{"id":564557,"date":"2021-02-14T13:49:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T13:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/14\/what-were-tracking-tonight-on-14-february-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-02-14T13:49:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T13:49:03","slug":"what-were-tracking-tonight-on-14-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/02\/14\/what-were-tracking-tonight-on-14-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"What we\u2019re tracking tonight on 14 February 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hello, friends. We hope the day has treated you well <\/strong>\u2014 and that you\u2019ve consumed plenty of chocolate in honour of Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE BIG STORY AT HOME- <\/strong>There are two of them, actually. <strong>Egypt needs to push ahead <\/strong><strong>with \u201cdeep\u201d reforms after skating through covid-19<\/strong> as the only Arab country to post real economic growth, the Institute for International Finance writes in a new report. Meanwhile, <strong>Information Minister Osama Heikal is under fire after being censured<\/strong> by a House committee. We have chapter and verse in this afternoon\u2019s Speed Round, below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE BIG STORY ABROAD is unchanged from this morning: Agent Orange <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/13\/us\/politics\/trump-impeachment.html\">avoided<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/13\/us\/politics\/trump-impeachment.html\">conviction<\/a><\/strong><strong> at his second impeachment trial. <\/strong>(Our sleep-deprived brains wrote in EnterpriseAM that he escaped impeachment for the second time, not that he avoided conviction again, prompting a reader to question our general intelligence. We hope he rests soundly tonight knowing that <strong>the guilty among us have been repeatedly flogged <\/strong>with spaghetti for our transgression. The story has been corrected on our website.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>** CATCH UP QUICK- The top stories in this morning\u2019s edition of EnterpriseAM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New daily cases of covid-19 could peak in April<\/strong>, Health Minister Hala Zayed said, suggesting we could be <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1d9e32a5-b53c-433a-b83e-a2e435c6abda\">in or heading toward a third wave<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We had a ton of <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/7e480cfe-e1ed-45f1-b814-cef1dc4b9d40\">commodities news<\/a><\/strong> just days after JPMorgan suggested that we\u2019re entering <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/8c7c9bc9-0634-4c20-8cd9-2750369825fc\">a new super-cycle<\/a> some 12 years after the last one ended.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Green car program incentives<\/strong> in phase one could cost state coffers <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4e815a5c-4e34-41c9-946f-083ee20ddb98\">a bit more than<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4e815a5c-4e34-41c9-946f-083ee20ddb98\">EGP 7 bn<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>YOUR STATUTORILY REQUIRED COVID UPDATE: You can stop washing your [redacted] <\/strong><strong>groceries now before putting them away. <\/strong>Don\u2019t believe us? Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2021\/02\/hygiene-theater-still-waste\/617939\/\">Hygiene theater is still a huge waste of time<\/a> in the Atlantic. Then get into the habit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/health\/masks-coronavirus-variants-canada-1.5890893\">wearing two masks<\/a> whenever you leave the house \u2014 a surgical one underneath, then a cloth one on top to hold the bottom mask nice and tight. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/health\/dr-fauci-shows-how-wear-2-masks-correctly-today-t208765\">Like Anthony Fauci did on NBC\u2019s Today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO- New Zealand\u2019s Auckland has been ordered to impose a three-day lockdown <\/strong><strong>starting today<\/strong> after three covid-19 cases emerged in the country\u2019s largest city, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/new-zealand-orders-largest-city-auckland-into-snap-covid-lockdown-01613287804?tesla=y\">Barrons<\/a>. NZ had previously \u201ccancelled\u201d covid for real.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PSA- <\/strong><strong>No bank in Egypt is going to ring you up and ask you for your personal information<\/strong>, KYC or no KYC. If a bank needs you to update your personal information, you\u2019ll get a call or an SMS asking you to stop into your nearest branch (or call your banker) to do what needs doing. <strong>Nobody legit is going to ask you for your national ID number or anything else<\/strong> after ringing you up and introducing themselves as calling from a bank.