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A Magical blend of Cityscapes and Rainforests
Once overshadowed by more well-known destinations in Southeast Asia, luxury holidays in Malaysia have become increasingly popular. With stunning rainforest scenery, sandy beaches and an eclectic mix of cultural influences, it's no surprise that this vibrant country has captured the heart of many discerning travellers.
Our selection of upmarket Malaysian resorts provide the perfect bases from which to explore this exciting nation. Whether you're looking for a glamorous getaway in a colonial-style city hotel, a secluded hideaway nestled deep in the forest or a romantic beachside villa, we offer a range of handpicked 5 star Malaysian hotels to choose from.
Malaysia offers visitors a unique mix of traditional and modern sights. Kuala Lumpur, the bustling capital city, is well worth a visit. Make your way around the markets of Chinatown to sample tasty street food and sip Teh Tarik - a strong, milky tea that comes highly recommended by the locals. Marvel at the architectural contrasts between the rustic wooden stilt houses and cutting-edge skyscrapers, including the iconic Menara KL telecommunications tower and the Petronas Twin Towers – the world's tallest twin towers.
If you're after something a little less fast-paced, take a cruise around Pulau Perhentian. Thanks to phosphorescent plankton, the sea surrounding these postcard-worthy islands literally sparkles by night. Many boat trips make an on-shore stop-off where you can soak up this magical sight next to a cosy beachside bonfire. By day, the azure waters and pearl-coloured sands make this the perfect place to unwind with a book or sip a refreshing cocktail.
For high tea with a difference, visit the verdant Cameron Highlands and sample some of the country's most intoxicating infusions. Meanwhile, adventure-seekers can head to the Batu Caves. These stunning limestone formations can be found at one of Malaysia's holiest Hindu sites and are great fun to explore, not least because they're also home to troops of monkeys that will come and greet you. For more wild encounters, visit the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre for a rare chance to see conservation work in action and have a go at feeding these charismatic creatures yourself.
The perfect holiday
Our Malaysian luxury resorts are the perfect place to sample some of the most exquisite dishes this country has to offer. From traditional rendang curries and spicy satays, to freshly-caught seafood and fluffy roti flatbreads, our first-class accomodation offers guests an array of sensational food, drinks and unique experiences during their stay.
At Azure, we want to make sure you make the most of your time in Malaysia, which is why we offer tailor-made holiday packages to some of the county's most spectacular locations. Whatever you're looking for, whether it's a action-packed city stay or something tucked away in the middle of nowhere, we can make it happen for you. Why not get in touch by phone or live chat and speak to one of our travel experts? We'll be delighted to provide you with more information about our packages and help you put together the perfect trip.
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We have been using Azure to arrange our holidays for over 12 years. Every year usually twice a year, sometimes more, we rely on the experienced team at Chester to provide expert information on our chosen destinations. Be it a return to our established favorites in Barbados and Dubai or a new and exiting destination chosen from Azures brochure it is always handled in a friendly and competent manner. The small details are not missed such as do we need late check out or early arrival, which can make such a difference after sometimes long hours travelling. For us using Azure takes the uncertainty out of booking holidays.
We have been booking our holidays through Azure for 10 years and we can thoroughly recommend them. The Azure team arrange amazing holidays, well chosen destinations and hotels with a tailored itinerary that runs like clockwork with so many wonderful extras, it really takes the time and stress out of planning. When the weather has disrupted our journeys, their 24 hour service has provided us with 5* rescues! Nothing is too much trouble for Azure staff and the same goes for all the staff we have met on our Azure holidays which really are out of this world. We continue to recommend your company and all your wonderful team and look forward to our next holiday with you.
My first experience with Azure was when they came to my rescue when my family and I were stranded abroad on holiday without accommodation, their professionalism and ability to make things happen at very very short notice was second to none. They were very knowledgeable and were able to utilise their many relationships within the industry to get things resolved for me within an hour. I can't praise them enough for rescuing my family's holiday and making it a truly memorable time. Since then the team always do their best to make my holidays the best they can possibly be based on their own vast travel knowledge and experiences. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them and wouldn't use anyone else for luxurious travel.
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Editorial Note: The "Editorial We"
Sherman County School District Hall of Honor Inductions, Sept. 30
Sherman Middle School Football/Volleyball 2016 Schedule Update
Notice: Sherman County Court Regular Session, Oct. 5
Concours de Maryhill, Maryhill Arts Festival, Food, Music & Maryhill Loops, Oct. 1 & 2
Peak Performance: It's in Your Mind
1. Editorial Note: The "Editorial We"
Editorials present a publication's opinion on an issue and are meant to influence public opinion, promote critical thinking, and sometimes cause people to take action on an issue.
For the editor and publisher of Sherman County eNews,
it is the "editorial we"
The first-person plural pronoun used by an editorialist in expressing the opinion or point of view of a publication's management.
"We" put the questions together and published them in an editorial, eNews #248.
Our editorial intent is to provide a menu of questions for eNews subscribers to ask the candidates. We did not invite the candidates to submit answers to the questions.
Sherry Kaseberg, Editor/Publisher
Sherman County eNews 1999-current.
2. Sherman County School District Hall of Honor, Sept. 30
3. Sherman Middle School Football/Volleyball 2016 Schedule Update
4. Notice: Sherman County Court Regular Session, Oct. 5
The Sherman County Court is meeting in regular session on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in the Circuit Courtroom at the Sherman County Courthouse, 500 Court Street, Moro, OR 97039.
5. Concours de Maryhill, Maryhill Arts Festival, Food, Music & Maryhill Loops, Oct. 1 & 2
Celebrate Sam Hill's love of roads, the automobile, and the arts during this two-day, family-friendly festival devoted to creativity in all its forms. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE FREE!
Concours de Maryhill | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Open car show featuring autos 1945 and older, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. Want to enter your car? Click here for more information.
Maryhill Arts Festival | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Browse and shop booths featuring Northwest artists working in a variety of media, including painting, glass art, jewelry, woodworking, ceramics and more.
Drive the Maryhill Loops Road | Noon to 2 p.m.
Take a spin past the beautiful scenery and through the road's eight hairpin curves. Free on the historic Maryhill Loops Road, located just east of US 97 off of State Route 14.
Family Fun: Veggie Car Races | 1 to 3 p.m.
Kids put their ingenuity to work transforming humble veggies into fantastically engineered cars and race them on a 12-foot ramp for thrills and chills.
Dining | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Several locally operated food vendors will be on-site – Bake My Day during the day and Bob's Texas T-Bone for dinner – as well as Loïe's: The Museum Café inside Maryhill Museum of Art.
Maryhill Loops Hill Climb | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vintage sports cars from the 1930s to 1960s race singly in a three-mile timed climb up the historic Maryhill Loops Road; view from the Highway 97 Overlook and from designated points along the route.
