Broncos cut LB Atkins, RB Hall, add two players
Linebacker Baraka Atkins and running back Bruce Hall received the cruelest of cuts Sunday.

Broncos beef up RB corps
To make room on the roster, the Broncos waived linebacker Baraka Atkins and running back Bruce Hall on Sunday. In Brown, the Broncos essentially replaced a player who had just suffered a ruptured Achilles' tendon ( LenDale White ) with one who suffered the same injury a year ago.

Classic Flicks: A window on the world with Ron Fricke's Baraka
Here's a quick linguistics lesson: In the context of this film, "baraka" refers neither to the female version of our current president's name, nor does it refer to my favorite Mortal Kombat character. In Judaism, the word signifies a ceremonial blessing. In Arabic, Swahili, Urdu, Persian and Turkish, it is "spiritual wisdom from God.

Hall & Atkins Cut, The Broncos Add 2 Off Waivers
The injury-riddled Denver Broncos were awarded running back Andre Brown of the New York Giants and offensive lineman Chris Clark of the Minnesota Vikings off waivers on Sunday. To make room on the roster, the Broncos waived linebacker Baraka Atkins and running back Bruce Hall.

Plans for certified syariah experts in Islamic finance
SINGAPORE: Leading Islamic finance scholars are preparing the first global certification for syariah experts, seeking to bolster the industry's reputation and make it easier for banks to find qualified advisers. The International Syariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance in Kuala Lumpur will pick a board of regulators by year-end to issue permits for scholars qualified to sit on syariah ...

Broncos sign RB Andre Brown, among other moves
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Denver Broncos on Sunday announced several transactions, including the club being assigned running back Andre Brown (N.Y. Giants) and offensive lineman Chris Clark (Minnesota) off waivers. Denver also on Sunday waived linebacker Baraka Atkins and running back Bruce Hall while adding five players to its practice squad (see below). Brown (6-foot-0, 224 pounds) is a second ...

Wildrose Alliance leader headed for Hinton
Hinton will be getting a visit from Wildrose Alliance Party Leader Danielle Smith next month, after Smith accepted an invite from the Hinton and District Chamber of Commerce.

The Largest Poetry Event in North America: The 2010 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival Presented at Newark's New ...
20,000 expected to attend a Poetry Village to be established in Newark

Injury-weary Broncos snag RB Brown off waivers
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- The injury-riddled Denver Broncos were awarded running back Andre Brown of the New York Giants and offensive lineman Chris Clark of the Minnesota Vikings off waivers on Sunday.

Theater Review: Trouble in Mind, at the Aurora
"Aha! Motivation—that's the thing!" When an interracial cast of actors assembles to rehearse a message melodrama about a lynching, the play helmed by a brusque director who implores—or orders—them to "please forget your old methods of work and follow me," seeking "the firm texture of truth ...