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Topic: Proving Grounds


  
  Aberdeen Proving Ground - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aberdeen Proving Ground is a United States Army proving ground located in Harford County, Maryland.
It is the Army’s oldest active proving ground, established on October 20, 1917, six months after the United States entered World War I, It was established there so that design and testing of ordnance matériel can be carried out in close proximity to the nation’s industrial and shipping centers at the time.
Aberdeen Proving Ground occupies more than 72,500 acres (293 km²).
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aberdeen_Proving_Grounds   (577 words)

  
 Dugway Proving Grounds - United States Nuclear Forces
Surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges, the proving grounds terrain varies from level salt flats to scattered sand dunes and rugged mountains.
The construction of Dugway Proving Ground began in the spring of 1942.
Specific areas of the mission include evaluation of chemical agent detectors, testing of personnel and collective protective equipment (e.g., masks, clothing, shelters, etc.), testing of decontaminants, evaluation of military equipment for NBC survivability, analysis of waste and environmental samples, and safety air monitoring.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/facility/dugway.htm   (1131 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Dugway Proving Grounds is an 800,000-acre military Biological testing facility in the desert 60 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.
This story was originally brought to light in The Ground Zero article called "The secret Eye of the Triangle." The article coupled the chemtrail phenomena with UFO sightings, Chemical tests at Area 51 and its relationship with Dugway Proving Grounds.
Ground Zero was speculating at the time that the cattle were being used as disease models and as test models for battle medicine studies.
www.clydelewis.com /dis/sentinels/sentinels.html   (3533 words)

  
 Proving grounds to stay in Bruce Township - 06/03/01   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
   * If the proving grounds are sold to a developer, homes would have to be on five-acre lots, helping to control sprawl.
BRUCE TOWNSHIP -- For the last year, rumors that Ford Motor Co. was going to close its proving grounds in northern Macomb worried some township officials.
About 143 acres across from the proving grounds also are designated not to be developed for any type of housing.
detnews.com /2001/macomb/0106/03/c05-231712.htm   (543 words)

  
 Packard Proving Grounds
The Lodge was home to the Proving Grounds manager and family and featured three fireplaces, nine bedrooms, four bathrooms, hardwood floors, dormitories for test drivers, and garage space for eight cars.
A famous ad (below) showed a new Packard passing through the entrance gates at the Proving Grounds after having been picked at random from the assembly line to be tested on roads containing gravel, mud, water pits, bumps, curves, and railroad ties.
To prove the reliability of the new Packard V-8 for 1955, a Patrician sedan was driven continuously around the track, 24 hours a day for ten days, stopping only for fuel, tires, driver changes, and minor maintenance.
shelbyhistory.tripod.com /id14.html   (1166 words)

  
 Dugway Proving Ground -- The New Groom Lake?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Dugway Proving Ground is located 80 miles southwest of Salt Lake City and covers an area of approximately 800,000 acres in the Great Salt Lake Desert.
The primary mission of Dugway Proving Ground is to plan, conduct, analyze, and report the results of technical tests and studies; especially in the areas of chemical defense, biological defense, incendiary, smoke and obscurant systems, and environmental technology testing.
Dugway Proving Ground was authorized to fill the need for testing weapons and defenses against chemical and biological agents.
www.abovetopsecret.com /pages/dugway.html   (766 words)

  
 David Linsey - Proving Grounds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
After approximately a year of work, the Proving Grounds was born on June 28th 2000.
There was no tolerance for this type of behavior on Proving Grounds which was welcomed by many players.
The core group of Proving Grounds admins are looking at possibilities for starting up something new.
www.msu.edu /~linseyda/pg.html   (589 words)

  
 The Proving Grounds Paintball Field (Sheridan, Indiana) - pbreview.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Proving Grounds is a great field in central IN.
Proving Grounds cannot be matched to any other feilds in the area.
i would give proving grounds an 11 but the scale doesnt go that high but on my scale its clearly higher than a 10.
www.pbreview.com /fields/reviews/697   (779 words)

  
 Proving grounds project honored
The grounds, dedicated in 1927, were used by the Packard Motor Car Co. until 1956 as a testing facility for automobiles and parts.
The land was sold to the Ford Motor Co. in 1962 and was used as a Ford trim plant until the mid-1990s.
Once the improvements are completed, look for a Packard Proving Grounds open house that will display Packard cars and tell the history of the site.
www.freep.com /news/cfp/6/upack19_20030619.htm   (330 words)

  
 Detail Guys Visit Nations Automotive Proving Grounds
We recently went to the Ford Proving Grounds between Kingman, AZ and Lake Havasu City, AZ.
We have now been to eleven of the nations proving grounds and were able to talk to those involved in the testing and evaluations of the automobiles that we clean and polish everyday.
Ford has many proving grounds across the country, some you can see diagrams, some where they stop testing even if a light aircraft flies over.
www.detailguys.com /nw54.shtml   (705 words)