Maryhill Arts Festival | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Browse and shop booths featuring Northwest artists working in a variety of media, including painting, glass art, jewelry, woodworking, ceramics and more.
Dining | 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Enjoy lunch, light snacks, beer and wine at Loïe's: The Museum Café inside Maryhill Museum of Art.
Music | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Enjoy the bluegrass and Americana sounds of The Ryders from Seattle. (Artists will take breaks throughout the day.)
6. Peak Performance: It's in Your Mind
Today, here are a few words about peak performance aimed at everyone who would like to improve at a sport or game, and we are not talking about performance-enhancing substances.
People are finally starting to realize that "the right stuff" isn't something you have to be born with. The fact that we can learn to tap previously unexplored potential has been quickest, perhaps, to take hold in the world of professional sports. However, the principles involved will work just as well for weekend athletes and high school athletes, as well.
One of the best-known techniques, for what sports psychologists and counselors call "performance enhancement," is visualization. Now, visualization is simply a form of mental practice. It's performing the different aspects of your sport over and over again in your mind, with all the right moves and the desired end result. You can do this with your eyes closed in a quiet room, riding the bus, in the shower, while you're waiting to see the dentist – virtually any time.
Michael Jordan, arguably the best basketball player of his generation (if not several others) shot thousands of baskets in practice, on the court. He shot many more thousands, sitting on planes, trains and automobiles. With his eyes shut, seeing and feeling those shots in his mind. It's a safe bet that most of the athletes at the Rio Olympics and Para-Olympics were doing the same thing before their contests.
All that's required is that you see yourself performing – driving the ball, throwing the javelin, clearing the bar. It doesn't matter what the action is, as long as you are doing it perfectly. Because, you see, your subconscious doesn't know the difference between a vividly imagined picture and the actual event. And while mental practice can't replace the discipline and hard work of physical practice, in some ways it's even better. It guarantees that you are practicing perfection, and when you practice perfection, you are far more likely to perform perfectly.
Now, take this same practice and apply it to your interactions with people at work. Apply it to what your job requires you do. Apply it to the goals – personal, professional and organizational – you want to achieve, and watch your performance soar! ~ The Pacific Institute


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The resistant Venezuela's leader Maduro taunted several authorizations America had instituted upon his government last week subsequent to last week's race for another administrative super body which incited the American government towards terming his person to be despot since he'd "seized outright control."
Oil rich however financially feeble Venezuelan nation anticipated this crisp influx for dissents in opposition to this disagreeable leader, that his supporter highest ranking judicial body did effectively exposed a resistance run legislative body from their forces, at the same time as their nation holding up towards perceiving what activities their recently stamped citizen get together would embark upon.
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Maduro, replied prior to last week against bans pointed straightforwardly towards his administration, reprimanded American leader Trump for being victorious for administration through a method of a discretionary school in the wake of being defeated on famous voting during last year's presidential race.
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Many pet owners believe that their dog is well trained and would never harass, much less attack, children or adults walking down the street. That said, no matter how well trained a dog can be, sometimes the animal instinct comes through unexpectedly, especially in larger and more predatory breeds. For these larger breeds, owners often take many precautions, like keeping a dog on a leash or restricting their pet to a confined outdoor area. In other cases, an owner will go as far as setting up an electric fence.
An electric fence is not always visible as it is often stored underground and is tethered to a dog's collar via radio frequency. Should a pet lose control and break for the street or sidewalk, tripping the electric fence can immediate shock the dog, stunning it temporarily or shocking it into submission. The shock is not fatal or harmful to a dog and keeps others safe. Electric fences are an oft-selected and well known precaution for Pennsylvania owners to take.
But like most precautions, an electric fence is only as effective as when it works. It is not uncommon for an electric fence to be faulty right out of installation. So if an electric fence is in place, but fails at the time of an attack, Pennsylvania law can hold owners responsible for an injuries caused by their dog's attack.
While a failed electric fence could be caused by a lack of maintenance on an owner's part or shoddy installation, it's not uncommon for a manufacturer to be liable for a faulty or defective product.
Injuries sustained in a dog attack could be devastating and even fatal in some cases. If you or a loved one has been attacked and injured by a dog due to an owner's negligence, contact a personal injury lawyer who could help. Contact the law offices of Berger and Lagnese by calling 412-275-4122 or contact online to schedule your case consultation.


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Coming Together for Children Alone
2011 Pro Bono Service Awards
KIND Board Co-Chair and Microsoft Senior Vice President and General Counsel Brad Smith was recognized October 13 by Attorney General Eric Holder and Senior Counselor for Access to Justice Mark Childress as a White House "Champion of Change" in a White House ceremony.
- Paul Hastings LLP
- Troutman Sanders LLP
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
The event featured 16 leaders from across the country who were recognized for their work in public interest law and providing legal services to people throughout the country who cannot afford them, helping to close the justice gap in the United States.
"It's a privilege to be among so many remarkable individuals who – because of their commitment to progress, and to using their skills and talents to improve the lives of others – have been designated by President Obama as 'Champions of Change,'" said Attorney General Holder. "Across the country, their work is allowing us to address and overcome our most pressing legal challenges and live up to our nation's highest ideals."
KIND's inaugural awards dinner gala was a tremendous success, with more than 200 guests representing 30 law firms and corporations supporting KIND's work to ensure that no unaccompanied child faces the immigration system alone. Hosted by Emmy nominated host of "Top Chef" and author Padma Lakshmi, "Coming Together for Children Alone" honored General Electric, Paul Hastings, Troutman Sanders, and Weil, Gotshal and Manges for their demonstrated commitment and service to KIND's clients. Maria Hinojosa, host and managing editor of NPR's Latino USA, and a correspondent for Frontline, was KIND's special guest.
Brackett Denniston III, General Electric Senior Vice President and General Counsel, received KIND's Innovation Award and delivered the keynote address, emphasizing the importance of pro bono at GE. He talked about GE attorney Richard Breunig: "He does an outstanding job every day as a compliance leader in our energy business," Denniston said. "But I suspect that if you ask him about rewarding work he's done, he'll tell you about obtaining asylum for a 16-year-old disabled boy from Central America who was targeted by vicious Honduran gangs."
KIND presented its Allegiance Awards to Seth Zachary, partner, Paul Hastings; Wally Christensen, partner, Troutman Sanders; and Charan Sandhu, partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Each told moving and inspiring stories about how important and gratifying this work is to them and to their colleagues.
"Providing these legal services is critical, given that many children who come to the United States alone are desperate, having fled difficult or dangerous circumstances in search of safety and protection," says KIND Executive Director Wendy Young. "Lawyers from GE, Paul Hastings, Troutman Sanders, and Weil, Gotshal have helped change the course of these children's lives, in some cases literally saving them. We cannot thank them enough for their compassion and dedication."
