Something Very Special video. The history of the Fairmead Fossils and the creation of the Fossil Discovery Center of Madera County. From the discovery of the first Columbian Mammoth tusk to the building of the Fossil Discovery Center. The San Joaquin Valley Paleontology Foundation is gearing up for great educational activities for all ages. Interviews of Dr. James Chatters and Dr. Robert Dundas, Professors of Vertebrate Paleontology, C.S.U. Fresno. Video by Terry Dolph.
Fossil Discovery Center - Part 2
Second of four segments of Valley Life featuring the Fossil Discovery Center in Chowchilla. Come see fossils of mammoths, sabre toothed cats and many more animals, all found right there on site. The Fossil Discovery Center is the newest attraction in Madera County : California's Gateway to Yosemite.
When was Chowchilla, California founded?
When was Chowchilla, California incorporated? What county is it in?
The Cannibal Generals of Liberia
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Cannibalism, murder and rape are just a part of everyday life in certain regions of Liberia. Despite the United Nation's eventual intervention, most of this country's young people continue to live in abject poverty, surrounded by filth, drug addiction, and teenage prostitution. In 2009, we went to Liberia to rummage through the messy remains of a country ravaged by 14 years of civil war.
UPDATE: Charles G. Taylor, former President of Liberia and warlord, has been convicted by an international tribunal of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including rape, murder, and the use of child soldiers. He is the first head of state to be found guilty by an international court since the Nuremberg trials.
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Groundwater Subsidence in Madera County
General manager of the San Luis Canal Company, Chase Hurley, speaks about subsidence due to extensive ground water pumping off of Avenue 18 1/2 in Madera County, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. According to Hurley, 45,000 acres of agricultural land are supplied with water from this area. As a result, the land has subsided approximately five feet, between 2003 and 2013. (Andrew Kuhn akuhn@mercedsunstar.com)