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But then, I suppose your ignorance trumps shared intelligence in your mind so there you go.
It’s not covered by this kit, but ... Those helping hands things can be okay but they’re not nearly as nice as a Panavise. If you need a magnifier to inspect solder joints &c., get a separate jeweler’s loupe.
I don’t think think this kit is perfect, but it’s a good start for someone who seriously wants to learn to work with electronics. After this kit, they could start adding things piecemeal as they need: a panavise, a good pair of snipe-nose pliers or two, a wire stripper (the one you listed is probably fine, or this one works http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JNLUN4/), a bunch of cheap dental picks (those things cost almost nothing and come in handy all the time!), some desoldering braid, a collection of assorted resistors/capacitors/diodes/etc., a spool of insulated wire, a hot glue gun, some breadboards, a power supply, some calipers, a multimeter and some good multimeter leads, a set of mini-screwdrivers, a utility knife, a pin vise (drilling tiny holes can be very useful), etc. etc.
Get a soldering iron that works. Get some decent solder. other things, I suppose you can go for as much quality as you want to pay for, but if you're planning on doing any amount of desoldering... don't go cheap on a solder sucker. You'll save yourself a huuuuuge headache.