Eurocentrism: The legacy of Colonial Conceit: By Professor Koskenniemi. Fa’amatalaga e Tim Tufuga.
Atonu e fai siga faigata ona malamalama mo le tele o le aofia o le sini ‘autu o le lauga o lenei polofesa mai Finland, mai le Univesite o Helsinki, o le mafuaga o le atina’eina o le International law po’o o le mafuaga o le fauina o le tulafono o le lalolagi. O le amataga po’o o le fa’avaeina o le tulafono o le lalolagi sa amata mai le Treaty o le Westphalia i le tausaga o le 1648. Ona amata lea o le diplomacy i le va o nu’u eseese. O lenei tulafono ua fa’asalalau i le lalolagi e ala mai i le imperialist expansion po’o o le fa’aso’ota’aga o nu’u fa’akolonisi e malo mai Europa, e pei o Siamani ma Peretania. Ua mafua ai o le loto fa’amaualuga o le Papalagi i le manatu o le sili o lo latou aganu’u pe a fa’atusa i nu’u ua latou puleina, e pei o Samoa e Siamani ma Peretania e ala mai ia Niu Sila. O le manatu ua fa’apea ifo le papalagi ua li’utau e le papalagi ina latou o e fa’asalalau le fa’apulega ma fa’amalamalama o le tamai o le Papalagi i tagata e le civilised Ua fa’aali mai e to’a tolu vaega o le tuaiga o tagata ma lo latou aganu’u. O le nu’u ua telele tamaoaiga pe o le civilised society, o le Barbarian, po’o o le le taupulea, e pei o tagata Asia, ma Initia, ma o le Savages, po ole tagata o le vao,o tagata e pei o tamati, o ia tagata ua pei o tagata e pei o le Apoliki, Maoli, Initia i Amerika, o tatau tagata Samoa, e aofia ai ma tagata Aferika. Ua suiga nei le manatu o tagata atamai mai univesite i lo latou manatu fa’amaualuga ma fa’ailoga lagu, ua fa’apeaifo, ua ala ona sili atu le tamaoaiga o papalagi aua ua leva ona latou atina’e lo latou sosaiete ma nu’u ma aganu’u eseese ua mafua ai ona manuia ma ua tele atu lo latou tamai i mea uma. Ae o le eseesega mai tagata ua fa’apea ifo o tagata e le mafaia ona puleina (BArbarians) aua ua le lava lo latou atamai ma tamaoaiga ina ia fa’asoloiluma lo latou sosaiete e fa’atusa ma nu’u ma aganu’u o tagata Europa. O le ala lenei ua sili atu iai lo latou tamaoaiga ma lolatoou talitonuga lo le aganu’u fa’asamoa ma lo latou talitonuga ma taimi o le pouiluliuli. Ole Eurocentrism lenei ua tele naoa o le fa’ailoga lagu o le papalagi ua latou fa’amualuga lo latou manatu i tagata Asia, Afrika ma tagata Pasefika. Ma ua tupu nei le fa’aseseina o tagata lanu papa’e ua fa’apea e atamai atu ma malosi atu lo le tagata aferika, po’o le Samoa, i mea tou o ta’aloga, i le atamai i ‘aoaoga ma le malo soifuaina ma le togafiti i ma’i ta’itasi lo le fofo o le Samoa mai taimi i anamua. Ae ua fa’auma le lauga i le manatuua sese le papalagi e moni lava e le sili latou ae sili le aoaoiga o le tagata mai aoaoga maualuga.
Ma le fa’afetai lava
O Tim Tufuga
Euronesians and the constitutional dilemma of the 2 Apia constituency seats.
Institutional Racism: Broken Windows: Macquarie University By Tim Tufuga 25th October, 2013.
Recently, I had returned to continue with my postgraduate studies towards my Master’s of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism degree at Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales. I had completed my two core units in the first semester not without problems with some fellow students and staff members whom had accosted me resulting in I reciprocating the banter. I was ordered to fly down to Sydney to appear before a disciplinary committee to face student disciplinary charges for misconduct. The charges, in my view, were superficial misdemeanour which I considered did not warrant expulsion from the University. Unfortunately, the bantering continued into the next semester, this time b other students and a new academic staff. With a zero tolerance attitude adopted by the Macquarie University disciplinary committee, I was expelled from the University.
