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Preciosa (film)
''Preciosa'', a Spanish and Portuguese word meaning ''precious'' or ''beautiful'', may refer to: Radio * La Preciosa 92.3 FM (KSJO), San Jose, Californias * La Preciosa 101.5 FM (KIZS), Tulsa Metro Area, Oklahoma * La Preciosa AM 800 ( KBFP) Bakersfield, California Location * Preciosa, a baranguay (political sub-division) in Sara, a municipality located in the province of Iloilo, the Philippines * Preciosa Platanares Wildlife Refuge, a protected sub-division of the Osa Conservation Area, in Costa Rica Other uses * Preciosa (corporation), a luxury brand name lead crystal glass company * ''Preciosa'', an 1821 play by Pius Alexander Wolff, with incidental music by Carl Maria von Weber * "Preciosa" (song), a 1937 song composed by Rafael Hernández Marín, covered by many artists * Preciosa, the verrin hawk in Marion Zimmer Bradley's ''Hawkmistress!'', a novel in the Darkover series * ''Preciosa'' (film), a 1965 film set in Puerto Rico * "Preciosa", nickname for late pop singer Selen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KSJO
KSJO (92.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to San Jose, California, and broadcasts to the San Francisco Bay Area. KSJO airs a Bollywood music radio format branded as Bolly 92.3. It is owned by Silicon Valley Asian Media Group. The studios and offices are on Hellyer Avenue in San Jose. KSJO has an effective radiated power of 32,000 watts. Its transmitter is in Santa Teresa County Park south of downtown San Jose. KSJO's signal is limited due to a height above average terrain of only 136 meters (446 feet). Some Bay Area FM stations have towers three times that height. KSJO-FM1, a 67-watt booster station, simulcasts KSJO in Pleasanton, California. KSJO broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. History KSJO is the second call sign assigned in San Jose, initially applied to both an AM station (now KLIV) and an FM station. The FM station began broadcasting in 1947 on 95.3 FM. By 1949, KSJO was airing on both 95.3 FM and 1590 AM. In November 1957, the Federal Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KIZS
KIZS is an American radio station broadcasting at a frequency of 101.5 MHz in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia, the station plays a Regional Mexican format. Its studios are located at the Tulsa Event Center in Southeast Tulsa and its transmitter site is in Owasso. History Before September 2005, the KIZS call letters were on the 92.1 frequency, broadcasting the KISS-FM brand of Top 40 programmed by other Clear Channel Communications-owned stations. Despite carrying the "KISSFM" brand name, KIZS was not always a Top 40 station. When 92-1 KISSFM launched, it was a Mainstream Top 40 station, competing with 106.9 KHITS. However, that format was not working in terms of ratings or revenue and the format was tweaked to an adult-leaning Top 40, described by some as a "90s and Now" Hot AC. After a year in this format and with the station still not garnering the success that Clear Channel would have liked, the format was once again tweaked, this time back toward Mainstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBFP (AM)
KBFP (800 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a sports format, simulcasting KHTY 970 AM and is licensed to Bakersfield, California, United States, it serves inland central California. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are located in southwest Bakersfield, and its transmitter is located south of downtown Bakersfield. In August 2014, KBFP switched from the 24/7 Comedy satellite feed to the "Today's Comedy" feed after the 24/7 Comedy format ceased operations. On June 13, 2022, KBFP changed their format from comedy to a simulcast of sports-formatted KHTY 970 AM Bakersfield. 800 AM is a Mexican clear-channel frequency. For that reason, KBFP must reduce power at night from 1,000 watts to 440 watts to avoid interfering with Class A XEROK-AM Ciudad Juarez. KBFP uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array A tower array is an arrangement of multiple radio towers which are mast radiators in a phased array. They were originally developed as ground-base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara, Iloilo
Sara, officially the Municipality of Sara ( hil, Banwa sang Sara, tgl, Bayan ng Sara), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,637 people. Sara is from Iloilo City and is from Roxas City. History 1877– the Spaniards who have travelled the northward coast of Iloilo had discovered natives who with their houses built near the seashore called this "Lakdayan". The Spaniards established a seat of government in Concepcion. Its surrounding barrios are San Dionisio, Ajuy and Sara. The head of the local government of Concepcion was called Kapitan while the subordinate leaders in San Dionisio were called Tenientes and Cabezas de Barangay. Barangay of San Dionisio includes # Odiongan # Capinang # Cudionan # Bagacay # Nipa 1877 – A village of San Juan separated from Concepcion and became a town . San Dionisio and Lemery were attached to San Juan . The Augustinians Fathers founded Sara into a "pueb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osa Conservation Area
