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Area 51... known as Groom Lake, is a secret military facility about 90 miles north of Las Vegas. The number refers to a 6-by-10-mile block of land, at the center of which is a large air base the government will not discuss. The site was selected in the mid-1950s for testing of the U-2 spyplane, due to its remoteness, proximity to existing facilities and presence of a dry lake bed for landings. Groom Lake is America's traditional testing ground for "black budget" aircraft before they are publicly acknowledged. The facility and surrounding areas are also associated -- with varying levels of credibility -- with UFO and conspiracy stories. In 1989, Bob Lazar claimed on a Las Vegas television station that he had worked with alien spacecraft at Papoose Lake, south of Area 51.
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After the Area 51 website was set up, it soon became apparent that a significant percentage of those contacting the author were schools. Queries were frequently made as to the existence of a “Schools Edition” of the show. The decision was therefore made recently to create just that. To this end, a cast of West End professionals were hired to create an even more cutting edge, raucous and funky show than before. Matt Rawle and Leigh Anne Stone (Grease, Fame The Musical, Cats) reprised their roles from the concept album, and were joined by Kelly Sims (The Ratpack, Footloose, Mamma Mia, Boogie Nights) Serena Giacomini (City of Angels, Buddy), Nicola Bryan (Return to the Forbidden Planet, The Full Monty, Fame The Musical), Rob Maskell (Grease, Buddy), and George Coutsoudis (Saturday Night Fever, Blood Brothers, Fame The Musical). Tom Carradine (Blood Brothers, News Revue) served as Musical Director.
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Recognizing the success of testing the U-2 at Area 51, the CIA and the Air Force decided to test all new top-secret military aircraft at Groom Lake. Under the leadership of Werner Weiss, grade GS-15 in the CIA, Colonels Holbury and Slip Slater, USAF increased the size of the facility to accommodate the new Oxcart/A-12 program by lengthening the runway from 5000 feet to 8500 feet and the restricted airspace grew to 20 X 22 nautical miles. Surplus World War II Navy barracks were moved to the site to furnish billeting for CIA operations. In early 1962 the first A-12 (CIA code-name for the A-12 plane: Article) was shipped to Groom Lake. The five specially trained CIA pilots (CIA code-name: Drivers) arrived soon thereafter. On April 26, 1962, the first A-12 Archangel, the most revolutionary plane ever, took to the skies.
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Apart from the intrinsic interest in Area 51, the Public Eye initiative of the Federation of American Scientists tasked IKONOS imagery of this facility as an experiment to validate the potential applicability of commercial high resolution imagery to warfighting applications. The explicit restrictions on commercial imagery are well-known -- no high resolution imagery of Israel, and shutter control when imposed by the US government in connection with military operations. The possibility of less formal or explicit restrictions on the availability of imagery is less well understood, though perhaps subject to experimental verification. The possibility could not be excluded that additional restriction on imagery availability, beyond the formal legal requirements of the government license, could result from either explicit corporate policy or informal influence from various sources. If in fact such informal shutter controls were to be imposed, Area 51 would surely be a leading candidate for such restrictions. The operational security managers of the Groom Lake facility are surely the world's most experienced, and presumably the most competent, practitioners of the art of hiding things from reconnaissance satellites.
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Featuring online play, Area 51 is set in the U.S. government's most top-secret and secure facility located in the Nevada desert. Players take on the role of Lt. Nick Cross, a hazardous biological waste specialist sent to investigate. During his investigation, Lt. Cross stumbles across alien creatures and becomes infected with a biological mutagen that eventually transforms him into something not quite human. To save the earth and himself, Lt. Cross must fight to solve the enigma of Area 51. Features extensive Single-Player Campaign: Battle through corridors of Area 51 and attempt to discover the secrets of the extraterrestrial menace before it is too late. Engage in an epic adventure through eight massive sections of a secretive complex.
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Registration for Inter-arcade FIFA 2008 League at the Area 51 video game arcade is now open. Registration costs $1000 and only the first 20 entries will be accepted for the competition. A soon as 20 entries are received a follow up will be made detailing the rules and formated of the competition. Please contact Christopher, Marsha or Milton at the arcade to register and feel free to ask any wuestion in the Inter-arcade FIFA 2008 League section of thr area51jamaica.com forums.
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