In Vermont, Making a Stand for Pete the Moose (New York Times) The state is requiring owners of elk facilities to get rid of all moose and white-tailed deer that live within their fences, afraid that the animals may spread chronic wasting disease. [News Source]

Disaster and the media (Crikey) Crikey readers weigh in on how the media copes with the natural disasters besetting our Pacific and Asian neighbours and the messy climate change debate continues. [News Source]

Ireland’s ‘Yes’ to Europe Puts Pressure on Czechs (Update1) (Bloomberg) Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Ireland’s approval yesterday of the European Union’s planned governing treaty puts continent-wide pressure on anti-EU Czech President Vaclav Klaus to give up his one-man campaign against a new-look Europe. [News Source]

Irish leader shares experiences with EKU audience (Richmond Register) David Byrne recommends a three-step plan for handling a public crisis. [News Source]

Ireland’s ‘Yes’ to Europe Puts Pressure on Czechs (Update1) (Bloomberg) Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Ireland’s approval yesterday of the European Union’s planned governing treaty puts continent-wide pressure on anti-EU Czech President Vaclav Klaus to give up his one-man campaign against a new-look Europe. [News Source]

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]

Alternative farmer says nature is his only guide (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) If there's a rock star in the world of alternative farming, Joel Salatin is Mick Jagger. Salatin raises chickens, cattle, hogs and rabbits on his Polyface Farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, using methods that mimic nature's cycles. [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]