Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Wed, May 27 1992 Date: Wed, 27 May 92 05:20:54 EDT Message-ID: 05-27 0000 cc cc May 27, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. PARTY OF THE PRESIDENT: Time political parties have spent in the White House during the last 100 years: Party Number of years Democrat 44 Republican 56 Source: USA TODAY research 200 YEARS OF NYSE: The New York Stock Exchange traded 5 securities when it opened in 1792. How today's NYSE compares to other exchanges: Age Number of issues through April New York Stock Exchange 200 2,484 American Stock Exchange 70 1,036 NASDAQ 21 4,743 Source: USA TODAY research BLYLEVEN, COMPLETELY ON TRACK: Bert Blyleven, 41 and making a comeback with the California Angels, leads all active pitchers in career complete games: Pitcher Age Complete games Bert Blyleven 41 241 Nolan Ryan 45 220 Jack Morris 37 167 Source: USA TODAY Baseball Weekly 1992 Almanac LEARNING CURVES FOR ADULTS: What adults cite most often as barriers to continuing their education: Reasons Percentage Expense 79% Not enough time 68% Courses too difficult 44% Courses not available 43% Respondents could choose more than one answer Source: Opinion Research Corporation survey of 1,009 adults This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM