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Alfred Escher

Those wishing to research Alfred Escher have a rich store of source material at their disposal.

Artembares

:At this sight and these words Astyages, wishing to avenge the son of Artembares for his father's sake, sent for the cowherd and his boy.

Boreal Loppet

The Boréal Loppet, to be held March 1, 2014, in Forestville, Canada, is a cross-country skiing competition for all the elite skiers, and amateurs wishing challenges without relying on performance.

Capestang bridge

The Capestang bridge over the Canal du Midi at PK 189 at Capestang is a very important structure for those wishing to motor on the canal.

Christopher Nesham

He was at Vernon, in Normandy, in October 1789, when a furious mob fell upon a corn merchant, Planter by name, who had been charitable to the poor, but who, having sent flour to Paris, was accused of wishing to starve the town.

Claude Du Bosc

George Vertue states that towards the end of 1729 Bernard Baron and Du Bosc went over to Paris, Du Bosc wishing to arrange matters relating to the trade of print-selling, as he had now set up a shop, and that Vanloo then painted both their portraits, which they brought to England.

Corduene

Zarbienus; early mid-1st century BC: A famous king of Corduene, made overtures to Appius Claudius, when the latter was staying at Antiocheia, wishing to shake off the yoke of Tigranes.

David Francey

His 2004 album, The Waking Hour, is a collaboration with traditional country artists Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch and Fats Kaplin, and includes some of his darker material, including "Wishing Well" about the execution of Timothy McVeigh, and "Fourth of July", a political commentary on the post-September 11 United States.

David Rosin

Having received his early instruction from his father, who was a teacher in his native town, he attended the yeshibah of Kempen, of Myslowitz (under David Deutsch), and of Prague (under Rapoport); but, wishing to receive a regular school education, he went to Breslau, where he entered the gymnasium, and graduated in 1846.

Dig Circus

Ironically, several years after the band parted ways, its song "Wishing For a Sail" was chosen as the theme song for the Nickelodeon series Caitlin's Way.

Fortune teller machine

In "The Honking", an episode of the animated TV series Futurama, the main characters, wishing to learn about a curse that has afflicted Bender, consult with a fortune teller machine, which, like many of the other machines of the 31st Century is sentient.

Gene London

An imaginative child, Gene recalled, "Alone in my room when all the other kids were playing ball, I'd tell myself the story, acting out all the parts, including Snow White standing by the side of the well singing, 'I'm Wishing'."

Giordano d'Anglano

Brunetto Latini's Il Tesoro portrays Jordan wishing rather to die than endure further mutilation and then talking to his own severed hand, which, the encyclopaedist points out, dubbed many knights in its day.

Graphic Story Magazine

The run ended with #16 (Summer 1974), which included "The Wishing World" by Mark Evanier and John Pound, "Routine" by George Metzger, a story by Bob Powell (Colorama) and Bhob Stewart's interview with artist Howard Nostrand (later reprinted in The Comics Journal).

He Snoops to Conquer

Gribble is ordered to burn the rest but, not wishing to waste paper, he puts them out for salvage instead.

Henry Sully

The priest of Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, Languet de Gergy, wishing to establish the exact astronomical time in order to ring the bells at the most appropriate time of day, commissioned Henry Sully to build the Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice.

Hillhouse, Hamilton

Hillhouse has no high school of its own, instead pupils wishing to go to a non-denominational school attend Calderside Academy (Formed in a merger between Earnock High School and Blantyre High School), while others attend John Ogilve High School.

Holmwood railway station

Holmwood is the nearest station for walkers wishing to climb Leith Hill, the second highest point in southern England.

Homosexuality in English football

Public relations mogul Max Clifford claimed that two major clubs had approached him wishing to portray a "straight" image.

J. D. Chesswas

Chesswas was employed by the Luganda Language Board as a teacher of Luganda when, in 1949, the Government for the Uganda Protectorate began to offer free courses in Luganda to any officer wishing to take up the study.

Jon Oliva's Pain

The band's first performance was at the Criss Oliva Memorial Concert in 2003, where Oliva played a set of 6 songs from his solo catalog plus "In the Dream" from Power of the Night, "Hey Bulldog" by The Beatles and a cover of "Wishing Well" by the band Free (which was covered by Savatage on their album Fight for the Rock).

King of Wishful Thinking

Bethany Joy Lenz recorded a cover entitled "Queen of Wishing Thinking" that appeared on her album Then Slowly Grows.

