The Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (the "Act"), which regulates the processing of personal data in commercial transactions, applies to all companies under and/or related to Flashcash Sdn Bhd ("FlashCash") (collectively, "our", "us" or "we"). For the purpose of this notice ("Notice"), the terms "personal data" and "processing" shall have the same meaning as prescribed in the Act.
This Notice serves to inform you that your personal data is being processed by us or on our behalf and by using or accessing the Website and/or the App and/or the Services (and/or other related applications) you hereby give your consent to the processing of your personal data.
Your personal data may include your full name, gender, date of birth, email address, home or office mailing address, telephone number, NRIC no., passport number, bank account no. and credit or debit card nos., location, industries and/or specialisations within services offered by the Merchants and all other personal data we may again collect from you on any subsequent occasion.
FlashCash uses market leading software and hardware to keep a protected copy of your bank account no. and credit or debit card numbers. This billing data belongs to you and by utilising the Website and/or the App and/or the Services, you grant FlashCash a license to use this data to charge you its fees as set out in the Terms, for services rendered.
such other purposes directly related to the foregoing.
(collectively, the " Purposes ").
Your personal data, and all other information that you may provide us from time to time, is being or is to be collected from: the Website(s) and/or the App, website(s) of our Merchant(s); and from any third-party payment gateway(s) for, amongst others, the Purposes.
In operating this Website, we may use a technology called "cookies". A cookie is a piece of information that the computer that hosts our Website gives to your computer when you access a website. Our cookies help provide additional functionality to the Website and help us analyse Website usage more accurately.
we may refuse to comply with a data access request or a data correction request and shall, by notice in writing, inform you of our refusal and the reasons of our refusal.
We disclose or may disclose your personal data to all companies related to FlashCash as stated above, the Merchants, any third-party payment gateway(s), our related corporations, business partners, service providers, banking and financial institutions, governmental departments and/or agencies, regulatory and/or statutory bodies and any such third party requested or authorised by you for the Purposes.
We won't share your personal information with anyone except for the situations listed below or unless we specifically inform you and give you an opportunity to opt out of our sharing your personal information.
Authorised Merchants. Our authorised Merchants are companies that perform certain services or sell goods for or to you based on a completed transaction in you using our Services. These services may include fulfilling orders, processing credit card payments, delivering packages, providing customer service and marketing assistance, performing business and sales analyses, supporting the Website and/or the App functionality, and supporting contests, surveys and other features we offer. These service providers may have access to your personal information to the extent necessary to perform their functions, but we do not allow them to share or use any of your personal information for any other purpose.
Affiliates. We may share information we collect, including personal information, with FlashCash-owned or affiliated businesses. Sharing information with our affiliates enables us to provide you with information about a variety of products and services that might interest you. All FlashCash companies comply with applicable privacy and security laws and, at a minimum, in any commercial email they send to you, will give you the opportunity to choose not to receive such email messages in the future.
Business partners. We may share your clients or your personal information with the Merchants offering the products, services, promotions and contests. We won't share your personal information with these businesses unless you choose to participate in their offer or programme. When you choose to engage in a particular offer or programme, you authorise us to share your email address and other information with the relevant merchant.
In response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order, or a request for cooperation from a law enforcement or other government agency; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by Malaysian law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us.
When we believe, disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or other wrongdoing; to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of our company, our users, our employees, or others; to comply with applicable law or cooperate with law enforcement; or to enforce the Terms or other agreements or policies.
In connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of our business, a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of insolvency.
We may require your assistance if the personal data relating to other third parties is required to process your personal data for the Purposes and you hereby agree to use your best endeavors to assist us when required. It is obligatory that you supply us your email address, phone number, first name, last name and identification details (such as NRIC or passport) (collectively, "compulsory personal data"). If you fail to supply us with the compulsory personal data, we may refuse to process your personal data for any of the Purposes.
You are responsible for ensuring that the information you provide us is accurate, complete, not misleading and kept up to date.
The Website and our related services are not intended for those under 18, and we do not knowingly collect information from those under the age of 18. Those under 18 should not submit any personal information without the permission of their parents or guardians. By using the Website and/or the App and Services, you are representing that you are at least 18.
FlashCash shall refund to you any amount, within its sole discretion, which you may be entitled to, premised on the specific transaction(s), and the value limited therein to, whether in part or in full, depending on the contributory nature of your involvement in the incident requiring a refund.
Upon the conclusion of the investigations, and once FlashCash has informed you of your entitlement to a refund, with the relevant monetary value attached thereto, you will be required to confirm your acceptance of the refund amount and terms therein.
FlashCash reserves the right to refund the agreed amount to you within seven business days, and/or any other time (whether shorter or longer) that FlashCash is able to ensure the proper and accurate clearance and settlement of the refund transaction.
Kindly carefully read the Terms herein before proceeding to access and/or use the Services and/or the Website and/or the App.
Your access and use of the Services and/or the Website and/or the App constitute your agreement to be bound by the Terms, which stands as a contractual relationship between you and FlashCash.
If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not access or use the Services and/or the Website and/or the App. The Terms herein do hereby expressly supersede any prior agreements or arrangements with you. FlashCash reserves all rights to immediately terminate these Terms and/or your access and/or usage of any of the Services and/or the Website and/or the App, including those available to you as being a guest or a registered user or a merchant of the Services and/or the Website and/or the App, or generally cease its offering or deny access to the Services and/or the Website and/or the App at any time for any reason, with a minimum notice period of twenty-one days.
FlashCash reserves the right to offer you, at any time, such supplemental terms as may be necessary and/or apply to certain Services and/or the Website and/or the App, and such supplemental terms will be disclosed to you in connection with the applicable Services and/or the Website and/or the App. Supplemental terms are an addition to, and shall be deemed a part of, the Terms for the purposes of the applicable Services. Supplemental terms shall prevail over these Terms in the event of a conflict with respect to the applicable Services and/or the Website and/or the App.
FlashCash reserves all rights to amend the Terms related to the Services and/or the Website and/or the App from time to time, with at least twenty-one days' due notice provided. Such amended Terms will be effective upon the posting of the updated Terms. Your continued access and/or use of the Services and/or the Website and/or the App, after such posting occurs, constitutes your consent to be by bound the updated Terms as amended.
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At this time, Users are all Malaysian citizens and/or individuals residing/visiting Malaysia to be used at Merchants located within the country.
