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Theodora Kroeber (1897–1979) was an American writer and anthropologist, best known for her accounts of
Native Californian cultures. She grew up in the mining town of Telluride, Colorado. She graduated with a
major in psychology in 1919, and received a master's degree in 1920. Married in 1920 and widowed in 1923,
she began doctoral studies in anthropology. She met anthropologist Alfred Kroeber and married him in 1926.
One of her two children with Alfred was the writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Kroeber began writing professionally
late in life, publishing a collection of translated Native Californian narratives in 1959. Two years later she
published Ishi in Two Worlds, an account of the last member of the Yahi people of northern California. This
sold widely, and received high praise from contemporary reviewers. After Alfred died in 1960, Theodora
married artist John Quinn in 1969. She published several other works, including a biography of Alfred. A 1989
biography stated that her "great strength was as an interpreter of one culture to another". (Full article...)
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February 17

1814 – War of the Sixth Coalition: a French army under Napoleon surrounded
and defeated a Russian force in the Battle of Mormant.
1894 – Rudolf Diesel's first working diesel engine ran for one minute.
1944 – World War II: The U.S. Navy began Operation Hailstone, a massive
naval air and surface attack against the Japanese naval and air base at Truk in
the Caroline Islands.
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measure cloud cover distribution.
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Eighteen properties in Greece are inscribed on the World Heritage List,

of which sixteen are cultural sites, and two (Meteora and Mount Athos) are mixed
sites, listed for both their natural and cultural significance. The United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World
Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage, after
nomination by countries that are signatories to the UNESCO World Heritage
Convention established in 1972. The first Greek site added to the list was the Temple of Apollo Epicurius
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (pictured), in 1986. The next two sites listed at Bassae
were the Archeological Site of Delphi and the Acropolis of Athens in the following
year. Five sites were added in 1988, two in 1989 and 1990 each, one in 1992, one in 1996, two in 1999, and one
in 2007. The most recent site added was the Archaeological Site of Philippi, in 2016. (Full list...)

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The beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) is a European damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae.
It is found across most of Europe as well as parts of the North African Mediterranean coast and the Arctic
polar sea. The insect's body length is around 49 to 54 millimetres (1.9 to 2.1 in), with hindwings of 31 to 37
millimetres (1.2 to 1.5 in). It has small hemispherical eyes located laterally on the head, two pairs of wings
similar in shape and a slender abdomen. The species presents an evident sexual dimorphism in colour
pattern. This male beautiful demoiselle was photographed in Hampshire, England, in 2016.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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