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Still not convinced? <\/strong>Hang up on them. Grab your credit card or your bank card. Flip it over and look at the fine print. You should see a telephone number \u2014 call it. Or head to your bank\u2019s website and get your branch\u2019s telephone number (or a call-center number) there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">\n          Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily<br \/>\n        <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\">Subscribe here<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>? CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR- Students have until tomorrow to apply for placement at <\/strong><strong>private universities <\/strong>on the Higher Education Ministry\u2019s online application portal. We covered the site in detail and got first impressions of the new mechanism in a three part series on our vertical Blackboard (<a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/blackboards\/new-private-university-admissions-system-will-likely-work\/\">Part 1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/blackboards\/need-new-private-sector-university-application-system\/\">Part 2<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/blackboards\/why-the-new-private-sector-university-application-system-seems-antithetical-to-a-private-sector-university-system\/\">Part 3<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>? <strong>FOR YOUR COMMUTE-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-06\"><\/a> <strong>SIGN OF THE TIMES- We didn\u2019t set out to get all tech-heavy this afternoon<\/strong> \u2026 it just kinda happened:<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the iSheep, tech and business nerds among us: Go read <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2021-02-09\/this-is-how-tim-cook-transformed-apple-aapl-after-steve-jobs?sref=mmeFTDW1\">Apple is the USD 2.3 tn<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2021-02-09\/this-is-how-tim-cook-transformed-apple-aapl-after-steve-jobs?sref=mmeFTDW1\">fortress that Tim Cook built<\/a><\/strong>, a cover story for Bloomberg Businessweek. It\u2019s a solid read about how Cook built Steve Jobs\u2019 baby into the giant it is today. It\u2019s also proving (a little bit) divisive in the community of Apple watchers. Daring Fireball\u2019s inimitable John Gruber recommends the piece, saying it is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\">very fair and rings true<\/a>,\u201d while <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AboveAvalon\">Above Avalon<\/a> analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neilcybart\/status\/1359385153450233856?s=20\">Neil Cybart took issue with it on Twitter<\/a>, writing that he \u201cdidn\u2019t find it worth [his] time,\u201d in part because it has \u201cnumerous inaccuracies throughout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking of Apple: That grudge match with Facebook? It\u2019s nastier and more personal <\/strong>than previously reported, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/facebook-meets-apple-in-clash-of-the-tech-titanswe-need-to-inflict-pain-11613192406?mod=hp_lead_pos1\">WSJ writes<\/a> in an exclusive that quotes Zuck as saying, <strong>\u201cWe need to inflict pain\u201d on Apple <\/strong>for putting human privacy ahead of Facebook\u2019s business model. On that note, Zuck probably doesn\u2019t want you to read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/why-dont-we-just-ban-targeted-advertising\/\">Why don\u2019t we just ban targeted advertising?<\/a> in Wired magazine. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benedictevans\/status\/1359862078195044357?s=20\">Benedict Evans has thoughts<\/a> on the Tweeter as to why that might not be practical.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>And on the subject of tech: Your new car may be a bit more expensive than you had <\/strong><strong>planned if you\u2019re in the market these days. <\/strong>Remember that <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/6fb1f5f7-f354-42bc-bfd6-6f74002733ab\">chip shortage<\/a> we mentioned on Thursday? Well, it\u2019s going to hit cars, too after major industry players including VW, Ford and Honda \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/car-chip-shortage-ford-vw-gm-11613152294\">misjudged supply lines of semiconductors<\/a> that control engines, airbags, touchscreens.\u201d The result: <strong>Lower production and outright assembly stoppages at major automakers<\/strong>. And we all know what happens when there are fewer cars and more demand, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember the US government\u2019s desire to (<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-military-ai-idUSKBN29V2M0?taid=6010cf15e8fa030001a3e53f&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter\">explore whether to<\/a><\/strong><strong>) build killer robots<\/strong>, which we picked up last week? Well, the story is the tip of the iceberg. The Pentagon wants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/forget-self-driving-carsthe-pentagon-wants-autonomous-ships-choppers-and-jets-11613212200?mod=hp_lead_pos4\">autonomous ships, helicopters and jets<\/a>, imagining a future that includes \u201cpilotless jets engaging in dogfights\u201d and \u201chuge undersea vessels ferrying troops.\u201d Meanwhile, <strong>Boston Dynamics\u2019 \u201cquadruped\u201d now has a commercially viable arm \u2014 as in a limb like we humans have. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/automaton\/robotics\/industrial-robots\/boston-dynamics-spot-robot-arm\">IEEE Spectrum writes<\/a>. The four-legged robot\u2019s arm can grab and pick up things (like laundry), open round door knobs, turn valves, hold on to ropes, drag concrete blocks, flip electrical switches and even dig holes. But Spot\u2019s chief engineer warns: \u201c<strong>Spot is not a cobot. You shouldn\u2019t hug it.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not worried yet? <\/strong>For the true math nerds among us: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/xgzkek\/machines-are-inventing-new-math-weve-never-seen\/\">Machines are creating math that we've<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/xgzkek\/machines-are-inventing-new-math-weve-never-seen\/\">never seen before<\/a><\/strong>, Vice writes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How could any of this ever go wrong?