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UN proposes peacekeeping force as option for Mali

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

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Syrian Revolution News Round-up ملخص أحداث الثورة السورية Day 730: Wednesday, 13 March 2013 اليوم ٧٣٠: الأربعاء ١٣ آذار/مارس ٢٠١٣ Rebels storm army positions near Damascus

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Syrian Revolution News Round-up                                            ملخص أحداث الثورة السورية
Day 730: Wednesday, 13 March 2013                       اليوم ٧٣٠: الأربعاء ١٣ آذار/مارس ٢٠١٣
Rebels storm army positions near Damascus
 
  
Rebel fighter takes position at the gate of the liberated Popular Army base in the Damascus suburb of Adra  
 
Today's Top Stories
  • Rebel fighters made new gains in Damascus, Homs and Hasaka.
  • Regime forces perpetrated mass slaughter near Hama.
  • Syria’s economy struggles as gold and foreign currency prices continue to spiral out of control.
Today's Top Videos
  • Damascus: Dozens of mortar shells hit several areas in the heart of the capital, P2
  • Damascus Suburb: Rebel fighters storm an army base in Adra and take over the military housing branch in Khan al-Sheih, P2
  • Hamamiyat, Hama: Regime forces perpetrate another mass killing slaughtering at least seven civilians with knives
Today's Statistics
  • Total Death Toll: 193
  • Opposition Death Toll: 103 including 11 children, 7 women and 28 rebel fighters (Damascus and Suburbs: 39, Aleppo: 26, Homs: 15, Daraa: 9, Hama: 8, Idlib: 4, Deir Azzour: 2, Qunaitra: 1)
  • Regime Soldiers  & Militiamen Death Toll: +90
  • Number of areas shelled: +234
  • Number of People Wounded: +60
  • Number of People Detained: +25
  • FSA Key Operations:
    • Stormed two regime positions in the suburb of Damascus.
    • Stormed several checkpoints in the suburb of Homs.
    • Destroyed three military tanks and captured two others.
Summary of Events

The rebels made new gains in Damascus and its suburbs, Homs and Hasaka as regime forces perpetrated mass killings in Damascus and near Hama.

The rebels stormed the base of the Popular Army in the Damascus suburb of Adra, capturing a military tank and dozens of military vehicles in addition to a big quantity of ammunitions and arms. They also stormed the military housing branch in the suburb ofKhan al-Sheih on the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, destroying two military tanks and one armored vehicle in addition to killing at least 35 soldiers anddetaining many others.

Rebel fighters continued to push into the heart of the capital from the eastern district of Abbasids where they killed at least 30 soldiers while attacking the “The Eighth of March” Tower and the nearby buildings. They also fired several mortar shells on the state security branch in the district of Fahama in central Damascus.

Twin car bomb explosions rocked a residential complex for army officers from the elite Fourth Division in the district of Somariya near the Mazeh Airbase. The explosions caused extensive material damages and left many people dead and wounded according to rebel sources.

In Homs, the rebels scored advances on various fronts, storming a checkpoint in the village of Jousiya in near the border with Lebanon in addition to three more checkpoints in the village of Abel in the southern suburb of Homs. They also seized control of the Kisein area in the town of Houla and continued to defend their bastions in the old city of Homs and the neighborhood of Khaldiya.

Tensions spiked in the mainly-Kurdish northeastern province of Hasaka as the Chief of Criminal Security Branch Colonel Mohammad Turkey Jadaan as well as the Head of Traffic Branch Colonel Hilal Taha Mahmoud in addition to a number of security and army personnel announced their defection to the rebels’ side. Meanwhile, the rebels interdicted the road linking the cities of Hasaka and Qamishly and stormed a checkpoint in the village of Milbiya, 10-km south of Hasaka city.

More than 33 soldiers fled the besieged base of Hamdiya in the suburb of Idlib as heavy fighting erupted in various areas across DaraaDeir Azzour, Raqa and Aleppo.

