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**Update** New testing and new tires on the market have been proven better in terms of shear handling and handling predictability, wet traction and ride comfort as well as fuel efficiency. I do not recommend these tires. I recently purchased a brand new 2012 Prius Three and within 50 miles i decided i didn't like the OE tires (Yokohama AVID S33D). With a bit of help from Yokohama and America's Tire Company i received a credit for the S33D and I purchased the brand new AVID Ascend. This tire became available March 2012 so it was difficult to find any information on them. The only information I could find was The Yokohama press release and their Ascend brochure. Because I liked my last tire so much, the Yokohama dB Super E-Spec. I figured I'd give this new tire a shot and see if it is a worthwhile investment for the PriusChat community. Like the dB Super E-Spec tire, the Ascend features a unique blend of orange oil in place of the typical petroleum product. This is supposed to aid in lowering rolling resistance as well as promote predictable grip on the road. Yokohama originally explored the use of orange oil in their ADVAN race car tires. For more info on orange oil and how it relates to Yokohama tires: Yokohama Tire Corporation From TireRack.com Tire Specs (195/65/15 89T) Yokohama AVID Ascend (Grand Touring All-Season) UTQG=800 A B, 51psi, 12/32, 21lbs, 828 $86 My initial impression of the Ascend tire was how tight they felt as compared to the S33D. The GenIII Prius is new to me as is the mushy suspension but these new tires felt like they sported a much more substantial sidewall. It is a fairly quiet and smooth riding tire but not a whole lot different than the S33D but not near as smooth and quiet as my 17" MXM4 tires. I drove for the first day at the Prius manufacture pressure spec (35/33), as I try and do with all new tires, and the ride was very comfortable and quiet. Pretty underwhelming for someone who gets really excited at the prospect of new tires. However, at least I didn't observe anything negative as I usually do when trying a new tire, especially at low air pressure settings. Northern California was hit with quite a bit of rain during this time so I didn't get to do any real testing except typical wet weather observations like light handling, hydroplane resistance etc.. Because they were new tires and the weather was bad I decided to play around with air pressure. I knew I wasn't going to get max mpg or the best handling at 35/33psi so I bumped the pressure up to sidewall max of 51psi. I then took a trip around the corner to the store. these things are like rocks at that pressure! I started hearing creaks and rattles that I had never heard before and feeling every road surface imperfection was not what I was after. When I got home I reduced the pressure to 46/44psi and left it like that for a few days. The ride was better but still a bit bumpy and in all honesty it didn't feel like it was handling any better than at 35/33psi which is odd compared to all of my 185/65/15 tires. With those narrower tires, air pressure over 35/33 made a big difference in overall feel and handling. This week I reduced the pressure to 42/40psi and I cold not tell a difference in handling but the ride is a bit more cushy so I am happy for now. During this time I was not trying to drive for high mpg so I cannot make any comments on mpg or gliding differences. Noise: The Ascend is about equal to the S33D but if i had to choose a winner i would say the Ascend is the quieter of the two. It is the quietest tire i have driven on in some time with exception to the Primacy MXM4. The Ascend is even quieter than my dB Super E-Spec (185/65/15) tires but i am comparing a new tire with 12/32 tread to a tire with less than 5/32. Over smooth surfaces and rough surfaces the tire is pretty quiet although you can definitely tell when road surfaces change! I'm not wowed by this tire in terms of noise but neither am I unhappy with them. They are just ok. *Update* After 10,000 miles or so and swapping back and forth between other tires I would judge these tires to be average in noise. They are louder than the Energy Saver A/S 195/65/15 but not terribly so. I was wrong about my comparison with the Primacy MXM4 215/45/17. The Ascend 195/65/15 is definitely quieter. Keep in mind the size difference here. Handling: I was actually kind of shocked how well these tires hug the road. I would put them somewhere between my 185/65/15 dB Super E-Specs and my 215/45/17 Primacy MXM4s. I realize these tires are wider than the former but they grip much more like the later. The S33D wasn't too bad in the handling department but the Ascend feels much tighter and more responsive despite the deeper tread. Keep in mind these tires are not broken in yet so traction should be less now than after they fully break-in. Freeway attitude is smooth and the tires respond well to steering input. Steering feels pretty vague and almost video game-like in that there is a small lag time between input and reaction. The car felt like that with the S33D as well so I think it has to do with the factory suspension more than anything. Coming from my GenII with a lot of suspension mods the stock GenIII feels like a boat vs. a go cart. *Update* After comparing my car with no suspension modes to another car with PPP lowering springs, PPP rear sway bar and Michelin Energy Saver A/S tires, I am even more impressed with the Ascend tires. They feel more crisp and respond faster to steering input. Driving the same route with both cars, however, I did notice the Ascends tend to tramline more. The Ascends did have higher air pressure 42/40 vs 36/34 but the Ascends don't seem to change much until you get over 46psi. Traction: It's rather hard to judge traction in a car that cannot spin the tires but in terms of lateral grip through corners the car is solid with nary a squeal when pressed hard into a corner. I drove pretty hard into a long curved on ramp an I kept expecting to hear tire squeal or feel the car sliding but it never happened. I continued to accelerate through the curve but nothing happened. I was at what I felt should have been the limits of this tire in this size but I entered the highway feeling like I could have pushed it even harder. I have a feeling that with a few suspension mods I would be more than happy with the cornering ability of this tire without having to go to 17s or 18s. Sure the handling would be even better with the larger wheels but I don't think most people would need to go much faster though a similar curve. *Update* Now that we have had a bit of real rain I am pretty impressed with these tires