Osa Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in Costa Rica, on the southern Pacific coast region. It contains two National Parks, and numerous Wildlife refuges and other types of nature reserve. Protected areas * Ballena Marine National Park * Caño Island Biological Reserve * Carate Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Corcovado National Park * Golfito Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve * Osa Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Pejeperro Wildlife Refuge * Piedras Blancas National Park * Preciosa-Platanares Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Punta Río Claro Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Quillotro Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Rancho La Merced Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Térraba-Sierpe Wetland Térraba-Sierpe Wetland ( es, Humedal Térraba-Sierpe), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Osa Conservation Area Osa Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in C ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preciosa (corporation)
Preciosa is the luxury good, luxury brand name for the range of precision-cut lead crystal glass and related products produced by Preciosa a.s. of Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic. Brand name and logo The Preciosa brand name was first registered in Bohemia in 1915. Products Preciosa manufactures crystal glass in their own glass works. Preciosa crystal contains approximately 30% lead to maximize refraction. Since 2013 Preciosa also produces a lead-free crystal (lead content <0.009%). The company has a range of colored glass and leadless crystalline glass. History The history of glassmaking in Jablonec region has been written since the 14th century. In 1711 the Fisher brothers brought the secrets of crystal cutting and polishing to North Bohemia. During the 19th century, Jablonec nad Nisou became the world center of jewelry industry. In 1724, the first factory specialized in manufacturing and export of crystal chandeliers was established in Prácheň near ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pius Alexander Wolff
Pius ( , ) Latin for "pious", is a masculine given name. Its feminine form is Pia. It may refer to: People Popes * Pope Pius (other) * Antipope Pius XIII (1918-2009), who led the breakaway True Catholic Church sect Given name * Pius Bazighe (born 1972), Nigerian javelin thrower * Pius Heinz (born 1989), German professional poker player who won the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event * Pius F. Koakanu (died 1885), Hawaiian politician * Pius Ncube, Catholic Archbishop of Harare and outspoken critic of Robert Mugabe * Pius Schwert (1892-1941), American politician and baseball player Surname * Märt Pius (born 1989), Estonian actor * Priit Pius (born 1989), Estonian actor Fictional characters * Pius Thicknesse, in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Pius XIII the eponymous Pope in the HBO series ''The Young Pope'' * Pius XV, in the ''Babylon 5'' science fiction saga, a fictional early 22nd century pope featured in the novel ''Dark Genesis'' See also * PIUS reactor, a Swedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Maria Von Weber
Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas, he was a crucial figure in the development of German ''Romantische Oper'' (German Romantic opera). Throughout his youth, his father, , relentlessly moved the family between Hamburg, Salzburg, Freiberg, Augsburg and Vienna. Consequently he studied with many teachers – his father, Johann Peter Heuschkel, Michael Haydn, Giovanni Valesi, Johann Nepomuk Kalcher and Georg Joseph Vogler – under whose supervision he composed four operas, none of which survive complete. He had a modest output of non-operatic music, which includes two symphonies; a viola concerto; bassoon concerti; piano pieces such as Konzertstück in F minor and '' Invitation to the Dance''; and many pieces that featured the clarinet, usually written for the virtuoso c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preciosa (song)
"Preciosa" ( en, Precious) is a 1937 patriotic composition by Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernández Marín. History In 1937, Hernández Marin wrote "Preciosa", while in Mexico. Years later, in 1947, he returned to Puerto Rico and became orchestra director at the government-owned WIPR Radio. His music became an important part of Puerto Rican culture. Hernandez formed Cuarteto Victoria (Victoria Quartet) with Pedro Ortiz Dávila, Rafael Rodríguez, and Francisco López Cruz with whom he recorded the song. A Puerto Rican group led by Manuel A. Jiménez (“Canario”) recorded Hernández's Preciosa, which, together with Lamento Borincano became unofficial national anthems of Puerto Rico. Theme Preciosa expresses feelings of love and nostalgia for Puerto Rico. It is considered one of the unofficial National Anthems of Puerto Rico The work includes a celebration of the three historical sociological traits that Puerto Ricans attribute to making their current culture and nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawkmistress!
