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  • It is natural that the Whippoorwill, which is a nocturnal bird, should sing during his hours of wakefulness and activity.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 Various

  • I do believe that Geo M. Cohan claims he selected the first three notes in "Over There" because they are the call of the Whippoorwill = "Whip Poor Will" = Wilhelm the Kaiser.

    What's in a number? (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • And Istithmar World and Whippoorwill have agreed to invest $25 million once Loehmann ' s emerges from bankruptcy, in the form of convertible preferred equity stake.

    Loehmann Kristina Doss 2010

  • Under the restructuring plan, one group of noteholders will receive 42.4% of the reorganized equity, another group of noteholders will receive 8.6% of the reorganized equity and Istithmar World and Whippoorwill will get 49.1% of the equity, subject to dilution for any new equity issued as part of a management-incentive plan.

    Loehmann Kristina Doss 2010

  • Yesterday I dipped into my cache of frozen raspberries (that we picked at Whippoorwill Farm for weeks last fall), and let them defrost in a bowl overnight.

    Susie Middleton: Frost on the Turnip: Eating Green in January 2010

  • Also witness here the diversity of local ag initiatives on the Island: Whippoorwill Farm CSA has a booth here, as does the FARM Institute's WISP (Work, Income-Sharing Project) program for farmers-in-training (ages 11 to 15).

    Susie Middleton: Mapping a Local Food Trail for the Obamas' Vineyard Vacation 2009

  • When Whippoorwill Wild Agin and BB's Pike hit the ground, it was 26 degrees and snowing.

    F&S Report: The National Championship for Field Trialing Bird Dogs 2007

  • But by November, Mr. Dreier was being investigated by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, thanks in part to the suspicions aroused at the Whippoorwill hedge fund when it was considering buying some notes.

    Fast Living, Bold Ambitions 2008

  • (Soundbite of song, When Whippoorwill Call by Fats Domino) Mr. DOMINO: (Singing) When the whippoorwill calls and evening is nigh, I hurry to mine and have fun.

    Fats Domino, 'Alive and Kickin' After Katrina 2006

  • (Soundbite of song, When Whippoorwill Call by Fats Domino) Mr. DOMINO: (Singing) When the whippoorwill call, and evening night.

    Fats Domino, 'Alive and Kickin' After Katrina 2006

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