From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Fri Sep 2 14:21:02 2005 Received: (from atomz@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) id j82IL2ax010752; Fri, 2 Sep 2005 14:21:02 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: atomz set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j82IKxhm010731 for ; Fri, 2 Sep 2005 14:20:59 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <73b301c5afeb$152eef60$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Fw: Medical Emergency Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 14:21:05 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodney Rempt" To: Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 12:16 PM Subject: Medical Emergency Yesterday, a serious medical situation arose within Bancroft Hall. The Brigade medical staff sent Midshipman 4/C Frederick Tomaszycki to Anne Arundel Hospital to be treated for presumptive bacterial meningitis. As of this morning, Midshipman Tomaszycki is in stable condition and his mother is at his bedside. This is a life-threatening, serious illness which has the potential of being spread by direct person-to-person contact. For this reason, last night all members of his company (5th) received antibiotic treatment which is very effective in stopping the disease. Only close contacts need to receive the treatment. Close contact includes sharing cigarettes, drinks, glasses or eating utensils, kissing or otherwise being exposed to secretions from the nose or throat of the infected person. Members of the Bancroft Hall Medical Team took steps to question the members of his company to try and determine if any other members of the Brigade or other individuals might warrant antibiotic treatment. If you have been in close contact with Midshipman Tomaszycki, please go to Brigade Medical or the clinic today and receive treatment. We need to be sure that all that might need treatment have received it. If, however, you develop any symptoms (fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, shin rash in the form of either small red spots or reddish/purple bruising) please report to Medical immediately for assessment by our medical staff. Do not wait or hesitate. Better to be sure it is not serious, than to wonder if it is. I would also remind all of you to practice good hygiene (cover mouths and noses when sneezing or coughing, wash hands, etc). If you have any questions, please call Medical at 410 293 1758. For further information on Bacterial Meningitis, please see the attached file from Maryland's Department of Public Health. Rodney P. Rempt, VADM, USN Superintendent Note: The form referenced in the above letter as "attached" may be viewed here... http://www.USNA-Net.org/MENINGOCOCCAL.pdf Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna-net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Thu Sep 15 21:45:54 2005 Received: (from atomz@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) id j8G1jsbL046985; Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:45:54 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: atomz set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j8G1jr0x046977 for ; Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:45:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <35bc01c5ba60$8e6f4210$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Navy-Rice Game - Houston, TX Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:47:11 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... Posted for your information with FULL PERMISSION of all parties concerned... ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Watt To: Mike Zets Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:01 PM Subject: Navy-Rice Game - Houston, TX Hi Mike: Our local Club Pres, Kirk Harris, has asked me to send this message to you with the hopes that you will post to the list serv. Thank you. Mary Watt, Club Secy. Houston, TX Andrew '08-01 A MESSAGE FROM: Kirk & Debbie Harris, Presidents USNA Parents' Club of the Texas Gulf Coast We wanted to give everyone a heads up to let them know that some travelers planning to come to Houston for the Navy-Rice game might have a problem with their hotel reservations because of Hurricane Katrina. Therefore you are urged to: 1) ...... call directly to the local hotel front desk and confirm reservation policy for this emergency. Do Not rely on 1-800 general reservation numbers for this "local" info. You might have to double check the day you're leaving to get accurate availability. 2) ..... have a backup plan ..... why not use our parents club volunteer housing? We've sent our housing list to the USNA Logistics Officer. He has assigned a fresh new Ensign .... Brianna Nelson ... bnelson@usna.edu ... to manage the link between Mids and housing volunteers. She called me this morning and has a good plan. Anyone who feels like they need a backup should email her and coordinate for housing. We're all one big Navy family anyway. Ms. Nelson in charge of the "master" list. 3) ..... if someone gets to Houston and finds that they are in a bind, just call Debbie or me at home or on our cell phones and we'll work to link you up with housing volunteers. Debbie - Cell - 713-854-0897 Kirk - Cell - 713-859-9698 Home - 281-820-9839 Looking forward to seeing you in Houston and hope this helps ..... Kirk Kirk & Debbie Harris, Presidents USNA Parents' Club of the Texas Gulf Coast (H) 281-820-9839 (W) 713-215-8136 - Kirk (W) 713-235-5065 - Debbie Kirk - knharris@sbcglobal.net Debbie - daharris@bechtel.com *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna-net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Fri Sep 16 20:54:28 2005 Received: (from atomz@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) id j8H0sSsH068328; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 20:54:28 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: atomz set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j8H0sRmI068322 for ; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 20:54:27 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <5dc001c5bb22$9a1e8220$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Navy - Rice Game Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 20:56:13 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Watt To: Mike Zets Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 5:52 PM Subject: Navy - Rice Game Hi Mike: WIll you please post this for all of our parents to read. Thanks. Mary :O)) If you're planning to travel to Houston, TX for the Navy - Rice game, here's more information from our Club Pres. Kirk Harris for your consideration. Mary Watt, Secy. USNAPCTXGC Houston, TX Andrew '08-01 Team Bill Gooooooooo Navy ! Hello fellow USNA Parents: Just a couple of notes on the Navy-Rice Tailgate and Mids housing that our Parent's Club are providing ......... TAILGATE & GAME: If you are planning on coming to Houston and have already bought your tailgate and game tickets though our club then we'll have them waiting for you at our "prepaid ticket" table at the tailgate. Just look for the large banner over the table. If you are planning on coming to Houston and have NOT already bought your tailgate and game tickets then we can still help you. Contact our treasurer, Cathy Aulds, ASAP and let her know your intentions. She can get you on our "list" .... Then we can have your tickets waiting for you at the "prepaid" ticket table at our tailgate. (like will-call) You can drop off your check at that time. (it's too late to use mail) We're getting a very large discount on the game tickets from Rice, so our combo tailgate/game price winds up being reasonable. Please do this as soon as possible. We have to lock down our meal count to the BBQ caterer within a few days. Please do NOT assume extra tickets (though our club) will be available on game day. If we can pre-sell all of our tickets we will. Cathy & Scott Aulds caulds@hotmail.com (H) 713-647-8440 Please go to our club's website ... www.usnaparents.org ... And select "club news" to see all the information concerning the tailgate including pricing. There will also be a prospective candidate "Op-Info" on the Rice campus at 12:30 pm. If you know of someone coming for this and need directions please have them contact me. MIDSHIPMEN VOLUNTEER HOUSING IN HOUSTON: If your Mid is planning on coming to Houston and wishes to stay "for free" in one of our volunteer houses then they MUST visit the Midshipmen Welfare Office or Logistics Officer Ensign Nelson (of the Dant's office) at the USNA as soon as possible to sign up and be assigned to one of our volunteer's homes. Our volunteers will also provide taxi service between local airport, home, and game for the Mids staying with them. If you "parents" are coming to Houston and expecting to pick up your Mid from the airport and both stay together in a Hotel please read on. Make sure that you confirm your hotel reservations with the front desk of the hotel as soon as possible. With Katrina evacuees all over Houston, you might run into problems. If you find that you have a problem please have your Mid get assigned a host family to stay with. Once your Mid has the host's contact info you can contact them and see if they can fit you in also. They would probably love to have you and your car to help taxi Mids. If you wind up getting to Houston and find that there's "no room in the Inn" for either you or your Mid (and you have no other good options) then give Debbie and me a call and we'll try to find you a volunteer home. Ensign Nelson will send me her "master" housing list so I will know the "open" homes. Most all the housing volunteers are USNA parents and we don't want you sleeping in your car. Here's our phone numbers ...... Home .. 281-820-9839 Cell - Kirk - (713) 859-9698 Cell - Debbie - 713-854-0897 If you have questions send me an email or give me a call. Thanks for your support of the USNA .... Go Navy .. Beat Rice Kirk Kirk & Debbie Harris Presidents, USNA Parent's Club, Texas Gulf Coast knharris@sbcglobal.net *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna-net.org From owner-usna-net@usna-net.org Sat Sep 17 21:54:18 2005 Received: (from atomz@localhost) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) id j8I1sIZ9098678; Sat, 17 Sep 2005 21:54:18 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: usna-net.org: atomz set sender to owner-usna-net@usna-net.org using -f Received: from Orion (69-166-156-115.clvdoh.adelphia.net [69.166.156.115]) by usna-net.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j8I1sGMY098672 for ; Sat, 17 Sep 2005 21:54:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <6fc901c5bbf4$0b0a35c0$0202a8c0@Orion> From: "Mike Zets" To: "" Subject: usna-net Peanuts Cartoon Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 21:55:27 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 Sender: owner-usna-net@usna-net.org A special message from your Moderators... This letter is written to present a clear and factual rebuttal to inaccurate public accusations made about the illegal use of copyrighted material on our web site at www.USNA.org. An OPEN LETTER to Ms. Carmen Short, Editor, Island Family Magazine: 17 September 2005 Ms. Short: It has recently come to our attention at USNA-Net that you have written letters (quoted below) in which you made false and misleading accusations concerning the parody of a PEANUTS cartoon on our web site at www.USNA.org. You intimated that you are an expert on copyrights as "Editor" of your publication (Island Family Magazine) and in that capacity stated that the parody was illegal and in violation of US Copyright Law. In your letter you said that we had STOLEN another's art and that such "inexcusable" actions were "an embarrassment to those of us who take our mids' pledges of "honor" and "integrity" to heart..." In fact, Ms. Short, the parody is NOT a violation of copyright law and is, in fact, protected by the "Fair Use" clause of