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  2. Brooke Army Medical Center - Wikipedia

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    The new hospital was the first in a series of moves which changed Fort Sam Houston from an Infantry to a medical Post. In 1941, the Station Hospital prepared for an overwhelming flow of casualties from World War II battlefields by converting a 220-person enlisted barracks into additional patient wards.

  3. B&Q - Wikipedia

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    In May 2023, B&Q opened new distribution centre in Bassetlaw. [24] Later, in August, B&Q opened in Sutton, the UK. [25] In January 2024, B&Q unveiled its plan to open its tenth local store on Staines high street. [26] Later in February, B&Q announced its increase of its hourly rate of pay for its UK employees to £12.21 and up to £13.55 in London.

  4. Chinatown, Houston - Wikipedia

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    A retail center in Chinatown in southwest Houston, where restaurants serving authentic Chinese food are located. The Southwest Management District (formerly Greater Sharpstown Management District) defines it as being roughly bounded by Redding Rd and Gessner Rd to the East, Westpark Dr to the North, Beltway 8 to the West, and Beechnut St to the South. [1]

  5. Barbed wire - Wikipedia

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    Barbed wire, also known as barb wire, is a type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strands. Its primary use is the construction of inexpensive fences , and it is also used as a security measure atop walls surrounding property.

  6. Fort Sam Houston - Wikipedia

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    Fort Sam Houston is known as the "Home of Army Medicine" and "Home of the Combat Medic". At the end of World War II, the Army decided to make Fort Sam Houston its principal medical training facility. [9] In conjunction with this decision came the determination to develop Brooke General Hospital into one of the Army's premier medical centers. [9]

  7. War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    The war in Europe against the French Empire under Napoleon ensured that the British did not consider the War of 1812 against the United States as more than a sideshow. [281] Britain's blockade of French trade had worked and the Royal Navy was the world's dominant nautical power (and remained so for another century).

  8. Alice in Chains - Wikipedia

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    The original lineup in a 1988 promo. From left: Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Starr, Layne Staley. Before the formation of Alice in Chains, Layne Staley, a drummer at the time, [13] [14] landed his first gig as a vocalist when he auditioned to sing for a local glam metal band known as Sleze after receiving some encouragement from his stepbrother Ken Elmer.

  9. Breaking Bad - Wikipedia

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    Breaking Bad is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC.Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, dispirited high-school chemistry teacher struggling with a recent diagnosis of stage-three lung cancer.