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As is often the case with Garrett Wade tools, the English plated brace is great, antique-looking tool pr0n that’s very expensive but not something you actually feel the need to have. The 13″ brace is carved from Beechwood and includes a 5” single square-tapered shank center bit and button-operated latch. Of course this splendid specimen of awesome will cost you $295, is only available online, and you’ll have to wait ’til mid-February for the backorder. Maybe the Garrett Wade scout-buyer who collects these from London got tied up in the pub.

While there’s no substitute for the feel that an antique style tool can give, the functionality of this tool doesn’t actually do anything a $17 Great Neck brace couldn’t do. In fact, the inexpensive one will probably last you longer, not to mention accept bits you already have around the shop.

Antique Plated Brace [Garrett Wade]
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Street Pricing [Google Shopping]
Great Neck BR10 Ratchet Action Bit Brace [What’s This?] [Via Amazon]

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The History Channel has been playing the damn Kobalt Double Drive mini-infomercial between breaks so much I would actually buy one if I thought it’d make them stop playing it. The funny part is, as much as I’d like to make fun of it, the twisty ratchet does look pretty cool. The basic premise is, if you click it to double mode, a barrel twist each way will advance the head in the direction you’d like to go.

The Double Drive form factor isn’t funky or out of line with what a ratchet should look like, and it delivers more functionality than a standard ratchet. It reminds us a little of when the GearWrench pass-thru system first came out, but not nearly as groundbreaking. For around $20 it seems a decent investment to throw down for.

Does it replace a standard ratchet? Yes, it can: if you do a load of work with bolts, it’s great to have in the toolbox. If not, the Double Drive is cheap enough you can have it for a just-in-case situation. True, it sounds a little gimmicky, but at its core, even if you don’t use the double function, it’s still a working ratchet. So spending the same as you might spend on plain model isn’t really a loss.

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They’ve got gangnam style, we’ve got something else. Try keeping understanding who is doing what. Pretty mind-breaking thing to see, or the doppler effect in action. They really should patent this kind of dance and sell the rights to entertainers … Read more...

Two state Democrats have introduced a series bills to repeal Florida’s “Stand your ground” law by forbidding the use of a firearm in self defense.

http://spacecoastdaily.com/2013/03/s...-self-defense/

The war on Easter has begun! The principal of Heritage Elementary School in Madison, Alabama has banned the use of the word Easter in the school saying that it infringes on the rights of students.

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/03/27...e-word-easter/

Arsenal of weapons found in Newtown gunman's home
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By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN


NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - An arsenal of weapons including guns, more than a thousand rounds of ammunition, a bayonet and several swords was found in the home of the gunman who carried out the Newtown school shooting, according to search warrants released Thursday.

Adam Lanza killed 26 people inside Sandy Hook Elementary School and took his own life within five minutes of shooting his way into the building, State's Attorney Stephen J. Sedensky III said in a statement accompanying the release of the warrants in the Dec. 14 massacre. Lanza was found dead in the school wearing military-style clothing.

The inventory of the evidence seized from Lanza's home and the car he drove to carry out the massacre provided glimpses into the world of a troubled young man, but it does not answer the question of what could have motivated the attack. Investigators say it will take until June or later to complete the investigation.

Sedensky said Lanza killed all 26 victims inside Sandy Hook Elementary School with a Bushmaster .223-caliber rifle before taking his own life with a Glock 10 mm handgun. He says Lanza had another loaded handgun with him inside the school as well as three, 30-round magazines for the Bushmaster.

Sedensky said 154 spent .223 casings were recovered at the scene. A loaded 12-gauge shotgun was found in the Honda Civic Lanza drove to the school with two magazines containing 70 rounds of Winchester 12-gauge shotgun rounds.

At the house, investigators found books about autism and Asperger's syndrome as well as an NRA guide to pistol shooting. Another book found at the home with tabbed pages is titled: "Train Your Brain to Get Happy."

Writings and journals that belonged to Lanza were seized by police and turned over to the FBI for analysis. They also found three photos containing images of what appears to be a dead person covered with plastic and blood.

Police said they found a smashed computer hard drive, a gaming console and a gun safe in the house. An unnamed person told investigators that Lanza was an avid gamer who played "Call of Duty" and other games and rarely left his home.

Investigators found a holiday card containing a check made out to Lanza for the purchase of a firearm, authored by his mother, Nancy Lanza. Adam Lanza shot and killed his mother in their Newtown home before driving to the school to carry out the massacre.

Documents indicate authorities found a gun safe with shotgun shells in the house and numerous boxes of bullets. In a bedroom closet, they found ear plugs, a handwritten note regarding ammunition and magazines, paperwork on guns and a metal bayonet.

