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What Impossible Foods has done for veggie burgers — created something that looks, tastes and bleeds like meat — the food technology company is now doing for milk. Impossible Foods has unveiled that it is developing a plant-based milk that mimics the taste, texture and functionality of dairy milk. When plant-based milks already fill multiple shelves in health food stores across America, why do we need more?

By Ryan Stewart, for The OklahomanIn a year that’s had its share of scary, Halloween 2020 offers a familiar fright: the risk of spreading the coronavirus. New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on fall festivities lists door-to-door trick-or-treating, parking lot “trunk-or-treat” events and indoor costume parties as high-risk for coronavirus transmission.

Dear Amy: I’m a 28-year-old former city dweller who relocated for more space and a quieter location to sit out the pandemic. I love my new leafy neighborhood and my lower rent. I live in a house with a 70-year-old man (the brother of my landlord), who is a former art history teacher and librarian.

Matthijs la Roi Architects has created a wooden dome amphitheater within the forested park of Sint-Arnolduspark in Belgium. Clad in soft brown cedar, the dome comes complete with a stage designed to host open-air performances with the structure acting as a natural, sculptural backdrop. The most compelling feature to the project, and what gives the “Rain Amplifier” its name, is the artificial rain shower designed to create a dynamic soundscape inside the forest. This artificial waterfall is achieved through a controlled network of hidden, interconnected tubes and nozzles within the structure.

The best designs incorporate functionality alongside visual appeal and garner added points for sustainability. It’s no surprise, then, that a new furniture collection called Sage stands the test of time by incorporating each of these elements. The Sage Collection is a furniture assortment that caters to both the home and office environments.

If your new, boxed iPhone 12 feels a little light, that might be because it doesn’t contain a wall charger or earbuds. Apple announced that its new lineup of iPhone 12s — plus all previous models still for sale — will only include the USB-C to Lightning cable and skip the other accessories. This move will also decrease packaging, “further reducing carbon emissions and avoiding the mining and use of precious materials, which enables smaller and lighter packaging, and allows for 70 percent more boxes to be shipped on a pallet,” Apple said in an announcement.

Nonprofit provides training for educators In an effort to bridge the digital divide and help children in need get a good education while distance learning, mouse.org, a nonprofit for innovative educational programs, is providing emergency training to teachers in best practices of online learning. At the start of the pandemic, Mouse began providing emergency online training for New York City public school teachers on the proper use of enhanced remote learning products.

Dear Amy: I was close friends with a woman, “B,” for 10 years. Around six months ago, our friendship began to unravel because of her sudden racism, spreading rumors about me, her husband being incredibly grossly sexual toward me, her narcotic addictions, and the amount of time I spent watching her children while she and her husband were in the next room, fighting. Leaving that friendship was the best thing I could have ever done.

The Republic of Kiribati, a small nation of islands and atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, is a tropical paradise that’s also believed to be at extreme risk of disappearing due to climate change. In response to a global design competition seeking climate-resilient solutions to housing for Kiribati citizens, French architect Christophe Caranchini has proposed prefabricated floating communities that promote off-grid, communal living.

By Carla HintonFaith editorchinton@oklahoman.comThe hot button topic of abortion is central to a new drama that recently premiered in theaters. The movie "The Order of Rights" made its debut on Friday on streaming platforms Google, Amazon and VUDU. The film looks at the debate for and against abortion through the lens of "the right to life of the unborn" argument that plays out in a relationship between Ethan Carpenter and Emma Stein, a man and a woman coming to grips with an unplanned pregnancy.

NORMAN — Six cast members took on the task of delivering “Songs for a New World” — while wearing masks — with heartfelt intensity. Set in New York’s Union Square at the present, it was staged Friday, by a six-member cast at the University of Oklahoma.

In January 2020, the Penang State Government launched an international design competition centered on reinventing the Penang South Islands and transforming them into a sustainable destination. The goal was to create a livable community, both indoors and outdoors, that encompasses cultural, ecological and economic growth. The winner of the competition is Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), with a comprehensive plan it calls BiodiverCity. The group of architects, designers and builders worked in conjunction with a host of other professional teams, including Hijjas (local architects and planners) and Ramboll (project manager and engineer).

This fall, online retailer ASOS is launching its first collection of circular fashions. A collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, the 29 women’s, men’s and unisex styles aim to prove that eco-friendly clothing can also be chic. Circular design refers to a constant recycling loop, with no materials ending up in the landfill.

Dear Amy: My brother’s wife has been posting a lot of racist content and wild conspiracy theories to her social media accounts. My husband and I have asked her to reconsider her positions, but she has doubled down (more than once) and asserted her right “as a white Christian” to say these things.

By Richard MizeReal Estate editorrmize@oklahoman.comShe Who Is My Wife, who has years of experience as a journalist's spouse, has a name for this kind of report: "Situation Normal.

ESTES PARK — Rutting season is underway, to the delight of about two dozen tourists who got an unexpected treat Wednesday morning when a herd of elk gathered in a small park near the center of town. One bull sat and nibbled on grass while about 20 adult females and yearlings grazed nearby.