US cat 'predicts patient deaths'

We were talking about this article the other day. A US cat that is reportedly able to sense when a nursing home's residents are about to die is baffling doctors. Oscar has a habit of curling up next to patients at the home in Providence, Rhode Island, in their final hours.

One of my friends said that perhaps Oscar can see the angels with the patient, just before they're about to pass into the afterlife.

All I know is that I'd freak if he sat on my bed. Hmmm, what are you trying to tell me ...

Ericsson laptop promotion

I received this in an email the other day:

*Subject: **Ericson Promotion*

hello everyone!

The Ericsson Company is distributing free computer lap tops in an attempt to match what Nokia has already done. Ericsson hopes to increase its popularity this way. For this reason, they are giving away the WAP Laptops. All you need to qualify is to send this email to 8 people you know. Within 2 weeks, you will receive Ericsson T18. But if you can send it to 20 people or more, you will receive Ericsson R320.There are people within our building who have received their laptops so I thought I would share this information with you in hopes that you get one before they give them all out.

This is a hoax. A quick Google search reveals the following links:

• Hoax Slayer
• Almost Stealing.com
• Ask Doug

From the Hoax Slayer website:

Ericsson has published a statement debunking these hoaxes on its website:

Ericsson is not giving away free phones. The chain mail you have received is a fraud and there is no person with the name of Anna Swelund working at Ericsson. At Ericsson, we are constantly looking at new innovative ways to market ourselves, chain e-mails are not one of them. We kindly ask you not to forward the chain mail further.

Similar messages claim that Nokia is the company giving away free phones for forwarding emails. This claim is also totally false.

In fact, any message that claims you can receive free products or money just for forwarding an email is sure to be a hoax. No legitimate company is likely to engage in such a haphazard and uncontrollable method of promoting their products.

Sorry guys, no free laptops.

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