Word: peake
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...course and grade information on the Web site will be updated weekly and even more frequently during peak processing times--like the end of a term--according to a brochure included in the mailing...
...peak of his fame several streets in Paris were named after him. He lived besieged by infatuated women. "Imagination," he said in one of his more phallocratic moments, "is intelligence with an erection." Aged nearly 70, in the hectic relief that followed the lifting of the siege of Paris, he averaged one sexual encounter a day--40 different women in five months, competing for the touch of what Hugo called his "lyre." Larger than life, he was almost larger than death: half a million people, the biggest funeral attendance since the death of Napoleon, followed his cortege to the freshly...
Listening to a new Sonic Youth CD is like taking a holiday. Not an easy vacation like, say, skiing in Vail, but more like an adventure tour, the musical equivalent of climbing a particularly high peak without bottled oxygen. Traditional rock can be a sad grind--for example, on Eric Clapton's wan new CD, Pilgrim, one of the few listenable songs, Sick and Tired, turns out to have disturbing lyrics about threatening to blow out a woman's brains...
...headquarters for this year's Northwestern Summit is Washington State's Western Washington University, which rests between the breathtaking peak of Mount Baker and the calm waters of Bellingham Bay. It's an idyllic setting--Alpine meadows, tall pines, unspoiled lakes and miles of hiking trails--and also a great place to learn about the Northwest and its marine environments. You'll take wildlife cruises to Puget Sound, trips to North Cascades National Park and, of course, visits to Mount Baker. Also planned this year are special trips for kayakers, beginners and advanced, and courses about the ancient forests...
...this summer, and if I do well enough to earn a contract, than I might turn pro," Blake said. "I think you only have a certain amount of time to play tennis at this level, and companies are looking for younger and younger talent to catch them at their peak...