''Hawkmistress!'' is a science fantasy novel by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley, part of the ''Darkover'' series at the end of Ages of Chaos, in the period of Darkover's history known as the Hundred Kingdoms. Chapters 35 and 46–50 of ''Zandru's Forge'' overlap with the story in ''Hawkmistress!''. In ''Hawkmistress!'', Bradley explores issues regarding the right to self-determination of minors, the place of women in a traditional society, and the conflicts between Darkover's two major religious belief systems. She also continues the theme of Darkover society's developing acceptance of homosexuality, through the character of Orain. Plot summary Romilly MacAran has the ''laran'' gift of her family – the ability to merge with the minds of animals. She uses this gift to train hawks and horses. When she reaches the age of fifteen (womanhood, in Darkover's terms), her father refuses to allow her to continue working with animals on the grounds that it isn't ladylike. He give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preciosa (film)
''Preciosa'', a Spanish and Portuguese word meaning ''precious'' or ''beautiful'', may refer to: Radio * La Preciosa 92.3 FM (KSJO), San Jose, Californias * La Preciosa 101.5 FM (KIZS), Tulsa Metro Area, Oklahoma * La Preciosa AM 800 ( KBFP) Bakersfield, California Location * Preciosa, a baranguay (political sub-division) in Sara, a municipality located in the province of Iloilo, the Philippines * Preciosa Platanares Wildlife Refuge, a protected sub-division of the Osa Conservation Area, in Costa Rica Other uses * Preciosa (corporation), a luxury brand name lead crystal glass company * ''Preciosa'', an 1821 play by Pius Alexander Wolff, with incidental music by Carl Maria von Weber * "Preciosa" (song), a 1937 song composed by Rafael Hernández Marín, covered by many artists * Preciosa, the verrin hawk in Marion Zimmer Bradley's ''Hawkmistress!'', a novel in the Darkover series * ''Preciosa'' (film), a 1965 film set in Puerto Rico * "Preciosa", nickname for late pop singer Selen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Films Set In Puerto Rico
This is a partial List of films set in Puerto Rico; either the movie's plot includes that island, the movie has been filmed there, or both. Certain movies that are supposed to be set in Cuba are filmed in Puerto Rico because of the U.S. embargo and similarities between both islands. To learn more about the films of Puerto Rico, see Cinema of Puerto Rico. # *" 4 Estrella" (filmed in Guaynabo) *'' 12 Horas'' *''22 Jump Street'' (filmed in San Juan) A *''Act of Valor'' *'' The Adventurers'' *'' After Twenty Years: Puerto Rico'' (1918) *'' Aloma of the South Seas'' *''Un Amante Anda Suelto (1969)'' *'' Amistad'' (filmed in San Juan) *''Amnesia'' (2006) *''Ángel'' (a Jacobo Morales film, not related to the U.S. television series) *'' Angelito Mio'' *'' El Anillo'' *''Assassins'' (filmed in San Juan) *'' Au Pair 3'' *''Una Aventura Llamada Menudo'' B *'' Back in the Day'' *''Bad Boys II'' (set in Cuba but filmed in Puerto Rico) *''Bananas'' *''Barricada'' *''Battle of Blood Island'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
