Like so many of the best sports-themed movies, "Saviours" has breadth far beyond its subject matter. A boxing movie that's only nominally about boxing, this self-proclaimed "no-budget" documentary follows three aspiring boxers as they train for the 2005 Irish Senior Championships.

North Shore religion briefs

Our Lady of Hope Parish, Ipswich, is accepting ticket reservations for the 2008 Boston Catholic Men's Conference, to be held Saturday, April 19, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Boston College's Conte Forum, and the Boston Catholic Women's Conference, Friday, April 18, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at Conte Forum. Contact Lou De George at 978-356-9552 or e-mail ldegeorgesr@yahoo.com for men's tickets and Joanne DiNatale 978-948-7863 or e-mail jodina@verizon.net for women's tickets.

Lombard astronaut longs for a sushi bar, Chicago-style pizza in space

If his astronaut gig doesn't work out, Lombard's Dan Tani said he can always get a job as a hot dog taster.

Politicians’ actions in face of sagging economy is hard to explain

He is a former local newspaper reporter, editor and columnist and served as Pima County Assessor from 1973 to 1980. He is a regular Monday guest on the John C. Scott radio talk show, which airs from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. weekdays on The Voice KVOI 690-AM. This column appears weekly in Inside Tucson Business. .

Briefs: Film star set to teach hip-hop dance classes

"Stomp the Yard" star Darrin Henson will teach two hip-hop master classes Saturday at the Christian Dance Center in Shreveport.

The first class will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. for ages 6 to 12. The next class will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and is for teens and adults.

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The Mexican government vs. you

He had mental problems, which did not prevent him from acquiring his weapon. In Kirkwood, Mo., a gunman, upset with civic leaders, stormed City Hall during a council meeting and killed two policemen and three others before lawmen fatally shot him.On Feb. 15, one did make the front page. Steven Kazmierczak, armed with three handguns and a shotgun, walked onto the stage of a packed lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and rapidly killed five students, wounded 16 and committed suicide. Two of his weapons, a Remington shotgun and a Glock 9mm pistol, were purchased Feb. 9 from a federally licensed dealer. ...Will the gunpeople repeat their argument that the victims were to blame for not carrying guns to defend themselves?Joseph GrantOceansideWe need to honor peace treaty
"There shall be firm and universal peace between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns and people, without exception of places or persons." That is Article I of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican War.

Supply-Chain Council Selects IDS Scheer's ARIS Platform to Develop New ...

ORLANDO, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- IDS Scheer, the leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM), today announced at ARIS ProcessWorld 2008 Americas it has reached a three-year partnership agreement with the Supply-Chain Council (SCC). Under the agreement, IDS Scheer is providing its ARIS Platform for the SCC to develop and maintain its different reference models and release new versions of the Supply-Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR), Customer-Chain Operations Reference Model (CCOR) and Design-Chain Operations Reference Model (DCOR) in a multi-user BPM repository.

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Lucara Updates Bulk Sampling Progress at Mothae

Full commissioning of the kimberlite processing and diamond recovery plant was completed during the week of February 22, 2008 and sample processing commenced on February 25, 2008. The initial 30,000 tonnes of kimberlite is being processed in a series of 5,000 to 10,000 tonne samples taken from various kimberlite phases within the 8.8 hectare Mothae pipe. The material is being processed through a dense media separation (DMS) plant which operates at a nominal 30 tonnes per hour. The process plant is designed to recover diamonds in various size fractions ranging from +2 mm to -18 mm. Heavy mineral concentrate produced by the DMS plant is passed through a continuous grease belt for diamond recovery, with the exception of the very coarse fraction (+12mm) which will be hand sorted. The current operating schedule plans for the initial 30,000 tonne sample to be completed by the third quarter of 2008.

Corpas locked, loaded Rockie

TUCSON — Manny Corpas' knack for perfect endings has created the beginning of a long-term relationship with the Rockies. The Rockies agreed in principle Wednesday on a four-year deal with two club option years with Corpas, The Denver Post learned, continuing a trend of locking up their core young players.

In a deal first reported by The Denver Post, Corpas, 25, will receive more than $8 million in guaranteed money, with the possibility of earning $22 million if both the options are exercised in his last year of arbitration and first year of free agency in 2013.

It represents a landmark deal, the longest the Rockies have ever given a relief pitcher.

Baseball has no precedent for a closer with less than two years' experience .

New political coverage portal

Staffers heard on the police scanner this morning about kids obstructing snow plows to prevent plows from creating berms at the driveways of their homes. Police responded to this incident. Folks wondered if the parents are involved (whether the parents are telling their kids to be human shields), or whether this was a case of kids not wanting to shovel snow. No kid can conceive of this on his or her own, other editors argued, but "I don't know, there are some pretty lazy kids out there," said photo director Larry Reisnouer.

Well it snowed and the roads are dangerous - not just for people who drive and walk, but for the elderly and those who have disabilities, folks said.