Howard Schultz's early plans for a presidential run were met with an overwhelming backlash.
Starbucks' former CEO Howard Schultz has met waves of backlash since announcing he is "seriously considering" running for president as a centrist independent.
Coming from humble beginnings and achieving revolutionary success at Starbucks, Schultz is driven by a conviction that he is called to save the world, people who have worked with him say.
According to some who spent time with Schultz at Starbucks and during his disastrous tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, this conviction can be dangerous and verge on arrogance.
For years rumors of presidential ambitions have followed Howard Schultz. From Starbucks baristas gossiping on Reddit to his penchant for spearheading progressive social projects, the longtime Starbucks leader's interest in politics is well known.
But one question remained: Why would Schultz, a billionaire beloved by most people within the Starbucks community, want to risk erasing much of the goodwill he's built up by running for president?
After three decades of leadership at Starbucks, Schultz is in a position where he can make millions of dollars doing whatever he wants. In 2018, Schultz's salary was just $1 at Starbucks, but he received more than $30 million in bonuses, stock, and options. He could have continued to lead Starbucks' social efforts as chairman or invest more time into the Schultz Family Foundation, which works with underserved youth and veterans.
Instead, he decided to announce he was "seriously considering" running for president as an independent centrist.
At the best of times, a presidential campaign is expensive and exhausting, with candidates surrendering privacy and independence. But by running as an independent, Schultz provoked instant fury from progressives – typically his supporters – because of concerns he would draw more votes away from Democrats than from Republicans, thereby helping reelect President Donald Trump.
Schultz said in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" last Wednesday that he did not anticipate the degree of backlash. Even without it, however, a presidential run would be a major departure from his cushy role as Starbucks' chairman. Why, then, did he make the very public announcement and media blitz?
Through more than a dozen interviews, as well as from Schultz's own recollections in his newest book, a picture emerges of Schultz as someone who has worked to improve workers' lives, engaging with social issues out of a sense of duty and – at times – a hunch that doing so would be the right business decision. The belief that he has been tasked with improving the world has massively shaped his career, from success at Starbucks to failure with the Seattle SuperSonics.
Business Insider granted anonymity to two former Starbucks corporate workers as well as nine in-store employees to allow them to speak frankly without fear of professional repercussions. From these interviews, as well as from those with three other people who have worked with or know Schultz, a common narrative emerged.
While Schultz has fought against inequality, he has also repeatedly overestimated his abilities, something these people called a dangerous result of the cocoon of admiration he developed at Starbucks.
Howard Schultz was born in 1953 and raised in a housing project in Brooklyn, New York. His new book, "From the Ground Up," makes it clear that he still carries the weight of several traumatic childhood events, including his grandmother's verbal abuse, constant calls from bill collectors, and his mother's severe depression.
Schultz's father, Fred Schultz, is described as an angry and unapproachable parent who struggled to pay the bills. In his book, Schultz recalls an incident in which his father beat him so violently in the shower that Schultz did not attend school for a few days.
In "From the Ground Up," Schultz ties his father's shortcomings to trauma stemming from his service in World War II and from economic abandonment by his employer. Fred Schultz was fired from his job as a truck driver without workers' compensation, severance, or health insurance after he broke his hip and ankle on the job.
Schultz seems to have spent years coming to terms with his childhood, drawing from it a conviction that he needed to create a company – or a country – where his father could have succeeded. He was a bit less forthcoming, however, about how his later wealth may have affected his perspective.
Schultz attended Northern Michigan University on an athletic scholarship, taking on a series of odd jobs after graduation.
When Schultz discovered Starbucks – then a coffee roaster – in the early '80s, he became obsessed with the idea of turning the chain into an Italian espresso bar with European drinks and a strong sense of community. In 1986, Schultz acquired Starbucks, setting out to transform the 17-store chain into an international phenomenon that would fundamentally change how America understood coffee.
From the beginning of his time at Starbucks, Schultz faced skepticism. Why would Americans want the experience of an Italian coffee shop? Why did Starbucks need to provide health insurance for part-time employees when few other companies did? And, what the hell was a latté?
Schultz pushed for his vision. And, over and over again, his controversial decisions were successful, says the Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn, who has studied Starbucks since the mid-1990s and done extensive interviews with Schultz.
Schultz's sticking to his convictions paid off. In 1992, Starbucks went public with fewer than 200 stores and a $250 million valuation. Starbucks hit 1,000 stores in 1996; it reached 10,000 in 2005. At the end of 2018, Starbucks had 29,324 stores around the world and a market cap of $85.6 billion.
Schultz was referred to as "Uncle Howard" by some workers, according to sources.
Starbucks' success and its investment in employees helped make Schultz a beloved figure at the company, from corporate staff members to in-store baristas.
Typically, his decisions proved to be the right ones.
"There's a saying at Starbucks: We're not in the coffee business serving people, we're in the people business serving coffee," a Starbucks in-store worker who has been at the chain for roughly 13 years said.
Schultz, however, was far from perfect. According to two former corporate Starbucks employees who worked with Schultz for years starting in the late 1990s, the flipside of Schultz's empathy and intelligence is his difficulty responding to criticism.
Privately, Schultz would implode when faced with criticism or questions, the two corporate workers independently told Business Insider.
Both said Schultz was obsessed with control. One former corporate worker recalled Schultz micromanaging details down to the colors that should be used in reports. Once, Schultz took vocal offense to a young employee wearing an Intelligentsia Coffee shirt in the Starbucks office, the executive said. Another time, Schultz refused to stand next to Seattle's mayor at an event because of a perceived slight against Starbucks related to a single store's lease, the other corporate worker said.
Schultz's personal reputation is deeply important to him, both said, adding that he is extremely sensitive to any perceived threats to it. At the same time, Schultz was willing to take massive risks at Starbucks, even when cautioned against them.
A representative for Schultz did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment on or provide confirmation of these specific incidents. Starbucks also did not respond to a request for comment.
Despite the missteps, Starbucks insiders trusted Schultz because he had earned that trust, leading the company to enormous economic success while providing benefits. He demanded loyalty, and most Starbucks insiders were happy to pledge their allegiance to Schultz.
Outside Starbucks was another story.
It was a disaster that ended with Schultz selling the Sonics to a group of Oklahoma businessmen led by Clay Bennett in 2006 – and with the team leaving Seattle in 2008.
Many Seattleites, including those who worked for the Sonics, continue to blame Schultz's missteps for the loss of the team, which became the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jeremy Repanich, who worked in guest relations at the time and wrote a definitive feature on the period for Deadspin in 2012, is one of them.
"He got in the ring, he tried to do it, he got really frustrated, and then he took his ball and went home," Repanich told Business Insider.
According to Repanich, the then-Starbucks chairman's romantic notions of acquiring the team failed to live up to the expectations of Schultz or of Sonics fans. The city of Seattle and Schultz were unable to reach a deal to share the costs of building the new arena Schultz believed to be necessary, something Repanich blames, in part, on Schultz's failure to build coalitions or invest in lobbying. Accustomed to his position as a respected No. 1 at Starbucks, Schultz alienated players like the star Gary Payton, to the detriment of the team.
"He just was horrified that he couldn't control [players] and make them be the kind of people he wanted them to be," the corporate staffer who worked with Schultz in the early 2000s said.
Schultz's thriftiness also had bizarre consequences, such as when the billionaire reportedly gave front-office employees Starbucks gift cards for $3.50 as a holiday present, a total so small the cards had to be custom made. Far from living up to his "Uncle Howard" reputation, Schultz's gift led to Sonics fans and employees – many of whom were initially thrilled about Schultz's acquisition – resenting the billionaire, according to Repanich.
At Starbucks, Schultz was a widely respected leader with a massive amount of control. His romantic notion of what a coffee chain could be helped him create a revolutionary multibillion-dollar business. His focus on profitability paid off, and employees reaped the rewards. His success convinced him that he could take on any challenge and prove critics wrong.
When "you're the visionary, you're afforded a level of legitimacy to the decisions you make," Repanich said.
At the Sonics, Schultz was one of many powerful people with different agendas, from players to politicians. His romanticism of what owning a sports team would be like blinded him to reality, leaving him unprepared. Focusing on financials paralyzed the team.
Schultz at a Starbucks town hall.
Five years after Schultz sold the Sonics, he developed a new obsession: politics.
While recovering from a surgery to fix a hairline fracture in 2011, Schultz was drawn into the around-the-clock cable-news coverage of the debt-ceiling crisis. Schultz was exasperated by politicians' inability to compromise for the good of Americans who were set to lose benefits and paychecks with the government shutdown.
Schultz began to speak out, both internally at Starbucks and to the country as a whole. In December 2012, Washington, DC-area baristas wrote "Come Together" on cups to encourage bipartisan action. In October 2013, Starbucks provided customers with a chance to sign a petition to reopen the government.
Starbucks' and Schultz's political activity only escalated from there.
According to those who have observed and worked with Schultz, his dedication to social and political change is motivated by the same thing that drove him to provide benefits for employees: a genuine sense of duty.
"There's this real calling within him to have an impact that's larger than delivering to the stakeholders and Starbucks in a traditional way," Koehn said.
Mike Haynie, the executive director of Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families, said he had been impressed by Schultz's commitment to taking time to understand the realities of veterans' lives and by what Haynie had perceived as a lack of a hidden agenda.
"There is only a handful of folks on this level who are as committed to this population as Howard and Sheri," Haynie told Business Insider, referring to Schultz and his wife, who is president of the Schultz Family Foundation.
Haynie is incentivized to speak positively of his years working with Schultz, as the foundation recently donated $7.5 million to fund veterans' education and career-preparation programs.
Even Schultz's critics say the former CEO's efforts are rooted in a genuine desire to improve the world. For example, Repanich said he believed that Schultz's decision to acquire the Sonics was driven by a "naive" and perhaps arrogant notion that he could save the team.
Even before 2011, Schultz was personally intrigued by politics.
Since the early '90s, Schultz and his wife have donated $193,000 to Democratic candidates and organizations, according to Open Secrets. According to the former Starbucks staffer, Schultz is close to the Clintons and is connected to other Democratic players. He was reportedly set to be Hillary Clinton's pick for secretary of labor if she won the 2016 election.
After Trump's win, Schultz told Starbucks workers he was "stunned." In January 2017, Starbucks announced it planned to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide in the next five years in response to Trump's attempt at barring refugees from entering the US.
"We have a president that is creating episodic chaos every single day and that is no doubt affecting consumer behavior," Schultz said in a video of the meeting obtained by Business Insider.
Schultz is a man who, when he sees something he thinks is wrong, takes action – even if that means overstepping the boundaries of what a CEO is expected to do, sources say. With the lack of civility on the 2016 campaign trail and Trump's election, Schultz said he was convinced that something was rotten in American politics. And, as he had done many times before on a wealth of different issues, he decided he needed to take action.
In late 2016, Schultz announced plans to step down as CEO. In July, he left the company altogether. Finally, his political career was set to take off.
Schultz's efforts are rooted in a desire to improve the world, sources say.
So, why is Schultz considering running for president?
Essentially, because he wants to save America. And, he has experienced enough success at Starbucks that he genuinely – and perhaps arrogantly – believes he can.
Schultz faced a massive backlash the week after he announced he was considering running, with people slamming everything from his economic policies to his disconnect from the average American. The vast majority of Democratic strategists have expressed fear that Schultz's run would mostly serve to draw votes away from a Democratic nominee, ultimately helping reelect Trump. Repanich dismissed Schultz's "West Wing-y" fantasies as reminiscent of the big promises he made to the SuperSonics.
Even some of the most loyal Schultz fans are not convinced. Many current and former Starbucks in-store workers are coming out against Schultz's plans to run as a centrist, including those who previously respected and trusted the former CEO.
"Before he announced considering a run, I had as high an opinion of him as one could have of a billionaire," said one Santa Cruz, California-based Starbucks employee who says he is now considering quitting the company.
Schultz rarely acts rashly or airs grievances publicly.
"Here's a guy who spent years carefully curating his reputation. It is deeply, deeply important to him – how he's viewed," the former executive said, adding that in just three or four days Schultz had "effectively seen that reputation dinged in many, many ways, in ways that I don't think he could have anticipated.
Now, the question may be whether Schultz will escape the hell of his own making. Schultz has said he will run only if he has "the conviction and the courage to believe I can win." He has shown willingness throughout his career to pivot when times get tough or – in a less charitable framing – to surrender when things do not go his way.
At the same time, he has also learned that ignoring critics can yield incredible results.
"I think he's going to mistake stubbornness for commitment to a heroic cause," the former corporate staffer said.
If you have a Howard Schultz story to share or a perspective on his potential presidential campaign, reach out to ktaylor@businessinsider.com.


