The Red Cross movement began on the battlefield in 1881. Today, the work continues, as volunteers and paid staff of the Red Cross forms a vast and unique network of services that provides assistance 24 hours a day to aid both our troops abroad as well as their loved ones here in Maine.  The Red Cross efficiently provides time-sensitive communications and serves as the link between the medical community at home and military members at home and abroad.  The Red Cross also uses this network to coordinate with military aid societies and provide a local contact for financial assistance to active duty members, retirees, and their families.  Services at military installations and military hospitals provide continued emotional support to wounded personnel, veterans, and their families.

Red Cross services extend beyond active duty personnel with the Get to Know Us Before You Need Us and Coping With Deployment Programs, delivered in communities across the state and designed to help families transition when a loved one is about to be deployed and when they return from service.

The Red Cross in Maine promises to be there whenever or wherever help is needed; and the need is immense.  In fact, the Red Cross assists about 3 military families every day in Maine.

Event Details:
June 5, 2011
5K Walk around Baxter Boulevard
Payson Park, Portland

5K Walk/Run
USM Lewiston/Auburn Campus, Lewiston

Maine’s Adjutant General Major General John W. Libby and Maine’s First Lady Ann LePage are proud to offer their strong support for the Red Cross and our work. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Services to Armed Forces program in Maine and they ensure that the Red Cross will be able to continue our mission work to with those brave Mainers who serve as well as the families that support them.

For information on how to become a sponsor of these great events or to register to participate, please visit www.maineredcross.org.

All services to military families is provided free of charge by the Red Cross.  The Red Cross receives no financial support from the federal or state government.  We count on support from the community to serve our state.

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BOOTHBAY, ME – May 3, 2011 – Biovation LLC, a manufacturer of antimicrobial formulations and non-woven fiber products for food packaging and wound care, announces that it has hired Val Gunn as its Technical Director. In addition to managing the company’s Boothbay laboratory, she will take lead roles in a number of the company’s existing initiatives, as well as in its ongoing product development efforts.

Biovation has brought Gunn onto the team to conduct all tests, protocols, and activities at the company’s laboratory. In addition, Gunn will be the Project Manager/Technical Lead for the company’s boot-drying project, for which it recently won a contract from the U.S. Marine Corp. Gunn also will help develop and engineer Biovation’s existing line of advanced wound-care and food-packaging products, and generate ongoing intellectual property for the company.

“Biovation has an innovative non-woven fiber and infection control chemistry technology platform, and I’m looking forward to working on developing products for our existing customers and partners, as well as for new markets,” says Gunn.

Gunn is an MBA-certified chemist/materials scientist with more than 10 years of hands-on experience directing and managing R&D processes and product development programs. She brings a broad array of management and technical expertise to Biovation, including in wound care product development and textile coatings, from previous positions at Andover Healthcare, Inc., Soluol Chemical, and Polaroid Corp. Gunn received a BA in Organic Chemistry from University of Massachusetts, and a Ph. D. in Medicinal Chemistry from University of North Texas.

“This is an important hire for Biovation, and we are excited to have Val on our team,” says Kerem Durdag, CEO, Biovation. “She combines laboratory experience with a strong hands-on process and design knowledge of how to bring new products to market, both of which are crucial to Biovation at this point in our growth path.”

About Biovation LLC

Biovation is a high-tech manufacturing company providing non-woven fiber products with antimicrobial properties for food packaging, wound care, and custom OEM applications. Biovation has extensive experience with bioplastic polymers such as polylactic acid, which comes from cornstarch and is completely biodegradable. Biovation’s infection control chemistries also are available for coating on fibers, for textiles, or as stand-alone products for proprietary applications. For more information, call +1 207.633.0616 or visit http://www.biovation.com.

Contact:

Kerem Durdag, CEO, Biovation

Kdurdag at biovation.com / 207-633-0616 x 12

BOOTHBAY, ME – March 15, 2011 – Biovation LLC, a manufacturer of antimicrobial formulations and non-woven fiber products for food packaging and wound care, announces that it has been selected by the US Marine Corps to develop a special boot-drying technology based on its non-woven polylactic acid (PLA) polymer material fiber forming technologies. The technology includes a super-absorbent plus desiccant PLA liner integrated with a bag into which Marines can place wet boots for overnight drying. The eight-month contract calls for Biovation to develop a prototype for field-testing by Marines. Biovation will develop the prototype at its Boothbay, ME facility, and anticipates hiring one to two new employees to fulfill the contract.

