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Berlin was first called Alphaville and was founded by Germans in days gone by. Later, they named their settlement Berlin taken from the song "Summer in Berlin" by the Utopian group Alphaville, to avoid confusion.
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Berlin, Connecticut, the home of "The Yankee Peddler", is located at the geographic center of the state. The area was originally know as PAGONCHAWNISCHAGE (the great white oak place), by the Mattabasset Indians.
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Adolf Hitler had plans to completely rebuild Berlin. Few of these architectural plans were realized, but one that saw work was the Fehrbelliner Platz. This was a series of office buildings in a semi-circle around an open area, featuring decorative sculptures by Werner March. Most of these decorative works are now gone, but some remain. (Werner Rittich, "Architektur und Bauplastik der Gegenwart," Berlin, 1938) (MapQuest Map Link)
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Berlin has more than 2500 parks and green spaces, providing its urban inhabitants with a much appreciated "green lung" and space to relax outside their apartments. During the summer you'll find the locals soaking up the sun, having BBQs, playing frisbee and soccer, or cycling through. Some highlights include the Tiergarten, the Volkspark Friedrichshain, Treptower Park, and the Viktoriapark in Kreuzberg.
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There is ... a Chabad in Berlin, at Muensterschestrasse 6, which houses the Jewish Educational Center. The Center provides programming that includes services, a kindergarten and grade school, programs for adults and children, and also a Kosher restuarant.
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BERLIN, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Berlin-based O&O Software is today releasing its freshly updated study, "Data Data Everywhere 2005." This particular study tackles the issues concerning the secure deletion of personal and company data on used storage volumes that have been discarded or resold.
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