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...priests and by the financial burden of paying off settlements for sexual-abuse cases. But Catholics in places like Charlotte say the church is being born again in the cradle of born-again Christianity--the South. The Catholic population in Charlotte is growing almost 10% a year, and the ratio of newly ordained priests to parishioners there is 1 to 7,000, more than seven times as high as Chicago's. Bishop Jugis last year blessed five new churches in the diocese...
Slightly more women than men applied to Harvard this year, although the ratio still stands close to 50 percent each. Although exact percentages fluctuate annually, the number of female applicants has generally increased in recent years...
Jason Norman had 10 points and four steals for Harvard before fouling out with 5:50 to play. Kevin Rogus attempted nine three-pointers and zero two-pointers to bring his ratio of long-range to short-range attempts...
...decreases the risk of stroke 28%. But those protective benefits disappeared when the fish was fried. Eating at least one serving of fried fish or a fish burger each week led to a 37% increase in stroke risk, which grew with each additional serving. Frying seems to alter the ratio of good to bad fats, including trans fats, in the fish--which, scientists speculate, may encourage the formation of blood clots...
...consultant and past president of Britain's Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. On a recent Sunday, 11-year-old Matthew Tse visited the West Kowloon exhibition with his parents and grandmother. "I like this plan," he said, pointing at one of the three models. "It has the lowest plot ratio...