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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Alabama Case Law › Supreme Court of Alabama Decisions › 1989 › Bass v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN CTY.
Bass v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN CTY.
Robert O. BASS v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN COUNTY.
John W. Parker, Mobile, for appellant.
D. Charles Holtz of Wilkins, Druhan, Ollinger & Holtz, Mobile, for appellee.
The central question presented by this appeal is whether summary judgment was *795 appropriate. In determining that question, we must apply the "substantial evidence" rule. Ala.Code 1975 § 12-21-12.
Plaintiff-appellant, Robert O. Bass, filed a complaint against SouthTrust Bank in which he claimed that the bank's taking of over $100,000 out of his checking account and applying it to a note he had executed was illegal. In separate counts, he claimed that the bank was equitably estopped; was guilty of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, and breach of a covenant of good faith; and that the bank violated his constitutional rights of due process by failing to give advance notice that it was making the set off.
The bank answered the complaint and filed a motion for summary judgment, supported by evidence it claimed showed that it was entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. There is no substantial dispute between the parties on the basic facts; the main question is whether, as already stated, the doctrine of equitable estoppel should apply, and whether the deposit made by the debtor was a "special" deposit.
On October 15, 1982, Bass and several other persons borrowed $200,000 from SouthTrust to finance a restaurant in Mobile called Bob's Sea Ranch. The restaurant failed and, from time to time, SouthTrust agreed to refinance the balance of the loan. The outstanding indebtedness was reduced to the point that on October 29, 1985, the principal balance was $108,621.95, when Bass, Bobby J. Gilbert, and Billy G. Nippert executed the note that is the subject of this controversy. The bank, at that time, had in its files continuing personal guaranties of Virgil E. Morris, Gene Mills, and Louis Griffith. The aforenamed individuals and one or two others are or were members of a partnership behind the restaurant venture. The terms of the note evidencing the contract between Bass and the other two makers and SouthTrust show that the makers were jointly and severally liable.
After the loan was charged off on the bank's books on December 24, 1986, the bank received two checks from persons other than Bass that would have equalled the balance of the eighth, and all of the ninth installments, if additional interest resulting from late payments was ignored. The bank argues that if one calculates the additional interest that accrued during the times when payments were substantially late, the per diem amount generally being around $32.00, and with payments being applied first to interest as specified in paragraph 2.B of the note, the total amount received prior to the charge-off was the amount necessary to cover only the first six installments and part of the seventh. There is no evidence that there was any effort made by Bass or any of the other obligors to have the balance of the note renewed.
"Pursuant to this course of dealings by the defendant, SouthTrust Bank, the defendant as late as the latter part of December, 1986, accepted a payment of interest on the indebtedness due from the co-maker, namely Bobby J. Gilbert and represented through its officers and agents that the defendant, SouthTrust Bank, would work with myself and the other [sic] with whom they had been working for the past four years, all of whom comprise the initial partnership in continuing to reduce the principal and interest owed. These facts were made known to myself and based on these facts I believed and relied on the fact that the obligation was being serviced and that the defendant, SouthTrust Bank, would continue to work with myself and other [sic] in causing the reduction of the principal and interest owed."
When Bass, on January 5, 1987, made a $206,057.16 deposit to his personal account at SouthTrust, the deposit was noted on a computer printout, and a bank official noted it and determined that the deposit was made by Bass and that the bank had just previously charged off a loan made to him.
After discovering that the depositor and the obligor were one and the same, the bank made a decision to set off the Bass account for the balance of principal and *797 interest due on the note, to-wit: $102,841.14. Bass was then notified by mail.
"9. Waiver of Demand and Presentment. You agree that you will do everything you have agreed to do under this Note without requiring that we ask you to do it and without requiring that we first present this Note to you.
"This is a summary judgment case decided under the new `substantial evidence rule,' although the result would be the same under the `scintilla rule' because there is not even a scintilla of evidence favoring Bass' position. Bass' affidavit is vague and ambiguous, and as such does not set forth `specific facts' as required by Rule 56(e) of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. There is no basis for estoppel to be applied against SouthTrust, especially because of the existence of paragraph 14 of the Note, which says that no waiver is effective unless it is in writing. Bass has stated no facts which would support his claim that his deposit was `special' so as to preclude set-off. Even if it might otherwise be deemed to have been `special,' SouthTrust cannot be deemed to have had notice of same. The mere size of the deposit, standing alone, is not notice that it might be `special.' There is no evidence that the relationship between SouthTrust and Bass was anything other than a normal banking, i.e., creditor-debtor, relationship. The indebtedness was due on November 15, 1986, and unpaid until the set-off on January 8, 1987, so it had clearly `matured.' "Bass' conversion argument is nothing more than an extension of his estoppel and fiduciary duty contentions. "The bank also argues that `from an objective point of view, this case and the appeal were filed "without substantial justification" within the meaning of the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act because it is groundless in law and in fact,' and that `[e]ither of those grounds standing alone is sufficient to warrant the award of attorney's fees in this case.'"
We agree with the bank's argument, except that we fail to find that the suit or the appeal was frivolous.
We first address the burden of proof on the party opposing summary judgment when the movant has sustained the burden of making a prima facie showing, by admissible evidence, that there is no genuine issue of material fact.
The "scintilla rule" was abolished on June 11, 1987, by section 2 of Act No. 87-184 of the Alabama Legislature [Ala. Code 1975, § 12-21-12 (1987 Supp.)], which was prior to the filing of this action *798 by Bass. That same act made "proof by substantial evidence" the test when passing upon a motion for summary judgment. When the scintilla rule was in effect, it meant that when a party moving for summary judgment made a prima facie showing, on the basis of affidavits and other matters enumerated in Rule 56, Ala.R. Civ.P., that there was no genuine issue of material fact, then the burden shifted to the non-moving party to show that there was at least a scintilla of evidence in his favor. Hutchins v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 436 So. 2d 819, 825 (Ala. 1983). The Act abolishing the scintilla rule does nothing to change the procedure for handling the burden of proof, so if the moving party makes a prima facie showing that no genuine issue of material fact exists, then the burden still shifts to the non-movant; however, the burden is now greater than in the past, because the non-movant must show "substantial evidence" in support of his position.
Based on the principles of law now applicable, we find that the affidavit presented in opposition to the motion for summary judgment failed to comply with the requirements of Rule 56(e), but assuming, arguendo, that it did meet Rule 56 requirements, we find that the affidavit failed to show that there was a triable issue of equitable estoppel, under the facts and circumstances of this case, and that the debtor failed to show that there was a triable issue on whether the bank knew or should have known that the deposit made by the debtor was a "special" deposit.
In Sartino v. First Alabama Bank of Birmingham, 435 So. 2d 39, 41 (Ala.1983), this Court held that the affidavits of Sartino did not meet the requirements of Rule 56(e) because "all of them amount[ed] to vague and general assertions, such as `it was never intended to be a personal obligation.' " Accord, Williams v. Bank of Oxford, 523 So. 2d 367, 370-71 (Ala.1988).
