Owner/decorator, Doreen Luethje began a career in decorating in 1995. From beginnings as a faux finish painter and wallcovering installer, she went on to work for and interior design store in Grand Island, Nebraska and a furniture store in York, Nebraska. All the while, she kept her home-based business, Interior Innovations, Inc. doing consulting, drapery treatment design & installation as well as selling and installing blinds and shades. Doreen's dream, however, had always been to open her own store and in early 2004 that dream began to become a reality.

Through the summer, renovations were made to the building at 106 East 5th Street in York, Nebraska. After many hours of hard work, in the October of 2004, Interior Innovations, "the store" opened. Doreen attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, is a Window Fashions Certified Professional at the level of Specialist and a Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Institute member at the Silver level. Give Doreen a call and see what her 10 years of experience in helping people make their homes more beautiful can do for you!

Kim Tonniges joined us at Interior Innovations in early 2008. She brings many years of customer service experience with her from her first career as a hairstylist and co-owner of the Townehouse Salon here in York. Kim is still styling hair and making nails beautiful most days, but on Monday and Friday you'll find her here helping our customers choose the perfect furniture and accessories for their home. Kim is very knowledgeable and a valuable asset to our store.

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Intermountain Healthcare issued a reminder than carbon monoxide poisoning is possible any time of the year.

Earlier this month, two people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. One patient was exposed while running a gasoline-powered concrete saw in his basement without proper ventilation, according to Intermountain Healthcare.

Basically anything that burns, anything that is powered by gas source, can put out enough carbon monoxide to overcome the individual quite rapidly, said Dr. Marc Robbins, Hyperbaric Medicine, Utah Valley Regional Hospital.

Carbon monoxide symptoms are similar to the flu and include headache, nausea, and dizziness

Be sure there is proper ventilation when working with gas-powered tools used in home remodeling projects. Do not use gas-powered generators, stoves or lamps inside a tent when camping. When boating, be sure to stay away from the exhaust and that the system is not blocked.

In 2011, Utah Valley Regionals Hyperbaric Medicine Center saw 11 patients for emergency treatment; five poisoned from emissions from being towed behind a boat on Utah Lake and six poisoned by placing gasoline-powered equipment too close to a living area.

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WATERLOO, Iowa --- The Waterloo City Hall lobby will become a construction zone this summer.

City Council members voted 4-2 Monday to approve a $97,800 contract with Prairie Construction Services Inc. of Waterloo to remodel the City Clerk's Office. Councilmen David Jones and Bob Greenwood voted against the project, citing concerns that Prairie was the only bidder.

City Clerk Suzy Schares said the project is expected to start in the middle of July and run through August. It will force the public counter --- the place people apply for licenses and pay parking tickets, among other business --- to be relocated temporarily to the basement.

Work involves moving the current counter farther into the large lobby area to create more space. The counter will be narrower, and additional walls would be erected for security.

"Human Resources will also have a separate access so people won't have to go through the clerk's office to get there," Schares said.

The City Attorney's Office, formerly located in the City Clerk's Office area, has been relocated already to the Mayor's Office. Most of the Human Resources activity has been moved into the clerk's office from the Carnegie Annex, a separate building across Mulberry and West Fifth streets from City Hall.

Schares was given the responsibility of overseeing Human Resources when Mayor Buck Clark laid off the former director, Bob Stringer, in January.

While the project will meet the needs of the Human Resources duties, it also creates more space for filing cabinets.

"We have kind of hit our maximum capacity for storage as far as files go," Schares said.

In other business Monday, council members unanimously approved:

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Michael Murphy was 26 years old, and deep into final exams his first semester at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, when Dr. Paul Farmer came to campus to speak. Murphy knew of Farmer, who in 1987 cofounded Partners in Health, to serve Haitis neediest.

It was 2006, World AIDS Day, and Murphy headed over to hear what Farmer had to say. He had no idea that the speech he crammed into his busy schedule would determine the direction of his lifes work.

Farmer told the students about the homes and hospitals Partners in Health (PIH) was building in rural Haiti, Rwanda, and Peru. Murphy was moved. This guy was talking about architecture, but hes calling it health care, he recalls. As a student, I thought it was an interesting reframing of architecture as a key piece of the health care delivery system.

After the speech, Murphy found Farmer and asked how he could help.

