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Viral video captured the moment chairs and fists went flying during a wild brawl aboard a Carnival cruise ship, as security officers tried in vain to douse the melee. The high-seas scuffle erupted aboard the Carnival Paradise on the last night of a five-day cruise to Central America in early June — adding turbulence to an otherwise idyllic voyage, said passenger Nick Richardson, who shot the footage after coming up on the scene. “This is just what happens at 3 in the morning when you got a bunch of drunk girls from Tampa,” said Richardson, 43, who was on the...

National Sea Monkey Day is observed each year on May 16. Most of us have memories of waiting for our mail order shipment of these magical creatures. The delivery usually contained the small “aquarium-like” hatching kit for them to live and grow in. Sea Monkeys are a type of “Artemia” (brine shrimp). They got their name because of their monkey-tail look. Following the popularity of the ant farms, Harold von Braunhut invented the “Sea Monkeys” and hatching kits in 1957. He did most of his advertising through comic books. He once said, “I think I bought something like 3.2 million...

NI And The eCat Money Trail admin on November 11, 2011 — 68 Comments Peswiki’s scoop on the National Instruments relationship with Rossi is a left-field slam that forces you to think anew. I have a feeling that AR has more of the same in store. He is doing things his own way, sticking a finger to those who tie themselves in knots trying to figure the trick, the small army with big voices who attack anyone associated with the inventor as in-on-the-scam or incompetent. Poor NI do not know what they have let themselves in for. They will...

We've all heard it before: a diet rich in fish is good for the heart. But now there's new evidence that eating a healthy dose of PETA's recently rebranded "sea kittens" can help ward off dementia as well. (I couldn't resist posting a quick note about this study on the heels of PETA's "Sea Kitten State Park" proposal.) One of the largest efforts to establish a clear connection between fish and brain health — and the first such study conducted in the developing world — has found that older adults in Asia and Latin America were less likely to develop...

In this year’s elections, some things are certain. John Kerry will win California. George W. Bush will win Texas. Ralph Nader won’t win any states. But recent polls show that several states still remain “too close to call.” These states will become the political “battleground” over the next five weeks. Therefore, SeaMax News will provide in-depth coverage of each of these states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin. Reports will include up-to-date poll information and analysis as well as news on the campaign strategies in those...

Harold von Braunhut, Seller of Sea Monkeys, Dies at 77 By DOUGLAS MARTIN Harold von Braunhut, who used comic book advertisements to sell whimsical mail-order inventions like Amazing Sea Monkeys, tiny shrimp that pop to life when water is added, died on Nov. 28 at his home in Indian Head, Md. He was 77. His wife, Yolanda, said that he died after a fall but that the exact cause was not known. Mr. von Braunhut was to quirky inventions what Barnum was to circuses. His X-Ray Specs, which advertisements said allowed wearers to see through flesh and clothing, are still...