Wisconsin Woodsmoke Aug 8, 2008
As they bounce they sing a most tuneful and chattering warble. After the nesting season, the goldfinches, sometimes called thistle birds, will molt. (Forest Republican, WI)
He Connected With The Transistor Jul 27, 2008
Never good at oral communication, "this mumbling Midwesterner spoke sparingly, usually in a low warble that some found difficult to understand or even to hear. Some of his students called him 'Whispering John' because he would lecture in a low murmur," wrote Lillian Hoddeson and Vicki Daitch in "True Genius: The Life and Science of John Bardeen.". The focus that stemmed from his quietude helped Bardeen change the world. (Investors Business Daily)
'Déjà Vu' cranks up the message Jul 25, 2008
Instead of the warmed-over hippie nostalgia that comes from hearing four men well into their 60s warble "Helplessly Hoping" for the 4,673d time, the film, like the tour it documents, wallops you in the face with politics. Well, good for CSNY - let it be duly noted that paying $300 a ticket does not necessarily mean a band has to meet your expectations or complacencies. (Boston Globe)
"Mamma Mia!" may be mindless but it's a lot of fun, too Jul 17, 2008
When our species dies out, leaving the planet to roaches and robots, the insects will beat their little wings to the tune of "Waterloo" as Wall-E and Eve warble along. And the darn thing still won't make any sense. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'Crazy is believing you're normal' Jun 24, 2008
With Jools Holland, she scribbled on her face with a felt pen and drummed on her chest to produce a warble. All this is hugely entertaining, but it's also what attracts the kind of epithets that have plagued Kate Bush and Bj. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Collins: Nadal to be new Wimbledon wonder Jun 21, 2008
But no matter what Federers London arrival attire is this year, the times they are a-changin' as Bob Dylan used to warble. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Son of a turtle! May 12, 2008
I drink tea in their living room on Sunday evenings, as Peking opera singers warble on the TV in the background. When I told my neighbour that I am half Chinese, that my mother is Chinese Malaysian, she shook her head and told me, firmly but kindly, that my mother is not Chinese. (Guardian Unlimited)
COLUMN: Wright's 'rants' put meat on bones of his video snippets on TV May 6, 2008
"And so I firmly believe that, you know, if there was a magic wand to wave, I'd be waving it, of course."He later explained: "I think that if there was a magic wand to say, 'OK, drop price,' I'd do that."As reporters waited for Bush to switch metaphors, stick his thumb up his a$$, crook his free arm skyward and warble, "I'm a little despot," he went back to his wand waving, instead. Further clarifying his trickle-down approach to Harry Potter, he offered: "But there is no magic wand to wave... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Jay-Z: Music's $150 Million Man Apr 5, 2008
In 2007, the cost of two seats to see Phil Collins and a re-united Genesis warble Mama was around $400, while two of the best seats for Jay-Z's current 28-date Live Nation tour with Mary J. Blige go for $500. 00. (Time.com)
French recording from 1860 believed to be oldest ever Mar 28, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It's a scratchy, high-pitched, almost ghostly warble, but scientists say it may be the earliest known recording of the human voice. Audio historian David Giovannoni and his research partner Patrick Feaster found it in France's patent office. (WCAX.com, VT)
Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all Mar 22, 2008
Mr. Warble said that "The Palms" is a piece that everyone should hear on Palm Sunday; it is truly heavenly music. The Baraca Quartet sang "Crown Him with Many Crowns" in three assemblies, also. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Cotillard Earns Oscar in Piaf Bio `Rose' Feb 25, 2008
Like Foxx, Cotillard had to learn the fine art of lip-synching, mimicking Piaf's expressions and body language while mouthing along to tracks prerecorded by French singer Jil Aigrot, who re-created Piaf's distinctive warble. Playing Piaf from her fiery teens through her fragile 40s, Cotillard offered a remarkable embodiment of the singer, who rose from a guttersnipe belting out tunes in the streets to become an international star in the 1930s, '40s and '50s. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
SF Gate: Entertainment: Movies Feb 23, 2008
Adams owns the character, down to every warble and twirl. (). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Adding up to a life Jan 26, 2008
Ramanujan remains a studiously enigmatic presence in the book: uttering only conversational pleasantries, unbending sufficiently to warble light operatic songs at Mrs Neville's piano, but mute and unresponsive when she makes a pass. What undermines his constitution and leads to his ultimately fatal decline is (or so we infer) not Hardy's remorseless tutelage, but a defective cooking pot. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Worst singer? Jan 15, 2008
