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OTIF
Possible meanings: Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by RailOpen Tool Integration FrameworkOpen Tool Interchange Format ..
Otik
Otik Sandath is the owner of the Inn of the Last Home in Solace in the fictional Dragonlance world. He was well-known for his delicious spicy potatoes and his ale. He was friendly and cheerful, and after the War of the Lance he was fond of telling tales of the night the Companions met in his Inn. ..
Otilia Lux de Cotí
Otilia Lux de Cotí is a Guatemalan social leader and politician. She was a member of that country's Historical Clarification Commission, charged with investigating the human rights violations committed during the Central American nation's 30-year-long civil war. She was later chosen to serve as Mi..
Otilino Tenorio
Otilino Tenorio (February 1, 1980 – May 7, 2005) was an Ecuadorian footballer who was tragically killed in a car crash. Tenorio was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. His nickname was 'Spiderman', because when celebrating scoring a goal in a football match he would cover his head with a Spider-Man ma..
Otilio Galíndez
Otilio Galíndez is a venezuelan composer born in Yaritagua, Yaracuy, December 13, 1935. Since short age he demonstrated musical inclinations, supported by his mother in the song and the poetry, in 1957, he was transferred to Caracas, and worked in the Central University of Venezuela, forming part..
Otilio Ulate Blanco
Otilio Ulate Blanco President of Costa Rica Term of office: 8 November 1949 to8 November 1953 – Preceded by:  José Figueres Ferrer(first term) – Succeeded by: José Figueres Ferrer(second term) Date of birth: 25 August 1891 Place of birth:Alajuela Date of death: 27 Oc..
Otilio Warrington
Otilio Warrington aka Bizcocho (born February 26, 1941 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) - comedian, best known for his roles of "Bizcocho" and "Cuca Gomez". Otilio "Bizcocho" Warrington Warrington was born in the Barrio Obrero area of Santurce; when he was 6 years old, his family moved to the Llorens..
Otiluke
In the Dungeons & Dragons World of Greyhawk campaign setting, Otiluke was an archmage, a member of the Circle of Eight, and president of Greyhawk City's Society of Magi. He was slain by Rary at the close of the Greyhawk Wars. Spells Otiluke is responsible for developing such commonly known spells a..
Otira
Otira is also a genus of spiders (Amaurobiidae) 160px Otira is a small township seven kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It lies on the western approach to the pass, which is in a saddle between the Otira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps. ..
Otira River
The Otira River is located in the central South Island of New Zealand. It rises on the slopes of Mount Rolleston in the Southern Alps, and flows north for 20 km, passing through the town of Otira before joining the Taramakau River. The Taramakau's outflow is into the Tasman Sea, 12 km south of Greym..
Otira Tunnel
The Otira tunnel is a major railway tunnel on the Midland Line in the South Island of New Zealand between Otira and Arthur's Pass. It was constructed between 1907 and its opening on August 4 1923, and it runs under the Southern Alps from Arthur's Pass to Otira - a length of a little over 8500 metres..
Otis
Otis can refer to: People Elisha Otis invented a safety device for hoisting machinery and went on to invent the first passenger elevator.Harrison Gray Otis was a publisher of the Los Angeles Times.Otis R. Bowen, the former governor of Indiana and former United States Secretary of Health and Human S..
Otis, Colorado
Otis is a town in Washington County, Colorado, United States. The population was 534 at the 2000 census. Geography Otis is located at [40°9′2″N, 102°57′45″W] (40.150645, -102.962521)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ..
Otis, Kansas
Otis is a city in Rush County, Kansas, United States. The population was 325 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 External links Geography Otis is located at [38°32′6″N, 99°3′8″W] (38.534933, -99.052088)[Geographic referen..
Otis, Maine
Otis is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 543 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 74.5 km² (28.8 mi²). 64.6 km² (24.9 mi²) of it is land and 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²) of it (13.34%) is water. Demog..
