Lokhotron = Scam?

[VANCHU, ANTHONY J. (JSC-AH) (TTI)]

Dear Seelangers,

In working with some of the videos from the website Avtorskoe televidenie
(http://www.atv.ru), I've come across the word "lokhotron" more than once.
My sense is that it's the equivalent of the English "scam" (the hits on
Yandex would seem to bear this out), but I wanted to turn to my fellow
Seelangtsovy to see if I might be missing something here.

BTW, the ATV site has a lot of very useful material--2-3 minute clips on a
variety of topics.  Thanks to the list for pointing out this site!

Thanks in advance.  Happy Holidays to all!

Tony Vanchu

Dr. Anthony J. Vanchu
Director, JSC Language Education Center
TechTrans International, Inc.
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX
Phone:  (281) 483-0644
Fax:  (281) 483-4050

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