The contagious norovirus bug that has hit 200 people at the 2018 Winter Olympics has now spread to athletes. Two Swiss freestyle skiers have been affected by the vomiting and diarrhea virus – and one of them is internet famous. Fabian Boesch, who achieved viral fame for riding an esclator handrail this week, has been taken away from the rest of the Swiss team while he recovers from the illness. Two Swiss skiers are the first athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics to have been struck down by the highly contagious norovirus bug. The stomach-churning virus causes vomiting, diarrhea, and lasts for a few days. It is commonly called a winter vomiting bug but it can be caught at any time of the year.Norovirus had already affected 128 officials before the games had even begun last week. At one point, approximately 1,200 Winter Olympics workers had to be quarantined in their rooms. Now, it has spread to the athletes. Fabian … [Read more...] about The Olympic skier who went viral for riding an escalator handrail has been hit by the contagious norovirus which causes vomiting and diarrhoea — but he could still compete
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This college student’s viral LinkedIn post got her a Microsoft internship — and congratulations from the CEO of Microsoft
A Miami University student penned a viral Linkedin status update saying that she was looking for an internship last November. Three months later, Akosua Boadi-Agyemang announced she’ll be interning at Microsoft. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella personally congratulated her via LinkedIn comment. You can never be too “bold” on LinkedIn – at least, that’s what one college student has learned. Last November, Miami University student Akosua Boadi-Agyemang wrote a public LinkedIn status declaring she was looking for an finance or accounting internship for summer 2018 – and tagged Jeff Weiner, CEO of the Microsoft-owned social network. “I was always told to be ‘BOLD’. Hopefully someday it helps me reach my goals,” wrote Boadi-Agyemang. The post quickly went viral.Now, three months later, she has an update: She’s landed an internship at Microsoft.“I know many … [Read more...] about This college student’s viral LinkedIn post got her a Microsoft internship — and congratulations from the CEO of Microsoft
Gold medal for self-promotion goes to Tongan viral sensation Pita Taufatofua
PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA—He is either emblematic of the Olympian spirit, the underdog from a pipsqueak nation that roared.Or he’s a self-promoting, vanity-case fraud.For sure Tongan Pita Taufatofua is the viral sensation of the Winter Games thus far, just as he’d been the hubba-hubba social media heart-throb at the Rio Summer Games two years ago.Still buff, half-naked, his bare chest slathered in coconut oil, traditional Tongan ta’ovala mat wrapped around his goolies region, shark-tooth necklace strung about his throat.Rio was broiling. Pyeongchang is freezing. But in Taufatofua marched at the Opening Ceremonies, flexing pecs, flip-flops on his feet, saying pshaw, what cold?, after assuring everybody he’d be dressed warmly for the occasion because no fool he. Ha. “I won’t freeze,” he said, and the aforementioned goolies must have been shriveling. “I am from Tonga. We sailed across the Pacific. This is nothing.” Taking the … [Read more...] about Gold medal for self-promotion goes to Tongan viral sensation Pita Taufatofua
People using Google’s viral app that compares your face to art are complaining that it has an ugly flaw
Google’s Arts & Culture app is having viral success in the US. Users can match their faces with famous works of art in Google’s art database, which is largely from museums in Europe and North America. But many users are complaining that the options for people of color are too limited. Google is having viral success with its two year old Arts & Culture app now that it’s including some new faces: yours. The app rocketed to the top of the charts this week after Google added in a feature that lets people compare their selfies to works of art and see who they look like. The feature is only available in some states in the US, and is blocked in places like Texas and Illinois that have stricter privacy laws. But some people trying the new selfie-matching machine are voicing frustration about the differences between results for white people and people of color. Some users, like Ryan … [Read more...] about People using Google’s viral app that compares your face to art are complaining that it has an ugly flaw
3 lessons I learned from the Tibetan monk who works with the Dalai Lama and went viral as ‘the happiest man alive’
I sat down with Matthieu Ricard, a Tibetan Buddhist monk who found himself famous among the TED Talk set and reluctantly decided to use the spotlight to share teachings. He said meeting with powerful people taught him that “success” should not be defined solely by influence, but by “personal flourishing.” He explained the value of acceptance of things beyond your control, and knowing when to trust your heart. Matthieu Ricard is not someone who uses spirituality as a way to get famous – in fact, learning to accept the fame that’s been given to him and use it as an opportunity for good was turning point. Ricard, 71, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk who moved to the Himalayas from France in his 20s and became a monk at age 30. His first got the media’s attention in 1997 when he co-authored a book with his father Jean-François, a renowned philosopher. Since then, he’s given … [Read more...] about 3 lessons I learned from the Tibetan monk who works with the Dalai Lama and went viral as ‘the happiest man alive’