<\/strong> Once again, we suggest you take a few hours\u2019 off to read Gregg Hurwitz\u2019s novel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Prodigal-Son-Orphan-X-Novel-ebook\/dp\/B087ZXKG72\/\">Prodigal Son<\/a>, which beneath its thriller exterior is a thoughtful exploration about what it means to separate moral responsibility from the use of violence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoping for a more utopian future? <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-battery-is-ready-to-power-the-world-11612551578?st=98pklzi5xuuniey&mod=bef13\">The battery is ready to power the world<\/a><\/strong>, the Wall Street Journal writes, claiming that the rechargeable lithium-ion battery is poised to \u201cdisrupt\u201d industries \u2014 and <strong>transform the way the world uses power<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why should we pay attention? <\/strong>\u201cThe battery boom could erode demand for crude oil and byproducts such as gasoline\u2014as well as for natural gas, which is primarily used in power plants.\u201d Readers will recall we have rather a lot of that natural gas stuff kicking about \u2014 and abundant sunshine powering the world\u2019s largest solar parks down in Benban. <strong>Want to know what the future looks like? <\/strong>This is the story you never knew you needed.<\/p>\n<p>?<strong> OUT AND ABOUT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-07\"><\/a> <strong>Happy Valentine\u2019s Day everyone. <\/strong>Whether you\u2019re celebrating with an SO, a friend, a family member, or your pet, we hope it\u2019s a day full of love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Haven\u2019t made plans yet? We\u2019ve got you: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLHNtHNhY-G\/?igshid=fm48m97vlmz2\">Sheraton Cairo<\/a> is offering a Valentine\u2019s Day room and dinner package.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CK_kKy_FNml\/?igshid=s291buayrnav\">Kempinski Royal Maxim<\/a> is hosting romantic dinners for two at all their restaurants.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CK_hLVpg6Tm\/?igshid=1t3bu1nxcigtx\">Hilton Zamalek<\/a> will offer a four course candlelight dinner overlooking the Nile.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CK_zawAsbRe\/?igshid=tnq1dkxabbqu\">JW Marriot\u2019s Mandara Spa<\/a> has a special Valentine\u2019s day massage package.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Looking for something a little less\u2026 bouji?<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cairoopera.org\/schedule.php\">Cairo Opera<\/a> is holding Valentine\u2019s Day concert today at 8pm CLT while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLKSucehLoF\/?igshid=eny83ahrhztm\">Flow Cycle Egypt<\/a> is holding a yoga session entitled \u201cHeart Opening Workshop\u201d tomorrow at 7pm CLT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Single, but ready to mingle?<\/strong> Urban Crossings is holding a \u201cspeed meeting and slow dining\u201d night for singles today at 7pm CLT. The gathering will be in a cozy \u201cprivate setting\u201d that will only be disclosed to folks who register. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1sDKxfWC9o1rk6uK75LrrP2yvy935fZRZ8l7GyaFK70M\/viewform?edit_requested=true\">sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More love in the air: The New York Times thinks Dahab is a great place to fall in love<\/strong>, featuring in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/11\/style\/covid-love-stories.html\">Pandemic Love<\/a> series the story of a couple who met in a taxi cab in the Red Sea destination. They married in December after a romantic proposal in \u2014 you guessed it \u2014 Dahab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt\u2019s three favourite love songs<\/strong>, according to a statement out by Spotify this afternoon on the tunes most popular among Egyptians creating their own V-Day playlists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hussain Aljassmi \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4ZU4yHDLZcMcy8BF6Y89fu\">Bel Bont El3areed<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sherine \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1aCq7XjXXVc3WxPYYUrbeP?highlight=spotify:track:2QK9spxKFUWe7zeirPHf5O#_=_\">\u062d\u0628\u0647 \u062c\u0646\u0629<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hassan Shakoush, Omar Kamal \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3P8USZdxovfUjGfiP8mzzv?highlight=spotify:track:2vSLxBSZoK0eha4AuhZlXV\">Mahragan Bent El Geran<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>^^ Although anything by Hassan Shakoush being called a \u201clove song\u201d calls into question the accuracy of, well, everything?<\/p>\n<p><strong>? <\/strong><strong>ON THE TUBE TONIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-08\"><\/a> <strong>If you haven\u2019t already, it\u2019s a great time to get caught up on season one of the AppleTV+ <\/strong><strong>drama For All Mankind<\/strong>, which is back for season two on Friday, 19 February, with new episodes following every Friday. Season two takes the space race to the next level with armed soldiers on the moon, nuclear weapons, and Ronald Reagan in the White House. Catch the trailer (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zzmrmjlESjQ\">watch, runtime: 2:42<\/a>) \u2014 it looks awesome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you an Apple nerd and a space nerd at the same time? <\/strong>Go download the For All Mankind app: Time Capsul\u202ae, which bills itself as \u201ca story between seasons one and two\u201d \u2014 but which is really just a cool use of AR through which you can use iPhone 