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Nissan Qashqai
|Nissan Qashqai
|Also called
|Nissan Dualis (Japan and Australia, 1st gen.)
|5 December 2006–present
|Body and chassis
|Compact crossover
|Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive
|Nissan Rogue
|Nissan Mistral
The Nissan Qashqai is a compact crossover produced by the Japanese car manufacturer Nissan since 2006. For the first generation, the Qashqai sold under the name Nissan Dualis in Japan and Australia. Now in its second generation, which was released in 2014, the new model is only badged as Qashqai. The original Qashqai replaced the off-road capable body-on-frame Mistral/Terrano II as its Nissan's SUV offering and its P32L automobile platform will be also used by other forthcoming Nissan crossover SUVs.
- 1 Qashqai J10 (2007–2013)
- 2 Qashqai J11 (12/2013–present)
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Qashqai J10 (2007–2013)[edit]
|Nissan Qashqai
|Also called
|Nissan Dualis (Japan and Australia)
|Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (NMMUK)
Kanda, Fukuoka, Japan
Guangzhou, China (DMCL)
|Body and chassis
|Body style
|5-door Crossover
|Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive
|Nissan C platform
|1.6 L HR16DE I4 (petrol)
2.0 L MR20DE I4 (petrol)
1.5 L K9K I4 (diesel)
1.6 L R9M I4 (diesel)
2.0 L M9R I4 (diesel)
|5-speed manual
6-speed manual
6-speed automatic
CVT automatic
|2,630 mm (103.5 in)
2,760 mm (108.7 in) (+2 version)
|4,315 mm (169.9 in)
4,535 mm (178.5 in) (+2 version)
|1,785 mm (70.3 in)
|1,605 mm (63.2 in)
Nissan named the Qashqai after the Qashqai (pronounced [qaʃqaːʔiː]) turkic people living in mountainous Southwestern Iran.[1]
Nissan considered releasing the Chinese version as the CCUV (Compact Crossover Utility Vehicle). In Australia the Qashqai carries the name Dualis from the Japanese domestic market version because Nissan worried Qashqai could be pronounced "cash cow".[2] The press has often used that pun to describe the sales success of the model.[3][4]
Production and sales[edit]
The Qashqai has been built at Nissan's Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK (NMUK) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear plant since December 2006.[5]
It is the first model to be styled by Nissan Design Europe in London, with engineering development led by Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) in Cranfield, Bedfordshire. First unveiled as a concept vehicle at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show, it was globally presented at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.
By the end of 2007, Nissan had sold approximately 100,000 Nissan Qashqais in Europe, including 17,554 in UK, 15,376 in Russia, and 10,746 in Italy.[6] Since its facelift in 2010, the Qashqai has sold over 200,000 annual units in Europe (excluding Russia) every year, and the first generation Qashqai has sold more than 1.24 million units in Europe during its 7.5 year production run.[7]
The Qashqai is exported to the Middle East and additional overseas markets.
In order to increase production capacity in Nissan's UK plant in Sunderland, some models of the 2014 Qashqai will be produced in Nissan's Russian plant in Saint Petersburg.[8]
Built on an all-new platform, the Qashqai went on sale in February 2007, and Nissan targeted more than 100,000 sales per year. Nissan said the car would cater to those buyers who want a more dynamic design, but are not attracted to the large, aggressive nature of a sport utility vehicle. The car slots below the X-Trail in the Nissan range and partially replaces the conventional Primera, even though it took the production place of the smaller Almera. In terms of size, its 4,310 millimetres (169.7 in) length and 1,610 millimetres (63.4 in) height make it fall between compact MPVs, such as the SEAT Altea and Peugeot 5008; and compact SUVs like the Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage and Mitsubishi Outlander.
The top half of Qashqai has a sleek, dynamic form with a distinctive shoulder line which rises at the rear — a design cue similar to that of the Nissan Murano. The lower portion resembles an SUV due to large, pronounced wheel arches and a slightly elevated ground clearance. The Qashqai uses the same platform as the X-Trail (the vehicle upon which the Qashqai is based). Nissan regards the Qashqai as a rival to such cars as the Toyota RAV4 and the Honda CR-V and in 2007 it received a five star Euro NCAP safety rating — the best ever adult occupant score.[9]
Five engine choices are available: a 114 PS (84 kW; 112 bhp) 1.6 L or a 141 PS (104 kW; 139 bhp) 2.0 L petrol, while the 106 PS (78 kW; 105 bhp) 1.5 L, 130 PS (96 kW; 128 bhp) 1.6 L and 150 PS (110 kW; 148 bhp) 2.0 L provide the diesel offerings.
Qashqai J10E (+2)[edit]
Production of a seven-passenger version of the Qashqai, named "Qashqai+2", began at NMUK in July 2008. Launched in October 2008, it is a larger variant of the standard model with the wheelbase extended by 135 mm. The overall length of the car is extended by 211 mm to allow for a third row of seats, and roof height is increased by 38 mm at the rear.