that same law as well as the First Amendment to the US Constitution as Free Speech, facts of which you, as an "Editor," should be very well aware. The fact that you had actually gone to such extreme lengths as to contact the copyright holder and "report" our actions, just demonstrates the undeniable animosity which you feel toward me and our non-profit organization. We did NOT violate ANY law with the publication of the PEANUTS cartoon parody on 14 August 2005. I would direct your attention to the summary of the applicable copyright law which may be found at http://www.publaw.com/parody.html. If you take the time to read and understand this summary or the actual text of the law which may be found on the Federal Government's web site, you will find that all such parodies are protected. In point of fact, without such protections, impersonators such as Rich Little, publications such as the Harvard Lampoon and television programs such as Saturday Night Live could not exist. But most importantly, because of your continued attempts to slander our organization and spread false and misleading information without knowing the applicable law, we received an email yesterday from the copyright holder, acknowledging that the parody was NOT in violation of US Copyright Law and stating in no uncertain terms that they have no issue with our publication of the parody. I must admit that a typographical error in the spelling of the Mr. Schulz's last name was a bit of an embarrassment as pointed out in their letter and per their request, was immediately corrected on our web site. Nonetheless, our publication of the parody is NOT illegal. Herewith is a full copy of the email we received yesterday, complete with email addresses so that it's authenticity may be verified by any interested party... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wynn, Julia" To: "'mzets@usna-net.org'" Cc: "'Rick Samuels'" Subject: Schulz Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 17:13:25 -0400 Dear Mr. Zets: It has recently come to our attention that you have created a parody using our PEANUTS characters. While we have no issue with that as you are covered by law, we do request that you please spell the creator's name correctly. It is Schulz NOT Shultz. Regards, United Media CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email is intended solely for the recipient(s) listed in the heading. Unless otherwise noted, it may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. Any review, dissemination, or use of this material or its contents by persons other than the addressee is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email message in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Thank you. ----- End of Original Message ----- We do not appreciate being called thieves, nor do we take kindly to having OUR "honor and integrity" called into question by someone who purports to be an expert but who is in fact, ill-informed. Lastly, I'd like to point out that, in reference to your sarcastic remark ("you'll be able to make your own decision as to which list has accurate, up-to-date information that, indeed, comes from reliable sources."), it is obvious that, at least in this instance, you are not one of those accurate and reliable sources. Since it would be fruitless to request a public apology, we will simply request of you to cease and desist in all references to USNA-Net and its moderators. And we ask that those who published your mis-information, act responsibly to prevent any further public attacks on our character or our organization. Respectfully, Mike Zets Westlake, OH mzets@USNA-Net.org Moderator - USNA-Net Listservers SysOp - www.USNA-Net.org ================================================ Recent letters sent by Ms. Short to other parents on this subject.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Island Family, Carmen Short Editor" To: "Castro-Miller, Steve" ; ; Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:14 PM Subject: Re: usna-parents: Midshipman with meningitis Aloha, Let's just say it wouldn't be the first time that incorrect/unclassified info was posted on another list w/ the claim that it was "official". Here is another serious allegation made by me: The fact that another website has a copyrighted Charles Shultz cartoon "adapted" for PPW. This is an embarrassment to those of us who take our mids' pledges of "honor" and "integrity" to heart and makes me embarrassed to have that organization represent USNA in any way. You don9t just steal an artist9s work. Imagine how much Met Life pays to use the image of Snoopy. It is inexcusable. There is no animosity between the two lists, but stick around awhile, and you'll be able to make your own decision as to which list has accurate, up-to-date information that, indeed, comes from reliable sources. Carmen Blair 08/07 Antone 09/5 Hawaii ----- End of Original Message ----- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Island Family, Carmen Short Editor" To: ; ; ; Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 10:45 PM Subject: Re: usna-parents: Midshipman with meningitis Aloha, My post was not mean-spirited at all. As a publisher, I take copyright violations very seriously and have won several lawsuits where people stole copyrighted material from my magazine. My work is nowhere near as valuable as the late Charles Schultz'. I'm not bothered at all that there are two lists. I am bothered that anyone who wants to find out more about USNA might go to a website with such a flagrant display of dishonesty. I'm a very tolerant person. But, no, I don't tolerate dishonesty. Why would anyone? Carmen Blair 08/07 Antone 09/C5 Hawaii ----- End of Original Message ----- *** USNA-Net post by: "Mike Zets" ========================================= This Message may not be shared with any non-member! Remember, your Mid is NOT a member of this list. ========================================= Unsubscribe? Send an email to unsub-all@usna-net.org