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1 A cool $1,000 to stay cool. Jim Olson states that converting the type of refrigerant in an automobile may cost up to $1,000.
2 Building a better bean. Virginia Berg believes that one characteristic to select for in bean production is leaves that turn up to the sun.
3 Just a passing interest? Charles Strein suggests that consumers take advantage of the present low interest rates.
4 Struggling schools in the South. Boniface Hadebe shares that in South Africa 97 per cent of the students drop out of high school before finishing.
5 Will it end with a bang or a whimper? Lawrence Krauss shares his view of how the world will end.