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Welcome Hi Everyone

It’s been another great fortnight with residents exploring the Top End. The day trip to the Territory Wildlife Park proved to be a hit as always and it seems a lot of you are trying to fit in as much ‘fun time’ as you can before the exam period sets in. Make sure you get involved in as many activities as you can this fortnight as we will soon start to wind down to pave way for your study period. Exams start at the end of this month so please be considerate of those studying at different times to you. We will again have our usual quiet time from the end of semester where noise will not be tolerated. Have a great fortnight and remember to keep everything in your life balanced.

Dean Preddy

Manager

International

House Darwin

iWitness Issue 38 | 1 May 2013

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Features

French Coffee & Cake 3

ANZAC Day 3

IHD Soccer Grand Final 4

Touch Football 5

Territory Wildlife Park 5

Speech Pathology 6

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Regulars

Live Greener 7

Notices 8

Calendar of Events 9

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Cover

Day trip to Territory Wildlife Park

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9.00am - 5.00pm

Residents Leaders:

Ph. 8946 6591

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ANZAC Day On ANZAC day we paid tribute to fallen and the returned soldiers, sailors and airman, that

fought for us almost a hundred years ago. It was great to see both Australian and international

students getting involved in tradition of the dawn service. We all set aside our personal and

cultural differences to commentate the ANZAC’s and all

they’ve done for us.

As an ANZAC day tradition we returned to IHD to a gun fire

breakfast, minus the rum. Where we sat around

swapping our own war stories.

We honor our heroes.

Coffee & Cake

French Night

Two wonderful French residents at IHD, Claire Girette & Emilie Filoche

volunteered a couple weeks back to make crepes for the residents here and how

could we ever pass up such an offer?! On the 23rd

of April 2013 French Coffee &

Cake kicked off with Claire welcoming the 30 residents present, in French to the

event. With the crepes the girls had made we threw in some Nutella and Jam for

the residents to go crazy with.

By the time the clock struck 9 o’clock, crepes were all gone but every resident

present in the room had a smile on their face. Thanks Claire and Emilie for

sharing your cuisine with us and IHD would like to welcome residents to put up

their hands and let us know if they are interested in doing something like this. For

all the IHD residents we have a treat for the next coffee and cake, its Coffee &

Cake Special Edition straight from Hungary! So make your to the Red Room

sharp at 8:00pm on the 7th of May 2013.

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IHD Soccer Grand Final Like any epic game of soccer there is the need for two great teams, it was the IHD residents’ good

fortune that we had Korea, the two time champions, up against the hot favourites for the tournament,

Blackzilians! The game kicked off at 6:15pm with both teams going at full throttle, Blackzilians took a

2-0 lead in the first half of normal time – only to have Korea draw level at the end of the second half.

The match went into extra time were both teams looked worn out when out of the blue the Blackzilians’

captain Francisco scored with a long range effort past Kingman to break the hearts of Team Korea and

their fans! It was a great end to the finale of the IHD Indoor Soccer World Cup with the Blackzilians

being crowned Champions Sem1 2013!

A big THANK YOU goes out from the RL Events team to IHD’s manager Dean Preddy, who came down

with his family to watch the game and hand out the trophy. That’s not all there, THANK YOU to others

who helped behind the scenes, IHD’s ALCC James Jeffress with all the equipment and catering, Rosie

King with all the promotion, the Duty RL (Adeel Silat) and of course to all the residents who participated

in the event and residents who came down to show support to their fellow residents!

CRICKET

Just because the IHD soccer world cup is finished doesn’t mean you can get your sports fix. IHD is hosting

Sunday Cricket during the dry on the IHD Central Lawns. Check out our up-coming events for more details.

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Touch Football

Thirty residents walked the bush track to Dripstone Beach to indulge in a game of Touch Footy last

Saturday afternoon in glorious conditions. The sun was shining, the sand was soft, and our German

residents were on fire combining to out run and out pass any opponent – no matter what set of rules

were given to them. Fun was had by all who played and spectated and the game was followed by a

beach style dinner of snags in bread. Thanks to all those that attended and helped bring the

equipment from the car park to the beach and vice versa. And to our Cambodian friends who had a

torch on their phone to help the chefs see if the dinner was cooked. Many hands made light work.

Territory Wildlife Park

IHD had a great trip to the Territory Wildlife Park last

Saturday. We had a chance to see wildlife up-close in their

natural habitats. We could walk through the tree top

aviaries, interacting with them during the presentations.