regarding wet traction. They continue to hug the curves despite wet roads. Hydroplaning resistance is good as expected with 11/32+ tread depth. I have yet to try panic stopping in the wet though. I'm always carrying stuff in the hatch and don't want everything to come flying forward during such a test. I have never tried to push them hard in wet conditions. *Update 2* TireRack.com recently tested these tires and found the wet traction to be quite bad compared to other tires in the class. For rainy areas I would NOT recommend this tire at all. There was a 28' stopping distance difference between it and the ProContact with EcoPlus! Mileage: I cannot comment definitively on fuel mileage just yet as the tires are still breaking in. They currently have less than 1000miles on them and I personally feel they need a little more than that before I can make a proper assessment. I have only had one good opportunity to test MPG on the new car and tires due to the bad weather. I drove using no hypermiling tricks other than 5mph below the speed limit of 65mph. Even though my commute features 99% highway driving and an 1,150ft. elevation change I ended the 107mile drive at 56.2mpg. Not too bad for 54deg F temps, a new car (2000miles or so) and new tires. I would not claim these tires will rank in the top 4 most fuel efficient but for a tire with 12/32 tread depth and an 85,000 mile warranty it could easily outcompete the Energy Saver A/S (9/32 tread and 65,000mile warranty) in terms of shear economics if it lasts as long as Yokohama says it will. *Update 1* Fuel economy seems to be on par with the OEM tires. I cannot really tell much of a difference. This week we are supposed to have rain-free weather with temps in the 70s which is similar to what we experienced the first week I had to OEM tires. I'm still struggling to get 50+mpg calculated but I think this has more to do with my commute and the weather we have been having than the tires. The OEM tires were difficult to achieve 50+mpg calculated as well. *Update 2* Now that summer is here my mpg has skyrocketed to high 50s. My best tank thus far was 59mpg. I am able to pull 60+mpg trips but it is difficult to maintain full tanks higher than 58mpg (indicated). If I had a nice flat commute I'm sure I could pull 60mpg tanks with these tires. While I still feel the Energy Saver A/S is about 3mpg better, these tires are still pretty good and keep you within OE tire mpg range with the added benefit of lower price, better handling and much longer tread wear. Appearance: It's a pretty average looking tire. It's not ugly nor does it look sexy and stylish like some of the Nitto or other race-inspired tires. look at the pics and you be the judge. Price: The price of the Ascend is comparable to other premium LRR offerings like the Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max and Michelin Energy Saver A/S (if you get the $70 rebate). It's not expensive but it is not as cheap as the Continental ProContact with EcoPlus which is a segment leader. Because neither Yokohama nor Continental offer regular rebates they may be a bit more expensive than offerings from Bridgestone who often offers a $70 rebate. That doesn't mean you shouldn't consider these other tires. It may mean you just have to plan ahead and wait until someone like Discount Tire Direct is running a special. They also offer free shipping which TireRack does not! Because this is a very long lived tire and the mpg is on par with the OE tires, your total cost per mile is quite low. It appears the only tire with a lower cost per mile is the Energy Saver A/S or possibly the Kumho Eco tire with its cheap price and 100,000 mile warranty as well as the Michelin Defender due to its 90,000 mile warranty. Summary: I may not be wowed by these tires like I was with the Primacy MXM4 but I am definitely happy with the purchase. Unlike the MXM4 I am thrilled with the mpg and I expect it to only get better whereas the MXM4 never got better. For someone looking for a tire that offers the utmost in sustainability, as far as tires go, then look into the AVID Ascend. If you want a mid-priced tire that offers good gas mileage, great dry traction, a huge variety of sizes and a very long tread wear warranty then this is your tire. If you want a tire with wet traction then avoid them!!! **Summary Update** I traded these tires in after approx. 11k miles for a set of Energy Saver A/S tires. New testing and new tires on the market have been proven better in terms of shear handling and handling predictability. I do not recommend these tires.
I think your tires were quieter. I never tried to test the handling on your car so I don't know how they would compare. Next time you come over we can hit the same on ramp since it is only a couple of blocks away.
Interesting comments but I have one question. You are comparing 2 different sizes between the Yokohama Ascend 195/65R15 & the Michelin Primacy MXM4 215/45R17? I would expect the Michelin to handle much better, hard to compare 2 different sizes of 2 different tires.
Because I have no references for the 195/65/15 besides the OE S33D. I added references to the MXM4 because despite it being a much lower profile tire it was quieter than the Ascend. It is common for a low profile tire to generate more noise. My reason for comparing the Ascend's handling to the MXM4 is because the total traction when pushed hard into a corner is much closer to the MXM4 than any 185/65/15 tire I have tried. It was that big of a difference. Of course the 215/45/17 offers more traction but I was pretty amazed at how well the 195/65/15 did. Does that make sense? My final reason for the comparison is that the Ascend is offered in sizes up to 18" which would put it in direct competition with the MXM4 for some Prius owners.
I just received these in 175/65/15 today for a different car. All I can say is that these sidewalls feel extremely soft, much softer than the H-rated Primacy MXV4 tires. These are definitely not performance tires at all.
So they are good for the Prius? Maybe these are a good choice for the Prius to help with ride quality when using a lower profile tire in a 16" or 17" size.
I don't think you can use sidewall flexibility when deflated as a good indicator of tire performance. From an efficiency standpoint the Energy Saver A/S also has a soft sidewall and it performs just fine and is extremely efficient. If you are looking for an autocross tire then you should probably stay away from this tire or any other LRR long-wear tire. If you want an efficient, long-wearing safe tire then these are not a bad choice. Since these are they main attributes that most Prius owners are looking for I think it's a decent choice.
