Friday, June 18, 2010

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ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION OF THE TIMES

House Célières

House Book of New Caledonia

21, route du Port-Despointes
Faubourg Blanchot


98800 Noumea Tel. 10 or 28 65 74 08 06 - Email: accueil@maisondulivre.nc


Open Tuesday through Friday 11 am from 30 to 16 h 30
Closed to Public Monday
Open 1st Saturday of each month.

Monday, June 7, 2010

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First conservatory coconut plantation on the atoll of Tetiaroa

In June 2009, the company Beachcomber SA and the family of Marlon Brando gave their agreement to integrate the atoll of Tetiaroa in a conservation project Polynesian coconut varieties. Practically, four to five remote locations, or motu peninsula, will each be replanted with a single variety. Thanks to the geographic isolation of these places, not coconuts will cross between members of the same variety of certified seed will be produced and disseminated. Four or five varieties of coconut are well preserved on Tetiaroa.
In April 2010, although no funding dedicated to this activity by the government, the first plantings of the conservatory began Tetiaroa. Coconut seeds were planted horned one small motu Tetiaroa.
The operation has not been easy, because the coconut trees were planted in half barrels of metal; the bottom of the rusted barrels was pierced by the roots of the coconut palm, making it difficult to impossible for manual unloading of coconuts. This allowed us to realize the extreme strength of the roots of coconut, which play an important role in the fight against erosion côtière.Nous therefore have to resort to "mass media" and banged drums using a machine pallet forks.


coconut seedlings were then "stripped" the reduction of leaf area has the advantage of limiting evapotranspiration and facilitates recovery. Then they were transported by boat on a stormy sea, to the place of planting. It was decided not to publicly disclose the exact location of this plantation, to limit the risk of theft of this plant material extremely rare. There are currently on this motu coconut trees will be gradually destroyed when plants coconut horned come into production.
To constitute a population of coconut conservatory, we generally recommend selecting twenty to fifty parental palms belonging to the same variety. Two to four descendants of each parent were planted in a geographically isolated. The relatively high number of parents limit the rate of inbreeding in subsequent generations. Crosses between related parties generate deleterious effects and a consequent reduction in vigor and fruit production.
Given the extreme rarity of coconut with horns, it will not be possible to find twenty parents with the required characteristics. For now, only eight horned coconuts were reported in French Polynesia. We recommend getting seed from at least four different horn to coconut, so as to limit the deleterious crossovers between related parties in the next generation.
Contacts have been made to obtain seed from Raiatea and Tahaa. We recommended
further seed collection on coconut horned Tetiaroa. Nicolas Leclerc said that all the nuts produced by the coconut does not wear horns. Coconuts horns were stolen by some workers who Tetiaroa them back as souvenirs. We emphasized that the nuts of the coconut palms hornless horned i must also be germinated. Around the fruit, which bears the stuffing horns, is a tissue of maternal origin only. The absence or presence of horn shall affect not on the genetic nature of the embryo of the seed. A coconut from the coconut without horn to horn just as likely to give a coconut palm coconut a nut horn to horn (phew!). To avoid confusion and promote self-fertilization, it is better to remove all the blossoms and fruits five or six trees that surround the coconut horned. Thus all seeds collected at the foot of the coconut to horn will be well from this tree.
Because the system of cross fertilization of coconut, nuts harvested coconuts gaff will not all coconut trees in horn. It will perform a selection among the plants when they begin to bear fruit, and probably eliminate some of them. Anyway, the genes will be preserved, even if they do not speak to one hundred percent. In future generations, we come gradually to form a population where all individuals will bear horns.

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Rediscovery of coconut horned Tetiaroa! Five islands of Tetiaroa

In 2006, during a scientific mission on the atoll of Tetiaroa, we learned about the motu Onetahi two rare coconuts in horn. Teihotu, son of Marlon Brando (left in photo), knew the exact location of these palms. He thought that these palms were unique in the world, they are indeed very rare but a dozen coconut trees horn have been described in French Polynesia and in the Andaman Islands off India. Teihotu collected the fruit horns, and refused to disclose the location of the trees. He gave us a fruit horn, which I realized the photos. Rather than drying the fruits, we advised him to germinate some of them and plant them. Teihotu put this advice into practice.

In 2009, we were informed by the Company Beachcomber SA both coconut horned present at Tetiaroa had been destroyed during work to extend the airport runway related to the construction of new hotel "The Brando." When this information was transmitted to us, we immediately suggested that the exploration of seeds germinated coconut gaff, which might have survived. Cecile Gaspar, President of the association Te Mana O Te Moana, conducted this research and was able to find a dozen seeds were transferred to nursery. Some of these seeds germinated, which helps to preserve the essential genes for future generations.

In 2010, with the help of Teihotu Brando, biologist Nicolas Leclerc has finally found alive two coconut trees, right beside the new airport runway. Only one of the coconut fruit produces three-cornered well formed. Nicolas think that only a fraction of the nuts produced by this tree bears horns. So we have seen these trees, seed collection is ongoing.

Here is a great news to learn that these botanical rarities were finally preserved ...

Monday, April 19, 2010

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BOOK HOUSE


The idea of a renovated house Célières dedicated to books and literature Caledonian date of 2001. From the outset, it is necessary that actors have in the book Caledonian own a place dedicated to the creation and reflection, interface with the public, but also a tool for professionals.