This should be especially true in this case, because the purpose of the statements in the complaint and in the affidavit is to show that the Bank was estopped to set off the account. Under Rule 8(c), Ala. R.Civ.P., the defense of estoppel must be "set forth affirmatively." This means that the facts constituting estoppel "must be set forth with particularity." Ex parte Luverne Geriatric Center, Inc., 480 So. 2d 562, 568 (Ala.1985). "[E]very material fact which the pleader expects to prove" must be alleged. Industrial Savings Bank v. Greenwald, 229 Ala. 529, 535, 158 So. 734 (1935); quoted in Kimbrell v. City of Bessemer, 380 So. 2d 838, 839 (Ala.1980). We hold that an affidavit attempting to show substantial evidence of estoppel in opposition to a summary judgment motion must *799 be at least as particular and specific as a defensive pleading of estoppel.
Bass's assertion is little more than a verification of his pleadings. Paragraph 6 of the complaint is almost identical with Bass's affidavit statement.
"6. That, pursuant to this course of dealings by the defendant, the defendant as late as the latter part of December, 1986, accepted a payment of interest on the indebtedness due from a co-maker; namely, Bobby J. Gilbert, and represented through its officers and agents that the defendant would work with the plaintiff and others comprising the initial partnership as it had done over the past few years in continuing to reduce the principal and interest owed, all of which was made known to the plaintiff so that the plaintiff was apprised, based on representations by the defendant, that the obligation on which the plaintiff was a maker was being serviced and that the defendant would continue to work with the plaintiff in causing the reduction of principal and interest owed."
The law states that "[e]vidence offered in response to the motion [for summary judgment], in the form of affidavits or otherwise, must be more than a mere verification of the allegations contained in the pleadings, Morris v. Morris, 366 So. 2d 676, 678 (Ala.1978); and must present facts which would be admissible in evidence." Whatley v. Cardinal Pest Control, 388 So. 2d 529, 532 (Ala.1980). Because Bass's affidavit is a substantial restatement of paragraph 6, it "amounted to no more than verification of facts alleged in the complaint." It standing alone, did not contradict the movant's evidence. 388 So. 2d at 532.
Assuming, arguendo, that the statement in Bass's affidavit regarding the alleged representations made in December 1986 would be sufficient to show the elements of estoppel under the case of Bank of Huntsville v. Witcher, 336 So. 2d 1384 (Ala.Civ.App.1976), which is heavily relied upon by Bass, it is not effective to protect Bass in this case, because paragraph 14 of the note requires such a statement to be in writing. It says "[W]e will not by any act, delay, omission, or otherwise be deemed to have waived any of our rights or remedies under this note ... unless the waiver is in writing and signed by us." Such a provision is effective according to its terms. Hale v. Ford Motor Credit Co., 374 So. 2d 849 (Ala.1979).
"Assuming, arguendo, that Mrs. Williams' telephone conversation on March 3 or 4, 1977, was admissible to show that the contract between the Williamses and FMCC had been modified to extend the time for payment, that testimony would not change the outcome of this case since the security agreement expressly provided that any modification of its terms must be in writing. Likewise, the acceptance of the late payment could not, without a writing evidencing the modification, operate as a waiver of default."
Accord, Johnson v. Central Bank of the South, 514 So. 2d 969 (Ala.1987); McAllister *800 v. Langford Investigators, Inc., 380 So. 2d 299 (Ala.Civ.App.1980). Although this Court pointed out in Auto-Plaza, Inc. v. Central Bank of Alabama, N.A., 394 So. 2d 6 (Ala.1980), that the mere inclusion of a nonwaiver of acceleration clause does not, under all circumstances, preclude the operative effect of the doctrine of equitable estoppel, it should be noted that the agreement in Auto-Plaza did not require that any contract modifications be in writing. We find the circumstances of this case to be more analogous to those of the Williams case. In fact, we cannot distinguish the present case from the Williams case.
There is still another reason why the estoppel doctrine is not applicable here. One of the requisite elements to support a claim of equitable estoppel is reliance. As a matter of law, Bass is unable to show substantial evidence that he reasonably relied on SouthTrust.
Bass says he relied on the Bank's repeated acceptance of late payments, especially the acceptance of the two checks totalling $2,595.19 in late December 1986 or early January 1987 and the three November 18, 1986, letters from Janice Fitzgerald of SouthTrust to three guarantors of the note. He said that he showed his reliance by depositing more than $200,000 into his "personal account" at SouthTrust. We are unpersuaded.
The manner in which payments were received by SouthTrust has been set forth above. This is not in dispute. This listing shows that, as of November 18, 1986, the last time SouthTrust had received any payment was September 5, 1986. That payment was only enough to pay the seventh installment and part of the eighth, even though the tenth payment was due the 15th of September. On November 15, the final, balloon payment had become due. SouthTrust officer Janice Fitzgerald sent the three letters on November 18 to three guarantors to let them know that the note had been past due since July 15, 1986, and that `the guarantors' combined total arrearage due was $5,462.43. No such letter was sent to Bass or the other makers. SouthTrust did not receive that much money from any of the parties obligated, either as makers or guarantors, prior to the set-off. Instead, a check from "B.J. Gilbert," in the amount of $465.19 and a Marion Corporation check in the amount of $2,130 payable to "Louis E. Griffith," which had been endorsed over to SouthTrust, were received by the Bank on January 2, 1987. These added up to $2,595.19, and, together with all prior payments, equalled the total due for the first nine payments, less additionally accrued interest. Thus, even if compliance with the November 18 letters of Janice Fitzgerald to the guarantors would have been sufficient to protect Bass, it is undisputed that the demands of these letters were not met.
Bass's claim of reliance in making the deposit is unfounded as a matter of law. Even if it is assumed, because this was a summary judgment proceeding, that there actually was reliance, it must be deemed unreasonable, as a matter of law, for Bass to rely on SouthTrust's purported willingness to work with him and the other debtors under all the facts and circumstances of this case. This Court has consistently affirmed summary judgments and judgments based on directed verdicts in fraud and estoppel cases where the reliance was deemed unreasonable as a matter of law.
Also, to allow oral representations to vary the terms of the written instrument *801 under these circumstances would violate the parol evidence rule.
"alleging a course of dealing with plaintiff over a period of years which ripened into a contract. Such custom or course of dealing was without question different in terms and conditions from those expressed in the notes. Defendant charged that such contract was so contrary to the terms of the notes that plaintiff's suit for collection of the notes amounted to a breach of contract. In other words, defendant says-yes, I executed the notes and by their terms they are due and payable, but by an oral agreement made before or at the time of their execution there were different terms and conditions."
On the basis of the parol evidence rule, the trial court in Bengston granted summary judgment and the Court of Civil Appeals affirmed.
If we accepted the Bass affidavit, we would have to disregard paragraphs 1 and 2.B of the note, by which Bass and others jointly and severally promised to pay $108,621.95 plus interest in eleven monthly installments of $2,230.18 plus a twelfth payment of the balance on November 15, 1986. We would also have to disregard that part of paragraph 14 of the note that says the Bank "may accept late payments and partial payments ... without losing any of [its] rights." This we refuse to do.
"... I caused funds which were earmarked to be paid to third parties from a transaction totally unrelated to the initial note by and between myself and defendant, SouthTrust Bank, to be placed in a personal account at SouthTrust Bank of Baldwin County during the early part of January, 1987. These funds were generated to me resulting from a business transaction totally unrelated to the obligation to SouthTrust Bank and these funds were pledged to third parties other than the defendant, SouthTrust Bank, so that my account was being used as a clearing house for funds owed to third parties."
