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[Scribe]

Following on from tipsila's post, there seem to be 2 main meteorite (or possible meteorite) hits on January 18th. The first was in Spain, 1994, but may not have been a meteorite, and is referred to as the Cando Event. Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cando_event
http://www.rense.com/ufo/galician.htm

Not much else on it, apart from a report dismissing the meteor theory.

The second, though, was in Canada in 2000, and contained organic matter from far away. Lots more info on the web for this one:

http://nai.nasa.gov/news_stories/news_detail.cfm?ID=44
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/11015.html
http://www.astrobiology.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=21384
http://aquarid.physics.uwo.ca/~pbrown/tagish/
http://oro.open.ac.uk/8172/

(Most of those are news articles.)

[DelVillan.]

I gathered a little more information on YES.

YES1, or yamaguchi sarcoma viral oncogene homolog 1, is a plasmid DNA gene. YES is a non receptor, cytoplasmic PTK, or "protein tyrosine kinase," which is a type of enzyme that attach phosphate residues to protein substrates. While that sounds like intense genetic jargon, it can be explained.
YES1 is a type of gene found in humans that is a homolog to the Yamaguchi sarcoma virus. Yamaguchi is the last time of the man who discovered it, and a sarcoma is tumorous connective tissue. The gene maps to chromosome 18 (18p11.32), and is called YES1, while a pseudogene, (a defective segment of DNA that resembles a gene but cannot be transcribed), called YES2, maps to 22q11.2. Apparently, there are other similar sequences to YES in the human genome, but have yet to be mapped.
Being a proto-oncogene, it can be altered/mutate when introduced to the Yamaguchi sarcoma virus. (The oncogene would be the virus itself, and the proto-oncogenes are the homologous counterparts that mutate)
The actual function of the YES1 gene is unknown, but it is believed to play a part in growth control.

[Scribe]

Some info on the file we're still waiting for, Eric's musical tastes, and the extent of his knowledge. Any chance "Tool" is a hint of some kind? Some of us have also been wondering if this ties in with any other ARG - does anyone know if there has been movement of a file elsewhere (e.g. Eldritch Errors?)

[Mason]

I got an email from Eric.

[DelVillan.]

There's a Tool concert at 7:30 tonight at DTE Energy Music Theatre in
Clarkston, MI. I'll see if anything special is going on with it.

I'm assuming that Eric doesn't know who "they" are, either. And if that alien-bit came as a surprise to him, I'm not sure what's up.

As for the mail thing, we'll probably have to stop the posting and such, I would assume. Perhaps we could make a "mailing list" of sorts (forwarding, maybe) instead? I don't receive emails from Eric, so I'll be at a huge loss of information, seeing as the sites aren't updating anymore, if I don't get a chance to read them.

Edit: Similarly, Eric made the Gate3 page. Did he only just look into that now? Seems to me if you were making a page titled "Mahasamparka" you would be a little curious.

Doubly Edit: Tool has a song called Ænima, with the lyrics
"Some say a comet will fall from the sky
Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves
Followed by fault lines that cannot sit still
Followed by millions of dumb-founded [idiots] and

Some say the end is near
Some say we'll see armageddon soon
I certainly hope we will
I sure could use a vacation from this."

Sure sounds like Eric, no?

The song makes some other alien-references, notably the Sci-fi Scientologist, L Ron Hubbard.

[Scribe]

[James Stone]

I emailed Eric and asked about all the questions he has been receiving and about any connection he may have with Boston. Here is his reply:

[tipsila]

[Mason]

[James Stone]

Wow, someone needs to go back under their bridge, eh Mason?

[tipsila]

Just because I haven't had any IM conversations with a character in THIS game does not mean I am afraid to do so - and you can believe whatever you wish.

I didn't say it was you - but perhaps you have a guilty conscience?

Trout, you say? I think not. No new game information? I think you are jealous.

Also, I find your post quite offensive, Mason. It isn't the first time you have tried to belittle me, and perhaps I should bring it to the attention of a moderator, as posts such as yours above spoil the enjoyment of others that would like to play a game.

[myf]

Mason, you are of course quite within your rights if you want to keep communications to yourself, but as has already been said, these boards should be OOG and so anything posted here is meant to be safe and not impact on events in any way.

And yes, I'm aware that I haven't contributed to the proceedings, but I have been reading and following from the start, and would certainly appreciate it if you did continue posting emails etc. here.

If you want to pick up your ball and go home, feel free. Just don't attack people on your way out.

[Mason]

Well, feel free tipsila. Simply because I obviously direct it at you, doesn't make it any harsher than your constant subtle attacks at me. I guess I just have the spine to come out and say it, instead of conniving quietly in a corner.

myf, I understand how hard it is to get into ARGs once they've started rolling, and appreciate that you can't contribute until you've caught up on the ever-puzzling nature of 6op1libra. If you post or PM me your email address, I'll BCC you in on any information I receive.

[myf]

Thanks for the offer, but I'm involved in other games far more than this one, and will stick to just following it in this thread. I'm not interested in becoming completely engrossed in it.

[catherwood]