Officially, summer began on December 1 here in New Zealand (where the first days of March, June, September, and December respectively are considered the start of autumn, winter, spring, and summer). But this icy view of Naseby, on New Zealand’s South Island, shows that harsh winters here offer great conditions for outdoor curling, or what competitors call ‘chess on ice.’ And when there’s a multi-game tournament going on, that’s a ‘bonspiel’ in curling lingo. This year marks the first ever Curling World Cup. The second leg of the four-leg event brings the curlers to Omaha, Nebraska, today through December 9. Canada’s teams won the first leg, in Suzhou, China. Will they face stiffer competition in the Cornhusker State?
’Chess on ice’
Today in History
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Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
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Misool Island, Indonesia
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Over the boardwalk
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Kelp buddies
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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World Bee Day
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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
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Hallstatt, Austria
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Veterans Day
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Umschreibung by Olafur Eliasson in Munich
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Martin Luther King Day
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World Theater Day
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World Elephant Day
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A unique elephant encounter in Nantes
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Mooncake time
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A place called ‘Peace’ in India
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Mediterranean red sea stars
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Panda Day
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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A shell of many colors
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National Merry-Go-Round Day
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Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
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Don t go chasing waterfalls
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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Spring blooms in the Netherlands
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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Beaver achievers
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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Happy Arbor Day!
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Ready for takeoff