Otis, Massachusetts
Otis is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,365 at the 2000 census. For geographic and demographic information on East Otis, which is part of the town of Otis, see East Otis, Massachusetts. The numbers reported in that article are included in the figures ..
Otis, Oregon
Otis is an unincorporated community located in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States on Oregon State Route 18. It is believed that this community was named for major-general Elwell Stephen Otis (1838-1909), who was the one-time military governor of the Philippines. The post office was established..
Otisco
Otisco is the name of several places in the United States Otisco Township in MichiganOtisco Township in MinnesotaOtisco in New York This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change t..
Otisco, New York
Otisco is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,561 at the 2000 census. The Town of Otisco was formed in 1806 from parts of other towns. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 80.7 km² (31.2 mi²). 76.7 km² (29...
Otisco Lake
Otisco Lake is one of the minor Finger Lakes, located at the eastern end of the Finger Lake District, southwest of Syracuse, New York. Otisco Lake is approximately six miles (9.8 km) long. The outflow enters first Onondaga Lake via Ninemile Creek and then Lake Ontario via the Seneca and Oswego Ri..
Otisco Township, Michigan
Otisco Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,243. Contents 1 Communities2 History3 Geography4 Demographics5 References Communities Belding is an incorporated city situated withi..
Otisco Township, Minnesota
Otisco Township is a township in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 629 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.3 km² (36.0 mi²). 93.3 km² (36.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.03% is water. Demographics..
Otisfield, Maine
Otisfield is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,560 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 114.7 km² (44.3 mi²). 103.5 km² (40.0 mi²) of it is land and 11.2 km² (4.3 mi²) of it (9.78%) is water..
Otisstraße
Otisstraße is the name of the street in the Berlin district of Reinickendorf where the Otis Elevator Company has its German headquarters. The Senate of Berlin proclaimed the change of name from Flohrstraße to Otisstraße in 1956, recognising the merger of Flohr with OTIS in 1951. In 2004 to cele..
Otisville
Otisco is the name of several places in the United States Otisville in MichiganOtisville in New York This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to th..
Otisville, Michigan
Otisville is a village in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 882 at the 2000 census. The village is within Forest Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is lan..
Otisville, New York
Otisville is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 989 at the 2000 census. The name "Otisville" also refers to a federal correctional facility located nearby. Geography Otisville is located at [41°28′15″N, 74°32′22″W] (41.470714, -74.539463)&..
Otisville (Metro-North station)
The Otisville Metro-North station serves the residents of that community and the town of Mount Hope. Trains depart regularly for Hoboken. It is located a short distance off NY 211 near the eastern village line. The station has long been among the least developed on the Metro-North system, with a sh..
Otis Adelbert Kline
Planet of Peril by Otis Adelbert Kline, Ace Books, 1963 Otis Adelbert Kline (1891-1946) was an adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era, Much of his work first appeared in the magazine Weird Tales. Kline is best known for his novelistic feud with Edgar Rice Burroughs. In 192..
Otis Air National Guard Base
Otis Air National Guard Base (ANGB) (ICAO is KFMH) is an Air National Guard station located within the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR), a military training facility, located on the upper western portion of Cape Cod. From 1955 through 1972 the US Air Force operated Otis Air Force Base o..
Otis Amey
[] at NFL.com Fred Otis Amey (born on December 4, 1981 in Union City, California) is a wide receiver in the NFL. He currently plays for the San Francisco 49ers. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He went to Sacramento State University. He is the punt returner for the 49ers. ..
Otis Armstrong
[] at NFL.com Otis Armstrong (born November 15, 1950) was a running back in the NFL. For his entire career, he played for the Denver Broncos(1973-1980). Before his NFL career, he played for Purdue University and left as the schools all-time leading rusher. In his second NFL season, Arms..
Otis B. Driftwood
Otis B. Driftwood is a fictional character created by Rob Zombie. He was portrayed by Bill Moseley in House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. Background Otis B. Driftwood was born December 23, 1929 not given a name. He was unwanted by his psychotic father and mother and was brutally abused..
