Halifax (bank) November 2009, HBOS was hit by a power failure which affected all branches, cash machines and online banking. The bank said that the power failure occurred at an IT centre in Copley, West Yorkshire which caused several problems for Halifax's banking system. Halifax's online banking system did not recover from the power failure for several hours. On Boxing Day 2000, Halifax started a successful marketing campaign, which was continued after the creations of HBOS. Halifax have also created adverts that have featured popular cartoon characters like The Flintstones, Top Cat, Scooby-Doo, The Wizard of Oz and Thunderbirds (TV series). Halifax
Howard S. Irwin The Irwins have a strong commitment to conservation, placing a conservation restriction on their property within the Cape Cod National Seashore which was purchased by Anne Lieb Irwin's grandparents in 1920. Howard S. Irwin Howard Samuel Irwin (1928 - ) is an American botanist and taxonomist who specializes in the genus "Cassia" and worked as an administrator at the New York Botanical Garden, Long Island University, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Irwin was born in Louisville, KY in 1928. He began his education at Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts, after which point he entered Hofstra College to pursue a career