Assuming, arguendo, that the affidavit states "specific facts," summary judgment was still appropriate. Even if there was a special purpose for the funds, there is no indication that SouthTrust knew or should have known of it. There is not even a general statement of fact by Bass in his affidavit that could conceivably indicate that the Bank had any such notice or knowledge.
In his brief, Bass argues, as we understand his argument, that SouthTrust should be deemed to have had notice because of the size of the deposit. We disagree.
As stated in Kaufman v. First National Bank of Opp, Ala., 493 F.2d 1070, 1071 (5th Cir.1974), "The right to make a set off requires determining the character of the deposit and the bank's knowledge or notice of its character." That court also said, "A *802 deposit is special rather than general when there is specific direction, or agreement express or implied, that it be special or where there are circumstances sufficient to create a trust by operation of law." Id., at 1072.
We have found no cases that provide that the mere size of the deposit, standing alone, is an indication that it has a special character. Bass's brief cites several cases in an effort to support his position, but we think they are not apposite. We summarize each of the cases cited by Bass.
In Rainsville Bank v. Willingham, 485 So. 2d 319 (Ala.1986), the plaintiff had informed the bank that he was going to receive an $11,500 insurance check as the result of his tractor and trailer having been stolen. He and the bank officer agreed that part of the check proceeds would be used to pay off the smaller loan he had with the bank, and the balance would remain in his account so he could "pay off... [his] small bills." Id., at 320. Despite this agreement, the bank set off the proceeds when they were deposited and applied them against the larger loan. A six-member majority of this Court held that the deposit was received by the bank "for the special purpose of allowing" the plaintiff to pay certain debts. Id., at 323-24.
In First City National Bank v. Long-Lewis Hardware Co., 363 So. 2d 770 (Ala. 1978), the bank had loaned Reese $5,680 to purchase a car from Long-Lewis. When Reese wrote a personal check for the price of the car, the Long-Lewis salesman called the bank officer and confirmed that the loan proceeds for the car were there. The check was then accepted, but the bank thereafter set off the proceeds in Reese's account because a default in the terms of the security agreement was discovered. Id., at 771. The Court held this evidence to be sufficient to show "that a special deposit was created for the purpose of paying for the particular automobile." Id., at 773.
The case of Kaufman v. First National Bank of Opp, Ala., 493 F.2d 1070 (5th Cir.1974), involved set offs against a "COD account" and an escrow account. Id., at 1071. The bank's customer also had a general account with the bank. As to the COD account, the bank had acknowledged when the account was opened that the only funds to be deposited in the account where those intended to be paid in compliance with a prior order of the Alabama Public Service Commission. Id., at 1073. As to the escrow account, the evidence showed that it was set up at the insistence of the SBA to assure that certain creditors, including the IRS, would be paid. Id., at 1074. The circuit court of appeals affirmed the decision of the district court that the deposits in the two accounts were "trust funds not subject to setoff." Id., at 1071.
"[Mr. Becker] knew Debtor was in the construction industry acting as general contractor and that the high balances in Debtor's accounts were occasioned by large deposits representing payouts on construction projects. He also knew that these large deposits would include moneys due to Debtor's subcontractors. Mr. Prust, who had had more than one hundred construction projects under his direction and control for payout, testified that it was customary for subcontractors to submit waivers of lien before receiving payment in order to initiate the flow of funds from the owner. In light of his awareness of Debtor's financial condition during the months prior to bankruptcy, he knew or should have known that Debtor would be unable to pay its subcontractors without first obtaining funds from the project owner. He also knew that a deposit as large as that made by Debtor on April 23rd would constitute proceeds from a construction project, with a substantial *803 portion representing moneys owed to subcontractors."
"Knowledge that a depositor's business customarily requires the handling of funds in which others have an interest, coupled with other circumstances of equitable cognizance tending to individualize a deposit or line of deposits, may constitute notice of facts sufficient to put the depositary bank upon inquiry as to the true nature of the deposit."
In the present case, there is no evidence to indicate that SouthTrust had any reason to believe that the deposit was in any way "special." There is nothing to show the prior course of deposits into and withdrawals from Bass's account, or whether the account had ever been used as a "clearing house" before.
"The initial note of October 15, 1982 gave rise to a banking relationship by and between myself and SouthTrust Bank of Baldwin County, which carried on for a period of some four years during which time the initial note was extended, amended, modified and reduced by the making of periodic payments by myself and my partners to SouthTrust Bank, which payments were applied to principal and interest. During the course of these banking relationships I and my other partners had repeated contacts with SouthTrust Bank during which time the initial $200,000.00 was reduced by principal and interest payments, which payments were accepted by the defendants, SouthTrust Bank of Baldwin County, and applied to reduce the principal and interest owing. "The restaurant venture for which the initial note was created failed and the restaurant was closed and all of these business facts were made known to representatives of SouthTrust Bank of Baldwin County. Notwithstanding the failure of the business venture for which the money was borrowed, I and the various partners continued over a period of time from 1982 through 1985 to service the initial obligation which again was periodically modified, altered, amended or reduced by defendant, SouthTrust Bank of Baldwin County. During the time that Bob's Sea Ranch Restaurant failed in Mobile, Alabama, and during the time that payments were made by myself and others in the obligation, which payments were applied to principal and interest accruing on the initial note, and modifications and extensions thereof to the defendant, SouthTrust Bank, I and other partners shared information in regard to Bob's Sea Ranch with representatives, agents and/or employees of defendant, SouthTrust Bank, and shared information as to the ability to repay the obligation to the defendant, SouthTrust Bank, which facts were known to the defendant, SouthTrust Bank, and during the time the defendant, SouthTrust Bank, acquiesced and consented to partial payments of principal and interest and, acquiesced and consented in causing the obligation to be modified, extended, amended and reduced over a four (4) year period (1982 through 1986)."
The facts submitted, in our opinion, show only a debtor-creditor relationship. McIntyre Electric Service, Inc. v. SouthTrust Bank of Mobile, 495 So. 2d 1043 (Ala.1986).
Bass's conversion claim is based on his argument that the bank illegally set off a deposit to pay the defaulted loan. Bass failed to show that there was a triable issue on this claim.
Although we affirm the summary judgment in this case, we find absolutely no merit in the bank's argument that Bass's filing of the lawsuit, and his subsequent taking of this appeal, were "without substantial justification" within the meaning of the Alabama Litigation Accountability Act. Ala.Code 1975, § 12-19-270 et seq.
Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the judgment of the trial court is due to be affirmed.
TORBERT, C.J., and JONES, ALMON, SHORES, BEATTY, ADAMS, HOUSTON and STEAGALL, JJ., concur.
 The ninth payment was due August 15, 1986.
 Pranzo v. ITEC, Inc., 521 So. 2d 983, 985 (Ala. 1988); Newman v. First Nat. Bank of Mobile, 497 So. 2d 106, 110 (Ala.1986); Wilson v. Brown, 496 So. 2d 756, 760 (Ala.1986); Halbrooks v. Jackson, 495 So. 2d 591, 593 (Ala.1986); First National Bank of Mobile v. Horner, 494 So. 2d 419, 421 (Ala.1986); Kilpatrick v. Citibanc of Alabama/Andalusia, 494 So. 2d 39, 40 (Ala.1986); Rich Crest Homes, Inc. v. Vaughn Place, Inc., 485 So. 2d 1123, 1125 (Ala.1986); American Pioneer Life Insurance Co. v. Sherrard, 477 So. 2d 287, 291 (Ala.1985); Torres v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 438 So. 2d 757, 758 (Ala.1983). This is made even more true by virtue of the "non-waiver unless in writing" provision in the note. See, First National Bank v. Horner, supra (unreasonable to rely on bank officer's statement in light of language of the written guaranty), Williams, supra.