When I replaced the factory avid tires with Michelin Energy Saver I immediately noticed a 2-3 mpg gain. Even though the factory Avid tires had over 10,000 miles on them so they were well broken in.
That makes sense because the Energy Saver A/S is the highest mpg tire we know of and it only has a tread depth of 9/32 when new and has a lower tread warranty. It's a tough tire to beat if you need a jack of all trades sort of tire. Without the $70 rebate, however, it doesn't always make the most financial sense. That being said, if I didn't have to stick with Yokohama I may have purchased the Energy Saver instead.
I have a friend at a local tire store, and out of curiosity, asked about the best deal on a trade for Michelin Energy Savers - made an offer I could not refuse. Just traded tires (stock Avid S33D for Michelin E/S). I have owned several sets of Energy Savers on my TDI with positive results. Traded stock tires + $130.00 (including rebate), my stock tires had only 1800 miles. Very good deal IMHO. The ES ride much firmer on the Prius than they did on the TDI, and firmer than the Avid's on the Prius for the same psi. I ran 50 psi on the TDI, 40/38 on the Prius with stock Avid's. The ES were intolerable at the same 40/38, producing highway speed shudder/vibration, "micro-bounce", but +2 mpg immediately. I have dropped pressure down to 37/35 and the city ride feels much improved, I will verify mpg on my daily 70 mile commute, over the next couple of days.
I'm starting to really like these tires! The weather has turned instantly warm (80-90degrees) over the last few days and my mpg is starting to really pick up. The tires feel solid and roll quite nicely. The ride is quieter now too. I think most of the noise I have been hearing is from wind and not the tires themselves. My ability to achieve high mpg tanks is within the realm of my GenII with super LRR tires and maybe a smidge above when driving at freeway speeds. I was never able to achieve over 57mpg in my GenII without doing some low speed driving down rural roads with lots of long glides. Today I jumped on the freeway and drove 216 miles to the Norcal Prius Meet and back at 60mph and pulled 59.6mpg with an average indicated speed of 52mph! I'm impressed. I thought these tires may hurt mpg compared to the OEM units but mpg doesn't appear to be severely impacted.
Considering that Michelin has a $70 Rebate on their Energy Saver tires, would you still pick the Yokohama's over the E/S's? I'm looking at an ending price of $382 for the Michelins and $416 for the Yokohama's. My main concern is that the E/S's aren't going to be great with handling and when winter hits I want at least some performance to get us through these midwest winters. Thanks!
I don't have much seat time with the Energy Saver A/S but from what I know right now I would go with the Yokohamas if you want a little better handling and a longer tread life. I would go with the Energy Saver A/S if you wanted better mpg. The Yokohamas also have much greater tread depth which may make them better for snow. *update* No. I like the Energy Saver A/S better.
I have 60,000 miles on the energy saver tires, I run all 4 with max sidewall pressure of 44 psi. Looks like I have at least another 10,000 miles of tread life which would make them a 70,000 miles tire. I am sure if I did the math even with just a true 2 mpg increase the tires have came close to paying for themselves.
Now imagine would you would get out of a tire rated for 80,000 or 100,000. Wayne Gerdes gets 100,000+ out of tires rated for 65,000. The tread wear rating is an estimated lifetime rating for the tire in average driving conditions. Like fuel economy, there are going to be cases where people get much less mileage before the tread is worn down and some people will get much more out of the same tire.
Hi, thanks for this review! I just ordered and installed a set of the Yoko Ascends yesterday. I'm so far pleased with them, but I've only driven a few hundred miles. I'm coming from a set of Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S which were past the wear lines a little bit and VERY loud. So these are a nice change, as they're providing good comfort, low noise and nice handling as well as the lowered resistance. I just have a few questions for you now that yours have had some time to break in. How many miles do you have on them? Have you noticed a difference in the ride quality / road noise? Mine are definitely quieter, but are still pretty loud over bad road imperfections. I'm starting to actually think that the noise is due to my car itself and not the tires though...I have a 2006 Corolla, so I'm sure there's not much insulation in it to begin with... What psi have you settled on using? The place that installed my tires actually filled them up to 40psi, which I was happy about because I tend to run them at a minimum of 40 for mpgs. The ride though was really not that much better than the old exaltos. I lowered them to 32psi (warm) and it was much smoother and quieter (obviously) but the resistance was worse (duh)...I've noticed that these tires seem to be really sensitive to high psi. Possibly because they have such long treadlife that they're made with harder rubber which really ruins the ride quality at the higher psis? Maybe? Anyway, have you noticed a difference in road noise/ride quality/mpgs since breaking them in? I did see your more recent post of 59mps on that one trip.....so does sound like they're doing pretty well. What psi are you running them at and are you happy with it? Any info will help! THANKS!


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- We study various fluctuation and correlation signals of the deconfined state using a dynamical recombination approach (quark Molecular Dynamics, qMD). We analyse charge ratio fluctuations, charge transfer fluctuations and baryon-strangeness correlations as a function of the center of mass energy with a set of central Pb+Pb/Au+Au events from AGS energies on (Elab = 4 AGeV) up to the highest RHIC energy available (V sNN = 200 GeV) and as a function of time with a set of central Au+Au qMD events at V sNN = 200 GeV with and without applying our hadronization procedure. For all studied quantities, the results start from values compatible with a weakly coupled QGP in the early stage and end with values compatible with the hadronic result in the final state. We show that the loss of the signal occurs at the same time as hadronization and trace it back to the dynamical recombination process implemented in our model.