Lakshmi kept the event lively and shared her own story of immigrating from India to the United States as a young girl to be with her mother. Even knowing she had loving family waiting for her at the end of the trip, she recalled how frightening it was at such a young age. Maria Hinojosa talked passionately about the dire need for pro bono attorneys to represent refugee and immigrant children and about the difficult climate for immigrants in the United States today.
Several KIND clients attended the dinner, including 5-and 15-year-old sisters, represented by GE, who escaped persecution in Mali. Presenting the awards to Troutman Sanders and Paul Hastings, respectively, were their clients, a 17-year-old boy, and 13-year-old girl, both from Central America, who escaped dangerous situations in their home countries, including severe abuse and abandonment. Thanks to the combined efforts of the honorees and its other partners, KIND is working to help over 3,100 children already, a number that grows every day.
Brad Smith, General Counsel of Microsoft Corporation and KIND's Board Co-chair, closed the event by thanking KIND's many supporters and celebrating the honorees for their service to uniquely vulnerable children.


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5 Fun Facts about Arizona!
Arizona is a state immersed with a rich history. There's been many famous Arizonans including rock singer Stevie Nicks and film star Emma Stone as well as an exciting past including the infamous O.K. Corral gunfight. But that's just the tip of the iceberg.
To celebrate our beautiful state, here are some fun and interesting factoids about Arizona to fascinating tidbits and stories connected to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In all, there's a lot to learn about the Grand Canyon State.
Stephenie Meyer, longtime Arizona resident, member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and popular author of the YA book series Twilight, was named the second bestselling author of the decade (according to Amazon), second only to JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series.
- During the 19th century, camels were sometimes used to transport goods across Arizona because they could go across the desert longer than mules or horses without water.
- President Dieter F. Uchtdorf has a strong connection to Arizona. He joined the German Air Force when he was a young man and earned his wings as a fighter pilot in Phoenix, Arizona in 1962. He then went on to attend airline pilot school and in 1975 (at the young age of 34) became Director of the new Lufthansa Arizona Training School for pilots.
- The Hohokams (meaning "the people who have gone") were the inhabitants of an ancient society believed to be destroyed by drought. Hundreds of years later, the city of Phoenix was named after the mythical phoenix bird (which is reborn from its ashes) because the newly settled town "sprung" from the ruins of this ancient civilization.
- Camilla Eyring was born in the Mormon Colonies of Mexico. As a teenager she escaped with her family to Texas when the Mexican revolution broke out. Eventually, she and her family ended up in Pima, Arizona where she met Spencer W. Kimball, who later became her husband. To make the story more interesting, her brother is the renowned chemist Henry Eyring (who received his many degrees from the University of Arizona), the father of Apostle Henry B. Eyring. So President Spencer W. Kimball is actually Henry B. Eyring's uncle.


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Are you a newer CFSH athlete who wants to put your fitness to the test? Looking for a way to better prepare for the 2018 Crossfit Open?
Join us Saturday, February 3rd at 9am for our 6th Annual 2018 CFSH Winter Novice Throwdown!
Open to any CrossFit South Hills member who has never competed in an off-site competition, this multi-WOD individual competition will test our novices on a range of fitness modalities right here in the comfort and familiarity of CFSH.
Competitors can expect 3 workouts and one Final WOD for the top finishers, with breaks in between. The workouts themselves will be designed to be as inclusive as possible with our Novice competitors in mind (So don't worry, you won't be "out of your league").
The event kicks off at 9am and will be wrapped up by 3pm.
Prizes for for the top male/female finishers. Invite your friends and family to spectate–this is going to be an awesome event!
Registration is now live! – Sign Up Now!!
I'm not sure I am ready for this. Am I ready for this?
If you have been in the box for at least a couple of the months and/or have competed in our Summer League Event, you are more than able to do this competition! Remember that you will be competing against other novices, and the workouts will be as inclusive as possible while still being a challenge to those competing.
How can I prepare for this?
Keep coming to class, and when in class, pay closer attention to your form. Are you squatting below parallel? Are you locking out overhead? Don't wait until Game Day to start making sure you are hitting movement standards. If you know something in particular is a huge weakness (like wall ball), throw a few sets into your warm up or cool down–You may be surprised how much a little bit of dedicated skill work can pay off in a short period of time!
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Jeremy Tyler was back on the practice court for the Knicks on Tuesday morning as the 15th man. It was no small victory for him.
There was a time, not so long ago, when Tyler was considered a can't-miss prospect, a 6-foot-10 center with immense gifts: size, strength, quickness, confidence. He was 17 years old when he announced that he was leaving his San Diego high school after his junior season so he could play professionally in Israel. A family decision, he called it — an opportunity to live abroad for two years and develop his game while preparing for the N.B.A.
Things did not go as planned.
Little has for Tyler, 22 and more polished, more mature, more committed — that is the hope, anyway. After spending the past two months with the Erie BayHawks of the N.B.A.'s Development League, he signed with the Knicks on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Tyler is a fresh presence for this ragtag team, which will face the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday as part of a three-game swing through Texas. He might help the Knicks (9-21), or he might not help them at all. At least he has the opportunity.
"Just got to push forward," he said.
That has become a mantra of sorts for Tyler, who has plied his trade for seven teams in four leagues on three continents. He cited his many "valuable life lessons." Sonny Vaccaro, the former sneaker company executive who advised Tyler on his move to Israel in 2009, described his career as an odyssey.
"Jeremy never knew how hard this game was," Vaccaro said in a telephone interview. "Maybe he does now."
It all started in Israel with Maccabi Haifa, which signed Tyler to a one-year, $140,000 contract before his 18th birthday. The deal included a car, an apartment and business-class airline tickets. It was too much, too soon. He appeared in 10 games, averaging 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds. He sparred with his coaches. He felt isolated from his teammates. Makhtar Ndiaye, who was then one of his agents with Wasserman Media Group, traveled to Israel so he could spend a week with him. Ndiaye wound up staying for a month.
"On Shabbat, everybody's praying, and he's blasting Tupac out of his apartment," Ndiaye recalled in a telephone interview. "He was just a kid. He didn't know any better."
By halftime of one game, Tyler was so frustrated that he changed out of his uniform and watched the rest of the game from the bench in street clothes. It was the beginning of the end. In March 2010, he returned to the United States without telling anyone — not his coaches, not his family, not his agents.
"I knew it was a challenge, but I had to fight through it," he said, adding, "I don't live with regret."
One of the big problems, Vaccaro said, was that Tyler went to Israel by himself, without much of a support system. A documentary filmmaker who was chronicling Tyler's experiences provided his only companionship for long stretches. Tyler was too young to handle any of it, Vaccaro said, and it was probably misguided for anyone to expect a different outcome, especially when he was a teenager competing against seasoned professionals.