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This Year Drake: Everything from "Plan of God" to Kanye Twitter Visit
Was never within Drake's next decade as a cultural principle of pop, had a year of astronomical peaks and ebb. All the troubles of 2018 were tough on the boy, but it was even harder for fans like me. Since the eighth grade, when I first downloaded So far he had disappeared, Defending Drake in the lunchroom and arguments on the Internet was simply because his victories always exceeded his losses. But this year there were those fans that even hard to die could not make excuses. And even though he reached a career high, he was also involved in a constant drama – losing control of his narrative, unlike before. That's why we had to go through Drake's tough year in the whole season by "SZ" – to determine if the shrunken Turonton walked away with another W for the faithful OVO Brendan Or if Drake caught L indelible in 2018.
The boy returns
For me, the 10 months wait between the releases of March 2017 Another life and Scary hours / In January felt like a 14-year break and suffer old heads through waiting for the follow-up of D & to him Voodoo. I was used to a steady stream of content and Drake flooding the market. Then, in January, Drake made his "long-awaited" return with a project that took his name from the phrase he coined back in his blog era OVO –Scary hours /– for the small hours of the night, when Drake threw new music and caught the attention of the night owls on social media. In his opening delegation, Drake released two new tracks and got the "Drake" of "The Diplomatic Deficiency", and Drake's "The God Plan". The debut of the side A / B structure of the Scorpion, The songs gave us two sides of Drizzy and let fans choose which ones are more gravitated. The "plan of God" was this, and it literally became a sense of night. Drake returned as if he had not left.
Win or loss: W
Drake. . . A Memphis Rapper?
He is Rapps, he sings, he acts, but Drake's greatest gift may be his ability to recognize talent, to recognize waves, and to attach himself to them. In February, he telephoned the rapper "filming" from Memphis, Blokoy GBC, "to see life." Drake reminded everyone that although he claims in London, Houston and Miami, as homes, his roots in Memphis – his father is still born solid city. So much so that no one cared that he'd passed a few lines of Pat Fat to his verse.
God (marketing) program?
Earlier this year, Drake's videos divided the Pat Sajak style into excessive testing in high schools and colleges, and dropping a stack at the grocery store for Miami shoppers began to surface online. The videos were viral, as Drake invented himself as a bearded, bearded opera, Nike swaying Oprah Winfrey. Shortly thereafter, it became clear that Drake uses this as part of his video for "God's Plan." The video featured Derrick Tamron in the streets of Miami giving nearly one million dollars in cash. He would have called on the video "The most important thing I've ever done in my career." The endless Prodi video attracted them: children's dances, families kissing the OVO ring, and Ben bragging about the generosity of the Turontonian duo crying his mother's arms. As always, it was another well thought out calculated plan from 6 God. After the video dropped public sentiment swelled in favor of Drizzy and 2018 was shaping up to a year Drake could do wrong.
The worst Drake and Travis Scott Colab of 2018
With "God's Plan," Drake was the first song to become Kennedy's most generous tread on US soil, but it was not enough to satisfy his thirst.He had to jump on a spasm and play "Fortnite" with popular movie Ning And Travis Scott Drake, Ning and Travis finally came to smash the twitch records live on that night, despite all the interaction that took place over everything strange and strange.It was a moment later Drake forced Deal with the months of ninja facing him every time he pulled a publicity stunt.Tometimes staying in your path is the best move.
Win or lose: L
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Derrick passes the women's center
A year ago, who could have predicted that Drake and the dubious hair rebel Beatz was a team for New Orleans, inspired, inspired by the empowerment of women? The video "Nice for What" is the vision of the stars of 22-year-old director Kara Evans, who once led videos to another Canadian, Betley, and turned a song that could have slipped into enthusiasm. The video presented who is who Hollywood's A-Listers include Isa Rae, Rashida Jones, Tracee and Alice Ross. Drake plays the video background to let Celebs pick, his presence limited to short photographs of him on roller skates, as if he was a wow Roll bounce.
DIG's Drake Clout is booming
"Atlanta" has made an entire episode about the character of Zazzy Beach, Van and her friends going GooniesStyle search for selfie with "champagne and papi" at the mansion. The affair brought Drake to a self-conscious moment in which he even had to admit that his life was surreal.
Toronto Raptors Official of the amulet almost gets his ass forever
When Drake, Toronto's global ambassador to Raptors, appears in basketball games, he is often a talking threat. This time, 6 feet, 10 inches, Kendrick Perkins had enough of Aubrey's shit and walked over to him. Drezie was far from looking like Martin after he got knocked, before Jose Calderon and Jay Smith. Interjected. Fortunately for Drake, he was only dealing with the NBA's warning instead of getting two pieced on national television.
Pusha-T interferes with Drake's 2018 winning knees
In May, Drake was on the throne of Toronto, which was populated with grapes by Magdalen Verdun and Partinstetdor until Pusat-Tusky, My venom had to come and destroy his fun. Drake was on his way to becoming unbreakable in 2018, but some evil criminal criminals on "infrared" reawakened a war that would change Drake's narrative.
Drake returns fire
"I am in shock / sadness, chutzpah" is a way so calm, confused and absolutely disgusting to start the dis route. When Drake dropped the Fushu Dis in his "free blanks" it felt like a breath of fresh air in hip-hop. "Twitter Finger" wars were over, and Drake was giving the helicopter a loose hold on the Pusha. "Duffy," Drake read the lost reason of Fucha to Boss, Kenya ("I can never hold a spy in my circle and hold him back because he makes me nervous"), and asks Fucha's words ("Adam, College kids for Nike and Mercedes / but acting like you're selling drugs for Escobar in the 80s "). But Drake underestimated the opponent's ability and rage, without mentioning the name of Pasha's fiancée at the time: "I'll let you call Virginia like Williams."
Winning or losing: W (but a passing victory).
Pusha-T gets surgical
"Dopey" was good, but Drake City, however, is a monster. A criminal got on his "real detective," and returned calmly with the most studied and famous resistance in the history of hip-hop, "The Adidon Story." Fucha attacked Drake from every angle and raised his entire identity and promised "surgical summer" if Drake wanted more smoke. He forced Drake to burst out and apologize for his friend's illness. But the blow was when Posh found out that Drake was a child in secret before he could announce it himself. For a moment, he thought that the world thought Drake was the worst in the world since Will Smith was jumping on the phone. The Fresh Prince.
Win or loss: (large) L.
Do not go back from App Appology comments
God Application notes apology Reserved for the most desperate rehabs, the last panting image. A criminal left Drake with no choice after using a very real photograph of Aubrey Graham from the days of his game, dressed in black and making hands, then like a caricature of the 1920s like the story of Edidon's Story. Drake had to explain himself, Apologize, And fix the brand that suddenly became unbeatable.
Win or loss: (can not spell "apology" without letter …) L
Degrassi with hockey
After Posh-T tried to break up Drake's legacy, Dreyesi followed him with weeks of silence before emerging from the shadows, with a good sense of "Degrassi: the next generation." All the characters of our favorite soap opera, and for a moment it seemed to him that Drake could wash away the wretched stench that Fucha had left on him, with a nostalgic foaming foam.
90 minutes, 25 songs, and a double album = Drake WYD?!
In June, Drake laid 25 damn songs in the world. Scorpion Was longer than the top line drop drop hoodie logo, but it broke every record streaming they could concoct and went platinum on the day.
"March 14" – which, according to Drake, was recorded before the drama – saw Drake reflected in a few words his son would hear when he was older. It's basically Drake telling the kid that he's kind of fucked up his brand, but he'll be put up with him. He even expressed his devotion to his son with a recurring tattoo ("I got it for someone, now it's yours") – flattering things.
Viral Dance Challenges> Mercyess Rap Disses
Poshat's ring was a distant memory, after the indigram the comedian Xinghi threw him Scorpion "In my emotions", to challenge an irresistible dance. The song itself was just seductive, with the earworm of the opening line ("Kiki, Do You Love Me?"), Guest vocals for City Girls, and a beat that will further film into the New Orleans bounce territory. Carna Evans's film on the song was simultaneously another visual love letter to the city of Madrake, and a clever way to perpetuate the dancing. Even after Fusha's assassination attempt, he continued to come.
The thing breaks out on Drake's appearance on the popular BBC radio host of Charlie Sloth that was not his spicy verse but his shirt. He must be the first rapper in velvety velvety style. Besides, Derrick lashed his best impression on "The Upper Child" and reminded us that Drake jumped up on Nando and is one of his strongest forms.
Best of Drake and Travis Scott Colab of 2018
Drake and Travis Scott have made six minutes, three parts "Sicko Mode" into the 100 Hot 100 Billboard board. The song Drake did the first person rap on taking the prescribed amount of Xanax, very responsible. It was also his fourth number this year.
Drake is too much of a star
Four years ago, Drake showed the sounds his Spanish speakers on a song with Romeo Santos. In 2018 he showed us that he had not lost his nearby Latin touch with his guest appearance on the Latin trap of God Bud Bunny's "MIA". Collab left fans asking, "What can not this man do?" Answer: Rockin "full uniform of college high school basketball.
LeBron gives a shoulder to cry
"I never mind, once," LeBron said to an emotional dreary in one of the wildest TV spots of the year. Drake appeared at LeBron's HBO show "Shop" to reveal the side of Fusha meat. Drake was excited about the show, when he described his reaction to the excavations under Foshe's belt in Health Matters of 40: "Somebody will beat you fucking face!" But at the moment of seriousness, Drake lets LeBron know he held what he Claimed that there was an explosion of a "story about Edison" of the Earth, which was too difficult to release, knowing he might disappoint people he admires, like LeBron. It was a sweet, soft TV moment, which had no place in the world of cruel rap meat.
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At this point, Drake had to simply stopped pushing the animal because Pusha lived for air time as he took the Fudest and Baden on Spotify to take care of things. In the exhibition, Fouche discovered that the main source of Politzer's investigative journalism was a woman with 40 ties.
Drake's unofficial power vanished
At a show by Fucha in Toronto in November Mandate From "6" tried to throw beer water at G.O.O.D. President of music, and thought they were protecting the boy's dignity. Things did not go as planned, since their interruption and attempt to speed up the stage resulted in one of them getting stomped into wine while the Pusha-T remained intact. The impulse later returned to the stage for a furious execution of "infrared" in front of a vigorous crowd.
Drake joins Blueface's "Meat Show"
Drake was definitely too thirsty at Blueface's IG. But showing enough courage to sign a cooperation Famous for Krip Is a worthy reason.
Drake and the Rapture as nothing ever happened
Once sworn enemies, Drake and Humility crushed their flesh and joined forces on the "bad walk" from Mick's latest championship album. The iconic duel he left with the damaged reputation was now a thing of the past. The damage done during the rampage-the discovery of Drake's revelation, and the embarrassment of Miquel's weak answer-might continue to haunt them, but for now they have reduced these headlines to footnotes.
Drake is petty
By the end of the year, Danya was fed up with Drake's pettiness and kept on twittering, hot in Drake. Drake's pettiness included: sending Kris's messages to "check" the family, causing hunger for purple amogues, and buying two rows in the front row of the Fusha shows. But all Kenya wanted was that Drake beat him up so they could get things going. Kenya may be here, asking for a simple apology, but his amazing tweets do not make him look like this.
Final Conclusion
When 2018 began, Drake appeared undetectable; As of this year, the numbers supported that: four number one records, an album chart, and all milestone videos helped him remain one of the most relevant artists this year. But his meat with Posh-T left Drake looking like a piece sometimes. The rivalry was so slight that it made Drake make decisions that were not counted as desperately as they were. But if Drake's reconciliation with Meek Mill teaches us something, it's easy to get caught up in the momentary drama of rap meat. A year from now Drake and Fusha would be able to fix. Just like Drake and Humility, the harsh words will be part of their heritage, but the intensity of this exchange will diminish. With the end of the year, Drake leaves it surprising and humanly flawed but there is no way Derrick lost in 2018. This year he proved that no matter what is always just one video, a nostalgic trip, dance challenge, or velvet polo away from the revolution we forget everything except music. Win.

