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Star Parties
Some of my most cherished memories are of when Dad used to take us to star parties. Star parties happened every month on the new moon, members of local astronomy clubs get together at an appointed place and camp out, but instead of sleeping, stay up all night with red flashlights and red headlamps and big telescopes and look at space all night and smoke and drink and sometimes someone will be off...
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Odalisque
The word “odalisque” is French in form and originates from the Turkish odalık, meaning “chambermaid”, from oda, “chamber” or “room”. It can also be transliterated odahlic, odalisk, and odaliq.
Odalisque is a female slave assistant to concubines or wives, mostly in the Imperial Harem. Ranked of the lowest social status, if an odalisque was of...
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