NRA PRESIDENT: Eric Holder must resign now.

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SO THE SUCKING UP DIDN’T EVEN WORK? One Day After Supporting OWS, Men’s Wearhouse in Oakland Vandalized by Protesters.

“A HATCHET JOB:” National Restaurant Association chairman during Cain’s tenure: ‘It’s a hatchet job.’

HOPE AND CHANGE: ACORN Officials Scramble, Firing Workers and Shredding Documents, After Exposed as Players Behind Occupy Wall Street Protests. “They’re doing serious damage control right now.”

MEGAN MCARDLE: What’s The Matter With Oakland?

HOW TO KEEP MICE out of your house.

TEACHING STUDENTS how to write. “The only way to address writing is to give line-by-line feedback. We cannot assume that students know what good writing looks like. Every time students pass a written assignment at any level with subpar writing, such poor performance is reinforced as acceptable and the poor writing ability become the next professor’s problem.”

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DON SURBER: That was then. This is N.O.W. “I am going to keep this simple. What was said by National Organization President Patricia Ireland about Paula Jones on April 2, 1998, and what NOW is saying now about Herman Cain.”

THE DECLINE OF SOUTHERN MANNERS? Let me just say that when your opening example involves a professional basketball player and a lawyer, maybe it’s not the best choice.

UPDATE: A reader emails: “One reason this is happening is because women no longer recognize or appreciate good manners.”

INTERESTED IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS? Check out Bill Quick’s discussion forum.

Also, a list of pre-post-apocalyptic survival gear. More here.

WHEN WILL the higher education bubble explode? “These warning signs would be favorable laws toward discharging student loans in bankruptcy (making it more challenging for students to receive money for education); a societal zeitgeist toward education changing (for instance, businesses preferring certification or a degree from something similar to the Khan Academy over traditional colleges); a major recession coming back to the United States, taking away more employment (making it more difficult for student with loans to pay back their loans); students becoming discouraged by negative news toward education (causing many to drop out or to avoid college). Of course, some readers might wonder if all four signs must come to fruition in order for the education bubble to pop, and the answer is no.”

JOBLESS RATE NOT REALLY BETTER FOR OLDER WORKERS: “Lopatin’s experience helps illustrate the sharp contrasts in national unemployment data between older and younger workers. The unemployment rate for workers over age 55 is much lower than for the workforce as a whole — it stood at 6.7 percent in September, compared with the 9.1 percent national rate. But at the same time, workers over age 55 who do lose their jobs tend to be jobless far longer — 54.8 weeks, compared with 38.6 weeks for younger workers as of last week. . . . What’s more, the lower 55+ jobless rate doesn’t really mean older workers are having an easier time finding new jobs, Rix says. Rather, she thinks it reflects a trend among employers to hang on longer to more experienced workers. The lower jobless rate also reflects a greater tendency of older workers to become discouraged about finding new jobs, and drop out of the labor force entirely. The Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn’t count workers who have stopped looking for jobs in its unemployment calculations, and that brings down the overall 55+ jobless rate.”

COMPARISON: Russia’s “Wet Work” vs. America’s “Targeted Killing.”

ADVICE ON self-defense shotguns.

SCIENCE: Fraud Case Seen as a Red Flag for Psychology Research.

RON BAILEY TALKS WITH STEVEN PINKER ON THE DECLINE OF VIOLENCE: “A historically unusual period of peace.” Is this a change, or an interlude?

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Two-year colleges draw more affluent students. “Comparatively affluent students are picking community colleges over four-year schools in growing numbers, a sign of changing attitudes toward an institution long identified with poorer people. . . . In the lengthening economic downturn, even relatively prosperous families have grown reluctant to borrow for college. Schools are finding that fewer students are willing to pay the full published price of attendance, which tops $55,000 at several private universities. More students are living at home.”

COMPUTING POWER: The Rise Of The Machines.

HOARDING STOCKPILES as peanut butter prices soar.

Related: People Of Walmart May Elect The Next President.

THIS IS INTERESTING: Amazon rolls out the Kindle book Lending Library. “With Prime, Kindle owners can now choose from thousands of books to borrow for free including over 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers – as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates.”

HOUSE SUBPOENAS WHITE HOUSE for Solyndra documents.

REDISCOVERING OLD WRECKS ON THE MOON.

APPS: Yahoo Gives iPad The Power To Understand TV.