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About two-thirds of America’s largest cities have reported the appearance of “McMansions,” often with 2-story “lawyer lobbies,” which are new, much larger houses built on lots that once contained more modest homes. Some of their neighbors are complaining!

Who is building these homes that tend to stick out like sore thumbs in established neighborhoods? City planner Jack Nasar says, “The phenomena of McMansions may represent…residents with money [who] are moving back into cities and older suburbs, rather than building new homes far from the central city.”
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The "Earth moon machine" may be the reason there is life on this planet. Now astronomers have discovered that the sun may save us from extinction. Can all this be an accident?

The moon came about after a gigantic collision with the earth during the formation of the solar system, when a huge object struck the planet, leaving a crater that is now the Pacific Ocean. The result is that the moon was found by our lunar astronauts to be made up of a mixture of earth and other material.
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A study of men in Ontario, Canada provides a new twist on the connection between sexual orientation and right or left-handedness. Earlier studies showed that gay men (and lesbians) were 39% more likely than heterosexuals to be left-handed. This new data provides evidence that gay or bisexual men also have an elevated incidence of extreme right-handedness.

To complicate matters, another factor is involved?the often-reported finding that having older brothers may be a predictor for men being gay. The new study results indicate that the number of older brothers moderates the relationship between handedness and sexual orientation, meaning that extreme right-handedness finding is only seen in men with no or few older brothers. Confused yet?
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…The electric car? As oil prices rise, along with troubles in the Middle East, engineers are searching frantically for another way to fuel automobiles. The government is pushing biofuels, there’s hope for hydrogen, but whatever happened to the electric car? It turns out it’s still a contender, and you can use it to run your house as well.

A team of researchers at the University of Delaware has created a system that enables vehicles to not only run on electricity alone, but also to generate revenue by storing and providing electricity for utilities, so you can run your home off your automobile! The technology, known as V2G, for vehicle-to-grid, lets electricity flow from the car’s battery to power lines and back.
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