like lungs fill with air in a torso.

Glass habitats provide the onlooker with a glimpse into the activities of fish, Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, toads, frogs, tadpoles and snakes. There is also a toddler area with “very basic” activities that provide an introduction to science, said Pendergraft.

Wendy Pierce, Port Discover director of community programs and ECSU graduate, said one of the best aspects of working with the program is the “ability to be creative in an informal learning environment.”

Pierce said the scientific method and North Carolina Standard Course of Study are used in the implementation of lessons and programs.

It is vital that we “spark a continued interest” in the areas of science, math and technology, said Pierce.

Port Discover will provide a Discovery Days camp for five to seven-year-olds June 28 to June 30.

Pendergraft said the Port Discover camps provide “quality fun” in a scientific environment.

Maze of Monkey Illusion - 2009
Optical illusion maze caused by conflicting horizontal and vertical lines.

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Cartoon Maze of Iranian & Turkish hands milk the flotilla ordeal by Yonatan Frimer

2010-06-20T02:20:00.000-07:00

Milking the flotilla ordeal for all it's worth;
Maze Cartoon by Yonatan Frimer

Cartoon maze of a cow being milked. The utters are labeled "Flotilla Ordeal" , the arms that squeeze the milk out are labeled "Iran" and "Turkey" and the pail that has the milk says on it "Got PR?" Created by Yonatan Frimer

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A Good Excuse to End a Bad Relationship

Israel could see what was coming. Before the convoy set sail, Israeli leaders pleaded with Turkish officials to stop it; they offered to allow the supplies to be delivered through an Israeli checkpoint. But Erdoğan’s government let it go anyway. Thus, Israel had no choice but to intervene directly. And those on the boat made sure it turned violent.

Now, Turkey is milking the event for all it’s worth. It accused Israel of state-sponsored terrorism. It compared the psychological impact of the incident on Turks to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Americans. Turkish President Abdullah Gül called the Israeli raid a crime against humanity and said Israeli-Turkish relations will never be the same. Erdoğan labeled it a massacre. Turkish armed forces announced several cutbacks in cooperation with Israeli forces. The government also offered to supply Turkish naval protection for the next “aid” convoy to Gaza; “This would be, in effect, an act of war,” wrote Mark Steyn, “—more to the point, an act of war by a nato member against the State of Israel.”

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What do the Swedish Gaza activists hope to achieve?

.....Who actually profited from what happened? Well, most analysts agree that the biggest beneficiaries are the radical Islamists of the Middle East, notably Hamas, the terrorist organization which currently rules Gaza. Hamas won a major PR victory and gained valuable international legitimacy at the expense of moderate Palestinians and the Fatah leadership of the West Bank. Politically this is a boost for those Palestinians who object to peace negotiations with Israel, and prefer the more violent path of jihad, the so-called holy war against Israel and the non-Muslim world.

In Turkey, Islamist extremists are milking the incident to win easy points against secular and modernising forces. Iran is delighted that the world’s attention is being diverted away from its nuclear programme and arms deals with Hezbollah and Syria. As so often before in the Middle-East, the rhetoric of peace and freedom becomes a tool to strengthen despotic, terror-sponsoring regimes which scoff at both. This happened largely because, as Israeli author David Grossman put it, Israel acted like a puppet on strings pulled by a small fanatical Turkish organization......

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Maze Of Monkeys jumping off a building in 3-D maze goodness

Mushroom Maze

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Maze proves that bigger bonus equals worse performance

2010-06-18T01:49:00.000-07:00

BUSINESS BOOKS-Bigger bonus, worse performance

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* Author says bonus pressure leads to poorer performances
* Bankers still convinced their skills deserve big pay

By Kristina Cooke

NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Around the turn of every year, bankers can think of only one thing: the size of their bonuses.

Even beyond bonus season, they run different scenarios and assumptions, trying to calculate their number.

This distracts them so much that the bigger the bonus at stake, the worse the performance, according to behavioral economist Dan Ariely, who lays out his theory in his new book "The Upside of Irrationality" (HarperCollins, $27.99).

"For a long time we trained bankers to think they are the masters of the universe, have unique skills and deserve to be paid these amounts," said Ariely, who also wrote the New York Times bestseller "Predictably Irrational."

"It is going to be hard to convince them that they don't really have unique skills and that the amount they've been paid for the past years is too much."

