Folks who ardently believe in Peak Oil (capital P, capital O) believe the era of Peak Oil is upon us, or, worse, already passed.

FORBES: America's (Un)Peak Oil

The usual stalwart of the green jersey, Erik Zabel, looks to have passed his peak, while O'Grady's countryman and the defending champion of the jersey, Robbie McEwen, has been struggling with injuries early this season.

BBC: Credit Agricole

The 6 o'clock rush hour is her peak business time.

CNN: Afghan girl begs for bread, prays for help

Around eight or nine o'clock, the souks recently closed, the place is at its peak with thousands of people in the square.

BBC: Djemaa el Fna, the beating heart of Marrakesh

Air-traffic controllers are warning that the furloughs could force them to reduce the rate of flights arriving at big airports like Chicago's O'Hare International and Miami International by a third to a half during peak periods or bad weather.

WSJ: Airlines Dispute Planned Air-Controller Cuts