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The Sad Story of Ziggy, the Too-Perfect Parrot

Jan 18th, 2006 · A couple in Leeds, England, splits after a parrot named Ziggy spills the beans. Alan Hamilton, a reporter for the Times of London, provides the details.

Keywords: england · beans · Splits · Times of London · Ziggy · Leeds · Alan Hamilton

Afghan Returns to Collect the Stories of Her People ****

Jan 13th, 2006 · Maliha Zulfacar left Afghanistan when the Soviets invaded in 1979. She now splits her time between a teaching post in California and one in Kabul, where she's leading an oral history project that she hopes will help Afghans make sense of the impact of three decades of war.

Keywords: Afghanistan · Afghan · Kabul · California · history · Soviet · oral · 1979 · Teaching · invaded · Splits · Maliha Zulfacar

Faction Splits from Fatah, Forms Rival Slate

Dec 16th, 2005 · Dissidents in the ruling Fatah Movement have formed a new party to compete in next month's parliamentary elections in the West Bank and Gaza. The new movement, called The Future, is led by jailed Palestinian political figure Marwan Barghouti.

Keywords: elections · politics · Jails · Parliamentary · ruling · Palestinians · movement · West Bank · Gaza · Fatah · Dissident · Factions

Miers' Texas Past and Controversy Today

Oct 17th, 2005 · During her career in Dallas and Austin, Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers seemed to overcome almost effortlessly the obstacles for women that were common at that time in Texas. But now, her nomination is splitting the Texas Republican Party in two.

Keywords: Controversy · Texas · Nominee · Supreme Court · Austin · Dallas · overcome · obstacles · Splits · Miers · Harriet Miers · nomination

Rushdie's 'Shalimar the Clown' Splits Time Zones

Aug 30th, 2005 · Rushdie's 'Shalimar the Clown' Splits Time Zones August 30, 2005 · Salman Rushdie's latest book is Shalimar the Clown, a story that mixes dark comedy with high politics and takes place between Los Angeles and Kashmir. Alan Cheuse has a review.

Keywords: politics · Los Angeles · comedy · 2005 · Alan Cheuse · Kashmir · Shalimar · Rushdie · Salman Rushdie · Shalimar the Clown · Splits · Zones

Splitting the Dinner Check

Aug 30th, 2005 · Splitting the Dinner Check August 30, 2005 · Day to Day personal finance contributor Michelle Singletary talks with Alex Chadwick about how to deal with the dinner check at a restaurant without being rude, or spending too much. Singletary writes the syndicated column "The Color of Money" for The Washington Post.

Keywords: rude · Alex Chadwick · The Washington Post · finances · 2005 · restaurants · personal · Dinner · syndicated · Splits · Michelle Singletary · Singletary

Splitting a Mango in the Blink of an Eye ***

Aug 8th, 2005 · Kevin Walzak of Syracuse, N.Y., has invented a device that seeds and slices a mango in less than a second. He tells Madeleine Brand about the invention.

Keywords: Madeleine Brand · N.Y · inventing · seeds · Splits · Mango · Kevin Walzak of Syracuse · slices

Study Splits Tech Users into Optimists, Pessimists

Aug 8th, 2005 · How consumers feel about technology predicts how people will use increasingly complicated computers and cell phones. According to a study that links behavior with technology, consumers are considered to be either technological optimists or pessimists. Wendy Kaufman reports.

Keywords: cell · Computers · technology · Consumers · technologies · Tech · phones · Splits · Wendy Kaufman · Pessimists