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This system doesn't always keep the theater here at peak performance, but in some cases a feeling of being entertained rubs off. This feeling operates in "Peabody Terrace" for the law students, to whom the sloppiness of the production was just a welcome change...
...catches. The resilin snaps back to its original size, like an uncoiling spring, and exerts a sharp downward force on tendons connected to the upper part of the hind legs. That launches the flea into the air. In fact, lift-off occurs so rapidly that the flea reaches peak acceleration of 140 Gs - more than 30 times that endured by astronauts during the launch of the Saturn 5 moon rocket...
...Philly bar scene is a brutal circuit that can pay as high as $1,000 a week a man during peak season. "But you have to break in," says Joe Healy, the good-natured, balding bass player. "We never really did. Down there, they go for flashy outfits. Sequins. And they want big equipment. We're not into that. Here in Boston they look at the equipment we've got, and they're overwhelmed...
...Princeton, an upset victory, the entire Big Green team "shaved down" their bodies, a swimming strategy which significantly lowers times but which psychologically drains a team because it demands a total effort. It can be effectively done only a few times each season, preferably when the team needs a peak performance...
Munter reported, however, that students frequently visit psychiatrists during peak pressure periods--before exams, during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, and from early March to the end of the school year...