Ireland’s ‘Yes’ to Europe Puts Pressure on Czech Leader to Sign (Bloomberg) Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Ireland’s approval yesterday of the European Union’s planned governing treaty puts continent-wide pressure on anti-EU Czech leader Vaclav Klaus to give up his one-man campaign against a new-look Europe. [News Source]

Annual Farm Aid live concert to help US family farms (reminder) (Independent) (Relaxnews) - Willie Nelson's 24th annual Farm Aid music festival will feature performances by fellow board members of the organization such as Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews. The all-day concerts happen on Sunday, October 4 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri, in the heart of America's farmlands. [News Source]

Film Review: Plenty of laughs in ‘Zombieland’ (The Daily News) In the months after the zombie apocalypse, brought on by a virulent mutation of Mad Cow Disease, America has ceased to be. [News Source]

Children’s Books (New York Times) Top 5 at a Glance 1. SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE, by Judy Schachner 2. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder 3. LISTEN TO THE WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG AND “THREE CUPS OF TEA” 4. DEWEY (THERE’S A CAT IN THE LIBRARY!), by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter 5. ROBOT ZOT!, by Jon Scieszka [News Source]