Architects? responded Farmer. Why do I need an architect? I just draw it all out on the back of a napkin.

But an e-mail correspondence began, and at the end of his first year in graduate school, Murphy spent the summer in rural Rwanda, working with Partners in Health. Farmers team was treating some of the poorest people in the world, people whose lives had been devastated by the 1994 genocide that killed 800,000 in 100 days.

Murphys lofty aim: to show how architecture fits snugly into the health care cause. Farmer and his colleagues, who had already built clinics and hospitals, agreed that professional architects could indeed help. Shortly after Murphy returned to Harvard, they asked if he could help build a state-of-the-art hospital in Rwanda. It would serve Burera, a district with a population of 400,000, one doctor, and no hospital.

I didnt know how to build a hospital, says Murphy, now 32. But when Paul Farmer calls you, you say yes.

Murphys classmate Alan Ricks, 29, offered to help, along with a few other students and professors. Murphy spent the winter term in Rwanda, puzzling the project out with Farmer and the Rwandan minister of health. We realized it was more than just helping draw up a few plans, says Murphy. It really was about a new vision of architecture.

In 2010, that vision would become MASS Design Group, a Boston team of architects committed to projects that will improve both the health and the lives of a community. With nonprofit status pending, MASS Model of Architecture Serving Society has often teamed up with Partners.

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LONDON (ShareCast) - - Markets look to FOMC with optimism - G20 meeting still ongoing, leaders pledge support - Whitbread (Other OTC: WTBCF.PK - news) , Home Retail lead risers in London Central bank (Other OTC: CBSU.PK - news) stimulus speculation was doing the rounds today ahead of a key policy meeting in the US, fuelling a strong rise for the Footsie (FTSE: ^FTSE - news) - the index finished at its highest level in over six weeks. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) convened today for a two-day meeting, with markets hoping that members will vote on further easing measures in light of recent mixed economic data and Eurozone concerns - the S&P 500 (SNP: ^GSPC - news) index rose to a one-month high after the opening bell in New York (Frankfurt: A0DKRK - news) . "It's possible that the Federal Reserve will do something else," market strategist David Kelly from JPMorgan Funds was quoted as saying this afternoon. "It's possible that they will do some further extension of Operation Twist. They seem overly sensitive to the possibility that the market will react badly to them not taking action." The Office for National Statistics revealed today that UK inflation fell from 3.0% to 2.8% in May, under expectations and back within the government's target level, prompting speculation that the Bank of England would soon ramp up its quantitative easing programme. There were also rumours that the European Central Bank is considering pursuing a 'Funding for Lending' scheme for European banks similar to the action announced last week in the UK which offers lenders capital below market rates to lend to businesses. Meanwhile, the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, is still ongoing, yet a leaked draft communiqu said leaders have pledged to take "all necessary measures to safeguard the integrity and stability" of the Eurozone. FTSE 100 (Euronext: VFTSE.NX - news) : Whitbread surges after 'robust' Q1

Forecast-beating like-for-like (LFL) sales growth in its first quarter saw shares of Whitbread jump today. The Premier Inn and Costa Coffee owner reported that LFL sales increased by 4.5%, better than expectations of a 3% improvement. Numis said that the numbers were very encouraging and thinks that "the business model is looking very robust". Engineering (Milan: ENG.MI - news) group Weir was also making impressive gains after reiterating its full-year forecast at its capital markets presentation today. Jefferies has said that this implies the reconfirmation of the pre-tax profit guidance of 470m "which would in theory be equivalent to a 4% upgrade versus Bloomberg consensus forecasts". Property firm Hammerson (Paris: GB0004065016 - news) rose after announcing that it is set to off-load most of its London office space as it pushes forward with plans to focus solely on retail space. The company has exchanged contracts on the majority of its office portfolio with Brookfield Office Properties for 518m. Consumer products (OTC BB: CPSV.OB - news) and food groups were firmly out of favour today after France's Danone (Milan: DNN.MI - news) slashed its 2012 guidance on the back of the tough trading environment in Europe (Chicago Options: ^REURUSD - news) in the second quarter. Household cleaning and cosmetic firm Unilever (Other OTC: UNLNF.PK - news) was unwanted, along with sweeteners giant Tate & Lyle (EUREX: TATF.EX - news) and breads manufacturer AB Foods. FTSE 250 (FTSE: ^FTMC - news) : Home Retail rockets on Argos performance