The walk-through aquarium was a big hit and was

everyone’s favourite, especially, the sawfish, turtles and

the saltwater crocodile.

We had a close look at the Top End’s famous flora and fauna as well. Everyone had great fun

and IHD glorified our exhausting day with a real Aussie BBQ at the end. We’re looking forward

to see you guys on our next IHD trip.

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20 speech pathologists and two occupational therapists from

Sydney will be staying at International House Darwin over the

next few months. These students are on placements with the

Education Speech Pathology & Therapy Services (ESP&TS)

school.

ESP&TS recently established a school based speech pathologist

in four Darwin schools and these students will be working directly

with this clinician meaning they will receive on the ground

supervision during their block placements. The response from the

schools so far has been overwhelmingly positive.

Speech Pathology &

Therapy Services

It is with great sadness that International House Darwin informs you of the death of Kathryn W. Davis.

We learned that on Tuesday Kathryn died peacefully at the extraordinary age of 106.

International Houses Worldwide mourn the passing of our illustrious

alumna and benefactress, Kathryn W. Davis was an ardent

internationalist, visionary civic leader and tireless seeker of peace. She

and her late husband Shelby Cullom Davis personified our mission of

cultural exchange and international understanding throughout their long

and productive lives.

Kathryn founded “Projects for Peace” when she turned 100 and sponsored

approximately 120 International Houses Worldwide projects.

Kathryn’s good works and spirit live on at International House and

throughout the world in the many lives she touched. We will miss her

greatly, and extend our condolences to her son Shelby, daughter Diana and their families.

Kathryn W. Davis

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How does your power bill add up? Here is a look at the typical power use

at IHD:

Where do you think you can save some electricity?

Description Power consumption (kWh)

800W (highest setting) microwave on for 5

minutes

0.067

1,500 W hair dryer on highest setting for 10

minutes

0.25

100 W incandescent light for 1 hour 0.1

75 W incandescent light for 1 hour 0.075

Energy used in 1 year by a home PC with

LCD screen (if left turned on 24 hours/day,

365 days/year)

800

Ceiling fan for 1 hour 0.05

To bring 2 cups (500mL) of water to the boil 0.047

To bring 1.5 Litres of water to the boil 0.14

Energy used by a medium size 2-star

clothes dryer used once per week for a

year

305

2 Watt clock radio on 24/7 for a year 18

Big (50") plasma TV used 3 hours a day for

a year (including standby energy

consumption)

435

Energy consumed by appliances in standby

(assuming 10 per cent of energy

consumption is standby)

765.4

LIVE GREENER

WHERE ENERGY IS USED AT IHD

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Building Cleanliness

You are responsible for keeping your

room and common areas tidy.

Please do not put food scraps and

rubbish in the sinks or drains as this can

block them.

Failure to keep kitchens and bathrooms

tidy may result in a suspension of

cleaning to your building or a $40

cleaning fee.

Continued disregard for cleanliness may

result in eviction.

Computer Room

The computer room is for study only.

Please be quiet when in the computer

room and use headphones if you wish to

use the speakers.

Gaming of any kind is not allowed.

If someone is being to noisy in the

computer room ask them politely to be

quiet, if this does not work make sure

you call the Resident Leader

immediately.

Keys

Do not give your electronic key to

anyone, including friends and family.

You may be responsible for missing items

if your key was the last to access a room

or common area.

This is for your safety and security.

If you know of someone who is sharing

their key please report them to the IHD

Office.

Fines

Residents have been continually

ignoring the parking rules at IHD and as

such IHD residents have received over

100 fines.

These fines are listed against your

drivers licence and throwing them out

does not mean you don’t have to pay

them. CDU has an electronic record of

the fine and may refer the fine to a debt

collector.

NOTICES

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

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Sea Breeze

Festival

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9.30am

Cricket

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May Day Public

Holiday

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8pm Coffee

and Cake

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8pm Cookin’

with Thomas

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9.30am

Cricket

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8pm Movie

Night

15 16 17 18

Litchfield Day

Trip

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20 21

8pm Coffee

and Cake

22 23 24 25

Mandorah Day

Trip

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27 28

8pm Movie

Night

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End of

Semester

Party

For more information please

contact your Resident Leaders or

the Academic Liaison and

Cultural Coordinator

Phone: 8946 6536

IHD EVENTS

For more information

and updates check

out our Facebook:

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EventsIHD

& keep an eye on the

notice boards

around campus

May 2013