  
 Proving Grounds News
Five years ago, a "couple guys in Michigan with a database" opened a site called Proving Grounds and aspired to provide a different kind of atmosphere for gaming enthusiasts to match their skills up against other competitive enthusiasts.
We have seen great players come and play here at Proving Grounds, sharing their experiences with the others here who would follow rules in pursuit of something better than what was offered by our competitors.
No doubt exists that Proving Grounds made an impact in the online gaming community, whether it be the positive reactions most of you expressed, or the love-affair the whiners and cheaters had with trading barbs with us!
www.provinggrounds.com   (518 words)

  
 Inside Line: VW Considers Alternatives to Arizona Proving Grounds -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Options being explored include the relocation of the proving grounds or some of the operations performed there.
VW also said it is checking the market value of the proving grounds and whether any potential buyers are interested.
General Motors some time ago considered closing its Mesa, Arizona, proving grounds, which was once in the middle of nowhere but now is at the edge of suburbia.
www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/News/articleId=107116   (250 words)

  
 The Proving Grounds
The Proving Grounds is Moving to 3890 Broad Street in Sumter.
The Proving Grounds has water and electricity on site, to include electric hook-ups for charging or lighting purposes, but not to support air conditioners or compressors.
The Proving Grounds RC Raceway is maintained and operated by the Sumter Area Radio Control Car Club, or SARC3, with the permission and support of the Sumter County Parks and Recreation Department.
www.theracetrack.50megs.com   (185 words)

  
 Legendary Rubicon Trail Recreated at Chelsea Proving Grounds
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 17 -- A portion of the Sierra Nevada mountain range known as the famed Rubicon Trail was recreated at Chrysler Corporation's Chelsea Proving Grounds in Michigan to test the legendary off-road capability of Jeep(R) vehicles.
Five of the most challenging portions of the 22-mile Rubicon Trail, including both Big and Little Sluice, were duplicated in a 350-foot test course at the Chelsea Proving Grounds.
The new portion, called the Jeep Sluice Box at Chelsea, is a $100,000 addition to an already extensive four- wheel drive test course that includes challenges such as railroad ties, log piles, stair steps, twisting descents on sandy hills and steep inclines.
www.theautochannel.com /news/press/date/19980617/press013521.html   (464 words)

  
 Atomic Tests: Operation Castle, Pacific Proving Grounds 1954   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Perry Island was the assembly point for the weapons and Enyu was the firing station for the first shot which became the infamous Bravo detonation.
The ground movement and contamination on Bikini rendered the island useless.
Millions of tons of tuna, one of the staple foods in Japan were contaminated and had to be buried.
www.aracnet.com /~pdxavets/castle1.htm   (172 words)

  
 Bosch Automotive Proving Grounds (BAPG) - Independent Vehicle Testing & Development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Bosch Automotive Proving Grounds (BAPG) operates as an independent vehicle testing and development service supplier to all vehicle and component manufacturers.
BAPG is located on 675 acres in New Carlisle, Indiana (90 miles east of the Chicago, Illinois area).
The Bosch Automotive Proving Grounds (BAPG) is an independent vehicle facility located on 675 acres in New Carlisle, Indiana.
www.boschusa.com /AutoOrigEquip/ProvingGrounds   (132 words)

  
 Volkswagen of America Considers Arizona Proving Grounds Alternatives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. —Due to urban sprawl encroaching upon its Arizona Proving Grounds, located in Maricopa, Arizona, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is evaluating alternate plans for the site.
Options may include the relocation of the Proving Grounds, or some of the operations performed there.
The Arizona Proving Grounds consists of approximately 1600 acres and has been a testing site for the Volkswagen Group since 1993.
www.vwvortex.com /artman/publish/volkswagen_news/printer_1504.shtml   (283 words)

  
 FoxBot Forums -> Half-life 2 Staff Needed At Proving Grounds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Despite the delay of Half-Life 2, all of us over at the Proving Grounds are hard at work preparing for it's arrival.
Well for one thing we need Staff to help administer the new ladders that will be created for the explosion of players sure to hit The Proving Grounds for some Half Life 2 Deathmatch action.
For those of you that are unfamiliar with Proving Grounds, we've been around for many years with over 100 ladders covering dozens of games.
dynamic.gamespy.com /~foxbot/forum/index.php?showtopic=3562   (499 words)

  
 Dugway Proving Ground Survivors Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
At Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, Dr. Layton concentrated his efforts, as did I.G. Farben, on the development of nerve gasses.
Secondly, all employees at the Dugway Proving Grounds work under a code of assured non-compliance with inquiries, and what that means is, you work here, what you do here stays here, or you run the risk of termination, loss of benefits, loss of health care, and therefore you don't hear a lot of whistle blowing.
This site is provided as a public service by the Dugway Proving Ground Survivors and it is intended to be used by the public for viewing and retrieval purposes only.
home.comcast.net /~kknowlto   (1875 words)

  
 Grey Areas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
One of the more controversial stories I filed for Ground Zero was the story about a strange anomaly that wound up on film and in my office after I offered $10 million dollars for proof of a UFO.
The Area is located near Dugway Proving Grounds, an area situated in the western desert of Utah.
One of the areas for impact is the area near Dugway Proving Grounds.
www.clydelewis.com /dis/grey/grey.htm   (6048 words)

