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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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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Corjuem Fort in Goa, India
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It s World Poetry Day
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Flamenco dancers
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International Archaeology Day
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World Numbat Day
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Put your flippers in the air…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Jazzed for Mardi Gras
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Celebrating a Paris landmark
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Perfect timing
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2024 Toronto International Film Festival
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Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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Bohemian Switzerland
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Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
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Design for Each and All
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Saint Dwynwen s Day
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Heron lies the Salton Sea
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Remembering Krakatoa
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A river runs through rice fields
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Hallstatt, Austria
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
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Fly me to the moon
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A whale of a hug
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Summer solstice
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50 years of World Heritage Sites