Regime forces continued their attacks on opposition-held areas across the country, shelling more than 234 locations, seven of which were pounded by fighter jets, one location was bombarded by Scud-type missile and one more was shelled with surface-to-surface missile. They also bombarded other locations using all sorts of heavy weaponry such as rocket launchers, heavy artillery, mortar shells, and cluster bombs, thus causing extensive material damages and leaving dozens of people dead and wounded.

More than 193 people died in Syria today. Regime forces and loyalist militiamen killed at least 103 people, including 11 children, seven women and 28 rebel fighters, whereas the rebels killed more than 90 soldiers and militiamen.

Several mortar shells landed in the neighborhoods of Bukhtiyar and Fahama in Damascus targeting a mosque and several governmental and residential buildings, leaving at least seven people, including three children dead and more than 50 others wounded.

Regime forces and loyalist militiamen continued their attack on the northeastern neighborhood of Barzeh for the third day in a raw, killing at least 11 people and firing dozens of mortar shells on residential houses as more military reinforcements arrives in preparation for a major military offensive.

The indiscriminate shelling killed at least eight people in the Damascus suburb of Khan al-Sheih and four more in the southern neighborhood of Yarmouk Refugee Camp.

Regime forces slashed six civilians with knives in the village of Hamamiyat in the suburb of Hama as eight unidentified bodies were discovered near the Shihan Roundabout in Aleppo city. Meanwhile, four people died as a result of the indiscriminate and intense shelling in the Homs suburbs of Rastan and Qusayr.

The two-year conflict continues to batter the Syrian economy. The gold price for the 21 Karat reached SYP 4,600 and SYP 3,943 for 18 Karat increasing by SYP 100 sine yesterday. The USD in the black market is set at 103 SYP for sale and 101 SYP for purchase, while the purchase price of Euro reached 133 SYP and the selling price hit 135 SYP, both currencies increased by more than 50% since the start the revolution.
 

الثوار يقتحمون مواقعاً عسكرية جديدة في ريف دمشق
أبرز أخبار اليوم
  • الثوار يقتحمون مواقعاً عسكرية في ريف دمشق ويتقدمون في حمص والحسكة
  • قوات النظام ترتكب مجزرة جماعية في ريف حماة
  • الاقتصاد السوري في تدهور مستمر مع ارتفاع أسعار الذهب والعملات الأجنبية
أبرز المقاطع المصورة
  • ريف دمشق: الثوار يقتحمون رحبة عسكرية في عدرا ومبنى الإسكان العسكري في خان الشيح، ج2
  • دمشق: سقوط قذائف هاون على مناطق عدة من العاصمة، ج2
  • الحماميات، حماة: قوات النظام ترتكب مجزرة بحق عدد من المدنيين ذبحاً بالسكاكين
إحصائيات اليوم
  • عدد القتلى الإجمالي: 193
  • عدد الشهداء: 103 بينهمْ 11 طفلاً و7 سيدات و28 مقاتلاً (دمشق وريفها: 38، حلب: 26، حمص: 15، درعا: 9، حماة: 8، إدلب: 4، دير الزور: 2، القنيطرة: 1)
  • عدد قتلى الجيش النظامي: 90+
  • عدد المناطق التي تم قصفها: 234+
  • عدد الجرحى: 40+
  • عدد المعتقلين: 20+
  • العمليات النوعية للثوار
    • السيطرة على قواعد عسكرية في ريف دمشق
    • اقتحام عدد من الحواجز العسكرية في ريف حمص
    • تدمير ثلاث دبابات واغتنام اثنتين

ملخص الأحداث

حقق الثوار تقدماً كبيراً في دمشق وريفها وحمص والحسكة في يوم ارتكبت فيه قوات النظام مجزرتين ضد عدد من المدنيين في دمشق وريف حماة

فقد اقتحم الثوار مقر الجيش الشعبي والرحبة العسكرية في مدينة عدرا واغتنموا دبابة وعشرات الحافلات وأعداداً كبيرة من الأسلحة والذخائر، وقاموا باقتحام فرع الإسكان العسكري في بلدة خان الشيح القريبة من الحدود مع الجولان المحتل، ودمروا دبابتين وعربة شيلكا وقتلوا حوالي 35 عنصراً من قوات الجيش وأسروا عدداً آخراً منهم

