Tiger and Earl: The Nike Commercial everyone is talking about. But will he "Just Do It...again?"

By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
April 7, 2010
11:31 p.m. (PST)

(The Masters) Nike has unveiled a new commercial featuring Tiger Woods and the voice of his deceased father, Earl Woods, using recordings that appear as though he is addressing his son about his recent sex scandal.

Tiger gets ready to tee off at the Master's on Thursday and this spot will only be seen on the Golf Channel and CBS Sports over the next 24 to 48 hours.

The Woods family briefly lived here in Cerritos when Tiger was a very young boy, before they moved to nearby Cypress.

Its time to tee up the ball, and let Tiger do what he does best.

But that Nike slogan of "Just Do It," should be modified to

"Just hit the damn ball Tiger and stop doin' it over and over again...."

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Person killed after expensive Porsche SUV shears off fire hydrant in Downey

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From Wire Services:
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
11:15 p.m.

DOWNEY - A person died in a horrific traffic crash early Wednesday morning and police were trying to figure out how the death occurred.


Trouble was reported at 12:49 a.m. at Imperial Highway and Lakewood Boulevard and initial calls indicated a vehicle sheared a fire hydrant.

When Downey Police officers arrived at the scene, they found a deceased person on the road, and an expensive damaged Porsche sport utility vehicle nearby, and water flowing from the sheared hydrant.

The name, sex, age and identification of the person killed has not been released.  As soon as it is, I will post it here on the Blog.

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REMEBERING JACOB "JAKE" ARAGON: Special thoughts from his girlfriend Krystal Aguliar

Please MAKE a DONATION to
HELP THE ARAGON FAMILY!

Lakewood Resident Jacob "Jake" Aragon and his longtime girlfriend Krystal Aguilar

During the past couple of weeks, I have received almost 100 emails and notes about the life and passing of Ryan Tiedeman, 18 of Cerritos, and Jacob "Jake" Aragon, 19 of Lakewood.  These two great promising young men lost their life in a tragic accident on the 5 Freeway and 605 Interchange a around 2 weeks ago.  Since then, their family and close friends are remembering both Jake and Ryan. 

A Special Fund has been set up in Jake's memory to help his family with expenses, and I want everyone to make a donation.  (Below is a copy of the flyer, and how WE can all help the Aragon Family).

Krystal and Jake: Remembering special times!

Jake had a beautiful longtime girlfriend, Krystal Vasquez.  They were literally "childhood" sweethearts since they were both 15 years old growing up here in our community.

Krystal wanted me to share some of these special memories about Jake and Ryan, and tonight we all continue to remember the lives of these two special people.

Dear Randy:
I'm the girlfriend of Jacob Aragon and a close friend to Ryan Tiedeman.


You've written some blogs about their accident.   My mother and sister have been in contact with you  and asked me to you some pictures of both Jake and Ryan, or "T" as we all called him.

Jacob and I have been together for almost 4 years. We met when we were both 16. He started hanging out with Ryan T and all the "45" boys last summer. Jake & I went to Ryan's senior prom, and since then, the two have been inseparable.

Jacob was attending Wyotech to become an electrician, and would have completed the course in June.

He was so proud that he was going to be a working man making good money at the age of 19. Jake had the biggest heart of anyone that i know. He never wanted anyone to be sad.

If there was anything he could do to cheer you up, he would do it.

Jacob was one of 6 children.  He has one older brother and four sisters, three older and one younger. I wanted to thank you for covering their story on your website. 

Jacob and Ryan touched alot of people.  They were both beautiful people and will truly be missed.
 Love,
Krystal Aguliar 

The Aragon Family and close friends gather to remember their beloved Jake after his Services at Rose Hills in Whittier last week.
Aragon Family Photo

 

WikiLeaks Video: 'Collateral Murder' in Iraq video clip going viral on You Tube. INCREDIBLE FOOTAGE!

If you haven't seen this amazing real life video from the war in Iraq, this footage has been going viral all over the World this afternoon, and I wanted to post it.  The images from WikiLeaks are graphic and hard to watch.  But take the time, and remember that America is still a nation at War. Many of our Sons and Daughters from Cerritos, Long Beach, Anaheim, Yorba Linda, Compton and Los Angeles are being killed each and everyweek in this never ending battle.

