Religion

Salem Media Group has Released its Year-End 2023 Annual Report

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Entertainment, Communications, Consumer, TV and Radio, Religion, Publishing, Media Group, Salem Media Group, Radio

Salem Media Group is America’s leading multimedia company specializing in Christian and conservative content, with media properties comprising radio, digital media and book and newsletter publishing.

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  • Salem Media Group is America’s leading multimedia company specializing in Christian and conservative content, with media properties comprising radio, digital media and book and newsletter publishing.
  • Each day Salem serves a loyal and dedicated audience of listeners and readers numbering in the millions nationally.
  • With its unique programming focus, Salem provides compelling content, fresh commentary and relevant information from some of the most respected figures across the Christian and conservative media landscape.
  • Learn more about Salem Media Group, Inc. at www.salemmedia.com .

Brown Books Kids Publishes Inclusive and Diverse Holiday Picture Book by Broadway Director and Cirque Dreams Founder, Neil Goldberg

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Friday, March 22, 2024
Children, Publishing, Entertainment, Religion, Communications, Books, Family, Preschool, Consumer, Education, Fox & Friends, Holiday, Armed Forces Entertainment, Snow, Patient, Knowledge, Nature, USO, Sirius XM, Resorts World, Easter, Christmas, Good Morning America, IHeartRadio

Producer and theater visionary Neil Goldberg along with co-author and award-winning immersive experience creator Niko Nickolaou release their next adventure series picture book this month.

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  • Producer and theater visionary Neil Goldberg along with co-author and award-winning immersive experience creator Niko Nickolaou release their next adventure series picture book this month.
  • Neil Goldberg and the cast of book characters have been featured on Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, Sirius XM, iHeart and media platforms nationwide.
  • An Armed Forces Entertainment tour and USO collaboration has shared the book, story and shows with service members and their families worldwide.
  • With detailed and vivid full-spread illustrations, this book is a spectacle guaranteed to infuse everyone’s holiday celebrations with joy.

Church of the Highlands Campuses Host Monthly First Saturday Serve Outreach Across Alabama and Georgia

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Family, Religion, Consumer, Church

On the first Saturday of each month, members of the Church of the Highlands Dream Team, Highlands’ volunteers, gather together at many locations near Highlands’ 25 campuses to serve their communities together.

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  • On the first Saturday of each month, members of the Church of the Highlands Dream Team, Highlands’ volunteers, gather together at many locations near Highlands’ 25 campuses to serve their communities together.
  • Members of the Highlands Outreach Dream Team make an impact in their communities by serving together one serve project at a time.
  • First Saturday Serve is a time to serve the communities where Highlands’ campuses are located and make a lasting impact.
  • For more information and to view available serve opportunities for the upcoming First Saturday Serve, download the Serve App or visit churchofthehighlands.com/serve.

Santa Clara University Leaders Visit the Vatican

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Consumer, Other Education, Religion, University, Education, Head, Theology, Intelligence, Partnership, JST, Holy Spirit, Integral, AI, World Day of Peace, Humour, Synodality, Silicon, Catholic Church, St. Michael's Church, Santa Clara University, Heart, Mission, Culture, Jesuits, Ministry, Dicastery, Cardinal, Synod, Hunting

Also on Monday morning, March 18, University President Julie Sullivan had a private audience with His Holiness Pope Francis.

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  • Also on Monday morning, March 18, University President Julie Sullivan had a private audience with His Holiness Pope Francis.
  • Dicastery leaders sought Santa Clara’s insight and partnership for initiatives to better equip K-12 Catholic school educators with AI literacy guidelines, and to convene thought leaders to explore the ethical and humanistic dimensions of AI.
  • On Tuesday, the delegation is expected to further explore the vision in Impact 2030 for Santa Clara to become a University that better serves the world.
  • Rector of the Santa Clara Jesuit Community Luis Calero, S.J.

AMCON Distributing Company Acquires Burklund Distributors, Inc.

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Friday, March 15, 2024
Other Consumer, Women, Seniors, Other Retail, Religion, Wine & Spirits, Pets, Tobacco, Men, LGBTQ+, Supermarket, Specialty, Convenience Store, Catalog, Family, Restaurant, Bar, Food, Beverage, Fashion, Consumer, Cosmetics, Retail, Office Products, Supply Chain Management, Online Retail, Discount, Variety, Teens, Department Stores, Parenting, Children, Baby, Maternity, Home Goods, Health, Foodservice distributor, Growth, Candy, News, Acquisition, Public expenditure, AMCON Distributing, Drink, Food delivery

AMCON Distributing Company (“AMCON”) (NYSE American: DIT), an Omaha, Nebraska-based consumer products company is pleased to announce the acquisition of Burklund Distributors, Inc. (“Burklund”), of East Peoria, Illinois.

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  • AMCON Distributing Company (“AMCON”) (NYSE American: DIT), an Omaha, Nebraska-based consumer products company is pleased to announce the acquisition of Burklund Distributors, Inc. (“Burklund”), of East Peoria, Illinois.
  • AMCON recognizes and will continue to support the community services of central Illinois that Burklund has a long tradition of sponsorship.”
    AMCON will continue to serve Burklund customers from Burklund’s East Peoria and Fairview Heights, Illinois distribution centers.
  • Our organization is excited about this transaction as together we will be able to add increased capabilities for Burklund customers,” said Jon Burklund, Chairman of Burklund.
  • Visit AMCON Distributing Company's web site at: www.amcon.com
    View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240315861866/en/

Salem Media Group Announces Plan to Sell Its Contemporary Christian Music Stations in Nashville and Honolulu

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Entertainment, Communications, Consumer, TV and Radio, Music, Religion, Friends, Christian music, Salem Media Group, Educational Media Foundation, Sale, Radio, OTCQX, TCM, CCM, Media Group, EMF

Salem Media Group, Inc. (OTCQX: SALM) announced today that it entered into an agreement to sell its contemporary Christian music stations in Nashville, Tennessee and Honolulu, Hawaii to Educational Media Foundation (EMF).

