20th century

BEK TV Debuts 'Special Cowboy Moments' Capturing the Essence of Cowboy Life and Legacy

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The program premieres on BEK TV on Wednesday, February 28th, at 5pm CT. For more information on the show and how to watch, log onto BEK Buzz .

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  • The program premieres on BEK TV on Wednesday, February 28th, at 5pm CT. For more information on the show and how to watch, log onto BEK Buzz .
  • Hear the stories of 20th Century rodeo legends, up-and-comers, and fourth generation ranchers with Special Cowboy Moments!
  • "We want to bring these stories to as many people as possible, and BEK TV enables us to do that."
  • Don't miss BEK TV's debuts of Special Cowboy Moments on Wednesday, February 28, at 5pm CT on BEK TV!

2023 Lionel Gelber Prize awarded to Susan L. Shirk for Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise

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Monday, April 10, 2023

Lionel Gelber Prize is awarded annually by an international jury, in partnership with University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

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  • Lionel Gelber Prize is awarded annually by an international jury, in partnership with University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
    TORONTO and WASHINGTON, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Judith Gelber, Chair of the Lionel Gelber Prize board, announced today that the winner of the 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize is Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise by Susan L. Shirk, published by Oxford University Press.
  • The prize is presented by the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.
  • Overreach is an analysis of the leading contemporary challenge in geopolitics by a long-time close observer of China.
  • "Shirk skillfully answers two critical questions for managing the 'China problem': how did we get here and where are we going?"

2023 Lionel Gelber Prize awarded to Susan L. Shirk for Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise

Retrieved on: 
Monday, April 10, 2023

TORONTO and WASHINGTON, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Judith Gelber, Chair of the Lionel Gelber Prize board, announced today that the winner of the 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize is Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise by Susan L. Shirk, published by Oxford University Press. Chosen by a jury of international scholars and practitioners, the Gelber Prize is awarded annually to the top book on international affairs published in English and has a value of $50,000 CAD. The prize is presented by the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.

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  • Lionel Gelber Prize is awarded annually by an international jury, in partnership with University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
    TORONTO and WASHINGTON, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Judith Gelber, Chair of the Lionel Gelber Prize board, announced today that the winner of the 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize is Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise by Susan L. Shirk, published by Oxford University Press.
  • The prize is presented by the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.
  • Overreach is an analysis of the leading contemporary challenge in geopolitics by a long-time close observer of China.
  • "Shirk skillfully answers two critical questions for managing the 'China problem': how did we get here and where are we going?"

LMU School of Film and Television Presents "What's Next?" at Sundance Film Festival

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Monday, January 23, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television will bring together entertainment industry veterans for the engaging Sundance Film Festival panel "What's Next?"

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  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television will bring together entertainment industry veterans for the engaging Sundance Film Festival panel "What's Next?"
  • LMU SFTV is an official partner of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
  • Rosanne Korenberg, a film producer and LMU SFTV clinical assistant professor of film and television, will moderate.
  • Her most recent film, "It's Only Life After All," premiering at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, is an intimate conversation with the iconic folk-rock band Indigo Girls.

Mapping a Changing California

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Historical Society's (CHS) exhibition Mapping a Changing California: Selections from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century presents the diverse and at times difficult stories of California's growth and development through maps dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Historical Society's (CHS) exhibition Mapping a Changing California: Selections from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century presents the diverse and at times difficult stories of California's growth and development through maps dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.
  • Beginning in the 1600s, the earliest maps depicted California as an island.
  • Mapping a Changing Californiaalso considers how maps document change through three thematic lenses: changing environments, real estate and gentrification, and tourism.
  • The exhibition includes Mapping YOUR California, a free hands-on gallery designed for all ages to explore some of the basic concepts behind maps, what they depict, information they provide, and how they relate to our lives.

Virtual Event Celebrates Launch of Actress Kristin Chenoweth’s First Children’s Book

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

WILMINGTON, Mass., March 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Please join The MOMS Denise Albert and Actress Kristin Chenoweth for a Family Virtual Event to celebrate Kristin's first children's book What Will I Do with My Love Today?

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  • WILMINGTON, Mass., March 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Please join The MOMS Denise Albert and Actress Kristin Chenoweth for a Family Virtual Event to celebrate Kristin's first children's book What Will I Do with My Love Today?
  • The event is sponsored by LEDVANCE , the makers of SYLVANIA General Lighting in the US & Canada, as part of its You Deserve Better Campaign this year.
  • Light is so important for tasks like reading Kristin Chenoweths new book.
  • Lighting often has intense blue light that can make it harder to fall asleep and cause headaches and eye strain.