Shares in Home Retail Group (EUREX: HOMF.EX - news) leapt after sales at its Argos division held up in the first quarter, delighting investors who expected them to be hit by bad weather. The stock jumped nearly 24% after Argos revenues came in at 819m for the quarter, down 0.2% on a like-for-like basis. The City consensus was for a 4% fall in like-for-like sales in the three months to the start of June after the wettest April in 100 years. Fellow retailer Dixons was on the up after Bank of America (NYSE: IKJ - news) upgraded the stock to 'neutral'. Engineering and construction group Kentz (LSE: KENZ.L - news) rose strongly after it said it was on track to hit its revised targets as its backlog of work continued to grow.At the end of May 2012 that backlog had grown to $2.5bn, up from $2.46bn in April. Military counter-measures specialist Chemring was a heavy faller after saying that global defence markets continue to be uncertain, with budget cuts in all NATO countries. Nevertheless, it remains confident of a strong second half and meeting full-year expectations. FTSE 100 - Risers Whitbread (WTB) 1,967.00p +6.38% Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) 435.00p +5.05% Weir Group (Other OTC: WEIGF.PK - news) (WEIR) 1,503.00p +4.59% BG Group (Hamburg: BGO.HM - news) (BG.) 1,284.00p +4.31% Wolseley (Berlin: WLY1.BE - news) (WOS) 2,322.00p +3.99% Kingfisher (Euronext: KFR.NX - news) (KGF) 284.00p +3.92% Kazakhmys (Munich: A0HFWR - news) (KAZ) 743.00p +3.84% Prudential (LSE: PRU.L - news) (PRU) 731.00p +3.69% IMI (Xetra: 389425.DE - news) (IMI (EUREX: IMIF.EX - news) ) 865.50p +3.65% ARM Holdings (LSE: ARM.L - news) (ARM) 508.00p +3.55% FTSE 100 - Fallers Tate & Lyle (TATE) 638.00p -1.31% Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 276.30p -0.93% Intertek Group (Other OTC: IKTSF.PK - news) (ITRK) 2,571.00p -0.92% Diageo (Other OTC: DGEAF.PK - news) (DGE) 1,590.50p -0.72% Fresnillo (Frankfurt: A0MVZE - news) (FRES) 1,549.00p -0.58% Unilever (Amsterdam: UNIA.AS - news) (ULVR) 2,075.00p -0.57% Associated British Foods (Dusseldorf: 719064.DU - news) (ABF) 1,224.00p -0.41% Polymetal International (POLY) 906.50p -0.33% Rexam (Xetra: 860000 - news) (REX) 407.50p +0.10% Severn Trent (Stuttgart: A0LBHG - news) (SVT) 1,749.00p +0.17% FTSE 250 - Risers Home Retail Group (HOME) 91.85p +23.54% Dixons Retail (Other OTC: DSITF.PK - news) (DXNS) 15.91p +16.99% Kentz Corporation Ltd. (KENZ) 365.90p +12.58% Carpetright (Xetra: 904879 - news) (CPR) 728.50p +7.05% Halma (HLMA) 400.40p +5.17% Bwin.party Digital Entertainment (BPTY) 124.70p +4.88% Essar Energy (Dusseldorf: 11224817.DU - news) (ESSR) 120.10p +4.71% Savills (LSE: SVS.L - news) (SVS) 349.50p +4.70% SEGRO (Munich: A0N9B0 - news) (SGRO) 222.90p +4.31% Ferrexpo (Stuttgart: A0MRG2 - news) (FXPO) 218.40p +4.05% FTSE 250 - Fallers Chemring Group (CHG) 293.50p -9.25% Imagination Technologies Group (IMG) 456.90p -5.95% Bumi (BUMI) 349.10p -2.70% Domino Printing Sciences (DNO) 550.00p -2.65% AZ Electronic Materials SA (DI) (AZEM) 290.80p -1.86% Man Group (LSE: EMG.L - news) (EMG) 73.10p -1.75% Capital & Counties Properties (CAPC) 200.00p -1.67% Interserve (Xetra: 860509 - news) (IRV) 297.20p -1.49% NMC Health (NMC (Other OTC: NMCX.PK - news) ) 199.70p -1.38% Perform Group (PER) 373.00p -1.32% BC

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WABASH, Ind., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Thermafiber has partnered with AEC Daily to offer a second online CEU course. The new course is focused on the benefits of mineral wool as continuous insulation (ci). Unlike foam products, mineral wool is non-combustible, permeable and economical. Mineral wool is commonly used to insulate masonry cavities and open joint facade systems. The use of mineral wool as continuous insulation has been widely accepted in Europe for decades and it continues to gain popularity in North America.

