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For a compilation album of the Glenmark duo Gemini, Andersson had Björn Ulvaeus write new Swedish lyrics for the re-recording of two old songs ; Ulvaeus also wrote new English lyrics to older Swedish language songs for opera singer Anne Sofie von Otter tribute album " I Let The Music Speak ".
The 1st Cavalry Division had originally used C-7 Caribous as the relay aircraft, but when these planes were turned over to the Air Force, the equipment was installed in single-engine Otter aircraft, which were too underpowered to carry the heavy equipment required for relay.
Marcy and his troops had left the Wichita Mountains and the waterway which he named Otter Creek during his exploration, and they were traveling northwest along the North Fork of the Red River.
Without this work of the Otter Commission the CEF and its achievements would have had no continuance with existing units of the Canadian Army today.
Otter offered several explanations for failing the field sobriety test including: his stocking feet were stung by weeds and gravel, he had run eight miles and his knee hurt, he was hungry, and that he had soaked his chewing tobacco in Jack Daniels.
Otter had expected that the camp would be in the prairie on the east side of Cut Knife Creek.
Otter could not attack, because he had no idea where the enemy were nor of their numbers.
Otter had expected Poundmaker's people to be caught off-guard and demoralized and to surrender quickly.
There are some major similarities: in both cases, an army officer disobeyed orders ; both tried to catch a native camp by surprise ; both Custer and Otter badly misjudged the terrain and had to slow down their attacks ; and both ended up being surrounded by warriors and had no idea where to charge.
By 1976, the airline had expanded its network to smaller regional destinations, for which it purchased DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.
The captain of the Otter, Ebenezer Dorr, had, however, made it a precondition of his part in the escape plan that Muir and any who chose to go with him should effect their own escape from the harbour at Port Jackson, as this was carefully guarded by a blockading frigate.
Experiments had been done in crossing Fell Hounds to Labradors and Otter Hounds to Bloodhounds, but both sets of crosses left something to be desired.
The band originally called themselves All Night Garage Sale but changed their name to Screeching Weasel, a variation of a name a friend had suggested, Screaming Otter, which was a reference to a t-shirt that read, " I ' VE GOT A SCREAMING OTTER IN MY PANTS !".
He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth-talking Eric " Otter " Stratton in the 1978 comedy National Lampoon's Animal House and the bitter Vice President John Hoynes in the NBC drama, The West Wing and has had a variety of other well-known roles, including providing the voice of the lead character in the cartoon TV program Jonny Quest.
" Everything united to convince us that we had the right to attribute to ourselves the honour of having discovered three new islands ; and with this conviction I gave them the name " Isles of the Otter " de la Loutre which was the name of our vessel.
One of the earlier wholesale accounts to be transferred to Manitoba Hydro in 1956 was the village of Emerson, which had been served up to that point by a cross-border tie to the Otter Tail Power system at Noyes.
Weeks later, after news reached him of the Cree victory over Colonel Otterto whom had been issued the dreaded gatling gun – at Cut Knife, Middleton embarked once more on decisive action against Batoche.
In June 2011, the Merpati commercial director stated that the airline had a requirement for 15 jet airliners, 40 aircraft with a capacity of 50 passengers and 20 more able to carry 20 passengers, such as the MA-60, the NC-212 or DHC-6 Twin Otter.
Several days later, he had a chance encounter on the Warsaw to Berlin train with Swedish diplomat, Göran von Otter, who was based in Berlin.
* On 18 April 1990 a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, Registration N187SA had the no.
Rachel Carson once wrote that Williamson's work had " deeply influenced " her and said that Tarka the Otter and Salar the Salmon would be two of three books she might take to a desert island.
Previously, airliners of the types Fokker F27 Friendship and Fairchild Hiller FH-227 had formed part of the fleet, as well as smaller ones like Twin Otter, Short 360 and Let L410 Turbolet.

Otter and reputation
During this period he was able to exercise his great interest in horse riding, gaining a reputation for his skill ( and success ) in point-to-point races and during fox hunting, particularly for finding suitable places to cross rivers, which earned him the nickname " Otter ".