“Our troops are patrolling through wet environments, and rarely have access to electrical power. They need an easy and portable way to dry their boots overnight,” says Kerem Durdag, CEO, Biovation. “Biovation is proud to have been chosen by the US Marine Corps to develop a boot-drying technology based on the sustainable green PLA material and our non-woven fabric manufacturing and formulation expertise.”

The bag will feature a non-woven fabric layer that will act as a powerful moisture scavenger. Marines will carry the portable bag in their backpacks, and place their wet combat boots inside the bag for overnight drying. It will be developed using  polylactic acid material utilizing Biovation’s proprietary meltblown polymer manufacturing process, resulting in a product that is compostable, and therefore easily disposed. Upon successful completion of the technology development phase, Biovation will apply to become a vendor to supply production quantities.

About Biovation LLC

Biovation is a technology design and manufacturing company that manufactures non-woven fiber products with antimicrobial properties for food packaging, wound care, and custom OEM applications for consumer and institutional markets. Biovation has extensive experience with green sources such as polylactic acid, which comes from cornstarch and is completely biodegradable. Biovation’s infection control chemistries are available coated on non-woven fibers, or as a stand-alone product for partners’ proprietary materials. For more information, call +1 207.633.0616 or visit http://www.biovation.com.

Contact:

Kerem Durdag, CEO

Biovation

Kdurdag at biovation.com

207-633-0616 x 12

At an early morning  ESGR Breakfast with The Boss, attended by a supportive military contingent, 20 area employers signed a Statement of Support for the Guard and Reserve. Three of these received additional recognition.

Opportunity Housing, Inc, Bonnie Brooks, President, received a Patriotic Employer Award in recognition for outstanding support of deployed employees.

LaBree’s Bakery, received by Mary Lou Ames, Payroll Specialist, was awarded ESGR’s Above and Beyond Award for the efforts of support to the point of making regular shipments of baked good to the troops.

City of Bangor and the Bangor International Airport, Cathy Conlow, City Manager and Rebecca Hupp, Airport Manager, received the Seven Seals Award for their unwavering support of the Maine Troop Greeters.

Signers of  STATEMENT OF SUPPORT included

Sherwin-Williams Company: Joe Gallant – Representing the District Manager
Town of Hermon: Clint Deschene – Town Manager
WABI-TV: Paul Saliwanchick – Creative Services Manager/News Ops Director
Webber Energy Fuels: Ray Cota – Vice President
Brewer High School: Perry Bennett – Director of Guidance
Brewer Water Departmen: Michael Riley or Nelson Murphy – Superintendent
Sequel Care of Maine: Karla Thayer – Regional Program Manager
Cumulus  Broadcasting  Inc: Don Groshon – General Sales Manager
Hannaford Supermarkets: Jay Gould – Store Manager, Ellsworth
Lowes Home Improvement – Brewer: Terry White – Human Resource Manager
City of Brewer: James Smith – Assist City Manager (Veteran)
Hughes Brothers Construction: Peter Hughes – President
Town of Hampden: Mayor Matthew Arnett (Susan Lessard – Town Manager)
CCB Inc: Mike Goodwin – Project Manager
City of Old Town: Bill Mayo – Assistant City Manager (and City Counselor – Dave Mahan)
Silvers Auto Parts Inc: Ron and Susan Baron – Owners (Vietnam Veteran/Ret Navy)
Town of Orono: Maria Weinberger – Acting Town Manager
Veazie Fire Department: Fire Chief Gerry Martin
Town of Veazie:Bill Reed – Town Manager

Military Officers attending:

