Who should pay for new stadiums? Not the Public!

5.5.13

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Who should pay for new stadiums? Not the Public!

A very controversial topic in sports today is who should pay for new stadiums. The reason it is so controversial is owners threaten to move teams if the public doesn’t finance them, even though, many times the public unfairly bears the brunt of the financing of a new stadium. This is no different in Miami, as the new Sun Life Stadium would be unfair to the public, and would hurt the citizens and businesses more than it would help them.

The bed tax that the government wants to levee to finance the new stadium would hurt Miami more, since hotel rooms will become more expensive, so it will lose some appeal as a cheap vacation destination. The people who suffer from this are not going to be the people who will be enjoying the new stadium. House maids, bell hops, and front desk help are going to be pinched the most by this, because there will be less work for them. Further, there is a larger wave that will hurt stores, restaurants, and other entities that make money off of tourists. Once more, many of these people are not going to be enjoying the benefits either.The thing that should happen is that team owners should pay for the new stadium. Whether this is taking money from their own pocket, getting a loan from a mega-bank, or raising ticket prices slightly, it needs to happen through them. This ensures that the people who will enjoy and benefits from the stadium take the brunt of the cost, and it will cause them to be more responsible for what they are asking for.

Also, team owners bought the team, and that includes the stadium that the individual now owns as well. Expecting the government to pay for a private business to renovate sounds exceptionally weird, and wrong, because in no other form of business does this actually happen. If you as a business owner don’t have a good location or store for your business then you have to worry about that, and you can’t go to the government and ask for them to tax everyone to help you pay for your new store. Sports teams should be no different, especially since everyone doesn’t enjoy the benefits, unlike a road, or park. Owners need to be held responsible for building new stadiums, no the average person.


2.17.13

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Grease Trap Cleaning Miami – Dirty Job

We may have found the dirtiest job in Miami and its all about keeping restraunts running smooth with grease trap cleaning. All restraunts have grease traps. What is a grease trap you might ask? It is a tank that traps all the grease and food particles from the kitchen sinks, floor drains, and the dishwasher. It is there to prevent all that grease and food waste from clogging the city sewer lines.

Grease traps have to be pumped & cleaned frequently to prevent a sewage backup in the kitchen. They are cleaned out with large vacuum trucks. Today we got to tag along with a locally family owned grease trap service company as they pumped out grease traps primarily in Miami.

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Our first stop was at a restaurant in Miami. The grease trap was desperate for a good cleaning.grease trap full

The grease trap was neglected and the grease caused a blockage in the plumbing lines. They stuck the hose from the truck into the tank and started pumping. Water was added with a pressure washer to cut up the grease.

The picture below shows the grease trap clean.grease trap cleaned

 

Another job well done. That day they proceeded to do 3 more jobs in Miami Beach, North Miami, and Coral Gables. When they were done pumping they went to dump the truck at the treatment plant in Key Biscayne.

 


2.11.13

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2013 Ultra Music Festival Miami

Imagine some of the top names in House, Pop and Electronic music and you will have a good idea of what to expect for the 2013 Ultra Music Festival line up. Some of the headliners include Skrillex, The Weekend, Sleigh Bells, Azealia Banks, Snoop Dogg, Fatboy Slim, Boys Noize, The Bloody Beetroots, Kaskade and many more. The festival is a double weekend musical festival that takes place in Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida.


Miami’s Ultra Music Festival is one of the largest music festivals in Florida. In fact, over 150,000 people are expected to attend this year as well as an additional weekend of music festivities has been added to the roster of events. Some of the 2012 performers included Skrillex, Kraftwerk, M83, Duck Sauce, Fatboy Slim, Justice, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Cortsen, SBTRKT and many more acts. The musical festival seems to be expanding each year as well as becoming one of the most well respected Electronic Music festivals in the world.

Let us take a look at two of the most celebrated and anticipated headliners this year and see what we can expect from one of the most exciting music festivals on the planet. Additionally, these two performers are returning to the festival from last year and are expected to pull out a lot more tricks and stunts this year. Moreover, these two performers were some of the favorites from last year and are expected to release some new material for the 2013 Ultra Music Festival as well.

Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim is the moniker for DJ, producer and musician Norman Cook. He has been in the music industry since 1979 and in 1996 released his first album under the Fatboy Slim name with Better Living Through Chemistry to much critical acclaim and success. He is a returning favorite at the festival and is expected to unleash a few new songs this year.

Skrillex is the stage name of Sonny John Moore. Moore launched his career as an upcoming Electronic musician in 2002. He has performed all over the world as well as retained a well respected image for himself as DJ and House musician. He was nominated for 5 Grammy awards in 2011 and has become a living legend of the genre of House music called Dub Step. Expect flare and fireworks with this performed at the 2013 Ultra Music Festival.