Otis Barton
Frederick Otis Barton, Jr. (June 5, 1899 – April 15, 1992) was an American deep-sea diver, inventor and actor. Born in New York, the independently wealthy Barton designed the first bathysphere and made a dive with William Beebe off Bermuda in June 1930. They set the first record for deep-sea ..
Otis Birdsong
Otis Lee Birdsong (born December 9, 1955 in Winter Haven, Florida) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent twelve seasons (1977–1989) in the NBA and appeared in four NBA All-Star Games. A 6'3" guard who attended Winter Haven High School and the University of Houston, B..
Otis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell (16 February 1932 – 6 May 2002) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist whose work significantly influenced rock'n'roll in the 1950s. He should not be confused with the songwriter/producer Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell. Otis Blackwell was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in ..
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul is the third album from Otis Redding and is considered by many critics to be Redding's first great album. It includes three covers of songs by his idol Sam Cooke, "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Shake", and "Wonderful World", as well as B.B. King's "Rock Me Baby" and..
Otis Boykin
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Otis Boykin was born in Da..
Otis Campbell
Otis Campbell was the fictional "town drunk" in Mayberry on the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. Otis was played by the late Hal Smith and made frequent appearances on the show from 1960 to 1967. Otis was known to go on regular drinking binges, whereupon he would lock himself in the tow..
Otis Chandler
Otis Chandler (November 23 1927–February 27 2006) was best known as the publisher of the Los Angeles Times between 1960 and 1980. His family had owned the newspaper since Harrison Gray Otis founded the company in 1882. He was the son of Norman Chandler, his predecessor as publisher, and Doroth..
Otis Charles
E. Otis Charles is the retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah. Originally from New Jersey, he served first as a priest in Connecticut. From 1968 until 1982 he was a member of the Standing Liturgical Commission, which developed the 1979 edition of the Book of Common Prayer. In 1971, he wa..
Otis College of Art and Design
Otis College of Art and Design is an art and design college located in Los Angeles, California. It is generally referred to as simply Otis. Otis began in 1918, when Los Angeles Times founder Harrison Gray Otis bequeathed his MacArthur Park property to start the first public, independent professi..
Otis Davis
Otis Crandall Davis (born July 12, 1932) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Most of America's great track and field champions began their careers in high school or even earlier. But Otis Davis, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, took a different route. ..
Otis Drayton
Otis Paul Drayton (born May 8, 1939) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Born in Glen Cove, New York, Paul Drayton was an AAU champion in 220 yd from 1961 to 1963. In 1961, he was a member of world record 39.1 setting American 4x100 m r..
Otis Dudley Duncan
Otis Dudley Duncan (December 2, 1921, Nocona, Texas - November 16, 2004, Santa Barbara, California) was "the most important quantitative sociologist in the world in the latter half of the 20th century" (Leo Goodman). His book The American Occupational Structure, which received the American Sociologi..
Otis Elevating Railway
The Otis Elevating Railway was a cable funicular railroad to the Catskill Mountain House in Palenville, New York. For the first 64 years of it's existence, the Catskill Mountain House was accessible only by a long stage coach from Catskill Landing on the Hudson. Faced with increased competition fr..
Otis Elevators Employees Union
Otis Elevators Employees Union, a trade union of elevator installers and repairers at the Otis company, Maharashtra, India. OEEU is affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions. In 1998 OEEU organized 490 out of 700 field employees. ..
Otis Elevator Company
The Otis Elevator Company is the world's largest manufacturer of vertical transportation systems, principally elevators and escalators. Founded in Yonkers, New York in the United States in 1853 by Elisha Otis, the company pioneered the development of the safety elevator, which used a special mech..
Otis F. Glenn
Otis Ferguson Glenn was a United States Senator from the State of Illinois; He was born in Mattoon, Illinois on August 27, 1879. After graduating law school in 1900 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he began practicing law in Murphysboro. He served as the State's Attorney for ..
Otis Ferguson
It has been suggested that this article or section be [Merging and moving pagesmerged] with [The Wizard of Oz]. ([Discuss]) Otis Ferguson was a film critic for the magazine The New Republic. While he published many highly regarded film reviews, he remains most famous..
