Foster
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Places
Australia- Foster, VictoriaFoster, VictoriaFoster is a dairying and grazing town south-east of Melbourne on the South Gippsland Highway in Victoria, Australia. It is about north of the Gippsland coastline which includes Shallow Inlet, Corner Inlet, Waratah Bay, Yanakie and Wilsons Promontory...
United States
- Foster, California (disambiguation)
- Foster, San Diego County, California
- Foster, Siskiyou County, California
- Foster, IndianaFoster, IndianaFoster is a small unincorporated town in Mound Township, Warren County, Indiana.-History:Foster was platted April 25, 1893 on land donated by William R. Foster, an early settler. At one time the town had a post office, blacksmith shop, railroad depot, two stores, a stockyard, a threshing machine,...
- Foster, MissouriFoster, MissouriFoster is a village in Bates County, Missouri, United States. The population was 130 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Foster is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
- Foster, NebraskaFoster, NebraskaFoster is a village in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 63 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Foster is located at ....
- Foster, OregonFoster, OregonFoster is a community partly within the city of Sweet Home in Linn County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the western end of the Foster Reservoir...
- Foster, Rhode IslandFoster, Rhode IslandFoster is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 4,606 at the 2010 census.- History :Foster was originally settled in the 17th century by British colonists as a farming community...
- Foster, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
- Foster, Clark County, WisconsinFoster, Clark County, WisconsinFoster is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 95 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 71.5 square miles , of which, 71.3 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square miles of it ...
, a town - Foster, Eau Claire County, WisconsinFoster, Eau Claire County, WisconsinFoster is an unincorporated community in the town of Clear Creek in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. It lies approximately 9 miles south-southwest of Fall Creek, 7 miles southeast of Cleghorn, and 6 miles northwest of Osseo. Located primarily along Eau Claire County Highway "HH", it is...
, an unincorporated community
- Foster, Clark County, Wisconsin
- Foster City, CaliforniaFoster City, CaliforniaFoster City is an affluent planned city located in San Mateo County, California, 94404. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 30,567. Forbes ranked Foster City #10 on their 2009 list of America's Top 25 Towns to Live Well. Money has also recognized Foster City multiple times as...
Fiction
- Foster (film)Foster (film)Foster is an upcoming 2012 English comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Newman, based on his 2005 short film. Part of it was shot at Legoland Windsor in April 2010...
, an upcoming British film based on the short film of the same name - Ellen FosterEllen FosterEllen Foster is a 1987 novel by American novelist Kaye Gibbons. It was a selection of Oprah's Book Club in October 1997.-Plot introduction:The novel follows the story of Ellen, the first person narrator, a young white American girl living under unfavorable conditions somewhere in the rural...
, 1987 novel by American author Kaye Gibbons - Foster, one of the YTV Fuzzpaws
- Foster's Home for Imaginary FriendsFoster's Home for Imaginary FriendsFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends is an American animated television series created and produced at Cartoon Network Studios by animator Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls. It first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2004, as a 90-minute television movie, which led to a series...
, animated television series - Rita Foster, character in the film Cypher
- Robert Foster, protagonist character in the adventure game Beneath a Steel SkyBeneath a Steel SkyBeneath a Steel Sky is a 1994 science-fiction point-and-click adventure game in the cyberpunk genre. Like many point-and-click adventure games, it features comedy elements, and was developed by Revolution Software, a British developer, and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment. It was...
Other uses
- Foster (surname)Foster (surname)Foster is a surname, perhaps derived from the name of a Frankish saint, Vedast, also known as Foster or St. Foster.Other possibilities for the origins of this surname are the Old English "cild-fostre", which was a nickname for a foster parent or foster child, the Anglo-French word Forest itself, or...
- Foster, to take care of:
- Foster careFoster careFoster care is the term used for a system in which a minor who has been made a ward is placed in the private home of a state certified caregiver referred to as a "foster parent"....
- FosterageFosterageFosterage, the practice of a family bringing up a child not their own, differs from adoption in that the child's parents, not the foster-parents, remain the acknowledged parents. In many modern western societies foster care can be organised by the state to care for children with troubled family...
- Foster care
- Foster (CTA)Foster (CTA)Foster is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line in Evanston, Illinois. It is located at 900 Foster Street , just a few blocks west of Northwestern University's Evanston campus....
, elevated transit station in Evanston, Illinois, USA - Foster, Rastrick and CompanyFoster, Rastrick and CompanyFoster, Rastrick and Company was one of the pioneering steam locomotive manufacturing companies of England. It was based in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, now West Midlands....
, British steam locomotive manufacturer - Foster's GroupFoster's GroupFoster's Group is a beer group with interests in brewing and soft drinks. Foster's Group is the brewer of the Foster's Lager. Foster's Group Limited is a publicly-listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange and is based in Melbourne, Victoria...
, Australian beer producer- Foster's LagerFoster's LagerFoster's Lager is an internationally distributed Australian brand of 5.0% abv pale lager, It is a product of Foster's Group brewed under licence in several countries, including the U.S. and Russia...
- Foster's Lager
- Foster's ruleFoster's ruleFoster's rule is a principle in evolutionary biology stating that members of a species get smaller or bigger depending on the resources available in the environment. This is the core of the study of island biogeography. For example, it is known that pygmy mammoths evolved from normal mammoths on...
(island rule), principle in evolutionary biology - William Foster & Co.William Foster & Co.William Foster & Co Ltd was an agricultural machinery company based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England and usually just called "Fosters of Lincoln." The company can be traced back to 1846, when William Foster purchased a flour mill in Lincoln. William Foster then proceeded to start small scale...
, British agricultural machinery company - Foster Mill, in Cambridge, England
- Foster BrooksFoster BrooksFoster Brooks was an American actor and comedian most famous for his portrayal of a lovable drunken man in nightclub performances and television programs.-Biography:...
American Actor, the lovable lush - Foster and PartnersFoster and PartnersFoster + Partners is an architectural firm based in London. The practice is led by its founder and Chairman, Norman Foster, and has constructed many high-profile glass-and-steel buildings....
An architectural firm. - Foster the dog in General Hospital Characters