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We started an email newsletter back in 2002 as “The Focus.”  We kept that up for some time and then made the plunge into blogging around 2008. Over the years, thousands of students and engineers from around the world have told us that our blog is an invaluable tool to them. If you can’t find what you are looking for, don’t hesitate to contact us. 

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The smell of fireworks and freedom is in the air! This year, my contribution to the family's Independence day festivities is a smoked brisket. Unfortunately, I have learned from experience that cooki...
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Across the World/Around the Globe, more and more people are joining PADT in celebrating Pi Day on March 14th. We repeated our annual celebration here at PADT with some amazingly tasty pies and our an...
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Greetings travelers, it is I, the IT lady, here to talk to you about the ANSYS Automated Installer that is only exclusive to the release of 2023 R2. The premise behind this single installer download i...
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We look forward to October for a lot of reasons. Cooler weather, Halloween, cinnamon, and pumpkin spiced everything. At PADT, we love October because that is when we open our doors and celebrate al...
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Every year March 14th, Pi Day, sneaks up on us. But the good news is that celebrating Pi Day is easy and fun. This year was no exception as we went out and got some pie and put together a Math Quiz....
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Never passing up an excuse to bake, we here at PADT celebrated Halloween with a baking contest. Employees were asked to bring in a dessert of any kind, and we would sacrifice ourselves by tasting the...
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Chapter 13 Time and Travel Ash and her friends did nothing the next day, sleeping well past noon and then lounging on the beach through the afternoon and into the night. Behind them, the sail...
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Chapter 12 Rest and Rejoice Ash and her friends did nothing the next day, sleeping well past noon and then lounging on the beach through the afternoon and into the night. Behind them, the sai...
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Chapter 11Siege and Showdown The son of King Attiball and fifth in line to the throne had looked better. The tatters of his uniform was covered in mud and blood, as was his bruised face. He stil...
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We try to celebrate things around here at PADT. This year we are learning about different New Year's Celebrations and have watched movies for May the 4th (be with you). But most of our celebratio...

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