"He wasn't good, and there was no one with him," Vaccaro said. "That's No. 1. Second of all, this video guy — they actually went to Israel with cameras, but there was no story. But Jeremy thought there was a story, and that was a problem. Was he ready? No."
Yet another problem: Tyler had to wait an additional year before he was old enough for the N.B.A. draft. He attempted to regroup by joining the Tokyo Apache of Japan's top professional league. He averaged 9.9 points and more than 6 rebounds a game in a season truncated by the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged parts of the country.
Tyler's turbulent tours in Israel, which he left as persona non grata, and Japan, where he experienced only middling success, took a predictable toll on his reputation. He tumbled to the second round of the 2011 draft before he was selected 39th over all by the Charlotte Bobcats, who traded his rights to the Golden State Warriors for cash. (He had a predraft tryout with the Knicks, who opted to select Iman Shumpert with their first-round pick.) Tyler appeared in 42 games as a rookie, working his way into the Warriors' starting lineup by the end of the season.
He spent most of last season with the Santa Cruz Warriors of the D-League. He had a two-week cameo with the Atlanta Hawks. Then, he was back in Santa Cruz, straddling that fine line between gainful employment and total irrelevance. It was the best thing that could have happened to him, Vaccaro said.
"I told him that this was probably the last place he could go," Vaccaro said. "I said: 'You can't go back to Europe. You screwed up in Japan.' Now, he was competing against kids who were just like him. Kids with potential. Kids who couldn't care less about him."
In hindsight, Vaccaro said, Tyler should have gone straight to the D-League out of high school. He needed coaching and guidance instead of quick money and bloated expectations. But while the money offered by foreign teams was impossible to pass up — who could blame him? — it also cost him.
Ndiaye, who was his agent until they split last summer, remains convinced that Tyler would have been a top-five draft pick had he gone to college.
"I don't think he ever learned how to struggle," Ndiaye said. "When he was playing in high school, he was such a dominant force that he expected the same thing when he went to Europe. What he didn't realize was that he was playing against guys who had families, against guys who outworked him."
Perhaps that has changed. Tyler impressed the Knicks when he played for their summer league team in Las Vegas, and he was in training camp with the team as he recovered from a broken right foot. In six games with the BayHawks, he averaged 18 points and 10.2 rebounds.
Coach Mike Woodson said Tyler would have an opportunity to crack the rotation. Tyler said he was grateful for the chance.
"He's been through a lot," Ndiaye said. "But what's in front of him is bigger than what he's already been through. Now, it's up to him."
Raymond Felton (groin) and Pablo Prigioni (toe) will not play on the team's three-game trip. "It's going to be impossible for them," Coach Mike Woodson said.


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Deer Hollow Recovery & Wellness Philosophy
Deer Hollow Recovery & Wellness takes a very special approach when it comes to healing substance abuse (heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, alcohol, etc.) and mental health! (PTSD, Trauma, BiPolar, Depression, Anxiety, etc.) We believe that when you combine the most up to date technology and evidence-based methods (EMDR, CBT, DBT, Psychodrama, Recreational Therapy, etc.) with true compassion and patience, that healing can truly occur and last a lifetime!
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR is a highly specific, research-validated form of therapy that can help people overcome traumatic stress, anxiety and depression. With EMDR, a trained practitioner uses bilateral stimulation, eye movement and touch to stimulate parts of the brain as a patient recounts certain experiences and memories as a way to more thoroughly process uncomfortable, painful feelings.
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All of our clients (Inpatient & Outpatient) have equal access to Bio Sound as necessary!
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My experience with Deer Hollow has been amazing. I came in as a broken down, scared, tore up, lost woman. Through the love and patience from the staff at Deer Hollow I was able to grow and learn to be a member of society. The staff is so willing to listen, give advice, laugh, be serious, and everything in between. Whatever I needed they were able to provide that for me.
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I was at a point where I didn't feel like I deserved another chance and Deer Hollow gave me a chance. I was there for 37 days and was able to work on my self and get a clear head. The staff helped me out a ton and talked to me like I was a human being. I played on the Deer Hollow softball team, which allowed me to meet sober people and learn how to have sober fun. I feel blessed to be apart of the Deer Hollow family.
As the second clinic that I've been to after struggling through my last relapse...I knew that I could not risk going to a facility that did not have 100% everything I needed to heal and become the best version of myself that I can be! I felt like the staff at Deer Hollow truly understood me as a person suffering and gave me the love and patience I needed in order to finally heal. Plus, my whole family loved being involved and the hospitality of the staff.
Meet the Staff
Amy Crawford, PhD, LMFT
Residential Clinical Director
Amy Crawford, PhD, LMFT has been in the field of mental health and addiction medicine for the last 16 years. Throughout this journey, trauma has become her passion and specialty. She has spent the majority of her career treating the invisible wounds of trauma in varied settings with a focus on Military Service Members and First Responders. Amy has had the honor of witnessing over 4,000 trauma accounts. She is certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, EMDR, MBSR and is a Registered Yoga Teacher. Amy is in the process of getting her Doctor of Traditional Naturopathy to better understand how natural healing; herbal medicine and nutrition can play an integral role in helping mental wellness.
Dr. Timothy Schaat, MD, ABAM
Medical Director
Dr. Tim Schaat is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Board of Addiction Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine and has worked in the Salt Lake area for many years. He has his own private practice, as well as, experience in both residential and outpatient treatment. On top of his extensive work experience, Dr. Schaat continues to be involved in medical research. By remaining current in the most up to date and relevant medical research, Dr. Schaat is able to provide compassionate, quality and cutting edge care to his patients at Deer Hollow.
Erica Peterson, RN, BS
Nursing Director
Erica graduated with honors from Utah Valley University with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing. She also graduated with honors from the University of North Florida with a Bachelor's of Science in Athletic Training. Although Erica has experience working with various populations, her specialty lies with those suffering from mental illness and/or addiction. Erica developed a passion caring for individuals who struggle with behavioral health early on in her career. She is excited to be working in a setting where she can help guide those individuals to a life of recovery, as well as contribute her experience in state licensing and Joint Commission accreditation.
Sloane Rampton, LCSW
Outpatient Rehab Clinical Director
Sloane is an LCSW who received her degree from the University of Utah in social work. Sloan has worked in the field of substance abuse and mental illness (PTSD/Trauma) for many years. She specializes in mental health coping skills and tools to help those who suffer from moderate to severe dual-diagnosis disorders. She's worked with all ages ranging from children all the way through to the geriatric; but has chosen to put all of her efforts currently on adult populations. She has been focused primarily on outpatient where she's helped to create (3) separate IOP programs. One of her favorite quotes by Winston Churchill is, "If you're going through hell, keep going".