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- Direct photon emission in heavy ion collisions from microscopic transport theory and fluid dynamics : XLVIII International Winter Meeting on Nuclear Physics, BORMIO2010, January 25 - 29, 2010, Bormio, Italy (2010)
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- Noneequilibrium models (three-fluid hydrodynamics and UrQMD) use to discuss the uniqueness of often proposed experimental signatures for quark matter formation in relativistic heavy ion collisions. It is demonstrated that these two models - although they do treat the most interesting early phase of the collisions quite differently(thermalizing QGP vs. coherent color fields with virtual particles) - both yields a reasonable agreement with a large variety of the available heavy ion data.
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- We study J/psi dissociation processes in hadronic environments. The validity of a thermal meson gas ansatz is tested by confronting it with an alternative, nonequilibrium scenario. Heavy ion collisions are simulated in the frame- work of the microscopic transport model UrQMD, taking into account the production of charmonium states through hard parton-parton interactions and subsequent rescattering with hadrons. The thermal gas and microscopic transport scenarios are shown to be very dissimilar. Estimates of J/psi survival probabilities based on thermal models of comover interactions in heavy ion collisions are therefore not reliable.

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Great atmosphere. Good food. But not qualified for OpenTable points!
I came from Phoenix AZ and was quite impressed with the grandure of the ship. The brunch was fabulous and we all really enjoyed exploring the ship. Oh, and I loved the harpist, it was so beautiful.
This place was like dining at the Titanic. The food was good but not enough selection and not enough!! At about noon time, some of the food items were empty. There were not enough staff attending to the food. And for the food they served? It was pricy. I guess you were paying for the ambiance, which was great!! And you could see the rest of the ship after. Then I was hungry again.
Overall the food was very good. As with most brunches, some things were better than others. Hands down, the ceviche was the best I've ever tasted and the people with me agreed. The other seafood items--shrimp, smoked salmon and crab were also tasty as well. They were very generous at the craving station--I had turkey while my friend had the beef, and she loved it. The desserts were numerous and also very good. Excellent apple tarts and bread pudding. The harp music in the background was very nice. It can be a little noisy but that's because it's a huge room with many guests. However, the harp playing was very soothing and we could easily hear each other at our table. The staff was very attentive, polite and friendly.
The food was good and the champagne flowed but $50 per person was a little costly. I think a $35 price tag would have been more reasonable for brunch. Probably won't return anytime soon
Our server was fantastic. He keep an eye on us and was there to fulfill every need. Lots of food to choose from and all very good. The only down side, a small one, they did not have out all the desserts listed on the menu. I asked the girl about that and she said they start with a basic variety and don't bring out the other featured desserts until they run low on what is already out. For $50 a plate, I would expect them to feature all desserts listed, just put out a smaller amount of each to fit them all on the table. We all had our hearts set on the raspberry chocolate tower, but it never made it out by the time we left. It was nice to do this once, but not worth $50 a plate.
Awesome experience, food was a 10+. Our waitress greeted us with a sincere and warm smile, she was quick. The only mediocre part was the front desk clerks, she appeared to be training someone else but didn't create a welcoming environment - both going in and when we came out. Overall, I would visit again.
We were on board for a convention and 2 of the biggest highlights of the weekend we were there were High Tea in the Tea Room and Sunday Brunch in the Grand Salon. It was a great experience!!!
Auf der "alten Dame" Queen Mary im Salon zu sitzen und das großartige Bufet zu genießen, ist ein Traum. Alles ist gediegen, ein Heer von sehr aufmerksamen Obern steht bereit, die Musik ist dezent, einfach ein vollkommenes Erlebnis.
My friend had never dined at the Queen Mary before, and it was a perfect way to celebrate her birthday. All the foods we tried from the buffet were excellent, nothing disappointed us. We celebrated, ate, talked and relaxed on the beautiful Queen Mary. She couldn't thank me enough. So thank you!
Our large family gathering to celebrate my husband's 60th birthday couldn't have been more enjoyable. The Sunday Brunch servers constantly filled our champane or juice glasses, the food was plentiful, and the harpist entertaining. There were many food selections for a variety of tastes. In fact, we stayed several hours eating and celebrating.
Our experience was better than we expected. We felt very grand dining in such a beautiful space with the harpist playing in the background. The choice and quality of food was excellent and our glasses were continually being topped up with champagne. As a tourist from Australia this was one of the highlights of our trip and I would certainly recommend it to friends.
The Queen Mary brunch is the best anyone will ever attend!
Beautiful setting, wonderful harp music, great display of food, great service!
We enjoyed the variety of food and the harpist added to the atmosphere. Some of the food was slow to be replenished and some food items were cold or had been sitting too long but the food makers at the different stands delivered impressive taste sensations.
We were seated next to the window (portholes) so no real view, not a part of the grand space. We were next to the clearing station, was not really a pleasant site to watch and hear. We asked to be moved after we had started to eat but were told we could only have a similar table on other side of room. We were not able to sit at a table for four even though other couples were! I would advise to not let them sit you near the clearing stations on the walls near the windows - not pleasant. The food was good with a huge variety. The domestic sparkling (aka champagne) was ok with orange juice but not drinkable by itself. Overall it was an ok experience but I don't think I wouldn't go again or recommend to family and friends traveling.
It is expensive, so i would only recommend the placed for special occasions. The food is awesome, with so many selections.
It was a great experience. It is pricy, but they kept toping of our Champaign glass. But I was driving so I was not able to take advantage of it. My wife on the other hand became light headed at the end The food is excellent and the life harp music was great.
Excellent venue for special and romantic occasions.
Missed that there was no more Seafood Newburgh, that was so delicious. However, it was still an excellent brunch.
The food was fantastic and the choices were numerous. Never felt rushed , leisurely dining and the attentive staff. Only wished I lived closer .
