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Getting back to the basics.
Alpha measures the difference between a fund's returns above its benchmark risk exposure(s) (as measured by beta). A positive alpha figure indicates the fund has performed better than its beta would predict. In contrast, a negative alpha indicates underperformance. When selecting alternative products, investors should look at alpha to measure the value added or subtracted by a fund's manager. Alpha should be considered relative to both standard and alternative benchmarks (such as the Morningstar Long/Short Commodity Index, Morningstar Diversified Futures Index, or the Morningstar MSCI Hedge Fund Indexes.)
Beta measures a fund's sensitivity to market movements. By definition, the beta of a particular market (represented by an index) is 1.00. A beta of 1.10 means that, on average, the fund performed 10% better than its benchmark index in up markets and 10% worse in down markets, assuming all other factors remain constant. Conversely, a beta of 0.85 indicates that the fund gained 15% less than the market during an upturn and lost 15% less during down markets. Certain alternative strategies, such as long/short equity or multialternative, maintain higher equity beta exposure (between 0.30 and 0.80), while most market-neutral funds maintain betas to the S&P 500 Index of between negative 0.3 and 0.3.
Cash collateral can account for 75% of a managed-futures fund's portfolio. Because futures contracts require relatively low initial margins (as low as 5% for 100% exposure, for example), the majority of a managed-futures fund's assets are reserved for collateral. Historically, managed-futures strategies earned decent returns simply by holding Treasuries, but this is no longer the case. In response, some funds have hired outside advisors to invest this cash collateral, taking on credit and duration risks. Some managers take on more risk than others, investing in nonagency mortgage securities, asset-backed securities, 144A restricted securities, master limited partnerships, or even real estate investment trusts. When selecting a managed-futures fund, investors should carefully consider how the cash collateral is managed and if the strategy fits their risk tolerance.
Drawdown refers to an investment's peak-to-trough decline during a specific time period. Investors should analyze a fund's drawdown patterns, particularly its maximum drawdown since inception, to more fully understand its investment risks. Although most liquid alternative products launched after the financial crisis, investors can analyze how these younger funds held up during more recent episodes of volatility (the May 2010 "Flash Crash," or the period from April 26 to July 5, for example) as a proxy.
An expense ratio is the annual operating fee a fund's shareholders must pay. It expresses the percentage of assets deducted each fiscal year for a fund's operating expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees, and administrative fees. Transaction fees or brokerage costs, as well as initial or deferred sales charges, are not included in the expense ratio, with the exception of borrowing costs for short positions. Therefore, for alternative funds, its best to look at the net expense ratios, which net out shorting costs. Even after taking into account the cost of shorting, alternative mutual funds tend to have higher expense ratios than long-only strategies for two reasons. First, many alternative products are relatively small (60% of alternative mutual funds manage less than $100 million). Second, these funds often have higher management fees due to their more sophisticated research, trading, and risk management.
Funds of funds specialize in buying shares in other mutual funds rather than individual securities. Most alternative funds of funds reside in the multialternative category, though there are a handful in the other categories as well. There are several advantages to the fund-of-funds approach: namely, convenience, ease of use, and additional layers of due diligence. With a one-stop-shop product, investors no longer need to select managers and strategies themselves. The trade-off is that the expense ratios are very high--sometimes above 3.00%. When analyzing funds of funds, investors must be careful to look at the prospectus expense ratio, rather than the annual report figure, because it includes the acquired fund fees paid to the fund's underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Investors should also be careful to avoid multimanager products that include allocations to more traditional investments, such as publicly traded REITS or long-only commodity strategies. Investors can gain exposure to these long-only asset classes for a much lower price outside of the funds of funds.
Global Macro funds invest across asset classes (that is, stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities) both long and short based on macroeconomic trends. The approach typically involves a medium-term (several-month) holding period and produces high volatility. Many of the industry's largest hedge fund firms, such as Soros Fund Management and Bridgewater Associates, run global macro strategies. As of May 31, 2012, Morningstar's Global Macro hedge fund category included 236 funds that collectively managed $54.8 billion. Very few mutual funds or ETFs currently employ this strategy.
Hedge funds were the original alternative investment. Alfred Winslow Jones established the first hedge fund in 1949, a private partnership with a 20% incentive fee. Jones' fund was the first to employ an equity market-neutral strategy, and its wild success was documented in a 1966 Fortune magazine article. Following that, these private, illiquid vehicles proliferated, and the term "hedge fund" became synonymous with "alternative." Now, however, most alternative strategies are available to all kinds of investors in public, regulated, liquid structures such as mutual funds (under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and exchange-traded-funds.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- If I had written this story, it would be too just too far-fetched.
Here's the plot: I make up a currency. Let's call them Chuck E. Cheese tokens. The key is that it is untraceable money. It is not backed by any government or federal agency. I make them spendable over the Internet to make it cool, and I attach a made up nominal value.
But because it is unregulated and people assume there will never be more produced, it can fluctuate in value. Furthermore, I'll introduce it to the tech community because anything that is viral is epic. As more people learn of this digital currency and want to give it a try, this will, in itself, create a demand.
Step two: I need a big name attached to my new currency. Why not get the Winklevoss twins to talk about it? They've made it perfectly clear that they love the spotlight. Hell, why not have them attach their name to Chuck E. Cheese exchange house? Nope, that's not enough: We should have them go to space on their earnings from the Winklevoss/Chuck E. Cheese exchange earnings! That will definitely create a buzz. This is going to be the next big thing!