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Deer Hollow Recovery and Wellness in Brighton, Utah, offers residential treatment, sober living, and aftercare for those dealing with substance abuse and co-occurring mental health conditions. It is one of the 123 (51.5 percent) of Utah treatment facilities offering intensive outpatient programming (IOP).
The center also has specialized treatment tracks for those dealing with PTSD or trauma (physical, emotional, and sexual). Deer Hollow Recovery and Wellness provides trauma-related counseling, one of 77 percent of facilities nationwide to do so.
Clients at Deer Hollow Recovery and Wellness Center will have an individualized treatment plan. The center blends evidence-based practices like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) with recreational therapies including meditation and mindfulness, yoga, and a ropes course.
The PTSD treatment track incorporates eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and neurofeedback. The trauma-based track uses a sensory room and biosound, which is a hybrid of biofeedback and music therapy. The center also offers family therapy.
Following the 30 to 90 day residential program, clients will enroll in sober living or outpatient care. Clients in the intensive outpatient program (IOP) will attend treatment for three to four days per week for a total of nine to twelve hours per week.
The center also offers aftercare and alumni programming.
The team at Deer Hollow Recovery and Wellness is led by a medical director and includes nurses, clinicians, and doctors. It is one of the 64 (26.8 percent) of Utah treatment facilities accredited by The Joint Commission.
The main residential center, settled within a forest, features a fireplace, full kitchen, exercise room, and shared bedrooms.
Clients residing in sober living facilities will do chores, have a curfew, and pay for rent and groceries.
Rehabs.com has not yet received any reviews from this facility's alumni, affiliated friends or family members, or staff. However, third-party reviews tended to focus on the staff and the overall effectiveness of the treatment program. Former clients referred to staff as "compassionate," "knowledgeable," and "caring."
On Deer Hollow Recovery and Wellness' Facebook page, which the center can manage, the facility earned a perfect five-star rating based on 45 reviews; [1] and on Google, it has an average rating of five out of five stars based on 31 reviews. [2]
Two loved ones commenting on the facility's Facebook page praised Deer Hollow Recovery and Wellness for saving their children's lives. Parent J.L. wrote that the "calm, peaceful and healing environment" contributed to their child's successful recovery while S.B. added that the center helped her daughter become "the person she really is." [1]
On Indeed, Deer Hollow Recovery and Wellness earned an average rating of 4.3 out of five stars based on 23 reviews. [3] Four individuals leaving five-star ratings all commented on the center putting client care first. However, two individuals providing one-star ratings cited problems with management.
Deer Hollow Recovery and Wellness accepts most insurance plans including Aetna, Cigna, and United Healthcare.
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[3] https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Deer-Hollow-Recovery/reviews?fcountry=US&floc=Draper%2C+UT
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For many years it was considered 'risky' to install electrically operated shading systems in Air Traffic Control Tower Cabs….VCR's. (Visual Control Rooms).
The main reason was that shades / blinds had to have the ability to be raised very quickly if clear visibility was needed in case of an emergency, so manually operated systems were the norm.
Norms don't seem to change very quickly, regardless of the advance of moderns materials. We have to bear in mind in those days the air traffic controllers had to make do with shades that were almost impossible to see through. That has all changed over the last 20 or so years.
98% of the systems we now install in towers Worldwide are motorised by either 24V DC motors or 110V AC/ 220V AC motors, depending on the sizes of the units and local supplies.
The reason shades/blinds do not have to be raised quickly anymore is because the materials used these days are practically transparent, allowing controllers full visibility but without the glare and dazzle issues normally associated with VCR's.
We have two different 'daylight filters' available with the Type AR760 being the most widely used one and has become more or less the industry standard.
The slightly darker AR762 would only be used in extreme situations like the Arctic or Ant-Arctic where the Sun can be very low all day long and glare bouncing off the ice and snow.
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Chapter Thirteen
Formula One is Formula Fun! Like big super quick go-karts. They turn on a hair, hug the road, it's almost impossible to take a curve too fast. We chase a Cadillac with a pro driver, gives us a sense of the next turn which can leap up on you before you know it. We've been on the track all four days, we're familiar with what comes next. Part of the point of the lead car is to help you understand that, if a big car can zing through the curve, your formula one can do it with ease. It's not like they're top heavy, I'm practically sitting on the concrete. The tires are fat, you could spin out, but with track that wide, flipping is almost impossible, it would have to be a crash with another car.
We must have done okay, the day is over and nobody's mangled, not even the cars.
Hal, "You guys have been a pleasure. Not many first timers will follow the lead car like that."
"We did take tactical, riding bumpers is part of it. We figured if the Cadillac could take the turn at speed, the little Mazda could do it at twice that."
Dan comes over with the twins, "Graduated with honors, they are now officially ready to bash bad guys out of the way, high speed escape, maneuvering around or blowing through blockades. When are you sending them for racing?"
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Dasha, "Dan, we haf meeny business, property, restaurant, library, no only time to race around track een Arizona. We come to learn to crash car, Eemaya ees for driving race. Where ees Vesnushki?"
Dan, "Guess I got my answer, who is Veznush....what was it?"
"Vesnushki, Chloe's nickname, it's a Russian thing. Chloe's with Amaya, taking pictures with the other students and the staff.."
Dan, "I gotta get over there, I want my turn."
We walk over, I introduce Janah, Zi, Chloe. Eloise and Oceane, photos are clicked. One of the tactical students, an middle aged guy, not gone to seed, chiseled handsome, is on one knee in front of Dasha.
"Dasha, if you will run away with me, I'll buy you two Escalades and a Corvette."
"Freddie always make ridiculous. You haf nice wife and beeg house in Kahleefornia Caramel. We haf already Escalade Plahteenum, also Mercedes. Maybe Eemaya will buy Corvette car now. She ees always buy something."
Freddie is laughing, "I can't wait to tell my wife we live in Caramel, not Carmel. Dasha, you are a priceless gem. If you ever get into the executive protection business, call me. I worry about my daughters getting ready for college. I'd pay you and Daria well to drive them."
Dasha, "We haf no to make money. You will call eef daughters haf problem, we will feex."
Freddie, "What do you mean, fix?"
"Eef daughter haf keednaping, or ees bothered by some peerson, you will call us. There will be no anymore a problem."
Freddie studies her, "Okay, give me a number, just in case."
Dasha reels off one of our throwaway numbers, we keep a half dozen buy and fly phones. One call, one message, the phone disappears. If we call back, it's from another number.
We hit a sports bar and grill near the school. I sit at a table with Oceane, Zi, Nikko and Janah. Sports bars aren't our thing, but the guys have been really nice and we want to treat them to a couple rounds. I hear Amaya and Chloe swapping stories about film making for stories about race driving, Dasha and Daria get carded, but the licenses say twenty one so vodkas appear on the bar. Eloise gets carded at the table, same deal, she and Janah are having beer.