I love going to the Sunday champagne brunch on the Queen Mary! The food is wonderful, the staff members are friendly, and the endless champagne is an added bonus!
Very good service, large number if staff to tend to empty glasses for champagne, juice, or coffee. Great ambience with live harpist. Plenty of options for different tastes of food.
Like always, everything was wonderful. The food, the service, the champagne, and the ship...just all great. I love coming here for brunch. Worth every penny!
We had a wonderful time on the Queen Mary! We actually stayed on the ship for four hours, both inside the dining room and outside on the decks, really did not want to leave.
Although a bit pricey, it was well worth our time. Plenty of great dishes. Don't fill up on the waffles and concentrate on the seafood. We never felt rushed by our server, so we took our time and enjoyed.
Was a great last day of our honeymoon at the Queen Mary. Was an excellent meal set in what I assume is the original ballroom of the ship. Eating here is a must for anyone in long beach on a Sunday morning . Highly recommend.
This was a once in a life time experience. If you like unique dining experiences this needs to go on your bucket list. We loved the formal introduction to our server and the personal attention and service we received. The brunch display was very attractive. Everything looked inviting and delicious. There was such a wonderful variety of foods to choose. Everything we tried was delicious.
My parents were visiting San Diego from the mid-West, and we decided to drive to Long Beach to meet up with my daughter and her college roommates. Since it was a Sunday, we made reservations for brunch on the Queen Mary. We had a wonderful time. The service was great, the food was varied and bountiful, and the desserts were perfect! And after an awesome meal, we were able to stroll the decks of the beautiful ship. It was nice to walk after all of that eating!
Excellent service, wide selection of food, friendly atmosphere. Well done!
The place was very nice and just what I expected. My only concern was some of the food under the heat lamps was not warm and a little cold. The food was cooked and tasty but not warm. Fresher items were available and very good.
Great food and drinks for the price. Have a great time everytime we go.
Go to this brunch. It's on board the Queen Mary, and if you're even slightly imaginative, you can picture what it must have been like as a first class passenger...enough cannot be said about the history and rich ambiance--a harpist was playing the entire time. Upscale brunch fare done well--nice seafood selection, everything was fresh and colorful, and I spent the first few minutes taking pictures b/c it was just beautiful. The service was spectacular; my champagne glass was never empty, nor was my coffee, juice, or water-no cutting corners here. Recommend getting there slightly early--I dined from 0930 to about 1130 (choose small portions & eat slow--you'll want to try everything) and the larger crowds were starting to filter in by 1015
The Sunday brunch was fabulous. There was a great assortment of breakfast and lunch foods, carving stations, omelet station, seafood, deserts, etc all with live music. There were tables for two to 30, but the it never felt crowded. The ambiance of being on the Queen Mary made it seem like another era. I would recommend the this for a special occasion, or even for something different to do on a Sunday morning.
I mainly went for the unlimited champagne / mimosas. The food was great. A varity of ethnic foods. Desserts were yummy. Plus the ambiance was great... Like your in the titanic days. You factor all that in with the price of the brunch and it all is worth the money. I wouldn't go too often for the price, but for special occasions it's for sure a must. I have lived in the area for many years and have never been. I would recommend people to check it out
I JUST LOVE IT. i THOUGHT IT WAS NOSTALGIC WITH LOTS OF LOVE.
Food was not very good. Only served well done prime rib. Food was not hot.
Good food with a bit a nostalgia. Eating here with the live harp player in the background was great. Would definitely do it again.
Everything was excellent! I LOVE coming to bruch as often as I can.
very very good with a truly historic ambiance...combine with a relaxing walk around the ship...spend part of a day not just the meal.
it was our 44th wedding anniversary and we where not dissapointed. setting, food, and service was good. just a bit more noisy then we're used to. thank you
My family always enjoys this brunch as a Thanksgiving special occasion. After a large , meal it's a treat to explore the ship on a clear day, to get fresh air and a bit of exercise. This year I was disappointed. It seems that the prices continue to rise as the food offerings become skimpier and less appetizing. I will probably end this tradition in my family and go in search of another brunch. $60 per person is just far too much for far too little, and children don't usually come close to CP
Our family attended the Thanksgiving Brunch. It was a good experience since we had not seen the ship before, but it is definitely "tired". The room where the Brunch was held was jammed with tables, and due to the crowds that attended, a bit noisy. They did a good job keeping the food well stocked, and there were plenty of choices even for a picky eater. The waiters kept our glasses full and were very attentive, yet non-invasive. It was a bit pricey for the quality, but I guess someone has to pay for the crab legs.
We have made this outing a new tradition for our family. It was spectacular. Thanks to all the workers who sacrificed their own holiday to make ours so special.
We had a blast on the Queen Mary. The brunch buffet overflowed with selections. So much to try. The wait staff was very attentive and playful. Beautiful dining room to host it all. Great experience.
The food selection at the Queen Mary Thanksgiving Brunch was impressive. The waiters were extremely attentive and friendly. The music being played by the harpist in the background was exquisite. I will be making plans for Christmas and New Years Eve at the Queen Mary!
We came for brunch on Mother's Day about 6 years ago and it was okay, so when we were looking for a place to go for Thanksgiving we at first were reluctant but made the reservations anyway. After I made the reservation a limousine service ad popped up and we thought hmmmm. Well it ended up being the best thanksgiving holiday we've had in a long time and plan to do it again at Christmas! The ride was great, the food was great and we didn't have a thing to worry about. Thank you and we'll be back at Christmas!!! Oh wait, my sister said the crab legs were small
Overall very good. Great variety, good service, nice live harp music.
