Little Rock, Arkansas (The Adobo Chronicles) – Nemastistius pectoralis or the roosterfish, is a game fish found in the warm waters of the East Pacific, from Baja California to Peru. It is distinguished by its “rooster comb,” seven long spines of the dorsal fin.
But a new discovery in Little Rock, Arkansas has revealed what appears to be a more authentic species of the rare fish. It gives justice to the name roosterfish. Its body is unmistakably that of a fish but its head is a miniature version of a rooster.
The more common roosterfish
What puzzles marine biologists is that the roosterfish is usually found in the ocean, but the newly-discovered species was found in the Arkansas River.
Now, the state of Arkansas will be known for two great things: Bill Clinton and roosterfish.
The Folsom Lake Reservoir in 2011, left, and in 2014
Sacramento, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – In its current state, the Folsom Lake Reservoir, located northeast of Sacramento, best demonstrates the adverse effect of the drought in California. In just the last two and half years, the water level has gone from 97% capacity to just 17% (see photo).
The state’s severe water shortage crisis has prompted California officials to put in place an ordinance that would fine residents who waste water through daily chores like watering the lawn, washing cars or hosing down sidewalks. Violation of the ordinance carries with it a fine of $500.
But not even the threat of penalty or the grim photos of almost-empty reservoirs throughout the state has prevented Californians from taking up the Ice Bucket Challenge, the social media phenomenon that has taken the U.S. by storm. The challenge involves people dousing themselves with a bucket of ice, video-taping it and posting it on social media. In turn, they challenge two other people to do the same or donate $100 to the ALS Association. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease is a paralyzing and sometimes fatal condition involving the degeneration of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It is estimated that 30,000 Americans have ALS.
In a change of heart, California officials said they would not be imposing the penalty for wasting water on those who choose to take up the Ice Bucket Challenge. Instead, the Watershed Conservation Authority (WCA) has posed its own challenge to the Ice Bucket Challenge.
On September 1, Labor Day, WCA is challenging One Million Californians to gather at the Folsom Lake Reservoir and simultaneously douse themselves with iced water buckets, letting the water fill into the lake. “It’s a win-win situation,” a spokesperson for WCA said, “they can accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge while helping to solve the state’s water shortage crisis.
Folsom Lake Reservoir has a surface area of 11,450 acres. The Adobo Chronicles did the math: An acre holds approximately 360,000 gallons of water. If One Million Californians poured a gallon of water each into the lake, that would be a total of 2.7 acres.
Unfortunately, our calculator just ran out of battery, so we are asking the help of our readers to calculate how many Californians pouring a gallon of water each into the lake would fill 11,450 acres. Please use the comment section for your answers.
Austin, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles) – Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly abusing the powers of his office by threatening to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption. If found guilty of the two felony charges, Perry will be the first indicted governor of the state of Texas in nearly 100 years.
The two counts – abuse of official authority and coercion of a public servant – carry a combined maximum punishment of 109 years in federal prison.
Perry was expected to make a second run for president in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.
Realizing that his political career is all but over, Perry, 64, announced that he has agreed to a plea bargain to lessen the potential punishment for the felonies.
An attorney for Perry told The Adobo Chronicles that his client has agreed to pleading guilty on both counts in exchange for a 50% reduction in jail time — from 109 to 54 1/2 years.
As part of the plea bargain, Perry will ask the court to allow him to be transferred to a high-security retirement home once he reaches the age of 100. As an alternative, Perry proposed that he be incarcerated in the Philippines, a former colony of the U.S., where convicted high government officials like ex-presidents and senators are locked in designer jail cells or placed under hospital arrest.
A federal court is expected to rule on the plea bargain next week.
Little Rock, Arkansas (The Adobo Chronicles) – Nemastistius pectoralis or the roosterfish, is a game fish found in the warm waters of the East Pacific, from Baja California to Peru. It is distinguished by its “rooster comb,” seven long spines of the dorsal fin.
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