Oceane and Nikko are looking over the menu, discussing the relative merits of chicken fingers and buffalo wings in Japanese. Oceane pulls out her sketch pad and pencils something she was working on earlier at the track.
Hal comes over and pulls up a chair, "The young lady, Oceane, beautiful name, what is it?"
"French for ocean. She loves the ocean, any water really. When she came to us a name change was in order, she picked it herself."
Hal, "I have a granddaughter about her age, nine. Twists me around her finger like string. My daughter gives me grief about spoiling her, goes in one ear and out the other."
"It's hard to spoil Oceane, she doesn't ask for much. We got her one of those endless pools. There's little swimmable ocean near us, and Manhattan club pools tend to be crowded. Now she can swim all she wants right at home, Chloe started using it, the rest of us use it sometimes, Oceane is in every day."
Hal, "Good exercise, healthy stuff. My granddaughter has today's kids scheduled life. Always some after school thing, soccer is popular, she takes a music class, piano. Her mom is convinced it will make her a math genius or something. I go to all the soccer I can, when she's over to our place we don't schedule jack. Mostly she wants to see a movie, walk the mall. She's just happy there's no calendar on the wall mapping out her day."
I laugh, "Good for you, better for her."
"Oceane goes to school in Manhattan? Private, public?"
"Private," I skip the part about private meaning at home, "she has a more artistic temperament, oil paints and sketches."
"Yeah, I noticed the pad at the track, she's back at it now. Can I see? Or is she shy? Don't want to bug her about it."
"She doesn't bug," I tell Oceane, "Hal would like to see your sketch."
She hands the pad over, it's of the track, a Tahoe is pushing the rear bumper of a car blocking the road, profile of Dasha in the window.
"Geez, it looks like a photograph, how's she do that with a pencil? Can I show the guys?"
He takes the sketch pad over to the bar, I see them pass it around, Hal points to Oceane. She's oblivious, sips her Diet Coke and twirls a chicken finger in whatever flavor high fructose corn syrup they'd brought. I see them flip through the pages, other things she'd drawn while at the hotel, the view from the balcony, around the pool, Chloe and Zi in the drawings.
Now she's surrounded by Bondurant instructors, "Amazing, it looks like the Tahoe is 3D, and the pool, Chloe is exactly Chloe, I feel like I'm sitting across from her in a black and white world."
Oceane smiles politely, Nikko asks in Japanese, "Would it be okay to give it to them? I think they would like to have it."
Oceane is fine with it. Once she's done a drawing, it sits in a pile and disappears from her memory. I collect them though, keep them sealed and stored. She has no conception of her talent, since I'm a calligrapher, I have a feel for the quality of art, hers is remarkable.
Nikko tells them, "Oceane would like to give it to you."
Hal brightens, "That's great. I'm gonna get it framed, nobody's gonna believe it's a drawing, and nobody's really gonna believe it's by a young girl. Maybe, if it's okay, we can take a picture of her with it."
What do you think Janah?
She has no living relatives, everybody she knew before us is dead.
They circle Oceane, who holds the drawing in front of her. Just faces and the drawing so I can zero in on it.
A couple of snaps, I e-mail the photos to Bondurant with a brief explanation of framing on acid free paper, non-reflecting glass and to keep it out of direct sunlight.
Time to move along, we say goodbyes, they thank Oceane, hugs and handshakes and off we go to the Fairmont. It's seven, quick showers, enough day. Room service, wine, sleep, plane leaves at eight thirty tomorrow morning.
Chapter Fourteen
Private flight to LaGuardia, four hours in the air, lose two in time zones, in the apartment for three thirty. Time to deconstruct, then tea. We sit around the new, larger, low table. Family gets any bigger we'll need two shifts.
Dasha, "What ees dinner Dahfoney?"
"Pizza I think, simple, we didn't have Italian on the trip. We need to unpack, I'll do that and you can make a grocery list. The weekend starts tomorrow, we'll be making dinner Saturday and Sunday. Enough eating out for a while."
We wind down into the evening, pizza, ravioli, cannoli for dessert, watch an episode of Lie To Me and to bed.
I'm up early, scoot over to the Doughnut Plant for a selection of fried flour and sugar, back to the apartment by seven thirty.
While we enjoy the luxury of high carbs and empty calories, I tell Dasha, "Taking a few of Oceane's sketches to Kara's gallery, we'll grocery shop after that. Then it's a day of nothing for me."
"Da, I haf beeg leest, Eemaya will drive us."
Amaya, "Call me when you're checking out, I'll pick you up."
"The Silverman Gallery opens at ten. Let's do this the other way round. Dasha and I will shop now, if we need a ride, I'll call. We'll take the tote bags, probably sufficient for a few blocks walk."
Dasha and I dress and off to the store, takes under an hour with two of us, but it's a fair amount of stuff with ten girls in the house. Amaya collects us, we get the groceries put away, I decide Oceane should go with us to the gallery. I find her in her room, on her bed sketch pad in hand. I look over her shoulder, she's drawing herself in the moment, nude girl on a bed.
"Nice work. I want you to come with us to the gallery, meet Candace Silverman, she may have questions for you. We'll leave in fifteen."
She smiles up at me, an acknowledgment she's still connected to the planet. Sets down her drawing and hops up to dress, a gauzy slip dress down to her knees, sandals. We have to get her the lightest clothes possible, she wears light cotton panties if we hand them to her, otherwise she goes without. Nature girl.
Amaya comes along, fixes her hair, black ribbon over her head tied underneath. She fusses with the arrangement until it hangs to her satisfaction. Inspects fingers and toes before she pulls on her socks and sneakers.
"I will do those nails this afternoon, happy you don't bite them, they need trimming and polish though."
Oceane, "Fingers are not for eating."
Amaya, "Most girls spend their youth in a state of anxiety, the common consequence is nail biting from nervous habit. I should know better in your case, you don't have an anxious bone in your body."
Oceane doesn't reply, hardly ever does unless it's a direct question, sometimes not even then. Anxiety is a foreign concept.
Downstairs, Dasha's waiting, "We will go now Dahfoney."
Amaya, "Not so fast Slavic slob," she recombs Dasha's hair, swipes lip gloss over her lips, unbuttons her blouse and fixes a misaligned button, "without me, you are a fashion tragedy."
Dasha knows perfectly well how to brush her hair in place, to apply lip gloss, certainly how to button a blouse. She leaves flaws so Amaya will fuss over her. When we go out and Amaya's not around, she's flawless. Tinkering with Dasha is a form of affection between them.
Amaya, "Now you are presentable," kisses Dasha's cheek, one for Oceane, we hit the streets.
Candace Silverman is Sarah Silverman's daughter. Sarah was Kara's original representative, since retired. Her daughter took over the gallery. Candace was a Chapman's student and discovered Kara's work when she saw a piece in the Chapman's entrance lobby. She told her mom about it, that was the start of a successful business relationship with the Silverman Gallery.
