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India warns of power use as demand peaks during heatwave

India warns of power use as demand peaks during heatwave

Published by Sam Flores

NEW DELHI: India’s power ministry urged careful use of electricity on Friday (May 22), a day after breaking records for power generation during an intense heatwave in the world’s most populous nation. Peak power usage this week has broken records for four straight days, with temperatures hitting 47°C, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Workers on Friday scooped up dead fish floating on the surface of the Sanjay Park lake in the capital New Delhi. The fish died as the water shrank after days of relentless summer sun. Temperatures in the megacity hit 43°C on Friday. On Thursday, the power ministry said it had “successfully met” the “fourth consecutive day when the peak power demand … reached a new all-time high”, supplying 270.82 gigawatts (GW). But it also warned that the grid was being stretched. “Although we are prepared to supply electricity as required, due to the intense summer, let us all try to use electricity wisely and judiciously,” it said in a statement. It had earlier noted that the “surge in demand appears …

‘A landscape raw and wild’: by train to the heart of the Yorkshire Three Peaks | Yorkshire holidays

‘A landscape raw and wild’: by train to the heart of the Yorkshire Three Peaks | Yorkshire holidays

Published by Sam Flores

Limestone stretches on all sides like an inland ocean – appropriately enough, since the shimmering white rock has its ancient origins in coral, shells and the skeletons of sea creatures. We advance carefully, stepping on clints (blocks of rock) and avoiding grykes (the deep fissures between them). It’s a warm, dry day and, even if it were not, limestone drains better than most types of terrain. For a long while, it’s broad, flat and hallucinatory and then, suddenly, the rocky sea collapses like a waterfall and we’re at the edge of a huge fault. The words Yorkshire Dales might evoke pretty villages and walled-in sheep fields, but this landscape is raw and wild, the kind of natural realm WH Auden celebrated in his poem In Praise of Limestone, and the kind that prompts geological speculation and inward ruminations. To cap it all, there are just three of us and nothing much and no one else all the way to the far horizons. It’s my first decent yomp of the spring. I’ve come here with two …

Snow Peak’s editor-approved camping gear rarely goes on sale, but you can save 20% right now on tents, fire pits, furniture, and more

Snow Peak’s editor-approved camping gear rarely goes on sale, but you can save 20% right now on tents, fire pits, furniture, and more

Published by Jenni Sidey

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Sign Up For Goods 🛍️ Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. Snow Peak rarely puts its core lineup of meticulously engineered outdoor gear on sale, which makes its current Camp All Summer Sale a real event. I just spent this past weekend at the sold out Snow Peak Way event at Snow Peak Campfield in Long Beach, WA and I already have an wish list of gear started. A variety of their popular camp gear is 20 percent off, with a handful of items dropped even further. The Takibi Fire & Grill is down to $279.96 (from $349.95), the Jikaro Firering Table is $271.96 (from $339.95), and the Entry Pack TT tent-and-tarp combo is marked all the way down to $362.85 (from $647.95). If you have been keeping a Snow Peak wish list, this is the moment to clear it out. Snow Peak Takibi Fire & Grill $279.96 (was $349.95) See It The Takibi Fire & …

Widow’s Bay review: Parks and Rec meets Twin Peaks in comedy-horror gem

Widow’s Bay review: Parks and Rec meets Twin Peaks in comedy-horror gem

Published by Daniella Wilson

A star rating of 4 out of 5. Comedy-horror might be a genre that’s tricky to get right. Some lean too much into gore and jump-scares and forget about the laughter. Others put a stronger emphasis on the humour, and lose any sense of fear. Widow’s Bay, however, is a rare beast. This neat, off-beat offering from Apple TV gets that balance just right – and it’s largely thanks to Matthew Rhys. The Americans actor is try-hard Tom Loftis. He’s the mayor of a small, sleepy New England town that has a very superstitious population. And for good reason. New to the job, he wants to revitalise the tourism industry and bring trade back in. Yet his fellow residents repeatedly warn him that it’s a bad idea. And, soon enough, as strange forces start taking hold of the town, he starts to think that they might just be right…Showrunner Katie Dippold manages to consistently catch you off guard in the best way, as the series straddles suspense and comedy, giving us ludicrous characters that have …

This Is The Age Your Sexual Satisfaction Peaks At

This Is The Age Your Sexual Satisfaction Peaks At

Published by Sam Flores

Out of all the things we expect to get better with age, I don’t think sex necessarily tops that list. Surely in our 20s and 30s, with youth on our side (and – ahem – flexibility), our sex lives should be in their glory days? Well, as it turns out, we couldn’t be more wrong. According to a new study, it’s actually incredibly likely that you’ve not even had the best sex of your life yet. Talk about something to look forward to, eh? The new research from leading digital health and wellness platform Hims, shared exclusively with HuffPost UK, reveals that sexual satisfaction peaks at 55 for women, and 56 for men. In fact, over half of the respondents to their survey (53%) aged 50+ said sex improves or may improve after the age of 50 – a far cry from the assumption that our needs will begin to ‘fizzle out’ as we age. According to Dr Peter Stahl, Head of Men’s Health at Hims, this doesn’t come as a surprise to someone who …

