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its the same kind of dye. Mountain dew is like a yellowish green, sprite is more of a green but it is still the same dye
Where are you buying your Sprite that has dye in it? LOL Or maybe you just can't read the label.
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How is this place going to compare to Circus Circus?.........LOL
Actually I heard they were going to knock the dump down, is that true?
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it is true. I dunno why the fda hasnt so already
You are a fool
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I had one hit 150,000. All I ever did was change the oil, a few sets of tires and some new brakes.
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WOW...party till 9am...the fucking pills are just kicking in at 9am...what stays open later than this teen nite???
If you only knew.
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This entire thread has some great shit....................LOL
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Natural sugar is always best.
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FDA would pull this so fast if it were true.
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I know cab drivers get money from the strip clubs for bringing people there.
They never get money for bringing anyone to the horse. That is why he wanted to take you somewhere else. You fell into the tourist trap.
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just ht up drais, best clubs in vegas
After hours only.
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Mercedes now weak link in DCX chain; chairman's dream to be No. 1 in jeopardy
JENS MEINERS | Automotive News Europe
Posted Date: 4/26/05
STUTTGART - Ten years after it began, Chairman Juergen Schrempp's effort to turn DaimlerChrysler AG into the world's No. 1 automaker is in trouble. But it's not Schrempp's add-ons that are foundering. It's the Mercedes-Benz crown jewel that has problems.
Critics say DaimlerChrysler should shed its vast structure and return to being Daimler-Benz. They challenge the ability of the company's managers to handle so many brands on a global scale.
Shareholders easily confirmed Schrempp's post at the April 6 annual meeting here, but professional fund managers joined a large faction of individual investors in criticizing the company's financial performance.
"One cylinder always seems to be working poorly," said Thomas Meier, fund manager at Union Investment in Germany.
DWS Investment fund manager Klaus Kaldemorgen mocked the company's method of fixing problems: "First you shoot yourself in the knee, and then you call the doctor."
Schrempp defends the performance of his company, which earned 2.5 billion euros, or about $3.23 billion at current exchange rates, in 2004 on sales of 142.1 billion euros.
In an interview with the German weekly Der Spiegel, Schrempp said that DaimlerChrysler "clearly" boosted profits in 2004, and that its balance sheet is "totally healthy."
"When you look at 2004 objectively, we developed well," he said.
Schrempp said the commercial vehicle division had the best result in its history. Financial services did extremely well, he said, and Chrysler boosted earnings by about $2.47 billion.
"Mercedes-Benz may not have its usual strength, but with an operating profit of 1.7 billion euros," or about $2.21 billion, he said, Mercedes is "still generating a result that pays back the cost of capital."
Global vision
Schrempp had envisioned adding North American and Asian legs to its Mercedes stronghold in Europe to build an empire with leadership in all three main global markets. With financial services and commercial vehicles, it was supposed to propel DaimlerChrysler past General Motors, Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co.
By 2000, DaimlerChrysler had acquired Chrysler Corp. and purchased 37.3 percent of Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and 10.5 percent of Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. Revenue and profits that year were the highest in Schrempp's tenure.
Officially, Schrempp hasn't given up his vision. Last year he reconfirmed his goal to become the world's largest carmaker.
But after selling its equity positions in Mitsubishi and Hyundai, DaimlerChrysler no longer has an Asian leg in its global strategy.
This year other problems are more immediate, especially in the core Mercedes Car Group.
The ultraluxury Maybach brand is selling at half the expected volume.
DaimlerChrysler won't kill the entry-level Smart brand, but it will halt production of the Smart Roadster this year, and the Smart ForFour SUV is dead.
Quality slippage
The vaunted quality of Mercedes cars has fallen sharply, and so have global sales.
The quality issue surfaced first in various quality surveys and after the launch of the technically advanced E class in 2003. It then was reflected in slipping positions in customer-satisfaction polls.
Last summer DaimlerChrysler recalled 680,000 vehicles to fix the complex SBC electrohydraulic braking system. This month it had to recall 1.3 million vehicles to fix electronics and more braking problems - more than a year's total production.
"If you ask premium prices, you have to deliver premium quality," said Union Investment's Meier. In a recent Consumer Reports U.S. subscriber survey, the 2004 Mercedes-Benz E class was the most problem-ridden car. Among 2001 models, the C class was the worst car and the M class the worst SUV.
