As a mobile laboratory, Curiosity will focus first on Gale Crater's 14, 700-foot-high central peak.
The highlight is iconic Morro do Pico a thin, 1, 023-foot-high peak that surely wowed the Portuguese expeditionary force that discovered it in 1503.
The toughest mountain on the list, the fang-like 1, 224m-high Federation Peak in Southwest National Park, requires the blind courage (but not the equipment) of a mountaineer, with the summit reached on an exposed near-vertical rock climb.
Make your way to Cosmo Velho, where the slightly unnerving cog train to the 710m-high peak known as Corcovado ascends through protected Tijuca National Forest to the Cristo Redentor, one of the most impressive monuments and urban views on earth.
The euro also rose strongly against the dollar, hitting a 14-month high, and a 33-month peak against Japan's yen.
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In both scenarios, the amount of electricity supplied through the power grid is lower during peak periods, which improves reliability, reduces rates by avoiding the use of high-priced power plants during peak hours and delays capital intensive infrastructure investments needed to maintain the grid.
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The explorer had competed in the 42-mile High Peak Marathon in Derbyshire the evening before the crash.
He changed that, staffing precincts in high-crime areas on peak crime days with extra police and cutting back to a skeleton staff in quieter areas and times.
He changed that, staffing precincts in high-crime areas on peak crimes days with extra police and cutting back to a skeleton staff in quieter areas and times.
The high cost of running peak-hour services, and the obligation to run trains at anti-social hours to isolated communities, make profits hard to achieve whatever the fares.
Fred Weir was still handsome then, his dark hair swept back from a sharp peak in a high-templed forehead, a tall, athletic fellow with a charming grin.
The problem with this strategy, however, is that Cisco end up paying top prices for Net Speed and Growth Networks acquired at the peak of the high-tech bubble.
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The climax occurs on the pointed peak of a high-rise, as if all that any film required, in the bid to top its predecessors, was to scrape the edge of the sky.
But this downturn is different, he says, because the number of high-school graduates is rising to a peak in 2009.
The 2011 Pro Circuit National Championships held in Providence, Rhode Island, November 18-20, drew an all-time high of 241, 000 peak concurrent online viewers and more than 3.6 million hours of video were consumed over the weekend.
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"We're right about at the five-year peak, but we're on track to surpass our 50-year high, " said Mike Sicilia of the California Department of Health.
For anyone with additional time and energy, the brooding peak of 2, 462m-high Mount Nkungwe is eminently climbable and makes a fine adventure.
However, the Nasdaq Composite Index remains about 35% below its March 2000 high, reached at the peak of the technology-stock boom.
That pushed the market-value component of the index to a two-year high of 855.6 (the actual peak was on Jan. 28 at 856.3).
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The Dow Jones industrial average popped to a record level Tuesday morning, and kept the bulk of its gains even after some late selling, to climb back above its previous peak and close at an all-time high.
Solar output typically goes through 11-year cycles, with high numbers of sunspots seen at their peak.
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But while the Hang Seng has recovered to within 30% of its August 1997 all-time high, the red chip index is still 57% off its peak.
As The New York Times reported last year, profits from high-frequency trading have started to fall, off 74% in 2012 from the peak in 2009.
The glut exacerbates the inefficiency by forcing the utilities to rely on dirtier and less efficient sources of power to meet peak demand rather than simply redirecting surplus power from low demand to high-demand markets.
This 500m-high fang of rock dominates the massif, and it is arguably the most striking peak in Spain.
More than three million viewers watched on average, with a peak of over 4 million as the parade reached its climax - unusually high for a weekday afternoon programme.
Besides speed, the core switch, which is said to collapse optical and high-performance multiprotocol switching, is being positioned as a better way for companies to manage peak demand, as well as the different types of mobile, video, and landline traffic that must be managed efficiently.
Since John is still doing his laundry during peak load hours, the utility is paying top dollar in infrastructure costs and high-cost backup power plants.
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Under the proposed legislation European gas companies would be required to ensure supplies to householders in cases of extreme temperatures during a seven-day peak period, or during any period of at least 30 days of exceptionally high demand.
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