From the A-pillar back the car's chassis is unique, but trim and engine models remain the same as on the standard Qashqai.
The Qashqai+2 has been discontinued to be replaced by the new version of the X-Trail with a seven-seat configuration.
2010 facelift[edit]
On 4 December 2009, Nissan announced the Qashqai's next version, which went on sale in March 2010. The model's front end has been completely restyled while the rear now includes LED tail-lights. Modifications to the interior include a new instrument panel layout for the vehicle's drive computer, better soundproofing and minor storage additions. ESP is now standard across the range and two new exterior colours have been added. The launch of an eco-friendly Pure Drive variant has also been announced.[10][11]
2011 engine update[edit]
A new 1.6 dCi engine replaces the previous 2.0 dCi. Peak power is down from 110 kW (148 bhp; 150 PS) to 95 kW (127 bhp; 129 PS), but there's the same 320 N·m (240 lb·ft) of torque, available at 1750 rpm, rather than 2000 rpm. Nissan hasn't released full performance figures, but says the 1.6 dCi has a quicker 50–80 km/h (31–50 mph) acceleration figure than the 2.0 dCi.
Nissan has also added its Around View Monitor as standard equipment for 360 (Replaces N-tec) versions of the Qashqai and Qashqai +2. The system uses a set of external cameras to create a 360-degree view of the car to help with parking manoeuvres. The driver can focus on any camera to look out for a particular obstacle.[citation needed]
The Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) Dualis is offered in 2.0 G, 2.0 S, 2.0 G Four, and 2.0 S Four trim levels. All models are powered by 2.0-litre MR20DE engine matched to 6-speed Xtronic CVT.
Middle East[edit]
In most Middle East markets, the Nissan Qashqai is offered in S, SE and LE, Standard on all trims is the 2.0L 106 kW (142 bhp) MR20DE engine with CVT. [12]
North America[edit]
The Qashqai is not offered in North American markets. Instead, Nissan offers the Nissan Rogue. Although larger and appearing to be a completely different model it is based on the same basic platform as the Qashqai / Xtrail with some visual similarities. In Mexico, the X-Trail and Rogue are both sold and the Qashqai is about to be offered in the Mexican Market.
New Zealand[edit]
Nissan New Zealand also uses the Qashqai name to distinguish the model from Dualis grey imports that were shipped from Japan before the official release. The New Zealand spec Qashqai is sourced from Sunderland having initially been sourced from Japan. The range consists of two specification levels: St and Ti both with 2WD 2.0L MR20DE CVT. The Qashqai+2 was added to the range in July 2010. [4]
In Singapore, the local distributor offered the Qashqai in the standard variant and also in Qashqai+2 seven-seater variant. Parallel importers also offered the model but bears the Dualis name which is directly sourced from Japan.
United Kingdom[edit]
The Qashqai has been made at the Sunderland, Tyne and Wear plant since December 2006, occupying the production line previously occupied by the Almera. Its launch also coincided with the withdrawal of the Primera from the UK market due to low sales.
This left the company with no direct successor to the Almera or Primera on the UK market, with the "supermini MPV" Note being sold as an indirect successor to the Almera, and the Qashqai as a successor to the Primera.
This move was seen as controversial, but in time appears to have paid off as the Qashqai has proved a major sales success in the United Kingdom, with more than 39,000 sales in 2010 making it the tenth best selling new car in Britain - the first Nissan to make the top 10 in Britain since the Sunny in 1983.[13] However, the sales success was dampened by stories of unreliability.[14] The lack of a conventional alternative on the United Kingdom market could soon be solved, according to an Autocar article in September 2012, by the launch of the Nissan Tiida (which had already directly replaced the Almera in other markets) in the near future, although it has yet to be confirmed whether this will happen.[15] In 2012, its sixth year on sale in the United Kingdom, sales exceeded 45,000 to make it the sixth best selling car there that year.[16]
The Qashqai and Qashqai+2 (7-seat version) are available in Russia with the following gasoline-powered 4-cylinder engines:
For Qashqai
- 1.6 L — 85 kW (114 hp) 2WD; 5MT and CVT
- 2.0 L — 105 kW (141 hp) 2WD and 4WD; 6MT and CVT
For Qashqai+2
- 1.6 L — 85 kW (114 hp) 2WD; 5MT
- 2.0 L — 105 kW (141 hp) 2WD with 6MT only; 4WD with 6MT or CVT
On 13 September 2012, Nissan Motor Co. recalled 51,000 cars worldwide to investigate a reported steering wheel problem. It affects Nissan's Qashqai, Qashqai+2 and Nissan NV200 models.[17]
Qashqai J11 (12/2013–present)[edit]
|Second generation
|November 2013–present
|Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (NMMUK)
|Body and chassis
|Body style
|5-door Crossover
|Front-engine, front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive
|Nissan CMF platform
|Nissan Rogue (2nd gen.)