The Website and/or the App are the main platforms / applications (other than any other applications which may be subsequently used or created to facilitate access to the Services at such other time) used to connect the Users with the Merchants. This shall be done by a payment and transaction based system / application which sits within and interface on the Website and/or the App on the one part; and a FlashCash option payment method on the Merchant's website and/or app on the other part.
FlashCash has no control over and therefore does not accept any responsibility and/or liability for the products or services paid for using the App. Further, FlashCash cannot and will not ensure that the Merchant which the User is dealing with will actually complete the transaction, or vice versa. Accordingly, FlashCash does not accept any responsibility and/or liability for any uncompleted transaction(s) which are due to anything other than downtime of the Services.
All data and information contained about and/or related to the Services on the Website and/or the App shall not give rise to any commitment and/or obligation which is not specifically stipulated in the Terms herein.
Any materials posted about the Services through the Website and/or the App are at no material time to be construed or considered as advice on which reliance should be placed.
access and use of any content, information and related materials that may be made available through the Services and/or the Website and/or the App, in each case solely for your personal, non-commercial use, subject at all material times to permissions granted by FlashCash and/or its licensors. Any rights not expressly granted herein are expressly reserved by FlashCash and/or and of its affiliated or related licensors.
involve your use, delivery or transmission of any viruses, unsolicited emails, 'Trojan horses' or any computer programming routines that are intended and/or for the purpose of damaging, detrimentally interfering with, surreptitiously intercepting, or expropriate any system, data or personal information.
attempt to gain unauthorised access to or impair any aspect of the Services and/or the Website and/or the App and/or its related systems or networks.
In addition, you agree that the entire risk arising out of your use of the Services remains solely with you, to the full extent permitted under the laws of Malaysia.
The complete access of the Website and/or the App shall be made available to all Users and/or Merchants who have registered accounts with FlashCash, and is available to all individuals, residing and/or visiting Malaysia, and all Malaysian businesses.
FlashCash shall not be responsible and/or liable if the Services and/or the Website and/or the App is unavailable for any time or for any period.
On occasion, FlashCash may need to carry out routine repairs, maintenance or introduce new facilities and functions to the Services and/or the Website and/or the App. You shall be notified of such occasions and are requested to bear with any downtime until the completion of such routine activities.
At any material time, FlashCash reserves all rights to make changes and/or updates as it deems fit without any further consent from and/or notice to you.
to use or reference in any manner www.FlashCash.my and/or FlashCash's company names, logos, products and service names, trademarks or service marks of those, or those of FlashCash's licensors.
the right to utilise your FlashCash funds in any manner allowed and/or prescribed by FlashCash, subject at all material times to, amongst others, the Terms herein.
do all necessary acts to ensure the protection of FlashCash, your fellow User(s) and/or Merchant(s) whether it be in reputation or otherwise.
do all necessary acts to ensure the protection of FlashCash, your fellow Merchant(s) and/or User(s) whether it be in reputation or otherwise.
To access and/or use most aspects of the Services and/or the Website and/or the App, you would need to become a registered member and maintain an active Services account (the "Account"). Account registration requires you to submit to FlashCash certain personal information such as your name, identification details (such as NRIC and/or passport), contact details and email address, as well as any other information which may be necessary.
You agree to maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date information in your Account. Your failure to maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date Account information, including having an invalid or expired payment method on file, may result in your inability to access and use the Services and/ or the Website and/or the App or FlashCash's termination of the Terms with you. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your Account, and you agree to maintain the security and secrecy of your Account, username and password at all times.
All information relating to booking of the Services will be available, accessible and retrievable upon logging in to your Account. This includes information relating to completed, open or recently made bookings. You will also have the opportunity to manage and save contact details and address information.
During registration and upon accessing your Account, there shall be an option to sign up and receive, and to opt out of receiving, information emails (such as newsletter, information on offers, and the like). There is always the option to unsubscribe from such information emails at any time by opting out in the Account settings.
FlashCash reserves all rights to close your Account and cease permitted access and/or usage of the Website and/or the App and/or the Services if any disruptive activity on the Website and/or the App or related and/or connected to the Services is detected, including but not limited to wrongful or fraudulent registration of an Account using another's email address or mobile number, without their consent or permission.
Upon registration of an Account with the Website and/or the App, you are required to create a username and a password. The password must remain confidential. The only occasion on which you shall be asked for your password is part of the login process into the Website and/or the App. Should there be any unauthorised access or usage of your password or the Account or your email address, or any other such breach of security known to you.
Users are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their Account and/or username and password, and further, for restricting access to their mobile phones to prevent unauthorised access to their account. Users agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under their account or password, whether or not authorised by the User.
if the password is being used, or is likely to be used in an unauthorised manner by others, FlashCash reserves the right to refuse transaction instructions, freeze the account and/or terminate the account, at its own absolute discretion.
Your access to the Services and/or the Website and/or the App as a guest shall be limited, insofar as you are able to browse and peruse the Services available and glimpse into the functionality of the Website and/or the App, but having no permission rights to utilise the Services, without first signing up as a registered member and maintaining an Account.
Notwithstanding your limited access to the Services and/or Website and/or the App, FlashCash shall hold you responsible and/or liable to adhere to all the applicable terms and conditions herein contained in your browsing and perusing of the Services and glimpse into the functionality of the Website and/or the App, and any breach thereof shall hold you responsible and/or liable in the same manner and category as if you were a registered member maintaining an account.
FlashCash, in its sole discretion, may permit you to submit, upload, publish or otherwise make available through the Services and/or the Website and/or the App content or information, including feedback related to the Services and/or the Website and/or the App ('user content'). By submitting such user content, you grant FlashCash a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, transferrable, royalty-free license with the right to assign or sublicense, to use, copy, modify, create derivate works of, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform, and otherwise use in any manner in all formats and distribution channels now known or hereafter devised, without further notice to or consent from you, and without the requirement of payment to you or any other person or entity.
All user content submitted through the Services and/or the Website and/or the App shall be in accordance and shall fall subject to the Terms herein contained and, in particular, the "Restrictions" terms above.
Any disputes with regard to infringement of any solely / exclusively owned IP Rights of FlashCash shall be settled by way of the dispute resolution mechanism as set out in the Terms herein below.
In the event of any dispute related to the infringement of any IP Rights owned by FlashCash, any suspected, purported or alleged infringer, whether it be client, Merchant or otherwise, shall have his / her membership account suspended or frozen henceforth, without any further notice to the infringer, until such a time that the dispute can be resolved by way of amicable resolution and/or through the dispute resolution process as set out at the Terms herein below.