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Henry Van Hoevenberg Jr. (September 1, 1879 – September 18, 1955) was an American football player and coach.

Early life and football career
Van Hoevenberg was born in 1879 at Kingston, New York. He attended Columbia University, where he played for the Columbia Lions football team at the end and quarterback positions from 1900 to 1901.  He was selected by Walter Camp as a third-team end on his 1900 College Football All-America Team. He graduated from Columbia in 1902 with a law degree. In September 1902, Van Hoevenberg was hired as the head football coach at Rutgers University, leading the 1902 Rutgers Queensmen football team to a 3–7 record in his only season as head coach.

Later life and death
Van Hoevenberg later moved to Alaska. At the time of the 1910 United States Census he was living in Valez Precinct, Alaska, and was employed as a lawyer.  He later lived in Sams Valley in Jackson County, Oregon for 27 years, operating a pear orchard and serving as the president of the Oregon State Horticultural Society.  The house he built in 1919 in Jackson County  has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Henry Van Hoevenberg, Jr. House.

In 1937, he moved to San Francisco and became a labor negotiator. He moved to Seattle in 1939. From 1939 to 1945, he was employed as a labor negotiator by a consortium of salmon cannery owners.  In a draft registration card completed in April 1942, Van Hoevenberg indicated that he was employed by the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc.

Van Hoevenberg was married to Jessamine Adele Bushnell in 1915. They had a daughter, Vivian Isabelle. Van Hoevenberg died in 1955 at Oakland, California.  He was buried at Lincoln Memorial Park in Portland, Oregon.

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See also
 National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Oregon