وأحرز الثوار المزيد من التقدم باتجاه مجمع الثامن من آذار في منطقة العباسيين، وقاموا بقصف المباني المحيطة بالمجمع موقعين عشرات القتلى والجرحى في صفوف قوات النظام وذلك تزامناً مع قصف مقر أمن الدولة في منطقة الفحامة بعدد من قذائف الهاون

واستهدف الثوار حي مساكن ضباط الفرقة الرابعة في منطقة السومرية القريبة من مطار المزة العسكري، حيث تم تفجير سيارتين مفخختين استهدفتا تجمعاً لعناصر النظام مما أدى إلى سقوط عدد كبير منهم بين قتيل وجريح

أما في حمص، حقق الثوار تقدماً ملحوظاً على عدة جبهات، حيث قاموا باقتحام حاجز عسكري في قرية جوسية في ريف مدينة القصير على الحدود مع لبنان، ودمروا ثلاثة حواجز في مزارع قرية آبل في ريف حمص الجنوبي، وأعلنوا سيطرتهم على منطقة كيسين في مدينة الحولة، في حين واصلوا صدهم لمحاولات قوات النظام اقتحام أحياء حمص القديمة وحي الخالدية

وتشهد مدينة الحسكة حالةً من التوتر وذلك مع إعلان الثوار سيطرتهم على طريق القامشلي - تل براك وانشقاق رئيس فرع الأمن الجنائي العقيد محمد تركي الجدعان ورئيس فرع المرور العقيد هلال طه المحمود وعدد من عناصر الأمن والجيش من مناطق مختلة في المحافظة، كما قام الثوار باقتحام حاجز الميلبية العسكري والذي يبعد حوالي عشر كيلومترات جنوب مدينة الحسكة

وقام نحو 33 عسكرياً بالانشقاق عن جيش النظام في معسكر الحامدية في ريف إدلب، وذلك تزامناً مع اندلاع اشتباكات عنيفة في مناطق متعددة من درعا ودير الزور والرقة وحلب

قصفت قوات النظام اليوم أكثر من 234 نقطة في مختلف أنحاء البلاد بينها سبع نقاط تم قصفها بالطيران الحربي، ونقطيتين قصفتا بصاروخ سكود وصاروخ أرض-أرض، في حين تم استخدام القنابل العنقودية وقذائف الهاون وراجمات الصواريخ والمدفعية الثقيلة في قصف نقاط أخرى مما أدى إلى إحداث دمار كبير في المباني السكنية وسقوط عشرات الضحايا بين شهيد وجريح

وصلت الحصيلة العامة لضحايا العنف الذي شهدته البلاد اليوم إلى 193 قتيلاً، بينهم 103 شهداء قتلتهم قوات النظام وميلشياته الموالية، منهم 11 طفلاً وسبع نساء وما يزيد عن 28 مقاتلاً من كتائب الثوار، بينما سقط أكثر من 90 قتيلاً في صفوف قوات وميلشيات النظام أثناء الاشتباكات

فقد شهدت منطقتي البختيار والفحامة في مدينة دمشق سقوط عدد من قذائف الهاون استهدفت مقر اتحاد الفلاحين ومسجداً وعدداً من المنازل، مما أدى إلى سقوط سبعة شهداء بينهم ثلاثة أطفال وأكثر من 50 جريحاً فضلاً عن إحداث أضرار مادية جسيمة

وسقط ما لا يقل عن 11 شهيداً برصاص قناصة النظام في حي برزة الذي يتعرض لهجمة عسكرية شرسة ما تزال مستمرة لليوم الثالث على التوالي تخللها قصف عنيف بقذائف الهاون ومحاولات مستمرة لاقتحام الحي مع وصول المزيد من التعزيزات العسكرية إليه