The Website and/or the App may provide, or third parties may provide, links to internet banking sites, other sites or resources. The User acknowledges and agrees that FlashCash has no control over such sites and resources, and that FlashCash is therefore not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources.
The User further acknowledge and agree that the Website and/or the App shall not be responsible or liable in any way for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such Website and/or App or resource.
The User should make whatever investigation the User feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any transaction with any of these third parties.
A User and/or Merchant can close their account at any time by sending a message through the Help section on the Website and/or the App, or via email to support@flashcash.my.
When an account closes, any pending transactions will be cancelled and in the event the User does not withdraw any outstanding balance in the User's account, FlashCash reserves the right to forfeit the same.
Any cash funds that we are holding for the User at the time of closure, less any applicable fees, will be paid to the User, assuming all withdrawal- related authentication requirements have been fulfilled.
Users cannot use closure of their account as a means of evading investigation: if an investigation is pending at the time a user closes their account, FlashCash may continue to hold their funds for up to one hundred and eighty days, as appropriate to protect FlashCash against the risk of claims or disputes.
If Users are later determined to be entitled to some or all of the funds in dispute, FlashCash will release those funds to the User. Users will remain liable for all obligations related to their account even after such account is closed.
If Users do not access their account for a period of two years, it will automatically be terminated. After the date of termination, we will use the User information provided to try to send the Users any funds that we are holding for them.
Unclaimed User funds are at all material times subject and subordinate to the Malaysia Unclaimed Moneys Act 1965.
upon conducting any routine repairs, maintenance of upgrades, that it shall make best efforts and endeavours to resume regular or normal activity of the Services and/or the Website and/or the App at the soonest time possible.
FlashCash acts as a facilitator to help the User make payments to third parties, including but not limited, to Merchants. FlashCash's systems operate based upon direction and requests received through the User's account that requires FlashCash to make payments from the User's funds on their behalf.FlashCash is not a bank, a banking service or a credit facility service. Users will not receive interest or other earning on the funds that FlashCash handles as stakeholder.
Users can top up their Account with any bank offering its internet banking services to FlashCash.
Payment of the Charges shall, for all intents and purposes, be considered the same as payment directly by you, as a User or otherwise, to the Merchants. The Charges will be inclusive of applicable taxes where required by Malaysian law, such as Goods and Services Tax ("GST"). Charges paid by you are final and non-refundable, unless otherwise determined at the sole discretion of FlashCash and/or the individual Merchant(s), upon their joint or several agreements accordingly.
The payment structure and the applicable Charge(s) / Fee(s) for each transaction of the Services purchased from the Merchants is intended to be full compensation for the Services provided. You hereby understand and agree that, while you are free to provide additional payment as a gratuity to any Merchant, providing you with the Service, you are under no obligation to do so. Gratuities are voluntary and exist as payment beyond the control and knowledge of FlashCash, who's rights are hereby expressly reserved.
FlashCash, jointly with the individual Merchant(s), reserves the right to establish, remove and/or revise Charges / Fee(s) for any or all services or goods obtained through the use of the Services at any time in its sole discretion. Further, you acknowledge and agree that Charges / Fees applicable may increase (or reduce) according to the joint commercial considerations of FlashCash and the Merchant(s).
FlashCash is required by the laws of Malaysia and the National Bank of Malaysia to place all User funds within a trust account. This account shall hold an accumulation of all User funds presently held by FlashCash as stakeholders.
FlashCash and the banking institution under which the trust account is held are governed by strict laws, and at all material times have robust systems in place to ensure secure and smooth transactional processing and monitoring of all User funds and all User-Merchant transactions.
the User's use of the Account is deemed by FlashCash or the User's bank, to constitute abuse of the system or aviolation of internet banking rules.
FlashCash reserves the right to hold funds beyond the normal distribution periods for transactions in the event of suspicion or for accounts conducting unusually high transaction volumes, for the purpose of ensuring the integrity of the funds.
If FlashCash closes the User's Account, FlashCash will provide the User notice and refund the User all of the unrestricted funds held in the User's Account, at that present time.
Additionally, to secure the User's performance of these Terms, the User grants to FlashCash a lien on and security interest in the User's Account. In addition, the User acknowledges that FlashCash may, in its sole and absolute discretion, in the event of outstanding debts, set off against any of the User's Accounts for any obligation the User may owe FlashCash, at any time, and for any reason allowed by law. These obligations include both secured and unsecured debts and debts the User may owe individually or together with someone else.
FlashCash may consider these Terms and Conditions as the User's consent to FlashCash asserting its security interest or exercising its right of setoff should any law require the User's consent. The rights described in this section are in addition to, and severable from, any and all other rights.
there has been any of the above incidences or activities involving any other person(s) and/or entity(ies) Account.
FlashCash requests that you report any such incidence(s) or activities to the Customer Support Department (support@flashcash.my) at the soonest possible juncture that you become aware of it, so that FlashCash may immediately begin an investigation into the matter.
Upon the receipt of any report or complaint by any User and/or Merchant, FlashCash is bound to commence an investigation into the report or complaint.
Whilst FlashCash will make best efforts to conclude the investigation and address the report or complaint by any User and/or Merchant, FlashCash reserves all rights to take up to fourteen days to respond to the complainant on FlashCash's findings.
The User and/or Merchant hereby agree that they shall be unequivocally bound to FlashCash's decision on the report or complaint, whether it may be to their respective benefit or detriment.
alert primary Account holders of the report made by any third parties which may fall within the ambit of the reportable incidences, as set out above.
In the event, any User and/or Merchant and/or FlashCash raises a dispute with any other User(s) and/or Merchant(s), a similar investigation and findings process will be employed by FlashCash.
Depending on the nature of the dispute and the relevant parties involved, and our findings, FlashCash shall take all necessary action(s) as set out, whether individually or collectively, within the Terms herein, or any other action(s) FlashCash may deem necessary to resolve the dispute.
In the event, you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the findings, we ask that you inform us accordingly and FlashCash will do everything in its power to mediate the dispute and resolve the same amicably.
FlashCash values all its User(s) and/or Merchant(s) and aims to resolve disputes in a mutually beneficial manner within expeditious timelines.
In the event, you remain dissatisfied with the findings of FlashCash and/or any remedy offered to you (if any), you hereby agree that the initial appropriate forum to bring the dispute is by way of private mediation.
In the event after attempt(s) have been made to resolve the dispute through private mediation and any party remains dissatisfied, all parties hereby agree for any claim(s) to be accordingly made in the courts of Malaysia.
Any other matter relating to the Services and/or the Website and/or the App and/or any information available and/or related on or thereto.
