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Fos or FOSS may refer to: Companies *Foss A/S, a Danish analytical instrument company *Foss Brewery, a former brewery in Oslo, Norway *Foss Maritime, a tugboat and shipping company Historic houses *Foss House (New Brighton, Minnesota), United States *Foss and Wells House, Jordan, Minnesota, United States *Horatio G. Foss House, Auburn, Maine, United States People *Foss (surname) *Foss Shanahan (1910–1964), New Zealand diplomat *Foss Westcott (1863–1949), English bishop Places *Foss Dyke, a canal in Lincolnshire, England *Foss-Eikeland, a village in Sandnes, Norway *River Foss, a river in North Yorkshire, England, U.K. United States *Foss, Oklahoma, a town **Foss State Park *Foss, Oregon, an unincorporated community *Foss Glacier, a glacier on Mount Hinman, Washington *Foss Peak, Tatoosh Range, Washington *Foss River, a river in Washington Other uses *Foss (band), an El Paso, Texas-based rock band *Foss (cat), the pet of Edward Lear *Free and open-source software (FOSS ...
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Foss A/S
FOSS is a global provider of high-tech analytical solutions used mainly in the agricultural and food industries. The company is headquartered in Hillerød, Denmark. History FOSS was founded by Nils Foss in 1956 as N. Foss Electric A/S. The first products were instruments used in the testing of moisture in grain. They were followed by analytical solutions for the dairy industry. In 1997, FOSS acquired Perstorp Analytical AB with the subsidiaries Tecator AB and NIRSystems Inc. Nils Foss was CEO of the company until 1990 when the position was taken over by his son Peter Foss. In 2011, Torben Ladegaard was appointed to CEO while Peter Foss became chairman of the company. Ladegaard was succeeded by Kim Vejlby Hansen as CEO in 2016. Operations FOSS is headquartered in Hillerød Hillerød () is a Danish town with a population of 35,357 (1 January 2022)
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Foss, Oregon
Foss is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. It is about east of Mohler and Oregon Route 53, near the Nehalem River. Foss is the site of an important river flood gauge. Foss was named for Herbert Foss, who owned timber in the area. Foss post office ran from 1928 to 1943, and Foss station on the Southern Pacific Railroad (now the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad) was established shortly after the post office. Camp Nehalem (also known as Camp Foss), a Civilian Conservation Corps The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was a major part o ... (CCC) camp northeast of Foss, had a Foss mailing address. References External linksFoss historyfrom VanNatta ForestryImage of Camp Nehalemfrom Oregon State University Special Collections Civilian Conservation Corps ...
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Night Probe!
''Night Probe!'' is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 5th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt. Published in 1981, it is set in the near future of 1989, a date with ironic significance (see below). The book's plot includes a major element of secret history. Plot introduction The world is in the throes of an energy crunch and the United States is on the brink of financial disaster. Desperate to find any solution that can save the nation from national bankruptcy, the President of the United States looks to Dirk Pitt and NUMA to pull off an audacious double salvage operation. Explanation of the novel's title Cussler, through the character Pitt, claims that "Night Probe" is an old diving term for exploring the darkness of underwater caves. Plot summary It is 1989 and the United States is in an economic decline because "From Franklin Roosevelt on, every chief executive has played a game of tag, pinning a multiplying financial burden on the o ...
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