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AP Photo/Gail Burton The Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres hooked up in a deal Sunday, with the Orioles sending infielder Oscar Salazar to San Diego for right-handed reliever Cla Meredith .  This deal is puzzling to me – Salazar …

Sadly, Rookie Blue season 2 is over next week. However, there is some good news—it's two hours, and the series has already been renewed for a third season. The last episode, "A Little Faith," showed Sam and Andy hooking up (and unlike last time, they didn't stop), but he is still undercover and she can't go back to him. What's going to happen next for Sam?

Happy Comics Release Day! I have an unusual comic this week. The Gathering Volume 1 is a collection of short stories rather than a single narrative. Its also written and illustrated by people youve likely never heard of before but hopefully will again. The idea for The Gathering arose on the Jinxworld forums, the message board hosted by prolific comics writer Brian Bendis. Its sort of the sequential art equivalent of hey, we have a barn and Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, so lets up on a show! Im glad that they followed through because they produced some excellent work. Summary: The fourteen black-and-white stories in this collection are very short, only two pages long. Theyre loosely centered on the idea of hope. The final cover (unlike the image above) includes The Thing With Feathers which is from an Emily Dickinson poem called Hope that begins with hope is the thing with feathers. The styles of the stories vary widely and so do the concepts, from very realistic settings to superheroes but the compliment each other despite such diverse work. What Kids Will Like About It: One of the stories in this, Better Days, Part 1 and Better Days, Part 2 are written by Liam and Ethan Goletz, brothers who are ages seven and nine, and illustrated by Michael Lapinski. Not only is it a nice story with a strong emotional hook at the end but I think kids will get a kick out of reading something written by someone their own age or younger. Theres also a very effective use of images in a story about Little League called Tommy by Aaron Bir and Joshua Mote. What Parents Will Like About It: Short stories are hard to write, even in prose. Two pages of sequential art is even harder, at least to my readers eye. I think all the stories were quality but there are two that hit me emotionally and will stay with me. One simply called Hope by Evan Valentine and Sam Tung that has such a sadness to it and Wedding Wishes by Nabeel Arshad and Chris Maze, with colors by Caliz Vincent, because it made me laugh. Additional Reading: Gail Simone, who has a message board hosted by Bendis, put together an extensive review of the collection thats not only a great recap of the comic but also has tremendous advice for anyone seeking to write comics. For a fuller story of how the book came together, try this detailed blog post over at The Gathering site. Emboldened by the success of their first volume, theyre already putting together more and are open to submissions for those, in case you have any ambitions similar to the impulse that created this comic in the first place.

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'Homecoming-Part 6: Ending Note' (No Spoilers) We’re finally at the end of this surprisingly dark and disturbing Welcome to Tranquility story. Gail Simone truly reached into some dark places to come up with the villain of this series. I think ultimately Simone was having a lot of fun with this series despite how dark it got. This issue sees some ideas from the original series come into play and it also takes an opportunity to add some surprising twists to the Tranquility lore. There are some characters that hook-up in here that were real shockers.

In a what could had been a scene out of Caddyshack, actor Bill Murray hooked a shot across the street from the hole and knocked down Gail DiMaggio as she watched the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am tournament from her front lawn.

"If I was going to fish for snapper off the Grange, Semaphore, or Brighton jetties I'd be using a (size seven or eight) hook," he said. Fisheries Minister Gail Gago said public concerns had prompted the restrictions, to "strike a balance". Fisheries ...

(5A) Josh Julitzky, Grandview; Traci Nemechek, Dakota Ridge; Bill Bradley, ThunderRidge; Rod Beauchamp, Fairview; Tony Speights, Chaparral; Caryn Jarocki, Highlands Ranch; Kelly Stewart, Pine Creek; Gail Hook, Monarch; Todd Matkin, Rocky ...

From Gail: My husband and I were dining out ... the $3,000 check bounced, leaving Daniela on the hook for the money. In another version of this scam, the con artist sends a fraudulent check for a rental deposit, but “accidentally” makes the check ...

In a sane world, the government would be running the whole health-care plan, the employers would be off the hook entirely, and we would not be having this fight at all. But members of Congress — including many of the very same people who are howling and ...

Committee member Cllr Gail Kenney, a Conservative who represents Sawston ... She added: “I would not want to use it as an excuse but neither would I want to let the Government off the hook.” Lib Dem Cllr Peter Downes, who represents Brampton and ...

Highlights included Gail Pinsker, community liaison officer for the William ... Realtors also learned about the many programs sponsored by College of the Canyons when Chancellor Dianne Van Hook, outlined the concept behind building the school’s ...

“I think they proved once again why they're the No. 1-ranked team in the country,” UT coach Gail Goestenkors said ... Aaryn Ellenberg scored 23 points and Morgan Hook 19 to lead the Sooners past the Aggies. Whitney Hand added 11 points and seven ...

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If we blame the working mothers then society is off the hook. Working women ... Posted By Gail Daras: 2:43 PM ET

Posted By Gail, Puyallup, Washington: Fri Apr 06, 06:30:00 PM EDT ET ... Why do writers feel the need to have everyone on the show hook up together?

The moment: Obama looks toward Sen. Clair McCaskill as Kennedy and Clinton shake hands. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) (CNN) - It seems a snub is in the eye ...