Paul J. Tobin was unanimously appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of United Spinal Association in June 2006. He served as Deputy Executive Director from July 2003 and was a member of the Board of Directors from 1995 to 1996.
Tobin, a United States Navy veteran, oversees all strategic operations of the organization and ensures the execution of United Spinal’s mission and vision. In addition to his tour as Deputy Executive Director, Tobin has held a variety of managerial positions, including Hospital Services Officer, Director of Special Projects, and Group Director of Benefit Services. He was promoted to Associate Executive Director of Benefit Services in 1998.
A Long Island native, Tobin graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1991. Upon graduation, Tobin attended the United States Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, from which he was commissioned an ensign in November, 1991 and joined the Civil Engineering Officer Corps. With the CEC, Tobin was stationed at the Naval Training Center in Orlando, Florida and the Naval Air Warfare Center in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
After sustaining a spinal cord injury in August of 1993, Tobin underwent rehabilitation at the Castle Point (NY) Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Tobin has also pursued a Master's degree in Public Health Administration at Columbia University.
Tobin stresses the tradition of service that is the legacy of United Spinal Association and, as president and CEO, urges our membership and individuals with disabilities everywhere to “continually challenge the limitations imposed by attitudes, medical technology, society, and government.”
Tobin, a United States Navy veteran, oversees all strategic operations of the organization and ensures the execution of United Spinal’s mission and vision. In addition to his tour as Deputy Executive Director, Tobin has held a variety of managerial positions, including Hospital Services Officer, Director of Special Projects, and Group Director of Benefit Services. He was promoted to Associate Executive Director of Benefit Services in 1998.
A Long Island native, Tobin graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1991. Upon graduation, Tobin attended the United States Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, from which he was commissioned an ensign in November, 1991 and joined the Civil Engineering Officer Corps. With the CEC, Tobin was stationed at the Naval Training Center in Orlando, Florida and the Naval Air Warfare Center in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
After sustaining a spinal cord injury in August of 1993, Tobin underwent rehabilitation at the Castle Point (NY) Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Tobin has also pursued a Master's degree in Public Health Administration at Columbia University.
Tobin stresses the tradition of service that is the legacy of United Spinal Association and, as president and CEO, urges our membership and individuals with disabilities everywhere to “continually challenge the limitations imposed by attitudes, medical technology, society, and government.”
VRP - Virtual Resource Partitioning
VRP is the next generation of Virtualization. Current virtualization techniques allow you to shift and allocated resource between applications.
VRP is a new methodology allows you to dynamically allocate resources to specific transactions in your IT based on various factors such as username, role, trasnaction type, time, IP etc...
VRP methodology was first introduced to the market at the end of 2006.
VRP is the next generation of Virtualization. Current virtualization techniques allow you to shift and allocated resource between applications.
VRP is a new methodology allows you to dynamically allocate resources to specific transactions in your IT based on various factors such as username, role, trasnaction type, time, IP etc...
VRP methodology was first introduced to the market at the end of 2006.
Newton Jacob Ford, usually known as Jake Ford (born October 1, 1972) was an Independent candidate in the 2006 race for the US House of Representatives for Tennessee's 9th congressional district against Republican candidate Mark White and Democratic candidate Steve Cohen. He is the younger brother of the 9th's former congressman, Harold Ford, Jr., who gave up his seat to run for the United States Senate.
Jake Ford did not run in the Democratic primary - widely considered to be the real race in the heavily Democratic Memphis-based 9th--because he felt the primary field was too crowded to have a real discussion on the issues. However, he announced shortly after declaring his candidacy that he would serve as a Democrat if he is elected. Ford was considered a wild card in the race given his family's long history in Memphis politics. In fact, his grandfather and namesake, N. J. Ford, was the founder of the Ford political dynasty.