I have uploaded a youtube video giving details of the charges and the circumstances of my expulsion from the University. I have blamed this occurance directly at the Queensland Justice system and the Queensland Police, for character assassination and a deliberate attempt at denigrating and to besmirch my character. I have described the deliberate actions by the police services as part of the judicature process of rendering a blacklisted persona non grata in their view as a person to be utterly degraded and denunciated, through hubris humiliation of myself through a process of public humiliation. My expulsion from the University is such a character assassination propaganda effectively utilised by the Queensland Justice system, the Department of Public Prosecution, the Queensland Correctional Services personnel, in asserting the denunciation and absolute defamation of a targeted individual.
Institutional blacklisting and defamation is an effective policing strategy used to justify their actions of arresting and to demonise a suspect offender whom has proclaimed habeas corpus such as I. The actions of the police and the Queensland Justice system towards me in my past experiences has been one in which I have considered as very institutionally hostile. The hacking of my academic work, my personal blogs, and the re-edits of my blogs and publications, have been directly attributed to the Police services and the correctional services staff within Queensland over a number of years, suffice it to say, that even my youtube comments have been subjected to infantile trolling primarily from incognito police officers. Needless to say, I have had my wordpress website compromised and my former blogs re-edited by hackers, whom I have directly suspected are law enforcement personnel, whom included my fellow students at Macquarie university, whom were Australian police officers, intelligence officers, public servants.
I have therefore published the letter sent to me from Macquarie University, detailing the circumstances surrounding my expulsion. Bearing in mind the abovementioned policing strategies of affirming denunciation and the demonization of a perceived persona non grata through a hubris public humiliation of myself, I expected that this would be the most likely and probable outcome.
The Australian Republican Movement: July 2012 update by Tim Tufuga (Qld Branch Councillor 2012-13)
The Australian Republican Movement is still looking for more members and activists. We are seeking true blue Australians in seeking not only the inclusion of Aboriginal rights within the constitution but to overhaul the constitution to include its own citizen as their future head of state. Unfortunately, it seems that only the intellectual elites, polticians, academics, students and military elites who seem to support the republican call. The rest of the laity seem apathetic and noncommitted to an Australian republic.
The London Olympics 2012 is just around the corner, and our head of state will not state to salute Australian athletes in Australian national pride but will support the British athletes as they vie to compete against Australian athletes.
Whilst it does seem inopportune to mention the R word it is still relevant and still in the back of many people’s mind especially as we await the 65th year of Her Majesty’s reign to surpass Queen Victoria’s reign, it may seem more opportune then to consider the ineluctable transition to republicanism for Australia.
For the more astute progressive thinkers we are about to embrace a new age of nationalism a revitalisation and regeneration of the Republican movement with ARM still keeping the fire burning even in times of uncertainty and apathy.
We still need more members.
2012 Queensland Branch Council calendar
in Branch NewsQueensland
Date:
Wed, 18/01/2012 (All day) – Mon, 31/12/2012 (All day)
18 January 2012 – Queensland Branch Council meeting
14 March 2012 – Queensland Branch Council meeting
12 May 2012 – Queensland Branch Council Training Day, 10am – 3pm
June 2012 – Movie Night, Palace Barracks Cinemas (date to be confirmed)
July 2012 – Republic Upstairs (place and date to be confirmed)
11 July 2012 – Queensland Branch Council meeting
12 September 2012 – Queensland Branch Council meeting
28 September 2012 – Australia for a Republic Ball, Novetel
October 2012 – Movie Night, Palace Barracks Cinema (date to be confirmed)
14 November 2012 – Queensland Branch Council meeting
22 November 2012 – XMas Function, Queensland Legislative Council chamber (with Guest Speaker), followed by Parliamentary Riverside BBQ area
All ARM members are welcome to attend Queensland Branch Council meetings and all functions. For more details contact:
Glenn Davies
Queensland State Convener
http://www.republic.org.au/sites/republic.org.au/files/ARMLET%20No1%20June%202012.pdf
Thank you
Mr. Tim TufugaAustralian Republican Movement (Queensland Branch Councillor 2012-13)
The Australian Republican Movement update July 2012
The Australian Republican Movement is still looking for more members and activists. We are seeking true blue Australians in seeking not only the inclusion of Aboriginal rights within the constitution but to overhaul the constitution to include its own citizen as their future head of state. Unfortunately, it seems that only the intellectual elites, polticians, academics, students and military elites who seem to support the republican call. The rest of the laity seem apathetic and noncommitted to an Australian republic.