Nissan X-Trail (3rd gen.)
Renault Kadjar
|1.2 L turbo I4 (petrol)
1.6 L I4 (petrol)
2.0 L MR20DE I4 (petrol)
1.5 L I4 (diesel)
1.6 L I4 (diesel)
|6-speed manual
CVT automatic
|2,646 mm (104.2 in)
|4,370 mm (172.0 in)
|1,800 mm (70.9 in)
|1,595 mm (62.8 in)
The Qashqai J11 was introduced in London on November 7, 2013, at a worldwide streamed launch known at the #nextgen. It was subsequently presented as a premiere at the Brussels International Motor Show in January 2014.[18] It went on sale in the UK in February 2014. The new Qashqai J11 was awarded WhatCar? Car of the Year 2014.
The Dualis nameplate has been discontinued in Japan and the second generation Qashqai is not sold there. Nissan Japan instead offers the smaller Juke and the new larger X-Trail which is now based on the Rogue.
The first generation model with the Dualis nameplate is currently sold alongside the newer model which now bears the Qashqai name in Australia since July 2014. It is available in 1.6L (turbodiesel/petrol), 1.5L (turbodiesel) and 1.2L (turbopetrol) variants.[19]
In July, 2015; Nissan has announced that they will begin to market the Qashqai in the North American market.http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2015/07/nissan-rogue-hybrid-smaller-variant-coming.html
Engine Specifications[edit]
|Fuel Type
|0–100 km/h (0–62 mph)
|CO2 Emissions
|1.2i DIG-T 4X2
|1,199 cc (73.2 cu in)
|116 PS (85 kW; 114 bhp)
|190 N·m (140 ft·lbf)
|- s
|129 g/km
|1.2i DIG-T 4X2 XTRONIC
|1,199 cc (73.2 cu in)
|116 PS (85 kW; 114 bhp)
|190 N·m (140 ft·lbf)
|12.9 s
|129 g/km
|1.6i DIG-T 4X2
|1,618 cc (98.7 cu in)
|163 PS (120 kW; 161 bhp)
|240 N·m (177 ft·lbf)
|9.1 s
|134 g/km
|Fuel Type
|0–100 km/h (0–62 mph)
|CO2 Emissions
|1.5 dCi 4X2
|1,461 cc (89.2 cu in)
|110 PS (81 kW; 108 bhp)
|260 N·m (192 ft·lbf)
|- s
|99 g/km
|1.6 dCi 4X2
|1,598 cc (97.5 cu in)
|131 PS (96 kW; 129 bhp)
|320 N·m (236 ft·lbf)
|- s
|115 g/km
|1.6 dCi 4X2 XTRONIC
|1,598 cc (97.5 cu in)
|131 PS (96 kW; 129 bhp)
|320 N·m (236 ft·lbf)
|- s
|119 g/km
|1.6 dCi All Mode 4X4-i
|1,598 cc (97.5 cu in)
|131 PS (96 kW; 129 bhp)
|320 N·m (236 ft·lbf)
|- s
|129 g/km
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- ^ "Qashqai nicknamed the "cash-cow"". 4 October 2006. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ Nissan Qashqai plus 2: Cashcow in der Verlängerung - Die Presse, 10 October 2008
- ^ Nissan Qashqai: car review - The Guardian, 26 October 2014
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- ^ "Russia has become the second largest Nissan Qashqai market in Europe". Motor.ru. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
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External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nissan Qashqai.
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nissan Dualis.
- Official websites for Australia, UK
- Press release announcing the car
- UK based Qashqai Owners Forum
- Hellenic Nissan QASHQAI & CROSSOVER Fun Club


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even though all the adds might be against you, giving up is not an option.
I understand that FTP players get what they deserve but the companies which make this FTP mmo's games over do it when they ask for like $200+ for a simple custom. They should keep it were u pay $7+ a month for membership
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Whatever you do, do NOT speak ill of Asheron's Call 2...
Originally posted by sanshi44
You show me a person that was forced to buy a mount from the store, or who was forced to spend money on the card game and I will unsub right now. Those are all a persons choice not some nerfarious act by Blizzard.
That Guild Wars 2 login screen knocked up my wife. Must be the second coming!
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Joined: 12/21/07
Originally posted by Latronus
What bad design?
i am playing some games for free why others subsidize. What is so bad about it?
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"It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver". - Niccolo Machiavelli
Originally posted by cybertrucker
i feel that you are using the word "free" here to your advantage to blame everyone who doesnt pay a subscription. Let me tell you something. I dont have to pay a subscription just because you dont like free players. And i should not have to sacrifice a game i really want just because its sub only. With that said, I can live with decent limitation for free players. Im totally OK with that. BUT, in game X, the money i spend in the cash shop is AS VALUABLE AS the money you pay in a sub so not all the "free" players play 100% free when the cash shop is full of cool stuff.