On October 12, 2006, Ford held a press conference in Memphis at which he confirmed rumors that he had been arrested in his late teens and early twenties while living in Washington, D.C. The arrests included DUI, marijuana possession, assault on his father, and assault on a former girlfriend.[http://memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A20525]
Despite rumors of collusion between the two brothers' campaigns, Harold Ford, Jr. did not endorse either fellow Democrat Cohen or his brother in the Ninth District race.[http://memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A20525] However, his father, Harold, Sr., who had represented the 9th from 1975 to 1997, campaigned heavily for his younger son. Jake Ford was also endorsed by Memphis' Black Ministerial Association. It appeared that the real race for the open seat was between Cohen and Ford.
In the November 2006 election, Ford placed second with 22 percent of the vote, well behind Cohen (60 percent) but ahead of White (18 percent).
Jake Ford did not run in the Democratic primary - widely considered to be the real race in the heavily Democratic Memphis-based 9th--because he felt the primary field was too crowded to have a real discussion on the issues. However, he announced shortly after declaring his candidacy that he would serve as a Democrat if he is elected. Ford was considered a wild card in the race given his family's long history in Memphis politics. In fact, his grandfather and namesake, N. J. Ford, was the founder of the Ford political dynasty.
On October 12, 2006, Ford held a press conference in Memphis at which he confirmed rumors that he had been arrested in his late teens and early twenties while living in Washington, D.C. The arrests included DUI, marijuana possession, assault on his father, and assault on a former girlfriend.[http://memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A20525]
Despite rumors of collusion between the two brothers' campaigns, Harold Ford, Jr. did not endorse either fellow Democrat Cohen or his brother in the Ninth District race.[http://memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A20525] However, his father, Harold, Sr., who had represented the 9th from 1975 to 1997, campaigned heavily for his younger son. Jake Ford was also endorsed by Memphis' Black Ministerial Association. It appeared that the real race for the open seat was between Cohen and Ford.
In the November 2006 election, Ford placed second with 22 percent of the vote, well behind Cohen (60 percent) but ahead of White (18 percent).
This article is about the fictional character. For the character trope see Fantasy tropes and conventions
The Lord of Darkness, also known as the Dark Lord or simply Darkness, is a fictional character from the 1985 fantasy film Legend by Ridley Scott. He is a demonic being who appears to be the son of the Devil and plans to plunge the world into eternal darkness but his plans are complicated when he becomes infatuated with the heroine, Princess Lily. He is played by noted British actor Tim Curry who has a history of playing film villains.
Fictional character history
Like most dark gods and evil overlords, the Lord of Darkness is obsessed with world domination.
His origins are never explained but it is known he was responsible for a great war many years ago which he lost, the result of which was him being banished to the heart of a forest, where he resides in a palace that consists of a hollow tree. The terms of the Dark Lord's exile are not known but they do not seem to have a restricting effect on his powers. In describing himself and his relation to the world, the Lord of Darkness states: "No Good without Evil. No Love without Hate. No Innocence without Lust. No Light without me... I am Darkness."
Although he is immortal, Darkness is vulnerable to sunlight so he attempts to plunge the world into a Neverending Age of Darkness by killing the unicorns, the two most pure and beautiful creatures in the world where the story takes place. Although his henchmen, the Goblins fail to kill the unicorns, they do manage to cut the horn off one which has a dramatic effect on the universe, causing a violent storm.
Darkness is displeased and instructs his minions to capture the unicorn and bring it to him so that he can kill it in person. They do so. They also abduct Lily, princess of the Elves and bring her to Darkness who finds himself falling in love with the princess. Disturbed by his affections for Lily the Dark Lord goes to his father who appears to be Satan. Although we as the audience do not see his father, we here his voice emenating from a fire-place which Darkness sits in front of. Atop the fireplace is a bronze statue of the Archangel Michael defeating Satan.
Darkness's father instructs his son to seduce the princess and bring her to the side of evil. Darkness makes an attempt to do so and confronts Lily in his throne-room where he has prepared a banquet for her. Lily is initially terrified and passes out at the frightening sight of the Dark Lord but when she returns to consciousness she is more courageous and insults Darkness who laughs mockingly but when she spurns his amorous advances he flies into a rage. Lily is frightened and feigns affection for the Lord of Darkness, asking for the favour of killing the unicorn. Thinking that he has succeeded in charming the princess, Darkness rejoices.