  
 Star Sound Technologies - The Proving Grounds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
This Proving Grounds segment is designed to focus on current definitions and phraseology used to describe and define resonance function as viewed by the Industry.
If you move your electronic components into another room, onto a separate grounding plane, you may think you have isolated them, however loudspeakers cannot isolate from themselves as well as the wire conduits connecting them to your components.
The amplitudes of detrimental resonance formed are rapidly transferred to ground or the greater mass– thus the live dynamic remains within the instrument as the critical last movement.
www.audiopoints.com /proving.html   (1997 words)

  
 Packard Proving Grounds Update 3
The Packard Proving Grounds Tour hosted by the Shelby Township Historical Committee drew an enthusiastic crowd of Packard fans.
The Historic Site Nomination for the Packard Proving Grounds is going slowly but surely.
If approved the Packard Proving Grounds will be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
www.expage.com /packardupdate3   (482 words)

  
 Bruntingthorpe Proving Grounds
Proving Ground - Vehicle Storage - Testing Areas
Set in the heart of the UK, Bruntingthorpe is privately owned and boasts a range of facilities making it the ideal location for a wide range of activities limited only by your imagination.
On-site secure storage for thousands of cars, trailers and hundreds of aircraft can easily be accomodated, with access provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year.
www.bruntingthorpe.com /about.htm   (384 words)

  
 The Utah UFO Hunters - Dugway Proving Ground
Alien hunters and nerve agent contamination may be prompting Dugway Proving Ground to seek to expand its size.....
Dugway Proving Ground's official mission is chemical and biological weapons defense and it is under control of the Army's Developmental Test Command.
In recent years, the Dugway Proving Ground west of Salt Lake City has begun to expand its operations dramatically.
www.aliendave.com /UUFOH_DugwayProvingGrounds.html   (2043 words)

  
 GM Proving Grounds Exhibition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
KTVK Ch.3's weather man, Brad Perry, gets ready to burn rubber in the Bondurant Corvette C5 during the live broadcast out at the school.
The media program at the Bob Bondurant School highlighted: The GM Desert Proving ground's Corvette Exhibition driving, The Corvette 50th anniversary Caravan, and the release of the Paramount Pictures movie "The Italian Job" via stunt driving in the MiniCooper from the movie.
GM AZ Proving grounds Corvette doing 360 across the Bondurant Skid pad live on Ch.3 morning show, "Good Morning Arizona"
www.bondurant.com /mediaPRpages/GMproving.html   (123 words)

  
 Proving Grounds found Swiftly
Read about proving grounds in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
Trowbridge Proving Grounds is a NETRUNNER Cell of the Top Runners.
Proving Grounds (http://www.provinggrounds.com) is looking for more Counter-Strike players that are interested...
www.movefm.co.uk /moveinfo/proving_grounds.html   (402 words)

  
 The Massassi Temple: Jedi Knight Multiplayer Level: Tusken Proving Grounds
Tusken Proving Grounds, Jedi Knight Multiplayer Saber level (nf/ff).
Set somwhere in the middle of the Tattooine dessert, these hidden caves are used by young Tusken warriors eager to prove they are 'hard' enough.
We do our best to keep our content free of objectionable material, but we cannot guarantee that sites we link to take the same stance, be aware of what you and/or your children are visiting on the internet.
www.massassi.net /levels/files/441.shtml   (359 words)

  
 U.S. Army Electronic Proving Grounds - Fort Huachuca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) was established at Fort Huachuca in 1954 when the fort was reopened.
EPG is a command of White Sands Missile range, an element of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
The mission of EPG is to support materiel developers by planning, conducting, and reporting technical tests of new electronic systems including command, control, communications, computers, intelligence (C4I) and electronic warfare equipment.
huachuca-www.army.mil /UNITS/usaepg.htm   (722 words)

  
 International Cycling Classic: Shaklee MGA Proving Grounds Road Race
The Shaklee MGA Proving Grounds Road Race begins with a neutral rollout on the MGA Proving Grounds track and then launches into a 9-mile loop over the rolling hills of the neighboring area.
The terrain and the many curves and turns on the course work in favor of attacks which can more easily roll out of sight of the peloton.
The race returns to the Proving Grounds for a half-lap on the track leading to the Start/Finish line.
www.internationalcycling.com /venue/mga.shtml   (153 words)

  
 CHELSEA PROVING GROUNDS HISTORY 06/27/04
Chelsea Proving Grounds' employees broke the World Endurance Record, traveling 2,836.42 miles in 24 hours at an average speed of 118.84 mph.
March 2004 — Chelsea Proving Grounds was awarded a Green Cross for Safety from the National Safety Council, recognizing significant improvement in workplace safety.
June 2004 — Chelsea Proving Grounds celebrates 50 years of testing and engineering.
www.thenewsherald.com /stories/062704/aut_20040627075.shtml   (366 words)

  
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