That the Moon appears much larger when viewed near the horizon was described thousands of years ago in early Greek and Chinese writings, and appears in Aristotle’s writings around 350 B.C.E. The illusion applies to the Sun, Moon, constellations and any celestial phenomenon that can be viewed low in the sky. Although many people assume that the phenomenon has something to do with the Earth’s atmosphere, in reality the refraction of light by the atmosphere acts to make the Moon appear slightly smaller and flatter near the horizon—not larger. Various activities provide evidence that the illusion has to do with the way in which our brain processes visual information. For example, if you bend over and look between your legs at the Moon — or if you lie on your side, or if you close one eye — you can reduce or eliminate the illusion. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/webscope/activities/pdfs/moonT.pdf
The moon illusion http://retina.anatomy.upenn.edu/~bart/scriptie.html
Moon illusion explained http://facstaff.uww.edu/mccreadd/intro9.htm

Americans hold diverse views, both positive and negative, about the internet’s impact on the political debate.
54% of online adults say that the internet makes it easier to connect with others who share their views politically: 44% say that the internet makes this “a lot easier” and 10% say that the internet makes this “a little easier.” The internet users who get news or take part in politically-related activities on social networking sites are especially likely to say that the internet helps them connect with others around political issues.
At the same time, 55% of all internet users feel that the internet increases the influence of those with extreme political views, compared with 30% who say that the internet reduces the influence of those with extreme views by giving ordinary citizens a chance to be heard.
61% of online adults agree with the statement that the internet exposes people to a wider range of political views than they can get in the traditional news media. Young adults and political social networkers are more likely than average to view the internet as a source of information they can’t find elsewhere.
At the same time, 56% of internet users say that it is usually difficult for them to tell what is true from what is not true when it comes to the political information they find online. Read 39-page report from Pew Internet & American Life Project at: http://pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2011/Internet%20and%20Campaign%202010.pdf

In testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Federal Trade Commission discussed its efforts to protect consumer privacy through enforcement actions, consumer education, and policy initiatives like the FTC staff’s recent preliminary privacy report. The report proposes a framework to balance consumer privacy with industry innovation by: 1) building privacy protections into everyday business practices (“privacy-by-design”); 2) simplifying privacy choices for consumers; and 3)improving transparency with clearer, shorter privacy notices. The Commission told Congress that industry stakeholders have made important progress in implementing Do Not Track, a mechanism proposed in the staff's preliminary privacy report last December that would allow consumers to choose not to have their Internet browsing tracked by third parties. The testimony noted that two of the major Internet browsers – Microsoft and Mozilla – “have recently announced the development of new choice mechanisms for online behavioral advertising that seek to provide increased transparency, greater consumer control, and improved ease of use.” http://ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/privacy.shtm

401(K) PLANS: Issues Involving Securities Lending in Plan Investments GAO-11-359T testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11359t.pdf

Informatics includes the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information. http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=informatics

Informationist Derived from the word information. Informationist and informationism are first known to have arisen in the work of a group of Scottish poets in the 1994 book Contraflow on the SuperHighway. Since then use of the term has become progressively greater. One who gathers, analyzes, interprets and uses information. This can be used as a job title. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/informationist

The Informationist is a debut novel by Taylor Stevens http://www.taylorstevensbooks.com/

What food is it? This citrus fruit originated in China but is associated with Japan. The fruit's name has four letters, two of which are u. Answer is forthcoming.

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