Fantastic service....our champagne glasses never got to below half full before someone was refilling them. The variety of foods was good....The carved beef was outstanding. A unique desert bar with made to order crepes. The ambience of the Queen Mary 1st Class Dining area is an experience in itself. We stayed on the Queen Mary for three nights the Sunday Brunch was our send off...we had a great time.
Food and service was great. Lots of variety. Beautiful live music played by a harpist. When waiter found out it was my birthday and that I wasalone, he brought me a little cake with a candle and perdonally sang happy birthday to me.


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You know times are bad...
In my local borough, the TJ are planning to build one of the biggest mosques in Europe, catering for 40,000 worshippers, masha'Allah!
Alan Craig representing the Christian People's alliance claims "Despite its claims to be peaceful and pietistic, specific links between Tablighi Jamaat and various terrorist organisations have been established at their home base in Pakistan, throughout central Asia and also in the US."
If thats the TJ described, who then does he consider to be a moderate? Is it the likes of lesbo Irshad Manji... well strangely enough, it could well be, read on.
Craig poses a number of questions for the Mosque's committee to answer. One of these is "Will the mosque abide by the government's new Sexual Orientation Regulations? Will they open their facilities for use by gay and lesbian groups? At their mosque school will they – as required - teach that same-sex civil partnerships are equivalent to heterosexual marriage?"
First of all, the CPA could be asked whether the churches that back them also teach the equality of same-sex partnerships and heterosexual marriage? The answer of course will be a resounding no. And this cheapshot looks all the more shameless when you check the CPA's website and note that the CPA themselves oppose equal rights for gays in a press release issued on the same day (30/6/06) that they raised their concerns about the mosque and its stance on gays.
Here is some more on the CPA's press release.
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- DXB_Muslim said...
Sheesh, just plain stupid.
But even here in my country, they once deported three active members on the Jamaat.
Tragic!! - 4:12 pm
You have a very good site bro. I read it daily.
I think that the best thing that the christian ignorant tight arse club that you have mentioned, can do is to spend 3 days with the brothers, perhaps go on jowla, and attend their lectures.
One of the things that the TJ brothers will like is for their critics to spend time with them,... a very great deal of time.
The issue that I have with these christian revival groups, is that they are full of idiots who are form the the lower classes or have at some time in their lives, suffered severe blunt trauma to the brain
www.austrolabe.com - 10:21 am
- Kashif said...
Traveller, i had to delete your comment because it was a bit out of order :)
dxb, sign of the times, eh?
anon, the TJ brothers are generally bery humble, masha'Allah, i'm sure the councillor would benefit from spending time with them, - 11:46 am
- Traveller said...
Yeah, sorry about that; just got a bit ticked off after reading that.
- 1:48 pm
- Richard H said...
I confess I don't know anything about TJ, but I do know that before 9/11 there was increasing rapport between muslims and christians here in the USA, as both found a common opponent in modern/liberal secularism. Unfortunately now, I'm afraid, that too many christians see every muslim as a terrorist, and that too many muslims see every christian as a pagan secularist.
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Psychologists and anthropologists debate how different cultures answer the question, "What time is it?"
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"What time is it?" is not a question that usually provokes a lot of soul-searching. It's generally taken for granted that even if we don't know the correct time, a correct time does exist and that everyone on the planet—whatever time zone they happen to be in—follows the same clock.
University of Missouri management scholar Allen Bluedorn believes time itself is a social construction. "What any group of people think about time ends up being a result of them interacting with each other and socialization processes," he says.
We measure time not simply in terms of minutes and seconds, but in terms of concepts such as "early," "late"—or, for that matter, "fashionably late." What is the length of a "work day"? In the United States, Europe and Japan you'll get three different answers.
Those subjective views help explain why the standardization of time has often been met with reluctance, if not outright resistance. Historically, countries have not eagerly embraced the global clock—they've felt compelled to do so because of the demands of commerce.
The U.S. national time standard, for instance, didn't emerge until 1883, when it was adopted by the railroads, which needed to maintain common timetables. Before that, cities largely kept their own local time, and many were not happy to have big government and big railroads force standardization on them. "Let the people of Cincinnati stick to the truth as it is written by the sun, moon and stars," editorialized one newspaper when the changeover was going into effect.
The era of globalization may be finishing the job, as information technology and the international supply chain knit nations together more tightly than ever.
But while it's possible to synchronize clocks, synchronizing cultures has proven more challenging. One commonly recounted example is a group of American bankers in Mexico who found that their Mexican colleagues were frequently scheduling meetings for hours after they planned to head home for the day.
The famed American anthropologist Edward T. Hall argued that many of these differences are based upon whether a country is "mono- chronic" or "polychronic." In monochronic societies, including Europe and the United States, time is perceived as fixed and unchanging, and people tend to complete tasks sequentially. In polychronic societies, including Latin America and much of Asia, time is more fluid and people adapt more easily to changing circumstances and new information.
California State University social psychologist Robert Levine conducted an experiment to determine the "tempo" of 31 countries, using measures such as the efficiency of local post offices and the accuracy of public clocks. He found that Switzerland, Ireland and Germany were the fastest countries while Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia were the slowest.
But how long will these cultural differences persist? Will trade and globalization iron them out as effectively as the railroads did away with Cincinnati's proud city time?
Levine feels that life will inevitably speed up in some countries, but that mental differences will linger. "You can find quotes throughout history of people saying that life is getting faster and looking back nostalgically on the slower, older days," he says. "But whether in people's reality things actually feel faster than they did, that's a tough one to measure."