The following evening, the Dark Lord stands in a great chamber at the heart of his Hollow Tree Palace with the unicorn chained down in front of him before the gates to the Eternal Void. Darkness's plan is to kill the unicorn and send its soul into the Void which, fuelled by the unicorn's power will engulf the world which will be plunged into eternal night and become the Dark Lord's kingdom. Darkness then hands Lily a great knife with which to slay the unicorn. Meanwhile the main character, Jack (Tom Cruise) along with the fairy prince Gump, has infiltrated the fortress and arranged a series of shields around it which will reflect the light of the rising sun into the palace, thus killing Darkness.
Instead of killing the unicorn, Lily cuts its bonds, freeing it. In a rage, Darkness strikes the Elfin Princess down, incapacitating her. Believing her to be dead, Jack draws his sword and charges into battle with the evil lord who proves an impressive swordman and exhibits the ability to shoot fire-projectiles from his fingertips. Although Jack is evidently a skilled fighter, he is no match for Darkness's immense physical strength and prowess and is disarmed however he has armed himself with the unicorn's horn which Darkness's minions cut from the unicorn earlier in the film. Jack throws the horn at the Dark Lord and it embeds itself in his heart. Howling in pain, Darkness drops his sword as the sun rises and is reflected into the palace by the shields which have been set in place by Gump. The rays of sunlight strike the Dark Lord and the gates to the Void open. Darkness is sucked into the Void but seizes onto the walls of the gateway and clings on with his claws. Jack then picks up his sword and advances on the Dark Lord who rants that as long as he is feared he will never be destroyed. Jack ignores him and strikes him with the sword, sending the Lord of Darkness plummeting into the Void which then promptly closes. At the end of the film however Darkness's evil laughter can be heard before the credits roll, insinuating that he is still alive.
Personality
Darkness is arrogant and proud and holds most beings beside himself in contempt. He gives off an aura of cold calculation but is quick to lose his temper if he doesn't get his way. Beneath his callous exterior, he is a very tortured and tormented individual. He finds anything good and pure repellant and the light of the sun is an agony to him which is why he is so shocked when he falls in love with Lily. Darkness's father speculates that it is her innocence and radiance that attracts Darkness to her because it stands in contrast to the blackness of his own soul. Darkness's true passionate nature is reflected in his tendency to shout his words when excited or enraged. Although he initially appears to genuinely love Lily, it is more probable that he just lusts after her as shown by him striking her in fury at the climax of the film.
Voice
To produce the Lord of Darkness' deep sinister yet charming voice, Tim Curry's voice was lowered electronically.
Influence
It is held by popular fan lore that Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that his popular game series The Legend of Zelda was inspired by Legend. However, this cannot be substantiated and is generally held to be apocryphal. As such there are also claims that the character of Ganon was based on the Lord of Darkness.
At Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights, Darkness was featured twice.
The Lord of Darkness was featured in a gag during an episode of Family Guy.
The Lord of Darkness, also known as the Dark Lord or simply Darkness, is a fictional character from the 1985 fantasy film Legend by Ridley Scott. He is a demonic being who appears to be the son of the Devil and plans to plunge the world into eternal darkness but his plans are complicated when he becomes infatuated with the heroine, Princess Lily. He is played by noted British actor Tim Curry who has a history of playing film villains.
Fictional character history
Like most dark gods and evil overlords, the Lord of Darkness is obsessed with world domination.
His origins are never explained but it is known he was responsible for a great war many years ago which he lost, the result of which was him being banished to the heart of a forest, where he resides in a palace that consists of a hollow tree. The terms of the Dark Lord's exile are not known but they do not seem to have a restricting effect on his powers. In describing himself and his relation to the world, the Lord of Darkness states: "No Good without Evil. No Love without Hate. No Innocence without Lust. No Light without me... I am Darkness."
Although he is immortal, Darkness is vulnerable to sunlight so he attempts to plunge the world into a Neverending Age of Darkness by killing the unicorns, the two most pure and beautiful creatures in the world where the story takes place. Although his henchmen, the Goblins fail to kill the unicorns, they do manage to cut the horn off one which has a dramatic effect on the universe, causing a violent storm.