Otis Floyd
Otis Floyd (June 13, 1977 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Canadian Football League linebacker for the British Columbia Lions. College Years Floyd played five seasons for the University of Louisville. ..
Otis Harris
Otis Harris (born June 30, 1982 in Edwards, Mississippi) is an American track & field athlete. He won the silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Harris attended Hinds High School and collected several honors during his high school career, being named first team All-American j..
Otis Johnson
Mayor Otis S. Johnson Otis Samuel Johnson is, as of 2004, the current mayor of Savannah, Georgia. Mayor Johnson is a Savannah native who graduated from A.E. Beach High School in 1960, Armstrong Junior College (now Armstrong Atlantic State University) in 1964 (the first African-American to gr..
Otis Kaye
Otis Kaye (1885–1974) born in Neemah, Michigan, was an American artist during the early 20th century. He was known for trompe l'oeil paintings of U.S. currency, similar to the work of William Harnett before him. He incorporated the currency with other elements and gave the resulting collages..
Otis King
Otis Carter Formby King (1876–??) was a grocer and engineer in London who invented and produced a cylindrical slide rule with helical scales, primarily for business uses initially. The product was named Otis King's Patent Calculator, and was manufactured and sold by Carbic Ltd. in London fr..
Otis Nixon
--> Otis Junior Nixon (born January 9, 1959 in Columbus County, North Carolina) is an American baseball player. He is a former center fielder and switch-hitter who played in Major League Baseball between 1983 and 1999. Contents 1 Career2 Off Field Troubles3 Accomplishments4 Tr..
Otis Orchards-East Farms, Washington
Otis Orchards-East Farms is a census-designated place in Spokane County, Washington, near the county's border with Idaho. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 6,318. The CDP includes the rural communities of Otis Orchards and East Farms. Otis Orchards-East Farms is north of the Spokane Ri..
Otis R. Bowen
Otis R. Bowen during his time as secretary of Health & Human Services Dr. Otis Ray Bowen (February 26, 1918) is a retired U.S. politician and physician. He served as Governor of Indiana and later as Secretary of Health and Human Services. He is a distant relative of George W. Bush through two ..
Otis Redding
Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an influential Black-American deep soul singer, best known for his passionate delivery and posthumous hit single, "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay." Contents 1 Biography1.1 Early life1.2 Car..
Otis Rush
Otis Rush (born April 29, 1934 in Philadelphia, Mississippi) is a blues musician, singer and guitarist. Career After moving to Chicago in the early 1950s, Rush made a name for himself playing in clubs on both the South Side and West Side blues scenes. From 1956 to 1959, he recorded for the Cobra l..
Otis Sistrunk
Otis Sistrunk (born 1946) was a defensive lineman who played seven seasons professionally from 1972 to 1978. He played his entire career with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Sistrunk later became a professional wrestler (in the National Wrestling Alliance). He also appeare..
Otis Skinner
Otis Skinner (b. June 28 1858, Cambridge, Massachusetts; d. January 4 1942, New York City) was an American actor. Starting his career in New York, he toured first with Augustin Daly, then with Helena Modjeska. His 1911 appearance in Kismet was a notable success. In 1901, his daughter, actress and ..
Otis Smith
Otis Smith may refer to: Otis Smith (basketball), an American basketball playerOtis Smith (football), an American football playerOtis Smith (record producer), a record producer ..
Otis Smith (basketball)
Otis Fitzgerald Smith (born January 30 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former professional basketball player and current general manager of the NBA's Orlando Magic. ..
Otis Smith (football)
Otis Smith (born October 22, 1965) is an American football player. Originally signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as a rookie free agent in 1990. He spent five seasons with the team before joining the Jets in 1995. He signed with the Patriots in 1996, starting nine games, including the playoffs and..