Candace, "Oceane, these are remarkable. Such detail, Daphne said they look like a photograph, she had that right. Can I keep this collection? I want to show it to a few people."
Oceane is studying a painting in the gallery, I reply for her, "Sure, I hoped you would like them as much as we do."
"I love them. I would like to ask a few questions, is that okay?"
"Oceane, join us back on Earth for a few minutes, Candace has a couple of questions."
Candace asks about inspiration, Oceane asks, "What is inspiration?"
Candace, "Why do you make the drawings?"
"They ask me to."
"Who asks you?"
"The paper, the pencils, they tell me what to do and I do it."
Candace looks at me, bemused, "Help me here."
"What you and I call inanimate objects are not inanimate to her, they have a life of their own. Her mind doesn't dwell on concepts, ideas. Everything she touches tells her something."
"Wait, she believes things talk to her?"
"It isn't a matter of belief. Her world is sights, sounds, touch, to a lesser degree scents and tastes. If she lived in a normal world, people would stick her in therapy simply because she relates to things in a way they can't understand."
Candace tilts her head, "But her art is so concrete, I would think she'd be more abstract."
"Perhaps a reason her sketches are so precise is that she sees what's exactly there."
Candace, "Okay...Oceane, can you tell me how you developed your style, learned this technique?"
Oceane smiles at her, head tilts slightly, no reply.
"Did she not understand the question, did I insult her?"
I grin, "She doesn't know how to be insulted. You won't get an answer because she's already answered. The pencils and paper tell her what they want her to do. She has no style or technique other than the ones her tools supply."
Oceane has wandered off to examine another painting, I see her not quite touching it, fingers trail along the piece millimeters from the surface.
Candace, "What's she doing, she knows not to touch the art I hope."
"She knows."
Oceane says to nobody in particular, "The person who did this is dead, he was not happy when he painted it."
Candace gasps, "How did she....the artist committed suicide a week ago. It was in the papers, guess she saw it."
I sidestep, Oceane doesn't follow news, "Perhaps."
Candace, "She also does oil?"
"Yes, we'd like an opinion about the sketches first. Maybe I'll bring around a couple of oils after that. It doesn't matter what the verdict is, it's curiosity on our part. Kara said she's only seen an example or two of this kind of pencil detail and one was in color, not black and while. Oceane is starting to experiment with color pencils, but they are sketches, not drawings, not actually of anything recognizable. She wants to get to know the colors first."
Candace, "They talk to her too?"
"Of course. The language is more complicated than black and white, she's still learning it. For now, her oils are abstract, not of anything. When the colors are ready to make an image, they'll let her know."
"You have the most delightfully strange family. You and Janah didn't seem strange at school, but Chapmans was full of quirky girls. It took getting out of Chapmans rarefied atmosphere for me to understand how different it was."
"We need to get going, take your time, call when you have something and thanks for doing this. If anything is salable, we'll talk it over and decide what to do. Naturally, it will go through Silverman."
Candace, "Daphne, I can sell these in a heartbeat. An auction with a minimum bid is the way to go. All I'm doing is showing a few people to get an idea of what the minimum should be. Last question, should you decide to sell any, is Oceane available, I mean for people to meet at a showing?"
"If we tell her to. Not like an order, she prefers us to decide and she will happily do whatever that is. If I asked her, she'd only say, I don't know."
"Is she the most peculiar of your peculiar family?"
"Probably," she isn't, but I can hardly get into a group of women who don't age, talk to each other mentally, a couple who read auras, one who can mimic any voice spoken, sing any song exactly as the original singer did, one who can see time in frames, two who can remember anything at a glance, one who can see like an eagle, hear like an owl and do it in ultraviolet or infrared and another that can put together any kind of electronic device imaginable. Not to mention all the martial arts.
Chapter Fifteen
At home the rest of the day, lunch light, finger sandwiches, carrots, radishes and celery with an herbal cream cheese dip. Amaya makes good on her manicure and pedicure promise, Oceane sits quietly in some alternate atmosphere, gentle binaural tones play over her speakers.
Amaya finishes and comes downstairs, "That is the most internal human being on the planet. Not a word, sat still as a stone. When I went up, she had ditched her clothes, credit her for taking care, dress hung up, shoes put away. I asked why clothes bothered her, she said they don't feel right on her skin."
"Same thing she told me. She obviously sleeps on fabric, I asked why that didn't bother her, she said she doesn't move when she sleeps. As long at the clothes are light and soft, she's okay with it. In the winter she mostly stays inside. In Phoenix, she did what she needed to do, wore that micro bikini you bought for her, the rest of the day she stayed in the room. If we told her to wear jeans and a sweatshirt, she'd do it, but she prefers it her way."
Amaya, "I bought her fleece for winter, cotton knee socks, the sheerest panties I could find. A bra is pointless."
"Then she'll be fine. She wouldn't complain about it anyway, but there's no reason to force her into denim or polyester. Maybe yoga pants or leggings."
Amaya, "Of course, duh, I should have thought of that. Like a soft, flexible second skin. I shall locate a pair Monday. What did Candace say?"
"Enthralled. We will eventually need to decide if we want to sell any. Candace said it would be better if she showed up at the auction, which she would if we ask her to. What do you think?"
Amaya, "Absolutely not! I do not appear at bookstores or do interviews, my books sell like crazy. The buyers are buying the art, not the artist. I am sure Candace recommended an auction, set the minimum bid and the buyers can bid or not. It might jack up the price a bit if she appeared, why do we care about that?"
Nikko, "I think it might raise the bids if she remains a mystery. We can do what Amaya does on her book jackets, a photograph, side shot or something, verify the artist is a talented child. Enhances the story."
Eloise, "Why not make a video of her drawing, show that at the auction, let it run on a loop? We can briefly show her from the side, then focus on her hands, the pencils and the pad."
Amaya, "Brilliant! The mouse is a genius, well done Eloise, that is precisely what we should do, presuming the decision is to sell."
I take a quickie vote, there are no objections, we can't think of a reason not to. The work is forgotten by Oceane as soon as she finishes it, might as well let someone enjoy it. Guess we wait to hear from Candace.
Tonight, Dasha has decided on filets, grilled trout for Oceane, creamed spinach and stuffed baked potato. Cocktail hour upon us, Amaya tends bar, I make a salad of chopped red cabbage with tahini dressing. She opens wine to let it inhale, I'm on the roof to grill steaks and the fish. Dasha puts the finishing touches on spinach and potatoes.
While we enjoy dinner, I tell Oceane, "We think, if the price is acceptable, we will sell some of your sketches. Candace asked if you would be able to show up at the auction, I told her you could, but we have decided it would be better to make a video of you drawing and send that instead. Do you have any thoughts about it?"
She smiles, takes a bite of fish.