كما سقط ثمانية شهداء نتيجة القصف العشوائي والمكثف على بلدة خان الشيح في ريف دمشق وثلاثة آخرون في حي مخيم اليرموك في جنوبها

وقامت قوات النظام بإعدام ستة مواطنين ذبحاً بالسكاكين في قرية الحماميات في ريف حماة، بينما عُثر على ثمان جثث لشهداء مجهولي الهوية قرب دوار شيحان في مدينة حلب كان تم إعدامهم ميدانياً، إلا أن جثثهم ما زالت في موضعها لتعذر سحبها بسبب تواجد القناصة، في حين سقط أربعة شهداء نتيجة القصف العشوائي والمكثف على مدينتي الرستن والقصير في ريف حمص

يستمر الاقتصاد السوري بالتدهور مع غلاء سعر الذهب وانخفاض قيمة الليرة السورية، فقد ارتفع سعر غرام الذهب اليوم إلى 4600 ليرة سورية للغرام عيار21 قيراط، و3557 ليرة سورية للـ18 غرام، مرتفعاً 100 ليرة سورية عن أمس الثلاثاء، حيث بلغ 4500 ليرة سورية للـ21 غرام و3867 للـ18 غرام، في حين تجاوز الدولار الأميركي اليوم في السوق السوداء الـ100 ليرة سورية، ليسجل 103 للمبيع و101 ليرة للشراء، فيما سجل اليورو اليوم في السوق 135 ليرة للمبيع و133 للشراء
Revolution Statistics
Syrians killed: +72,420
Children killed: +4,968
Females killed: +3,947
Soldiers killed: +8,508
Protesters killed under torture: +1,582
Missing: +60,000
Protesters currently incarcerated: +200,000
Syrians injured: +137,000
Syrian refugees since March: +1,364,268
Refugees in Turkey: +400,000
Refugees in Lebanon: +336,997
Refugees in Jordan: +420,000
Refugees in Iraq: +107,271
Refugees in Egypt: +100,000

International Reactions
UK may veto EU's arms embargo on Syria
Russia says arming Syria rebels would be illegal
Save the Children: Child soldiers recruited in Syria
Lebanon needs Arab aid to help with Syria influx: PM
Prince Charles describes 'horror' of Syria's refugee crisis

Selected Media Coverage
National Post: We must intervene in Syria to protect ourselves
Foreign Policy: How the Muslim Brotherhood Hijacked Syria's Revolution
Christian Science Monitor: Terrorism and freedom fighting along the Syria-Iraq border
Aljazeera: Lebanon: Sibling of Syria
Reuters: In volatile border region, fear grips Syria's minority
New York Times: Daily Life in Syria's Civil War
Global Post: Saudi youth fighting against Assad regime in Syria
The Nation: The CIA Takes Opposite Sides in Syria and Iraq

Upcoming Events
March 16: Munich, Germany
A day for Syria

March 19: Prague, Czech Republic
Syrian in our hearts – a charity event for Syria
Videos

Armed Resistance
Aleppo Suburb: Rebels fire missiles at Kweires airbase
Rebels destroy a military tank in Daraa and another in Daraya, P2
Masaken Sabeel, Aleppo: Rebels fire an RPG on a school used by the military
                                                                              
Damascus                    
Jobar: Large fire breaks out due to the intense rocket shelling
Barze: Regime snipers kill many unarmed civilians
Yarmouk Camp: Regime shelling causes several casualties

Damascus Suburb
Sbeineh: A man gets his head ripped off after been shot by heavy machine guns
Rankous: Scud missile passes overhead
Moadamiyat al-Sham: Houses set ablaze as a result of the intense shelling
Daraya: The devastating aftermath of the indiscriminate shelling

Aleppo
Masaken Hanano: Demonstration in solidarity with the rebel fighters
Dawar sheihan: Corpses scattered around the area after been shot by regime snipers

Aleppo suburb
Tal Refaat: A rebel fighter dies during clashes with regime forces
Mennegh: Regime warplanes bombard the vicinity of Minneg airbase
Adnaniya: Residents discover two charred bodies believed to have been executed by regime forces