They (pick your own verb: warble, destroy, obliterate) Tina Turner s Simply the Best. So in honor of this week s return of another American Idol run, here s a foreign topper. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Reaching for the stars Dec 17, 2007
"Happy birthday to you," they warble, "Happy birthday to you!" As they sing I can just make out Jordan whispering into her sister's ear. "First the pout," she coaches softly. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
Album review Sep 14, 2007
He certainly sounds upset: he sings Give Me Some Love in a tremulous warble, replete with pregnant pauses, suggestive of brimming eyes and quivering lips ... The tremulous warble replete with pregnant pauses is his default vocal setting ... Live, he has tremulously warbled the Pixies' visceral Where Is My Mind. (Guardian Unlimited)
No Talent Required. Sep 1, 2007
Harder to explain is what draws the parade of contestants to screech, warble and croak in front of millions, without the aid of melon-ball shooters. Is it all for the money. (Time.com)
Using light to turn on the brain Aug 16, 2007
This light-switch technology promises to accelerate scientists' efforts in mapping which clusters of the brain's 100 billion neurons warble to each other when a person, for example, recalls a memory or learns a skill. That quest is one of the greatest challenges facing neuroscience. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
'Nahoul the Bee' Debuts on Hamas Children's Show Aug 15, 2007
During the show, Saraa fields calls from Palestinian children who warble songs about Islam, taking control of Jerusalem and finding answers in the barrel of a machine gun. On one show, she cut off a caller who was singing about surrendering herself, presumably to God's will. (Fox News)
The Return Of Sly Jul 10, 2007
She handed Sly the microphone for him to stand and sing "If You Want Me to Stay," his low warble drawing some warm appreciation from the crowd. Robinson kicked off "Sing a Simple Song." Sly noodled a languid solo on the keyboards. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hidden treasures Jun 29, 2007
They can rumble like a bassoon, warble like a human voice and trumpet with panache. For a suburban area, Palo Alto has an impressive set of pipes. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Coming to terms with ex-jailbird Hilton Jun 27, 2007
But even if John Lennon were to resurrect himself long enough to sit next to King and warble "I Am the Walrus," it wouldn't create nearly the stir of King's scheduled interview with ex-con Paris Hilton (9 p.m. Wednesday CNN). ABC and NBC allegedly offered Hilton big bucks for her first post-pokey chat, only to be roundly criticized. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Roti shops serve up flatbreads, curries, and authenticity May 9, 2007
Scents of toasted cinnamon and clove are in the air, and Hindi lyrics and Bollywood beats warble from giant DJ speakers. Walk into Nikisha's Roti Shop and you might mistake it for an Indian restaurant. (Boston Globe)
Iraqi recruits under pressure May 1, 2007
With great pride, he delivers a loud, tuneless warble ... With great pride, he delivers a loud, tuneless warble. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Fishing for fast, easy nutrition? Consider canned May 1, 2007
Fishing for fast, easy nutrition. Consider canned - CNN.com. (CNN)
'Global Warming Is Lies' Claims New Documentary... Mar 5, 2007
Added: Sun 21:09"I am convinced this global warming campaign is a fraud. We just had record a cold febuary, the antartic has actually increased its ice. The earth's warble is the only cause of flucuating temperatures. Rember the ice ages we learned about, the age of dinosaurs, it has all happened before many times before s u v 's were invented"- Tim Green. Added: Sun 21:06"Global warming over the last 100 years, few thousand years? Who was the person(s) that took the temperature worldwide... (The Drudge Report)
Super Bowl commercial highlights, lowlights Feb 5, 2007
Which All-Star event is your favorite to watch. Results are not scientific. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Niece worries aboutaunt's medications Jan 21, 2007
When he attempts to warble any note and it is amplified, as it generally is when he is conducting a service from the pulpit, it is most painfully obvious that he has no sense of pitch. What, if anything, should be done. (The Standard-Times, MA)
- Vanessa Walters Jan 18, 2007
There is the selfish, corrupt elite in their manicured compounds and the peasants portrayed as helpless children, making an unintelligible warble in, y'know, "their language". Africa is presented as a place of violence and superstition, ruled by fear. (Guardian Unlimited)
Obama takes 1st step in presidential bid Jan 17, 2007
