"Dave advertised at the Users' Meeting in June that the Tevatron might hit 1x10³²cm^-2sec^-1 before the upcoming shutdown in late August," Nodulman said. "I promised to deliver a case of champagne if that happened."

Head of the Accelerator Division Roger Dixon acknowledged the efforts of McGinnis, Sergei Nagaitsev, Head of the Recycler Department, and the many other employees who helped achieve the luminosity record. "The Accelerator Division is full of incredible people," Dixon said. "When we started up after the last shut down, it was difficult to imagine reaching this luminosity. But after Dave told me his scheme for mixed pbar shots, I believed it could happen."

When asked how he felt about winning the bet, McGinnis took a sip of his drink and replied, "This is very good champagne."

"I bring my camera to work with me every day," said Oleynik, who recently

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returned to the Computing Division after working 6 years in telecommunications. "Last month I had to be on site early every morning to copy data tapes from KTeV onto the mass storage system. Because I was here so early, I was able to take pictures of night herons, which are nocturnal, and also got some great photos of prairie birds like meadow larks, northern flickers, and redwing blackbirds in their natural environment." Oleynik also photographs mammals such as coyotes and deer, but is particularly enamored with raptors. Last winter he drove to Mississippi 6 times to photograph bald eagles that migrate there every year.

"Whether I'm taking pictures of eagles fishing on the Mississippi river or of meadow larks foraging for food, photography brings me closer to my surrounding world and helps me to stop and smell the roses," he said. His photos can be viewed online.