Again, dont assume every free player ignores the cash shop. Secondly, If game X limits any kind of progression to free players, AT LEAST they should sell the unlock in the cash shop so free players can purchase it and keep progressing and be competitive. This go back to what i just said, my money is as valuable as yours. If i want to pay a lot of money in the cash shop, i should be able to have (or unlock through the cash shop) everything a subscriber gets.
That is why i abandoned Swtor, Vanguard, and EQ2. No matter how much money i spend in cash shop, my character will forever suck without being able to use either top tier gear or high lvl skills unless i subscribe. As a free player im still paying money, you know? and once again.... These companies get butthurt because their games fail with a sub and then assume that the money spent by free players in the cash shop has no value to their game, only to feed their family. They are wrong. And you, my friend, are wrong too if you think there are no "free" players paying cash shop (even more than your petty sub) on our own will, not because the company is forcing us.
I agree with OP.
I also understand the F2P model and concern of people thinking that it turns into a carney game.
I don't understand people thinking that they shouldn't be treated different or have no restrictions vs. people whom give money to the game/company.
People need to get paid. People are not working for free in hopes of your cheers and admiration to shower upon them.
The fact that some people REFUSE to acknowledge that, shows just how truly immature and messed up our entitlement society has gotten. This is coming from someone whom thinks a social safety net is a good thing btw. But we have problems and it extends far beyond gaming.
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Poacher killer.
Originally posted by nariusseldon
There's a good chance that the model is not sustainable in the longterm. If that ends up being the case, the industry isn't exactly going to be in great shape.
It will be interesting to see how things are faring in a couple of years.
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
subsidize? that's an interesting choice of word you used there.
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If f2p players got what they deserve then I say Planetside 2 players got an awesome deal lol.
You basically get to play the full game at no cost... what more can you ask for? :P
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Originally posted by Sijjistoryus
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Originally posted by nariusseldon
This is pretty much "it".
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Originally posted by Cecropia
I think that will prove to be the case.
Look at Aion and the "totally free" package. Isn't this is the second quarter where it didn't make "enough" money?
which F2P model are you talking about?
F2P = limited trial with UI elements to unlock with one time purchase, DLC for new content most often this is limited to expansions.
B2P = unlimited gameplay with all UI elements unlocked for basic play, some added slots and inventory space available in store, sometimes there's a DLC for expansions.
Freemium = limited trial with 60% of the ui locked, DLC's all over the place including those to finish the leveling process, locked character classes/roles, no storage email chat or bankspace to speak of, unless you subscribe to the mandatory monthly fee to do anything meaningful?
because I have to say, that if it's the Freemium model, I'd be complaining too with larger more successful game titles being the other two....
has nothing to do with the players has everything to do with the economy and the laws governing that economy locally.
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I fully support the Original Poster on this. I sub only, as it should be. F2P means Cash Shops, and I fully oppose them except for the few who sell deocrative costumes :-D But any shop item that has a direct effect in game I oppose fully.
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Joined: 8/13/09
"It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver". - Niccolo Machiavelli
Originally posted by xpowderx
its ok that you fully support subscription. That is fine. But you say that decorative costumes are ok too? If i pay a sub i dont pay cash shop. If i pay cash shop i dont pay a sub.
There is enough space for all 3 models (sub, b2p, f2p) to be successful. Just dont add p2w. Do ADD the quality content taht its worth the money that you want to earn as a company.
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Originally posted by Slampig
You do realize your sub paid for the development of that mount they now want to charge you for. It also paid for them to develop the content they then turn around and charge people a box price for.
When you start to look close at what a sub buys you now days, it's a pretty big rip off.
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Dyslexics of the world...UNTIE!
Thanks OP...I do deserve the extra $14.99 in my pocket each month.
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Originally posted by aRtFuLThinG
Yeah .. i fully agree. F2P players got what they deserve. I am a F2P player. I got what i deserve ... FUN at no cost. I am happy.
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I disagree with Op on this arguement. The reason the games go F2P is because they are struggling. This is not games who have geared and managed themselves for F2P on launch, but more games that have succumb to this model to survive. The trouble with F2P is that it stifles growth and innovation from the companies and is nothing more than a penny-pinching and cut-throat mentality.
For F2P I have three examples, 2 of which are negative, the third, positive.
The Negatives:
1) Age of Conan - I was very very much looking forward to this game like you wouldn't believe. I had played the beta and enjoyed Tortage so very much and I was ready to end my love affair with WoW over this game. Heck, I even bought a whole brand new PC at the time so I could play the game at it's highest resolution.
All through this game I loved every moment, every ounce of the dialog and story telling. Tortage was a dream come true, despite its many bugs, which I kinda swept underneath the carpet. Once I left Tortage that is when things started to take a rather sinister turn. The game was not consistant. It was almost as a lot of love had been spent on Tortage and the rest of the content was kinda rushed through. It just felt unfinished and after some time I just had to leave because the vast zones, the lack of quests and the sheer amount of grinding just rotted my brain.
