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September 21st, 2009 BRUSSELS and BERLIN - - Media Invitation BRUSSELS and BERLIN, September 22 /PRNewswire/ -- - EADV Congress to Present New Insights From Dermatology BRUSSELS and BERLIN, September 22 /PRNewswire/ -- - 10,000 Specialists Join for the Annual Meeting in Berlin About 10,000 dermatologists and scientists from all over the world will attend the annual meeting of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) in Berlin from 7-11 October, 2009. The 18th EADV Congress is dedicated to the presentation and discussion of the most recent developments in clinical and experimental dermatology and venereology.

September 14th, 2009 BERLIN - - In September, Europe's Biggest Convention, Entertainment and Hotel Complex Celebrates the 10th Birthday of its Convention Centre - Cross reference: Picture is distributed via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be downloaded free of charge at: www.presseportal.de/pm/23285?keygroup=bild - Over 12,800 functions, more than 4.5 million guests and an unparalleled variety of events: the Estrel Convention Center is celebrating its 10th birthday this year! Even the opening of the Estrel Convention Center in September 1999 - having been under construction for only eleven months- was a sensation: with a live elephant, symbolic of the size of the new convention centre, in the middle of the 4,700 metre square convention hall. Just a day later, shortly before the official opening gala with a concert by Julio Iglesias, the first major event was held in the Convention Center, attended by 7,500 guests.

September 7th, 2009 BERLIN - On 26 August 2009 the Regional Court of Berlin issued a restrictive injunction (file number: 15 O 350/09) against the South African picture agency Africa Media Online (AMO). Applicant is the South Africa chronicler Jürgen Schadeberg.

September 2nd, 2009 BERLIN, Germany - - Blätterwald and Zucker. Investigate Twitter Content From More Than 50 International Companies: About Half of all Tweets are in Dialogue.

August 23rd, 2009 BERLIN - - Berlin Tourismus Marketing Takes Stock of a Successful World Athletics Championship The 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin came to a successful end yesterday. In the words of Burkhard Kieker, Director of Berlin Tourismus Marketing GmbH (BTM), "With an air of enthusiasm in the Olympic Stadium and a fantastic atmosphere throughout the city, Berlin has shown itself to be an outstanding host.

August 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - For the first time, Vimeo (www.vimeo.com/), the online video sharing site for video creators is bringing its European community together with a series of Meet-Up events in Berlin, Paris, and London. Each Meet-Up offers a chance for Vimeo members and friends to unite in an offline environment, where they can watch member-created videos and enjoy a night of dancing and VJ performances.

August 17th, 2009 BERLIN - "Blu-ray Disc in Motion" is the theme for the 2009 BDA press conference taking place at IFA, Berlin. Speakers from the retail sector, Hollywood Studios, industry analysts and the BDA itself will provide insight into the actual Blu -ray Disc market, as well as the next phase of high definition home entertainment.

July 29th, 2009 BERLIN - - "European Property Award" for Best Real Estate Office and Best Real Estate Agent Website Goes to Berlin Capital Investments; - Sales-Service for International Real Estate Customers and "Serviced Living"-Concept Honoured; - Structure and Operation of Innovative Real Estate Agent Website for International Customers Convinced the Jury Berlin Capital Investments (www.berlin-capital.com). The international business division of Zabel Immobilien KG has been honoured with the European Property Award as being the Best Real Estate Office as well as having the Best Real Estate Agent Website.

May 13th, 2009 MOSCOW - May 19, 2009, Berlin, Germany - Venue: ADLON Hotel - Non-profit Partnership (Moscow, Russia) At the forthcoming IV International Conference the main discussions will arise around the possible consequences of passing the 3rd legislative package for the internal EU energy market, as well as the outcome of the Prague meetings on the and. Various international gas pipeline projects are expected to be discussed.

March 16th, 2009 BERLIN - In October 2009, the European College of Liberal Arts - in Berlin, Germany - will launch the first Bachelor of Arts in Value Studies worldwide, an interdisciplinary programme that represents a new form of liberal education. The curriculum is focused on moral, political, epistemic, religious, and aesthetic questions, and designed with the understanding that such questions are naturally and deeply connected.

April 24th, 2009 Apparent suicide at US Embassy in BerlinBERLIN — The U.S. Embassy in Berlin says a German contractor apparently has committed suicide inside the embassy building.

July 7th, 2009 Berlin zoo: Knut money dispute settledBERLIN — The Berlin Zoo says it has resolved a financial dispute with another German zoo over celebrity polar bear Knut. A zoo statement says the zoo reached an agreement with its counterpart in Neumuenster and will hold a news conference Wednesday.

May 12th, 2009 Berlin Airlift marked as Cold War turning-pointBERLIN — Berlin is paying tribute to the veterans of the 1948-49 airlift, marking the 60th anniversary of a key moment in the Cold War when the allied effort to supply the city by air forced the Soviets to lift their blockade. An estimated 150,000 people are expected for ceremonies Tuesday at Tempelhof Airport, the key hub for the U.S.

April 24th, 2009 BERLIN - About 1,500 Germany-based Tamils demonstrated Friday near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin for a halt to the fighting in Sri Lanka, where civilians are caught in the cross-fire in a government offensive against Tamil rebels. A spokeswoman said: 'We are demonstrating again to press for the German government to do more to help Tamils in Sri Lanka.' The Brandenburg Gate is a central-city landmark which is much visited by tourists.

May 12th, 2009 Man fined for beheading wax HitlerBERLIN — A Berlin court has fined a 42-year-old man $1,220 (euro900) for beheading a wax figure of Adolf Hitler at the Berlin branch of Madame Tussauds. A Berlin district court convicted Frank Lachner of property damage and bodily harm for lightly injuring a security guard on July 5 when he jumped over a desk behind which the Hitler figure was seated and knocked off its head in what he said at the time was an act of protest.

September 2nd, 2009 Climate spotlight: 1,000 ice men melt in BerlinBERLIN — A thousand miniature people have slowly melted away in a Berlin square in an effort by the World Wildlife Fund to draw attention to melting ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica. Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo carved the figures out of ice and placed them on steps in the central Gendarmenmarkt square where they began to melt within about half an hour.

August 25th, 2009 GE in sale, leaseback deal with Air BerlinSTAMFORD, Conn. — GE Capital Aviation Services, the aviation financing unit of General Electric Co., said Tuesday it has entered into a deal with Air Berlin for the sale and leaseback of three Airbus A320-200 aircraft.

July 21st, 2009 Psychiatric care ordered for Obama protesterBERLIN — A court has ordered psychiatric care for a man who staged a short-lived protest before Barack Obama's speech in Berlin during his campaign for the U.S. presidency. The 41-year-old German man drove through barricades around Berlin's Victory Column the day before Obama was to speak in July 2008 and poured red paint from his car.

September 20th, 2009 2 people die in poisoning at German therapy groupBERLIN — Two people died and 10 others were hospitalized after being poisoned while taking part in a group therapy session in Berlin, German police said Sunday. One person is in critical condition in a coma.

September 23rd, 2009 Polar bear Knut's friend Giovanna meets the pressBERLIN — Giovanna, the new companion of Berlin's favorite polar bear, Knut, has star quality as well. The female polar bear from Munich delighted photographers and visitors at the Berlin zoo Wednesday by plunging into her pool for a swim while exploring her outside enclosure for the first time — but without Knut.