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Lance is a Graduate of Angelo State University and is also becoming very active in the Vineyard business in Texas.Not quite an acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (MI) has long been known as one of the most serious emergencies cardiologists face on a daily basis. Typically, patient’s present with crushing chest pain and shortness of breath compounded with classic ECG changes and positive TROPONIN level. Definitive management in such patients involves emergent cardiac catheterization with the intent to diagnose and treat any form of coronary obstruction. However, there are times when despite these findings there is an alternative etiology which may not be cardiac after all. One such etiology includes cardiac lymphoma where involvement of the heart muscle can result in ECG changes mimicking underlying myocardial ischemia or infarction. This review and case report provides insight into this rare but documented cardiac condition.People of all ages plant seedlings during a hands-on workshop led by Julia Lemieux, head gardener for Pittsfield’s Community Garden Program, at the Berkshire Athenaeum. This program covered soil mediums, containers, growing environments, how to transplant seedlings to the garden, and attendees were able to take home containers seeded with plants of their choice. The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
Recently, the Athenaeum hosted a seed-starting workshop. Lemieux came to the library to teach about 42 kids and adults how to plant and care for seeds and seedlings.
Willow and Austin Laughran, 8, plant seedlings during a hands-on workshop led by Julia Lemieux. “Getting your hands in the dirt and having children grow plants is therapeutic,” she said.
Over the summer, the Athenaeum hosts an 11-week children’s gardening club on Thursday mornings from 10 to 11.
People of all ages plant seedlings during a hands-on workshop led by Julia Lemieux. In its first month of being open this year, the Berkshire Athenaeum reported that 118 individuals have checked out packets at the seed library.
PITTSFIELD — When the pandemic closed the doors to the Berkshire Athenaeum in 2020, it also restricted library members from accessing the free seed library that was housed inside.
Community members Sam Panken and Lauren Piotrowski, who both worked at Hancock Shaker Village at the time, decided they would not allow the two-year-old program to end even if people could not “check-out” seeds in person.
The roots of the Berkshire Seed Library started around 2018 by Alex Geller, the former outreach coordinator at the Athenaeum, in partnership with Hancock Shaker Village, Roots Rising and the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum.
The Berkshire Seed Library is modeled off other seed libraries nationwide. It encourages people to garden by providing 10 free packets of seeds to anyone with a library card in the Central and Western Massachusetts Resource Sharing (CWMARS) network.
Seed libraries fuel local food sovereignty by offering novice gardeners a valuable, free resource for growing different plant varieties. The program also provides farmers and nurseries a way to connect to the local community through donating extra seeds left over at the end of the growing season and instruction in seed-saving techniques.
The hope is that some seeds will be collected at harvest time and returned to the library to be available the following year.
Yet, that isn’t the only way a seed library is sustained year-after-year.
Last fall, Lemieux received a huge donation of seeds from Walmart that she shared with the Berkshire Athenaeum. About a third of the haul was donated to the library and the rest used by Pittsfield Community Gardens or was offered to anyone at the Christian Center and the Pittsfield Farmers Market through free seed boxes.
In the past, Carr Hardware has contributed unsold seeds and Hancock Shaker Village has collected heirloom varietal seeds that are shared with the library.
This year, the Berkshire Seed Library used some of its financial support from the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum to purchase cold-hardy seeds from Fedco, a regional agricultural cooperative based in Clinton, Maine.
Though the pandemic made access to the seed library difficult in 2020, there continues to be a growing interest in the program.
In 2021, 62 individuals (or families) took home 484 seed packets. In its first month of being open this year, the Berkshire Athenaeum reported that 118 individuals have checked out packets at the seed library.
“At the very least, that means that hundreds more packets have already been taken home this year than in previous years,” Alicia Hyman, outreach librarian at the Berkshire Athenaeum, said.
Volunteers from BCArc come to the Athenaeum to help sort and package seeds into individual coin envelopes.
Over the summer, the Athenaeum hosts an 11-week children’s gardening club on Thursday mornings from 10 to 11. Kids of all ages will help plant flowers, herbs and lettuces in raised beds in the outdoor terraces of the library.
In the fall, Lemieux will return to the Athenaeum to lead a seed-saving workshop to educate community members about the importance of saving seeds because it’s the best model for keeping seed libraries viable long term, she said.
At the beginning of the pandemic, supply chain disruptions caused a huge seed shortage. Farmers and backyard gardeners had trouble getting the seeds they needed to grow the food they normally would during the summer.
Workshops and programs, like the Berkshire Seed Library, provided a practical resource for local food systems when the fragility of supply chains were tested.
People reinvested in local farms and were able to appreciate growing their own food, Piotrowski said.
If you're used to driving Toyotas and Hondas, then you'll be disappointed with the mechanical needs of Volvo, imo.

Expect your fair share of electrical issues, mostly with the HVAC and radio. Expect the T5 to be leaky (usually, but not limited to valve cover gaskets, VVT solenoids, turbocharger turbine shaft seals, etc.). 

As far as maintenance, they're generally more labor-intensive than similar luxury car offerings from things like Acura, Lexus, Lincoln, etc. Additionally, these were weird years for Volvo, and there's a lot of cross-over between Volvo, Land Rover and Ford. Parts prices and availability will probably be questionable.

If it's a car you're interested in, and it's been well maintained, it's worth taking a look at regardless of the brand. Just know that Volvo is generally a "luxury" brand, and will need luxury brand maintenance. It'll definitely benefit you to get a thorough pre-purchase evaluation.But before we talk about that, it’s important to understand why this topic is important in the first place.
That’s in spite of the fact that we know reviews are incredibly powerful at improving your visibility in search engines.
And the fact that increasing your average star rating by 1 star, causes an increase in revenue of up to 9%.
So when businesses actively ask their customer for reviews, they get more visibility in search engines, more traffic, more customers, and ultimately a significant boost in revenue.
So why aren’t more businesses proactive when it comes to asking for reviews?
When you speak with most business owners, you’ll naturally hear them say that they forget to ask their customers for reviews.
That is is understandable.
If you’re not in a routine of asking your customers for reviews it can easily fall through the cracks when you’re dealing with more important day to day issues with your business.
But as I previously demonstrated, you can easily automate the process of asking your customers for reviews which will ensure that every single one of your customers will be asked to review your business, every time.
It’s an understandable question, but let’s get something straight.
If you’re operating a high quality business, and the majority of your customers are happy with the product or service that you provide, then on average the reviews which you collect will reflect that, so there’s no need to worry about accidentally triggering a wave of negative reviews about your business.
So now let’s fast forward a little bit.
You’ve been asking all your customers for reviews, and now you’ve collected 15 five star reviews.
But then someone unhappy goes and leaves a 1 star review and you’re devastated.
Your perfect 5 star average has been ruined because of some grumpy person with an axe to grind.
While it might seem like a devastating blow, what most people don’t realise is that the occasional bad review can actually help your business big time!
A recent study showed that if a business only has 5 star reviews, 95% of people will assume that all of those reviews are fake!
I’m not saying that all of these reviews are fake, but I (and many other people) would automatically assume that they are all written by people who are closely related to staff at the business.
That’s because consumers know that it’s impossible for every customer to have a perfect experience.
Therefore this means that