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londay, November 8,:« aska dor— in four the lead in the ce volleyball race ced Nebraska i A&M, 15-5, IS? front of a sell-out Lincoln Coliseum, the win, Nebrask emains tied arence lead v&M falls to 194fVASHlNGTON (AP)—The nation’s top an- in league play, trust official said the government is “looking ska got off to a qu t a full range of remedies” to punish Microsoft t two games, hittir^fwing a judge’s ruling that the software gi- >oth games while ■ n f m i suse d its monopoly powers, game one and W es P' tel - , -S-District Judge Thomas Penfield j acl son’s preliminary findings against Mi- A/cis up 11-2 in tl-Kf °ft> both the government and tlie compa- it Nebraska scoreyF x P ressec * a willingness to consider an out- red points to mJt ourt settlement. 10 The AggiesrefB n an °P en letter, Microsoft Chair Bill Gates off'Nebraska to s akl the company is committed to “a fair and a fourth game, sponsible resolution. The company s chief were six Ties ,rt|*!' a ‘"g officer Bob Herbold, said on yes ter- 3 I .et rnminp at a f s talk shows that there s no thmg we d like frmr Tore than to settle this case.” ^rk^killq hv Nphra^ 55 ' 811101 Attorney General Joel Klein, who dc ms u >appeared on three television programs, said, .;.. Obviously settlement is always an option.” yW^either Klein nor Herbold would suggest vhut an agreement might entail. |‘We would need a settlement that deals N ATION Page 11 • Monday. November 8, 1999 overnment seeks punishment, emedy following Microsoft ruling ing this matter in a fair and responsible man ner, while ensuring that the fundamental prin ciples of consumer benefit and innovation are protected.” “At the heart of this case,” he said, “is whether a successful American company can continue to improve its products for the bene fit of consumers.” “Microsoft is committed resolving this matter... - BILL GATES MICROSOFT CHAIR the teeping ;its to Lincoln, i win also snappec 3l \,v S * ;0 | r ^vi|h the very findings that the court made in V\oolsey led hem case> a settlement that produces consumer nils and .40. ftcMce, innovation and competition in the mar- cek ” Klein said on “Fox News Sunday.” “ ^BHe cited “serious issues here about law en- Hjcement and the antitrust laws. And of course f Microsoft were prepared to engage on those ssues, we would be prepared as well.” ■In Gates’ letter, which appeared as a full- Freshman middie p^, e advertisement in The Washington Post, he Holmquist reci wrote that “Microsoft is committed to resolv- ’h seven bloc>fl s, ranked third p; blocking, posted: and Heather f the bench to [h 14 kills, e.rica junior ng led the Huski The letter, addressed “To Our Customers, Partners and Shareholders,” also appeared on Microsoft’s World Wide Website, dated Friday, the day Jackson released his ruling. It was sim ilar to a statement Gates read on the same day. Jackson, who presided over 77 days of tes timony, declared in a remarkably blunt deci sion that Microsoft’s aggressive use of its mo nopoly status stifled innovation and hurt consumers by limiting choices. On ABC, Klein said Jackson’s findings meant that “Microsoft was able to control personal computers and control investment in that area.” “You know, in America you have a choice,” Klein said. “And if IBM or Gateway or Compaq or Dell... had choice, they could go to Microsoft and negotiate (or) they could go to somebody else and negotiate. Here, everybody’s got to go to one place — that’s what’s hurting us.” He said both sides will submit to Jackson le gal analysis of his findings, after which the judge will decide penalties, if any. Government lawyers, Klein said, are “doing an analysis that will look at the full range of remedies.” Asked if breaking up Microsoft is among them, Klein said: “That is in the range, but ... it is premature for us now to get ahead of the story.” One penalty that he appeared to rule out is a fine. “Let me make clear we are not looking for any financial penalties,” Klein said on CNN’s “Late Edition.” “We’re concerned with competition. This is not a penal action, and we’re not going to seek monies.” Appearing on the same program, Sen. Orrin Hatch, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Com mittee, praised Klein for his prosecution and counseled Microsoft to negotiate. “If I was Microsoft, I would really sit down with Justice and see if we can resolve this mat ter in a settlement that would really keep Mi crosoft going, keep this industry going, and of course keep innovation moving,” Hatch, R-Utah, a candidate for the 2000 Re publican presidential nomination, said the pro tracted trial and Judiciary Committee hearings on the case already have paid off for the industry. Relatives of victims gather at crash site Service at sea held for EgyptAir Flight 990 Scientists grow ‘spare’ heart valves in test tube lading five in eacf James. eturns home Wee he Baylor Bears et for 7 p.m. in(S.|:iATLANTA (AP) — In search of iseum. tetter spare parts, scientists for the Ifst time have grown heart valves Arrhnr.'TOjn scratch in a test tube, then HlCnery Ibhown that they work like nature’s i nQ 1 nndh(T )Wn — at ^ east an i ma ^ s ’ re ‘ LUngfll^earcherg said yesterday. sxas A&M Arete The approach, called tissue en- td a sweep c jineering, is intended to create a i of Texas with fresh source of heart valves to re- iships m both thee place those that wear out or are pound bow compe faulty from birth, t the LonghornInvitat Using the recipient’s own cells, ma Hiss Gymasiunresearchers hope to construct impus. valves that will grow as the recipi- .ggies mt 1-23 bov* competition Magee t-i a score dd£f& out cl 1200. it 264 in the her way to the win. lurphy placed seconcj is with a score American Stacie scoring 977 for Ml Dianne e compound bowc a score of 1080,itc| al-best 275 in the" round. Herrera was as with a secret shoulder ir ieginners stepped: II today," athy Eissinger sail e good things anti gs happen to us] this tournament ; are we stand so L gure out where we| jgies’ next compel gie Invitational Not :M Student Rec Ce' led from Page 9 s did