RM1,500.00 to any one User and/or Merchant at any time.
your violation of the rights of any third party, including the Merchants.
FlashCash and/or its licensors are the sole owners of all IP Rights (whether jointly or severally) contained and/or related to and/or connected with the Website and/or the App and all content and material contained therein, with the exception of User Content. All works, content and materials on the Website and/or the App are protected by international copyright laws and treaties. All such rights are hereby expressly and impliedly reserved.
No content or material contained on the Website and/or the App is to be used for any commercial purpose and/or public circulation without the express permission of FlashCash and/or its licensors.
Should there be infringement of any of the rights owned by FlashCash and/or its' licensors, all action shall be taken to the full extent permitted by law to seek redress and relief for such infringement, including but not limited to an immediate cease placed on the Accounts of Users and/or Merchants.
In the event of any dispute related to the infringement of any IP Rights owned by FlashCash, any suspected, purported or alleged infringer, whether it be User, Merchant or otherwise, shall have his / her Account suspended or frozen henceforth, without any further notice to the infringer, until such a time that the dispute can be resolved by way of amicable resolution and/or through the dispute resolution process as set out in the Terms herein below.
The "FlashCash" name and logo and all related names, design marks and slogans are the trademarks of FlashCash or its licensors.
The Terms and your use of the Website and/or the App and/or the Services (and all non-contractual relationships arising out of or connected to them) shall be governed and construed in accordance with the prevailing laws of Malaysia.
Any disputes which may arise out of or which may be related to or in connection with the Services and/or the Website and/or the App and/or the Terms shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia, for the settlement of such disputes.
When the User visit FlashCash or send e-mails to us, the User and/or Merchant is communicating with us electronically. We communicate with the User and/or Merchant by e-mail or by posting notices on the website. For contractual purposes, the User and/or Merchant consents to receive communications from us electronically and the User agrees that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to the User electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
FlashCash, its affiliates, officers, employees and service providers will not be liable or deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in performance or interruption of the delivery of any content resulting directly or indirectly from any cause or circumstance beyond its or their reasonable control, including but not limited to failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems, computer viruses, unauthorised access, theft, operator errors, severe weather, earthquakes or natural disasters, strikes or other labour problems, wars, or governmental restrictions.
In the event, you require any assistance, kindly email our Customer Support Department: support@flashcash.my , or you can call us at (603)-6211 3636.
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Prince Harry is wrong: unconscious bias is not different to racism
Meghan Tinsley, The University of Manchester
When Prince Harry sat down with ITV journalist Tom Bradby for a conversation about his marriage, his estrangement from the royal family and his tell-all memoir, Spare, one particular segment stood out. Bradby said that Harry had accused some members of his family of racism, but Harry shook his head firmly.
"The difference between racism and unconscious bias," he said, "the two things are different." He went on to argue that unconscious bias could become racism if it was pointed out to the perpetrator and left unchecked.
The exchange between Harry and Bradby has prompted widespread debate. In op-eds, on TV, and on Twitter, people have rightly questioned whether Harry's family members really were unaware of their own biases, whether it mattered, and whether their views could be disconnected from racism.
When a person expresses racial bias, then that bias, conscious or not, is racism. But racism won't be overcome simply by pointing out unconscious bias. Instead, anti-racism means challenging the systems and institutions that have made racism "common sense".
Testing for unconscious bias
This is not the first time Harry has appealed to the concept of unconscious bias in order to explain individual behaviour. In September 2019, he explained that "the way that you've been brought up, the environment you've been brought up in, suggests that you have this point of view – unconscious point of view – where naturally you will look at someone in a different way".
Harry isn't the first to claim that unconscious bias can be challenged, either. From the Labour Party leader Keir Starmer to accountancy firm KPMG, prominent people and institutions routinely respond to charges of racism by pledging to combat unconscious bias.
The concept of unconscious bias has its origins in psychology. In 1995, US psychologists Mahzarin Banaji and Anthony Greenwald argued that unconscious attitudes and stereotypes shaped people's understandings and, in turn, their actions. They said that a child growing up in a racist society – with racially segregated neighbourhoods and schools, racist depictions in the media and parents and teachers propagating racial stereotypes – will internalise racism without realising it. They would then go on to express racist views unconsciously.
Building on this idea, in 1998, Banaji and Greenwald worked with social-cognitive psychologist Brian Nosek to develop the implicit association test (IAT). This has since become a popular tool in classrooms and corporate diversity training. On the IAT website, users can test their unconscious bias with regard to a wide array of categories, ranging from race and gender to ability and nationality.
The concept has gained further traction in the fields of medicine, law and education.
What unconscious bias doesn't tell us
The appeal of the IAT and the concept itself lies in its simple design. As a tool, it demonstrates just how widely held racist attitudes are –- particularly among people who are not conscious of holding them.
It is, however, precisely this simplicity that makes the concept inadequate. The IAT presents users with a succession of words and images, including the names and faces of Black and white people, and asks them to categorise them as "good" or "bad", as quickly as possible. The user then receives a score, which shows their level of unconscious bias.
Left out of this test is any analysis of where users' associations might have originated. Research has long shown that institutional racism pervades society at every level, from education and the media to the justice and healthcare systems.
When Harry states that members of his family hold unconscious bias, he does not situate this within the larger context of institutional racism. This is particularly concerning when we consider who, exactly, he is talking about.
The royal family is the institution at the heart of power in Britain. Members of this family derive their wealth and international status from political and social institutions that are the product of racism and colonialism. But ascribing only unconscious bias to these family members ignores these institutional roots. It reduces racial prejudice to the conscious, deliberate attitudes of individuals.
Further, for people on the sharp end of racist violence, it matters little whether the people responsible were conscious of their attitudes and actions or not. Unconscious bias only makes sense from the vantage point of the perpetrator. Black people face the same detrimental consequences, regardless of whether the perpetrators of racism are conscious of their bias or not.
Doctors prescribe fewer painkillers to Black patients than to white patients, even though they report similar levels of pain. Judges hand down custodial sentences for Black and Asian offenders that are 1.5 times longer than for white offenders. Bankers are twice as likely to deny compensation to Black fraud victims as they are to white victims.
Unconscious bias is useful as a tool for helping people who think racism is irrelevant to them – that is, people who hold power in a racist society – to understand that their biases are the product of institutional racism. But suggesting that unconscious bias is somehow less harmful than racism posits the latter as something only to be overcome at the individual level. The institutions that made racism possible, and, crucially, the people on the sharp end of its effects, remain invisible.