I continue to Pray that this war will come to an end, not in 5 years, but in the next 5 months.  Please send this BLOG link to EVERYONE you know! 

Remember, this is not a video game, this is real life.



Time Magazine is reporting that this video showed U.S. firepower on brutal display, this time from the gunsight of an AH-64 Apache helicopter, as the crew converses casually about those they are about to kill. It appears to show the pilots mistakenly identifying a man carrying a camera — 22-year-old Reuters photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, along with his driver, Saeed Chmagh, 40 — as armed insurgents, and then blowing them and 10 others to smithereens in July 2007.

The crews of the two Apaches can be heard speaking about a handful of men, saying some are armed with AK-47s and one with a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher, although it's not clear from the video as released that such weapons are being carried. For alleged insurgents carrying weapons while a U.S. attack helicopter circles overhead, the men seem remarkably nonchalant, strolling unhurriedly along a Baghdad street. After getting command approval to attack the armed group, an initial volley from an Apache's 30mm cannon blows some of them apart. An Apache crewman says, "Ha, ha, ha — I hit 'em." Another comment: "Look at those dead bastards." When a wounded man is seen crawling for cover, an Apache crew member hopes he reaches for a gun to justify shooting him again. "All you got to do is pick up a weapon," he says.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1978017,00.html#ixzz0kSyTDpKV

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Pic of the Week: Arizona Senator John Mc Cain chillin' here in the Cerritos Hood at the Sheraton!

Arizona Senator John Mc Cain, Chris Halderson, President of the Cerritos Chamber of Commerce and the General Manager of the Sheraton Cerritos and Assemblyman Van Tran are seen here in my "pic" of the day!

Senator Mc Cain was in Cerritos campaigning for Tran who is running for Congress against Rep. Loretta Sanchez.  Halderson is a native of Arizona, so with Mc Cain in his hotel today...this was like MEGA HUGE! 

Just another day at the office, right Chris?

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Remembering Marine Rick Centanni: Fox News LA Reporter Al Naipo on the Funeral of slain Yorba Linda Marine

BREAKING NEWS:
Yorba Linda, CA

Fox News in Los Angeles has posted its coverage of the funeral of 19-year-old Yorba Linda Marine Rick Centanni tonight, and I wanted to share it here on my Blog.

Centanni graduated from Esperanza High School in 2009, and was killed last month while serving in Afghanistan.


Santa Ana police escorted the body of Lance Cpl. Rick J. Centanni from a Fullerton funeral home to St. Martin De Porres Roman Catholic Faith Community in Yorba Linda for the 10 a.m. funeral Mass. After the service, the officers led a procession through Yorba Linda past the schools Centanni attended while growing up there.

Above is Fox News Reporter Al Naipo's coverage on Tuesday's funeral.

Thanks, FOX for a great job!

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Remembering Marine Rick Centanni: Eyewitness News coverage of the Funeral for the Yorba Linda hero!

YORBA LINDA, Calif.

 -- Thousands of law enforcement officials and members of this tight knit community gathered to remember the life of  Marine Lance Corporal Rick Centanni. He was killed last month in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device that also claimed the life of his 45-year-old friend Sergeant Major Robert Cottle.


The memorial service was held in Yorba Linda where Centanni grew up.

The above is a touching report is from Eileen Frere of Channel 7 Eyewitness News.  (Great job, Eileen!)

Centanni was known for his contagious smile and would have turned 20 last Saturday.

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7.8 Earthquake Slams off coast of NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. Tsunami warning issued!

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Breaking News:
Sumatra, Indonesia
April 6. 2010
By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
Updated at 5:48 p.m. PST

A another powerful earthquake has hit just a couple of minutes ago, this time off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.  I have hundreds of regular readers from this area on a monthly basis, so I wanted to make sure that this information was posted in a timely matter.

Details are that the shaker was a magnitude 7.8 and occured at 22:15:02 UTC on Wednesday, April 07, 2010 or  05:15:02 AM local time in the island nation.

The first report is that the event was registered as a 7.7 shaker but it has been upgraded to a 7.8.

This is the same part of the world that was rocked by a killer earthquake and tsunami around 5 years ago that killed hundreds of thousands of natives and tourists.

