Summary: We had a preview of some of the highlights of the International Plowing Match from organizer David Pyper. The Quantum Nano Centre opens at the University of Waterloo. Raymond LaFlamme told us about its significance. Three directors of education joined us to talk about the impact of the teachers' labour dispute. Dietician Leslie Beck came to the defence of the lowly banana. Mike Vlcek from Agricorp explained how farmers came to be overpaid aid money in the aftermath of the mad cow scare. London's Cassandra Hodgins her bid to become Dorothy in a new production of the Wizard of Oz.