Meghan Tinsley, Presidential Fellow in Ethnicity and Inequalities, The University of Manchester

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Q: Dell 1545 running Windows 7 home premium 64bit I'm using Windows update to download and install Windows 10. After completely downloading and beginning to install, it failed with error code 80070490.
I looked up code did as instructed - downloaded the system update readiness tool, installed, pressed OK, attempted to finish the installation of Windows 10. I then received error code 80246005. Looked it up tried to do as instructed using command prompt , type attrib -h -s -r c:\windows\system32\catroot2. My computer says (attrib-h-s-r) isn't recognized as internal or external command. I'm not completely computer illiterate but I don't know a lot still. Any idea?

A: The error 80070490 means file not found ( ERROR_NOT_FOUND - Element not found.) and 80246005 means a network connection error (WU_E_DM_NONETWORK - A download manager operation could not be completed because the network connection was unavailable.).
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Is it true that you will always wait for me?
By Eleni Philippou November 24, 2020 November 23, 2020 0562
A unique dance and theatre piece is coming to Pallas Theatre this week blending classical music with spoken word and history with art. Created by Greek-born choreographer Andromachi Dimitriadou Lindahl with her dance company Asomates Dynameis, the performance on Wednesday and Thursday will also feature live music by the Fusionia Quartet as they chronicle abandoned cities, lost homes and unspoken goodbyes.
Letters of three Jewish mothers to their sons from the ghetto of Thessaloniki are the inspiration behind the performance titled Is It True You Will Always Wait For Me? Letters that are part of Leon Saltiel's book Don't Forget Me from Sarina Saltiel to her son Maurice Saltiel about having to leave her hometown behind during the extermination of the Jewish community of Thessaloniki in 1943.
"Over the time span of only some months," say the organisers, "with gradual restrictions, and finally a complete imprisonment in the ghetto – about 50,000 of the city's Jewish inhabitants were dispatched with the 'trains of death' to the Nazi extermination camps. This piece aims to give a human face and a voice to those who perished."
With the generous permission and guidance of Eleni Saltiel, wife of Maurice Saltiel, Andromachi and her team have been able to use extracts from the letters his mother sent to him and through her vivid and loving letters, the performance aims to trace her tragic and hazardous path. The piece will include narration of the letters while dancers and musicians on stage bring them to life. Given its framework, Is It True You Will Always Wait For Me? is supported by the Embassy of Israel in the context of the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Cyprus.
Is It True You Will Always Wait For Me?
Dance-theatre performance by Andromachi Dimitriadou Lindhal and her dance company Asomates Dynameis and the Fusionia Quartet. November 25-26. Pallas Theatre, Nicosia. 8.30pm. €10. Tickets from www.soldoutticketbox.com
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Camerata, Harvard Choir Honor Calvin with Symphony of Psalms
by David Griesinger
November 9, 2009 by David Griesinger
Anne Azema showed her skills in a concert at Memorial Church on Sunday, November 8, with singers and musicians of the Boston Camerata and the Choral Fellows of Harvard University Choir.
The concert started with a Hebrew Cantilation (Psalm 25) performed by voice and harp, followed by Ms. Azema singing from the audience. Gradually voices and instruments were added until the whole audience participated in Dowland's setting of Psalm 100, a glorious hymn of praise.
"Lobet den Herrn" (Psalm 130) by Schutz, with the marriage of vernacular text, melody and harmony, uplifts the soul – even of this hardened non-believer. [Click title for full review.]
The Psalms of David have never ceased to capture the hearts of listeners and singers of all nations. Just how powerful they can be was demonstrated at Memorial Church on Sunday, November 8, by the singers and musicians of the Boston Camerata in combination with the Choral Fellows of Harvard University Choir, directed by Edward E. Jones.
The concert marked the beginning of the second season of the Camerata under the direction of Anne Azema, who showed her skills as an arranger of program material from a wide variety of time and place; as a singer with a powerful, clear, emotional voice; and as a conductor.
Psalmody started – perhaps in the time of David – with simple melodies of praise for solo voice accompanied by harp. The original Psalms were in the vernacular – a tradition restored by Calvin, who realized the power of them to bring both piety and joy. The concert started with a Hebrew Cantilation (Psalm 25) performed by voice and harp, followed by Ms. Azema singing from the audience. Gradually voices and instruments were added until the whole audience participated in Dowland's setting of Psalm 100, a glorious hymn of praise.
The concert continued with Psalms of despair – "From the depths I called you, Lord, hear my prayer…," "By the waters of Babylon we sat, and wept…" and went on the Psalms of a more secular bent (Jean Calvin would not have approved – but life includes love): Tant que Vivray – "While I am at my prime I will serve the all-powerful god of love, in actions and words, in songs and harmonies…" All were performed with feeling, skill, and emotional power by the Camerata's instrumentalists and singers. Of special note were Anne Azema and Lydia Brotherton (soprano), Jason McStoots (tenor), Scott Metcalfe and Karina Fox (violin) and (in the second half) Michael Collver (cornetto).
The second half of the concert both started and ended with Psalms of pure joy. The high point for me was the rendition of "Lobet den Herrn" (Psalm 130) by Heinrich Schutz. Schutz's skill with the marriage of vernacular text, melody and harmony uplifts the soul – even of this hardened non-believer. "Praise the Lord oh my soul, and forget not the generosity with which he has blessed your life…" The piece was performed with alternate strophes sung by the soloists of the Camerata and by the full forces of the Camerata with the Harvard Fellows. I complimented Mr. Jones after the concert on the superb performance of his singers. He acknowledged the praise – but said it was wonderful hearing the Schutz sung by just one voice per part. (And what fine voices!) A lengthy standing ovation followed the final piece, a setting of Psalm 98 by William Byrd.
In whole, a fabulous afternoon of song. The sound was recorded by WGBH, and the performance was videotaped. Listen for a re-broadcast, and look for a DVD.
David Griesinger is a Harvard-trained physicist who is eminent in the field of sound and music. His website is here.
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A lovely, uplifting, rejoicing concert.
Comment by Charles Dickinson — November 21, 2009 at 2:49 am


After agreeing to transfer Christian Pulisic to Chelsea in the summer, Borussia Dortmund get to spend some money to reinforce their ranks. Therefore, Leonardo Balerdi completes medical check in Dortmund.
Defensively, the German giants have a diversity of choice for center backs. With young players like Zagadou, Akanji and Diallo, the black and yellows are looking sharp in the back. However, Akanji might undergo surgery soon. On the other hand, Akanji and Zagadou picked up a few injuries during the season.