Homs
Rastan: A woman dies as a result of the indiscriminate shelling
Old City: The city comes under heavy shelling
Qusour: Regime shelling levels dozens of buildings to the ground
Khalidiya: A rebel fighter gets injured during clashes with regime forces

Daraa
Kherbet Ghazala: A mosque partially destroyed after been hit by an artillery shell
Daraa Balad: Homes set ablaze as a result of the intense shelling
Jiza: The town comes under heavy shelling
Mseifra: The devastating aftermath of the indiscriminate shelling

Hama
Shahshabo: Residents suffer the shortage of fuel supplies
Aleppo Road: Demonstration demands the overthrow of the regime
Maerzaf: The aftermath of the indiscriminate shelling

Idlib
Kafersajna: The devastating aftermath of the heavy aerial bombardments
Heish: Massive destruction caused by surface-to-surface missile
Jeser shoghour: Regime warplane bombards the area
Sermin: Houses destroyed as a result of the indiscriminate shelling

Deir Azzour
Sinaa: Smock billows from the neighborhood due to the intense shelling
Mreiya: A civilian dies after been caught by a mine explosion
Central City: Regime’s heavy artillery bombards the city

Demonstrations and Activities Abroad
UK: Humanitarian aid campaign for the disaster-stricken people of Syria
إحصائيات الثورة
ضحايا الثورة تجاوزت: +72,420
ضحايا الثورة من الأطفال: +4,968
ضحايا الثورة من الإناث +3,947
ضحايا الثورة من العساكر: +8,508
ضحايا الثورة الذين ماتوا تحت التعذيب: +1,582
المفقودون: +60,000
المعتقلون حالياً حوالي:  +200,000
عدد الجرحى: +137,000
اللاجئون السوريون منذ بداية الثورة: +1,364,268
اللاجئون السوريون في تركيا: +400,000
اللاجئون السوريون في لبنان: +336,997

اللاجئون السوريون في الأردن: +420,000
اللاجئون السوريون في العراق: +107,271
اللاجئون السوريون في مصر: +100,000

 
ردود الأفعال الدولية
كاميرون: بريطانيا قد تتجاوز حظر السلاح على سورية
منظمة أنقذوا الأطفال: طرفا الصراع السوري يجندان الأطفال
رئيس وزراء لبنان يناشد الدول العربية المساعدة في مسألة النازحين
الأمير تشارلز: وضع اللاجئين السوريين "يبعث على اليأس"
روسيا: تسليح معارضة سورية غير شرعي
 
جانب من التغطية الإعلامية
الشرق الأوسط: الأسد والفتوى العلمانية
الشرق الأوسط: عقلنة الثورة
الغارديان: لا تؤججوا الصراع في سورية
العربية: ماذا حين يدعو بشار الشعب للجهاد؟
الحياة: الثابت في سورية
القدس: بيريز وحرصه على الدم السوري

فعاليات قادمة
آذار/مارس 16: ميونيخ، ألمانيا
يوم لأجل سورية

آذار/مارس 19: براغ، التشيك
سورية في القلب – حفل خيري دعماً للثورة السورية
مقاطع الفيديو

الحراك المسلح
ريف حلب: الثوار يقصفون بالصواريخ مطار كويرس بالصواريخ
الثوار يفجرون دبابة للنظام في درعا و أخرى في داريا،ج2
مساكن السبيل، حلب: الثوار يقصفون مدرسة تتمركز فيها قوات النظام

دمشق
جوبر: نشوب حريق كبير نتيجة القصف براجمات الصواريخ
برزة: استهداف قناصة النظام للمدنيين
مخيم اليرموك: استشهاد شاب جراء القصف العشوائي على الحي

ريف دمشق
السبينة: رشاشات النظام الثقيلة تستهدف مدني ما أدى إلى قطع رأسه
رنكوس: رصد لصاروخ سكود أثناء انطلاقه من اللواء 55 باتجاه الشمال السوري
معضمية الشام: احتراق منازل المدنيين جراء القصف العنيف
داريا: آثار دمار في المباني السكنية جراء القصف العشوائي