Ariely's findings come as regulators try to rein in Wall Street's bonus culture after the 2008 financial collapse. The financial industry argues it needs to pay large bonuses to attract and motivate its top employees.

In an experiment in India, Ariely measured the impact of different bonuses on how participants did in a number of tasks that required creativity, concentration and problem-solving.

One of the tasks was Labyrinth, where the participants had to move a small steel ball through a maze avoiding holes. Ariely describes a man he identified as Anoopum, who stood to win the biggest bonus, staring at the steel ball as if it were prey.

"This is very, very important," Anoopum mumbled to himself. "I must succeed." But under the gun, Anoopum's hands trembled uncontrollably, and he failed time after time.

A large bonus was equal to five months of their regular pay, a medium-sized bonus was equivalent to about two weeks pay and a small bonus was a day's pay.

There was little difference in the performance of those receiving the small and medium-sized bonuses, while recipients of large bonuses performed worst.

SHOCK TREATMENT

More than a century ago, an experiment with rats in a maze rigged with electric shocks came to a similar conclusion. Every day, the rats had to learn how to navigate a new maze safely.

When the electric shocks were low, the rats had little incentive to avoid them. At medium intensity they learned their environment more quickly.

But when the shock intensity was very high, it seemed the rats could not focus on anything other than the fear of the shock.

This may provide lessons for regulators who want to change Wall Street's bonus culture, Ariely said. Paying no bonus or smaller bonuses could help fix skewed incentives without loss of talent.

"The reality is, a lot of places are able to attract great quality people without paying them what bankers are paid," Ariely said. "Do you think bankers are inherently smarter than other people? I don't." (Reporting by Kristina Cooke; Editing by Daniel Trotta)

Maze Cartoon about the Gaza smuggling tunnels By Yonatan Frimer

2010-06-15T06:08:00.000-07:00

Maze Cartoon about the Gaza smuggling tunnels By Yonatan Frimer

Very psychedelic maze cartoon of two smugglers in the Gaza-Egypt tunnels, carrying a case of weapons and rockets. One says to the other, "If they open up the borders, then we might be out of a job." Created by Yonatan Frimer
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Pressure to End Blockade May Stop Tunnel Smuggling

Sarah A. Topol Contributor

Smugglers in Egypt and Gaza worry their trade will be adversely affected by returning Palestinians lugging goods bought for cheaper prices in Egypt. They know a total termination of the blockade will spell the end of their industry.

"If the border opened, there won't be any tunnels," Abu Al-Amir, a tunnel worker in Gaza, said in a telephone interview with AOL News. "If the tunnels end, no one will work."

Al-Amir said nervous conversations about what will happen if the border stays open have rippled through the smuggling community in Gaza. Although his work has not been affected, Al-Amir said, "There are people who are afraid."

Right now, it's business as usual for many of Gaza's tunnels that ferry construction materials, something neither of the borders is allowing through.

Click here to read the full article, by Sarah Topol, on AOL News.

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Rodent of the Week: How habits are formed

2010-06-14T12:42:00.000-07:00

Rodent of the Week: How habits are formed

June 11, 2010

When I was in high school, I had to drive a long distance on a freeway to get to school. After arriving, I often wondered how I got there. I didn't remember the drive or even thinking about driving.

This feeling is a common (and, yes, somewhat scary) experience that a group of neuroscientists think they can better explain. In an experiment with rats, researchers at MIT identified two distinct neural circuits in the brain that show distinct changes when the rats were learning to navigate a maze and, later, after they mastered the task.

The rats were placed in a maze that had chocolate sprinkles at the end. The activity in specific parts of their brains was analyzed as they learned the maze, which included a T-juncture where they had to stop and choose to turn right or left. The rats performed the maze repeatedly until they had learned it.

The study showed that one specific neural circuit became stronger with practice. A second neural circuit showed high activity occurring at times when the rats had to make a decision in the maze. But as they learned the maze, activity in this circuit declined. The task had become habitual.

So, arriving at school in one piece wasn't just a matter of luck. "It is good to know that we can train our brains to develop good habits and avoid bad ones," the lead author of the study, Ann Graybiel, said in a news release.

Understanding how specific regions of the brain change through learning could help in developing new treatments for brain-based diseases. The study was published Thursday in the journal Neuron.

-- Shari Roan

Photo credit: Advanced Cell Technology Inc.