Here are the details:
Location 2.360°N, 97.132°E
Depth 31 km (19.3 miles) set by location program
Region NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances 200 km (125 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia
215 km (135 miles) SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
515 km (320 miles) W of KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia
1425 km (880 miles) NW of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=240, Nph=240, Dmin=317.9 km, Rmss=1.08 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2010utc5

There are many Indonesians here in the Long Beach/Cerritos/Orange County area.

A Tsunami warning has been issued.

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Official Press Statement on the selection of Archbishop Jose H. Gomez as Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles

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BREAKING NEWS
WASHINGTON, DC
April 6, 2010
3:30 a.m.  PST

Here is the official media release on the appointment of Jose H. Gomez as the new head of the Los Angeles Archdiocese.


Pope Benedict XVI has named Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of San Antonio, Texas, as Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles. The appointment was announced today, April 6, in Washington, D.C., by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States.


As Coadjutor, Archbishop Gomez, 58, will automatically become head of the three-county Archdiocese of Los Angeles upon Cardinal Roger Mahony’s retirement at age 75 on February, 27, 2011. A Mass of Reception for Archbishop Gomez is scheduled for May 26.

Cardinal Roger Mahony will introduce Archbishop Gomez today, Tuesday, April 6 at a 10 a.m. press conference inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

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BREAKING NEWS: Archbishop Jose Gomez named new Leader of Los Angeles Roman Catholics. Pope Benedict announces selection.

Our LADY OF ANGELS CATHEDRAL
RANDY ECONOMY PHOTO

Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony
will be replaced by 
Bishop Jose Gomez (below).

Image by Getty Images via Daylife

BREAKING NEWS:
By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
2:30 a.m.


Los Angeles, CA:

Catholic Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio is expected to be introduced at a press conference at  10 a.m. today as the successor to Cardinal Roger Mahony.

The announcement will take place at the Lady of Angels Cathedral in Downtown Los Angeles.

The Mexican-born Gomez, 58 has been the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in San Antonio, Texas  since 2005.  He has been appointed by Pope Benedict as coadjutor-archbishop of Los Angeles.  He will succeed Cardinal Roger Mahony, who is due to retire soon after turning 75.

Gomez has an impressive background, one that should suit him well as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church here in the Southland.  Ordained as a priest of Opus Dei and with degrees in philosophy and accounting, Archbishop Gomez has also been named one of the 25 most influential Hispanics in America by Time Magazine in the past.

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Los Angeles is the home to millions of Latino Catholics, so the appointment of Archbishop Gomez should become a very popular choice.

Cardinal Mahony was appointed Archbishop of Los Angeles by Pope John Paul II on July 16, 1985. He was installed as the fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles on September 5, 1985. Pope John Paul II elevated him a cardinal on June 28, 1991.

Born in North Hollywood, Cardinal Mahony is the first native Angeleno and the third Archbishop of Los Angeles to be created a cardinal. Cardinal Mahony was ordained to the priesthood May 1, 1962. He was appointed Titular Bishop of Tamascani and Auxiliary Bishop of Fresno January 7, 1975. He was appointed Bishop of Stockton February 26, 1980.

More than five million Catholics reside in the Los Angeles Archdiocese and has five Pastoral Regions, Our Lady of the Angels, San Pedro, Santa Barbara, San Fernando, San Gabriel.

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Butler wins the HEARTS of AMERICA tonight, and Duke captures NCAA Title with a classic 61-59 win

By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
April 5, 2010

8:40 p.m. PST

Congratulations to the mighty Duke Blue Devils for winning the NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament tonight.

But the Bulter Bulldogs won the hearts of America for its amazing run in March Madness.

Duke won its fourth national championship Monday night, forcing Butler’s Gordon Hayward to miss with 4 seconds left to hold off the Bulldogs 61-59 and end the tiny school’s run at the title one game short of the perfect ending.


Kyle Singler had 19 for the Blue Devils and Brian Zoubek rebounded Hayward’s miss and hit one free throw with 3.6 seconds left to give Duke a two-point lead.  Hayward rebounded Zoubek’s intentional miss and threw up a desperation heave at the buzzer, that hit glass, bounced off the rim and out.

The win gave Mike Krzyzewski his first national title since 2001 and fourth overall, tying him with Adolph Rupp for second on the all-time list.

It was a classic emotional sports moment,  that will be remembered for generations.  Now, its on to Dancing With the Stars and American Idol.   LOL. 

