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...memory-care center in Eagan, a fast-growing suburb of St. Paul, Minn., opened that August; in 10 months it filled its 52 beds. Glossy brochures promised "peace of mind, for you and your loved one." Families said they were told there would be a 1-to-7 ratio of staff to residents. But the primary caregivers, who were often paid less than $9 an hour, didn't just have their seven or so residents to care for; they also had to clean the hallways and bathrooms, set and clear the tables at mealtime and do laundry. The company says...
...When it comes to long-term health, keeping your weight from creeping up on you is more important than the exact ratio of fats to carbohydrates or the types and amounts of antioxidants in your food,” Willett wrote...
...Hong Kong's official rate of abortion is already high?one per every 2.4 births, against a one-to-five ratio in Western Europe, the U.S. and Japan. But Yip says the real number could be twice as high. "Adding the illegal and mainland abortions into consideration would result in an abortion rate of 0.67, or 67 abortions per 100 live births," Yip explains...
...City, the angry ranchers began sounding less like noble John Ford homesteaders and more like Oliver Stone conspiracy theorists convinced the feds are on a land grab. The ranchers and loggers seem outnumbered by monument supporters (people who attended three public hearings seemed to favor the designation by a ratio of 2 to 1). But this week the Jackson County board of commissioners will make recommendations to Interior Secretary Norton, and it is expected that the wide-ranging public support will be tempered with the concerns of businesses...
...economics department, the possibility of assigning professors formal advising responsibilities is not even on the table. Christopher L. Foote, director of undergraduate studies in economics, says the department's high student-faculty ratio makes such a change problematic. The department, he says, is looking into other ways to improve advising by graduate students...