Not the most earth-shattering headline anywhere else

But here, well, I snapped to attention. From the Gulf News:

"Chance of light rain as temperature falls"

The weather has been gorgeous by the way. Sunny and beautiful during the day. At night it's just getting to the point where in Ottawa I would think about putting on a sweater. That's why I laughed the other evening when I left work: in the lobby I saw a man wearing a sweatshirt and gloves; outside a man had donned a leather jacket.

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Abu Dhabi/UAE Daily Photo said…
THat would be the most truthful and well-researched headline in the Gulf News. I don't suppose it finished with some tie-in to how the economy is rebounding as the result of said rain?
December 10, 2009 at 9:19 PM
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