Chip in the shell on the leading edge cousing the head to break
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I ordered one of these through amazon and received it with enthusiasm.  After playing it during a parade, I noticed that the head was pinched at 2 particular places.  After taking the head off, I noticed a fairly large divot and/or chip in two various places ON THE LEADING EDGE of the shell.  This is the place where the head meets the shell and is stretched very tightly.  The chip is causing the head to wear abnormally.  After contacting amazon, they said contact the manufacturer, which I did.  After waiting a month + for Meinl to respond,  my amazon return window closed, and then Meinl responded by saying return it through Amazon.

Now i'm stuck with a defect Timba that is wearing through the head in 3 months.

I give Meinl an F for customer support on this manufacturing defect.

BOOO>
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Not very protective.  After a few days the corners "catch" on something and begin to break away.  See picture and red arrows.  Even the perimeter of the product begins to chip.  Show is my second "protective" glass screen.  Both the first and second became unusable.
275509
The tip chipped on the box it came in. Yes. You read that correctly. The box is tougher than the blade.
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We all know about the Fukushima disaster following the tsunami and how it clearly shows how dangerous the nuclear industry can be. Now go back a few decades and imagine the mess left by the Cold War and it's race to have weapon superiority. Covington Nuclear is charged with clear up of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in north west of USA, the site of US Defence Department's plutonium production facility. One of the staff on site Kieran Mullaney believes he has been overexposed to radiation and resorts to litigation for the truth. At the last minute he has to find a replacement lawyer and calls on his old college friend Emily Hart to help.

The author has done an excellent job, in explaining nuclear physics part very clearly and in simple terms, allowing you to concentrate on the thrilling story as it unfolds. Emily must try and mend her relationship with her father, if she is to succeed and win the battle against the corporate giant and uncover the truth of Kieran's exposure. As the story is told familiar problems arise in the shape of greed and corruption.

This is Todd Johnson's second novel with the legal profession as his subject matter however, the court room scenes have been minimised but they do add greatly to overall effect of the book. Overall I think this is an excellent thriller. I will be looking out for his first book and adding to my reading list.
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Goliath, a super high tech nuclear powered submarine, is the most lethal offensive weapon ever designed by man.  It's 610 foot hydrodynamic design in the shape of a huge manta ray is coated with antidetection tiles for maximum stealth.  Armed to the teeth with a plethora of long range nuclear missiles, it also possesses countermeasures which make it virtually indestructible.  It is powered and commanded by Sorceress, a nancomputer with a biochemical brain based on DNA strands. This highest attained level of artificial intelligence is able to think, evolve and improve itself.
The story revolves around three main characters who are all computer geniuses and the creators of Goliath and Sorceress.  Commander Rochelle "Rocky" Jackson, daughter of General "Bear" Jackson, head of Army Special Forces, is a spit and polish G.I Jane type with an advanced engineering degree from M.I.T.  Gunnar Wolfe, her ex-fiance is a disgraced former elite, Special Forces killing machine with an engineering degree.  He has spent 7 years of a 10 year sentence in Leavenworth for stealing the schematics of Goliath and selling them to the Chinese.  The last player is Simon Bela Covah, an ex-Soviet sub commander with an IQ of 182, who worked under Wolfe at the U.S. Navy's Undersea Warfare Center.  Covah, whose entire family was murdered, was horrifically tortured and multilated and left for dead in the struggle in Kosovo.
Covah hijacks the Goliath from the Chinese and demonstrates its prowess by destroying an entire U.S aircraft carrier group, killing 8000 sailors.  Covah and his crew of either physically or mentally scarred freedom fighters hold the world hostage through the power of the Goliath.  They demand the cessation of global nuclear proliferation and the destruction of despotism and tyranny.  They impose their will through the nuclear incineration of Saddam Hussein and the city of Bagdhad.  Eventually Wolfe and Jackson are enlisted by the military brass to thwart Covah.
While this passion play is occurring, Sorceress is evolving into independently thinking entity like the villainous computer HAL in Kubrick's "2001 A Space Odyssey".  Predictably the computer takes over control of the sub with astonishing results.
Alten is technically gifted in his computer and military knowledge. He pens a very thoughful critique of the merits of artificial intelligence and its place in the potential future of mankind.
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Chips must have had a rough ride; first two cans opened were broken into pieces.
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Toy characters hitting each other in the face. Trying to kill each other!!
Come on people, this is what you rate as 5 stars!!
CRAP is what I will call it.... Reselling it right away....
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The Bitch Review
Les Edgerton clearly has grapefruit-sized titanium balls, as these would be required to tell a tale like this. And, to extend the metaphor perhaps beyond its usefulness, he uses them like wrecking balls, systematically demolishing his hapless protagonists life.
This is at heart a tale of a problem drinker with a criminal past, trying to build a new life but without a real solution. When his own balls (not titanium) get caught in a vise, he caves each time the squeeze ratchets up a notch, always under the delusion that he can come out on top and live his dream life. As the dream gets more and more grandiose, he rationalizes each compromise of principle until we wonder if he can ever be redeemed. Youll have to read The Bitch to find out.
I presume Mr. Edgerton has a hardy sack.
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Break off easily on a crash, causing the entire top of your quad to rip off including all cables. Enjoy the soldering.
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Trimmer does the job when it comes to edging...however, the entire head/engine flew off the other day while edging the yard (2nd use ever). Thank God I was wearing thick yard gloves as my reflex was to try to catch it to prevent the power cord from ripping off, and it singed the fingertip of my glove. Tried to put the bolt/screw back in but it just kept wiggling its way out. Going to try to replace the bolt but never thought I would run into this issue to begin with. Be careful!
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I bout this for a friend at work 3 weeks ago or so. It's quite pricey for a tea tumbler.  It looks nice, but it breaks easily.  She told me that it's now "a million pieces."  To protect her tumbler, she placed it inside the protective sleeve.  She placed it on top of her work table.  Then, she accidentally slightly toppled it over.  She claims that the sleeve made the tumbler unstable that it got easily knocked off the table.  Sad to say that its $35 down the drain. Yes, it is her fault for knocking it over.  But it also shows that the tumbler, even with the sleeve, is so easily breakable.  My friend is a mature adult, not some negligent teen.  And Im certain that it was a slight knock over from her work table.  Now, we are both unhappy.
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First of all I do not have the opportunity to read this book yet, but as The Economist has a book review on this week's edition, I would like to comment something I witness first hand and probably the author has not addressed.

