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...when he had a florin in his pocket, Mozart managed to be gay. Author Davenport describes how, in 1787, Mozart and his librettist, Lorenzo da Ponte, went walking in Prague with the famed, tottering great-lover Casanova, to ask his advice on the character of Don Giovanni...
...Flesh & Florins. Puzzled by his cool, delicate style, Lotto's fellow Venitians much preferred the flesh and blood magnificence of his giant contemporary, Titian. So Lotto roamed Italy's small towns, picking up a commission for a church mural here, a portrait there. In 1554, when he was 72, Lotto turned himself and his belongings over to the Holy House at Loreto, because he was "tired of wandering." The contract provided that the monks would say prayers for him, and that he would have one florin a month "to do what he pleased with...
...Knowlton, George Baker, Dana Getchell, Frank Davies and Berk Johnson are senior veterans on the forward line, while Steve Joyce, Johnny Beer, Juan Vollenweider and Juan Rodriguez saw much action as sophomores last year. Bernard Florin, though still in college, is unable to play this year...
...list of the official rates of exchange per one U.S. dollar as of March 15. Country Rate Austria (Schilling) 25.83 Belgium (B. Franc) 50 Canada (C. Dollar) par Denmark (Krone) 6.89 Egypt (Pound) 2.89 England (Pound) 2.80 Finland (Mark) 232 France (Fr. Franc) 350 Germany (Mark) 4.20 Holland (Florin) 3.84 India (Rupee) 4.76 Ireland (Pound) 2.80 Italy (Lira) 624 Mexico (Peso) .1160 Norway (Krone) 7.14 Portugal (Escudo) 28.50 So. Africa (Pound) 2.82 Spain (Peseta) 39.00 Sweden (Krona) 5.13 Switzerland (S. Franc) 4.37 Turkey (Livre...
...moving Bernard Florin up into the center forward slot, and shifting Johnny Deer into the left inside position and Dana Getchell into the left outside post. Munro has put together a line which has looked very good in practice. Combined with George Baker at right inside and Win Knowiton at right wing, this line has scored four or five goals per scrimmage consistently all week. Munro is "very encouraged" about this sudden reversal of form and rash of goals...