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2010 LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX: Race Legends DANNY SULLIVAN and MICHAEL ANDRETTI to be inducted into Motorsports Walk of Fame on April 15th

Mario Andretti, the father of Michael Andretti
seen during the 2008 Long Beach Gand Prix
Walk of Fame Ceremony with LB City Manager Pat West.

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Long Beach, CA
GRAND PRIX NEWS!
Monday, April 5, 2010
6:04 p.m.


The Long Beach Grand Prix is about to roar into this seaside city.

The City of Long Beach and the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach will honor racing legends Danny Sullivan and Michael Andretti at the fifth annual Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame induction ceremony.

Both men have won the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach during their illustrious careers. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 15, 2010 during the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach week.


"I'm delighted that we are adding two more legendary drivers to the Motorsports Walk of Fame – Danny Sullivan and Michael Andretti," said Mayor Bob Foster, who will be presenting the medallions to the honorees. “Every year the Walk of Fame kicks off a great week of Grand Prix events that brings thousands to Long Beach.”

The ceremony begins at 11:00 am at the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame on South Pine Avenue in front of the Convention Center, along the route of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.

"Both of these driving legends certainly left their mark here at Long Beach and we are delighted to welcome them into the pantheon of existing honorees,” said Jim Michaelian, President/CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach.

Danny Sullivan raced 11 times at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, winning in 1992 when he set a record with an average speed of 91.945 mph. In 1985, he made world-wide headlines for his incredible “spin and win” victory at the Indianapolis 500, where he spun around 360 degrees going 200 mph and went on to win one of the most memorable victories at the Brickyard. In addition, he was the 1988 CART World Series Champion and the Can-Am Rookie of the Year in 1980. Throughout his career he took a total of 17 checkered flags. He continues to contribute to the sport by helping to develop the next generation of Formula 1 drivers.

Michael Andretti has carved out a very impressive career as both a driver and owner. Andretti’s first checkered flag was the 1986 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, and his final victory as a driver was also in the Toyota Grand Prix, in 2002. Along the way he became the winningest driver in CART history, with 42 victories, including the season championship in 1991. He received the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award in 1984. After leaving the cockpit in 2003, Andretti went on to become the winningest owner in Indy Racing League history, with Indy 500 victories in 2005 and 2007, 34 IndyCar Series wins as well as consecutive IndyCar Series championships in 2004 and 2005.

The Walk of Fame medallions include renditions of the racers’ cars and their major achievements in motor sports.

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4 killed, 2 injured, as LAPD blame Armenian Gangs For "Blood Bath" at North Hollywood's "HOT SPOT" CAFE. Community asked to help solve this violent crime

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Note: If you have any additional photos of any of those killed in this tragic killing, please send them to my email at RREconomy@aol.com. 

Breaking News
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA-
By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com

Monday, April 5, 2010
5:13 p.m.

The Southern California community is being asked today to help find those responsible for the brutal assassination-style attack that killed four men and wounded two others inside a North Hollywood cafe over Easter Weekend.

Los Angeles Police suspect Armenian gangsters are responsible and they need help finding those who did this unspeakable crime.

The suspect was believed to be a man of Armenian descent, about 30 years old, and now the community is being asked to get involved in finding this suspect.

Saturday's mass shooting, described by police as a 'blood bath,'and it occurred about 4:30 p.m. at the Hot Spot Cafe, 11651 Riverside Drive.  LAPD said the victims appeared to have been targeted and that the shooting may be related to Armenian gangs.

Three men died at the cafe, and a fourth died at a hospital. Two other victims were hospitalized, and they are both expected to live.

The dead men were identified by Los Angeles police as:

• Harut Baburyan, 28
• Sarkis Karadjian, 26
• Vardan Tofalyan, 31
• Hayk Yegnanyan, 25.

It was not clear if the men knew each other and police at the North Hollywood station referred calls to LAPD Robbery-Homicide detectives, who handle major crimes and multiple-victim homicides. 

Police asked anyone with more information to call the LAPD's North Hollywood station at (818) 623-4016.

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REMEBERING JACOB "JAKE" ARAGON: Memorial Fund Established, and the Community is asked to Donate

The Jacob "Jake" Aragon Memorial Fund has been established to honor the life of the 19 year old  Lakewood resident who lost his life in a tragic accident on the 5 and 605 Freeway in Santa Fe Springs  late last month.

