The XBR LED Internet TV features Sony's Intelligent Peak LED Backlight which uses full-array local dimming for better detail in black, and improved brightness creating incredible on-screen contrast.

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The back of the Peak sports the camera, LED flash and the branding of a Firefox OS developer device.

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The launch at Ysgol Melin Gruffydd, Cardiff is timed to start with the autumn school term, which has led to a surge in peak-time traffic across Wales.

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At his peak Younis was unplayable but his ferocious action has led to back problems which caused him to miss the 1992 World Cup and almost all the 1995 season.

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Despite its high price, the demand for physical gold for jewelry has continued its gain since it dipped in 2009, led partly by India, where demand reached a peak in January it had not seen since November of 2008.

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But during his years as governor of Massachusetts, Romney led a campaign to charge consumers more for their power usage during peak periods.

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Rounding out my "big six" would be Mo Farah, who is at the peak of his powers and is certainly ahead of the schedule he was in 2007, when he led at the bell in the 5, 000m final.

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Lifted by peak season sales, the market experienced stronger demand for TV products in both developed and emerging markets as LED TV sales drove overall market growth of over 40 percent on-quarter.

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These rules led to complaints to the ombudsman about mortgage endowments totalling nearly 70, 000 a year at their peak in the middle of the last decade.

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