not get any be' as after the break;- into Cornhuskert a in the second half i came out smokier by running bad :r who had 103 of: shing on the day irter, Nebraska pm the third quartette, ^ 23-0 going into thf sealing the Aggies never got anythin; ;e, by far having it L mce of the seasL lanaged only 118yfH mse, two of whir mind. the lowest offensr 1 gaining 90 yards State University k ewest numberofy: : ind since being' 7 yards rushing y of Texas last yet.. senior quarterback who had a for( ing going 11 -for-3i ur interceptions at: eight times, i’s defense control: 1 day. r defense is really 1 said. “I give a lot 1 ' dr guys up from rush a lot of thro’ 1 andary made a lot 11 ; o.” ent does and work without blood thinning drugs. So far, the experiments have been conducted on lambs with the valves grown at Children’s Hospi tal in Boston by Dr. Simon Hoer- strup, who described the results at the annual scientific meeting of the American Heart Association. “What’s exciting is the possibil ity of making valves that are exact ly like our own. That’s the poten tial here,” Dr. Valentin M. Fuster of Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City, said. Heart valves open and shut so blood will flow in only one direc tion through the heart. When they deteriorate or leak, surgeons re place them with either mechanical valves — made from metal, ce ramics, plastic. Dacron and other materials — or valves taken from pigs and other animals. Neither kind is ideal. The animal valves tend to wear out, so they must be replaced. And the mechanical ones, while more durable, can trigger the develop ment of blood clots, so recipients must take blood-thinning drugs that can cause unwanted bleeding. Young patients with heart defects currently must undergo several po tentially life-threatening valve re placement operations as their hearts outgrow their mechanical valves, which is why the Boston researchers are especially interested in valves that will grow with the recipient. The test-tube valves appear to answer the problem, but it likely will be five years or more before they will be ready for human use, Hoerstrup said. NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Rela tives of the victims of EgyptAir Flight 990 gathered yesterday to bid them a wrenching farewell, with one woman wailing “My baby, my baby!” and others holding onto each other after an emotional ser vice at the edge of the sea where their loved ones remain. About 250 family members gathered on a clear, cold afternoon at a park overlooking the Atlantic Ocean as leaders of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths offered readings, chants and prayers in three languages. “Your loss is great^your pain deep, but you must fii?cl solace in the memory of those wonderful moments you shared with your loved ones,” Egyptian Ambassador Nebil Fahmy, who read from the Bible and the Quran, said. Relatives were led to the water through a corridor formed by mili tary personnel and caregivers in cluding workers from Red Cross, National Transportation Safety Board and Salvation Army. Some wept and wiped their faces with handkerchiefs as they dropped flowers into the sea, while others left their flowers in a wicker basket. One woman was so over come that she had to be helped to the beach. Others wailed and wept. A military honor guard carried the basket to a Coast Guard heli copter, which hovered overhead briefly before slowly departing. The Coast Guard said the heli copter would drop the flowers at the crash site tomorrow. At sea, the Navy received rein forcements yesterday as it sought to retrieve the airplane’s flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the ocean floor. A civilian ship equipped with a newer, remote control submersible robot headed out to the area off the Massachusetts island of Nantucket where the Boeing 767 plummeted into the sea Oct. 31 from 33,000 feet, killing 217 people. At the same time, the Navy’s USS Grapple, the floating base for the robot Deep Drone that already has been at work amid the sunken wreckage, headed back into port for refueling. Deep Drone worked on the ocean bottom for 10 hours Saturday but had to be brought back to the surface after the sea be came too rough. The new robot, called the Mag num ROV, is more maneuverable than Deep Drone and can be used in rougher seas, National Trans portation Safety Board Chair James Hall, said. It was being carried aboard the civilian ship Carolyn Chouest. After the Grapple returns to sea once it has refueled, both robots will be put to work. However, the weather is not expected to improve enough to lower Magnum and Deep Drone into the water until this afternoon at the earliest. On land, clusters of people gath ered on street corners as buses took the relatives to the memorial service. Newport resident Alison Varei- ka was inspired to stand along the route by her minister, a grief coun selor for the families. “If I was one of the people who was grieving, I think it would make me feel better to see any public show of compas sion,” Vareika said. The memorial service was held in a large tent facing the ocean. At the headtable were flags of the United States, Egypt, Canada, Syria, Sudan, Germany and Zimbabwe, represent ing the nationalities of the victims. Abdulla el-Mahrouky, who lost his sister, Maha el-Mahrouky, an airline attendant, decided to stay for the service but planned to leave afterward. “It’s very difficult for me to re turn without a body,” he said. “I want to know what happened. I don’t know anything.” COME AND GET IT! 1999 AGGIELAND CJ I L y "L/ Jr 1^%,. NATION'S LARGEST • 776 PAGES • 2"THICK ‘WEIGHS 10 LBS. P ICKING UP your 1999 Aggieland is easy. If you ordered a book, go to the basement of the Reed McDonald Building, and show your Student ID. If you did not order last year's Texas A&M yearbook (the 1998-99 school year), you may purchase one for $35 plus tax in 015 Reed McDonald. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Cash, checks, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted. http://aggieland-web.tamu.edu PICK UP YOUR '99 AGGIELAND HERE