Darkness is displeased and instructs his minions to capture the unicorn and bring it to him so that he can kill it in person. They do so. They also abduct Lily, princess of the Elves and bring her to Darkness who finds himself falling in love with the princess. Disturbed by his affections for Lily the Dark Lord goes to his father who appears to be Satan. Although we as the audience do not see his father, we here his voice emenating from a fire-place which Darkness sits in front of. Atop the fireplace is a bronze statue of the Archangel Michael defeating Satan.
Darkness's father instructs his son to seduce the princess and bring her to the side of evil. Darkness makes an attempt to do so and confronts Lily in his throne-room where he has prepared a banquet for her. Lily is initially terrified and passes out at the frightening sight of the Dark Lord but when she returns to consciousness she is more courageous and insults Darkness who laughs mockingly but when she spurns his amorous advances he flies into a rage. Lily is frightened and feigns affection for the Lord of Darkness, asking for the favour of killing the unicorn. Thinking that he has succeeded in charming the princess, Darkness rejoices.
The following evening, the Dark Lord stands in a great chamber at the heart of his Hollow Tree Palace with the unicorn chained down in front of him before the gates to the Eternal Void. Darkness's plan is to kill the unicorn and send its soul into the Void which, fuelled by the unicorn's power will engulf the world which will be plunged into eternal night and become the Dark Lord's kingdom. Darkness then hands Lily a great knife with which to slay the unicorn. Meanwhile the main character, Jack (Tom Cruise) along with the fairy prince Gump, has infiltrated the fortress and arranged a series of shields around it which will reflect the light of the rising sun into the palace, thus killing Darkness.
Instead of killing the unicorn, Lily cuts its bonds, freeing it. In a rage, Darkness strikes the Elfin Princess down, incapacitating her. Believing her to be dead, Jack draws his sword and charges into battle with the evil lord who proves an impressive swordman and exhibits the ability to shoot fire-projectiles from his fingertips. Although Jack is evidently a skilled fighter, he is no match for Darkness's immense physical strength and prowess and is disarmed however he has armed himself with the unicorn's horn which Darkness's minions cut from the unicorn earlier in the film. Jack throws the horn at the Dark Lord and it embeds itself in his heart. Howling in pain, Darkness drops his sword as the sun rises and is reflected into the palace by the shields which have been set in place by Gump. The rays of sunlight strike the Dark Lord and the gates to the Void open. Darkness is sucked into the Void but seizes onto the walls of the gateway and clings on with his claws. Jack then picks up his sword and advances on the Dark Lord who rants that as long as he is feared he will never be destroyed. Jack ignores him and strikes him with the sword, sending the Lord of Darkness plummeting into the Void which then promptly closes. At the end of the film however Darkness's evil laughter can be heard before the credits roll, insinuating that he is still alive.
Personality
Darkness is arrogant and proud and holds most beings beside himself in contempt. He gives off an aura of cold calculation but is quick to lose his temper if he doesn't get his way. Beneath his callous exterior, he is a very tortured and tormented individual. He finds anything good and pure repellant and the light of the sun is an agony to him which is why he is so shocked when he falls in love with Lily. Darkness's father speculates that it is her innocence and radiance that attracts Darkness to her because it stands in contrast to the blackness of his own soul. Darkness's true passionate nature is reflected in his tendency to shout his words when excited or enraged. Although he initially appears to genuinely love Lily, it is more probable that he just lusts after her as shown by him striking her in fury at the climax of the film.
Voice
To produce the Lord of Darkness' deep sinister yet charming voice, Tim Curry's voice was lowered electronically.
Influence
It is held by popular fan lore that Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that his popular game series The Legend of Zelda was inspired by Legend. However, this cannot be substantiated and is generally held to be apocryphal. As such there are also claims that the character of Ganon was based on the Lord of Darkness.
At Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights, Darkness was featured twice.
The Lord of Darkness was featured in a gag during an episode of Family Guy.