Sentences with phrase «charline von»

In the 1890s, naturalist Alexander von Humbolt, knowing that the muscles of animals had been made to contract via an electric current, put wires into his own open wounds in an attempt to do the same.

Following the talk by Rice in Beijing this fall, GE hosted a panel whose speakers included Joachim von Amsberg, a World Bank veteran who is now a vice president at the new AIIB, and China's former vice minister of foreign affairs, He Yafei.

When he was hired, von Lohmann was seen by many big owners of intellectual property as a copyright radical.

Instead, he ordered Bock, von Rundstedt, and Guderian to focus their attack on the city of Kiev.

German Vice-Admiral Maximilian von Spee decided to use his ships as raiders to attack merchant ships off the coast of South America to disrupt commerce.

Britain sent its West Indies Squadron, under the command of Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock to deal with von Spee.

«My goal has always been to fight for sensible and balanced copyright,» von Lohmann told Business Insider.

-- Cynthia Matthews von Berg, president of Matthews 1812 House, a Connecticut - based, family - owned and operated business that started in 1979 and ships handmade specialty desserts throughout the U.S.

Although Google his historically been viewed as an enemy of copyright owners, the company has made progress mending some of the differences and finding common ground with some copyright holders during von Lohmann's time.

«People who sleep differently actually do need different beds,» says Helix Sleep cofounder Kristian von Rickenbach.

Almost 2,000 German sailors were killed, including von Spee and his two sons.

Fred von Lohmann, Google's legal director for copyright issues, has left the company, leaving an opening in a behind - the - scenes but critical role at Google.

A month after von Spee's victory at Coronel, the Royal Navy had its vengeance.

A well - known attorney in Silicon Valley, von Lohmann left in March after working at Google for more than seven years.

Anytime a tech startup was sued for helping users share unlicensed films or songs via the internet, one could usually find von Lohmann in the startup's corner.

The German army, led by Fedor von Bock, Gerd von Rundstedt, and the famed Heinz Guderian, continued their spearhead towards Moscow but Hitler reconsidered.

Knutson and von Schultz stress that «flexibility in work hours would help to improve the health of night owls.»

Science hasn't 100 percent nailed down the answer, admit neurologist Kristen Knutson and chronobiologist Malcolm von Schantz in their write - up of their findings.

«The German philosopher Hermann von Keyserling wrote in the epigraph to his 1919 book «The Travel Diary of a Philosopher,» «The shortest path to oneself leads around the world.»

Knutson and von Schultz offer night owls tips to help them to fit in better with a world dominated by larks, such as gradually inching their sleep times earlier and avoiding screens before bed.

Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and German businessman Philipp von Lattorff wave to the crowd after their wedding in the cathedral of Vaduz on June 5, 1999.

Google chairman Eric Schmidt, Discover Communications CEO David Zaslav, IAC's Barry Diller, Alex von Furstenberg, Raine Ventures, and iHeart Media chairman Bob Pittman all contributed to the startup's most recent round.

The most likely reason is because von Finckenstein and the other commissioners are getting tired of being embarrassed.

The first is, if the CRTC doesn't have enforcement powers, why did von Finckenstein brag about Canada supposedly being a world leader in net neutrality?

With Wednesday's vertical integration decision, chairman Konrad von Finckenstein said: «Canadians shouldn't be forced to buy a mobile device from a specific company or subscribe to its Internet service simply to access their favourite television programs.»

Blade has raised VC funding from Google chairman Eric Schmidt, Discover Communications CEO David Zaslav, IAC's Barry Diller, Alex von Furstenberg, Raine Ventures, and iHeart Media chairman Bob Pittman.

Anyone familiar with CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein knows it's one of his favourite subjects.

Between 1945 and the mid-to-late 1950s, von Braun acted as an adviser to the US armed forces for the sake of developing military rockets only.

-- Roger von Oech

With mission - based companies, von Ahn says, it's the opposite: Get the mission right, and the money will come.

Last year Dave's sold $ 54 million worth of organic, GMO - free products (the tagline: «Just say no to bread on drugs») to 2,200 stores in the western U.S. and Guam, including the Safeway and Vons chains, as well as to institutional clients.

The development of the Saturn V began in 1946 with Operation Paperclip, a US government program that led to the recruitment of Wernher von Braun and several other World War II - era German rocket scientists and technicians.

Desperate after Germany's economy collapsed in 1928, the country's president, Paul von Hindenburg, appointed a bunch of technocrats to run the government in 1930.

The first Fashion's Night Out — the brainchild of Vogue editor Anna Wintour and von Furstenberg, president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)-- was held in 2009.

«It's a day now like Mother's Day or Valentine's Day,» says designer Diane von Furstenberg, whose bustling Meatpacking shop featured blended drinks from Los Angeles's Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and a performance by R&B artist Estelle.

Just ask Lisa Price, founder of Carol's Daughter, and Alexa von Tobel, founder and CEO of LearnVest.

Deutsche Bank needs to define and defend the core perimeter of the company, James von Moltke said.

Tuesday's «6 percent selloff may have been an overreaction; but the stock looks like «dead money» at least until the COL deal is completed,» wrote Cowen analyst Cai von Rumohr.

Vogue International Editor Suzy Menkes said von Furstenberg's «legacy» will be that famous design.

Of all the statistics that demonstrate how unglued Vancouver's house prices have become from reality, the most telling is one concocted by Vancouver mathematician Jens von Bergmann.

It gives United Technologies complementary products, especially avionics and IMS, to maximize potential for digital applications,» von Rumohr wrote.

von Borries believes that the challenges in getting the Refinery app as somebody's go - to require a personal connection with the brand.

von Borries and Stefano agree that they are «always thinking about messaging.»

Co-founders Philippe von Borries and Justin Stefano have built a strategy around making their platform «sticky» so that users keep coming back.

There is irony that many of the advances made in rocketry that even allow us to reach space today came from the government - controlled projects led by Wernher von Braun.

«I love those moments where you can act as a service,» says von Borries.

von Borries and Stefano could easily cut down on their in - person appearances but they don't see them as superfluous; these are opportunities to demonstrate their passion to the audience.

In 1889, two doctors at the University of Strasbourg, Oscar Minkowski and Josef von Mering, were trying to understand how the pancreas affected digestion, so they removed the pancreas from a healthy dog.

As part of the new role, von Tobel will be focused on developing new software to improve the company's online platform.

What Alexa von Tobel, founder and CEO of LearnVest and the author of New York Times best - seller «Financially Fearless,» means is that it's important to wake up excited for what's coming, dress the part, and always show up ready to go.