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1955 deaths
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American football quarterbacks
Columbia Lions football players
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football coaches
People from Jackson County, Oregon
Sportspeople from Kingston, New York
Players of American football from New York (state)
Oregon lawyers
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Examining the history and legacy of arsenic contamination at Giant Mine in Canada's Northwest Territories. A partnership among researchers at Memorial University, Lakehead University, the Goyatiko Language Society (a Yellowknives Dene First Nation non-profit), and Alternatives North (a Yellowknife environmental and social justice coalition).
Examining the history and legacy of arsenic contamination at Giant Mine, in Canada's Northwest Territories.
The Yellowknives Dene and Arsenic
Community Land-use Mapping
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Communicating with Future Generations
Guardians of Eternity Film
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Our documentary, Guardians of Eternity, will screen for free in Toronto and Yellowknife next week. Here are the details.
Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies
Monday September 19th, 2:30 PM
History Common Room
2183 Vari Hall
Wednesday September 21, 7:30PM
Northern United Place
There will be live question and answer sessions in Toronto with John Sandlos, a lead investigator on the Toxic Legacies Project, and in Yellowknife France Benoit, director of the film.
Guardians of Eternity is a full-length documentary film about the toxic legacy of the Giant Mine in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The Giant Mine was part of the founding infrastructure of the city of Yellowknife and can still be seen on the outskirts of town. It is located near the Yellowknives Dene First Nation communities of N'Dilo and Dettah and was built in 1949 without consent on Dene hunting and harvesting grounds. For a number of years highly toxic arsenic trioxide, a byproduct of the roasting process used to separate gold from the ore, spread widely from the roaster contaminating the land around the mine. Today, the majority of the arsenic, some 237,000 tones, is buried underground in frozen chambers. The Canadian and NWT governments are working to remediate the site and the current plan includes keeping the contaminants frozen, perhaps into eternity. The recently passed environmental assessment includes a number of measures, including an independent oversight body and a perpetual care plan, and includes the requirement that research into a more permanent solution be conducted and that the project be reviewed every 100 years. This is one of Canada's most contaminated sites and understandable there is much public awareness and concern. Guardians of Eternity introduces the people who are most affected by this legacy of a gold rush and looks at the challenge of communicating the danger to future generations posed by the existence of a substance that will remain highly toxic forever.
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One of the most important stages in creating a mobile application is testing. There is a misconception that tests should be carried out after the application is developed and ready to run. In practice, test procedures are carried out at each stage of development. This approach provides quality and allows you to find and correct errors in the process of creating a mobile product.
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Mom Diaries Happy 75th Birthday to the One and Only Bill Cosby!
Happy 75th Birthday to the One and Only Bill Cosby!
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Today, Bill Cosby turns 75. And while he is perhaps best known for his well-loved and incredibly successful sitcom, The Cosby Show, many people believe that he should be more widely recognized for his original work as a stand-up comedian.
Despite the fact that Cosby completed neither high school nor college the first time around, the extremely talented comedian eventually received a Master's in physical education from University if Massachusetts, Amherst, where he was also on the track team and the football team. It was at Temple University — where he went for his undergraduate studies — that Cosby discovered his unique talent for making people laugh. So, he left Temple to pursue a career in stand-up and planned gigs all around the States, including in major cities like Washington, D.C. and New York City.
Cosby's first comedy album, "Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow…Right!", was released in 1963, and is recorded live at one of his shows in New York City. What's great about Cosby's debut into comedy is that his routines tended to focus on his own life, especially his time growing up. He drew from already-hilarious childhood experiences and, through his expert delivery and uncanny ability to make believable sound effects with his voice, created routines put America in stitches. His routines are great to share with kids due to their tendency to be PG-rated, so if your kids are interested in stand-up, look no further.
Cosby then found success in the world of television as the co-star of the drama series I Spy. He had a few iffy attempts at his own shows — The Bill Cosby Show and The New Bill Cosby show both didn't last very long — but finally gained popularity through The Cosby Show in the 80s. For decades, Cosby has managed to infuse all of his projects, from his stand-up comedy to his television shows, with an exceptional level of humor. Honestly, there's not much that we can say about Cosby that he can't show for himself, so check out the videos below of some of his best comedy routines. There are clips from his early days — the early 1960s — and from his post-television days.
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Valentine's Day is just around the corner and I wanted to create a simple look. I used Red and Pink with cute eyelashes, Which I'm still trying to learn how to apply on. I'm not much into doing this on Valentine's Day anymore. Even though I'm not into it I wanted to just have fun making a video and showcasing it on my page EyeShadow Eyez With Trina. Even though I may not get anything on this day, making this look is much for satisfying.
I used my Revolution Reloaded Iconic Newtrals 2 palette.
This is such a pretty look, I just love all the pinks!


St. James Parish Hospital is seeking a part-time Housekeeping Technician. Responsibilities will include the general cleaning and disinfection of a healthcare facility. Applicants should be familiar with the tools and equipment used to accomplish these tasks. Position requires applicant to work a rotating schedule. Previous experience is preferred. Must be able to read, communicate electronically, and follow directions.


There is a memory I have that can never be undone.
And anything else that is tied to my life.
the barrel on my skull and trigger pulled back.
And the colourful land in front of me was rich with life.
I thought of the funeral: who will attend and who will not?
Who will put effort into making salty water because of heavy emotion?
Who will be there when I go down?
Who will shovel sand on my new home?
Who will decorate my new patch with bright colourful flowers?


Discussion in 'Motorhome Chat' started by 656, Oct 12, 2007.
I am going to VA today to have a Smart Box fitted. As they dont have a normal one in stock, they are fiting a box and tuning it to the engine. It will be interesting to see how much of an improvement is made to both BHP and MPG. got a good deal on it, less than 1/2 the normal cost. Will post details later.
I have often thought about having one fitted, as yet I have not made any enquiries.
Thought it best to let the vehicles warranty period expire before going ahead.
Will be most interested in your findings. Hope it all goes well for you.
Tuning News - More MPG and POWER.
Dieselpowertuning is a high quality plug and play digital tuning box which you can diy fit or have fitted by one of a network of over 100+ installers. The company who operate DPT in the UK are a professional supplier of quality auto products since 1975.
The unit provides additional torque in the rev ranges required most, accompanied by improved MPG. Users of the product have been interviewed by caravanning magazines in the past and provided glowing independent verification. Google it and see.
They also have a warranty in place via an NIG insurance policy a details of which is available on the website. Check out the site, see the News and Download sections for loads of interesting and informative facts.
A regular exhibitor at NEC caravan shows plus their installers advertise at regional shows. This years Butfords caravan site guide has no fewer than 24 separate adverts for DPT plus 3 full pages of further information !
A downside may be that you will pay about £ 300 for the unit BUT like everyting in life you get what you pay for. If you want a but a few resistors go to maplins and pay 20p rather than £ 50 on ebay for the same thing being masqueraded as a "tuning device", if you want some magnets go to a DIY store, this is a very crude way of enhancing performance. If you want a high quality digital tuning device look at the website and make your own decision.
The product is manufactured in Holland to the highest quality specifications and was recently recommended in the Sunday Mirror by none less that Quentin Willson who is having a couple fitted to his diesel cars.
So check it out and call them or your local installer.
Why post this same thread on two headings. Sounds like you are a Trader, and not shown as one.


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Jacek Gajewski (ur. 1948 w Warszawie) – fizyk, doktor nauk fizycznych.

Praca naukowa
W latach 1971–2008 pracował na Wydziale Fizyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, w Zjednoczonym Instytucie Badań Jądrowych (ZIBJ) w Dubnej, w DESY i w CERN jako fizyk specjalizujący się w fizyce cząstek elementarnych.

Działania na rzecz rozwoju Internetu
W 1987 został pełnomocnikiem dziekana Wydziału Fizyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego ds. informatyki. Wspólnie z rektorami UW złożył do międzynarodowej organizacji sieciowej EARN/BITNET pierwszy wniosek o podłączenie Polski do międzynarodowych sieci komputerowych. W 1989 współautor petycji naukowców polskich do Prezydenta Busha o zniesienie embargo COCOM na technologie sieciowe. W 1988 i 1989 stworzył na Wydziale Fizyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego zespół kilku młodych specjalistów od sieci komputerowych. Zespół ten w 1991 zestawił pierwsze polskie międzynarodowe połączenie Internetowe (do Kopenhagi) oraz stworzył w 1993 pierwszy polski serwer informacyjny WWW (który przez wiele lat gościł Polską Stronę Narodową) i serwer Usenet groups. Jesienią 1994 wraz z grupą naukowców z Wydziału Fizyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego opracował założenia programu Internet dla Szkół (IdS), mającego umożliwić szkołom tani dostęp do sieci Internet. Pełnił funkcję kierownika tego projektu, rozpoczętego w 1995, i w ciągu 4 lat podłączył do sieci Internet pierwsze 1400 szkół w 300 miejscowościach.

W latach 1994–2011 pełnił funkcję Sekretarza Stowarzyszenia Sieci Komputerowych Krajów Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej (CEENet), organizacji grupującej sieci akademickie i edukacyjne z 24 krajów. Jako ekspert NATO i ONZ uczestniczył w misjach doradczych w Azerbejdżanie, Gruzji, Ukrainie i Uzbekistanie. Jako ekspert Unii Europejskiej brał udział w ocenie i audycie projektów FP6 oraz realizował projekty pomocowe UE w Azji Centralnej, na Kaukazie i na Bałkanach. Od 1994 jest członkiem Internet Society (ISOC), w 1995 był członkiem założycielem Polskiej Społeczności Internetu (PSI), zaś w 1996 otrzymał nominację na kandydata do ISOC Board of Trustees. W 2000 był członkiem założycielem Polskiego Oddziału Internet Society Poland, następnie pełnił funkcję członka Zarządu tego stowarzyszenia. W latach 2022–2013 pracował dla centrali Internet Society jako koordynator jego europejskich oddziałów.

Od 2014 pracuje w Narodowym Centrum Badań Jądrowych w Świerku jako koordynator projektów międzynarodowych, jest współautorem wielu wniosków projektowych, w tym projektu NOMATEN tworzącego w NCBJ międzynarodowe Centrum Doskonałości.

Odznaczenia i nagrody
Odznaczony Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi za przyczynienie się do rozwoju polskiego Internetu (2001).
W roku 2020 otrzymał "Kryształową Brukselkę" za efektywne pozyskiwanie środków z Programu Ramowego UE Horyzont 2020.