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  • Salem Media Group, Inc. (OTCQX: SALM) announced today that it entered into an agreement to sell its contemporary Christian music stations in Nashville, Tennessee and Honolulu, Hawaii to Educational Media Foundation (EMF).
  • EMF operates Christian music stations across the country as K-LOVE and Air1.
  • Salem Media CEO David Santrella stated, “Salem remains steadfast in our commitment to paying down debt and reducing our overall leverage.
  • Salem Media Group is America’s leading multimedia company specializing in Christian and conservative content, with media properties comprising radio, digital media and book and newsletter publishing.

‘Ask Viamo Anything’ Combines AI with Basic Mobile Calls to Bring Next Billion Online

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Friday, March 15, 2024
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Social Media, Other Education, Professional Services, Artificial Intelligence, Telecommunications, Education, Agriculture, Communications, Internet, Socially Responsible Investing, Natural Resources, VoIP, Depression, Health, Siri, Smartphone, Sanitation, Human, Woman, Alexa, Intelligence, HIV, Male, Religion, Ageing, Unilever, UNICEF, AI, Organizational founder, Lawyer, Information services, Norm (mathematics), Water, Hygiene, ChatGPT, Snow, Renewable energy

By bringing the latest iteration of AI to some of the world’s poorest and most remote communities, ‘Ask Viamo Anything’ heralds the fastest democratisation of technology to date.

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  • By bringing the latest iteration of AI to some of the world’s poorest and most remote communities, ‘Ask Viamo Anything’ heralds the fastest democratisation of technology to date.
  • “Generative AI shouldn’t just help lawyers in LA do their job 10% better,” says David McAfee, the CEO and Cofounder of platform provider Viamo.
  • By using basic voice calls as the interface, the Viamo platform is accessible to more people than can currently log onto Facebook, Instagram or TikTok.
  • “Combining AI and mobile is the necessary solution to bring the next billion people online,” says McAfee.

New Documentary “The Pitch” Reveals Unprecedented Healthcare Safety Innovation Using AI and VR Technology

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Other Health, Religion, State, Local, Public Policy, TV and Radio, Artificial Intelligence, Social Activism, Consumer, Technology, Entertainment, Practice Management, Government, General Health, Film & Motion Pictures, Health, Communications, General Entertainment, Health Technology, Cleveland International Film Festival, Patient, The Pitch, Pitch, Interview, House, JHF, Louisiana House of Representatives, Safety, Optimism, Approximation error, Representative, Patient safety, Medicine, Medical device

To celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 10–16), the trailer to the forthcoming documentary is now available to stream online.

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  • To celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 10–16), the trailer to the forthcoming documentary is now available to stream online.
  • From Mike Eisenberg, the director of To Err Is Human: A Patient Safety Documentary (2018), The Pitch portrays some unique solutions to the current upsurge in medical errors.
  • Through expert interviews, recent technology breakthroughs, and one young innovator’s journey into the frontiers of medicine, The Pitch offers optimism for the future of patient safety.
  • The bill would create the National Patient Safety Board to advance safety improvements and innovations like those seen in the film.

Ave Maria Bond Fund Wins 2024 LSEG Lipper Awards

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
Professional Services, Consumer, Religion, Finance, Asset Management, Banking, Ave Maria Mutual Funds, Lipper, CFA

Schwartz Investment Counsel, Inc., the investment adviser to the Ave Maria Mutual Funds , today announced that its Ave Maria Bond Fund (NASDAQ: AVEFX) has been awarded 2024 LSEG Lipper Fund Awards for the best A-rated corporate bond funds.

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  • Schwartz Investment Counsel, Inc., the investment adviser to the Ave Maria Mutual Funds , today announced that its Ave Maria Bond Fund (NASDAQ: AVEFX) has been awarded 2024 LSEG Lipper Fund Awards for the best A-rated corporate bond funds.
  • The award is for the 3-year (among 12 funds), 5-year (among 12 funds) and 10-year periods (among 11 funds) ended November 30, 2023.
  • “We are honored that Lipper has recognized the Ave Maria Bond Fund with these prestigious awards,” said George P. Schwartz, CFA, Executive Chairman of Schwartz Investment Counsel, Inc. “Winning awards for multiple time periods demonstrates the consistency of this fund.
  • Brandon Scheitler heads the fixed income team and has done an exceptional job as lead manager of this fund, while adhering to the moral screens our shareholders rely upon.”
    The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards that honor funds and fund management firms that have excelled in providing consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers.

American Council of Learned Societies Names Recipients of 2024 ACLS Fellowships

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Culture, ACLS, Learned society, Humanities, Fellow, Education, Religion, Knowledge, Research, Survivor, Social, Language, American Council, Violence, Writing, Management

NEW YORK, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 ACLS Fellowships.

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  • NEW YORK, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 ACLS Fellowships.
  • In 2024, the program will award more than $3.6 million to 60 exceptional early-career scholars selected from a pool of 1,100 applicants through a rigorous, multi-stage peer review process.
  • In the 2023-24 competition year, ACLS reserved these fellowships for early-career, untenured scholars.
  • ACLS Fellowships provide up to $60,000 to support scholars for six to twelve months of sustained research and writing.