"Continuous insulation has become an important topic for architects and specifiers," says Angie Ogino, Technical Services Manager. "The new ASHRAE 90.1 codes require some level of continuous insulation in most climate zones. We want to provide the tools to educate the building community on the benefits that mineral wool can provide in these applications."

The free online CEU course is approved as a Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credit. The course is qualified by AIA, USGBC/GBCI, NAHB and 12 other organizations for 1 CE Hour.

About Thermafiber

Thermafiber, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of premium mineral wool insulation products for commercial, residential, industrial and marine applications. Thermafiber commercial insulation products are specified 4-to-1 over other brands and have been installed in 6 of the 10 tallest buildings in the world. To learn more about Thermafiber, visit http://www.thermafiber.com.

About AEC Daily

AEC Daily is a leader in distance learning and has built an educational resource that provides a great variety of quality education in all areas of the architectural, engineering, and construction industry. Learners from all areas of the AEC industry, including specifiers, interior and building designers, landscape architects, engineers, building managers and constructors have free access to approximately 275 online courses approved by a multitude of associations and regulatory bodies available to them 24/7.

This press release was issued through 24-7PressRelease.com. For further information, visit http://www.24-7pressrelease.com.

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MONTREAL , June 19, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - GENIVAR Inc. (GNV.TO) ("GENIVAR" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that North 46 Architecture Inc. ("North 46 Architecture"), a professional services firm specialized in architecture, has joined the GENIVAR family. Located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island , North 46 Architecture has 8 employees. As part of the transaction, the firm has sold its shares to GENIVAR's current partner in architecture, PBK Architects Inc., and will continue to operate under the name North 46 Architecture.

North 46 Architecture is a full service architecture and interior design firm providing services in the residential, commercial, institutional, and public sectors. North 46 Architecture is recognized for its well designed, cost effective architecture and interior design with timely and efficient project management. The scope of services offered ranges from initial concept architectural sketches to managing final construction administration.

"We are very pleased to welcome North 46 Architecture within GENIVAR as it fits very well in our development strategy and enables us to strengthen our presence in both architecture and engineering in Prince Edward Island ," said Stephen Wallace , Senior Vice-President, Atlantic Canada of GENIVAR. "Through this alliance, we are also adding additional expertise, which will benefit our clients," he added.

"Since inception, we have been committed to providing our clients with quality service and management through all phases of a project. By joining GENIVAR our clients are going to benefit and gain advantage from a broader range of skills and global expertise in architecture, engineering and management," said David R. Lopes, President of North 46 Architecture.

ABOUT NORTH 46 ARCHITECTURE INC. Established in 2004, North 46 Architecture Inc. is a full service Architecture and Interior Design firm providing Architectural services throughout the Maritimes. North 46 Architecture is registered to practice architecture in the provinces of Prince Edward Island , New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador and is recognized for integrating well designed, attractive, and cost effective architecture with timely and efficient project management.

ABOUT GENIVAR INC. GENIVAR is a leading Canadian professional consulting services firm providing private and public-sector clients with a broad diversity of services in planning, engineering, surveying, environmental sciences, and projects and construction management, as well as architecture through strategic alliances. The Corporation is a fee-for-service professional consultants firm and it reports in one reportable segment, which is commonly referred to as consulting services. GENIVAR is one of the largest professional services firms in Canada by number of employees, with more than 5,500 managers, professionals, technicians, technologists, and support staff in over 100 cities in Canada and abroad. http://www.genivar.com

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COLUMBIA, S.C., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --CMARK International, Inc., (OTC Pink Sheets: CMIT) a global provider of facility and logistic support services for government and commercial institutions has further expanded its brandof food service equipment, "Columbia Food Equipment"to now include a full line of commercial refrigeration equipment.

This line of equipment includes a variety of commercial reach-in solid and glass door refrigerators and freezers, as well as display cases, bar equipment, andmerchandisers. Most items are stocked in the United States.

