Palisades Park (United States)

Type: City

Name: Palisades Park (United States)

Latitude: 40.849998

Longitude: -74

population: 18,513

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Korean group petitions schools over textbook

The Korean-American Association of New Jersey is making a push for school districts with large Korean student populations to use textbooks that refer to the Sea of Japan as the East Sea as well.The association recently presented Fort Lee school officials ... [Published North Jersey.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Korean-Americans, Sea of Japan, Leonia (United States)

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

LG Electronics

Will LG Electronics Be Allowed to Destroy the Palisades?

Home ? Contributors ? ? Posted May 8, 2013 in For the past five months, NRDC has joined with a coalition of New York and New Jersey environmental and civic organizations to protect one of the most iconic scenic vistas in the nation the Palisades Park ... [Published NRDC Worldview - May 08 2013]

Entities: LG Electronics, Natural Resources Defense Council, Coalition, George Washington

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Vending Machine

Blount County, AL: Oneonta's Palisades Park (Photos)

Within minutes of Birmingham you’ll find a gorgeous park that made National Geographic Traveler’s list of top small U.S. parks: Palisades Park in Oneonta. Open since 1973, this 80-acre mountaintop beauty is truly one of the Birmingham area’s best kept ... [Published Examiner.com - May 07 2013]

Entities: Palisades Park (United States), Birmingham, Vending Machine, National Geographic Society

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Neighbors step in to raise natural profile Palisades Park - Sun, 21 Apr 2013 PST

1930s stonework bridges a creek under Rimrock Drive, where motor vehicles have been prohibited to create a Palisades haven for muscle-powered visitors. (Click here for larger photo)Picking up PalisadesVolunteers are invited to join the annual Palisades ... [Published DownToEarthNW.com - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Palisades Park (United States), Castleberry (United States), Greenwood, Spokane Falls Community College, Chief Garry

First reported Nov 21 2012 - Updated Nov 21 2012 - 1 reports

Warner Bros Entertainment Inc

Warner Brothers Sued by J.R.R. Tolkien and Harper Collins

Warner Brothers has been sued by the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien and publisher Harper Collins for the licensing of the characters and plots in gambling and online games derived from “The Lord of the Rings” movies, according to Reuters. The lawsuit ... [Published JD Journal.com - Nov 21 2012]

Entities: JRR Tolkien, Warner Bros Entertainment Inc, Harper Collins

First reported Nov 20 2012 - Updated Nov 20 2012 - 1 reports

Judge Denies Request for Nativities to be Displayed in Santa Monica’s Palisades Park

A bid by Christian churches that would have forced a beachside town in California to reopen a park to a Christmas nativity was denied by a federal judge on Monday, according to Reuters. The legal action occurred because of a clash involving sponsors ... [Published JD Journal.com - Nov 20 2012]

Entities: Santa Monica (California, United States), Palisades Park (United States), Audrey Collins, Atheism, Lawsuit

First reported Nov 20 2012 - Updated Nov 20 2012 - 2 reports

Ruling ends Santa Monica nativity scene

People walk past the traditional nativity display in Santa Monica's Palisades Park last December. Photo: Frederic J. Brown, AFP/ / SFPeople walk past the traditional nativity display in Santa Monica's...Larger | SmallerGeorgia (default)VerdanaTimes New ... [Published San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 20 2012]

Entities: Audrey Collins, Atheism, Religion, Palisades Park (United States)

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"We knew it as East Sea, and we want our children to learn the correct term" said Kim, who immigrated to the United States at age 4. "To us Korean-Americans, the correct name is East Sea."

Korean group petitions schools over textbook [Published North Jersey.com - May 16 2013]

"The country is becoming more religiously diverse over time so that raises all kinds of questions about how we get along" said Eric Rassbach, deputy general counselor for The Becket Fund for Religious Liberties, a Washington D C -based nonprofit organization

Christmas tree ban touches nerve [Published Indiana Gazette - Dec 08 2012]

"I think it's a very sad day when a tiny group of determined and ideologically driven people are able to drive out of a public park a tradition that has brought joy and happiness ... for nearly 60 years" said Hunter Jameson, head of the Nativity scenes committee

Ruling ends Santa Monica nativity scene [Published San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 20 2012]

"The atheists won and they will always win unless we get courts to understand how the game is played and this is a game that was played very successfully and they knew it" Becker said, comparing the city to Pontius Pilate, the Roman official who authorized Jesus' crucifixion

Nativity displays rejected [Published San Angelo Standard-Times - Nov 20 2012]