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max or iPad Pro with a Lidar scanner to explore artifacts from the series\u2019 world. Get a preview here (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/C5huwYwuI8A\">watch, runtime: 0:40<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/macdailynews.com\/2021\/02\/11\/for-all-mankind-time-capsule-a-new-augmented-reality-experience-based-on-the-apple-tv-space-drama-is-available-today-in-the-app-store\/\">read more about it here<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/for-all-mankind-time-capsule\/id1541425599\">download the app here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The first season of the French Netflix Original series <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/eg-en\/title\/80994082\">Lupin<\/a><\/strong><strong> is worth a watch<\/strong>, with the second season to be out soon. Inspired by gentleman thief and master of disguise Ars\u00e8ne Lupin, the series follows Assane Diop (played by Omar Sy) as he sets out to avenge his father. <strong>Maybe this will sell you on the show: a Sherlock Holmes crossover is being considered<\/strong>, Lupin\u2019s creator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/lupin-sherlock-holmes\/\">confirmed last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The leagues are all going strong today:<\/strong> In the <strong>English Premier League<\/strong>, Southampton and Wolves are finishing up their match as we dispatch this issue, but you can hurry to catch the fixture between West Brom and Manchester United at 4pm CLT. Meanwhile, Arsenal faces off against Leeds at 6:30pm CLT and Everton takes on Fulham at 9pm CLT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>La Liga<\/strong>\u2019s Getafe and Real Sociedad are currently on the field, with their match having started at 3pm CLT. Real Madrid will play Valencia at 5:15pm CLT while Levante and Osasuna take to the field at 7:30pm CLT. Villarreal will face off against Real Betis at 10pm CLT.<\/p>\n<p>Roma and Udinese kicked off the first of five <strong>Serie A<\/strong> matches earlier today. Sampdoria will be playing against Fiorentina and Cagliari plays Atalanta, both at 4pm CLT. Later on in the day, we\u2019ve got Crotone facing off against Sassuolo at 7pm CLT and Inter Milan meeting Lazio at 9:45pm CLT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>? EAT THIS TONIGHT- <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SAHEL TO CAIRO #2-<\/strong> A growing number of Sahel foot startups are making it big in Cairo. The now-iconic <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thebrgrtruck\/?hl=en\">BRGR (The Burger Truck)<\/a><\/strong> kicked off the trend after developing a cult following when it first launched in Sahel in 2015. It now has 4 permanent Cairo locations, including Zayed (SODIC West), Six of October (Mall of Arabia Extension), Cairo-Alex Desert Road (New Giza), and New Cairo (The Waterway 2). Feeling indulgent? Try their double cheeseburger J-Bomb with cheese fries. It\u2019s reminiscent of Shake Shack and arguably the best burger in Cairo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>?UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates is out with a new book on climate <\/strong><strong>change.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Avoid-Climate-Disaster-Breakthroughs-ebook\/dp\/B07YRY461Y\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=\">How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need<\/a> sets out a plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2021\/feb\/14\/how-to-avoid-a-climate-disaster-by-bill-gates-the-new-climate-war-by-michael-e-mann-review\">The Guardian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/how-to-avoid-a-climate-disaster-by-bill-gates-review-0j7w75jvp\">The Times<\/a> are both out with reviews, and we\u2019re sure more will be quick to follow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oddly enough, microchipping us all <\/strong>doesn\u2019t appear to be on his list of solutions\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wondering what Gates reads in his spare time?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/11\/books\/review\/bill-gates-by-the-book-interview.html\">The New York Times<\/a> asked him for his 2021 book recommendations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Arab, Muslim woman versus Trump\u2019s USA: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-Ex-Country-Randa-Jarrar-ebook\/dp\/B08DMVXFLM\">Love is an Ex-Country<\/a><\/strong><strong> is the latest from <\/strong><strong>Randa Jarrar<\/strong>, a Muslim American born of Egyptian and Palestinian parents. The novel is written as a memoir as the performer recalls events that happened on tour. Jarrar\u2019s 2008 book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Map-Home-Randa-Jarrar-ebook\/dp\/B009Y3OGEA\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=\">A Map of Home<\/a> won her the Hopwood Award and an Arab-American Book Award.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"grey-line\">\n<p>? <strong>TOMORROW\u2019S WEATHER- <\/strong>Look for sunny skies and a high of 22\u00b0C before the weather turns cold on Tuesday. <strong>The nadir will be a daytime high of 12\u00b0C on Wednesday<\/strong> with the possibility of a sprinkle. The mercury will stay in the teens through Saturday. The long-range forecast shows next week also looking cold \u2014 think of it as winter\u2019s last gasp after an unseasonably warm season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, friends. We hope the day has treated you well \u2014 and that you\u2019ve consumed plenty of chocolate in honour of Valentine\u2019s Day. 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