New Consumer Reports ranks keep MacBooks on top
Consumer Reports’ refreshed notebook rankings [sub. required] gave Apple the top spot in virtually all notebook rankings. As of late May, the updated MacBook Pros led the 15-inch category with 76 to 78 points versus Dell’s XPS 15 at 73 points, while the 17-inch models just edged ahead of the HP dv7 (79 points) with 80 and 81 points. All of the 13-inch models placed second at 70 to 72 points, but …
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PHILLIES NOTEBOOK: Blanton seeking another opinion
PHILADELPHIA — There are a few names used in medical field you don’t like to hear when baseball players are involved: Lewis Yocum, James Andrews, Tommy John.
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Prep Notebook: Seahawks plan to return for more
Minutes after Severna Park ended South River’s season, Scott Mitchell was laughing and joking. Mitchell was upset about the 12-7 loss, but he knows most of his baseball team has plenty more games together. “We definitely had a great season,” said Mitchell, the Seahawks’ No. 1 pitcher and No. 3 hitter. “With all the young players we have, we’re only going to get better. We’ve just got to look …
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BRUINS NOTEBOOK: Marchand vows to keep temper under control
Brad Marchand let frustration get the better of him in Saturday’s playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. He and his Bruins teammates expect him to channel that emotion into a better performance in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night.
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Rose Classic notebook: Midwood’s Miley making up for lost time
Camera Miley was a mainstay at most Midwood girls basketball games this season. But instead of wearing a uniform and knocking down jumpers, the sophomore guard was in jeans with a pen in her hand doing the book at the scorer’s table. Miley sat out the entire 2010-11 season…
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Communities notebook: Duo wins bocce championship
Jim Dickerson and Jim Englund of Team Cobra Bocce defeated Benedetto and Antonio Mititiero on April 28 in the Salem Spring Indoor Bocce Championships.
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