حلب
مساكن هنانو: مظاهرة للأهالي تضامناً مع الثوار
دوار الشيحان: جثث لمدنيين ملقاة على الطريق إثر استهدافها من قبل قناص النظام

ريف حلب
تل رفعت: استشهاد مقاتل من الجيش الحر في معركة مطار منغ
منغ: طيران النظام يستهدف المناطق المحيطة بمطار منغ
العدنانية: العثور على جثث لمعتقلين تمت تصفيتهم على يد قوات النظام

حمص
الرستن: استشهاد شابة جراء القصف العشوائي
المدينة: قصف عنيف يستهدف أحياء المدينة
القصور: القصف العشوائي يسوي مباني مدنية بالأرض ويخلف دماراً كبيراً
الخالدية: إصابة مقاتل من الجيش الحر إصابة بالغة في اشتباك مع قوات النظام

درعا
خربة غزالة: قصف مدفعي يستهدف مأذنة مسجد
درعا البلد: احتراق منازل المدنيين إثر القصف العنيف
الجيزة: قصف عنيف على البلدة
المسيفرة: آثار دمار في البلدة جراء القصف العشوائي

حماة
شحشبو: سوء الأوضاع الأنسانية ومعاناة الأهالي جراء نقص الغذاء والمحروقات
طريق حلب: مظاهرة للأحرار تطالب بإسقاط النظام
معرزاف: آثار دمار في القرية جراء القصف من معمل القرميد

إدلب
كفرسجنة: آثار دمار في البلدة عقب القصف الجوي والمدفعي
حيش: سقوط صاروخ أرض أرض على البلدة يخلف دماراً هائلاً
جسر الشغور: طيران النظام يلقي بقذائفه على بيوت المدنيين
سرمين: القصف العشوائي يخلف دمار وركام

دير الزور
الصناعة: قصف عنيف على الحي يؤدي إلى تصاعد دخان في سمائه
المريعية: استشهاد مدني بلغم كانت قد زرعته قوات النظام
المدينة: مدفعية النظام تتمركز فوق الجبل وتقصف المدينة

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Mike In The Night Triay (Macarena Remix)

Photo: Join us before the Open House

Mike Inthenight Triay's Story

Born in Puerto Rico, March 03 1964.  I met Mike when he was barely 6 years old.  As we grew up together just ten years older than him; we shared a lot of time at his house. Ines ad a dance study and would drill us on the comparsas for Casa Cuba. Mike was always around being a great jovial, happy kid.
As we grew up, graduated from HS, college and joined the Army.  We parted ways not knowing when to meet again. This is the period most of you enjoyed him as he graduated from Loyolla here in Miami, and joined his father at Super Q, and made his career in this business. 

He developed a great passion for the radio industry by hanging around his father’s stations since he was a child, showing early promise due to his golden ear just like his father before him. He started his radio career as a DJ in Super Q. He was the founder of the Bayside Boys and producer of the English version of La Macarena.  Wikipedia’s write up of the Bayside Boys’ Macarena remix gives testimony to Mike’s exceptional talent.

After being remixed by the Bayside Boys and having English lyrics written and added by Grammy nominated producers Carlos de Yarza and Mike Inthenight Triay and sung by Carla Vanessa, it became a worldwide hit in mid-1996. The single spent 14 weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, one of the longest runs atop the Hot 100 chart in history. The single spent its final week at number one on its 46th week on the chart, recorded as the latest number-one single in Hot 100 history. During its heyday, the song was played frequently at professional athletic games, rallies, conventions, and other places. Many believe that a world record for group dancing was set in 1996, when a crowd of 50,000 people danced the Macarena in Yankee Stadium in New York City. The song stayed in the Hot 100 chart for 60 weeks.

The Bayside Boys toured the world and appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show with the Macarena remix. Mike’s recent passions centered around the Open House Radio show with DJ Alex Gutierrez and co-founding IPartyMia with DJ RAF to organize the best events in Greater Miami for people who want to have fun and fully enjoy all that Miami has to offer.

