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Walking Tour: ‘Tiergarten’ – Best Public Park In Berlin, Germany (Video)

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Walking along the scenic paths of Tiergarten from the Reichstag to the Soviet Memorial Site, Bellevue Palace, The Victory Column and visiting the Rose Garden.

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The Tiergarten translates as “animal garden,” name that came about when the park was once the private hunting ground of Prussian royalty. It is Berlin’s most popular inner-city park, located completely in the district of the same name. The park is 210 hectares (520 acres) in size and is among the largest urban gardens of Germany. Only the Tempelhofer Park (previously Berlin’s Tempelhof airport) and Munich’s Englischer Garten (See my other walking tour) are larger. Rising from the center of the garden is the 230-foot (70-meter) high Victory Column. Originally erected in front of the Reichstag building in the 19th century, it was moved to its current location by Hitler and as a result was spared from destruction at the end of World War II. Climb the 285 steps to the viewing platform for an uninterrupted view over Berlin. Look north to see Bellevue Palace, south for the embassy district and zoo, east to the Brandenburg Gate and west for Schloss Charlottenburg (Charlottenburg Palace). Date recorded: September, 2020 Weather: â›… 26C | 79F

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Healthcare: Mergers & Profit Strategies Force Many Rural And Smaller Hospitals To Close (Video)

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In rural towns across the U.S. hospitals are in crisis. Since 2010, 121 rural hospitals have closed. And, the National Rural Health Association says more than one-third of all rural hospitals in the U.S. are at serious risk of shutting down.

But not all hospitals are losing money. A series of mergers and acquisitions that began in the 1990’s has created massive hospital groups. Many of these hospital consortiums are turning huge profits every year by offering high priced services to well insured patients.