The ability to obtain subsets allows large spectra to be analyzed by reconstructing and examining only those subsets containing peaks, offering considerable savings in processing time and storage space.
Japan's highest volcano is also its highest peak (3,776m), offering overnight walkers spectacular views at sunrise.
"You can do certain things like peak pricing, offering lower fares for when demand is not as high," said Mr. Dague, whose organization is a nonpartisan group focused on improving finances and services in New York.
On the afternoon of May 17th, a Sunday, a gathering of 200 or so motorcycle-club members at a Twin Peaks restaurant (offering beer served at below-freezing temperatures and scantily clad waitresses) descended into a brawl involving knives, guns and chains.
In fact, cricket is something of a theme in Scarborough this season, where one of the off-peak offerings – playing in a double bill with Caryl Churchill's A Number (to 28 Aug) – is James Quinn's comedy, Twenty:20.
"We've encouraged visitors outside peak hours by offering lectures by guest speakers, as well as live music".
That operation expanded so rapidly in the 1990s that at its peak it was offering shots of more than 26,000 artists from all genres, representing 500 photographers and collections.
Several months ago, Mr. Cuomo said, the state had quietly started a pilot program to limit the number of trucks in Manhattan during peak hours by offering them an incentive, through lower tolls, to conduct their work overnight.
Hopefully, it happens sooner rather than later — with LTE Advanced potentially offering "peak download mobile speeds of at least 100 Mbps", it should be able to satiate even the hungriest of data fiends whenever it lights up.