Przypisy

Polscy działacze społeczni
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Polscy fizycy XXI wieku
Polscy informatycy
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Urodzeni w 1948
Ludzie urodzeni w Warszawie


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A firm believer in the impact of independent think tanks, Antony Fisher founded the Atlas Economic Research Foundation in 1981.
After victory came at last in the war against Germany's National Socialism, Fisher was distraught to see the British people elect a Labor Party government that set the country on a socialist course: nationalizing industries and using central planning to run the economy. He came across an abridged edition of F.A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom, which posits that central planning inevitably erodes individual liberty and enables tyranny. Fisher was motivated to seek out Hayek, who was then teaching at the London School of Economics. Fisher told Hayek that he agreed with every word in the book, and was going to go into politics to save Britain from socialism.
Several years later, after achieving success as an entrepreneur (creating the first factory-style chicken farm in Britain), Fisher decided the most effective way to act on Hayek's advice would be by establishing an independent research institute that would bring innovative, market-based perspectives to issues of public policy. In 1955, he founded the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in London, which gradually gained credibility and laid the intellectual groundwork for what later became the Thatcher Revolution.
Fisher lived in San Francisco in 1981 when, with the help of his second wife Dorian, he founded the Atlas Economic Research Foundation to institutionalize this process of helping start up new think tanks. Friends like Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, and Margaret Thatcher applauded the idea of replicating the IEA model far and wide.
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Each of these organizations has a remarkable story to tell about changing public opinion on key topics among its target audience.
Today, Atlas Network connects more than 450 think tanks in nearly 100 countries. Each is writing its own story of how principled work to affect public opinion, on behalf of the ideas of a free society, can better individuals' lives.
While the think tank movement has grown significantly over recent years, the spirit of Atlas Network's work stays true to Antony Fisher's vision. To win the long-term policy battles that will shape history, we need freedom champions to create credible institutes – well-managed and independent of vested interests – that use sound business practices to advance sound public policy ideas.
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Movie "Memphis Belle" Flying-High, Again by Austin Hancock As most readers will know, the famous, combat-veteran Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress known as Memphis Belle (Serial 41-24485) is undergoing restoration to static-display status at the National Museum […]
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The National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, New York has achieved a major coups in gaining the lease of the late David Tallichet's Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress serial 44-83546. Known universally now as "The Movie" Memphis […]


Follow a mixture of well surfaced and unsurfaced cycling and walking trails around this large reservoir in Stutton, Ipswich. The reservoir is surrounded by lovely countryside and includes a butterfly garden, woodland, a wildflower meadow, ponds and a bird hide. It's a great place for wildlife watching. Look out for golden eye, wigeon, pochard, teal and shoveller. There is also a visitor centre at the start of the route where you can hire bikes.
The lake is located close to Constable Country and the Dedham Vale AONB. You can extend your walking in the area by visiting Flatford Mill on the River Stour where Constable painted some of his most famous works.
The Suffolk Coast Path also passes the southern end of the reservoir so you can pick up this long distance trail to further explore the area.


Recent attention on the potentiality of cost-effective infrastructures for capturing and processing large amounts of data, known as Big Data has received much attention from researchers and practitioners on the field of analytics. In this paper we discuss on the possible benefits that Big Data can bring on TEL by using the case of large scale comparative assessments as an example. Large scale comparative assessments can pose as an intrinsic motivational tool for enhancing the performance of both learners and teachers as well as becoming a support tool for policy makers. We argue why data from learning processes can be characterized as Big Data from the viewpoint of data source heterogeneity (variety) and discuss some architectural issues that can be taken into account on implementing such an infrastructure on the case of comparative assessments.
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As part of Bike Week, local people who cycle our streets share their stories, fears and hopes. Tony, originally for Omagh but a long-time resident in Glengormley, is one of the Pro Vice-Chancellors at Queen's University Belfast (QUB), looking after planning, staffing and external affairs for the University. He explains his passion for cycling for transport and leisure..
I've been cycling for about a decade, and own a touring bike, a mountain bike and a road bike. I use the road bike most of the time, but occasionally take the mountain bike for a spin around Cavehill. I have 4 daughters, 2 of whom cycle fairly regularly, though one has been curtailed since her bike was stolen. Apart from the bicycle I use a motorbike – I've never driven a car and have no plans to start.
I use the bike to commute as often as I can, and for longer runs at the weekend, mainly using the network of B roads that thread over the hills of County Antrim. The shortest home to work route is straight down the Antrim Road and through the centre of town, though I hardly ever use this, despite having access to bus lanes.
Normally going to work I cycle by Abbeycentre and join the Loughshore path which takes me through the Docks area, round the back of the Waterfront, along the Lagan towpath to the Ormeau bridge, then through the Holylands to work – 18k in total. Coming home I normally extend the run by climbing back to Glengormley using the brilliant new Newtownabbey Way, which takes me from the Loughshore to Corrs Corner. The extended run is 22k, and the whole route but for 3k is on good quality cycle path.
I have a whole series of weekend runs I use, ranging from 30k to 90k, depending on my mood and fitness. Cycling the back roads provides an amazing experience of the countryside and there are plenty of hills to provide a challenge. I almost always ride alone, except for the Lap The Lough sportive which I have completed for the past 4 years – this is my one chance to enjoy the speed and thrills of riding in groups.
QUB is pretty good in the support it provides for cyclists: we operate a cycle to work scheme; there are plenty of secure parking sheds and CCTV coverage; showers and changing facilities are available for staff; and we support and encourage students in the Elms Village to cycle. It would be great if Belfast's cycle-hire scheme had a couple of stations in the University area as I think the students would be regular users.
The main problems I have largely relate to danger on the road from cars. Ironically, despite doing regular distance-runs on roads at the weekends, I have hardly ever had any problems with cars or lorries. Commuting is a different matter altogether.
Last November I abandoned cycling to work until the Spring after nearly being hit by cars two mornings in a row at a small roundabout near where I live, despite being lit up like a belisha beacon. And it is not uncommon for cars to pull out in front of me in the Holylands on the last leg of my commute, whatever the light conditions!
Cycling through the city centre during the working week is dangerous and I hardly ever do it anymore – in the mornings and evenings I see cyclists on some of the main arterial routes into the city and, quite frankly, I think they are taking their lives in their hands. I'm lucky, I guess, that unlike most cyclists in the Belfast area I have access to good quality cycle lanes that make my commute longer, but much safer, and much, much more enjoyable.
I have no doubt that with a more extensive network of genuinely safe cycle lanes – and I don't just mean painting a bike symbol on a footpath and starting problems between cyclists and pedestrians – a lot more people in the city would use bikes more regularly, and we'd all be better off.


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Youth may be taking over Elder golf
A look at Freshman (and varsity) golfer Jack Wertz
Ben Dirr '16, Staff Writer|September 15, 2015|299 Views
Elder golf is back on their grind for the 2015 season and with that they are bringing back six senior leaders in hope of a run at state. While these seniors are a big part of what the Panthers are trying to accomplish this season, there is a new face on the team that is making a big impact. Freshman Jack Wertz is the lone freshman on the squad and is definitely doing his part to get the team some wins.
In 16 nine-hole rounds this season, the youngster has managed to average a score of 40.2 strokes per round. This includes a low of 34 on August 25th at Western Hills Country Club and a low 18-hole score of 75 at Four Bridges Country Club. The 6'-5″ freshman is currently playing number four on the team.
Freshman Jack Wertz is an imposing figure on the green at Hyde Park.
"I'm very happy [to make the team], it was a big goal of mine during the summer," said Jack regarding making the varsity team. He also says that the upperclassmen have treated him very well and have included him as well as been helpful in improving his game.
Jack is the first freshman to make the Varsity A golf team since current senior Kurt Fortman did it. I talked with Kurt about the similarities between Jack and himself as freshman. "Well in size there is not much in common," Kurt joked. "But he is a great talent and will be a great leader as the years go on." He also mentioned how Wertz is a top four player, scorer, and contributed right out of the gate.
Wertz shows off the form that gained him a solid spot on the varsity squad.
While taking control of the links, Jack also plans on taking his talents to the hardwood and trying out for basketball as well as the diamond and becoming a pitcher for the baseball team.
Elder golf has a talented young player that should lead future Panther golfers in the right direction for years to come.
Tags: Elder, freshman, frosh, get in the hole, golf, hole, hole in one, Jack Wertz, panther, Tiger
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