Suspicious package at Limbaugh's Palm Beach residence turns out to be 'business opportunity' - Palm Beach Post

By Julius Whigham II

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

PALM BEACH — A suspicious package delivered to radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh's residence on North Ocean Drive this afternoon turned out to be nothing more than a "business opportunity" from a listener, town police said this evening.

Town police and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office bomb squad opened the unsolicited 18-by-18-inch package around 7 p.m. to discover it contained an electronic plaque commemorating the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, said Fred Hess, Palm Beach police spokesman.

Hess would not reveal the name of the person who sent the package, but he said he lived in the Pittsburgh area and that town police had spoken with him. The man had sent the plaque to Limbaugh, thinking the politically conservative host would want to join him in a business venture, police said.

The man apologized for any confusion he had caused, Hess said.

Limbaugh was home during the incident but declined to speak about it, police said.

The U.S. Postal Service delivered the package around 4:30 p.m. at the oceanfront residence near the northern tip of the island. Security crews at the residence scanned it, could not determine its contents and called police, Hess said.

Once the bomb squad arrived, the package was taken to a guest house on the property, which was evacuated as a precaution. Specialists opened it there, finding the plaque, Hess said. Police cleared the scene shortly before 8 p.m.

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Suspicious package at Limbaugh's Palm Beach residence turns out to be 'business opportunity' - Palm Beach Post

By Julius Whigham II

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

PALM BEACH — A suspicious package delivered to radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh's residence on North Ocean Drive this afternoon turned out to be nothing more than a "business opportunity" from a listener, town police said this evening.

Town police and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office bomb squad opened the unsolicited 18-by-18-inch package around 7 p.m. to discover it contained an electronic plaque commemorating the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, said Fred Hess, Palm Beach police spokesman.

Hess would not reveal the name of the person who sent the package, but he said he lived in the Pittsburgh area and that town police had spoken with him. The man had sent the plaque to Limbaugh, thinking the politically conservative host would want to join him in a business venture, police said.

The man apologized for any confusion he had caused, Hess said.

Limbaugh was home during the incident but declined to speak about it, police said.

The U.S. Postal Service delivered the package around 4:30 p.m. at the oceanfront residence near the northern tip of the island. Security crews at the residence scanned it, could not determine its contents and called police, Hess said.

Once the bomb squad arrived, the package was taken to a guest house on the property, which was evacuated as a precaution. Specialists opened it there, finding the plaque, Hess said. Police cleared the scene shortly before 8 p.m.

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Suspicious package at Limbaugh's Palm Beach residence turns out to be 'business opportunity' - Palm Beach Post

By Julius Whigham II

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

PALM BEACH — A suspicious package delivered to radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh's residence on North Ocean Drive this afternoon turned out to be nothing more than a "business opportunity" from a listener, town police said this evening.

Town police and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office bomb squad opened the unsolicited 18-by-18-inch package around 7 p.m. to discover it contained an electronic plaque commemorating the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, said Fred Hess, Palm Beach police spokesman.

Hess would not reveal the name of the person who sent the package, but he said he lived in the Pittsburgh area and that town police had spoken with him. The man had sent the plaque to Limbaugh, thinking the politically conservative host would want to join him in a business venture, police said.

The man apologized for any confusion he had caused, Hess said.

Limbaugh was home during the incident but declined to speak about it, police said.

The U.S. Postal Service delivered the package around 4:30 p.m. at the oceanfront residence near the northern tip of the island. Security crews at the residence scanned it, could not determine its contents and called police, Hess said.

Once the bomb squad arrived, the package was taken to a guest house on the property, which was evacuated as a precaution. Specialists opened it there, finding the plaque, Hess said. Police cleared the scene shortly before 8 p.m.

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Suspicious package at Limbaugh's Palm Beach residence turns out to be 'business opportunity' - Palm Beach Post

By Julius Whigham II

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Updated: 4:21 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012

Posted: 8:11 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2012

PALM BEACH — A suspicious package delivered to radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh's residence on North Ocean Drive this afternoon turned out to be nothing more than a "business opportunity" from a listener, town police said this evening.

Town police and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office bomb squad opened the unsolicited 18-by-18-inch package around 7 p.m. to discover it contained an electronic plaque commemorating the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, said Fred Hess, Palm Beach police spokesman.

Hess would not reveal the name of the person who sent the package, but he said he lived in the Pittsburgh area and that town police had spoken with him. The man had sent the plaque to Limbaugh, thinking the politically conservative host would want to join him in a business venture, police said.

The man apologized for any confusion he had caused, Hess said.

Limbaugh was home during the incident but declined to speak about it, police said.

The U.S. Postal Service delivered the package around 4:30 p.m. at the oceanfront residence near the northern tip of the island. Security crews at the residence scanned it, could not determine its contents and called police, Hess said.

Once the bomb squad arrived, the package was taken to a guest house on the property, which was evacuated as a precaution. Specialists opened it there, finding the plaque, Hess said. Police cleared the scene shortly before 8 p.m.

