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[Trailhead] The Black Helix
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bryanflurry
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Joined: 02 Aug 2007
Posts: 477
Location: Mississauga, Canada

Did any of the in-game sites acknowledged Jessica's kidnapping? We learned about the kidnapping through the Black Helix's site and their youtube account, both out-of-game. Maybe we could be more subtle, pretend we don't know it yet and ask if we could interview Jessica instead?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:04 pm
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user1353
Decorated

Joined: 12 Feb 2011
Posts: 234

As far as i've seen,
none of the in game sites have acknowledged that she's gone..
wonder why..

anyways I sent in this email pretending to be a student..

To whom it may concern,
My name is ******* *******, I am a sophomore studying at San Francisco State University.
I am currently studying psychology as my major.

In one of my classes, I have been assigned a research paper about what it is like in the job and to be actually out in the field
doing research. I came across the UKSRI website, and I was wondering if I could ask a certain Jessica
Harrington (PhD) for an interview seeing as how she relates to my major, my interests as a future career, and my interests on
pharmaceutical and neural realm.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
**********

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:27 pm
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lynchdada
Kl00

Joined: 16 Jul 2008
Posts: 42

@1353 If they say an interview isn't possible, because she has been kidnapped, you can be my secret informant Wink

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:33 pm
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user1353
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Joined: 12 Feb 2011
Posts: 234

I guess we have a mystery to solve, gang!

well actually two,
we're still working on the healing wounds code,
but every body seems to have forgotten about
Log 002 where the camera falls down and it
shows a note pad with what looks like
"Feed Cats!!
_AVE 078 101 541 67"

it looks like theres an extra number after the 7,
but it looks like it's on the next page.
maybe it's david's number?
I know it's been tried, but maybe it hasn't been set up yet,
can anybody from the uk call it again?

props to Agent Verne for the find.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:38 pm
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swish
Boot


Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Posts: 59
Location: Sweden

Re: Illegal Drug Testing
Outsourcing drug trials

Uganda seems to be and have been a hotspot for drug trials. Not all are made ethically or safely, or even with sound scientifical methods or apt instruments for measuring results.

* Uganda set to host major Clinical Research for EA (EACCR)
http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/2-international-news/221-uganda-to-host-major-hiv-centre.html

The ethical obligations to protect the best interest of subjects in clinical procedures are defined by the Nuremberg code. The human experimental subjects are to be protected from injury, disability or death. Its main principle is the necessity to obtain voluntary informed consent from the patient.

*US-funded trials with the anti HIV drug Nevirapine killed mothers and children in Uganda. Trials started in 1997 and went on undisturbed until 2002. The same drug but under the name Viramune was tested om mothers in the US in 2004.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h4PXG4jtSRdvLCrA6kCHd6qiZNVQ?docId=152304f23a2e42c0a628408f318d5b47
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:48 pm
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Oats22
Boot

Joined: 28 Jun 2010
Posts: 27

Can't sign up

I can't sign up for the black helix website--every time I try, it stops at 88% complete, what am I doing wrong?

Edit: I think the issue is with my alias name. I keep putting in fake names, but I don't know what else to do to fix it.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 2:32 pm
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OBT
Boot

Joined: 11 Oct 2009
Posts: 21

Just sent an email to Jessica posing as her overseer's (Prof. Reginald Blair) secretary looking for a progress update. Hoping that whoever kidnapped her monitors her email and might send me something back. Tis worth a shot!

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 2:37 pm
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rcmodels
Boot

Joined: 08 Aug 2010
Posts: 21
Location: MA, USA

Sent an email to the info@ address asking for dave's email address posing as someone interested in becoming a lab technician.

Also, on the phone number, 07810 is a valid mobile prefix for vodaphone uk. Phil in the UK was kind enough to try 07810 154167x which is how the number would have to be formatted. There does appear to be a digit after the 67, my best guess was a 7, but Phil wasn't able to turn up anything for any digit. Feel free to try again, he disappeared to watch Top Gear so I couldn't totally confirm the results with him. When he returns I'll update.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:19 pm
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Minz
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Joined: 12 Apr 2009
Posts: 183

Found another page associated with the game :
http://www.armucom.com/
This seems to be a branch of pharmucom as they practically share the same name and are also mentioned in the pharmucom keyword list for search engines. (see sourcecode)

Nothing on the site though. I tried finding some subfolders and files by guessing some names but except a stadard directory (cgi-bin/) whis is blocked nothing turned up.
Description on the site is "Confidential" so it might be important later in the game.

I have also rewatched the kidnapping video and noted the following facts :

1. The symbol flashing at the end of the video only shows the second bulb (as posted by michelle on p11) at the top when contrast is almost maxed. I dont know if this has any significance but the symbol surely directs us towards some kind of secret (medical?) society.

2. The kidnapper had the same wingless-caduceus symbol on his left hand during the kidnapping. It's probably a tatoo, so that would be a significant help in spotting members of that organization.

3. The kidnappers face is shown just before he switches of the videolog. I have adjusted brightness and contrast a bit on that picture in order to get a better look at him. picture is below.
symbol_hc.jpg
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bh_hand.jpg
 Description   hand with helix tatoo and edited helix for comparison
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:28 pm
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Agent Verne
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Joined: 21 Apr 2010
Posts: 79
Location: UK

Thanks for the props on the mobile number find everyone.

I'm in the UK, and I've tried the mobile number, and had no success. I can confirm that UK mobiles numbers are 11 digits in length (I spent part of the day before game launch inputting mobile numbers into a database, after splitting the numbers into a 5-digit and a 6-digit segment). So, there won't (or at least shouldn't be a number after the 7).

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:40 pm
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Big Max
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Joined: 20 Aug 2010
Posts: 6
Location: "Surf City", USA

The numbers "078" in the mobile number used to be the area code, for "Carrick-on-Shannon and the surrounding area of Co. Leitrim in the Irish Republic",7 years ago. Idk if it means anything but decided to post this anyways.
source of the info:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081011065853AAe5VGt

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:52 pm
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Oats22
Boot

Joined: 28 Jun 2010
Posts: 27

Sign Up Info

Does anyone have any information at all about how to sign up?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:09 pm
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JohnArgo
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Joined: 28 Jan 2011
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Re: Sign Up Info

Oats22 wrote:
Does anyone have any information at all about how to sign up?

What info do you need?

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:16 pm
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Oats22
Boot

Joined: 28 Jun 2010
Posts: 27

I posted this a little earlier today:

I can't sign up for the black helix website--every time I try, it stops at 88% complete, what am I doing wrong?

Edit: I think the issue is with my alias name. I keep putting in fake names, but I don't know what else to do to fix it.

I still can't figure out what's wrong with it.

PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:30 pm
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JohnArgo
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That was happening to me in the beginning, but then I realized I never entered in my birthdate. Are you sure you filled in every box?

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