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Galen (other)
Galen was an Ancient Roman physician of Greek origin. Galen may also refer to: Places * Galen, Montana, United States, an unincorporated community * Galen, New York, United States, a town * Galen Peak, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica * Galen (crater), a lunar impact crater Schools * Galen Catholic College, a college in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia * Galen University, a university in San Ignacio, Belize * Galen College of Nursing, a private nursing school in multiple locations in the United States People * Galen (given name) * Galen (surname) * Vasily Blyukher (1889–1938), Soviet military commander who used the pseudonym "Galen" while in China * Phillip Galen, pen name of Ernst Philipp Karl Lange (1813–1899), German novelist Other uses * Galen Center, an athletic facility in California, United States * Galen Partners, an American healthcare-focused equity investment firm * Galen Institute, a health policy think tank in Alexandria, Virginia * Galen, a fictitious town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galen
Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus ( el, Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; September 129 – c. AD 216), often Anglicized as Galen () or Galen of Pergamon, was a Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire. Considered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and neurology, as well as philosophy and logic. The son of Aelius Nicon, a wealthy Greek architect with scholarly interests, Galen received a comprehensive education that prepared him for a successful career as a physician and philosopher. Born in the ancient city of Pergamon (present-day Bergama, Turkey), Galen traveled extensively, exposing himself to a wide variety of medical theories and discoveries before settling in Rome, where he served prominent members of Roman society and eventually was given the position of personal physician to several emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galen Institute
The Galen Institute is an American non-profit research organization that focuses on market-based policy solutions in health care. According to itmission statement it works to promote “public debate and education about proposals that support individual freedom, consumer choice, competition, and innovation in the health sector.” The Institute was founded in 1996 by Grace-Marie Turner (nee, Arnett) in the aftermath of the national debate in 1993–94 over health policy legislation proposed by then President Bill Clinton. History The Galen Institute created the Health Policy Consensus Group in 1993 to convene market-based policy experts to develop health policy reform proposals. The Consensus Group’s first statement, “A Vision for Consumer-Directed Health Reform," was released in 1994 and led to a conference in the Hart Senate Office Building in 1996, “A Fresh Approach to Health Care Reform,” featuring 14 Consensus Group participants. The presentations were later publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galien (other)
Galien may refer to the following: Places in the United States * Galien Township, Michigan, Berrien County ** Galien, Michigan, a village in the township * Galien River, in southwest Michigan Other uses * '' Galiens li Restorés'', a ''chanson de geste'' about a hero named Galien * Joseph Galien (1699-1762), French theologian and academic See also * Gallienus (218-268), Roman emperor * René de Bréhant de Galinée (1645–1678), North American explorer * Galen (other) Galen was an Ancient Roman physician of Greek origin. Galen may also refer to: Places * Galen, Montana, United States, an unincorporated community * Galen, New York, United States, a town * Galen Peak, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica * Galen (cr ... * Galan (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galena (other)
Galena is a mineral and an important lead ore. Galena may also refer to: Places Canada *Galena Bay, British Columbia, a ferry terminal, community and bay * Galena Island, an uninhabited island in Nunavut *Galena Pass, a low mountain pass on BC 31 near Galena Bay United States *Galena, Alaska, a city * Galena, Idaho, a former mining town *Galena, Illinois, a city and county seat **Galena Historic District *Galena, Indiana, a census-designated place *Galena, Kansas, a city * Galena, Maryland, a town *Galena, Missouri, a city * Galena, Lander County, Nevada, a ghost town * Galena, Washoe County, Nevada, a town abandoned after 1867 * Galena, Ohio, a village * Galena, Oregon, a ghost town * Galena, South Dakota, an unincorporated community * Galena, Washington, an unincorporated community *Galena River (Illinois) *Galena River (Indiana) *Galena Summit, a high mountain pass in central Idaho * Galena Township (other) * Lake Galena (Illinois), a reservoir * Lake Galena (Pennsyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galan (other)
Galan may refer to: People * Galan Erilich, Pictish king of the 5th or 6th century * Alberto Galán (1901–1977), Spanish-born Mexican film actor * Alfredo Galán, Spanish serial killer * Álvaro Galán Floria, boccia player from Spain * Ana Galán, Spanish writer * Augie Galan, American baseball player * Borja Galán (born 1993), Spanish footballer * Cachita Galán (1943–2004), Argentine singer * Carlos F. Galán, Spanish-born lieutenant for the Mexican Army, lawyer, founder of ''La Baja California'' * Carlos Walter Galán Barry, auxiliary bishop of Morón and archbishop of La Plata * Cristóbal Galán, Spanish composer * Daniel Elahi Galán (born 1996), Colombian tennis player * Demetrio Galán Bergua, Spanish physician, humanist and journalist * Enrique Galán, Spanish footballer * Ernesto Galán, Spanish footballer * Fermín Galán, Spanish soldier * Francisco Galán, Spanish military officer * Giancarlo Galan, Italian politician and Governor of the Veneto region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galen Family
The House of Galen is an ancient and influential German noble, Westphalian family, historically Roman Catholic, from the County of Mark. History The earliest von Galens appeared in the twelfth century. Some branches of the family spread to East Prussia through the crusades and military expeditions of the Teutonic Order during the high and late Middle Ages. The German branches still in existence hold the titles of Freiherr (baron) and Graf (count). Famous Members *Christoph Bernhard von Galen, prince-bishop of Münster during the Counter-Reformation. *Clemens August Graf von Galen, better known as ''Clemens August Graf von Galen'', German count, Bishop of Münster, and Cardinal. * Johanna von Galen, German politician. References * C. Heitmann: 'Die Familie von Galen.' 3. verb. Auflage, 372 Seiten (2007). * Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, ''Adelslexikon'' Band IV, Band 67 der Gesamtreihe, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1978, {{DEFAULTSORT:Galen, von Galen Aeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OpenGALEN