Otis Spann
Otis Spann (March 21, 1930 – April 24, 1970) was an American blues musician. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Spann became known for his distinct piano style. Spann was Muddy Waters' pianist from 1952 to 1960 before forming his own band. In the late 1960s, he appeared on albums with Buddy Guy, Peter..
Otis Spofford
Otis Spofford is a 1953 children's novel by Beverly Cleary. The story revolves around the antics of the titular character, a precocious fourth-grader with a knack for getting into trouble. Otis lives alone with his mother, who is often absent from the household due to teaching classes at her dance ..
Otis T. Carr
Otis T. Carr (1904 - 1980?) first emerged into the 1950s flying saucer scene in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1955 when he founded OTC Enterprises, a company which was supposed to advance and apply technology originally suggested by Nikola Tesla. The claim to be applying some idea of Tesla's was quite c..
Otis Taylor
Otis Taylor (born August 11, 1942, in Houston, Texas) was an American college and professional American football player, for Prairie View A&M University and the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 215 pounds, Taylor and possessed sure hands and served as a d..
Otis the Aardvark
Otis the Aardvark was a popular puppet presenter on Children's BBC. Otis mainly presented the afternoon links on BBC One alongside the main CBBC presenters, initially from Studio A and eventually into Studio 9. Otis was thought to be inspired from Children's BBC idents featured a voice proclaiming ..
Otis Thorpe
Otis Henry Thorpe (born August 8 1962 in Boynton Beach, Florida) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. A graduate of Lake Worth High School, Thorpe was drafted by the Kansas City Kings as the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA Draft and played seventeen seasons i..
Otis Tufton Mason
Otis Tufton Mason, Ph.D., LL.D. (1838-1908) was an American ethnologist and Smithsonian Institution curator. Mason was born at Eastport, Me. He graduated at Columbian University in 1861, then worked there for 23 years (1861-84)). He worked at the United States National Museum from 1884 on..
Otis Williams
This Otis Williams is not to be confused with the lead singer of Otis Williams and the Charms. Otis Williams (second from right), with the Temptations in 1967. Otis Williams (born Otis Miles, Jr. on October 30, 1939, in Texarkana, Texas) is an American second tenor/baritone singer and a soul ..
Otis Wilson
Otis Ray Wilson (born September 15, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Raiders. He won a Super Bowl as a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears. He is also the father of Cincinnati Bengals running..
Otis Young
Otis E. Young (born July 4, 1932 in Providence, Rhode Island; died October 11, 2001) was an African-American actor. He was the first black actor to co-star in a televison Western, The Outcasts (1968-69). Young played another memorable role as Jack Nicholson's shore-patrol partner in the 1973 comedy-..
Otitis
Otitis is a general term for inflammation or infection of the ear, in both humans and animals. It is subdivided into the following: Otitis externa - involves the outer ear and ear canalOtitis media - involves the middle earOtitis interna - involves the inner ear ..
Otitis externa
Otitis externa (also called swimmer's ear or ear ache) is an inflammation, irritation, or infection of the outer ear and ear canal. The same term is used for human and animal ear conditions, and this article covers both. Contents 1 Causes, incidence, and risk factors2 Symptoms3 ..
Otitis interna
Otitis interna (Internal otitis) is an inflammation of the inner ear. It is among the most common ear infections and is usually caused by water trapped inside the ear by earwax. See also Labyrinthitis ..
Otitis media
Otitis media (also known as glue ear) is an inflammation of the middle ear segment of the ear. It is usually associated with a buildup of fluid and frequently causes an earache. The fluid may or may not be infected. Contents 1 Types2 Progression3 Causes4 Susceptibility in chi..
Otium
Otium is an online prose magazine produced by students at the University of Chicago. It publishes fiction, non-fiction, stage, and interviews called "conversations" on a quarterly basis. Latin for leisure or ease, the name Otium, signifies the magazine's mission to connect play with work, and pleasu..
Oti River
The Oti River is a river in West Africa. The river originates in Burkina Faso, it is for a time the Benin - Togo border and the Togo - Ghana, and emptys into Lake Volta. ..

 


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