Mike now has a Wikipedia entry, and this thanks to the Remix of the Macarena with the  Bayside Boys. Google has at least 16 picture of him (6 of them with cute looking women and the rest of him alone or with friends) Mike’s favorite movie was Saturday Night Fever, a theme he later used in one of his radio shows, his heroes are (God, his dad & mom) Mike made the whole circuit of Miami radio stations (Super Q, Salsa 98, Clasica 92, Amor 107 in both SBC and Univision Radio.


Mike died at the age of 48, so did Whitney Houston, Edith Piaf (for you younger whippier snapper) a French singer who interpreted the Hymn to Love in 1960., He died the same year Dick Clark & Don Cornelius both host of  (American Bandstand & Soul Train)  I guess maybe they were short of the Latino beat.  Mike left a void on many of us.  Mike In-the-night Triay died at age 48 on December 9th, 2012 from a heart attack.  He was an exceptional announcer, a producer, DJ, and sound engineer.  He was the son of Miguel Triay, Sr. the finest radio engineer in Miami, who also died because of a heart condition earlier this same year.  Mike was slated to soon be the Production Director of Rumbera Network 105.5 FM.  Mike’s accomplishments are too many to enumerate.

The man with the golden voice, the golden ear….and golden sight as Alex Gutierrez & Mario Taboda mentioned in their eulogies to Mike was something I did experience.  Some time ago around 2003 (about ten years ago) I worked in Coral  Gables and wanted to help out a young aspiring singer, who worked as a receptionist.  She gave me a Demo CD and I took it to Mike at Univision radio to give me his opinion.  As I surrender the CD that had basically the face of this young lady. He said to me: sorry she is too old and kind of fat……..this girl was 26 and just had chubby cheeks. Her voice  was far better than many others around. But Mike was capable with that clinical eye to determine that it would be very difficult for to look into a career of singing. Mike ‘s experience later told me that the up and coming girls in their teens from Disney or Nickelodeon were the hot commodity. That it was the whole package (Looks, age, voice)  what made you a successful candidate.

Mike could detect talent.  Mike’s voice made women go crazy when he hosted Saturday Night Fever at any disco in town.  His voice a masterful radio voice , easy to listen to, was consequently part of the Leon Medical Centers, Inc. disclaimer after each commercial.  Mike’s final month work was with us at Leon Medical Centers, were his mon and dad are taken care of. I remember the elder Mike asking me constantly to talk to Mike to lose weight.  And to take care of him. As Mike the father got worse, he continued to put that on my shoulders.  I love Mike and would only ask him how he felt, never told me if he was in pain, or something bothered him. I saw Mike every week when he would come in to record the infomercials for LMC.  A couple of times he came in a wheel chair.

That is is when I did start getting worried about him… All this after his father’s death on Jun 19th. In less than 6 months Mike’s own health deteriorated. It was a painful thing to observe and live through. Mike’s loss of his father (his friend, mentor, hero was a devastating blow.) Depression had much to do with it all.  Working at LMC I have picked up a couple of things about being sick or suffering from a condition. And that is that sometimes other lateral issues, exacerbate the problem and could lead to death or contribute to it. Mike was afraid of going into surgery. If not he would have done it many years ago.  Mike’s guiding light (his father) was no longer there to fustigate him keep him on the ball. So at the end, all of us who know him, felt quite inept to help. To advise, to help him through this difficult time of grief. But keep this in mind at no time Mike showed all that troubled him inside.   He was a great actor, that could role play to us a Happy Mike, when in fact he was totally distraught.  May this serve as a lesson to us all. So we never quit trying to help someone. Insist. Assist or simply be there to listen.  Mike’s death was due to heart failure, but many other things too.

But today we are all gathered here to commemorate his life and give to the American Heart association so we can help others. As we say in the Greek Orthodox church on our Memorial services:  “eonias inminin, eonias inminim… may his memory be eternal….









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