As a result, Borussia Dortmund are looking for young talent in the center back position. This talent comes in the form of Argentinian 19 years old defender Leonardo Balerdi. The young U20 Argentina player played 5 games so far for Boca Juniors and showed a huge potential.
Leonardo's play style might remind Dortmund fans of Sokratis Papastathopoulos, the legendary BVB defender who left for Arsenal in 2018. In fact, the 19 year old has the ability to read the opponents plays and often intercepts attacks in the midfield with very courageous tackles. He is also very aggressive and isn't afraid to get involved in high risk challenges.
Now that Leonardo Balerdi completes medical check in Dortmund, it's just a question of time before he is announced and assigned a jersey number. Balerdi will be tied to the German giants till 2023 as the team agrees to pay around 15 million Euros to Boca Juniors.


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Q: Is there a method to convert the Django ORM queryset to Raw SQL to include the select_related and prefetch_related? How does the Django ORM query with select_related and prefetch_related convert to raw SQL?
I have a Django ORM query which I have tried to convert to Raw SQL but the prefetch related does not work.
data = table1.objects.filter(
            is_deleted=False)\
            .select_related('created_by', 'location')\
            .prefetch_related(
              'table2',
              'table3'
            )
raw_query = str(data.query)

The raw query does not contain from prefetch related. Is this the correct process?

A: If you want to get the generated raw query simply print that query like this:
print(data.query)


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Lincoln Castle Revealed, Lincoln
Brought back to life through restoration and re-presentation
Credit: Andrew Arrol
Arrol & Snell for Lincolnshire County Council
Contract value: £12m
GIA: 4,400 m²
The castle, which was falling into disrepair, is brought back to life through a programme of restoration and re-presentation, making it accessible for all user groups. A fully comprehensive scheme of repair and conservation was carried out inside and outside of its walls, and its setting enhanced. The whole project was developed over a period of five years in order to deliver the project to coincide with the 800th Anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta. Both budget and programme were successfully delivered.
The project has lifted this heritage asset to the status of a visitor destination that is accessible and enjoyable to a wide range of users. It meets the demands of contemporary users while reflecting and enhancing the intricate history of the site.
See the other winners of the RIBA Regional Awards 2016 – East Midlands
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18.01.2023 Author: Henry Kamens
Bretton Woods Entities Have No Way Out Of The Woods!
Column: Economics
Region: USA in the World
I wonder just what per cent of the population even knows about Bretton Woods and its implications for the global system. What goes around comes around, and the US and its economic allies, under the guise of the IMF and World Bank, Bretton Woods Entities that emerged in the wake of World War Two, have long since become everything they claim to despise.
These entities were founded so as not to make the same policy and economic mistakes as were made in the aftermath of World War One, those which were the main cause of World War Two. They therefore sought to stabilise what was left of the European Economic Landscape, so that no country would fall so far behind the others that it could be manipulated by extreme populist leaders, or communists.
Since then however it has changed its agenda, and adopted one of economic control, political manipulation and subterfuge, with overtly political and not solely strategic goals. The economics which have led so many countries down the garden path of debt and currency collapse have been imposed on everyone so that those who have risen to the top, without democratic accountability, can avoid admitting they might be wrong, and therefore don't have the qualifications, skills and intelligence politicians have been forced to believe they think they have.
The original idea was to achieve the stabilisation of markets, economies and society as a whole. In other words, it ignored the lessons of nineteenth-century liberalism, which ended up creating a class of people "more Liberal than Thou", who pulled the ladder up behind them by saying that whoever didn't profit from these broader opportunities must have something wrong them, rather than the system itself not being the answer to everything.
This is why "liberalisation" is still a mantra spouted by the crusaders who think they have all the answers. No one means by that that every Tom, Dick and Harry should really have the same opportunities in life, and the same access to the resources necessary to take advantage of them.
They mean shifting economic power from those who currently have it to chosen nominees who will support whatever programme the donors have in mind. How liberal this idea really is can be seen in the fact that this same process of shifting capital and power away from existing elites is exactly what got the junk bond king Michael Milken put in jail, when the same practices continue daily as long as they [such crimes] benefit the established players.
In Your God We Don't Trust
As a recent title so appropriately reflects, Bretton Woods II ended today, with China and much of the oil producing world beating the Americans at their own game. The dollar-for-oil monopoly was the lynchpin of Bretton Woods II's stability, so it follows that Bretton Woods as we knew it just ended, and in turn Bretton Woods becomes redundant in terms of World Trade and Commercial Policy.
Put simply, the world is dumping the dollar, at least in terms of trading in oil, and this is impacting the US from many sides. The dollar as an instrument of US policy will lose its ability to run roughshod over friends and enemies alike, and will have to change its own fiscal policy to reflect the New World Order which has been imposed upon it out of the blue.
Sooner or later this was going to happen. This is what Jimmy Carter was really talking about back in the seventies, when he spent so much of his presidency droning on about energy crisis and how it was key to keeping inflation under control, often to his own disadvantage and demise.
Without stabilisation of energy resources and supply, "whoever can order the tune" can also control the economies of wherever countries they want—and a backlash results over time, with those disadvantaged by that process ganging together to turn the tables in what might be called the Liberia Effect: overthrow the corrupt system, and build a one equally corrupt but run by your own people.
Much of post-war history involves the sale of oil in dollars, and conflicts generated by that process. However this was made the overt driver of political and economic relations during the Nixon Administration, despite the chaos in foreign exchange markets that followed, and the resulting instability being made worse by the inflationary OPEC oil embargo of 1973-74.
In July 1974 the US Treasury Secretary William Simon and US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made a top-secret flight to Riyadh to meet King Fahd. They offered a deal: sell Saudi oil exclusively for US dollars and buy US Treasuries with the proceeds, or we kill you, your entire family, and occupy the oil fields with the US military.
Strangely, this is the same Saudi Arabia now being lambasted for systematic human rights abuses which are held to be a product of its being Muslim and undemocratic. One doubts that Simon and Kissinger would appreciate being tarred with either brush, but the fact they thought such behaviour was alright for them tells you what you need to know about Bretton Woods mega players being more Liberal than Thou.
Now, quickly and without much fanfare, the petrodollar may soon be obsolete. It is ironic and hypocritical to reflect on how Biden "used sharp rhetoric to contrast himself with former President Donald Trump's unreserved embrace of Saudi Arabia", but is now going to be the main casualty of policies he previously supported.