But the problems extend to Smart and Maybach. Smart, which has never been profitable and which DaimlerChrysler considered closing, will undergo a turnaround strategy that will cost $1.56 billion. Schrempp now promises the brand will break even in 2007, with a lineup reduced to the two-seat ForTwo and the larger ForFour model.
"Smart will be integrated where it makes sense, in areas such as aftersales and back office," said spokesman Heinz Gottwick. He said the company still is working on the full plan, which will be disclosed at the end of this month.
Analysts expect sharp cuts at Smart.
"Smart may be reduced to two model lines, integrated into the Mercedes-Benz structure instead of a separately run brand," one analyst said. "The question is what (Smart President) Ulrich Walker will do if he is turned into the equivalent of an A-Class or E-Class director."
Maybach sold 500 cars last year, just half of the 1,000 units it expected to sell annually.
Mercedes' partnership with British racing car specialist McLaren has cooled down. Mercedes car group CEO Eckhard Cordes killed the P8 project for a sister model to the SLR supercar. McLaren is continuing on its own.
The Chrysler group turned a profit in 2004, but it may be too soon to call it a turnaround success. Like with the PT Cruiser some years ago, Chrysler has a hit with the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Magnum. But its next-generation small and mid-sized cars, expected to be more conservative, may lose momentum.
Calling for patience
DaimlerChrysler's Asian strategy is in limbo after it divorced Mitsubishi and sold its shares in Hyundai last year. Privately, some Hyundai executives are glad DaimlerChrysler pulled out.
"DaimlerChrysler was not very successful with Chrysler and their other ventures," one said. "We certainly did not want to be pulled down that spiral."
But Schrempp's global strategy has made progress on a smaller scale.
The world engine project for mid-sized cars, with an engine developed by Hyundai, is moving ahead. Smart and Mitsubishi are developing a three-cylinder unit with Nissan Motor Co. as a customer.
Mitsubishi also is selling the Raider pickup, which is based on the Dodge Dakota.
After 10 years, Schrempp is still asking investors to be patient. He emphasizes DaimlerChrysler's ability to fix problems, using as examples the turnarounds at Chrysler, truckmaker Freightliner and the company's aerospace units.
But the goal to be No. 1 globally seems much further away than when he merged Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corp. into DaimlerChrysler.
Critics say the damage at Mercedes is deep and will be hard to repair.
Said Georg Stuerzer, an analyst at HypoVereinsbank in Munich: "The cost of fixing Mercedes' quality problems since the third quarter of 2004 is over 1 billion euros" ($1.30 billion).
Not surprised at all.
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Ever been on a Tuesday nite for Eden night?
No Tuesday nights. The way I see it is Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights are the best nights out. If you party the way you should and start on a Tuesday you will never make it to the weekend. Just my .02
Actually 54 used to have S.I.N. Sundays and that was hot back in '99. That's about all I can say for 54 being a hot spot.
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im posting it here cuz i want peoples opinion from here
Half of the posts in the Vegas forum are from NJ & NY people.
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The place was hot in 1999. As of lately on Fridays and Saturdays it draws mis-fits that can not get into other clubs. It all depends on what you like.
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u should post this in the las vegas forum
Agreed. Also read the updated review pinned on the top of the Vegas forum.
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D'Jais? Surf Club? Jenks? I know one place I will not be...................
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They have a 70's disco night in Vegas at The House of Blues. Everytime I stayed at the Mandilay I see people dressed up walking through the casino heading there. Works in Vegas but I don't know about NJ.
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why did they get rid of it
something must have happened???
I herad there were too many punk ass kids under 18 using it.
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i dont think you have enough subarus.
LOL
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you da man
You know that is not what you originally posted?
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Your best bet is eBay. Even if the exact rack you are looking for is not listed now. I would search for other Pathfinder parts and look for some sellers that seem to have lots of Pathfinder parts and shoot them a message that you are looking for a rack. Good luck.
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It is gone. My vote is to move it to the Drama board..........F'em
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Someone told me OG was good...is it? For couples.
OG was HOTT in 1997.
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Splenda..
in Useless Blabber
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Go ahead and drink all you can. Over 20 gallons a day. That way we will not see you post here any more.
1460 posts in two weeks???????????????????????????
Keep drinking that water.