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State Federal court to start electronic suit filing It will soon get easier to file a lawsuit or check the status of a criminal case in federal court with just a few clicks on the Internet. The U.S.idistrict courts in the state are about to begin a conver sion to electronic filing, a system that eventually will replace paper documents. The first steps toward conver sion begin in May, and the plan is to have the system up and running by next year. FBI reviews records in ricin investigation The chairman of a company that transports mail between postal centers says the FBI has re viewed his firm’s employee records as part of art investigation into ricin found at a Greenville mail center. Federal agents wanted the records of workers and truckers who had access to the mail center where the deadly poison was left in October, James R. Malone, chairman and CEO of Mail Contractors of America, said. The FBI, though, didn’t say why they wanted to see the records. Nation Airlines must install new fuel tank system WASHINGTON - The govern ment will order airlines to install a system to reduce the chance of fuel tank explosions like the one that downed a TWA Boeing 747 in 1996, Federal Aviation Administration chief Marion Blakey said Tuesday. In the last 14 years there have been three fuel tank explosions, in cluding the TWA accident, result ing in 346 deaths. Blakey said the new device could eliminate up to four accidents over the next 25 years. Popular visa program fills up, closes early WASHINGTON - The federal government won’t accept any more applications for a popular visa program that provides skilled foreign labor to U.S. com panies, the office of Citizenship and Immigration Services said Tuesday. Less than five months into the fiscal year there are already enough applications to fill all 65,000 slots for Hl-B visas. No new applications will be ac cepted until April and no addi tional visas will be issued until Oct. 1, when the next fiscal year begins. World India, Pakistan set timetable for talks ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan on Tuesday reached a broad agreement on the timetable for sustained peace talks on dis puted Kashmir and other tough is sues separating the South Asian neighbors. The three-day talks are expect ed to establish eight groups to set tle issues that have festered for a half century, led to three wars and almost caused a fourth in 2002 be fore international mediation averted the conflict. Arafat, Qureia power dispute holds up aid JERUSALEM - A disagreement over financial reform erupted into a major dispute between Yasser Arafat and his prime minister, Ahmed Qureia, and threatens to hold up vital foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority, officials said Tuesday. The confrontation, which cen tered on salary payments to Palestinian security forces, is seen as a key test of Qureia’s abil ity to clean up his government’s finances. International donor countries are becoming increasingly impa tient with what they see as Palestinian foot-dragging on re form, and are scaling back aid. BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE ■ 4 is evacuated troops bum the city. 1929: First Academy Award winners are announced, but the winners do not actually receive their awards until May. Extended. Forecast Today HI: 56 LO: 32 * Thursday » .. rfC L0:41 Friday „ Saturday HI: 65 LO: 45 LJ AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS FILM SERIES, “FAITH RINGGOLD: THE LAST STORY QUILT”: Columbia Museum of Art, 11 11:30 a.m. USC GRAD FAIR: Russell House, 12-6 p.m. COLLOQUIUM, “DAM REMOVAL: SCIENCE, DECISION-MAKING, STATUS AND PROSPECTS”: Dr. William L. Graf, Byrnes Building 513, SPAR Conference Room, 12:30 p.m. SEMINAR, “DISEASES FROM THE DEAD ZONE: COMING OR NOT? OR RED TIDES AND ME”: Dr. John Vena of USC’s Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, Health Sciences Building 103,12:30 p.m. STUDENT GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE CANDIDATE DEBATE: Russell House Patio, 12:30 P.M. LECTURE, “THE VOTER’S DILEMMA AND THE FAILURE OF DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY: EVIDENCE FROM BRAZIL”: Mona Lyne of USC’s Political Science Dept., Gambrell Hall 429,3:30-5 p.m. CELEBRATING BUCK HISTORY, MINORITY ASSISTANCE PEER PROGRAM: Russell House Ballroom C, 6:30 p.m. UNITY WEEK CONCERT: Capstone Campus Room, 8 p.m. Thursday USC GRAD FAIR: Russell House, 10 a.m.