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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World Bee Day
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Lavender fields on the Valensole Plateau in Provence, France
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Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York
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The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece
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Infant Sumatran orangutan, Indonesia
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International Surfing Day
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Baltic Sea, Estonia
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Where is this wintry road?
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Happy Hobbit Day
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Barcelona bids farewell to summer
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Balloons and camels are two ways to catch a ride here
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Chapel of St. Michel on Lake Serre-Ponçon, Hautes-Alpes, France
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Birds of a feather flocking together
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International Day of Human Space Flight
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Purple flowers and Golden Week
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Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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Blooming sunflowers
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Siblings Day
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Native American Heritage Day
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World Honey Bee Day
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Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
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Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
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75th anniversary of the Spruce Goose
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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World Water Day
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An improbable tribute for Towel Day
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The old guard at Old San Juan
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World Bee Day
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