I want everyone to consider making a donation to this fund, regardless of how large or small to help the Aragon Family during this difficult time.

The Aragon Family is very touched by the outpouring of love and kindness by so many who knew and loved Jake.

To participate, you can visit any Wells Fargo Bank location and request to make a donation to the Jacob "Jake" Aragon Memorial Fund, Account # 7216533450, Routing # 122000247. 

Donations can also be made by mailing a check directly to 20404 Violeta Avenue, Lakewood, CA 90715.

Thank You for your help, in advance, and let's remember that the lives of our young people in our community are priceless! 

Randy Economy

VIDEO of EASTER EARTHQUAKE FROM A SAN DIEGO RESIDENT who is scared out of his mind

OMG. Holy Cra*. WTF? Pick a slang term, this video clip has it.

I had to post this amazing video from a young man, who grabbed his video cam while the 7.2 earthquake rocked Southern California , Mexico and Arizona on Easter Sunday.

This earthquake hit as millions of people were gathering to celebrate Easter Sunday. This video is typical of the chaos that occured in family rooms all over our region, including mine here in Cerritos. 

You Tube is being overloaded tonight with MILLIONS of viewers, all watching clips from the Easter Quake.

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EASTER 7.2 EARTHQUAKE: I was in front of the controversial Heraeus Chemical Plant (Cerritos, Santa Fe Springs) in my car when it HIT. How ironic, how scary, how SURREAL!

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Hereaus is a manufacturing plant located at the corner of Alondra Boulevard
and Carmenita Road on the Cerritos/Santa Fe Springs boarder.
Randy Economy Photo

By Randy Economy
April 4, 2010
10:50 p.m.
Cerritos, CA

Today Southern California and the Mexico area was rocked by a 7.2 earthquake. 

It is now known as the "Easter Earthquake."

While the exact toll of the damage are still unknown in the Mexicali area, it has already claimed the life of at least one person, and scores are injured, and buildings are flattened, just "South of the Boarder."

When the earthquake rocked Sunday afternoon at around 4 p.m., I happened to be in my car at the corner of Carmenita Road and Alondra Boulevard.

Last year Hereaus was the center of a national controversy here when the USA Today wrongly named Cerritos the most "Toxic City in America" and listed Hereaus as the main cause of our rotten local air quality.

During the public outcry on this "faulty" USA Today study, I spoke out on many occasions, and warned what would happen to our community if this plant would was involved in a "7.3 or 6.9" earthquake?

When this 7.3 earthquake hit, I was 50 feet from the Hereaus plant, and the smoke stacks were blasting white steam into the blue afternoon skies. 

I was terrified, and drove quickly away west on Alondra Boulevard to pick my friend Martin in Granada Park here in Cerritos.  The last place you want to be during an earthquake is right next to a manufacturing plant that contains tons of toxic materials and chemicals.

While the epicenter was more than 150 miles to the south of Cerritos and Santa Fe Springs, today was a wake up call for all of us in this part of the world.

I hope that all of our local industrial businesses, like Hereaus and others in the 5 Freeway/Firestone Boulevard area are prepared for a 7.2 earthquake.  I hope that inspectors can recheck the conditions of these plants, over and over again and to make sure that they are safe for a 7.2 earthquake.

It is just a matter of time. 

The bigger one is on the way.

Your thoughts?  Hit my comment section, or drop me a note to RREconomy@aol.com.

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EASTER EARTHQUAKE: Upgraded to a 7.2 Magnitude

BREAKING NEWS:
Updated on Easter Sunday at 5:23 p.m.
By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/

Southern California: The major earthquake that struck this afternoon on the Pacific Coast of the United States and Mexico has been upgraded to a magnitude 7.2 quake.

It was felt across Baja California, Arizona and southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

One of my readers, Paula D. who is from Mojave, Ca sent me this note:

"I felt the earthquake very slightly but had no doubt that's what it was. All of a sudden I felt a little disoriented and felt the bed I was sitting on shimmy slightly,saw the glass of water nearby slosh a little and the chandelier in the dining room swaying gently. Lasted maybe 15 seconds at around 3:43 pm."

Mojave is more than 100 miles from the epicenter.

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