Brig Gen Stephen Atkinson, Chief of Staff, Air Guard**
COL Verne McMoarn, Commander, 52nd Troop Command Army, Guard**
Col John D’Errico, Commander 101st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Air Guard
Col Gerry Bolduc, Dep Cdr, 101st ARW, Air Guard
Col John Thomas, Cdr, 101st Maintenance Group, Air Guard
Col Eric Johns, Cdr, 101st Medical Group, Air Guard
LtCdr Chris Chadwick, Regional Deputy Director ESGR Northeast, U.S.Navy**
Lt Col Brenda Jordan, Dep Cdr, 101st Support Group
Command Sergeant Major Terry Harris, State CSM for Army Guard**
Command Sergeant Major Lonnie Moody, CSM for 52d Troop Command
Chief Master Sergeant Brad Farrin, Command Chief for the Air Guard**
Chief Master Sergeant Bob Peer, Command Chief for 101st ARW

**Part of Awards Presentation with Rob Carmichael, State Chair for Maine ESGR Committee

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is a Department of Defense organization that seeks to promote a culture in which all American Employers support and value the military service of their employees.

(http://www.esgr.org/Site/AboutUs/tabid/72/Default.aspx). The Maine Committee is headquartered at Camp Keyes in Augusta.

For more information on this event or ESGR: Mr. Gregory Small, Executive Director for the Maine Committee of ESGR. Office phone: 430-5891, Cell Phone: 620-4148 and e-mail: greg.small@us.army.mil

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Contact: Dr. Lou Jacobs – 207-807-1119 or drj@drloujacobs.com

Portland Doctor has message for Governor LePage about addiction problem

Portland, Maine — Governor Paul LePage has a serious drug problem. His state has recently been ranked #1 in the country for treatment rates for addiction to the pain killers oxycodone and hydrocodone. Dr. Lou Jacobs of Portland, Maine believes he has a partial solution to the problem for Governor LePage. Focus more on drug free healthcare for key health problems that may often be effectively treated without prescriptions.

Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on low back pain, the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading contributor to missed work. Back pain is the second most common neurological ailment in the United States — only headache is more common. For over 110 years chiropractic care has successfully treated low back pain and headache for a fraction of the cost of traditional medical modalities and without the risk of drug addiction.

Chiropractic is the third largest healthcare profession in The United States. The foundation of chiropractic care since 1895 has always been drugless and non-surgical intervention that regulates the nervous system and musculoskeletal system. Maine has a wealth of Doctors of Chiropractic who can provide a first line of treatment for people in pain without using risky and highly addictive medications like Oxycontin.

Chiropractors will also save the state money. In the short term, fewer and less expensive medical claims paid by the state. In the long term, less need for detox clinics, crime investigation and state funded social services aimed at addiction treatment. Additionally it will position Maine as a progressive, health conscious state that could use a little help in this area. Maine statistics show that over 60% of residents are overweight or obese, and of now there’s the Oxycontin issue to boot. Governor LePage has the opportunity to clean up addiction and crime as well as reduce the healthcare burden on taxpayers, thereby freeing up money for important issues. He simply needs to begin discussion and ask for help from Maine’s chiropractic community.

Camden, Maine (January 29, 2010) — Some of the world’s leading experts on Central Asia will gather at the Camden Opera House next month to discuss the future of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India – three conflict-torn countries of vital national interest to the United States.

The 23rd Annual Camden Conference includes panelists who have worked at senior levels in the U.S. State Department, CIA and academia, as well as individuals focused on creating positive change in this troubled region. The conference comes at a time when the United States is increasing its troop presence in Afghanistan, and concern remains high about relations between the nuclear-armed nations of Pakistan and India.

The conference, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India – Crossroads of Conflict, will take place Feb. 19-21. Speakers will travel from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mexico, Washington, D.C., and other locales to participate in the conference. More information is available at www.camdenconference.org.

“The subject could not be more timely than it is right now,” said John Snow, president of the Camden Conference Board of Directors. “This conference will help us to learn about the culture and history of this important and little-understood part of the world.”