In this perspective, the Book House in New Caledonia wants everything at once:
· a historic place and media iconic (known to all and easily visible from the street) to protect and transmit to future generations;
· center contemporary resources (database updated: catalog all books published and freely available, available to the public of all contacts, help and home permanents) with a territorial and open to all;
· a creative element (homes of writers, writing workshops and / or bookbinding);
· pole animation (programming a season of actions to be undertaken over the year on and off the walls in Noumea in the interior and to the islands);
· a hub of discussion and exchange between communities and associations that operate mostly independently of each other.

The purpose of the Book House is, in fact, federate, to network and synergy (both local and abroad, in conjunction with agencies similar) multiple partners of the book - but not replace the existing structures and their missions - to enhance coordination actors in their book projects in the medium and long term.

Thus, one of the major issues House of Paper is to help develop New Caledonia a concerted policy of the book and reading by the introduction of a reflection and ongoing cooperation between key stakeholders in the book, private (editors, writers, animators reading, broadcasters, distributors, booksellers ...) associations, and public (Government of New Caledonia, provinces, Mission Cultural Affairs, City of Noumea, libraries, media). The

MLNC organizes on-site (or in reception areas, across New Caledonia), various manifestations: signatures, lectures, residencies, internships, workshops, meetings between the stakeholders in the book and the general public.

In the same vein, MLNC must facilitate access to information and counseling, provide logistical support for beginning writers or not, promote local literary heritage, and of course, encourage a love of reading and enjoyment writing.

It is also for the associations members and guest writers and / or residence, place of assembly, design and animation. They will have to place all the necessary equipment (telephone, fax, broadband Internet, photocopier, computers, printers, scanners).

The chart includes four permanent :
o a director in charge of implementing the measures provided annually by the office and the general assembly, to link between different members of manage and facilitate structure;
o an assistant manager;
o a technical adviser on the book industry, responsible for promoting the book Caledonian;
o a technical adviser on the creation and the animation division's resources and advice, and guiding the construction of Digitization:
o a home agent.


HIS PLAYERS
The office of the association's House of the Book of New Caledonia is composed of:

Frédéric Ohlen, President Nicolas MLNC
KURTOVITCH, Vice-President representing the CNEA
FAESSEL Pierre, Vice-President, representing the Association of Booksellers
Mireille LOPEZ-AGUILERA, Vice-President MLNC, NC Association Read
Manuel Castejon, secretary of the MLNC
Marc Bouan, Treasurer Cathie MLNC
MANNA, Treasurer, Assistant Distribution Book'in
DUFERMON Marina, Board Member, Association Evidence of a past


PARTNERS

The Government of New Caledonia The
The city of Noumea
Mission Cultural Affairs

South Province The Northern Province The province
Islands
Library Bernheim
Vice-President
The Media Center Tjibaou
The Association of Writers of the New Caledonia (NCSA)
Association of Broadcasters and Publishers of New Caledonia (SAFE)
Association of Booksellers of New Caledonia
Association Read Caledonia (LEC)
Paper Association, my friend
Association API (Association of Information Professionals)
Association for the Development Arts Patronage and industrial and commercial (ADAMIC)
The Friends of the Book and Binding
Alliance Champlain


FUNCTIONS AND OBJECTIVES

The House of the Book seeks to develop in New Caledonia a policy book and reading by setting instead of regular cooperation between the natural and legal persons concerned. It comes for all actors in the chain of book: it is a link / place between professionals, writers and audiences, a structure that gathers, maintains, drives, assists, informs, encourages, advises, form, moved, participates ...

* Promote, support, promote:

- The contemporary literature (Price, residences, fellowships).
- Support for the publishing and book distribution in New Caledonia and outside the country.
- coordinate the presence of editors and writers on book fairs, providing promotional materials.
- logistical support to authors in their projects.
- facilitate acquisition, preservation, promotion of heritage in the field of books and literature.
- Access to bio-bibliographical information and a collection of works and books.
- access to reading and writing to all audiences.
- Develop information, counseling, vocational training.


* Animate the literary life:

- Initiate and coordinate promotional events such as exhibitions and competitions.
- To discover the contemporary literature (conferences, lectures, conferences, exhibitions), build bridges between readers and literary texts.
- Allow contemporary writers to go out to meet the public.
- encourage dialogue with other artistic expressions.
- Establish literary workshops.
- Being the partner of all public or private writers wishing to receive and / or organize literary events locally, nationally and internationally.


* Promoting access to books and reading:

Taking into account the specificities of different audiences, sometimes isolated or prevented school, educational personnel, hospital patients, or in hand justice, community centers, tribes), by providing relevant professional tools and methods to implement appropriate actions around books and reading (initial and ongoing training through workshops, seminars, support for carrying projects, publications, a newsletter).


* Enhance the written heritage (and, in this case architectural)
- Educate the public to its existence and its fragility.
- offer him the means to access to this heritage.
- Contribute to build, preserve and disseminate the heritage collections through a network documentary.
* Train, inform, communicate:
- Tell trades book, foster linkages among professionals.
- Networking with similar structures in metropolitan France and overseas.
- Propose meetings between stakeholders in the book to pool expertise and share knowledge.

* Take into account the specificity of place , dedicate / split the available spaces according to their own vocation:

INSIDE:

Central Hall exhibitions temporary pole and multimedia holdings (in consultation law), presence of furniture and vintage photographs.
Halls Corner: meetings / meetings, offices. In

BASEMENT:

bookbinding, writing, illustration, papermaking,
Permanent exhibition of works of art.