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Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Will California dry up and fall off?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2014/08/Joe_photo_whale.jpg)
When the recent earthquake hit California, one of my friends commented that "California is so dry right now, I'm surprised it didn't just break off and fall into the ocean!" It got me wondering, just how bad and widespread is California's drought? I did a few Web searches and found lots
In just a few short days, I’ll fly cross-country to attend the Western Users of SAS Software conference (WUSS). I make no secret of the fact that I love California: San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, among others, are all great cities to visit. This year WUSS will be held
![How to show recessions (or other ranges) on a time series plot](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2014/08/labor_participation.png)
It's easy to plot events that happened at a certain time, but what about events that extended over a range of dates, such as recessions? ... This blog post teaches you a nice trick to use for that! Let's say you have a plot of the labor force participation rate
![Mapping 206 hospitals in 29 states!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2014/08/community_health_systems.png)
If you're a really big company, with many locations around the country, how do you keep track of all that? ... With a great map, of course! I recently read a CNN article about the Community Health Systems network being hacked - exposing the names, Social Security numbers, physical addresses, birthdays
![What's trending in your neck of the woods?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2014/08/youtube_trending_map.jpg)
"Trending" is one of those words that's trending these days, as we verbify everything. And if you understood that, then you'll probably love this blog! :-) For those of you not hip to the lingo ('hip' meaning 'knowing about and following the newest styles, fashions, etc.'), dictionary.com defines trending as "to emerge
![If US state borders were redrawn -- which new state would you live in?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2014/08/globe.jpg)
Find out which state you'll live in, if the US state borders are redrawn so we have 50 states with equal population! (Don't worry! - This is just a fun/hypothetical "what if" blog!) To get you in the mood for this topic, here's a picture of one of the many