Now I put this game away, looking back at it as a moment of madness, with the vow never to be fooled again. Of course, a good couple of years have passed since then and now the game is F2P I thought i would give it another spin. To see, if I could actually get back into it. However, the F2P right from the get go limited my play so very much that i just felt frustrated with the game, I found the whole experience less than enjoyable. Since then I uninstalled my game for good and I honest to God feel that should they make all content to that game free and available I still wouldn't go back to it. On two occasions that game has been a bane to my gaming experience and I won't be fooled by it a third time.
2) SWTOR - Again I was looking forward to this game so very much, pushed my way to the end game, did all the story content, companion content, crafting the whole nine yards. Then came the very buggy raids and dungeons that seemed to lack the initial buzz as the very first flashpoint held over me. Not only that the end game felt very lacking with very little to do. There was also very little reason to want to go back to visit previous planets and the hardcore areas of the zones were just not very fun, nor were the characters if I am honest. The PvP was also a bit hit and miss.
Due to boredom and with nothing much to do I left that game, not so much with the level of annoyance Age of Conan gave me, but with just underwhelming dissapointment.
Now the game went F2P and I thought I would try and get into the game again, I mean after all, why not, if I am not paying for it, what harm is there? Well, the game pretty much made me feel like a second class citizen. As if it should be my pleasure to be able to play their game and although I would say that it is possible to play that game under their model, it just isn't very fun. So, annoyed with their chop-shop cartel market, which to me, did feel like a bloody cartel with what they were charging for the basic essentials I left with the plan to never return.
The Positives
The Secret World - Nervous with Funcom after Age of Conan I played this game and I loved it to bits! I still love in fact and the only reason I quit that game was because of the lack of options and content for the end game. There is only so much repeating and grinding I like to do when its aimless.
However, this game is now F2P or Buy to play as some call this version. Because this game does not limit my experience I happily spend money in their shop on new costumes. Not only that I plan on buying all their monthly DLC content with their new missions and so forth. So I get to play a game I like, no limits and I get to buy DLC content whenever I please to extend my enjoyment.
In Conclusion -
Make no mistakes, F2P models are there for struggling games. Hardcore supporters have to deal with merging servers, for a continued dwindling populace and its always a sad experience to see friends leave a game. F2P breathes new life into the game and this isn't to get people to play the game in order to get them to subscribe. You are kidding yourself if you believe that.
People left the game because it was not worthy of a sub, that the game didn't offer them any enjoyment, or not enough enjoyment. The F2P model only serves to bring people into a game to monetise them. If a game didn't get the initial numbers needed to support the games progress then yes F2P is there to help introduce new players to the game to get them interested.
However if you start to monetise players to the extent some F2P games are, then yes, of course F2P players are going to get annoyed and feel like they are not being treated with respect. I mean literally charging people to move a bit quicker, or to respawn close to an object or to do x amount of dungeons etc etc is just about limiting the player experience and only really serves as a means to turn people off your game. Of course, some people will stick it out.
In my experience it is better to have the FULL game available to everyone and just to charge people for new content and cosmetics. Playing a game without limitations in place gets me invested, it makes me wanting more and if its free to play I consider the purchase of new content as a means of supporting the companies directly.
This is why so many people buy into the Borderlands DLC and Mass Effect DLC's its because they enjoy the game and are immersed into its world!
Now, no disrespect to the OP, but its just daft to think that F2P players 'get what they deserve' we are not the ones who are jumping to play these games. Typically we do out of boredom. However the game companies DO want us to play the game and after all we make up a large proportion of your games populace and economy. Without us, you would have no one to play with.
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Originally posted by Quirhid
Yeah I dont see much complaining about that either......Also Tsumuru TSW isn't free...IT costs 30 dollars to play.
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When you can play a game like EQ2 that offers full content then people come to the forums to flame them over not having the ability to access every class/race and have all the same privaleges as a sub customer it makes me laugh... It's the F2P entiteld mentality that the non paying customers should be subsidized in their entirety by those who do pay... I can't for the life of me think of anything else IRL that you can compare this to... It's like someone spending $60,000 on a Honda so someone else can drive a Honda for free... But the free user also complains that they need to also pay for gas... WTF everything should be free!!!
I have to again refer back to Marc Jacobs...
Mark Jacobs said it best re: F2P vs Subscription! I really wish ALL game developers thought this way!
What business model (i.e., free-to-play, buy to play, subscription) are you looking at for this game?


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1 pinch
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1 cup
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John Etherington wrote:Tragic news...there can never be an E Street Band without him. I first saw Clarence at his first London Hammermith concert with Bruce (not the classic second one), and last time at Arsenal, a few years ago. The greatest concert I saw with him was the one at Wembley Stadium in 1985. R.I.P. Clarence.
on his official site, Springsteen wrote:
Clarence lived a wonderful life. He carried within him a love of people that made them love him. He created a wondrous and extended family. He loved the saxophone, loved our fans and gave everything he had every night he stepped on stage. His loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly forty years. He was my great friend, my partner, and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band.
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"Maybe,' I figgered, 'maybe it's all men an' all women we love; maybe that's the Holy Spirit-the human sperit-the whole shebang. Maybe all men got one big soul ever'body's a part of.' Now I sat there thinkin' it, an' all of a suddent-I knew it. I knew it so deep down that it was true, and I still know it."---John Steinbeck, Grapes of Wrath
Did you hear it, when sparks flew on E Street that first night Bruce Springsteen touched that hand, touched that heart, touched that mighty soul of Clarence Clemons. The world had never seen nor heard anything like it, nor will it ever be repeated.
In the silence that is now amongst us, take a moment and listen once more. Now do you hear it? Do you hear that sound? That deep rumble of the first notes of that huge saxophone. Keep listening, for that music is starting to cascade as it always has when Clarence plays. Listen very closely. Then you must know that the sound you hear, that glorious saxophone sound that only the Big Man could play, is coming from deep within your own heart. It's his gift to you. It's his way of saying he will never leave you, and you are a part of him .... An eternal heart beating to a saxophone playing within all of us.
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IRVING, Texas (AP) - Jerry Jones has another long offseason to ponder what the Dallas owner called "unthinkable" - three straight season-ending losses that left the Cowboys at 8-8 and out of the playoffs.
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The Lowman area offers three nice trails for cross-country skiing.
ACCESS: 24 Miles North of Idaho City on Highway 21, at the Banner Ridge Park and Ski parking area. Or at the parking area approximately 3 miles North of the Banner Ridge parking area.
ELEVATION AT THE TRAILHEAD: 6,260 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 2,400 feet
LENGTH: 4.5 Miles (7.2 km), one way
TRAIL TRAVEL TIME: 5 Hours
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY: Intermediate/Advanced
SEASON OF USE: December 1 through April 15
USGS MAP: Lowman
ATTRACTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS: The Banner Ridge Park and Ski parking area and trails are maintained by the State Park-a-Ski Program. Current stickers are required for parking here. Parking is available for 15-20 vehicles. Portable toilets are available for your convenience. There is no charge for parking farther up the Highway.
NARRATIVE: You need to start at the Elk Horn Loop of the Banner Ridge Trail system to get to the southern trailhead. The start of the trail is a nice grade that follows a logging road the first 1-1/4 miles. The trail then turns to the right and gets off the groomed Elk Horn Trail and goes north toward Lowman. There are beautiful scenic vistas of the Sawtooths on clear days. The trail follows the ridge for the most part with little drop in elevation. After crossing the Highway you follow the ridge to a large play area. The trail then goes down toward Lowman through the trees, with beautiful views of the Surrounding mountains.
ACCESS: 8 Miles east of Lowman on Highway 21. Parking is available at the Helende Campground.
ELEVATION AT THE TRAILHEAD: 4,100 feet
TOTAL LENGTH: 4.5 miles (7.2 km)
TOTAL TRAVEL TIME: 2 Hours
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SEASON OF USE: December 1 through April 15
USGS MAP: Jackson Peak
ATTRACTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS: The area system is for the beginner skier. Chances of viewing wildlife are good, since a herd of elk winter in this area. Toilets are available. The trails are groomed.
NARRATIVE: The trails system is divided into 3 different loops. The Helende Loop goes around the campground and is 1.5 miles in length. The Snake Dance Loop is 1.5 miles in length and makes a loop that follows the South Fork of the Payette River. The Elk Antler Loop takes you through a stand of Ponderosa Pines and follows a short section of the river. All trails are very level with a few small dips.
ACCESS: 19 Miles east of Lowman on Highway 21.
ELEVATION AT THE TRAILHEAD: 4,624 feet
ELEVATION GAIN: 600 feet
LENGTH: 5 Miles (8 km)
TRAIL TRAVEL TIME: 2.5 hours
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY: Beginner/Intermediate
SEASON OF USE: December 1 through April 15
USGS MAP: Eightmile Mtn.
ATTRACTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS: Bonneville Hot Springs is located just off the trail 1 mile from the trail head. A double toilet is available at the Bonneville Campgrounds.
NARRATIVE: The trail will take you to Warm Springs Guard Station, along the Warm Springs Landing strip, up through the trees and down the hill to the hot springs. From the hot springs it is a short trip back to the parking area. The parking area is plowed and will accommodate 10-15 vehicles.