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Maze Cartoon of Erdogans comparison of Flotilla raid to September 11th.

Maze cartoon of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan comparing the Flotilla raid to September 11th. Someone from the crowd asks how it would "stack up against the Armenian Genocide." Created by Yonatan Frimer
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Maze Cartoon UN Bombing Iran with Sanctions By Yonatan Frimer

2010-06-12T14:26:00.000-07:00

Maze Cartoon UN Bombing Iran with Sanctions By Yonatan Frimer

Cartoon maze of a UN fighter jet dropping bombed marked "Sanctions" on Iran, while he has other with the name of known targets and the pilot says, "If these don't work, then we drop the real ones!" Created by Yonatan Frimer
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U.N. imposes another round of sanctions on Iran

UNITED NATIONS -- After several months of grueling diplomacy, the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday imposed a fourth round of sanctions on Iran's military establishment -- a move that the United States and other major powers said should prompt the Islamic Republic to restart stalled political talks over the future of its nuclear program.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the foreign ministers of allied nations asked the European Union's chief diplomat to pursue talks with Iran at the "earliest possible opportunity," and President Obama asserted that "these sanctions do not close the door on diplomacy."

"We think that the sanctions send a kind of message to the entire Iranian leadership, which.... (Read Source Article)

Cartoon Maze Chemtrails Vs. Kassam Rockets By Yonatan Frimer

2010-06-12T10:52:00.000-07:00

Cartoon Maze Chemtrails Vs. Kassam Rockets By Yonatan Frimer

Maze cartoon of two monkeys talking about the skies in the USA and in Israel. In the USA there are "Chemtrails from who knows what" and in Israel their are Qassams that "We know are from Gaza" Created by Yonatan Frimer
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Cartoon Maze: Not the size of the boat, It's the motion of the ocean... By Yonatan Frimer

2010-06-09T04:00:00.000-07:00

Cartoon Maze: Not the size of the boat... By Yonatan Frimer

Maze cartoon of Bibi Netanyahu and PM Erdogan in the mens room, sizing each other up. Erdogan has a scronful look on his face and defends, "It's not the size of the boat, it's the motion of the ocean" Created by Yonatan Frimer
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Turkey's Erdogan bears responsibility in flotilla fiasco

WESTERN GOVERNMENTS have been right to be concerned about Israel's poor judgment and botched execution in the raid against the Free Gaza flotilla. But they ought to be at least as worried about the Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which since Monday has shown a sympathy toward Islamic militants and a penchant for grotesque demagoguery toward Israel that ought to be unacceptable for a member of NATO.

On the opposite page today, Turkey's ambassador to the United States makes the argument that Israel had no cause to clash with the "European lawmakers, journalists, business leaders and an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor" who were aboard the flotilla. But there...(read full article)

Cartoon Maze: Who you calling chicken? By Yonatan Frimer

2010-06-06T13:34:00.000-07:00

Cartoon Maze: Who you calling chicken? By Yonatan Frimer
Maze cartoon of a bunch of chickens, labeled with the name of terrorist groups around a Turkey, labeled AKP, the ruling party in Turkey, and the Turkey exclaims, "Who you calling chicken!" Created by Yonatan Frimer
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Erdogan: Hamas not terror group

"Hamas's resistance fighters were meant to defend their land. They won an election. I've told American officials before that I do not consider Hamas a terror organization, and I still don't. They are defending their land," he was quoted by Turkish media as saying.

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Left in the wake of the Gaza flotilla, by Yonatan Frimer

2010-06-02T02:39:00.000-07:00

Cartoon Maze of the Gaza Flotilla and what it left in its wake.

Maze cartoon of the Gaza Flotilla. The boat leaves in its wake violence, diplomatic crisis, sympathy for terrorist, lies, and of course an Israeli PR overhaul. Created by Yonatan Frimer
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Maze construction nears completion

2010-05-25T07:06:00.000-07:00

Maze construction nears completion

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published: May 24 2010 10:10 AM updated:: May 24 2010 10:13 AM