Otter and being
TransLink resumed two-vessel service in March 2010, mostly using the Burrard Beaver and the Burrard Pacific Breeze, with the Burrard Otter being used as a substitute.
From launch until 1985, both the Burrard Otter and the Burrard Beaver were painted a bright orange colour — the idea being to make them highly visible to other ships / tugs using the harbour since its route crosses the path of other traffic.
The River Camel has been designated by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee as a Special Area of Conservation as being of European importance for the Otter and the Bullhead.
Compared to Otter Creek these coal resources are easier to develop — the coal resources of Young's creek lies within five to ten miles of the railroad spur line which is used to ship coal from the nearby open pit mines being operated by Kiewit in the Decker, Montana area, and the communities of Sheridan and Ranchester already exist to serve as a base for the work force needed to develop coal mines at Youngs Creek.
Shell mounds are also attributed to the creation of tropical hardwood hammocks, one example being the Otter mound preserve in Florida, where shell deposits from Calusa natives provided flood free high areas in otherwise large watered areas.
In 2003 the Irish Artist Sean Corcoran witnessed a strange creature in the lake that he describes as being similar to a Dobhar-chu / Master Otter.
Until the River Otter to the east silted up, the village was a market town and port ; it was still being used by ships in the 15th century, according to John Leland.
Its first operations were between Punta Arenas, Porvenir, Puerto Natales and Coyhaique, with the first plane being the Twin Otter.

Otter and something
The Castle of the Otter ( 1982, ISBN 0-917488-10-5 ) is something of a collector's item.

Otter and Canadian
General Sir William Dillon Otter KCB, CVO, VD ( December 3, 1843 – May 6, 1929 ) was a professional Canadian soldier who became the first Canadian-born Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army.
In 1890, Otter founded the Royal Canadian Military Institute as a body for " the promotion and fostering of military art, science and literature in Canada.
" The Gen Sir William Otter Papers are selected from those presented at events organized by the Defence Studies Committee of the Royal Canadian Military Institute.
Otter commanded the Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry, at the time of the Second Boer War.
Otter commanded the 2nd ( Special Service ) Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry in South Africa, where they were considered by many British officers to be the best infantry battalion in the country.
The Otter Commission was tasked to establish links of perpetuation from the units of Canadian Expeditionary Force back to the institutionally separate units of the Canadian Militia in the years following the First World War.
Otter was the grandfather of Canadian Military historian Desmond Morton.
* Desmond Morton, The Canadian General Sir William Otter, Toronto: Hakkert, 1974.
* Major-General Sir William D. Otter ` The Guide: A Manual for the Canadian Militia ( Infantry ) Embracing the Interior Economy, Duties, Discipline, Drills and Parades, Dress, Books, and Correspondence of a Battalion with Regulations for Marches, Transport & Encampment, Also Forms & Bugle Calls ` Toronto: Copp, Clark & Co. 1914
Lieutenant-Colonel William Otter survived the battle and remained a prominent figure in the military, commanding The Royal Canadian Regiment in the Boer War, and acting as Director of Internment Camps in World War I.
* General Sir William Dillon Otter ( 3 December 1843 – 6 May 1929 ) was the first Canadian-born chief of the general staff, the head of the Canadian Army.
In 1890, Otter founded the Royal Canadian Military Institute as a body for " the promotion and fostering of military art, science and literature in Canada.
* On June 14, 1986, while on a search mission, a Canadian Armed Forces Twin Otter ( Serial number cc13807 ), crashed in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, resulting in the deaths of the military crew of three and five civilian spotters of CASARA.
On May 2, 1885, a military force of 332 Canadian troops, led by Lieutenant-Colonel William Dillon Otter, attacked Poundmaker's camp near Cut Knife Hill.
* William Dillon Otter ( 1843-1929 ), soldier who was the first Canadian-born Chief of the General Staff of the Canadian Army
In December 2007, the Kiribati Government approved a request by Air Kiribati to purchase two Canadian made Twin Otter aircraft.
While the Canada Games torch was supposed to pass over the North Pole, bad weather prevented a Canadian military Twin Otter from making the trip.
The airline began operations in 1970 with a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter providing air support for oil exploration activities in the Canadian Arctic.
* On 18 April 1973, a Bakhtar Twin Otter ( registered YA-GAT ) carrying 16 passengers ( most of which were American or Canadian citizens ) crashed upon take-off at Bamyan Airport, killing two passengers and two of the three crew members on board.
The Canadian Forces ' CC-138 Twin Otter transport and utility aircraft are permanently based here, as 440 Squadron of 17 Wing Winnipeg.
At the end of the war, as a result of the Otter Commission headed by General William Otter, the regiment perpetuated the 64th Canadian Infantry Battalion of the CEF.

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