Monthly Archives: January 2012

Only 9% of the general public in Ireland trust banks, according to the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer. This is a rise of 3% from last year, but it is still the lowest global trust level in any industry. The barometer is a global survey of trust in institutions across 25 countries and 30,000 people.

 

9% Of Public Trust Banks, Barometer Shows (RTE)

By Ciara Rapple.

This is a photograph of a 3d paper design of Dublin City I made. I mainly wanted to do something about the man who saved his rabbit from the Liffey last year, because it’s lovely. So I have him diving into the Liffey to save the rabbit and then again on the bridge giving him a kiss.

Then I just wanted to frame that with different little things from around Dublin.

 

Le Cool Dublin

When workers in the cafeteria ran outside, they saw black smoke pouring from shattered windows. It came from the area where employees polished thousands of iPad cases a day.

Two people were killed immediately, and over a dozen others hurt. As the injured were rushed into ambulances, one in particular stood out. His features had been smeared by the blast, scrubbed by heat and violence until a mat of red and black had replaced his mouth and nose.

…Tuesday, Apple reported one of the most lucrative quarters of any corporation in history, with $13.06 billion in profits on $46.3 billion in sales. Its sales would have been even higher, executives said, if overseas factories had been able to produce more.

 

In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad (Charles Duhigg and David Barboza, new York Times)

Thanks Shane O’Brien