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From FermiNews: Santa at nearly the speed of light
Frontier Science Result: DZero: Chasing the neutrino to measure W boson direction
Photo of the Day: Dawn's frosty light
Wellness Feature of the Month: January wellness offerings, fitness classes and discounts
From Physics, Dec. 16, 2013: Viewpoint: ups and downs in the search for dark matter

Milestone: Recycler sends slip stacked beam to Main Injector
From the Core Computing Division and the Business Services Section: Emergency notification system to launch
In Brief: Free on-site health screening for active employees in January
In Brief: Employee verification form for University of Chicago - Fermilab scholarship
Photos of the Day: Particle decorations
Safety Update: ESH&Q weekly report, Dec. 17
From CNN, Dec. 14, 2013: Meet a Higgs boson - "God particle" - detective

From symmetry: Mu2e attracts magnet experts
Director's Corner: Recognizing accomplishments, part 2
Milestone: Tom Wokas retires Dec. 18
Milestone: Final plastic extrusion for NOvA far detector produced
Photo of the Day: Venus and the moon
From The New York Times, Dec. 13, 2013: Listen up, it's neutrino time
From Physics World, Dec. 11, 2013: Classical carrier could create entanglement

MINOS+ adds to the book on neutrinos
Tip of the Week: Cybersecurity: Using obsolete software
Milestone: Bill Mumper departs Fermilab Friday, Dec. 20
In Brief: Final P5 meeting this week, town hall meeting today
Photos of the Day: Spirit of the holidays: Fermilab employees volunteer packing meals for children
Milestone: New employee - December
From Physics World, Dec. 13, 2013: Cosmic neutrinos named Physics World 2013 Breakthrough of the Year
From Science, Dec. 2, 2013: A link between wormholes and quantum entanglement

From the Directorate: Introducing PIP-II
Frontier Science Result: CMS: Turning a page
Milestone: PXIE produces first beam
Photos of the Day: Mingling with Nobel Prize winners in Stockholm
In Brief: Vote for your favorite chairs
From Nature, Dec. 10, 2013: Simulations back up theory that universe is a hologram

From symmetry: Day in the life: Neutrino detector block
Frontier Science Result: CDF: Looking for exotic Z boson decays
Milestone: NOvA crew finishes 10,000th module for far detector
Photo of the Day: Positively ribbitting
From The Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 5, 2013: How extreme magnetic fields shape the universe's cataclysms
From Nature, Nov. 26, 2013: LHC plans for open data future

MicroBooNE, in 3-D
From the Accelerator Division: Cowboy wisdom
In Brief: Education Office holiday sale - today and tomorrow
Photo of the Day: Recognition on Capitol Hill of U.S. participation in Higgs discovery
Safety Update: ESH&Q weekly report, Dec. 10
Accelerator Update: Accelerator update, Dec. 9
From The Chicago Tribune, Dec. 9, 2013: Physics becomes entertainment at Fermilab

Mu2e superconducting cable prototype successful
Special Announcement: Special seminar Thursday
From symmetry: Reading in the Higgs era
In Brief: Transition of medical plans to Blue Cross Blue Shield
Photo of the Day: Last look at fall in Chicagoland
From The Beacon-News, Dec. 8, 2013: Saturday mornings are for physics at Fermilab

Profile: Bill Gatfield, Technical Division welder
Tip of the Week: Safety: Keep the holidays fun and safe
Photo of the Day: Friday night lights
Video of the Day: Big questions: dark matter
From symmetry: U.S. particle physicists look to space
From NBC News, Dec. 4, 2013: What's dark matter? Find out about the new frontiers of physics

Special Announcement: Labwide party - today in Wilson Hall atrium
Frontier Science Result: Holometer: Approaching the final frontier
Physics in a Nutshell: You are made of force fields
Photo of the Day: Women at work on the Dark Energy Survey
Video of the Day: New NOvA video available
From symmetry: 10 journals to go open-access in 2014
From UChicago News, Dec. 5, 2013: Eric D. Isaacs appointed provost of University of Chicago

From symmetry: Explain it in 60 seconds: baryonic acoustic oscillations
Frontier Science Result: DZero: Flipping a coin to help measure charge asymmetries
In Brief: Subscribe to Fermilab's new community newsletter
Photo of the Day: Clinging to a cloud
In Brief: Fermilab Arts and Lecture Series box office moves to Wilson Hall mezzanine
From New Scientist, Dec. 3, 2013: Hints of cold dark matter pop up in 10-year-old circuit
From iSGTW, Dec. 4, 2013: High-performance computing clears up big bang chemical conundrum

Two million gallons in the NOvA detector
From the Finance Section: The budget and debt ceiling
Photo of the Day: El Gordo
In Brief: Brookhaven to host final public P5 meeting
Death: In memoriam: Jacqueline Wilson
Accelerator Update: Accelerator update, Dec. 2
Safety Update: ESH&Q weekly report, Dec. 3
From Physics, Dec. 2, 2013: Synopsis: catching dark matter red-handed
From Nature, Nov. 22, 2013: Mexican observatory pushes the limits of gamma-ray astronomy

Milestone: Gene Fisk receives medal from Mexican Physical Society
Tip of the Week: Health: The right stuff for dealing with the white stuff
From Computing Bits: Fermilab welcomes new deputy CIO
From Quantum Diaries: What's in a name? The wit and whimsy of a national lab's conference rooms
Milestone: Employee receives degree through Fermilab Tuition Assistance Program
Photo of the Day: Looking up
From ars technica, Nov. 27, 2013: Elusive Higgs decay channel spotted; particle looks ever more standard
From Physics World, Nov. 27, 2013: Does the positron 'excess' really exist?