Koplik

Koplik is the starting point for hikers wishing to explore the literary famous Malsia e Madhe, translated in English as the 'Great Highlands' which receive much literary attention most famously in the travels of the early female anthropologist Edith Durham in her book High Albania as well as others including Lord Byron, Margaret Hasluck and many native figures.

Lena Luthor

After Lena's birth, Lex takes advantage of Contessa Erica's wish to be unconscious at child birth by keeping her permanently drugged and unconscious at his corporate headquarters, not wishing to share his daughter's love with anyone else (Although he himself avoids attending the birth to provide himself with a clear alibi for an assassination attempt he arranged at the time).

Limited company

In Canada, a person wishing to register a limited company must file Articles of Incorporation with either their provincial government or the federal government.

Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre

It is said that a French gentleman wishing, when in London, to be driven to Marlborough Street, had totally forgotten its name; but on humming the tune, the coachman drove him to the proper address with no other direction.

Metro Puebla

Puebla is often used by commuters wishing to cross the city from the east, who wish to avoid the relative overcrowding of the terminal station Pantitlán.

Molly dance

The dancers, wishing to gain employment from those same landowners shortly afterwards, would attempt to conceal their identities by blacking their faces with soot and dressing up in a modified version of their Sunday Best, typically black garments adorned with coloured scarves and other fripperies.

MRCVS

Any veterinary surgeon wishing to practice veterinary surgery in the United Kingdom must be a properly registered member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).

Nancy Bea

In the mid-1980s, Bea filled in for a friend as the organist for California Angels games at Angel Stadium, and was offered a job which she declined not wishing to take work from a friend.

Nobody Sees

The second track is the live performance of the song taken from their Across the Great Divide tour performance at the Brisbane Powerhouse in October 2007, and the final track, "Wishing on the Same Moon", is also from the Powerhouse performance, and also originally from Dream Days at the Hotel Existence.

Not till Tomorrow

Produced by Tony Visconti, it was McTell's fifth album to be released (aside from the remixed compilation Revisited) - and first album to chart - in the UK; and his third album to be released in the U.S. Ralph had been phoned and asked if he had decided on a title for the album and, wishing to give himself another day to come up with a title, responded "Not till tomorrow" which was misunderstood to be the name he had given to the album.

OET

Occupational English Test, a test for health professionals wishing to work or study in Australia.

P. Shwetha

She debuted in the critically acclaimed film Malli (1998), directed by Santosh Sivan, playing the young girl Malli, on an adventure to find a blue wishing stone to help cure her best friend's ailments.

Panah Ali Khan

Haji Chalabi Khan wishing Panah Ali khan's power not increased further, allied with the Khan of Shirvan and surrounded the castle of Bayat.

Paruresis

In the 2011 comedy movie The Change-Up, the protagonists Mitch and Dave, who have switched bodies paranormally after urinating in a fountain and wishing they had each other's lives, have to urinate in the same fountain again to revert to their original bodies.

Robin Lane

She co-wrote the song "Wishing On Telstar" for the 1991 Susanna Hoffs album When You're a Boy.

Sacred Heart School, Jagadhri

C++ is used as an optional course for the Plus Two students wishing to study computer science in college.

Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy

Not wishing to have Britain unrepresented in the competition, Lipton invited West Auckland FC, an amateur side from County Durham and mostly made up of coal miners, to take part.

Snow White Grotto

The song "I'm Wishing" was also added to the grotto inside the wishing well in 1984 with the opening of New Fantasyland, Adriana Caselotti, who was the original voice of Snow White was the voice heard.

The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns

The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns is the sequel to The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer.

The Three Hostages

There, not wishing to be seen at the inn by Newhover, he approaches some locals to find lodging, and is amazed to meet Herr Gaudian, a German engineer he met during the events of Greenmantle.

Thurgarton

Thurgaton is a lesser known place of pilgrimage for Christians wishing to pay respects to the mystical prelate, Walter Hilton.

Transport in Amsterdam

The nearby port city of Ijmuiden is a popular travel option for those wishing to visit Amsterdam.

Ubald

Having heard that at Vienna Blessed Peter de Honestis some years before had established a very fervent community of canons regular, to whom he had given special statutes which had been approved by Paschal II, Ubald went there, remaining with his brother canons for three months, to learn the details and the practice of their rules, wishing to introduce them among his own canons of Gubbio.

Władysław Opolski

What is more, shortly after receiving news of the Ottokar II's defeat and death, the Duke of Opole-Racibórz attacked Opawa, probably wishing to obtain it.

Yesterday's Son

They decide to try again, but Spock disables Zar with the Vulcan nerve pinch, wishing to spare him from danger.


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