Here is the AP Lifestyles Digest for the week of Nov. 2.
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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDES
YE-Holiday Gift Guides: A package of seven gift guides for the holidays, with an interactive landing page and photos of each item, moved Monday. The guides offer creative gift ideas for a variety of price points, ages and interests. Themed subjects are Music; Crafts; Kids’ Books; Movies; Cooking Gear; Innovative “Gamechangers,” and Gardening.
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NATURE/GARDENING
Monarch Migration: Every fall, scores of monarch butterflies east of the Rocky Mountains begin their up to 3,000-mile migration from southern Canada and the northern United States to central Mexico to hibernate. In Texas, scientists with the National Wildlife Federation are tracking monarchs during their migration to understand where they roost and protect the habitats they rely on. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
Gardening-Indoor Citrus: How to care for citrus trees indoors over the winter. By Jessica Damiano. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Climate Choices Schools Food Waste: Schools are often a hub for food waste: Parts of lunches brought from home don’t get eaten, or perhaps the cafeteria menu isn’t all that appetizing. Public schools serve more than 30 million lunches each day, according to federal figures. ecovery, recycling and composting have cut food waste at many schools, despite challenges. UPCOMING Friday, photos.
DIWALI
Diwali-Explainer: Diwali is the most important festival in India, celebrated by over a billion people, including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. The festival lasts five days and includes gatherings, fireworks, feasts and prayers. UPCOMING Friday, photos.
India Diwali Lights: Indians will celebrate the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting millions of earthen oil lamps at dusk on the banks of the river Saryu in a northern Indian city they believe to be the birthplace of their deity, Lord Rama. UPCOMING Saturday, photos, video.
FOOD
Food-Voracious-Squash Soup: When your farmers’ market is brimming with winter squash, don’t neglect some of the funkier-looking varieties, like Hubbard squash. The beautiful blue winter squash with sweet, creamy orange flesh is perfect for roasting. A recipe from Bryan Calvert's cookbook “Brooklyn Rustic.” SENT Monday, photos.
TRAVEL
Giant Pandas: Officials at Zoo Atlanta reveal a new giant panda habitat along with the debut of recently arrived residents Ping Ping and Fu Shuang. The pandas are in Atlanta through an agreement between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association. UPCOMING Friday, photos, video.
Greenland Airport: Greenland opens new international airport to lure tourists as it eyes future independence. SENT Monday, photos, video.
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In case you missed it:
BE WELL: ACA-Open Enrollment; Menopause Guidance.
TECH: One Tech Tip-AI Agents.
GARDENING: Marigolds-Day of the Dead.
HOMES: Housing-Sellers in Limbo.
FOOD: Saving Striped Bass; Voracious-Kimchi Seafood; Italy-Truffles-Climate.
PETS: Germany-Dachshund in Art.
SUSTAINABILITY: Netherlands-Vegan Sex Toys.
FASHION: Netherlands-Rembrandt Tattoo.
PARENTING: South Korea Adoption.
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