Vladilyich1

@Vladilyich1 (1454)

Canada • Age 78

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Vladilyich1's Discussions

Sharks increasing off U.S. west coast

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 21 Sep 10

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Great white sharks are being seen off the U.S. west coast in what California wildlife experts say are increasing numbers. Great whites attacked kayakers on two separate occasions last month, pushing the...

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Car ticketed with dead driver inside

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 21 Sep 10

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Police in New York said a vehicle was issued a parking ticket while a man was dead in the driver's seat. Investigators said Nicholas Rappold, 21, was slumped in the front seat of his Jeep Cherokee Tuesday...

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Are Republicans Dumb Enough to Try and Shut Down Government Again?

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 17 Sep 10

I am continuously amazed at the GOP's ability to snatch defeat out of the jaws of potential victory. It is the gift that keeps giving. Newt Gingrich is saying if Republicans win back control of Congress and reach a budget...

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Think you can depend on the U.S. government when you travel overseas?

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 17 Sep 10

US refuses to bail out jailed hiker The US government has said it will not pay prison bail for Sarah Shourd, a detained American who Iran says it will release on health grounds in exchange for $500,000, the US state department...

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Australia's SBS Dateline:Toxic Legacy in the Gulf

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 17 Sep 10

Why is it left to an Australian news crew from Special Broadcasting Service to do an in-depth report on the ongoing BP/Gov't cover-up and health fiasco in the Gulf? Watch "Toxic Legacy"....

What's going on this time?

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 17 Sep 10

This time I'm getting a bit bent out of shape. I've been a member here for three years under this persona. I've actually been a member at MyLot for over five years, but they canceled my account without warning three years ago...

earnings

mylot

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E-mail/Login Name

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 31 Mar 09

Does your particular name that you use as a username on websites or for your e-mail address have any particular significance? I have noticed quite a few very clever usernames over the years. One energy related board has a user...

username

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One of my favourite movies...

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 29 Mar 09

"Independence Day" is currently on television (Space channel in Canada). Even though this is a serious movie with a serious subject (and a lot of violence), Will Smith adds just enough levity to make it enjoyable (the same way...

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movies

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When will they produce a laptop...

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 29 Mar 09

that can actually be used on your lap? The last several generations of laptops produce so much heat that they are extremely uncomfortable to balance on your knees. Both my wife and I (we use the same PC) have permanent red...

computers

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laptops

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Political Correctness Law

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 19 Mar 09

Euro chiefs ban 'Miss' and 'Mrs' The European Parliament has banned the terms 'Miss' and 'Mrs' in case they offend female MEPs. The politically correct rules also mean a ban on Continental titles, such as Madame and...

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Euro chiefs ban 'Miss' and 'Mrs'

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 19 Mar 09

The European Parliament has banned the terms 'Miss' and 'Mrs' in case they offend female MEPs. The politically correct rules also mean a ban on Continental titles, such as Madame and Mademoiselle, Frau and Fraulein and...

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The Big 1000!

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 17 Mar 09

The number next to my avatar should show 1001. I finally got credited with 100 posts/responses here on MyLot. A year and a half ago I had over 5,000 and then they kicked me off. It's taken this long to build back up. I keep my...

mylot

points

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Canadian Military Units To Undertake "Domestic Security"

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 10 Mar 09

Duties would include mass internment of citizens after terrorist attack, mirroring militarization of law enforcement in U.S. and Britain The Canadian military is reorganizing its priorities to suit a “post 9/11-world,” by...

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Another Jack Abramoff -like SCAM against Indigeous Lakota Indian nation!

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 4 Mar 09

I recently moved to Canada from Arizona where I lived at the junction of three Native American Reserves: Navajo, Hopi, Apache. I have discovered a kindred among the first nations that is not justified by my genetics (I am a WASP),...

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Curries

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 3 Mar 09

I have to admit it, I am a fanatic for a good curry. My favorites are Northern Indian (I'm not crazy about the cardomom they use in Southern India) and Thai. However, these are fairly spicy for American taste and after making it...

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George Bush Memos Would Have Made Him King

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 3 Mar 09

Bush Memos Would Have Made Him King I'm sure everyone has caught the story about John Yoo, the White House lawyer who wrote shameful opinions used to justify wrongdoing in the last administration. What we didn't know, until...

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Goodbye farmers markets, CSAs, and roadside stands.

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 3 Mar 09

The "food safety" bills in Congress were written by Monsanto, Cargill, Tysons, ADM, etc. All are associated with the opposite of food safety. What is this all about then? In the simplest terms, organic food and a rebirth of...

goodbye farmers markets

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CIA Destroyed More Torture Videos

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 3 Mar 09

The CIA destroyed 92 videotapes--far more than previously known--to prevent disclosure of evidence revealing how the agency's interrogators subjected "war on terror" detainees to waterboarding and other brutal methods, according...

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Vista Named Tech World's Worst 'Fiasco'

Vladilyich1 @Vladilyich1 (1454) • Canada 3 Mar 09

Microsoft's Vista Named Tech World's Worst 'Fiasco' It's now official: Windows Vista, Microsoft's over-hyped, underachieving operating system took top honors, winning the first-ever Fiasco Award announced in Barcelona,...

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