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Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Although the fields were wet, Madera Unified School District facilities, including Eddie Chapa Field at Madera South, were already locked out due to the COVID-19 outbreak. When the big chips started to fall, the rest fell in suit when it came to athletics in Madera. Thursday afternoon, it was almost like business as usual. Madera South was hosting its annual softball tournament, the boys volleyball team and boys tennis teams at Madera were getting out of school to play their matches. However, a couple of hours later, they were told they weren’t going to play their...

How will be the weather today? Is it going to rain? Will it be safe for me to go for that hike? How can you tell the weather? Well, if you are looking to predict the climate accurately, you have two options: One, you can sit and watch the TV for the weather forecast, which is more general on regions; or two, you can buy one of the best barometers or home weather stations and measure air pressure to determine what the day is going to be like. You see, the best barometers are designed to measure atmospheric pressure, which...

According to the U.S. Census, 5.2-percent of people worked from home in 2017. That number has probably skyrocketed due to the current state of things, and we’ll likely see a much higher number once we come out on the other side. While there can be a large temptation to work on your couch or kitchen counter, it’s often a good idea to separate your workspace so your entire home doesn’t feel like the office. So what do you need to set up an effective home office? We’re glad you asked. What you’ll need: A good desk A comfortable office chair...

I can name hundreds of gadgets that can fit into your pants pocket. However here we are only talking about five. Many people don’t keep things or gadgets in thier pockets. For example, for women most of the time things go into their purses, but sometimes they do if they have no other choice. These devices we will talk about today can be carried by everyone and fit into pockets or purses. Mini Projector If you’re on the go you will find that a mini projector is a great thing to stick into your pocket to amuse family and friends....

Costing just $40, the Raspberry Pi is cheap, versatile, and relatively powerful in a way its competitors are not. While most projects can be achieved with Raspbian, the Debian Linux fork, this Raspberry PI OS isn’t the only option. So many other operating systems can run on a Raspberry Pi. Just make sure you’ve got a monitor, mouse, and keyboard to hand before you boot it up, and a fast microSD card to run your operating system of choice. The Best Raspberry Pi Desktop Operating Systems It’s estimated that there are over 80 Linux-based distributions for the Raspberry Pi. Most...