Here is the AP Lifestyles Digest for the week of Oct. 5.
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GARDENING...
Rain Gardens: Rain gardens help handle today’s downpours. They can be beautiful too. Here’s where and how to create one. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
... AND MORE IN SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Climate Compost Pickup: Composting leftover coffee grounds, eggshells and carrot tops is a great way to reduce the amount of food waste that goes into landfills where it produces the potent greenhouse gas methane. But it’s not easy for everyone to have their own compost bin or get to a dropoff location. Companies and organizations that offer compost pickup services are taking out one of the biggest barriers to composting – getting it where it needs to go. SENT Monday, photos.
TECH/EDUCATION
AI Safety-Kids: Years after the risks of social media for young people first became apparent, U.S. states this summer reached an accord hailed as a turning point for child safety. All the while, a new generation of children has begun engaging with an even more potent technology: artificial intelligence. The push to address social media harms offers some lessons for those looking to protect children using AI. SENT Monday, photo.
AI-Brain Development: Whether educators like it or not, kids are using AI chatbots – in their personal lives, and for school work. How is it affecting their cognitive development? UPCOMING Thursday, photos.
Las Vegas Mariachi: Clark County School District boasts the largest Mariachi program in the United States, offering classes to nearly 6,000 middle and high school students. The program is so popular the school district has had difficulty finding enough educators. To meet the demand, University of Nevada Las Vegas started one of the first Mariachi minors in the country. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos, video.
FOOD
Voracious-Nkrakra Soup: Zoe Adjonyoh offers a recipe for a light, spicy and slow-cooked broth, a go-to for her on chilly winter days. It’s from her cookbook “Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen.” SENT Monday, photos.
Ming-Na Wen Cookbook: Actor Ming-Na Wen, known for her roles in movies like “The Joy Luck Club” and “Mulan,” has a new cookbook, paying homage to her roots as the child of Chinese restaurant owners. It seems fitting that Wen, who has added to Asian Americans’ visibility in Hollywood, is uplifting a cuisine that still at times gets stereotyped or shortchanged. By Terry Tang. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos, video.
Climate Buckwheat New Markets: For Paige Hansen, changing the food system starts with changing the ingredients. After dealing with personal health issues related to dairy, Hansen developed an alternative milk using buckwheat, a gluten-free grain popular among those with celiac disease. Now, she wants to get buckwheat into more food products in an effort to diversify diets and the crops that farmers plant. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos, video.
BE WELL
SCI--Be Well-Acne Treatments: What are the causes of teen vs adult acne, what are the best treatments, and how can people alleviate acne scarring? UPCOMING Saturday, photos.
FASHION
Paris Fashion Week.
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In case you missed it:
EDUCATION: Be Well-Education-Better Learning; Education-Head Start-Parents.
WELLNESS: Be Well-Fall Vaccine Advice; Dancing With Disabilities; Be Well-Energy Drinks.
WORK: Working Well-Head Shots.
GARDENING/NATURE: Dividing Perennials; Chile Flowers.
FOOD: Voracious-Cider Cup; Malaysia China Durian; Serbia-Alpaca Cafe.
MONEY: Financial Wellness-Buy Now Pay Later; Money Matters-One-Income Retirement.
HOMES: Flood Insurance Unprotected.
AMERICA'S 250-OBJECTS: Church Signs; Arizona Can; Cigarettes.
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