The London Olympics 2012 is just around the corner, and our head of state will not state to salute Australian athletes in Australian national pride but will support the British athletes as they vie to compete against Australian athletes.
Whilst it does seem inopportune to mention the R word it is still relevant and still in the back of many people’s mind especially as we await the 65th year of Her Majesty’s reign to surpass Queen Victoria’s reign, it may seem more opportune then to consider the ineluctable transition to republicanism for Australia.
For the more astute progressive thinkers we are about to embrace a new age of nationalism a revitalisation and regeneration of the Republican movement with ARM still keeping the fire burning even in times of uncertainty and apathy.
We still need more members.
2012 Queensland Branch Council calendar
in Branch NewsQueensland
Date:
Wed, 18/01/2012 (All day) – Mon, 31/12/2012 (All day)
18 January 2012 – Queensland Branch Council meeting
14 March 2012 – Queensland Branch Council meeting
12 May 2012 – Queensland Branch Council Training Day, 10am – 3pm
June 2012 – Movie Night, Palace Barracks Cinemas (date to be confirmed)
July 2012 – Republic Upstairs (place and date to be confirmed)
11 July 2012 – Queensland Branch Council meeting
12 September 2012 – Queensland Branch Council meeting
28 September 2012 – Australia for a Republic Ball, Novetel
October 2012 – Movie Night, Palace Barracks Cinema (date to be confirmed)
14 November 2012 – Queensland Branch Council meeting
22 November 2012 – XMas Function, Queensland Legislative Council chamber (with Guest Speaker), followed by Parliamentary Riverside BBQ area
All ARM members are welcome to attend Queensland Branch Council meetings and all functions. For more details contact:
Glenn Davies
Queensland State Convener
http://www.republic.org.au/sites/republic.org.au/files/ARMLET%20No1%20June%202012.pdf
Thank you
Mr. Tim Tufuga
Australian Republican Movement (Queensland Branch Councillor 2012-13)
According to the Pacific Islands Forum sources Australia has overtaken New Zealand in remittances.
According to the Pacific Island Forum Sources, the Pacific Islanders are surviving by the remittances sources from Australia, New Zealand and The United States of America. More importantly, Australia has overtaken New Zealand as the most remittances overtaking New Zealand in providing a lifeline to the dwindling economic fortunes of the South Pacific economies.
More importantly, Pacific Islanders have realised that the very essence of their survival hinges upon the human resource exports to the core industrialised nations. The Pacific Islander will remit monies in regular amounts to their loved ones in whatever sources whether they are on welfare or working as a high roller professional, the pacific Islander will consider remittances to their families as a mandatory undertaking.
Beneath is a report release from Neroni Slade from the South Pacific Forum on the 6th December, 2010.
Remittances in Forum Island Countries PRESS RELEASE (119/10)
6th December 2010
Remittances are an important source of household income and foreign exchange for many developing countries, providing income directly to households to improve living standards.
Reducing Pacific remittance costs to be in line with global averages would represent a significant productivity increase for the Pacific.
“Remittances to both the national economies and individual families in some Forum island countries are quite significant so it is imperative that the region gets the full benefits through mechanisms that would result in a win-win situation for the sending and receiving countries,” says Tuiloma Neroni Slade, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
In a report called “Trends in Remittance Fees and Charges” prepared by Australia and New Zealand and presented to the recent Forum Economic Ministers’ Meeting in Niue, it was noted that around US$470 million was formally remitted to Forum island countries (FICs) in 2008. The primary sources of remittances to the Pacific are Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America.
The report stated that “the primary remittances policy challenge is that the average cost of remitting to the Pacific is significantly higher than global averages.”
The average cost of sending remittances to the Pacific island countries is 21.7 percent of the amount remitted when sent from Australia and 15.2 per cent when sent from New Zealand. It is estimated that remitters to the Pacific pay at least US$90 million in remittance fees each year.