wrote on January 16, 2007 10:26 PM:"Nice to see that the AP is so objective "conservative gadfly" gadfly: 1 : any of various flies (as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock 2 : a person who stimulates or annoys especially by persistent criticism". To Melissa Y wrote on January 16, 2007 10:15 PM:"Where are you moving to?". (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Why rap has become the music of choice for city high-flyers Dec 6, 2006
By contrast, great tits in forests and woodland close to each of the cities preferred an orthodox warble at a more relaxed pace. While forest birds stuck to the usual combinations of two, three and four-note tunes, the urbanised tits experimented with one and five-note calls. (Times Online)
Mark Purdey — farmer Nov 20, 2006
A Somerset dairy farmer, he became convinced that BSE had been caused not by feed containing scrapie-infected sheep offal, as was the received wisdom, but by organophosphorus (OP) compounds used widely to treat warble fly infection ... Purdey pointed out that the BSE epidemic in the UK began two years after OP compounds were first used as sheep-dip pesticides; and that it was most intense in areas that were designated warble fly eradication zones in the 1980s ... In 1984 an official from the... (TimesOnline)
Oldest gal in showbiz remains a class act Nov 18, 2006
And Thursday night, "at the mere age of 96," she gave the first of four Atlanta performances getting a standing ovation before she could warble a note from her Broadway songbook or reveal a single tidbit about her illustrious circle of dearly departed friends: George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Bing Crosby, Richard Rodgers and numerous others. JOEY IVANSCO/Staff. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
HOT BOX by Jim Bawden Television to talk about Sep 29, 2006
Warble Away: On Celebrity Duets there's a two-hour finale with all the celebs, plus such rejects as Chris Jericho (FOX, Citytv at 8). New/Old Star: It's Canadian David James Elliott, who scored so mightily in JAG. Now he's joined the cast of Close To Home as Conlon (CBS, CTV at 9). (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Cat Power pushes music career into new gear Sep 8, 2006
Her voice was equal parts moan and warble. Her guiding principle was austerity Cat Power stripped songs to the bone. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Davis plan aims to manage and protect resource Aug 6, 2006
Some birds twitter while others warble or cackle. The preserve smells alive, though both life and death are happening in a constant cycle. (Deseret News)
More of this story Jul 22, 2006
It also means you can warble "Sweet Home Alabama" all you want without the agonizing wait. Of course, there's no promise that your friends won't still sneak off to the back of the room. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Can Bob Wickman relight t000005A8he bullpen? Jul 8, 2006
june carter cash cooked little biscuits that were hard to wash down and that gave him that throaty warble that sounds so good. jimmy smith agrees that he is a good artist. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The rebirth of Fania Records May 6, 2006
The pachanga era was winding down and different rhythms started to emerge, from the dengue to the warble, from boogaloo to the shingaling. But most important was that Johnny Pacheco abandoned his charanga group in favor of a conjunto sound (two trumpets, conga, piano, bass, bongo, vocals) and that he and Jerry would change the course of Latin music. (Times Herald-Record, NY)
‘Uniquely human’ component of language found in gregarious birds Apr 28, 2006
They recorded eight different rattles and eight warbles from a single male starling and combined them to construct a total of 16 artificial songs ... These songs were built up from a rattle-warble base by adding rattle-warble pairs at the end ... The simplest song was one rattle followed by one warble. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Starlings sing songs with pauses and clauses Apr 28, 2006
Using two typical starling sounds, such a sequence might go like this: "warble, rattle, warble, rattle.". The study found that starlings, who were trained to peck a button for a food treat when they made the correct response, were able to distinguish such sequences from more complex center-embedding patterns, such as "warble, warble, warble, rattle, rattle, rattle.". (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Fox Features: Stars Learn to Sing for Roles ... or Do They? Feb 8, 2006
And so while many students come in claiming they re tone deaf, that usually isn t what s making them warble off-key. Tone deafness is a very rare phenomenon that involves people who actually have hearing problems, said Manjovi. (Fox News -- Headlines)
- Jon Kelly: The diary of my brain tumour Jan 19, 2006
It's time I was able to help people warble out of tune to Kinks songs at parties again. 4. (Guardian Unlimited)