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It came out from "Other Press," which is one of my favorite ambitious klong Comment on Christopher Hitchens, Roseanne Barr and a roasted chef: What we're reading tag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/opinion/index.ssf//4702.15442397 2011-05-19T13:59:09Z 2011-05-19T13:59:09Z I agree -- this is a nifty feature. I also wanted to mention that DaCapo Press has just put out a fetching $17 paperback called "The Quotable Hitchens: from Alcohol to Zionism." It has a foreword by his buddy Martin klong Comment on Pete Hamill, gruff and old-style newspaper columnist, admits he's had a happy life tag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/books/index.ssf/4761.15248861 2011-05-02T14:48:09Z 2011-05-02T14:48:09Z Hello Jbreiner, Thanks for your careful reading. I wasn't thinking "veteran" when I wrote inveterate, but I was thinking about Hamill's durability and consistency through a half century of looking at the world and writing about it. No doubt I klong Comment on David Foster Wallace imbued 'The Pale King' with tax collectors and tragedy tag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/books/index.ssf/4761.15076992 2011-04-18T18:36:50Z 2011-04-18T18:36:50Z Mr. Jackson, Thanks for pointing this out. I went back into the review and fixed the name. Apologies for the basic error. Karen R. Long klong Comment on Stewart O'Nan finds 'Emily, Alone' aging heroically tag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/books/index.ssf/4761.14748340 2011-03-24T13:51:48Z 2011-03-24T13:51:48Z Sittin216, Agreed. Look at the line directly after "Plain Dealer Guest Writer" and you'll see: By William Kist. He is further identified as a Kent State University professor at the bottom. 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Recently, a number of my students have joined Twitter and started following me. I asked them why, since most of my tweets are about educational technology and other geeky stuff which I would not think high school kids would be remotely interested in. But yet some of them seem to be. They have even complimented me on many of my postings (some are probably reading this blog right now since I tweet all my messages).
I recently had a rewarding conversation with a senior who, by following my Twitter updates, discovered my Lookjed dispute with a colleague about applying literary analysis to the study of Tanach which I posted on my blog. He said that after reading both presentations, he saw the truth in both sides of the argument. I smiled and replied: Eilu V'eilu Divrei Elokim Chaim, these and these are the living word of G-d.
So where is the line? When is it OK for your students to follow you and when is it not?
In the past, I have written about how I believe it is inappropriate for teachers to use Facebook to find out information about students. This was the source of a very public scandal in the prep school Horace Mann. Even if my students, friended me and I was not "going undercover" to connect with their Facebook account, I still think this to be the case. Students treat Facebook as their private space, even though obviously anything shared with one's 350 closest friends can hardly be called private but that is the subject of a different posting. They quickly forget about any "adults" that they have allowed into their space and continue to post about whatever is on their minds. I would not like to be in the position to have to deal with personal issues that only came to my attention through my viewing a student's Facebook profile. Honestly, many times I don't even want to see my student's profile pictures which, unfortunately, are often beyond what would be considered proper in any public setting. Obviously, if an issue about Facebook was brought to my attention by other students then that might be a different story since it is a very different situation.
So Facebooking one's students is out but Twitter is in. What's the difference?
The public nature of Twitter makes it a fundamentally different animal than Facebook. Twitter is by default public while Facebook is private (or at least it claims to be). This is one reason why many kids hesitate to get a Twitter account. I would estimate that only a small minority of my students Twitter and those who do tend to be upperclassmen. Virtually all of my students Facebook and they probably started when they were 12 or 13. Kids are afraid to Twitter because of its public nature and for good reason.
What Twitter is good for is sharing your passion with link minded people; not updating people on where you are or what you're doing. Those who follow me on Twitter know nothing about my family. They don't know what I like to do for fun. They don't even know where I live. But they know a lot about my job and my passion for educational technology. Most of the people I follow on Twitter are the same way. I learn so much from my personal learning network (PLN) of like-minded educators on Twitter. If one of my students would like to join this network and understands the limits of what should and should not be posted in this public environment then all the power to them.


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Come to Roscommon County and enjoy some of the finest canoeing, kayaking and tubing in the world. Nestled in gently rolling hills and valleys, our gently flowing rivers will treat you to a special experience. Blanketed with forest and captivating water we are here waiting to share the wealth of wildlife and wilderness with you. Float the Muskegon and the South Branch of the world famous AuSable River with us. Each of these rivers has its own unique characteristic, but all of them gently take you through the cool shaded forests in and near Roscommon County.
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The South Branch of the AuSable River is world renowned for canoeing, kayaking and tubing. The South Branch of the AuSable River flows northward out of St. Helen to Roscommon (This section is floatable only at certain times of the year). Out of Roscommon the AuSable River flows north and east through the George Mason Wilderness Retreat. There are no homes or roads in the 3,500 acres between Chase Bridge and Smith Bridge; this stretch of the river is preserved as a wilderness. Here the river's depth ranges from one to four fee; a few places are deeper. A moderate current will take you steadily downstream. The Roscommon Canoe Liveries can help you plan trips from 1-4 hours to overnight trips.