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Spencer man turns love of outdoors into business - Press & Sun-Bulletin

Some people have the opportunity to combine their hobbies and their careers, and even include family.

Joe Sears of Spencer is among those lucky folks.

Sears, a professional hunting guide and owner of Adventure Game Calls, involves his wife and his children in his outdoor pursuits.

"The family that prays together, and hunts together, stays together," Sears likes to say.

Sears, an avid outdoorsman and hunter all of his life, started making game calls for himself and some friends in 1981. Adventure Game Calls became a full-time business in 1988.

A stumbling economy and increased license fees and other costs haven't helped his game call or guiding businesses, but people still find a way to pay for their hunting and fishing trips, Sears said.

"We've had people come in from as far away as Harrisburg, Pa., and coming in from up near Boston," he said.

"We've had people in from Connecticut. Husbands and wives and sons and daughters come in. That's what is really great.

"We have every different occupation here, from doctors to people driving salt trucks and snow plows," Sears said. "It's a definite plus. If you are going on a trip, you are going to spend some money. It definitely helps the economy here. I always enjoy seeing it."

Hunting isn't just a business for Sears, it's his life -- and it's a passion that has blossomed in his children as well. Jeana, Jackie and Joey all became accomplished hunters at an early age.

Sears figures he's given the economy locally and elsewhere a boost himself over the years.

"We travel, too. We're always spending," he said. "You always need this or that."

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Suspicious package at Limbaugh's Palm Beach residence turns out to be 'business opportunity' - Palm Beach Post

By Julius Whigham II

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Updated: 6:07 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2012

Posted: 8:11 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2012

PALM BEACH — A suspicious package delivered to radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh's residence on North Ocean Drive this afternoon turned out to be nothing more than a "business opportunity" from a listener, town police said this evening.

Town police and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office bomb squad opened the unsolicited 18-by-18-inch package around 7 p.m. to discover it contained an electronic plaque commemorating the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, said Fred Hess, Palm Beach police spokesman.

Hess would not reveal the name of the person who sent the package, but he said he lived in the Pittsburgh area and that town police had spoken with him. The man had sent the plaque to Limbaugh, thinking the politically conservative host would want to join him in a business venture, police said.

The man apologized for any confusion he had caused, Hess said.

Limbaugh was home during the incident but declined to speak about it, police said.

The U.S. Postal Service delivered the package around 4:30 p.m. at the oceanfront residence near the northern tip of the island. Security crews at the residence scanned it, could not determine its contents and called police, Hess said.

Once the bomb squad arrived, the package was taken to a guest house on the property, which was evacuated as a precaution. Specialists opened it there, finding the plaque, Hess said. Police cleared the scene shortly before 8 p.m.

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Firm turns dishwasher shortage into business opportunity - Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE: Restaurants may be doing brisk business, but that has created a headache for some bosses.

That's because they are finding it hard to hire people to clean their dishes!

Well, one company has turned this into a business opportunity.

Synnovate Solutions collects crates of dirty plates from restaurants across Singapore.

The plates are then fed into a giant dishwasher via a conveyer belt.

And in 5-10 minutes, they emerge sparkling clean.

The dishes are usually brought in at night, and then returned at dawn.

It takes three people to do the job, and in a typical 8-hour shift, staff can handle about 15,000 to 20,000 dishes a day.

The same number of plates would take 20 people to clean by hand.

Synnovate Solutions director-general, Lawrence Loh, said: "For example, 10 restaurants need 10 dish washers. With our service...we can actually operate with the same efficiency with three men. That's how you can cut down on costs and manpower."

And the savings can be considerable - about 20 to 50 percent in dishwashing costs.

The company says its clients are mainly smaller-sized eateries and catering companies which have difficulty hiring cleaners, or whose premises are too small to accommodate a large dishwashing machine.

But interest has picked up among bigger players too. The company says it has been approached by several restaurant chains and hotels.

- CNA/ir

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Firm turns dishwasher shortage into business opportunity - Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE: Restaurants may be doing brisk business, but that has created a headache for some bosses.

That's because they are finding it hard to hire people to clean their dishes!

Well, one company has turned this into a business opportunity.

Synnovate Solutions collects crates of dirty plates from restaurants across Singapore.

The plates are then fed into a giant dishwasher via a conveyer belt.

And in 5-10 minutes, they emerge sparkling clean.

The dishes are usually brought in at night, and then returned at dawn.

It takes three people to do the job, and in a typical 8-hour shift, staff can handle about 15,000 to 20,000 dishes a day.

The same number of plates would take 20 people to clean by hand.

Synnovate Solutions director-general, Lawrence Loh, said: "For example, 10 restaurants need 10 dish washers. With our service...we can actually operate with the same efficiency with three men. That's how you can cut down on costs and manpower."

And the savings can be considerable - about 20 to 50 percent in dishwashing costs.

The company says its clients are mainly smaller-sized eateries and catering companies which have difficulty hiring cleaners, or whose premises are too small to accommodate a large dishwashing machine.

But interest has picked up among bigger players too. The company says it has been approached by several restaurant chains and hotels.

- CNA/ir

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