Gatlinburg - Ober Gatlinburg's newest attraction, a 4600 sq. foot Amaze'n Maze, is scheduled to open for their guests on Memorial
weekend.
The maze, with all its twists, turns and dead-ends, is more than just getting lost.
All ages can sharpen their navigational skills while competing against their family, friends and the clock.
Upon entering the maze, each guest will be issued a passport which they stamp at checkpoints as they work their way to the exit and clock their time.
The maze is being constructed by Greg Gallavan with Amaze'n Mazes of Winter Park, Colorado, and is one of only 30 installed in the United States, Canada and Spain.
Until 1996, mazes were typically made of wood until Gallavan developed plastic panels for a maze he installed in Steamboat Springs, Colo. The lightweight panels were more durable than wood and could be customized with different colors and logos. One year later, Gallavan introduced his first all-plastic maze.
Earlier this spring, Ober Gatlinburg added an indoor carousel. Other activities include the 120 passenger Aerial Tramway, Wildlife Encounter, indoor ice rink, Alpine Slide, scenic chairlift, three water raft rides, shops, restaurant and lounge.
This past winter, Ober Gatlinburg experienced a record-breaking ski season with 100 days of skiing and snowboarding due to the 50-plus inches of natural snowfall and colder than normal temperatures.
For more information, call 1-800-251-9202 or go to obergatlinburg.com.

Maze of Monkey Illusion - 2009 By Yonatan Frimer
Optical illusion maze caused by conflicting horizontal and vertical lines.

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'The Mirror Maze' Review – Ow, My Brain Hurts

2010-05-25T03:28:00.000-07:00

'The Mirror Maze' Review – Ow, My Brain Hurts

posted by Eli Hodapp on May 25th, 2010 4:34 AM EDT in $0.99, Games, Puzzle, Reviews, iPhone games, iPod touch games

Re-posted by Yonatan Frimer

Last weekend, Assyria Games' unleashed The Mirror Maze [$1.99] on the App Store. Like any good puzzle game, the entire premise of The Mirror Maze can be explained in a single sentence: Control a red and a green ball, and get each of them in to their matching color zones on the other side of the screen.

This goal is accomplished by touching where you want the red ball to go. The green ball then goes in the opposite direction. The first few levels are very easy, and it doesn't take you long to understand the remarkably simple concept of the game. This is the exact moment that The Mirror Maze starts throwing increasingly difficult mazes at you which require a surprising amount of brain power to complete once the levels advance to the point of not being symmetrical at all.

Not only do the mazes become completely asymmetrical, but they eventually start being composed of both moving barriers and the warp gates seen above which act like little portals warping your ball between them. All of these obstacles must be successfully avoided using a single input for both balls, and it's really surprising how much thought goes in to figuring out the movements of both balls using a single touch input.

The Mirror Maze has online leaderboards powered by Agon, and while there are currently only 36 levels included in this version of the game, the following gameplay trailer makes mention of more levels coming soon:

There have been a ton of maze games released on the iPhone, but few offer much variation on just getting a single ball to the end of a maze. It would be nice if there were more levels, and there is an odd pause as mazes reload upon each retry (of which there will likely be many), but The Mirror Maze is worth trying just to see how difficult it can be to not only avoid obstacles with the ball with regular controls but also constantly thinking in reverse while you manage the other ball.

App Store Link: The Mirror Maze, $1.99

Obama needs to wake up and smell the.... By Yonatan Frimer

2010-05-23T09:22:00.000-07:00

Maze Cartoon Obama sleeping and ignoring the polls:

Editorial cartoon maze of President Obama sleeping as a hot cup of coffee marked "Polls" is next to him and a caption that reads, "Wake up and smell the....." Created by Yonatan Frimer.
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Barack Obama Sees Approval Ratings Decline After Pro-Abortion Elena Kagan

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama has seen has approval ratings decline in the aftermath of his selecting pro-abortion Solicitor general Elena Kagan for the open Supreme Court position. Obama's approval ratings are at one of their lowest points in the last month and heading back down to their health care-dominated levels. The Rasmussen Reports daily shows 45%...(read more)

Jean Marie Lustiger and King Fahn in Paris by Yonatan Frimer

2010-05-06T13:58:00.000-07:00

Lustiger and Fahd In Paris in the 90's - Cartoon Maze

Editorial maze cartoon of a conversation between King Fahd and Jean-Marie Lustiger on having a grand mosque built in Paris. Lustiger replies, "Sure, just as soon as I can build a grand cathedral in Mecca."