Following discussions of the report, the Forum Economic Ministers Meeting in Niue agreed “to explore and prioritise support for domestic initiatives in both sending and receiving countries to promote lower remittance costs.”
The Ministers agreed to investigate whether domestic regulatory or payment system arrangements are a constraint to lower remittance costs and reporting back to FEMM in 2011.
They further agreed to support financial efforts, consistent with the MoneyPACIFIC Goals and promote transparency in remittance costs of Remittance Service Providers operating in their countries. The MoneyPACIFIC Goals to be achieved by 2020 are that: all school children to receive financial education through core curricula; all adults to have access to financial education; simple and transparent consumer protection be in place; and to halve the number of households without access to basic financial services.
The Forum Economic Ministers also agreed to promote national level awareness of the SendMoneyPacific website (www.sendmoneypacific.org) and share experiences in improving financial awareness, especially in relation to remittance costs. The website has improved the transparency of fees and charges by displaying both upfront fees and exchange rates.
FEMM is the premier regional forum for economic cooperation in the region. Meeting documents for the Niue FEMM including the full report on remittances can be accessed through this link:
ENDS.
For media enquiries contact Mr Johnson Honimae, the Forum Secretariat’s Media Officer on phone 679 331 2600 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 679 331 2600 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
Samoa amongst the fattest people in the world and are ranked sixth in the world.
Ia atonu o lenei tulaga ua le manuia mo tagata Samoa i Samoa. Ua tulaga loga ono Samoa i le lalolagi mo tagata lapopo’a. O Tagata Pasifika o lo’o maua i le tulaga sili i le lalolagi mo tagata lapopo’a i le lalolagi atoa. Nauru e tusa e to’a 95 pasene o tagata lapopo’a ua sili i le lalolagi atoa.
O le lipoti lenei mai le Forbes journalist Lauren Streib.
Fa’afetai
Tim Tufuga
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World’s Fattest Countries
Lauren Streib 02.08.07, 12:01 AM ET
There are currently 1.6 billion overweight adults in the world, according to the World Health Organization. That number is projected to grow by 40% over the next 10 years. The following list reflects the percentage of overweight adults aged 15 and over. These are individuals who have individual body mass indexes, which measures weight relative to height, greater than or equal to 25. Obese is defined as having a BMI greater than or equal to 30.
Rank | Country | % |
1. | Nauru | 94.5 |
2. | Micronesia, Federated States of | 91.1 |
3. | Cook Islands | 90.9 |
4. | Tonga | 90.8 |
5. | Niue | 81.7 |
6. | Samoa | 80.4 |
7. | Palau | 78.4 |
8. | Kuwait | 74.2 |
9. | United States | 74.1 |
10. | Kiribati | 73.6 |
11. | Dominica | 71.0 |
12. | Barbados | 69.7 |
13. | Argentina | 69.4 |
14. | Egypt | 69.4 |
15. | Malta | 68.7 |
16. | Greece | 68.5 |
17. | New Zealand | 68.4 |
18. | United Arab Emirates | 68.3 |
19. | Mexico | 68.1 |
20. | Trinidad and Tobago | 67.9 |
21. | Australia | 67.4 |
22. | Belarus | 66.8 |
23. | Chile | 65.3 |
24. | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 65.2 |
25. | Seychelles | 64.6 |
26. | Bahrain | 64.1 |
27. | Andorra | 63.8 |
28. | United Kingdom | 63.8 |
29. | Saudi Arabia | 63.5 |
30. | Monaco | 62.4 |
31. | Bolivia | 62.2 |
32. | San Marino | 62.1 |
33. | Guatemala | 61.2 |
34. | Mongolia | 61.2 |
35. | Canada | 61.1 |
36. | Qatar | 61.0 |
37. | Uruguay | 60.9 |
38. | Jordan | 60.5 |
39. | Bahamas | 60.4 |
40. | Iceland | 60.4 |
41. | Nicaragua | 60.4 |
42. | Cuba | 60.1 |
43. | Germany | 60.1 |
44. | Brunei Darussalam | 59.8 |
45. | Slovenia | 59.8 |
46. | Peru | 59.6 |
47. | Vanuatu | 59.6 |
48. | Finland | 58.7 |
49. | Jamaica | 57.4 |
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