Bluedorn believes that "people are just going to become more aware of temporal differences in different cultures." In fact, he worries about what would be lost in a culturally synchronized world. Monochronic and polychronic perspectives both have their advantages, he argues. "Fast isn't always best; nor is slow."
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The article is only correct for 'human' understanding. Time or timing requires relations: existence, motion, and conjuncture. Simple characterization of language would just require adverbial relation and conjunctives. Relative timing and conjuctive relations exist without any social observer. The more difficult aspect to define would be trail of events, past, present, and future which only requires more inter variable relations.
Posted by dr.k.conor on May 27,2013 | 08:23 AM
It's funny because I always had difficulty learning about time when I was little. I don't know the months in order and I don't know how to say the hours on the clock (like quarter to nine. wtf is that??) and I just generally end up late everywhere. The concept of time is difficult to get my head around.
Posted by Gabriele on January 26,2013 | 06:15 PM
Without motion there would be no concept of time passing...
Posted by npng on January 25,2013 | 05:49 AM
I think the article should be retitled to read "Timekeeping, is a social construct", nothing in it suggests that time itself,(a measure of change, or change itself) is other than an observation of fact.
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And talking about pension abuse since the show started more than two years ago.
Now there is a huge face for this national problem and -- faces former Chicago an average of daily.
He's been exposed -- patting his own pension.
To the tune of 50000.
Dollars -- yeah he bought in -- border and into a pension -- but just one month's.
And then got 50000 bucks a year full life because about one of the most pension payment joining us now -- stabilized yet he's been the Manhattan.
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Now I don't want to treat this is just the local nation in Chicago.
Is this accurate to say that people getting politicians gain at the pension system all across the nation.
From over and over and over again and saying this for a long time we've set on this program that the people that we expect to do reform.
Benefit from the very same system and in many cases in debt in some -- dozens of states.
They have better pensions even in the public workers that were complaining about -- the politician yes -- -- alleges an act at the people who enact a -- absolutely can you give me an example of -- there are actually serve are actually two dozen states for instance.
Where essentially what you can do.
Is if you're a government worker and then you went into the legislature you can retire as a government worker collect -- pension from the state.
And at the same time.
Could collect a salary.
In the in the state legislatures that you're you're just doing double duty -- -- -- Boston about about 24 states -- -- that US Arizona is a good example.
Level a lot of legislators in Arizona because the cost of living adjustments and everything else.
Where they're earning more in retirement than they did in the legislature or as governor.
You know and -- -- think in ten years the cost of funding.
Legislative and pensions in Arizona increased 325%.
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Yes yes now that I just would put up honestly.
We can please can we have a look at the Chicago debt clock is running around 25 billion dollars right now in gaining ground every second of course.
This is the outstanding -- -- public liability for public pensions just in this city of Chicago.
I think I can see that as 25 billion -- dollars in principal changed a couple of hundred million on top of that -- five billion.
So now want did manage that you do that I get it right he funded his legislators.
Pain and I -- -- -- -- he had a legislators pension first because he was in the legislature.
Then when he left to go become mayor of Chicago he went back into the legislators pension for one month.
To qualify so that all this credit could move over and the reason -- -- that is because the legislative rulers.
Pension in a little -- Is richer than the local government pageant in Illinois so we went back to the -- -- pension system the one that legislators have for themselves the state system instead and and and use -- those credits going forward.
This is political loyalty.
The -- name is royalty basically and I think that by doing that and having it exposed you have solid.
A name public political dynasty well I think they get well first of all I think that that is that it's so obviously hypocritical and this is the mayor who said over and over -- things like.
We should just let our municipal system in Chicago go bankrupt because we haven't been finding it.
We can't sustain these level of benefits for workers workers have to give things back oval.
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I don't know if you can be forced to do it because it's part of what you might be huge.
Chain might be saying that the -- the back of what about.
These all the 21 of them -- -- in Chicago from the City Council and now collectively taking.
58 million dollars in retirement -- not.
Virtually back up its spot it's all over the place Stewart has happened in New Jersey where you we have legislators who -- -- retirement and also receiving double sat salaries from the legislature the same time.
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Those ain't bad. Turbozone won the contest tho, His Jersey's are pretty dope. Two headed Raptor looks badass
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Disagree. I saw that one before they actually chose it, and I remember thinking to myself "..stupid".. Lol.. so figures they would choose it.
Amir makes a great point about kids wanting to and being able to draw the logo though.
Some logos are getting so ridiculous these days, its like people haven't heard of K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
Some of those Huskies logos were super impressive. Made me jump aboard the Huskies bandwagon.
"I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it. You rise above it." -Kobe Bryant
Does anyone else remember when they were holding contests for naming the team way back in the beginning? I remember some of the top contenders besides Raptors were: Toronto Turantula's, Toronto Tower's and of course Toronto Huskies. I say stick with the Raptors otherwise choose the Huskies....at least we're not being renamed the Pelicans. yikes
Someone please make a Logo called the Toronto Tanks, so many reasons why I'd love this to be the rebrand.
That one is perfect. We can even change the name of the boat every year to the next hyped player. It'll keep things fresh and people when know exactly what year you wasted money on Raptors merch.
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A golden age for Australian retailers is over. Gone. Finished. Retailers offer plenty of short-term scapegoats for their current woes: the carbon tax, the flood levy, the higher Australian dollar, higher interest rates. But, in reality, the current downturn in retail spending is much more deeply rooted and structural than that.
