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Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![We broke some records at the 2018 NC State Fair!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/10/bluejean_rug-702x336.jpg)
This past Sunday was the last day of the NC State Fair, and we broke some records this year! Can you guess what those records were? I'll ramble on about the fair to give you time to come up with your guess, and then I'll let you know about the
![Which state has the oldest US Legislators? - Pick your graph axes carefully!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/10/us_legislators_age_box-702x336.png)
Have you noticed a lot of graphs popping up lately, about politicians, voters, and elections? ... Well of course - it's an election year! If you follow my blog posts, then you're probably a bit "smarter than the average bear" when it comes to scrutinizing graphs. And election graphs election
![DNA and your family tree ... 6-10 generations back](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/10/family_tree_10-702x336.png)
Any of you who are even slightly into politics, or have followed any news lately, have probably seen something about the DNA test Elizabeth Warren took to prove/disprove her Native American ancestry. The test indicates she might have had a Native American ancestor 6 to 10 generations ago. That's a
![Timeline of US Supreme Court Justices](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/10/justices_mouseover.png)
Here in the US, we recently had a new Supreme Court Justice appointed. This is a very important position, and judges usually serve until they retire or die. My buddy Rick gave me a heads-up that there was a table of all the past & present justices on Wikipedia, and
![New technologies and new direction for SAS Press](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/10/eBook-image-702x336.jpg)
SAS Press is changing to meet the needs of customers worldwide.
![Mapping the clans of Scotland](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2018/10/scot_athlete-702x336.jpg)
I attended the Scottish Highland Games this past weekend ... nearby in Scotland County, North Carolina! They put on a great event, with kilt-wearing Scotsmen throwing things, bands playing bagpipes, kids dancing, and clans sharing their family history. And to get into the mood for this event, I decided to