In a top drawer of a filing cabinet, they found paper targets. In a duffel bag, they found ear and eye protection, binoculars, numerous paper targets and an NRA certificate that belonged to Adam Lanza.

Authorities found numerous knives, including samurai swords. They found a military-style uniform in Lanza's bedroom and handwritten notes containing the addresses of local gun shops. The guns found at the home included a .323-caliber Enfield Albian bolt-action rifle, a .22-caliber Savage Mark II rifle, a BB gun and a .22-caliber Volcanic starter pistol.

Among the items seized was a news article on a 2008 school shooting at Northern Illinois University.

A judge's order to seal the warrants expired on Wednesday, and a Danbury Superior Court judge granted a request by Sedensky to withhold some details. Sedensky asked to redact the name of a witness, saying the person's safety might be jeopardized if the name were disclosed. He also asked that the release not include other information such as telephone numbers, serial numbers on items found and a few paragraphs of an affidavit.

Until now, prosecutors had made few details of the Newtown investigation available, despite pressure to do so from the governor, who criticized leaks to the press and lawmakers who clamored for more details as they craft legislation on mental health and gun control.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced last week that additional information would be released at his request. He expressed concern that some information about the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook reportedly disclosed by a top state police commander at a recent law enforcement seminar in New Orleans was leaked.

In his statement, Sedensky said he ordered a stop to any presentations involving evidence in the case to prevent such disclosures. He said the investigation is ongoing.

"No conclusions have been reached and no final determinations have been made," Sedensky said.

Senate President Donald E. Williams Jr. said this week that legislative leaders are eager to review the search warrant documents before finishing work on a bipartisan bill that addresses gun control and other issues related to the massacre.

Here's a father that will make your heart melt in aww and a nursery that'll make you want to go back to being a kid again. Screw real life, I want to grow up again with Calvin and Hobbes. Heck, I don't care if I can even fit on the bed... I want to live in that room right now. More »

While the Internet at large was freaking out about an apocalyptic attack that wasn't really happening yesterday, something nefarious was going down at the bottom of the sea. Egyptian authorites found a trio of divers down there attempting to sever a crucial submarine communications cable. More »

Cable companies routinely score lower in customer satisfaction than almost any other consumer service, and a large part of that is the fact that most Americans can't choose their cable provider. But if you do have options, you should choose Verizon FiOS, according to a new report from Consumer Reports. More »

It's useful for blasting dust, crumbs, and other crap off your keyboard and electronics, but those overpriced compressed air cans are almost as big a rip-off as printer ink. So here's a brilliant and relatively simple hack that makes a compressed air can refillable with a standard tire pump. And just to highlight what's probably the most crucial step in this project: you'll want to make sure the can you're using is completely and thoroughly empty before going at it with a drill. [YouTube via Dooby Brain] More »

Murata has developed a direct current resonance method as a new wireless power transmission system technology. The direct current resonance method is a new technology that converts direct current electric energy into electromagnetic field energy and uses a newly discovered physical phenomenon called an electromagnetic resonance field to transmit power. The technology can enhance energy conversion efficiency because a resonance field is formed directly from the direct current power source.

It can also reduce the number of times power is converted in the power transmission system and achieve greater simplicity and power efficiency. In addition, expanding resonance fields could extend applications to a variety of usage scenarios. The direct current resonance method is an amalgamation of several technologies that Murata has fostered over the years, including power storage device technology, wireless transmission technology, power module technology to enhance power conversion efficiency, and EMI technology.
Major features (comparison with existing magnetic field resonance method)
1)This is a wireless power transmission system from a direct current power source Most of the power that people use is direct current (DC). Even commercial alternating current (AC) is converted to direct current, and nearly every electronic device runs on direct current voltage. Therefore converting energy from a direct current power source can enhance efficiency.
The technology directly converts between electric energy and electromagnetic field energy
2) The goal is to require only one direct power conversion when transmitting power wirelessly, as opposed to the four to six repetitions required up to now. This allows overwhelming energy savings and creates a big advantage in terms of compactness and lightness.
The technology expands the resonance field to transmit power
3)Innovations in transmitting and receiving devices and resonance devices can expand the resonance field and create new possibilities, such as supplying power to multiple loads. This should lead to technical applications and product development for various usage scenarios.

