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OrangeKeekat
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Joined: 02 Mar 2011
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Location: Jerusalem, Israel
luci wrote:
OrangeKeekat wrote:
Okay. For the record, I received it yesterday. Not sure whether to reply or what.


Maybe ask for the details of the investigating authorities?


Roger that, I told them I had no info but was wondering what info they needed so's I could be on the lookout. We'll see if I get a reply.

Update: Looks like we have a press release on the main site now.

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giallonero
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 		"...recent security breaches on the UKSRI intranet including Jessica Harrington's account have also led the authorities into company wide investigations."

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luci
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 		Nigeria
Agent Verne wrote:
The note appears to read "Feed Cats!! *OWE 078 101 541 67" You can't see the 'O' in the screenshot, but it's there if you watch the video. It appears the mark after the final 7 is a mark on the next sheet of paper. It can't be an extra number, as that'd make the number 1 digit too long.


Have been playing around with the number, and one possibility is that it's a GPS co-ordinate. Most variations put me somewhere in an ocean, but this worked to put me on solid land:

7.8101,5.4167 (with or without another digit on the end it works)

It comes up in Nigeria, near the village Itapa, in Ekiti State. http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=7.808963,5.41626&spn=9.155133,16.907959&t=h&z=7

I know Jess was keen on Uganda, has anyone seen anything about Nigeria?

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Winny
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 		Press release from UKSRI. Just posted on webpage and Facebook......
"On Thursday night, Jessica Harrington, a 27yr old research student and beloved colleague here at UKSRI was abducted from her home. This harrowing incident was caught live on Jessica's video log.
Jessica's kidnapping is a situation you may already be aware of, as it has been heavily reported on in news reports across the country after the video of the kidnapping was made available online.
UKSRI is currently working very closely with the authorities and helping as much as we can in order that Jessica be found safely. We would like to take this time to thank Pharmucom and our other partners for supporting UKSRI in our decision to focus our energy on helping the authorities and away from our research during this time.
Currently, UKSRI has no further information regarding Jessica's whereabouts or disappearance and recent security breaches on the UKSRI intranet including Jessica Harrington's account have also led the authorities into company wide investigations.
The authorities are continuing to investigate various leads into the disappearance, as well as monitoring all communication that takes place both to and from UKSRI.
"

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Winny
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OrangeKeekat wrote:
Did everyone else get this email? I assume so, I'm just checking.

Quote:
To whom it may concern,

It has come to our recent attention that you may be involved or have knowledge about the whereabouts of Jessica Harrington. Currently her kidnapping is under investigation by multiple authorities, and close friends and colleagues are deeply concerned for her welfare. There have also been several security breaches into Jessica Harrington's UKSRI intranet account which we have become aware of and are actively monitoring.

If you have any information relating to this matter or the abduction of Jessica Harrington, please inform us urgently so any valuable information can be passed onto the relevant authorities.

Kind regards,
UKSRI

infoSPLATuksri.org
http://www.uksri.org


Yes, I got that yesterday morning. I assumed everyone got it Confused

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EMTFIRE
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Proposal
Hello All. I've been lurking, and just received my "Proposal application". Are we all going to send in similar proposals?

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:18 am
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zampa
Boot

Joined: 26 Feb 2011
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 		Re: Nigeria
luci wrote:
Agent Verne wrote:
The note appears to read "Feed Cats!! *OWE 078 101 541 67" You can't see the 'O' in the screenshot, but it's there if you watch the video. It appears the mark after the final 7 is a mark on the next sheet of paper. It can't be an extra number, as that'd make the number 1 digit too long.


Have been playing around with the number, and one possibility is that it's a GPS co-ordinate. Most variations put me somewhere in an ocean, but this worked to put me on solid land:

7.8101,5.4167 (with or without another digit on the end it works)

It comes up in Nigeria, near the village Itapa, in Ekiti State. http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=7.808963,5.41626&spn=9.155133,16.907959&t=h&z=7

I know Jess was keen on Uganda, has anyone seen anything about Nigeria?


Call it coincidence....

...but there is actually a place called OWE in Nigeria:

http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/nigeria/map/m2814036/owe.html

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tmsplat
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 		J's Blog
We know we had to gather 3 clues from jess's blog, cat name, country visited, food name. Have we used all of these clues yet? I havn't heard much mention of the blog, something tells me we are missing something there. It's pretty extensive. I will try and look some more later.

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luci
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 		Re: Nigeria
zampa wrote:
luci wrote:
Agent Verne wrote:
The note appears to read "Feed Cats!! *OWE 078 101 541 67"


Have been playing around with the number, and one possibility is that it's a GPS co-ordinate. 7.8101,5.4167 (with or without another digit on the end it works) It comes up in Nigeria, near the village Itapa, in Ekiti State.


Call it coincidence....but there is actually a place called OWE in Nigeria:
http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/nigeria/map/m2814036/owe.html


There's no such thing as co-incidence, is there? There's about 360km distance between the two locations, a day's drive.

"Feed Cats!!" could refer to adventure with big cats like lions rather than as we first interpreted her pet cats (remember one of her cats is dead so it would be singular "cat" if she meant that)?

She might have been planning a trip to gain samples of plants or observe what medicines a traditional village used.

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luci
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 		Re: J's Blog
tmsplat wrote:
We know we had to gather 3 clues from jess's blog, cat name, country visited, food name. Have we used all of these clues yet? I havn't heard much mention of the blog, something tells me we are missing something there. It's pretty extensive. I will try and look some more later.


Those 3 clues were to login to her intranet, so yes, used. The blog tells us about her past travels, some of the people she studied and worked with (Adam a potential love interest), points out a few things that she thinks would make a good study (so I suspect we make use of that with our Project Applications), talks a lot about polluted water. There probably is more there, but haven't seen what to use yet.

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zampa
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 		Re: Nigeria
luci wrote:


"Feed Cats!!"...(remember one of her cats is dead so it would be singular "cat" if she meant that)?



A good point!

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docwho2100
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Pharmucom replies
Didn't see anyone post this, but to catalog - was received early this morning

Quote:


Due to a situation out of Pharmucom's control, currently all resources are
being allocated to assisting our partners. During this period Pharucom
will not partake in any communication outside of formal press releases.
Unsolicited emails and communications will not be condoned.


Regards,
Pharmucom
www.pharmucom.com


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docwho2100
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proposal references
Any ideas on who should be listed as a proposal reference? Brandon's email suggests

Quote:
Please complete all information in detail and include references from peers and colleagues within you organisation or university, of scientific importance


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thebruce
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giallonero wrote:
Gah I can't upload DOC files to the wiki Sad

You can now! =)
(just contact me if for any requests like this)
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giallonero wrote:
I have a better idea Smile Why don't we make our own little research group? All submitting similar applications and acting as each others references (I've just got that attachment through and uploading it now to the WIKI)


I like that idea. I would like to do something about the ethical questions a new drug-efficacy-booster would bring up, for example in the area of neuro enhancement, especially in education. Should it be allowed at all - or is education something, we have to work hard for? Does better memory capacity for instance means greater intellicence, higher education? What would this mean for our society, if it were so? One can argue, if the use of neuro enhancement is restricted only to richer people who already have access to higher education, those drugs may widen the gap between rich and poor. On the other hand, if they would be primarily used to help people with low education, it would bring both together.

Do you give them your real adress?

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