What comes next is not hard to predict. The British Empire took a long time to catch up with colonial leaders it had branded as rebels, extremists and terrorists being embraced as statesmen on the world stage. The US is congenitally incapable of doing so, caught up in its own rhetoric, as only by promoting the concept of American Exceptionalism, and using it to justify whatever it says, can it even justify the country's very existence when every other country, in one way another, has made the USA's founding ideals its own, and done a better job of it.
Let's Just Call it a Global Reset and Leave It At that!
We must not forget Biden's failed trip to the Middle East prior to Midterm Elections, in which he came away embarrassed, empty handed, and humiliated on the world stage. The same is also holding true in other parts of the world, as the pack is scenting blood, even if it is not Biden's own.
Biden's trip to the region will soon reveal itself to be all for PR, and desperately trying to close ranks against Russia under the guise of diplomacy and the worldwide price of oil. It is what a US President is supposed to do to show they are awake, rather than what they need to do to achieve anything positive.
As the collapse of the Soviet bloc showed, the problem doesn't come when people stop believing in you, but when they start thinking that everything you attack isn't so bad after all. Then you have no room for manoeuvre, no way to construct a new paradigm. You can only go on clinging to the old certainties, because doing the opposite would be so hypocritical it would destroy you entirely.
In real democracies there is a gradual process of assimilating your enemies after they are retired or die off. It is routine to attack opposing parties by saying that they are no longer the decent, reasonable, principled party of old, when they were led by people who the speaker's fellow travellers regarded as the Devil Incarnate at the time.
When you build your own economic and political dominance on saying that everyone else has something wrong with them, it is very difficult to then say that those countries once had the right idea but have now lost it. How can you have allowed that to happen, if the first idea was so good?
The US will now have to construct a new political paradigm which underpins a new economic paradigm it can present as a better option. One reason the Orthodox Church began gaining adherents in parts of Africa in the twentieth century was that it was not associated with the colonial powers, even though "foreign" in essence. Those churches which were have had to reset, but can't claim their assumption of superiority doesn't exist. The US is about to have the same problem on a much grander scale.
Reaping What Others Have Sown
What was predicted when this article was first was sent off for publishing has been confirmed. The position the US now finds itself in was demonstrated when, despite what Biden was saying, he was pictured engaging in embarrassing fist bumping with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who can be best described as a psychopathic killer – and had been by Biden himself in his earlier rhetoric.
The US doesn't care about Saudi Arabia, must less like it, but has to defend its friends to defend itself, no matter how wrong they are. It has to pretend the old system is still worthy while it works out how it can play a part in the new one.
There are not many frontiers and unwavering friends left, other than former allies who are actually partners in business and crime. They are distancing themselves, and a New Order is evolving.
But it is not the New World Order envisioned by the US and its previous presidents. It is one in which no one automatically accepts that the US is right, and makes correct moral judgments. It is one in which everything the US doesn't like is re-examined to see what good might be found in it.
Syncretism is another facet of a real democracy. Parties take the ideas of other parties and see how they can adapt them to their own way of thinking. Thus you get a case for any idea within any party, on the grounds there is an ideologically acceptable version of the concept somewhere, and the public can be made to believe in it.
Until their final day in power, the rulers of Communist Czechoslovakia insisted that they could accept this or that reform, but not the abandonment of socialism. They knew that was the one thing above all the Czech public wanted gone, and that they once could still have had a future by finding a capitalist narrative acceptable to the party, as in Hungary, Bulgaria and China, but that opportunity had gone because the people had investigated these questions before them, simply because the party had told them how bad they were, and the party could no longer control the debate.
The US has missed its own opportunity to move away from itself whilst retaining all the benefits of that self – the money, the glamour, the fundamental correctness and desirability of much of what it claims to believe in. Now anyone talking about alternatives will only be listened to if they are not the US, and traded with and trusted on the same basis.
Old Values, New Valuables
The price is now being paid for Biden's earlier trip, which was most likely anti-Iran, anti-China, anti-Russian, as he sought allies in time of need, "birds of a feather who will flock together," and to justify this for US domestic consumption. Now he needs Saudi Arabia and still friendly OPEC more than they need him, and whenever he talks to them, he shows it. This, in light of the European self-inflicted energy crisis, is a rude awakening for him and the Democratic Party.
In his Washington Post op-ed, "Why I am going to Saudi Arabia", Biden laid out a position hostile to and contemptuous of both Saudi Arabia and Iran and their security concerns. To understand Biden's modus operandi, and to judge the most appropriate way for Saudi Arabia to handle Biden's visit and his seemingly pro-Iran policies, one needs something of a crystal ball and a sense of humour.
Biden claims in the article, which was obviously written for him, "I'll pursue diplomacy intensely — including through face-to-face meetings — to achieve our goals." This is somewhat ironic considering Biden's previous track record at diplomacy—one of dismal failure and cozying up to backhanders in Ukraine and China, for starters.
The answer to Biden and the policies of his administration is loud and clear. OPEC's outright refusal to defer oil production cuts until after the American midterm elections was a further sign that Saudi Arabia and OPEC+ no longer take orders from Washington.
Saudi Arabia went further by taking the unusual step of officially rejecting the US request for cuts in public, and did not even stabilise oil production but decreased it in face of a tight market, created mostly by US and European sanctions against Russia.
Saudi Arabia did not mince its words when it rejected as "not based on facts" American criticism of an OPEC+ decision back in October to cut its oil production target despite US objections. It explained that Washington's request to delay the cut by a month would have had negative economic consequences.
Naturally, in light of political considerations, the White House said it presented the Saudis with an analysis that showed the cuts could hurt the world economy, and alleged that the Saudis pressured other OPEC members on a vote. But now the world has decided that what the US says is bad might be good, the analysis was bound to have the opposite effect, as the US still cannot face one fact: that the "world" means everybody else, not the eternal spread of the US opinion and hegemony.
Henry Kamens, columnist, expert on Central Asia and Caucasus, exclusively for the online magazine "New Eastern Outlook"
Tags: Economics
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In this scandalous political thriller, the filmmaker behind TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY APPLY takes his investigatory grit to West Virginia where he looks into a mysterious chemical spill that left 300,000 people without drinking water for months. As the story deepens, we discover scientific cover-ups and political malfeasance across all levels of government, poisoning the entire system meant to protect drinking water. The Washington City Paper called WHAT LIES UPSTREAM "the scariest film at AFI DOCS" while Variety wrote it's "a quietly devastating documentary" that "builds a persuasive case against not only industry and political figures, but also the Centers for Disease Control and the Environmental Protection Agency." Winner of the Special Jury Prize for investigative filmmaking at the Seattle International Film Festival.