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Cartoon Maze Einstein's Theory of World War 3 and 4 by Yonatan Frimer

2010-05-05T03:37:00.000-07:00

Einstein's Theory of War
Editorial Cartoon Maze on Einstein's Theory that World War 4 will be fought with sticks. In the foreground an HTV-2 rocket flies off, a weapon that is intended to replace the atomic bomb.
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Dream a Little Dream of Recall - Those who dream about mazes solve them better

2010-04-29T04:14:00.000-07:00

Dream a Little Dream of Recall

As the sleeping brain builds memories it generates dreams about recently learned material

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Posted: April 26, 2010

By Bruce Bower, Science News

People who have nap-time dreams about a task that they’ve just practiced get a big memory boost on the task upon awakening, Harvard researchers report.

Those who dream about anything else have no such enhanced recall, the team reports in a paper published online April 22 in Current Biology. Neither do those who stay awake, even if they think about the task.

“I was startled by this finding,” says study coauthor Robert Stickgold, a cognitive neuroscientist at Harvard Medical School. “Task-related dreams may get triggered by the sleeping brain’s attempt to consolidate challenging new information and to figure out how to use it.”

His new findings elaborate on research suggesting that sleep generally enhances memory and learning (SN: 4/28/07, p. 260).

Dreaming about a demanding undertaking doesn’t cause enhanced memories for that experience, Stickgold emphasizes. Rather, memory-fortifying brain processes during sleep cause the dreams, he proposes. During slumber, Stickgold posits, a structure called the hippocampus integrates recently learned information, such as how to navigate a virtual maze, while other brain regions apply this information to related but broader situations, such as how to navigate a maze of job application forms.

That’s a “tempting speculation,” remarks physiological psychologist Jan Born of the University of Lübeck in Germany. Stickgold’s idea has much potential for fostering advances in dream research, Born says.

Stickgold’s group focused on dreams that occur during non–rapid eye movement, or NREM, sleep. Previous studies found links between chemical and electrical activity in the brain during NREM sleep and better learning by rats and people. Neural activity sparked by recent learning has not been observed during rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep, which often includes especially vivid and bizarre dream elements.

In the new investigation, 99 college students age 18 to 30 spent an hour practicing a virtual maze task on a computer. In a series of trials, volunteers navigated through a complex, three-dimensional maze, starting from a different spot each time. They were instructed to remember the location of a particular tree in the maze.

For the first 90 minutes of a five-hour break from practicing, students were assigned either to take a nap or to engage in quiet activities such as watching videos.

Nappers’ electrical brain activity was monitored with scalp sensors. Experimenters questioned the students about their dreams just before they fell asleep, after one minute of continuous NREM sleep and at the end of the nap period. Volunteers who stayed awake recounted their thoughts at the start, middle and end of the 90-minute session.

After lunch and a period of quiet activity, participants reentered the virtual maze at random spots and were asked to find the tree that they had previously tried to remember.

Those who had dreamed of the experimental task — four of 50 nappers — found the tree much faster than they had in initial trials. These individuals described dreams such as seeing people at particular locations in a maze or hearing music that had played in the lab during testing.

All of the volunteers who dreamed about the maze had performed relatively poorly during pre-nap training, Stickgold notes. Memory processes invoked by the sleeping brain may respond most strongly to challenges perceived as difficult and important to solve, he suggests.

Stickgold’s group is now designing a more exciting maze task intended to elicit task-related dreams in a larger proportion of volunteers.

The researchers also plan to examine whether people who have REM dreams about a maze task during a full night’s slumber navigate that maze better the next day.

In The Popes Defence - Maze Cartoon by Yonatan Frimer and RSL

2010-04-29T03:47:00.000-07:00

In defence of the Pope - Cartoon Maze

Editorial Maze Cartoon "In Defence of the Pope"

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The Pope's defence in Child Sex Scandal

Pier Paolo Cito / AP Photo

The buck may stop with the previous pope, if Pope Benedict XVI's defence is accurate. As fresh child sex abuse scandals rock the Vatican, The Washington Post reports that the current pope is going on the offensive with a media blitz in anticipation of Easter Sunday. This week...(READ MORE)

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Maze Cartoon of Bill Gates asking for an ipad

2010-04-25T19:40:00.000-07:00

Bill Gates' Microsoft iPad - Cartoon Maze

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Editorial Cartoon Maze of Bill Gates telling his team of monkeys to make a microsoft version of the iPad.