Comparison with existing methods
Configuration is simpler, devices can be made smaller and lighter, and system power efficiency can be improved as compared to the magnetic resonance method
There is a higher degree of freedom in the layout of power transition and receiving devices compared to the inductive coupling method, and no heavy magnetic material (iron) and coils (copper) are needed
Compared to the electric field coupling method, the new technology is superior when a greater transmission distance is required. No physical contact is required
A great amount of power is transmitted than with the radio wave method. This allows power transmitting and receiving devices to be smaller

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Some might describe getting drunk like nobody’s business as “being trashed”, and you can now do your bit in living up to such lingo with the $9.99 Trash Can Shot Glass Set. Yes sir, these mini trash can shot glasses will definitely elevate the term “being trashed” to a totally new level, and best of all is, if they have been washed and kept properly, you will not find the kind of stink and bacteria that hovers around a real trash can. On the other hand, since most of the liquids poured in here are alcohol based, chances are no bacteria would want to hang around it, either, no? Each set comprises of a trio of shot glasses that are made out of ceramic, and they are all dishwasher safe.

There is just something magical about unicorns, as these mythical beasts which are said to be pure that only a virgin can ride on it, but what happens when all of that marketing jazz gets to your little one, and she wants a unicorn of her own? Perhaps it is time to pull up Google on your web browser, and see whether there are any sites crazy enough to sell a unicorn. Actually, you thought that you could find anything online, but that isn’t the case with the unicorn, so you will have to make do with a $12.99 Unicorn Sprinkles Shaker. The name itself gives the game away, it allows you to decorate your cupcakes and baking creations in a magical manner, letting you dust your sweet treats with sparkles and glitz in a jiffy.

The world is divided into two groups – one that loves coffee, and the other could not care less whether there is such a thing as coffee beans or not. For folks who cannot get their internal engines revving before they begin work in the morning without their daily cup of coffee (which delivers the necessary shots of caffeine into one’s system, of course), then you might want to check out the $38.95 World’s Largest Coffee Cup that will surely give you a buzz that lasts the entire day. This gigantic cup measures 10” in diameter, and is said to hold the volume equal to 20 cups of coffee at one time, while tipping the scales at more than 10 pounds when empty. Phew!

How many of you out there think that a pair of gorgeous high heels are beautiful to look at, a pain to wear, and has not practical value as a pair of footwear compared to a comfortable pair of sneakers? Well, I guess sometimes, we do the darndest things to look “good”, which is all relatively speaking, of course. This unique pair of high heels has been specially modified to help you plow through snow, now how about that? Hence the name, Toe Plow, and a pair of these would definitely be convenient in places like Minnesota, considering the amount of snow that falls in that part of the country. All you need to do is buckle them to your high heels, and you’re good to go.

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Google's augmented reality glasses, Google Glass, will only have 8000 users this year.

The search giant took applications from over a hundred thousand people last month to join the "Glass Explorer Program." As part of the application process, you had to tell Google what you would do with the glasses if you had them.

Applications were taken via social networks and had to include the hashtag "#ifihadglass."

By some accounts, there were 145,000 mentions of #ifihadglass, although it is unclear whether all were real "applications."

Google is selling the Glasses for $1500 and the company will be notifying all the winners this week.

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Google will be making its innovative augmented reality headgear Google Glass in California rather than China.

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Divide and conquer. Americans have been arguing back and forth while SCOTUS debates gay marriage - an issue that shouldn't be a federal issue anyway. Meanwhile, the Congress, the Senate, and Obama all approve H.R. 933. Way to go America!

We just got word that despite past promises to promote GMO transparency, Obama signed HR 933, which contains the Monsanto Protection Act, into law...

Prior to the measure, courts had the ability to suspend the farming of GMO crops in the face of health or environmental risks. "It sets a terrible precedent," stated the International Business Times. "Though it will only remain in effect for six months until the government finds another way to fund its operations, the message it sends is that corporations can get around consumer safety protections if they get Congress on their side. Furthermore, it sets a precedent that suggests that court challenges are a privilege, not a right."

http://foodbeast.com/content/2013/03/27/obama-signs-monsanto...

Since the act’s passing, more than 250,000 people have signed a petition opposing the provision and a rally, consisting largely of farmers organized by the Food Democracy Now network, protested outside the White House Wednesday. Not only has anger been directed at the Monsanto Protection Act’s content, but the way in which the provision was passed through Congress without appropriate review by the Agricultural or Judiciary Committees. The biotech rider instead was introduced anonymously as the larger bill progressed — little wonder food activists are accusing lobbyists and Congress members of backroom dealings.

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Amazon with Real Real Deal has the Forever Lazy One Piece Pajamas (L/XL) for $9 with free shipping on $25+. Features fleece materials, hood, included slipper boots and zippered back hatch.