The higher a person’s level of education, the lower their risk of premature death, claims a new global study published Jan. 23 in The Lancet Public Health journal.
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Donald Trump’s Plan To Save American Education System
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HOMESCHOOLING FAMILY FIGHTING DEPORTATION TO GERMANY
Uwe and Hannelore Romeike fled Germany in 2006 over the family’s decision to home school their children. Homeschooling is banned in Germany, after school attendance was made mandatory in 1918, and homeschooling was finally banned outright by Hitler in 1938.
Uwe and Hannelore Romeike now live in Tennessee with their six children, and have been seeking political asylum. They argue that their right to choose the type of education they want for their children is not respected in Germany.
German home schoolers face significant fines, and even risk their children being taken into care.
The Romeike’s were initially granted asylum status in 2010, but the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement appealed the decision with the Board of Immigration Appeals. The Board overturned their asylum status.
The family now plan to fight the Board’s decision in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, which will hear the case on April 23.
The attorney for the family believe they have a strong case, arguing that a parents right to choose the form of education for their children is granted in Article 26, section 3 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights which reads: “Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.”
San Francisco tops Businessweek.com’s 2012 Best Cities Ranking
If you don’t mind cooler weather, walking up hills and pricey homes then San Francisco might be the place for you.
Despite being under a million in population, the city has so much to offer… world-class restaurants and museums, fairs and festivals, a larger educated group and an economy that is holding its own.
The ranking came about with Businessweek.com partnering with Bloomberg Rankings which looked at 100 of the largest cities in the country.
There were many factors looked at. For the individual it cannot be said which is the best city as family, work, lifestyle and sports team connections all factor in.
Some common traits that put San Francisco at the top of the list are as follows: They scored highest in education, in leisure they placed sixth and it made the top 20 in air quality and economic issues. The events hosted by San Francisco makes it seem like there is a continual festival going on. Views which attract about 130,000 tourists every day and its general ambiance intensifies local offerings.
Downsides are that it has one of the largest populations of homeless people in the nation and that rent is over $2000 for… a studio apartment!
Comparison cities are Seattle which came in second, Washington 3rd, New York 7th and LA 50th.
ISLAMISATION OF EUROPE
Islam is a prominent religion in most western European cities now. France has the largest population of Muslims in Europe; and over the years the UK has welcomed thousands of Muslim immigrants, especially from Pakistan.
There are regions of England, where Muslims outnumber Christians; and the schools have more children with English as a second language, than those who speech English as a mother tongue. One of the reasons for this, is the poor integration of Muslims and other immigrants into the community. Multicultural Britain has housed large immigrant populations together, instead of dispersing them throughout the regional population.
As the Muslim population grows in Europe, there are increasing demands from within the Islamic communities to change Britain to make it mostly Islamic. In some areas, Islamic courts have been set up and allowed to operate under Sharia Law, especially for cases like divorce. It is thought there are 85 Sharia courts operating in the UK. This is despite the oppression of women, so obvious in countries governed by Sharia law.
Futhermore, the British public are largely ignorant of the fact that they consume large amounts of halal meat every year. It has been discovered that halal meat is on sale in every major British supermarket. The meat is not marked as halal. Most of this meat is imported from New Zealand- nearly 100% of New Zealand lamb is slaughtered in accordance with Islamic law. Halal meat is ritually slaughtered by cutting the animals throat and draining the blood out; an Islamic prayer is made for each animal before being killed. Animal welfare groups have raised concerns of this method of slaughtering animals, where in conventional abattoirs, animals are stunned before being killed.
In the financial world, there has been a tremendous growth in “Islamic” finance. With the Financial Services Authority (FSA) launching the “Bank of London and the Middle East”. Islamic finance in Britain is now big business, and has resulted in the legal and tax obstacles being removed for the introduction of sharia-compliant products.
Within education, Muslims schools have raised concerns, with some private Islamic schools being found to teach hate towards Jews and Christians. It should also be noted that many of the recent terror plots exposed involving radical Islamists, were radicalised in British universities.
However, the liberal political elite are scared to take action. They fear being labeled as Islamaphobic, and seem to be unable to grasp the dangers of thousands of people living in Britain as an alternative society, opposed to British values.
As the Muslim population in Europe grows more dominant over the coming decades, through the high birth rate in Muslim women, it will interesting to see how these two worlds collide.