Marine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States: Erect Bryozoa

Forty-nine species of erect Bryozoa from a broad range of Cyclostome, Ctenostome, and Cheilostome families are described and illustrated, and an artificial dichotomous key is provided for their identification. In general, the marine bryozoan faunas of the northeastern coasts of the United States are poorly known; species records are sparse and voucher collections few, and it is certain that many more species occur in this region than are presently known. The species described here occur in intertidal, coastal or offshore habitats; some are well known and have been recorded on numerous previous occasions, others have been only rarely reported, while a few are known to occur commonly in the north of the region but have yet to be recorded south of Cape Cod. Some of the species described have not been recorded at all on northeastern coasts of the United States, but are widely distributed in North Atlantic continental shelf habitats and perhaps occur in similar parts of the outer shelf of this region. This fauna is thus provisional, but is intended to stimulate further work on the Bryozoa. (PDF file contains 52 pages.

Anti-Cyber Bullying Statutes: Threat to Student Free Speech

On October 17, 2006, Megan Meier, a thirteen-year-old girl in Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, who had been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and depression, committed suicide because of postings on MySpace, an Internet social networking site, saying she was a bad person whom everyone hated and the world would be better off without. As a result, the state revised its harassment and stalking statutes to prohibit using electronic means to knowingly frighten, intimidate, or cause emotional distress to another person. \u27 At the time of this writing, twenty-one states have passed similar legislation with others sure to follow. Many of these statutes were enacted as a result of public hysteria over Megan\u27s death and without due consideration to the threat they pose to freedom of speech. They are intended to combat what has become popularly known as cyber bullying. \u27 This article examines cyber bullying, the laws it has spawned, how they chill student free speech, their constitutionality, and presents a Model Anti-Cyber Bullying Statute

Challenge

This is my last Challenge article as I retire from active duty in the Navy as of 1 September. It has been 43 years since I raised my right hand and took the oath to enlist in the Navy. It is a strange quirk of fate that it all began here in Newport, for I arrived here for recruit training on the old Fall River liner Priscilla. It will all end here almost a half a century later

Challenge

It is recognized throughout the Navy that many officers may not have the opportunity to attend a Naval War College resident course because of career requirements or high priority operational assignments, Concurrently, a burgeoning demand for professional excellence makes this advanced education essential

President\u27s Notes: Challenge!

The past is not dead. It survives in many forms taken for granted — in laws, customs, institutions, and beliefs. Though often intangible, these provide an environment real as the physical world

President\u27s Notes: Challenge!

The nation pays its respects to our Navy in October. First, because it was in the month of October that the Ameri­can Navy was founded in 1775 by act of the Continental Congress. And, second, 27 October is the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt who more than any other President can lay claim to the title Father of Our Modem Navy

President\u27s Notes: Challenge!

It was a practice in our Navy in the days of sail for seamen to have the letters for the words HOLD FAST tattooed just below the knuckles of each finger. A seaman\u27s life frequently hung on this brief maxim

Challenge

In our free society, public support of almost every endeavor depends greatly upon the esteem in which that endeavor is held. This is true in all areas of government and has particular significance for the military

Challenge

One hundred and eighty-nine years ago, in July 1778, 12 chips of the line and 4 frigates under the command of French Admiral Count D\u27Estaing were sighted off Rhode Island, They anchored off Newport in a formation which completely closed the harbor, On August 6th, 11 tall French ships approached single file up the channel and under heavy cannonading sailed past the British batteries at Newport. All the British ships which remained in Narragansett bay were sunk or burned to prevent capture