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Can of Whoop Ass for Iran - Editorial Maze Cartoon by Yonatan Frimer and RSL

2010-04-24T17:47:00.000-07:00

Can Of Whoop Ass for Iran - Maze

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Editorial Cartoon Maze of a can of whoop ass for Iran with Israel and the USA debating opening it or not.

Editorial Maze Cartoon - Eyjafjallajökull Volcano by Yonatan Frimer

2010-04-20T22:46:00.000-07:00

Editorial Maze Cartoon - Eyjafjallajökull

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Editorial Cartoon Maze of Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland that erupted an ash cloud over European airspace causing havoc.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Editorial cartoons on the middle east, Obamacare and Iran

2010-04-19T06:22:00.000-07:00

***For Immediate Release***

April 19, 2010 - Tel Aviv, Israel - Cartoonist Yonatan Frimer has released a handful of editorial cartoons to help drum up publicity of his upcoming book. These cartoons may be published for no charge for editorial purposes.

Each of the cartoons is actually also a solvable maze, making them one of the few "interactive" forms of media that can be printed in traditional newspapers.

The cartoons can be viewed and downloaded at http://teamofmonkeys.com/press

About Team Of Monkeys
Team Of Monkeys is a cartoon created by Yonatan Frimer and RSL, two highly creative professionals that have made a living by poking fun at the ironies of society. In addition to carrying a complex message within the cartoons, each of the images is also a solvable maze, a feature that makes them ideal for reversing the declining market share of traditional newspapers. Both Frimer and RSL are based in Israel and have conflicting political views, making them able to cater to both the left, center and right political leanings.

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Maze of peace - Created by Yonatan Frimer

2010-04-10T13:11:00.000-07:00

Maze of peace - Created by Yonatan Frimer

Maze of Peace
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Maze of Monkeys on a Dog Sled, By Yonatan Frimer and RSL

2010-04-02T04:16:00.000-07:00

Dogsled Monkey Maze By Yonatan Frimer

Maze of Monkeys on Dogsled

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Maze Comics "Team Of Monkeys Maze" of monkeys on segway and bashing a pinata, by Yonatan Frimer and RSL

2010-03-21T06:56:00.000-07:00

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Maze of Monkeys on a Segway

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Maze and Solution: Bluetooth, Doctors, and Chainsaw Team of Monkeys, by Yonatan Frimer and RSL

2010-03-18T07:18:00.000-07:00

Team Of Monkeys Lumberjacks Maze.
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Team Of Monkeys Maze By Y.Frimer & RSL

Maze of Lumber jack monkeys

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Team Of Monkeys MD - Cardialogy Monkeys

Team Of Monkeys Maze By Y.Frimer & RSL

Team of monkey doctors, jump starting a human patient

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Brain replays control decision-making process

2010-03-12T04:02:00.000-08:00

Replaying recent events in the hippocampus of the brain has more to do with active decision-making process than with creating long-term memories, according to a new study.

Conducted by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Minnesota Medical School, the study of rats navigating a maze found that replays occurring in the hippocampus were not necessarily recent or frequent paths through the maze, as would be expected if the event was being added to memory.

On the other hand, the replays often were paths that the rats had rarely taken or, in some cases, had never taken, as if the rats were trying to build maps to help them make better navigation decisions.

Dr. Anoopum Gupta, and his colleagues said that their findings suggest replays in the hippocampus are not merely passive echoes of past events, but part of a complex, active process of decision-making.

"Our work provides clues into how animals construct a complete, fully navigable representation of their environment, even if they’ve only partially explored that environment. The cognitive maps created in this way may allow animals to plan novel routes or shortcuts. As we learn more about the neural mechanisms that enable animals to flexibly navigate through the world, we hope to apply those lessons to research in robotics that could improve autonomous navigation systems," said Gupta.

The team used electrode ‘hats’ to record brain activity of rats as they navigated a maze. In particular, they monitored certain neurons, called place cells, which fire in response to physical locations.

That enabled the researchers to identify where an event that was being replayed was located based on which place cells were firing.

During an experiment, a rat might be in one portion of the maze, while the firing of place cells in the hippocampus indicated that the rat was replaying information about a different location.

On a task with two behavioral sequences, A and B, the researchers found that the animals would replay sequence B more often though they spent most of their time running sequence A.

