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59% Proportion of brides-to-be who expect to have sex on their wedding night; 28% plan only to sleep, according to a survey of women in 17 states

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Apr. 17, 2006 | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

16% Proportion of brides-to-be who hope to get pregnant right after the wedding

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Apr. 17, 2006 | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

The GED trick is only one of many deployed by state and local governments around the country to disguise the real dropout rates. Houston, for example, had its notorious "leaver codes"--dozens of excuses, such as pregnancy and military service, that were often applied to students who were later reclassified...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dropout Nation | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

Universities have a discretionary power to accept applicants without entry scores, so homeschooling isn't necessarily an impediment to tertiary study. Indeed, a high proportion of the homeschooled just keep on studying, often well into their 20s. Why? Perhaps their childhood experience fires a profound love of learning. Or does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: School's Out Forever | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

Prince3121(Universal)3 of 5 StarsBy BERNARD L. PARHAMCrimson staff writerPrince doesn’t release records—he stages “comebacks.” The Artist reached his creative apogee in the late eighties with his landmark double album, “Sign ?...

Author: By Bernard L. Parham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Prince | 4/6/2006 | See Source »

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