Meet Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan’s CEO wife and their son who is a creative

Meet Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan’s CEO wife and their son who is a creative

Published by Daniella Wilson

Kyle MacLachlan has been married to his wife Desiree Gruber and together they welcomed their child Callum Lyon MacLachlan, now 17, into the world together. Learn all about their love and family life below. © Getty Images Who is Kyle’s wife? Kyle’s wife is Desiree Gruber, whose first job was at EMI Records as an A&R assistant in 1989. In 1990, she became the New Music Seminar’s general assistant. A year later she became an assistant publicist at Rogers & Cowan. She worked her way up the corporate ladder by getting promoted to the role of director of entertainment and then eventually, the vice president of entertainment in 1997. Two years later, she decided to take a leap of faith and launch her own production company called Full Picture.  She has helped produce Project Runway and unscripted shows for NBC, CBS and FOX. © Getty Images How did the duo meet? The couple met in a very unconventional way in 1999. Kyle recalled the special moment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and said: “We actually …

Best horror films and TV series of all time – from Sinners to Twin Peaks

Best horror films and TV series of all time – from Sinners to Twin Peaks

Published by Daniella Wilson

With Sinners earning the most Oscar nominations of any film, horror is no longer knocking at the mainstream door. Here’s RT‘s all-time top 20 chill-inducing films and TV series – plus where you can currently watch them in the UK. And there’s plenty more to come, as we’ve also highlighted five upcoming chillers for 2026 guaranteed to scare up a storm. Best horror films of all time Nosferatu (1922; 5*, PG) — available on Amazon Prime Video & BFI Player Dead and loving it: the original vampire classic still feels fresh over a century later. German silent master FW Murnau films the Dracula story with the eeriest atmosphere and turns the blood-sucking count into an iconic, rat-like demon. Calum Baker Eyes without a Face (1959; 5*, 15) — available on BFI Player The plastic surgery footage in this French classic from 1959 is still good and horrible, but what’s most memorable is its haunting story: that of a doctor who obsesses over crafting a “fix” for his disfigured, mask-wearing daughter. CB Psycho (1960; 5*, 15) …

Biathlon-Ponsiluoma peaks on final shoot for sweet Swedish biathlon gold

Biathlon-Ponsiluoma peaks on final shoot for sweet Swedish biathlon gold

Published by Sam Flores

ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 15 : After a miserable start to the Winter Olympics for the much-heralded Swedish biathlon team, Martin Ponsiluoma managed to shake off the dust with a perfect series of five shots on the final shoot and superb last lap to grab gold in the men’s 12.5km pursuit on Sunday.  Known to his team simply as “Ponsi”, the laid-back 30-year-old piled the pressure on leader Emilien Jacquelin of France, who missed twice to incur two costly penalty loops and open the way to victory for the Swede.  “I tried to not look at his targets, but I heard, I thought it was two misses, so I just tried to go in and focus on myself. And then make a fast and clean shoot,” Ponsiluoma told Reuters following his golden victory.  He left the final shoot with no-one between him and the finish line but admitted to being scared of a chasing pack bristling with Olympic and world champions.  “I was nervous, but I felt it on the last part of the loop that …

Why Twin Peaks Transcends Time and Space

Why Twin Peaks Transcends Time and Space

Published by Jenni Sidey

It’s Meslow’s coverage of The Return, however, that may be of most interest to fans. Through conversations with Frost, producer Sabrina Sutherland and editor Duwayne Dunham, as well as cast members Sherilyn Fenn, Michael Horse, James Marshall and others, Meslow reconstructs how Lynch’s 18-hour Showtime opus came to exist, radically transforming the televisual medium for a second time, 25 years after its original debut. An entire chapter details the making of “Part 8,” AKA “Gotta Light?”, which began as a 12-page section of The Return’s hulking 334-page script and became one of the most celebrated hours of television history and of Lynch’s career. That Twin Peaks continues to be an object of obsession across generations—you’ll find a plethora of edits on TikTok dedicated to Dale and Laura, presumably made by young fans newly discovering the show—is a testament to its stylistic mastery, but also to its thematic clairvoyance. For all its vaunted surrealism, many of the horrors Twin Peaks depicts are grounded in reality, the work of ordinary human beings committing sex trafficking, rape, incest, …

Snow Moon peaks – but there is still time to see it | UK News

Snow Moon peaks – but there is still time to see it | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

What other nicknames do full moons have? The Snow Moon is just one of the many names given to each full moon of the year, predominantly by Native Americans. Here are some of the others, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich: January: Wolf Moon This one is named after the howling of wolves struggling for food in midwinter. February: Snow Moon March: Worm Moon Native Americans named this after the worm trails that would appear in the thawed ground as it warmed up when winter made way for spring. April: Pink Moon This one was named after a species of early blooming wildflower. May: Flower Moon This refers to the vast blooming seen as spring gets properly under way. June: Strawberry Moon This is its North American name, a nod to the harvesting of strawberries in June. July: Buck Moon A tribute to male deer, which begin to grow back their antlers in July, having shed them earlier in the year. August: Sturgeon Moon Sturgeons, now the most endangered species group on Earth, used to …