Lou Manfredini, Ace Hardware’s Home Expert, is a self-made success story in the home maintenance industry. He got his start working at a local Ace Hardware store in high school and as a carpenter’s apprentice in college, which eventually led to launching his own construction company in Chicago and today, has turned into a booming career as a nationally respected home maintenance expert. Manfredini also has extensive media experience. He began his media career when WGN Radio launched his idea for a home improvement call-in radio show, Mr. Fix-It. In addition, he is the host of the nationally syndicated home improvement television and radio show HouseSmarts, and the syndicated radio show Lou Manfredini’s HouseSmarts Minutes heard on more than 175 radio stations across the country. Manfredini is also the official home expert for NBC’s Today Show, and has authored six successful DIY books. He resides in Chicago with his wife and four children, where they also own and operate two neighborhood Ace stores.
LEADING NEUROLOGIST JOINS BETH BATTAGLINO OF HEALTHY WOMEN TO REVEAL NEW CHRONIC MIGRAINE SCREENING TOOL DESIGNED TO HELP PATIENTS COMMUNICATE THEIR HEADACHE SYMPTOMS AND IMPACT ON THEIR LIFE TO THEIR DOCTORS
Chronic Migraine* impacts approximately 3.2 million Americans today yet many people don’t know that they have it. As a result, it can remain undiagnosed due to lack of education and awareness. It has been estimated that approximately 80 percent of those who meet the clinical definition of Chronic Migraine have not received an accurate diagnosis.
Although Chronic Migraine occurs in both men and women, women are three times more likely than men to have migraines. Recognizing symptoms and receiving a diagnosis early on is particularly important, because according to new research, The impact of this debilitating condition expands beyond the patients themselves to family, often resulting in cancelled vacation plans and reduced time with partners and children.
Now there is a tool available that can help patients communicate their headache symptoms and the impact that these symptoms have on their lives to their doctor. Developed by a team of headache experts, the ID-Chronic Migraine (ID-CM) Screening Tool is the only tool developed using the most recent headache classification guidelines.
Beth Battaglino, President & CEO of HealthyWomen and Dr. Susan Broner, Neurologist and Medical Director at the Manhattan Headache Center, are here to kick off Migraine Awareness Month and help patients understand if their headaches might actually be Chronic Migraine. Together, they will educate patients and their families about Chronic Migraine, providing information on the ID-CM screening tool, which is available at www.healthywomen.org/chronicmigrainecenter.
For more information, please visit: www.healthywomen.org/chronicmigrainecenter.
PAM STARR – OWNER/WINEMAKER, CROCKER & STARR WINES & E-AUCTION CHAIR, AUCTION NAPA VALLEY
AUCTION NAPA VALLEY - THE AMERICAN WINE CLASSIC JUNE 4-7, 2015Insider's access to the cool cellars and warm hospitality of renowned Napa Valley vintners. Your choice of dozens of parties, ranging from blue-jeans casual to wear-your-finest formal, each hosted by the people behind some of the world's most recognized wines. More than 300 auction lots, yours for the bidding - from a single case of wine to trips offering experiences not available anywhere else. Return home with memories to last a lifetime and perhaps bragging rights to some amazing wines. Proceeds from this weekend support community health and children's education. To date, Auction Napa Valley has invested more than $145 million in Napa County nonprofit organizations.
AUCTION NAPA VALLEY’S E-AUCTION OPEN TO ALL BEGINNING SUNDAY, MAY 31
Bidding on nearly 200 Napa Valley wine lots to benefit community health and children’s education
The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) invites wine lovers from around the globe to participate in Auction Napa Valley’s E-Auction, this year showcasing nearly 200 lots of extraordinary, often hard-to-find Napa Valley wines and memorable wine country experiences. The Auction Napa Valley E-Auction opens for bidding on Sunday, May 31 at noon PDT at auctionnapavalley.org. Spirited bidding will last nearly a week, with the E-Auction closing in waves starting at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015. E-Auction lots are currently available for preview at auctionnapavalley.org. Although Auction Napa Valley, the NVV’s annual fundraiser benefitting community health and children’s education, is sold out, the E-Auction is open online to bidders from anywhere in the world.
In addition to a treasure trove of Napa Valley’s coveted wines—from highly allocated, iconic Cabernets to wines crafted by a vanguard of talented young winemakers and wines on the verge of being discovered—dozens of this year’s lots also feature intimate tastings, meals and accommodations at winery homes.
Potential bidders can:
- Collect wines that are rarely available in the marketplace
- Explore Napa Valley’s diverse styles and varieties
- Host unique family gatherings
- Purchase one-of-a-kind gifts to mark a special occasion
- Acquire an insider’s itinerary for a Napa Valley visit
E-Auction lots can be explored in the following categories:
- Instant Cellars (24 or more bottles of wine)
- Verticals (some quite rare and many older vintages)
- Insider Experiences (meals and special tastings with vintners and winemakers in private Napa Valley locations)
- Sleepovers (overnight accommodations in Napa Valley and beyond)
- Big Bottles (large format bottles, many of which are not otherwise available)
- Collaboration (where multiple wineries are involved, often with a common theme)
ABOUT PAM AND CROCKER & STAR:
Pam Starr has been the co-owner, manager and winemaker of Crocker & Starr since its inception in 1997 when she helped resurrect the vineyards on the Crocker Estate in St. Helena and established a winery to create world-class wines. After toiling as a winery employee for 18 years, Pam’s transformation at a relatively young age into owner, manager and winemaker was unique and remarkable. It required a special mix of skill, passion and dedication. All of which describe Pam Starr.
Pam’s love affair with winemaking began as a harvest intern for Sonoma Cutrer in Sonoma after graduating from the University of California at Davis in 1984 with a degree in Fermentation Science. Headed down a different path, the daughter of an orthopedic surgeon who was planning to go to dental school quickly switched gears. Attracted by the fast pace, the pleasures of working the land and the wine itself, Pam knew she’d found her calling. “I was simply smitten – the way one is when falling madly in love. Winemaking is mysterious, it’s sexy, it’s magical.” And it’s been her life since.
After the internship, Pam worked for Edna Valley Vineyard in San Luis Obispo stacking barrels for a season. Her dream of becoming a winemaker began to take shape. For the next six years she was an enologist and assistant winemaker for Carmenet Winery in Sonoma, a job that taught her how to run a winery from cellar to bottle. In 1991, she became the winemaker for Spottswoode Vineyard & Winery in Napa Valley where she worked until she and Charlie Crocker established Crocker & Starr and she built the foundation of the business. At the same time Crocker & Starr opened its doors, Pam began wine consulting for Adastra Vineyard in the Carneros, Gemstone Vineyard in Yountville and Garric Cellars of Calistoga, among others.
Passionate about translating terroir into wine, Pam is known for her distinctive Bordeauxstyle blends that express a deep sense of place. For this enthusiastic and inspired winemaker who views her job as translating soil into wine, great wine must taste of the sun, of the earth it comes from and of the place it grows.
Pam is a member of the Napa Valley Vintners, Appellation St. Helena, American Society of Enology and Viticulture, Concierge Alliance Napa Valley and Wine Entre Femme, an international consortium of women winemakers. She is married, lives in Napa and embraces mountain biking, scuba diving, water skiing, sailing, gardening and motorcycling wine roads with her husband. Pam’s dog Griffin, a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, is her loyal vineyard companion.
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