By acknowledging what isn't known about drinking water, but what should be illuminated about the mechanism behind it, "What Lies Upstream" proves an exemplary piece of advocacy filmmaking.
Is "What Lies Upstream" persuasive in all respects? No. Will it make you think twice about what's gone unnoticed in your tap water? Absolutely.
Perhaps this new denouement is more provocative than the original; the overall content is certainly compelling enough to motivate audiences, or voters, to take action.
It seems to me that this timely new film establishes that the current attention given to Pruitt's living situation in Washington, D.C., and pay raises for officials in the EPA, are miniscule compared to the environmental disaster ahead.
A powerful cri de couer about terrifyingly lax government oversight of the water supply.
There's something rotten in the shape of water.
Director Cullen Hoback may follow the standard Michael Moore playbook a little too closely-remember when documentary filmmakers mainly stayed behind the camera?-but the levels of malfeasance that he uncovers are genuinely impressive.
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For all homeschoolers in Albemarle county and the surrounding area. Mailing list coordinates park days and craft times, lists local community activities, and announces VHEA (Virginia Home Education Association) seminars or other information important to homeschoolers.
Monthly meetings for moms; quarterly meetings for dads; field trips and other group activities for kids.
Multifocus network of Christian homeschool groups for Stafford, Spotylsvania, and Fredericksburg areas. Annual curriculum fair and regional events.
A group of eclectic homeschooling families in eastern Prince William County. Members utilize a wide spectrum of homeschooling methods, from pre-packaged curriculum to radical unschooling, and everything between. The group has no rules, no dues, and no hierarchy; meets informally to share ideas, information and outings. A support group where all activities are purposely separate from any religious or spiritual function.
A "ministry" with a Statement Of Belief, co-op classes, and other activities.
Northern Virginia; Christian but "open to all homeschoolers." Elective classes, monthly newsletter, library, many family events, and an annual homeschool conference.
An inclusive support group for the City of Fredericksburg (Spotsylvania & Caroline Counties).
Christian team sports for Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina.
A diverse homeschool group in southeastern VA. Fun, high-quality, educational opportunities and support.
A very active group, in the area between DC and Richmond. Fieldtrips and other activities.
Publishes a monthly newsletter, organizes workshops, and serves as a knowledge bank for local resources. Regular member support groups meetings all around the metropolitan area.
Support for home schoolers in Accomack and Northampton Counties.
A support group for the Hampton Roads, Virginia and northeastern North Carolina region. Sports, proms, graduation, curriculum fair, arts and science programs, and monthly meetings with local and national speakers. No membership requirements; open to all home schooling families.
Christian support and activity group in the Tidewater area.
Resources, activities, and friendship for Fredericksburg (Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Orange, Culpeper, and Louisa counties) Christian families.
Statewide association that works to promote and protect homeschooling in Virginia: Website lists support groups throughout the state. HEAV publishs a free quarterly magazine (14,000 subscribers), a free weekly e-mail newsletter, and The Virginia Homeschool Manual. Also coordinates an annual convention and graduation every June in Richmond, works with the Department of Education, and lobbies the General Assembly.
An association of individuals, families, and Virginia-based homeschool groups and businesses. Represents home schooling interests to legislators, government officials, the media, and others; informs and serves members on matters relating to home education. Neutral on matters of religion, partisan politics, and non-homeschooling issues. $15/year for individuals, and $50/year for support groups. Membership includes a subscription to the VHEA newsletter. (A subscription without actual VHEA membership is also available for the same rate.) Website includes local support group listings.
Information on home school activities on the DELMARVA peninsula.
An email newsletter with information on classes, clubs, field trips and information for homeschooling families in Northern Virginia. To subscribe, send mail to susieg@alum.mit.edu or riemerfam@att.net.
A moderated list for homeschooling families in and around Fauquier County Virginia. Provides information and support for homeschoolers, including activity announcements. Any member can post messages to the group, but are asked to be respectful of other families differing motivations and methods.
A list for any Virginia residents who prefer to discuss homeschooling ONLY, without religious or partisan political threads.
Code of Virginia Annotated $ 22.1-254.
"have reached the fifth birthday on or before . . . September 30 . . . and who has not passed the eighteenth birthday". However, any child who will not have reached his sixth birthday on or before September 30 of each school year, whose parent notifies the appropriate school board that he does not wish the child to attend school until the following year" is exempt from attending school. Section 22.1-256 (A)(5).
Reading, writing, math, spelling, history, government and citizenship.
Parents must annually notify their local superintendent of their intention to home school by August 31. If moving into school district, parent must notify "as soon as practicable" and comply with other requirements within thirty days of notice.
Parents must have a i) baccalaureate degree in any subject or ii) be a "teacher of qualifications prescribed by the Board of Education" or iii) enroll child in a "correspondence course approved by the Board of Education" or iv) provide a curriculum of program of study that includes "in the judgement of the superintendent," the standards of learning objectives adopted by the board and evidence that the parents will provide an "adequate education."
Parents must submit a "description of the curriculum" that they will be using.
Under this exemption the "school system lacks the authority to monitor the educational growth of a child through regular testing . . ." OAG, Nov. 18, 1988 (54-395) p.5. Furthermore, on page two of this opinion, the Attorney General asserts, "The guarantee of free exercise is not limited to beliefs which are shared by all members of a religious sect." also "[t]here is no legal requirement . . . that a religion or religious belief meet organizational or doctrinal tests in order to qualify for constitutional protection." Id.
In Frazee v. Illinois Dept. of Employment Security, 109 S.Ct.1514 (1989), the U.S. Supreme Court stated that whether or not the individual's church family "formally supports the religious belief held by the individual is an "irrelevant issue" in determining the validity of that religious belief. Frazee, at 1516. Further on the Court said " . . . we reject the notion that to claim the protection of the Free Exercise clause, one must be responding to the commands of a particular religious organization." Frazee, at 1517.
Parents must submit the results of an annual standardized achievement test by August 1 after each completed school year. Test must show that child attained "a composite score above the fortieth percentile."
Or submit an annual "evaluation or assessment which, in the judgement of the division superintendent, indicates that the child is achieving an adequate level of educational growth and progress." By August 1.
A couple years ago, VA dropped the standard to the same as for public schools: 23rd percentile.
Also, some counties are now refusing to accept the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, and instisting on Stanford.


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