"Amaya and Eloise will make a video, we think it will be interesting for people to see how you work. Is it okay with you?"
"I will be in a movie like Chloe."
"Yes, except you will be the only person in the movie and you don't have to say anything."
"The pencils and paper will tell me what to draw, they like that," she chews her fish, "delicate inside, crispy outside, buttery."
She's off on a sensory dinner voyage, movies and sketches evaporate, as if we'd had no conversation at all.
Janah, She has photographic forget, two minutes ago doesn't exist.
Nikko, Might be a better world if we all had photographic forget.
After dinner, clean up and a bit of TV, Dasha decides I need to join she and Daria in a threesome. As I climb the steps behind them, Janah trails Eloise up the stairs to her room. I pop into Nikko's head, she's in bed with, wait...Chloe? Interesting, I get online through Amaya, she's standing in front of Zi, who is removing her t-shirt, then they kiss. As I begin to enjoy Daria's tight smoothosity, through Amaya's eyes I see Zi on her knees, kissing Amaya's legs, working her way up to the target zone.
Appears mix and match has reemerged in the household. For a while, girls had generally coupled, Eloise started floating around, I never did go exclusive. It wasn't a rule one way or the other.
At least for tonight, they're back to expanding horizons.
Chapter Sixteen
Morning, yikes, what a lovely night, double teamed by twins, then double teaming each twin. Yes, Dasha and Daria are intimates, twincest. Who cares? It isn't like they make babies. And yes, it's as erotic as you imagine.
Dasha and I are in the kitchen, a languid Sunday brunch seems in order. We have croissants and cut fruit to hold them while we concoct a more elaborate offering.
Janah, "What's the brunch menu? I want to anticipate."
Dasha, "Appetizing wiz stuff artichoke, then smoking salmon wiz capers, chop aig and ohnyon bits, caviar blini, peel shrimp, Alaska crab claw, vegetable hot and sour zoup, hummus, Greek salad, garlic bread. Dessert ees chiz cake wiz topping, cherry, strawberry or sour crim."
Janah's a vegetarian, thus the addition of the soup, hummus and Greek salad.
Eloise, "What is Greek salad?"
Dasha, "Regular salad wiz feta chiz, olives, we use Boscoli meex, best one, no vinegar."
Eloise, "That's what you use when you make those New Orleans sandwiches."
"Muffuletta, yes, with salami, ham, mortadella, provolone and mozzarella. We've also used the ingredients to make pizza."
Zi, "I love those things, can we have the sandwich or pizza soon? You have me hungry for it."
"Sure, sometime this week."
Girls go off, Nikko and Zi on the couch watching Sunday TV talking heads with Janah. Chloe decides to swim,
Amaya joins her to sit on the roof and soak a bit of sun. While Chloe swims, Oceane and Amaya are on lounge chairs, Oceane draws, Amaya is reading a book out loud in French and acting the characters. I look though Amaya's eyes, see the book, which is all she's wearing, then over the top I spot Oceane, who's dressed only in a sketch pad.
Dasha and I are preparing artichoke, slow simmering the soup, the rest of it is wrapped in the refrigerator ready to go.
Chloe takes a break, Oceane swims, then to showers, downstairs we're laying out warm stuffed artichoke. Amaya pours wine and champagne. Dasha and Daria must have chilled vodka neat with caviar or they forfeit their heritage, Eloise joins them. Zi and I are prohibited intoxicants, perhaps prohibited is wrong, we voluntarily vowed to refrain as Shaolin priests.
Janah, "I am a stuffed artichoke junkie," she strips a leaf with her teeth, garlicy bread crumbs, olive oil, oregano, parsley, romano cheese, we make ours a bit spicy with a teeny slight dusting of habanero powder, creamy artichoke from the leaves in the mix with the stuffing, yum.
Oceane has never tasted it, she examines the leaf covered in stuffing, plops it in her mouth, her eyes sparkle. She reaches for another. We made four, they never last long.
Amaya slips a leaf through her lips, I want to be that leaf, "Those are sensual, more wine anyone?"
She fills glasses without waiting for replies, Dasha and I clear, then lay out smoked salmon with the aforementioned sides, water crackers, small bowls of caviar, sour cream and blini right off the griddle.
"This is meant to be a several hour brunch, it is not required you park at the table. Find a spot, watch TV, go to the roof, listen to music if you wish."
Don't have to tell Oceane twice, she's going upstairs and outside. Dasha helps her with a plate of salmon, and two blini with sour cream and caviar, "Go up, I will bring you something to drink"
Janah, "That sounds rather nice, sunny and seventy five, I'm going too."
Universal agreement the roof is the place to be, "Just take your plates, Dasha and I will bring wine and fresh glasses."
Amaya, "What about you and Dasha?"
"We've been nibbling all morning, enjoy the weather."
Dasha and I bring a tray of decanted Beaujolais, bottle of Gosset in a champagne bucket, Perrier, she pours a glass for Oceane over a spritz of lemon.
Oceane smiles gently, "Bubbles," she cuts a piece of salmon, Dasha sprinkles chopped egg, a couple of capers and a teensy bit of minced onion.
Must meet with her approval, she goes through three slices in between bites of blini.
Nikko, "Eloise, are you working on anything new?"
Eloise, "Nothing new, Daria and I are trying to improve the drone. Extend battery life, make it lighter because of all the attachments. We switched to titanium, doesn't improve the weight much, but it is a lot stronger. They are pretty much indestructible now, even the rotors."
Nikko, "Are they Daphne proof?"
"Very funny," I'd wrecked a couple early on and Nikko loves poking me about it.
"These would have to be run over or shot. The video downloads license plate numbers, addresses and any images directly to security databases. Anything relevant pops up on your IPad or android screen. We should have the new generation ready in a couple of weeks."
Zi, "Eloise, that's amazing."
She blushes, "Daria does all the database synchronization, I just build the hardware."
Zi, "Daria, I have no idea when you have the time."
Daria, "I tell Susan what I want, she writes program, we try it, fix bugs, sometimes her code is more efficient, sometimes mine, most of the time we work on it together. She sends code, I look at it and think of a change, or she does. I get message from Brazil, Argentina, then London or some other place. She does work while they fly around the world."
Nikko, "I assume none of this can be intercepted."
Daria, "VPN, encrypted on both ends, code is code, but we send it in different chunks. They would have to intercept all of them, then break encryption, which is different for each bit."
Chloe, "What's a VPN?"
Daria, "Virtual private network, not connected to us. If they were able to piece together the code, they still wouldn't know where it came from or who sent it. The NSA has all the databases already, we aren't doing anything they, or the Chinese, or the Indians or any other government can't do. Now, Janah does not have to call a contact for information about a target, if they are in a digital file someplace we can get it ourselves."
Janah, "We're our own NSA."
Nikko, "What a world."
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