OpenGALEN is a not-for-profit organisation that provides an open source medical terminology. This terminology is written in a formal language called GRAIL (GALEN Representation And Integration Language) and also distributed in OWL. __TOC__ Background The GALEN technologies were developed with research funding provided by the European Community Framework III (GALEN Project) and Framework IV (GALEN-In-Use Project) programmes. Early phases of the GALEN Programme developed the GRAIL concept modelling language, experimented with different structures for the GALEN Common Reference Model, and, in parallel, tested the usefulness of the approach with a series of clinical demonstrator projects. Later phases of the GALEN Programme, during the late 1990s, have concentrated on robust implementations of GRAIL and the Terminology Server, development of the GALEN Common Reference Model in both scope and detail, and development of tools and techniques to enable the further development, scal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galen Framework
Galen Framework is an open source layout and functional testing framework for websites, written in Java, which allows testing the look and feel of responsive websites. It has its own special language Galen Specs for describing the positioning and alignment of elements on a Web page. It is based on Selenium Selenium is a chemical element with the symbol Se and atomic number 34. It is a nonmetal (more rarely considered a metalloid) with properties that are intermediate between the elements above and below in the periodic table, sulfur and tellurium, ... and could be executed via Selenium Grid for cross-browser testing Main features * Testing location of elements on page * Image comparison for selected area * Functional testing * Applying TDD approach in Web development Galen Specs Language Galen Specs language consists of the following entities: * Page object locator definitions * Tagged sections * Test objects * Test specs # Declaring objects @objects header ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue One
''Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (or simply ''Rogue One'') is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards. The screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy is from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the first installment of the ''Star Wars'' anthology series and an immediate prequel to '' Star Wars (1977)''. The main cast consists of Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen, and Forest Whitaker. Set a week before ''Star Wars'', the plot follows a group of rebels who band together to steal plans of the Death Star, the ultimate weapon of the Galactic Empire. It details the Rebel Alliance's first effective victory against the Empire, first referenced in ''Star Wars'' opening crawl. Based on an idea first pitched by Knoll ten years before it entered development, the film was made to be different in tone an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starkiller
Starkiller, born Galen Marek and also known as The Apprentice, is the fictional protagonist of the '' Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' video games and literature, part of the now non-canonical ''Star Wars Legends'' expanded universe; however, his first appearance was as a guest character, alongside Darth Vader and Yoda, in the fighting video game ''Soulcalibur IV''. He is voiced by and modeled after actor Sam Witwer, who would go on to voice other characters in ''Star Wars'' expanded media, most notably Darth Maul and Emperor Palpatine. Within the fictional ''Star Wars'' universe, Galen Marek was born as the son of a fugitive Jedi during the early reign of the Galactic Empire. When his father is tracked down and killed by Darth Vader as part of the Empire's "Great Jedi Purge", the latter discovers Galen and, recognizing his potential as a powerful Force user, takes him to be raised and trained as his secret apprentice, giving him the codename "Starkiller". Years later, Vader us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crusade (TV Series)
''Crusade'' is an American spin-off television series from J. Michael Straczynski's ''Babylon 5'', released in 1999. It is set in 2267, five years after the events of ''Babylon 5'', and just after the movie '' A Call to Arms''. The Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five years if it is not stopped. The Victory class destroyer ''Excalibur'' has been sent out to look for anything that could help the search for a cure. Production background Like ''Babylon 5'', ''Crusade'' was intended to have a five-year story arc, although as Straczynski notes in the DVD commentary for ''A Call to Arms'', it was intended to resolve the Drakh plague after a season or two and move onto other storylines. Conflicts arose, however, between the producers and executives at TNT, and production was cancelled before the first episode was broadcast. TNT's research had indicated that the audience for ''Babylon 5'' did not watch other TNT programmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Land Of Laughs
''The Land of Laughs'' is a low fantasy novel by American writer Jonathan Carroll. It was first published by Viking Press in 1980 and is the author's first novel. The novel was notably reprinted by Orion Books in 2000 as volume 9 of their Fantasy Masterworks Fantasy Masterworks is a series of British paperbacks intended to comprise "some of the greatest, most original, and most influential fantasy ever written", and claimed by its publisher Millennium (an imprint of Victor Gollancz Sir Victor Gollan ... series. Plot summary In a used book store, Thomas Abbey, an avid fan of Marshall France, a deceased writer of unique children's books, has a chance encounter with Saxony Gardner, another enthusiast of that reclusive man. Together, they set out to the fictitious town of Galen, Missouri, to meet Anna France, the writer's daughter, in order to obtain her permission to write Marshall France's biography. Prepared for rejection, they are warmly welcomed and settle into the commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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