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Articles by Liam Caldwell
Romance Scams and Catfishing: How Social Media Face Search Protects You on Dating Apps
— Do you know why the romance scam industry causes over $16 billion in fraud? It’s because everyone wants to feel loved. A widow ready to enter the dating scene or a single guy who builds up the courage to talk to someone with shared interests is incredibly vulnerable to catfishing scams that take advantage of their emotions. Online dating has changed. Billions of people are looking for love, and thieves and hackers are using that motivation to make money.
Dating in the Social Media Era: Why It Matters to Know How to See Someone's Likes on Instagram
— The rules of dating have changed, all thanks to social media. Whether it’s someone sliding into your Instagram DMs or navigating the chaos of dating apps, perhaps even doing a “soft launch” on social media, the way we date has changed massively in the last 10 years – and not always in good ways. With romance scams on the rise, it’s never been more important to do your due diligence by checking their social media.
— Someone asks you on a date, what do you do next? Most of us will all do the same thing. Find them on social media. Whether it’s finding their X account or following them on Instagram, we all know that social media is the best reflection of who someone really is. Dating app profiles can be misleading, and even people you meet in real life can be putting on an act – but they won’t be hiding on their social media profiles.
Longford Association in Dublin saddened by death of longstanding friend Bridie Maguire
To our sad regret we’ve learned of the death in London of Bridie Maguire, a longstanding friend of the Longford Association in Dublin and a lifetime member of the Longford Association in London; she was one or their Life Presidents. A native of Mullinalaghta, Bridie trained as a nurse and eventually was a Matron at Homerton hospital in Hackney, where she raised a family of seven, one of whom predeceased her. Her husband was from Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, and died many years ago.
Mick Quinn was a staunch member of the Longford community in Dublin
The death of Mick Quinn at the end of November brought the curtain down on a full and colourful life from which many engaging stories will come for a long time to come. He was a staunch member of the Longford community in Dublin, a larger than life figure who, during his lifetime, made a huge retinue of friends from all walks of life, his warm personality ensuring those friends became lifelong; his people skills were legendary and above the ordinary.
Longford saddened by untimely death in Addis Ababa of ‘brilliant teacher’ Bro Daniel Carlin
The sudden and premature death of Br Daniel Carlin in Ethiopia, at the end of August, brought to a premature end a life in the service of education as a De La Salle Brother. Only 68, he was principal of St Joseph’s School, Addis Ababa at the time of his death. Known as Danny to us, his cousins and friends, his death has left many reeling at its unexpected nature; he was in good health and loved his work in Africa.
Students react to the decrease in free therapy sessions
At a time when more students than normal are suffering from anxiety and depression due to the coronavirus pandemic, UNC Charlotte's Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is decreasing the amount of free therapy sessions they offer from twelve to a maximum of six. To substitute this deduction, CAPS is offering more theme-based group therapy sessions. This change has provoked strong opposition from the student body.
Large apparent growth increases in boreal forests inferred from tree-rings are an artefact of sampling biases
Abstract Tree rings are thought to be a powerful tool to reconstruct historical growth changes and have been widely used to assess tree responses to global warming. Demographic inferences suggest, however, that typical sampling procedures induce spurious trends in growth reconstructions.
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