WSYK #8 Large Hadron Collider. via. The New York Times: …a giant particle accelerator that will begin smashing protons together outside Geneva this summer might produce a black hole or something else that will spell the end of the Earth — and maybe the universe.

Now that you know know about the Large Hadron Collider, check out what the peeps on the street have to say about black holes and the destruction of the Universe. Black Hole Sun.

A broadcast of 60 Seconds covering: extremists using robots, Doomsday Vault opens, France may send ground troops to Afghanistan, America loosing it’s religion, non American’s kick butt at the Oscars.

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Story links

• Killer robots pose latest militant threat: expert
• Doomsday vault for world’s seeds is opened under Arctic mountain
• France eyes sending troops to Afghan combat zone
• Americans Change Faiths at Rising Rate, Report Finds
• Academy Awards. Oscar results
• Oscar results: Day-Lewis, No Country for Old Men top winners

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Links to news

• EU, NATO to keep pressure on Iran despite report
• Bush unveils plan to stem wave of foreclosures
• Tracing Business Acumen to Dyslexia
• Video – Attributing Success to Dyslexia

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This weeks episode covers: Sarkozy as President, Supreme Court on Patents and News Corp. in Pursuit of Dow Jones.
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Reading on topics discussed:(All links to articles will be posted here and not at opensermo.tv)

1. Nicolas Sarkozy as President

• USA<
• St.Pete
• Times

2. Supreme Court on Patents

• Dark
• CNJ
• ITweek

3. News Corp in Pursuit of Dow Jones

• Reuters
• Bloom
• Taipei