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Mar. 11th, 2014

Monday March 10, 2014 Warm; up to 49F (9.44...C). I went outside wearing a sweater. Took it off after a while; put it back on in the evening.

Some people wore winter coats. One man wore a short-sleeved shirt.

***Comments of Comment:

thnidu 3/8/14: Subject: the Oscar Mayer smellophone

How does it give off SCENT?

[There's an attachment -- not exactly free -- which does it with the help of scent cartridges. I suspect it would be simpler and cheaper to rig up something to light scented candles. Twenty years from now, it might be a standard function of smartphones.]

***From sciencedaily.com:

First animals oxygenated Earth's oceans, study suggests

Date: March 9, 2014

Source: University of Exeter

Summary:

The evolution of the first animals may have oxygenated Earth's oceans -- contrary to the traditional view that a rise in oxygen triggered their development. New research contests the long held belief that oxygenation of the atmosphere and oceans was a pre-requisite for the evolution of complex life forms. The study builds on the recent work of scientists in Denmark who found that sponges -- the first animals to evolve -- require only small amounts of oxygen.