By joining Farmville I found out that 27 of my current 268 friends are on Farmville, almost exactly the 10% that Zynga hit at its height.

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"CBS and billionaire Mark Cuban are on a talent hunt, " the Hollywood Reporter swooned, noting how the deal was struck at the height of popularity of Fox's latter-day hit American Idol.

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The thin soles and old-school design proved a hit, and its once-dowdy gymwear became the height of fashion.

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The story then was bodybuilding in California, American football's premium on size and, as we now know, East Germany's producing at its height perhaps 30, 000 athletes on steroids and winning Olympic medals per hit 600 times as often as Americans.

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The previous record-holder in terms of aggregate market-cap was Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) which hit its all-time high on December 30, 1999 at the height of the technology bubble.

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In September, at the height of his post-convention rally, Mr Bush's re-election numbers hit 52%-55%.

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Air Wales had hit the headlines last year by appealing for cabin crew under 5ft 3 inches - a height restriction it insists on because of tight space on the aircraft.

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