The keynote address will be made by Ahmed Rashid, a Pakistani journalist, scholar, and best-selling author of books about Central Asia. Rashid’s work on the Taliban was used extensively by U.S. State Department after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Other presenters include:

• R. Nicholas Burns, a former Under Secretary of State, described by the Washington Post as “one of the most high-profile diplomats at the State Department” and currently Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at Harvard University’s Kennedy School.
• Paul R. Pillar, who worked as the chief of analytics units within the CIA, prior to becoming Director of Graduate Studies at the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown.
• Athanasios Moulakis, Chief Academic Officer at the American University of Afghanistan.
• Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

The Camden Conference was founded in 1987, in part, as an outgrowth of the large group of retired Foreign Service and CIA officials who live in and around Camden. The nonprofit, non-partisan educational organization works to foster informed discourse on world affairs, and has a history of bringing leading statesmen and thinkers to the Camden Opera House.

“We make sure there is ample time for questions, and because our audience is so informed and engaged, there’s always a great exchange of ideas,” Snow said. “Many of our presenters say that the interaction here is as good as any they have anywhere, even though many of these speakers participate in events around the world.”

A substantial portion of the audience travels to Camden each year for the conference from other parts of the United States and, at times, international locations.

Camden itself has a long and continuing intellectual heritage that includes literary figures such as Edna St. Vincent Millay and continues today with events such as the national Pop!Tech technology conference and annual events focused on literature, creativity and the arts. Artists have historically flocked to the Midcoast because of its unique quality of light and dramatic, rocky coastline.

The Town of Camden remains a vibrant, authentic New England village of unique beauty, where the mountains meet the sea. Down East magazine labeled Camden Harbor the prettiest in Maine, and Boston magazine named Camden One of New England’s Best Small Towns.

“We’re quite proud of our artistic and intellectual heritage here in the Camden area, and always enjoy it when people from other communities visit to share in that tradition,” said Daniel Bookham, Executive Director of the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce.

The Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit membership association that serves businesses and organizations from 54 towns and seven states who actively seek to support business and community in the Camden Hills region of Maine.

Founded in 1987, the Camden Conference is a nonprofit, non-partisan educational organization whose mission is to foster informed discourse on world affairs.

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If you were in the military during the Cold War, from Sept. 1945 to Dec. 1991 Please join us
in Washington for this special event.

The April 30Th general meeting is open to anyone interested in the Cold War, our continued pursuit of a Cold War Victor/Service Medal. We have been attempting to convince Congress
to authorize and DIRECT the Department of Defense to issue this medal for several years.
Last year a provision was included in the House of Representatives version of the National
Defense Authorization Act 2009; but was stripped from the bill during House/Senate debate.

Also being discussed will be long range plans for a memorial dedicated to The Forgotten
Heroes Of The Cold War. Which we hope to have erected in the Washington, DC. area

Another goal is to persuade Congress to declare May 1st of every year as a Day Of Remembrance Of The Cold War.

This meeting will be held at the Best Western Rosslyn/Iwo Jima 1501 Arlington Blvd Arlington,
VA 2209-3001 Phone: 800-424-1521 or 703-524-5000, ask for group sales and mention
American Cold War Veterans to receive the group rate.

May 1st American Cold War Veterans will be hosting a Congressional Continental Breakfast
from 8:00AM to 10:00AM in room 902 of the Hart Senate Office Building. Then from 10:00
to 11:15 we hope you will visit your Senators and Congressmen/Congresswomen. It would be best to arrange a meeting with you elected officials in advance with as much advance as possible.

At 11:30 we will travel to Arlington National Cemetery. There the American Cold War
Veterans will host a ceremony to honor The Forgotten Heroes of the Cold War. The ceremony
begins at 12:00 PM, following the ceremony will visit some of the graves of our Forgotten Heroes and place flowers of Remembrance. in their honor,

You then can visit the Korea War, Vietnam War, World War II, Laos and other memorials

If you are interested please cotact Chairman Sean Eagn at sean.eagan@gmail.com
Vice Chairman Jerald Terilliger at jerterw@gmail.com
Membership Director Scott L’Ecuyer at scott.lecuyer@gmail.com
As soon as possible.

We hope to see you all there on April 30-May 1

Jerald Terwilliger
National Vice Chairman
American Cold War Veterans
“We Remember”
http://www.americancoldwarvets.org/
http://americancoldwarvets.aimoo.com/

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