Australian households have now completed an historic and one-off adjustment to the halving of mortgage rates during the 1990s. For households, this halving in borrowing costs, along with looser lending standards, allowed them to simply borrow twice as much. And borrow we did. For much of the early 2000s, every weekend was greeted as an opportunity to rush down to the local homemaker centre to load up cars and then houses with the latest leather lounge suite, plasma TV or other gizmo. Why? Because we could. Retail sales grew by about 8per cent a year, well above what could be sustained by wages growth of about 4or 5per cent. The rest was debt.
But, eventually, all this spending, along with the increase in business investment associated with mining boom mark one, created an incendiary mix. Inflation began to rise.
The Reserve Bank lifted interest rates 12 times between 2002 and 2008. Mortgage rates hit an eye-watering 9.5percent and households began to realise they had reached the limits of what debt they could service. Mortgage pain made households realise, belatedly, they had maxed out their credit limit, again, and left them wishing for some way to reduce their debt exposure.
Then, wham, a gift from the financial gods: a global financial crisis that, without significantly harming the economy, saw interest rates slashed in half and direct cash handouts from the government.
The household savings drive that is so confounding retailers today, really began with that first stimulus cheque in late 2008. And households haven't stopped saving. National accounts show households, instead of spending more than they earn as they did before the crisis, now save about 10cents in every dollar they earn, and have been doing so since late 2008.
The global financial crisis provided households with both the means to save – lower interest rates and cash handouts – and the motivation. Households could only stand by and watch as their share and superannuation portfolios crashed. It helped them realise they couldn't just rely on debt-funded asset price gains to build wealth. If they wanted to build wealth, they'd have to do it the hard way, by saving.
Households today are split into roughly two groups: low-income battlers and high-income deleveragers. And neither group is feeling much like indulging in retail therapy. Low-income households simply can't spend because all their income gains are going on higher costs for necessities such as electricity, gas and healthcare. They're still spending – but not at the shops.
At the top end, higher-income earners are using any extra cash to pay off debt. During the early 2000s debt binge, the Reserve Bank ran studies to find out which households were most exposed. It found that, reassuringly, most of the increase in debt had gone into the hands of those who could most afford it. Unlike in the US, where low-income households were given loans they could never afford, in Australia the increase in debt was largely in the hands of middle- and high-income earners.
The weakness in high-end retail sales, such as at David Jones, suggests it is now these higher-income households who are leading the savings charge. Why? Once again, because they can. These are the people who regularly check their superannuation and share portfolios and wonder if they'll ever recover their cost base, let alone make a gain. The period of lower interest rates during the financial crisis gave them a glimpse of blue sky, and they're going for it.
Sure, other factors are at play in the current retail downturn, which, while fundamentally structural, is also in some ways cyclical. The higher Australian dollar, a product of the mining investment cycle, means it is cheaper for Aussies to shop overseas. Plenty of high-income earners are still shopping in department stores – but they're doing it at Macy's and Neiman Marcus, not Myer and David Jones.
Retailers are also feeling the impact of slower population growth. Under the Howard government, population growth hit about 3per cent a year. But the Rudd and Gillard governments, responding to political pressure, have since tightened up on student visas, while the financial crisis reduced the number of temporary skilled migrants. Population growth has halved, contributing to retailing woes.
Growth in retail sales is now running at about 2per cent a year, which is unusually low. So yes, some recovery in retail sales is overdue, perhaps to somewhere more like 5percent annual growth, in line with wages and population growth. But the debt-fuelled days of 8per cent growth are over.
The bottom line for retailers is that they must get used to permanently lower sales growth. This is bad news for shareholders and bad news for retail employees.
But for the economy as a whole, this deleveraging by households is a good thing. It's something households across the rest of the developed world are desperately trying to achieve but that only we have the ability to do effectively, thanks to the income boost from the mining boom. The Reserve Bank is happy to see some weakness in retail spending to make room for increased spending by businesses in the mining sector.
And if households can reduce their debts and build a buffer for future international financial turbulence, that is no bad thing.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/no-more-flogging-the-debt-horse-20110721-1hqy3.html#ixzz1Sn21EAma


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The Ducks have won their last four games including last weeks home sweep of the Los Angeles schools. Two weeks ago, Oregon completed its first road sweep of the Arizona schools since the 2006-07 season. Oregon State enters the game on a roll having also swept UCLA and USC last week.
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He is not a runner, and he just had no concept of what all the miles meant. Maybe a graph would have made it easier
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It's the same with glass cookware, window glass, mirrors, vases and light bulbs.
Different sorts of glass have different additives and different melting points, so they can't be mixed if they're to be recycled into new glass items. Since food and beverage bottles and jars are the predominate source of glass in household trash, that's what gets recycled through municipal programs.
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A: Probably but the method will depend on the actual composition of the pots.
You can clean aluminum pots but the process may require abrasive action that could be damaging if the pots are actually, say, stainless steel.
So you might want to start with the gentlest cleaning process first. There are cleaners made for both sorts of metal. Do-it-yourselfers also say you can use olive oil to remove streaks from stainless steel and undiluted white or cider vinegar to clean and polish the metal. Club soda is also said to remove streaks.
Bringing a shine to old aluminum pots may take serious scrubbing. One site recommends mixing Spic 'n Span and hot water (one cup of cleanser to two gallons of water), soaking the pot in the mixture until it cools, then scrubbing buildup and stubborn spots with steel wool and sandpaper, then using aluminum polish.
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"We don't know what started it," Fire Chief T.J. McLamb said. "We turned it over to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office arson unit."
The Spring Lake Fire Department responded about 10 a.m. to find the shed on Pine Tree Lane, off N.C. 210, fully engulfed in flames, McLamb said.
The fire did not pose a threat to any of the nearby residences, he said.
The shed was about 20 feet by 30 feet, McLamb said, and was being used to store furniture and pine straw.
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