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60 • MAY 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS 2012 is big year for Metro Fence, and it's just begun continued from page 58 withstand a 15,000 lb. vehicle travel- ling at 40 m.p.h. The security fence features crash- rated bollards, entrance/exit hydraulic wedge barrier systems, multiple auto- mated gate systems, and complex con- trol systems with multiple sequencing scenarios. Here are details on the equipment and materials used in the FBI security fence project: Ameristar Fence Products –K-8 crash rated Impasse® Stalwart® anti- ram vehicle barrier fencing, 4-rail, 8 ft. high, Trident picket point style. DoorKing (DKS) – DoorKing 6500 series slide gate operators (2) and OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTORS, INC. BUY DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER AND WHOLESALER!! HOUSTON 11532 East Hardy Rd Houston, TX 77093 800-303-3348 FAX 281-219-0919 houston@odifence.com BALTIMORE 7636 Canton Center Dr Baltimore, MD 21224 800-531-3348 FAX 410-288-1112 baltimore@odifence.com WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF CHAIN LINK FENCE FITTINGS INCLUDING: BLACK POWDER COATED TENSION BARS, BLACK/GREEN POWDER COATED FITTINGS AND DIE CAST ALUMINUM AND POLY ROLLERS WITH METAL COVERS!! TAMPA 3719 Corporex Park Dr Tampa, FL 33619 888-921-3348 FAX 813-635-9344 tampa@odifence.com CHICAGO 8855 South Roberts Rd Hickory Hills, IL 60457 888-577-6563 FAX 312-238-9052 chicago@odifence.com Metro Fence personnel were on hand to accept the National Eagle Award at a ceremony at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix. Above, pictured left to right, are Ben Pike, estimating/sales man- ager, Andrea Johnson, a member of Metro's accounting staff, and Vern Knorr and Shirley Knorr. DoorKing 1601 barrier arms. Delta Scientific Corp. – DSC501 K-12 rated hydraulic wedge barriers and K-12/L3 rated fixed position bol- lards. Vern noted that Metro Fence has been a strong ABC proponent over the years, with a strong merit shop philos- ophy. The company has won several notable awards from the local ABC Rocky Mountain Chapter for Award of Merit in both of the past two years along with Outstanding Safety Pro- gram in 2011. On the National level they have won the National Excellence in Con- struction Pyramid Award in 2010 and the Eagle Award in 2011. The National Eagle Award was presented in conjunction with a cele- bration banquet at the Arizona Bilt- more Hotel in Phoenix, Ariz. To learn more about Metro Fence Company and its services, call 303- 469-1317, fax 303-469-1338, or visit www.metrofence.net. The expanded facility in which Metro Fence is now headquartered allows space for an ornamental shop. An ex- ample of Metro's custom iron work is shown at left. Reaching the goal line BY STEVE SAUCERMAN www.odifence.com Lately, I've been thinking about goals. Not my goals, of course; I'm pretty much perfect. (It's a curse.) I have noticed, however, that you (everyone, collectively, except me) seem to need a lot of help, so it's a good thing I'm here. The goals to which I refer are those nagging, nebu- lous life objectives that latch on to your subconscious much the same way the slimy, squid-like thing attached it- self to that poor sap's face in the movie "Alien" several years ago, except set- ting goals isn't as much fun. Actually, to be fair, that bursting- out-of-the-chest-thing probably felt a little below average, so maybe it all evened out in the end. But I digress..... Goals: A scientific perspective Goals can be broken down into two basic categories: Personal and professional. Common personal goals include losing weight, stopping smok- ing, finishing that time travel machine, writing fewer love letters to Angelina Jolie, that sorta' thing. Professionally, goals are less obvi- ous. They can range from short-term and readily definable (i.e., finishing that killer proposal for Mr. Windbag by Friday) to something more "big picture" such as being present at the precise moment in time Mr. Windbag actually enters through the gates of hell — so you can hold the door open. Details aside, it's clear that the goal-setting exercise (GSE) is vital to achieving personal and professional success. Or is it?? (Long, pregnant pause....) The problem You see, I have a problem. (Many of our sharper readers have already continued on page 62