This meant that the rats were most likely to replay the path they had experienced less often, which indicated that replay is not just a function of helping an animal remember what it has experienced most frequently or most recently, but an important function in helping it map its whole environment.

During the replay process, the research team also was able to observe the animal making connections between paths that it had never physically traveled before.

This further suggested that replay plays a role in helping an animal learn and maintain the entire map of its environment and make connections within it.

The rats were not just reviewing recent experience to move it to long-term memory.

The study was published in the journal Neuron.

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Maze of Lily Allen

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Freemason Monkeys -
Illuminati's building a wall - Maze

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Maze cartoon - Team Of monkeys maze
maze art - inkblot mazes

Monkeys For Justice - Team Of Monkeys Judicial Panel

Monkey Judges Maze:
"Trained to dispense justice in even the most difficult legal cases"
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Maze cartoon - Team Of monkeys maze
maze art - inkblot mazes

Maze - A - Delic | Psychedelic Mazes of Optical Illusions by Maze Artist Yonatan Frimer

The Falling Square Optical Illusion by Yonatan Frimer

Visual Illusion Maze Art - Jagged Spinning Swirly by Yonatan Frimer

Jagged Swirly Maze by Yonatan Frimer

Top Ten Locations to download the Jagged Swirl Maze

Warped and Twisted Maze of Tornado Forming by Yonatan Frimer

Warped and Twisted Space and Time Maze

Top Eleven Places to download the Twisted and Wraped Maze

Chaos Maze of Optical Illusion

Chaos

Jewish Pride Maze by Yonatan Frimer

Jewish Pride Maze by Yonatan Frimer

Top Twelve Ways to Download the Jewish Pride Maze

Pulsating Diamond Maze and Maze Solution - Optical illusion Mazes by Yonatan Frimer

Inside the Mobius strip - Optical Illusion Maze

Swirly Vortex Optical Illusion Maze by Yonatan Frimer

Optical Illusion Maze | Your Ad Here Campaign | Maze Ad

Top Ten Places to find the Psychedelic Optical Illusion Swirly Maze:

Coca Cola Maze Ad Sample by Yonatan Frimer

Coco-Cola Maze | Coca-Cola Campaign | Maze Ad

Nike Maze of Just Do It and Swoosh Ad, by Yonatan Frimer

Just Do It | Nike Campaign | Maze Ad

Top 11 Places to Download Nike "Just Do It" Maze Ads

Maze of Car Jacking LoJack Ad by Yonatan Frimer

Car Jacking Maze LoJack Ad

Top Ten Place to Download Car Jacking Maze

The Night Maze Cometh by Yonatan Frimer

Very cool maze of a stop sign by Yonatan Frimer, Maze Artist of the Book Learn To A Maze

Fish and Volcano Mazes, For the Learn To A Maze Book by Yonatan Frimer

F is for Fish Maze

V is for Volcano Maze

Lion and Horse And Goat Oh MY! Maze art of various animals by Yonatan Frimer

H is for Horse Maze

G is for Goat Maze

L is for Lion Maze

Amazing maize maze in New Zeland, plus a few Yonatan Frimer Mazes and maze links thrown in

I found this article about a maze in New Zeland that I wanted to share with you, my readers.

Amazing Maze

When:

Thursday 30th December 2010, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Friday 31st December 2010, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Saturday 1st January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday 2nd January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Monday 3rd January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Tuesday 4th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Wednesday 5th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Thursday 6th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Friday 7th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Saturday 8th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday 9th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Monday 10th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Tuesday 11th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Wednesday 12th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Thursday 13th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Friday 14th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Saturday 15th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday 16th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Monday 17th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Tuesday 18th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Wednesday 19th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Thursday 20th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Friday 21st January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Saturday 22nd January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday 23rd January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Monday 24th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Tuesday 25th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Wednesday 26th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Thursday 27th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Friday 28th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Saturday 29th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday 30th January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Monday 31st January, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Tuesday 1st February, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Where:

The Amazing Maze 'n Maize, 833 Kingseat Road, Karaka

O is for Ostrich Maze by Yonatan Frimer

O is for Ostrich Maze

Wedding Maze - Bride and Groom Maze portrait of Yasha And Ayala Harari, Created by Yonatan Frimer

Wedding Maze Portait of Bride & Groom

Penguin maze for the letter P maze in the book "Learn To A Maze" By Yonatan Frimer