... er, since St. Paul refers in the Bible to a deaconess called Phoebe, liberal Catholics argue that there is a clear precedent for women to play a much more important role in church life. Conservative C ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-13
... bubble burst. The rising inventory-to-sales ratio reflects gloomy economic growth and waning demand. It's quite interesting that each time when the ratio rises above 1.34, either the US economy swings ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-12
... apel, and St. Joseph was named the village's patron saint. In 1875, all the villagers were baptized, making Yim Tin Tsai an official Catholic village ever since. Built in 1890, St. Joseph's Chapel fea ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-06
... p and the St. James’ Settlement, to plan and prepare for the rest day. Progressive Teachers’ Alliance member Chan Wai-kin, who has been teaching at TMGSS for 24 years, said the responses from both tea ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-29
... the data. St. Louis Fed president James Bullard last week also suggested he would discount first-quarter GDP readings, saying strong job growth numbers, which have kept unemployment at a healthy 5 per ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-13
The US central bank may not raise interest rates before June as policymakers worry about economic headwinds stemming from external factors, minutes of the Fed's March policy meeting suggest. According ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
... matics in St. Andrew’s Catholic Primary School, said the exercise is part of its math activity. It doesn’t matter if the students don't hand in the solution, she said. "If they do it correctly, or eve ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-21
... year. The St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index and BofA Merrill Lynch Global Financial Stress Index are down from their peaks, suggesting more stable trading conditions. Given these statistics, the Fe ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
... n parent, St. Valentine’s Day. "Therefore, if you came to escape the world’s gift-giving mania of 14 February, tough luck! Expect festive fun for romantics city-wide, with restaurant specials for coup ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-12
A 79-year-old female patient at St. Teresa’s Hospital has been confirmed to be suffering from listeriosis, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health said. Listeriosis is a ser ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-19
... SoCO) and St. James’ Settlement. The figures show a 14 percent increase in the number of homeless people to 1,614 in 2015 from 1,414 in 2013. More than half were from Kowloon West, including Yau Tsim ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
... erlooking St. Peter's Square to tens of thousands of people, Francis said many of those stranded are victims of human trafficking. "I ask the countries of the region to generously resume efforts to fi ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
... Woolton, St. Peter's Church, where McCartney and John Lennon first met, has become a historic landmark. Then there are the places that inspired the Fab Four’s songs. For example, the song Penny Lane ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-25
... eptember, St. Paul’s Hospital raised its clinic and standard room rates for prenatal examinations by 3.4 percent. The hospital increased its prices again recently by another 12.7 percent. The fees for ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
St. James’ Settlement (SJS) is among a new breed of employers which are willing to exercise a greater level of flexibility to accommodate employees’ needs. Niki Lai is a manager at a SJS youth service ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
... Angeles, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. Airbnb hosts decide whom they want to rent to; requests from white guests got “yes” responses 50 percent of the time, against 42 percent for black applicants. ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-11
... of S.K.H. St. James' Primary School and a consultant for the Subsidized Primary Schools Council, said it's too much to ask students to stay in school for eight hours. However, Cheung said the situatio ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-07
... e site of St. John's Cathedral in Central, the Diocesan Cathedral of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island and the seat of the Archbishop of Hong Kong. The site is the only freehold land with unlimited time ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
... ssroom at St. Paul’s Convent School at Causeway Bay and used it as a workshop. He partnered with more than 500 middle school students and engineers to build the small-size airplane. To bring his dream ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-16
... s Center. St. Joseph's Home for the Aged, a historic structure now under redevelopment, has come to be associated with Ngau Chi Wan. In fact, the original village is somewhere within a built-up enclav ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-14