During a recent trade show in Hong Kong, where a lot of manufacturers located in Guangdong province participate, you can see many grim faces because the economy is bad and there are not many orders around to feed the hundred of thousands of people in the manufacturing/export industry.

And in many occasions, I was told by factory owners/managers that foreign agents, especially Americans I have to emphasize, would come to your booth and try to knock 30% of your already discounted, really low manufacturing price.  In the process they would even "wave" the order in front of you in humiliating fashion.

You really have to wonder if these Americans really expect everything to be dirt cheap or even free of charge in China.  They would just come and order eight thousand of that model, three thousand of that model, and you have to deliver by this coming Monday otherwise this would be a breach of contract and they would sue you for any damage.  And in the meantime, you as a factory owner, are actually not making any money because you just want to keep feeding your three thousand poor employees who are the bread winners of they families, located in some remote villages thousands of miles away from Guangdong province.

In conclusion, I think the poor quality of SOME of Chinese made products is a result of a vicious circle in which Americans are chasing after ever lower production prices, and quite honestly, this vicious circle is as unsustainable as the ever higher US house prices.

Nobody wants to harm any American children by putting lead in the paint of the toys.  By the way, the factory owner of this incident was actually duped, and has committed suicide.  But when American has this author to tell their side of story, I wonder when the Chinese can have their chance to tell their side of, most often, terribly sadder stories.
1059757
Glass face. Neat look but the glass face got broken right away.
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I did like thing for a bit until the little plastic pin on the hinge broke.  I am not hard on things and it was disappointing.... not as upsetting as when the cover shifted off as I opened the phone and dropped my month old phone and case and broke the screen.  I almost caught the phone on my foot, slowing it greatly and gently before it touched the ground.  I don't know maybe its a fluke and the phone hit just so, but damn what a weak phone and case, a near three hundred dollar slip plus the cost of the case. If the little hinge pin would have been intact.... no drop.  I will get a different case without the flip top.  The case is ok just be careful...as careful as you would be without the case!  I know or just don't be an idiot and drop it, ya ya I know I KNOW!
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Sadly this didn't make it pass 200 rounds. The head snapped off just below the screw on cap. My assessment is the plastic is too hard and brittle, more junk from China. I was using a block of wood as instructed. This was replacing a identical Midway puller that lasted 20+ years, approx 5000 rounds. As a competitive highpower shooter I have to re-cycle loaded rounds after a barrel replacement and develop a new load for that barrel. All rounds are moly coated without crimped necks. Usually a few moderate taps does the trick. I will try and repair this using epoxy and bondo. Wish I had a CNC machine...make one out of aluminum and be done with it.
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Don't believe for a second the claims about made for today's faster xbows. This is a one-n-done shot head in a 30yd target. First shot and the base blew out:  Spitfires work.
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I've had this drive for about 2 years, but I doubt it was used even a dozen times.

On positive side:
I think it looks good, or flashy (no pun intended), and rubber casing prevents the chip from hi Gs on impact, if you drop it. Sorry, but that's about it.

On negative side:
I don't think claims about durability of this drive compare to others have any ground. Month since I've had it the rubber cap developed a crack and inevitably got lost. Next thing I know is that rubber casing simply slid from the chip when I pulled the drive of the USB port. Or so I thought I did. Took my some time to figure out what that metal thingy sticking out of my computer is. The chip seems to be attached to the rubber with some glue that obviously wasn't good and didn't even look cured. Well, I lived with that until recently the USB connector simply broke off leaving me with other part in my hands. So why would a piece of rubber be considered better protected then say SanDisk metal casing is beyond me. But I got to give credit to the designers of this unit: they made a great usage of very inexpensive technology - rubber sock over the chip, the profit margin on this unit probably bit any titanium-covered units by wide margin...

My recommendation: stay away from it, if you are really going to use it, but buy it if you just need a cute gift.