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Falcons overpower Lions, 12-2

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Post date June 25, 2024

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West Burlington – Notre Dame pitcher, Madelyn Thomas (7), pitches against Lone Tree, Monday, June 24, 2024, at Barb Carter Field, West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington – Notre Dame Falcons defeated Lone Tree Loins, 12-2 in five-innings.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame third baseman, Shona Andersen (30), and Lone Tree’s Vivian Zaruba (3), look for the call, Monday, June 24, 2024, at Barb Carter Field, West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington – Notre Dame Falcons defeated Lone Tree Loins, 12-2 in five-innings.

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Falcons over Bears, 5-4

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Post date June 18, 2024

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Danville Centerfielder Kessler Whaley (5) catches a flyball for a West Burlington out, Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington won, 5-4.

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Danville Pitcher Henry Bellrichard (4) pitches for the Bears Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington won, 5-4.

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West Burlington’s Ayden Figuereo (99) connects against the Bears Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington won, 5-4.

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West Burlington’s Brock Thuleen (27) gets a hit against the Bears Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington won, 5-4.

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West Burlington Second Baseman Conner Bush (15) gets the tag out against the Bears Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington won, 5-4.

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WB Falcon First Baseman Brock Thuleen attempta a tagout against Danville, Iowa Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington won, 5-4.

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WB Falcon First Baseman Brock Thuleen

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Falcons dominate Bears, 18-1

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Post date June 18, 2024

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West Burlington – Notre Dame Coach Oleson congratulates Shona Andersen (30) after a homerun.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Shona Andersen (30) is congratulated after hitting a homerun against Danville Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. WBND Falcons defeated Danville Bears, 18-1 in three innings.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Madalynn Knapp (3) rounds the bases against Danville Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. WBND Falcons defeated Danville Bears, 18-1 in three innings.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame First Baseman Lacie Felkins (44) secures the out against Danville Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. WBND Falcons defeated Danville Bears, 18-1 in three innings.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Tannisyn Christofferson (45) makes contact against Danville Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. WBND Falcons defeated Danville Bears, 18-1 in three innings.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Lyndsey Kelley (39) gets a hit against Danville Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. WBND Falcons defeated Danville Bears, 18-1 in three innings.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame Centerfielder Anna Engberg (2) catches a flyball for an out against Danville Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. WBND Falcons defeated Danville Bears, 18-1 in three innings.

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WB/ND Falcons top Huskies, 10-6

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Post date June 17, 2024

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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Lauren Krieger (17) slides into third against Highland Monday, June 17, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Highland, 10-6.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Shona Anderson (30) fist bumps Coach David Oleson at third base in their game against Highland Monday, June 17, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Highland, 10-6.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Logan Kelley (55) smashes three-run homer to seal the win against Highland Monday, June 17, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. West Burlington – Notre Dame defeated Highland, 10-6.

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Trailing Highland 7-3, Falcons score 5 in bottom of seventh to win, 8-7

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Post date June 17, 2024

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West Burlington’s Brock Thuleen (27) celebrates with teammates a come from behind win over the Huskies Monday June 17th, 2024 at West Burlington. West Burlington Falcons defeated Highland Huskies, 8-7.

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West Burlington’s Levi Fletcher-Bates (7) beats the throw to Highland’s pitcher for a come from behind win over the Huskies Monday June 17th, 2024 at West Burlington. West Burlington Falcons defeated Highland Huskies, 8-7.

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3A’s No. 14 Falcons blank Mepo, 12-0

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Post date June 9, 2024

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West Burlington – Notre Dame Pitcher, Madelyn Thomas (7) sends one to the plate against Mediapolis, Friday, June 7, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. Class 3A’s 14th – ranked West Burlington – Notre Dame Falcons blanked Mediapolis 12- 0 in 3-innings.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame first baseman, Chloee Anderson (24) looks over the infield after securing the out on first base, Friday, June 7, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. Class 3A’s 14th – ranked West Burlington – Notre Dame Falcons blanked Mediapolis 12- 0 in 3-innings.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame first baseman, Chloee Anderson (24) secures the out on first base, Friday, June 7, 2024 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. Class 3A’s 14th – ranked West Burlington – Notre Dame Falcons blanked Mediapolis 12- 0 in 3-innings.

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West Burlington Arnold High School Class of 2024

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Post date May 26, 2024

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Toyota’s New $14-Billion North Carolina Battery Plant

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Post date May 8, 2024

Toyota announces an additional 3,000 Jobs and adds $8-Billion dollars to their Investment in Randolph County, NC Battery Manufacturing Site. Expansion Brings a Total of 5,100 jobs and $13.9 billion to Toyota’s First and Only Battery Plant.

Fox8 News report – Toyota battery plant, for hybrid and EVs, will employ over five thousand people.

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Solar panels becoming a ‘waste mountain’

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Post date April 7, 2024

Solar panel review. Marques Brownlee Isn’t Telling You the Truth About Solar Panels, So I Have To, DIY and car review Scotty Kilmer. Should I buy solar panels for my house? Buying solar panels for my roof. The truth about solar panels and if they’re worth it. Solar panels explained. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 55 years.

BBC Report: Challenge to stop solar panels becoming a ‘waste mountain’

Are wind, solar, and batteries the magical solutions to all our energy needs? Or do they come with too high a price? Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, analyzes the true cost — both economic and environmental — of so-called green energy.

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Nvidia’s Breakthrough AI Chip Defies Physics (GTC Supercut)

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Post date March 25, 2024

Highlights from the latest NVIDIA keynote at GTC 2024. Topics include NVIDIA’s insane Blackwell B100 GPUs, the Grace Blackwell GB100 superchips, NVIDIA’s new AI supercomputer and AI factories, and how they will power generative AI technologies like ChatGTP and SORA by OpenAI and reshape computing as we know it.