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This weekly email searches main media outlets finding stories that may be of interest to contractors in the fencing and access control industry. It is published by de facto, inc., which also publishes fencebids.
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Blog - In the Loop
In the Loop - Blog
Training update: Loops and Twisted lead-in
There is nothing confusing about an inductance loop, it’s just some copper in the ground. There are not any circuit boards, fuses, relays, or other complex pieces. But there is still a lot of confusion about how a loop works and how they should be designed. Each year advances are made in the industry..
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Industry News
The Chamberlain Group, Inc. Names James Roberts Chief Executive Officer Press Release - Mar 18, 2010 Elmhurst, IL – March 18, 2010 – The Chamberlain Group, Inc., the leading, single-source provider of access products for residential and commercial applications, has elected James J. Roberts as Chief Executive Officer, replacing J. David Rolls, who previously announced his retirement....
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Technology trends: Perimeter security advancements SecurityInfoWatch - Mar 17, 2010 This is the first issue of a quarterly column I will be authoring for Security Technology Executive dealing with new technologies, technology trends and other issues as they relate to physical security technology. For my first column, I’d like to address two areas in perimeter surveillance technology, ...
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New Intelligent Fence Detection System Launched In New Zealand Voxy - Mar 17, 2010 New technology launched by Global Intelligence Solutions (GIS) in New Zealand means significantly increased security for ports, airports and critical infrastructure locations. SabraFenceTM is a sophisticated technology to detect intrusions ...
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Decking Industry News
Hardwood Wrench A Handy Tool to Straighten Deck Boards Building Online - Mar 16, 2010 GAFFNEY, SC -- Ipe Clip® Fastener Company, manufacturer of Ipe Clip Hidden Deck Fasteners, also manufactures the indispensible Hardwood Wrench™ decking tool, which makes building a deck (and reducing waste) easier than ever. ...
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Redwood Company Rebuilds, Rebrands Building-Products.com - Mar 16, 2010 The California Redwood Company has invested in technology upgrades throughout its mill and is re-inventing itself with innovative new product lines and in-depth supply-channel support. On April 1, the history-rich lumber producer unveiled a new logo and details of its aggressive marketing initiative ...
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Fence Contractors in the News
Problem Solvers: Viewers Rescue Woman with Fence Woes fox4kc.com - Mar 17, 2010 KANSAS CITY, MO - FOX 4 Problem Solvers brought you the story of a metro woman who was reduced to tears after she paid a man to build her a fence, and he disappeared with the money without doing the work. Almost immediately after the story aired, FOX 4 heard from fencing companies....
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Local Government Issues
Cemetery fence contract in dispute Harrison Daily Times - Mar 19, 2010 Work may be going on to erect an ornamental fence around Rose Hill Cemetery, but one man went to city officials this week to ask why his ....
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City fence law gets a look WALB.com - Mar 18, 2010 ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Did you know it's illegal to have a chain link fence in your front yard in Albany? But it's OK to have a chicken wire fence or a fence made of tires....
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Tire shop gets OK on electric fence Tampa Tribune - Mar 16, 2010 TAMPA - The owner of a tire shop on Nebraska Avenue may keep his 10-foot-high electrified fence, a city variance panel has ruled. No one spoke against the proposal at a public hearing last week
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Community Issues
Middleton Place turns back the clock on its stable fencing Charleston Post Courier - Mar 22, 2010 SUMMERVILLE -- When Middleton Place opened its stable yard almost four decades ago to showcase domesticated animals historically kept at the Ashley River plantation, something wasn't quite right....
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Fencing and Airports
Airport west fence action plea Leader News - Mar 23, 2010 AIRPORT West residents are calling on the council to replace a ramshackle cyclone fence surrounding McNamara Reserve...
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Provincetown Airport fence plan raises alarm Wicked Local Provincetown - Mar 23, 2010 A long-planned proposal to erect a security fence around the entire municipal airport, runway and all, is raising concerns among members of ....
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Fences and Neighbors
When fences aren't enough: a tale of neighbours at war National Post (blog) - Mar 20, 2010 On a lovely, tree-lined stretch of Regal Heights, an imposing barrier divides two neighbouring structures — squat, green chain link sandwiched between two taller wooden privacy fences...
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Schools and Fences
Safety first – Garland Council waives school fencing issue Tremonton Leader - Mar 18, 2010 The Garland City Council held a public meeting on the sidewalk variance for the new Garland Elementary School during its city council meeting Wednesday. Box Elder School District Facility Management Director Jim Christensen described the sidewalk issue...
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Parents win battle for security fence at school Scotsman - Mar 19, 2010 PARENTS who have been fighting for years to get a new security fence to protect their children's vandal-hit school have finally won their battle after education chiefs confirmed it will be installed this year.....
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Fences and Animals - Wildlife
Old Snowmass ranch fence must meet wildlife standards Aspen Times - Mar 23, 2010 OLD SNOWMASS — An Old Snowmass landowner has agreed to lay down sections of a fence during the winter months to allow wildlife movement, after Pitkin County issued a notice of violation regarding the fence in February....
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Woven wire fences worst for killing wildlife Salt Lake Tribune - Mar 20, 2010 This winter a small tragedy took place on a ridge above the Bitterroot Valley of western Montana near where I live. I was nearly home when two neighbors out for a walk frantically flagged my truck down...
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Poor fencing 'puts Forest lives at risk' Bournemouth Echo - Mar 20, 2010 MOTORISTS and livestock are at risk if landowners fail to maintain forest-edge stock-proof fencing says the New Forest Commoners’ Defence Association. ...
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Community Fence Projects
Eagle Scout rebuilds Ike-damaged fence Houston Business Journal - Mar 19, 2010 When Eagle Scout Sean Moran built a split-rail fence at Galveston’s Rosewood Cemetery in January 2008, he built it to last...
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USA Mexico Border Fence
The virtual fence is an actual waste of money The Arizona Republic - Mar 20, 2010 The high-tech "virtual" fence is a boondoggle. It's been clear for years. But our tax dollars kept pouring into the project. The Department of Homeland Security finally froze the funding Monday, about a billion or two dollars too late...
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Fence Frustrates Minutemen, Too Wall Street Journal - Mar 19, 2010 CAMPO, Calif.—Jim Wood doesn't think the U.S. government is adequately guarding the border with Mexico here. So he has taken on the job himself. While the federal government fumbles with mishaps and delays in the so-called virtual fence...
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Stolen Fences
Guardsman stole $13K in border-fence scrap AirForceTimes.com - Mar 18, 2010 A federal jury has found a former Air National Guard master sergeant guilty of stealing scrap metal while supervising the construction of a fence on the U.S.-Mexico border....
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Prisons
County OKs up to $4 million for jail Osceola News-Gazette - Mar 19, 2010 The nearly $4 million in emergency funds would pay for a couple of dozen upgrades to the jail, many involving enhancements to the fencing along the....
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Wierd News
SWAT team responds to stolen pizza
Canoe, CA - Mar 23, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Police say a plot to steal a delivery man’s pizza brought out a SWAT team in Alaska...
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