-3p.m. UNITY WEEK FOOD FESTIVAL: Greene Street, 12-2 p.m. STUDY ABROAD INFORMATION SESSION: Business Administration Building 634,4 p.m. COLLOQUIUM, “EFFECTIVE FIELD THEORY FOR MANY-BODY SYSTEMS”: Jones Physical Science Center 409, Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Colloquium 4 p.m. USC ANNUAL CLASSICS LECTURE, “PSEUDO-ARISTOTLE ON A WOMAN’S SEXUAL EMISSIONS”: Dr. Lesley Dean Jones of the University of Texas at Austin, Business Administration Building 005, Belk Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Friday ARCHAEOLOGY COLLOQUIUM, “COLLAPSE OF LATE BRONZE AGE CIVILIZATIONS RESULTING FROM THE ERUPTION OF THERA IN THE AEGEAN": GambreU Hall 153,3 p.m. SEMINAR, “THE FLEXIBLE METAL SURGACE-FACETING INDUCED BY ULTRATHIN FILMS”: Dr. Ted Madey of Rutgers University, Jones Physical Science Center 006,712 Main St., Refreshments 3:45 p.m., Seminar 4 p.m. WACHOVIA ART FRIDAY: Columbia Museum of Art, 5-9 p.m. DANCE MARATHON: Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center, 7 p.m. “THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE DAMNED! A CELEBRATION OF ART BYZELDA FITZGERALD”: McKissick Museum, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday FAMILY DAY AT THE MUSEUM: Columbia Museum of Art, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS FILM SERIES, “FAITH RINGGOLD: THE LAST STORY QUILT”: Columbia Museum of Art, 11 11:30 a.m. BLACK HISTORY MONTH FAMILY REUNION: Russell House Ballroom, 1-3 p.m. 30TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON SOUTH CAROLINA ARCHAEOLOGY: Gambrell Hall 153 DANCE MARATHON: Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center WWW.DAILYGAMECOCK.COM Romano downplays humor in new movie " NEW YORK - Everybody may love Raymond now, but in cross ing over to the big screen, Ray Romano fears the love may not stretch that far. With his silver screen debut, “Welcome to Mooseport,” due in theaters on Friday, Romano is worried that his career beyond television may rest entirely on this movie’s success. Not that he means the movie isn’t good, but maybe it’s not what his audience might expect from the star of the long-running, top rated CBS sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond.” “It’s a good movie, but it’s not knockdown funny,” he said. “It wound up being more of a sweet movie.” Gallery move might attract more visitors GAS CITY, IND. — Officials hope a gallery of James Dean memora bilia will become the centerpiece of new development near Interstate 69. The James Dean Memorial Gallery is moving from the movie star’s hometown of Fairmount to an area near 1-69 in hopes of at tracting more visitors. About 10,000 people visit the gallery each year, and curator David Loehr ex pects that to increase to as many as 50,000. The art deco-style gallery, which is scheduled to open May 15, chron icles the life of the star of “Rebel Without a Cause,” who died in a 1955 car crash at 24. The new muse um will house a 35-seat theater and a research library. Blues legend King still plays 200 shows BILLINGS, MONT. - Guitarist B.B. King says blues music doesn’t get much airplay on radio stations, so he continues to bring it to the people with 200 shows a year. “My fun is usually nights on stage, watching the people,” said King, 78. “I pay attention to them and how they respond to the mu sic. That’s my biggest fun when I see the people out there enjoying themselves.” He says he doesn’t think his voice sounds very good. “Nobody sounds as terrible as I do,” he said in a telephone inter view from Jackson, Wyo. “Some people warm up before a show, but I never have. I get scared before I go on stage. I’m just a regular old guy.” judge in rows oui Love arrest warrant BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. - A judge threw out an arrest warrant for rocker Courtney Love on Tuesday after she appeared for a court hearing. Superior Court Judge Elden Fox issued the warrant last week after Love failed to appear for a hearing involving felony charges of illegal possession of two painkillers. Superior Court Judge Lisa Hart Cole dismissed the war rant Tuesday and ordered Love back to court on March 16 for a preliminary hearing. The singer-actress has pleaded innocent to illegal possession of hydrocodone and oxycodone. Authorities said they discovered the painkillers when Love was taken to a hospital on Oct. 2 after being found outside an ex boyfriend’s house where she al legedly smashed windows. LeBlanc of ‘Friends’ welcomes 1st child NEW YORK - “Friends” star Matt LeBlanc has a new, cuddly friend of his own. LeBlanc, 36, and his wife, Melissa, welcomed the arrival of the couple’s first child Feb. 8, ac cording to People.com. The little girl is called Marina. The couple married in May. Melissa has two children from a previous marriage. On “Friends,” LeBlanc found fame as soap-opera actor Joey Tribbiani, a blockheaded ladies’ man with a passion for sports, the TV show “Baywatch” and home made jam. Lohan claims quarrel with Duff finished NEW YORK — Undsay lohan says she’s tired of the drama between her and Hilary Duff. The star of the upcoming movie “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” and Duff both dated pop singer Aaron Carter, and had a falling out that reportedly resulted in Duff asking Lohan to leave the premiere of “Cheaper by the Dozen,” in which Duff co-starred. Lohan now says their spat is “silly” and “unnecessary.” “I mean, she’s doing great. I’m a fan of hers. My sister loves her,” the 17-year-old Lohan said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday. “I just wanted to let her know I have no problems and nei ther should she. We were friends.” Tina Turner to star in Merchant-Ivory film NEW YORK - Tina Turner will play an Indian goddess in a new Merchant-Ivory film and sing Indian classical songs, a newspa per report said Tuesday. Turner had a successful farewell tour four years ago, “but now I’m ready to move onto an other kind of performance," she told The Times of India newspa per. Famous for power-packed per formances in high heels and leather miniskirts, the 64-year-old singer will star in “The Goddess,” the newspaper reported. Turner, who co-starred with Mel Gibson in 1985’s “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” said she’s looking forward to the new role, “not as Mad Max, but as a goddess — that’s real power and real love.” BRIEFS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Gene Hackman, Wayne Robson and Ray Romano engage in a crucial mayoral debate in the new movie “Welcome to Mooseport.” USC. Briefly . Pregnancy service seeks office workers Birthright of Columbia, a pro life emergency pregnancy service, is seeking office volunteers to pro vide one-on-one assistance to girls and women faced with unplanned or unwanted pregnancies. Evening training begins Tuesday, 5-7 p.m. Morning training begins Thursday, Feb. 26 at 9:30 a.m. Training will take place at the Birthright of Columbia office at 2318 Devine St. For more infor mation, call Herb Johnson at 951 3787. Art Exhibition being held at McMaster The 48th annual USC Student Art Exhibition is being held through Sunday at McMaster Gallery in the Art Department. Karen Brosius, director of the Columbia Museum of Art, selected 42 works out of 125 to be displayed in the exhibition. Included in these are winners for Best in Show, Best Undergraduate and Best Graduate works. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 9 a.m. 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call 777 7480 or E-mail mana@sc.edu. Workshop to improve faculty, staff writing USC’s Professional Development Office will be hold ing a workshop Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 26 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. called “Writing at Work.” The workshop, which is open to all faculty and staff, will focus on improving skills in writing business letters, mem oranda and reports. It will take place at the 1600 Hampton St. Annex, room 104. Cost is $60 per person. For more information, visit http://hr.sc.edu/profde vp/classes/writing.html. CareerFest offers internships, jobs The USC Career Center’s an nual CareerFest will take place in the Carolina Coliseum Thursday, Feb. 26 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. At the event, students have the opportunity to interview for jobs, internships and co-ops with companies such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, Eckerd Corporation and WLTX-TX. A complete list of participating companies is available at the Career Center Web site. Interested students should update their resumes and must be signed in with USC CareerLink. For more informa tion, call the Career Center at 777 7280 or visi http://www.sc.e.du/career. j Police.Report I These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department Each number on the map stands for a crime corresponding with numbered descriptions in the list below. DAY CRIMES (6a.m.-6p.m.) □ Violent O Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6p.m.-6a.m.) ■ Violent © Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS □ Violent © Nonviolent Saturday, Feb. 14 (if, AUTO BREAK-IN; LARCENY OF AMPLIFIER, BLOSSOM STREET GARAGE, LEVEL 4,1300 BLOSSOM ST. The complainant said that between Feb. l&and Feb. 14 someone broke both driver’s side windows of his vehicle and removed a 12-inch subwoofer and one amplifier. Estimated value: $500. Reporting officer: Morant.