Flo

Flo is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from March 24, 1980 to July 21, 1981. The series was a spin-off of Alice starring Polly Holliday in the title role as the sassy and street-smart waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry. Flo was taped in front of a live audience at The Burbank Studios, Stage 6 in Burbank, California. Although the series was in the Top 20 throughout its run, it was cancelled at the end of its second season.

Synopsis

Flo is on her way to Houston, Texas for a new job as a restaurant hostess (as described in her last appearance on Alice) when she stops to visit her family in her hometown of Fort Worth, which she refers to as "Cowtown," as do many real-life locals. In a fit of nostalgia, she buys a rundown old roadhouse she had enjoyed in her formative years, and renames it "Flo's Yellow Rose". Coping with the business (such as Earl the chauvinistic bartender and the obnoxious Farley who holds the mortgage), as well as her mother and sister Fran, caused most of the conflict in the series.

Floß

Floß is a municipality in the district of Neustadt (Waldnaab) in Bavaria in Germany, Europe.

Geography

Town Subdivision

The civil parish Floß is composed of 35 official named districts.:

Characteristics

History

The origin of settlement goes expected back to friars. The first mention is found from 948: "Occisio paganorum ad flozzun", which is translated to the Hungarians were conquered by the duke near Floß. The town was in possession of House of Hohenstaufen and was awarded to market town by its sovereigns, Markgraf Friedrich von Brandenburg and Pfalzgraf Johann, in 1421. Since 1438/39 the market town was under control of Wittelsbacher. 1556 Protestantism is firstly mentioned, 1648 a Jewish community. Subsequently it was part of Duchy of the Wittelsbacher Pfalz-Sulzbach, which belonged since 1777 to Kingdom of Bavaria. It has its own market tribunal with municipal rights. Between 1802 and 1809 Floß lost the most of its rights in the course of diverse land reforms. The formally commercial relevance faded. A large fire in 1813 almost burned the town to the ground. Baron von Lichtenstein rebuilt it in its current form. From 1885 to 1992 there was a connection to the rail network between Weiden and Eslarn with the railway stations Gailertsreuth, Floß, Haupertsreuth and Grafenreuth. At 22 April 1945 Floß was taken, after more than twenty years under influence of the NS party, by the American Allies.

World in Motion

"World in Motion" is a song by British musical group New Order (credited as England New Order). It was New Order's only number one hit in the UK Singles Chart. The song was produced for the England football team's 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign, and features a guest rap by England footballer John Barnes and additional vocals by several members of the 1990 English team and comedian Keith Allen, who had co-written the lyric. One band member reportedly gleefully claimed to the NME that they hoped it it "would be the last straw for Joy Division fans," noting how its upbeat sound had inverted their former band's famously gloomy image.

The song was originally announced as being called "E for England" but the Football Association vetoed the title, realising that it sounded suspiciously like a reference to the drug ecstasy. Allen claimed that his original draft lyrics ran "E is for England, England starts with E / We'll all be smiling when we're in Italy."

Song

The backing track for the chorus of "World in Motion" bore some similarities to the instrumental theme tune for the DEF II current-affairs show, Reportage, which had been written for the show by Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order. "World in Motion" was produced by Stephen Hague, who had also produced one of the group's earlier hits, "True Faith". The single was released in May 1990 with the catalogue number FAC 293. It was New Order's last release on Factory Records.