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Campbell's located on M-18 ( Lake Street) in Roscommon. They offer rentals of canoes and kayaks which can be used on the South Branch of the AuSable River. They can be reached at (800) 722-6633 or (989) 275-5810.
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Rents canoes, kayaks and tubes. They are located at 1113 Lake Street (M-18) in Roscommon. They can be contacted by phone at (888) 515-5213 or (989) 275-5213
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They have canoes, kayaks, and tubes for rent. Located at 10610 Steckert Bridge Road in Roscommon. They have two telephone numbers they can be reached at: (800) 681-7092 or (989) 275-5273.
The Muskegon means "Happy River" and flows south and west from Houghton Lake into the backwaters of the Reedsburg Dam. From there the river meanders through miles of unspoiled wilderness flowing over a bed of sand at approximately 3-4 miles per hour. You will travel through the Houghton Lake Wildlife Research Area, where the Muskegon River takes you gently through some astounding natural areas.
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CHURUBUSCO ŌĆö Churubusco senior Jason Nicodemus is going to end his season where dreams are made: at the state wrestling tournament in Indianapolis.
Nicodemus has already had a memorable season. Before adding a state trip to his resume, he won the NECC championship at 220 pounds and was also a sectional and regional champion.
This will be the first ŌĆśBusco wrestler to advance to state in two years.
Currently, Nicodemus has a season record of 28-1. He suffered his first loss of the season at semi-state to eventual champ Fletcher Miller of Kokomo, ending up in third place at the tournament last Saturday.
In the first round of the state tournament, Nicodemus will face a wrestler who also only has one loss on the year.
First-round action for the state tournament will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. All other rounds take place Saturday.
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Anyone ever pull a gun at practice?
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Re: Anyone ever pull a gun at practice?
That is big no-no. Finger off the trigger or not, did anyone else know he even had a gun at practice? And not only that, the shooter must always know what is behind his target (the floor in this case), because bullets over travel and do ricochet. In this case, if the gun had gone off, you could have been hit by a ricocheting round.
Guns and alcohol do not mix. I don't care who you are. This is how accidents happen.
I am pro-gun, and I think everyone has the right to own and operate a firearm. But if you are going to do so, you MUST learn proper gun safety, proper operation and maintenance of EVERY firearm you own, and what the ballistics are for your particular firearm because not all bullets act the same and can do some weird things once fired. Band practice is no place for a firearm.
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Updated at: 12/19/2013 8:23 PM
(AP) LYNCHBURG, Tenn. - LYNCHBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A group of ducks retiring from service at Memphis' Peabody Hotel has moved to Lynchburg.
According to a news release from Jack Daniel's, Peabody ducks generally retire to the farm where they were raised. But in a Wednesday ceremony, one group walked down red and black carpets following Peabody Duckmaster Anthony Petrina and Jack Daniel's Master Distiller Jeff Arnett to a new home in a pond just below the distillery's cave spring. There, the ducks will eat the same grain and drink the same iron-free water used to make Jack Daniel's whiskey.
Legend has it that the 80-year-old tradition of letting ducks swim in the Peabody fountain is linked to Jack Daniel's, in a roundabout way. Supposedly, the Peabody general manager left his live duck decoys in the hotel fountain after enjoying a little of the whiskey on a hunting trip.
Jack Daniel's is owned by Louisville, Ky.-based Brown-Forman Corp.
(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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How to Eat Tacos Without Being Messy
Tacos are messy. The meat falls down, it crumbles, yeah, it's pretty yucky. But these 5 simple steps will show you how to avoid taco messes!
1Grab a fork if you can because if anything drops on your plate, you won't have to pick it up with your fingers!Ad
2Place the taco in a good condition in your arms. For example, if you are eating a supreme taco from taco bell with a crunchy shell and meat, hold your palm lightly against the back and around the front. If it's soft, wrap it around so the meat will not fall out and hold the back.
3If you are going to put hot sauce on your taco, don't put too much on or it WILL drip off. A good rule of thumb is about 3 drops of sauce (or a chunk of sauce if you are using a chunky sauce) per bite.
4Put a plate or paper on the table. That way if the meat falls down it won't mess up the table.
5Take a small bite. If any ingredient of the taco fell out in a small portion, it's okay, it happens to everybody.
6If you are eating a hard-shelled taco, try taking your bites from the top to the bottom, rather than the other way around. I don't mean eating the entire layer of lettuce and then the entire layer of meat; just a bite of lettuce, bite of meat, repeat. (three bites instead of two is also quite fine).
7Chew silently and thoroughly. Some people get uneaten crunchy taco down their throats,and it hurts. Soft tacos will usually not do this.
8Finish up. Clean any messes with a napkin.Ad
We could really use your help!
- Chew with your mouth closed.
- For best results, eat your tacos with a fork.
- Clean up immediately after your meal so you don't make more of a mess.
Things You'll Need
- Plate
- Taco
- Fork (optional)
- Hot Sauce (if desired)
- Napkins
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