A fun run and walk in River Falls this summer will raise money to develop a new playground in memory of Amara, Sophie and Cecilia Schaffhausen.

Registration has opened for the Tri-Angels 5K Fun Run set for 8 am July 20 at Hoffman Park in River Falls. The event will raise money for the construction of Tri-Angels Playground at the park — a universally accessible playground that will honor the three River Falls girls killed by their father last year.

Cost to register for the event, which can be done at runningroom.com, is $30 for adults and $10 for children 14 or under. Registration the day of the race begins at 7 am and is $35 for adults and $15 for children.

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What makes you excited? Is it Google Glass? A new iPhone app? The latest Star Trek movie sequel? Or maybe just David Beckham in general? While it would be hard to guess what specifically makes you excited, it’s probably not a sustainable product, brand or culture phenomenon.

In their ongoing quest to scale up sustainable consumption and make it the norm rather than the exception, companies have managed to identify multiple obstacles – from cost and availability to lack of consumer awareness. These are all important parts of the big picture, but today I’d like to focus on one factor which I believe can be a real game changer in sustainable consumption – the excitement...

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Remember the economy?

President Obama on Thursday will kick off a series of day trips devoted to job creation with a trek to Austin, Texas, where he will refocus on his proposals to increase the minimum wage and raise cigarette taxes to fund expanded preschool, among other economic initiatives about which the administration has had little to say of late.

Amid...

Dustin Hagy gets a hit during a Region 1-2A varsity baseball game between the Trinity Christian Academy and Monticello Aucilla Christian schools in Deltona on May 7. Trinity Christian and Father Lopez are hoping for trips to the Final Four.

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British private-equity firm Electra Partners is selling out of animal tagging company Allflex after 14 years, banking the rewards from ever stricter livestock controls prompted by a string of food scares.

Electra said on Friday it has received a binding offer worth $1.3 billion from private-equity peer BC Partners, amounting to $630.5 million gross proceeds for Electras clients (all figures US$).

According to Electras website the group first invested $45 million in Allflex 14 years ago as part of a $168 million management buyout from Goldman Sachs.

Proceeds to the listed unit Electra Private Equity will be $398 million, representing a gross return of 15 times the original...

Think the cloud isn’t ready for business critical apps? Time to think again.

Summary: Many IT managers are afraid to virtualize business-critical applications, but by neglecting the potential for more agility, they may be exposed to more risk. Safely virtualize business-critical services and enjoy cloud-based efficiencies.

Lansing Legislation giving Michigans Natural Resources Commission the power to designate which species of wildlife can be hunted as game is on its way to Gov. Rick Snyders desk for his consideration.

The Michigan House passed legislation 72-38 on Thursday that would enable the commission to authorize hunting of gray wolves even if voters repeal the existing wolf hunting law through a referendum.

The Republican-controlled Legislature has fast-tracked the bill through the legislative process less than a month after it was introduced.

Meanwhile, the Michigan Bureau of Elections is determining whether an anti-wolf hunting group has submitted enough valid voter signatures...

GERMAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY MOCK HILLBILLY WEDDING

The German-American World Historical Society will hold a one-day trip for its members, Fritz Reuter Altenheim residents and the general public on a first come basis, for a bus excursion to the Riverview Inn in Pennsylvania to see a performance of A Mock Hillbilly Wedding tomorrow. The bus will leave at 9:30 am from Schuetzen Park, Kennedy Boulevard and Bergen Turnpike, North Bergen. The Inn will provide a BBQ lunch with wedding cake, ice cream, soda, coffee, tea. beer, wine. Cost is $60, which also includes transportation and refreshments on the bus. The trip must be paid for in advance. For information call (201) 864-3245.

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Last week, the MDCH notified the IPH that the bat had tested positive for rabies.

According to MDCH, this is the second bat that has tested positive for rabies in Michigan this year and the first rabid animal that has been found in Detroit since 2011.

While bats are a common source of rabies in Michigan, other medium to large wildlife (eg, skunks, foxes, woodchucks) have also been known to be infected with rabies.

In the past, Michigan has also had rare cases of rabies in unvaccinated domestic pets (eg, cats, dogs).

Rabies can be transmitted to humans through the saliva of an infected animal (eg, via a bite or an open wound that was exposed to the animal’s...