<html><body><div style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #009900"><div><p data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">an unintended </span><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">consequence of being on multiple mailing lists is that you'll receive multiple instances of this e-mail. </span></p><p data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">sorry.</span></p><p data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"></span></p><hr><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #ff0000;" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">As this work year draws to an end with the approaching holiday season, I wish each one of us a happy and peaceful time with our families and friends. I wish us a period of quiet and calm, a period of deliberation and rejuvenation, a period during which we look back at our endeavors and our achievements over this past year and take from these a deep sense of satisfaction. </span></p><p data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #ff0000;" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #ff0000;" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">And I pray that we come back with renewed vigor to face the challenges of the upcoming new year.</span></p><p data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> </span></p><p data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span data-mce-style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #ff0000;" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Season’s Greetings and best wishes for the new year.</span></strong></p><p data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"></span></p><p data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"></span></strong></p><hr><p data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"></span></strong></p><p style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="text-align: center; margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">A Retrospect of the Year 2016 </span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Detector Support Group</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;"><em><span data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;">Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites</span> </em></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;"><em>(</em><em><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 9.0pt;">NSW coat of arms</span>)</em></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Twenty sixteen has been a successful year. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">We made significant contributions to several major projects: Hall B Solenoid and Torus, Hall B Gas System, SVT, RICH, DC and HDICE, and additionally to innumerous maintenance and support tasks on Hall D PLC Systems, HTCC, LTCC, MVT, and FT. All this was possible because of each one’s talents and dedication to work; and because of Patrizia’s guidance and support.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">We exemplified team work. With regards to the work, we neither prevaricated nor procrastinated, were not daunted by the complexity or schedule of any project; and on each project that we undertook, we did our damnedest to finish it on time, without compromising safety or quality. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">It has been indeed an extraordinary privilege for me to have been able to work yet another year with DSG’s dynamic, skilled, and gifted individuals and to have been able to work for Patrizia, a phenomenon.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"></span></p><hr><br style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"></div></div></body></html>