The Columbia Food Equipment brand has been gradually developed by CMARK International for the last four years and includes refrigeration equipment, a full line of cooking equipment, fabricated stainless steel serving lines and counters, transport and mobile storage equipment, and small wares. The brand includes over 4,000 individual products. In offering this brand, CMARK gives considerable customer service, engineering and design support to its customer base and their specific applications, and job conditions. This level of support is important to the present customer base of institutional facilities that have complex design issues to deal with.

The vast majority of the cooking and refrigeration equipment carries the ENERGY STAR certification for energy conservation features. Since the majority of the applications for this equipment are on U.S. Government projects, the company's effort to continue to develop and offer ENERGY STAR products is an ongoing commitment.

In addition to marketing this brand in the U.S. Government sector, the company will begin to place more emphasis on the larger private sector including institutional applications such as schools, supermarkets, hospitals and hotels and non-institutional applications such as restaurants.

About CMARK International, Inc.: CMARK International is a licensed architectural firm with a history since June of 2000, of providing products and services for construction and design projects for U.S. government and private facilities worldwide.

CMARK International provides a wide array of facility and logistic support services including construction, architectural design, food service, furnishings and maintenance and operation services with a primary focus on U.S. federal facilities. The company operates out of its headquarters in Columbia, SC with other field support locations in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

For more information, visit http://www.cmark.org.

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CONTACT: Melanie Lauramore 803-699-4940

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JENSEN BEACH Restoration of the historic Captain Sewall House began last week and by this fall, the project will finally make the home into the focal point it deserves to be at Indian RiverSide Park.

The house, built in the late 1800s, was the home of Capt. Henry Sewall, a Dade County legislative representative. The home also served as a post office in its early days and a bootlegging site in the 1920s.

The Martin County Historic Preservation Board issued a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Captain Sewall House last week. The board's purpose is to protect and preserve historically relevant buildings and properties.

The Certificate of Appropriateness acknowledges the house's 2009 listing on the Martin County Historic Register because of its age and its occupants and grants permission to the county to begin restoring the building to its original glory.

"It definitely needs some work," said Bonnie Landry, Martin County Community Development specialist.

Restoration began with prepping the site for the work that is to come. One bedroom will be removed that was added later in the home's life. It will be re-roofed with wooden shingles. The front porch will be restored, and windows, doors and shutters will be replaced, all with historical accuracy in mind.

The house, originally located on Old St. Lucie Boulevard, was relocated in 2006 to Indian RiverSide Park by barge down the St. Lucie River because the area in which it sat was going to be redeveloped. When the county and Fred Ayers, a private citizen, learned the new property owners had no interest in the home's preservation, they moved fast to save the building. Ayers donated $50,000 to help with the relocation.

When restoration is completed in September, the Captain Sewall House will join the Mansion at Tuckahoe as the second historic home in the park.

Already completed around the blue house is a boardwalk, similar to the one attached to the original home, which will lead visitors into the mangroves behind the building.

"We're going to have this rich history in the county and keep it for years to come," said Randall Saumier, manager of capital projects for Martin County.

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BEIRUT: Metn residents warned Tuesday that they will hold a protest next month if no final decision is made regarding a replacement for the recently dismantled Jal al-Dib bridge.

The organizers apologize in advance to Lebanese and to foreign tourists for what their move on June 10 at 7 a.m. will result in if a final decision is not made based on a proposal with a plan for immediate implementation, a statement by the residents said.

It added that Metn residents were fed up with attempts by some officials to politicize their rightful demand for proper infrastructure.

Residents of Jal al-Dib and its environs have protested over the past two months to demand the construction of a replacement for the recently dismantled bridge, in the process blocking the main coastal highway leading to and from Beirut.

Proposals made by an independent group of engineers representing Jal al-Dibs residents and a number of other proposals by the Council of Development and Reconstruction have so far failed to be included in the Cabinets agenda for discussion.

The protesters also said that during a meeting earlier this month with Deputy Prime Minister Samir Moqbel, whom the Cabinet designated to resolve the issue, the Development and Construction Council agreed to prepare a new study based on European standards for a highway extension to Beirut and Tripoli, with a road leading to Jal al-Dib and the Metn.

In the statement Tuesday, residents urged the Cabinet to approve the plan to build the bridge as agreed with Moqbel.

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