Ruh Roh... This untraceable money has problems. Turns out that not only techies like the idea of it, but so do people who want to launder money. Who could have seen that coming? Charlie Shrem, the CEO of one of our Chuck E. Cheese exchanges, gets busted for laundering money of drug lords. Call me crazy, but I'm not sure they were laundering money to get the remote control helicopter on the top shelf of Chuck E. Cheese's rewards program.

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State of Origin: Blues to launch aerial attack
The Blues are planning an aerial assault on Queensland's back three as they look to leap their way to victory on Wednesday night.
NSW have pinpointed the bomb as their attacking weapon in a bid to rattle the Maroons. Debutant winger Daniel Tupou looms as an obvious target on the Blues' left wing, having swung matches for his club side the Sydney Roosters by soaring high into the air, including terrorising opposite David Williams in last year's grand final.
In part, Tupou was picked because of his reach, while fellow winger Brett Morris and fullback Jarryd Hayne are among the most-noted leapers in the the NRL. Tupou stands at 195 centimetres, while his opposite Brent Tate is 10 centimetres shorter. Tate, Darius Boyd (185cm) and Billy Slater (178cm) make up one of the smallest back threes in Origin history.
NSW assistant coach Paul McGregor said the plan to target Queensland's back three was obvious.
"That's a strength of ours," McGregor said. "They'll be expecting it and we won't disappoint them. Tupou doesn't talk too much, but he has a real presence when he trains. He is a giant. He has a nice strong carry in the back of the field."
The pressure will be on Blues' halves Trent Hodkinson and Josh Reynolds' kicking game. Hodkinson will assume most kicking responsibilities, while hooker Robbie Farah also has the ability to kick accurately.
"We've got a few targets there and we have three guys that can get high in the air," McGregor said. "Brett Morris scored a freakish try against the Sharks earlier this year.
"Origin is all about field possession. If you can win that you can put pressure on the opposition and you get an opportunity to test what you think is our strength – which we think is our wingers."
The Blues' failure to capitalise on attacking opportunities and build pressure with their kicking game has contributed to their downfall. Farah said it had been a focus of the NSW preparations.
"It's important we get the end of our sets right," Farah said. "It's so crucial. It's an area in the last few years where we have let ourselves down. It's such a key factor in big games that your end to your sets are spot on, that's a massive advantage to Trent's game."
Queensland could consider switching centre Greg Inglis to the wing when the Maroons defend on their try line, to try and halt the Blues bombing away. However, McGregor doesn't feel as if the Maroons would benefit too much from any changes.
"They've been so successful, I don't think they'll think that they'll need to change anything except to go with what they have already had," McGregor said.
"Their could be an easy switch 'GI' [Inglis] just for the sake of stopping some sort of assault. I don't think they will though.
"It doesn't show any confidence in the bloke that they've picked to play on the wing. They might start to doubt why they've got there, and that's not good heading into an Origin."
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SAN ANTONIO – Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson walked out of the team's locker room late Tuesday with a noticeable limp that all too many of his players are now carrying. For much of these playoffs, Jackson's inspirational sermons have lifted the Warriors before, after and during games, making their timeout huddles must-see TV. Yet after the San Antonio Spurs won 109-91 to take Game 5 of the teams' Western Conference semifinals series, even Jackson must now admit the obvious:
Talk is cheap.
Now down 3-2 in the series, the Warriors know they need more than words to prolong their season.
"It's not asking much to win two games," Jackson said. "If we played like the way we played tonight, we might as well begin to make [offseason] preparations. And I don't believe that's my team. So there is a lot of life left in my team, and we've talked about it being a long series. So this is where it gets fun."
The Warriors didn't have much fun in Game 5. Star guard Stephen Curry still looked limited from spraining his left ankle in Game 3, missing five of his first six shots. Center Andrew Bogut also hobbled on a sore ankle.
"Everybody is hurting this time of year," Jackson said. "My guys will bounce back."
Harrison Barnes and Jarrett Jack combined for 45 points, but Curry (nine) and Klay Thompson (four), stars of the series' first two games, totaled 13. Tony Parker, meanwhile, paced the Spurs with 25 points and 10 assists.
"It was a long night for us," Jackson said.
The Spurs will have two opportunities to close out the series, if needed: Game 6 in Thursday in Oakland, Calif.; and a possible Game 7 on Sunday back at home. Given that the Spurs split the series' first two games – and needed a late Manu Ginobili 3-pointer in double overtime of the opener to do that – they don't want to look too far ahead.
"This is a class team," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of the Warriors. "They bust their ass on both ends of the floor. It's not about getting to the end. It's about going and playing, and that's about it."
The Warriors could benefit from some rest. The teams have played every other day since the start of the series. Curry scored 44 points in Game 1, but has labored some after spraining his ankle in Game 3. In Game 5, he missed 10 of 14 shots, including six of his seven 3-pointers, and had four turnovers.
"I was terrible, plain and simple," Curry said. "They outplayed us as a team. Individually, I didn't have anything on either end. I was a step slow. My shot wasn't falling."
Bogut also has shown wear as the series has progressed. He finished Game 5 with two points and six rebounds in 19 minutes. The Warriors were so desperate for a spark with Curry and Bogut struggling that seldom-used reserves Richard Jefferson and Andris Biedrins played. All-Star forward David Lee has been productive when on the court, but his injured hip has limited him to short stints.
Bogut and Lee said they are willing to play as much as needed to try to force a decisive Game 7.
"It's a tall order to beat the Spurs two straight games, but we are going back to Oakland," Bogut said. "A lot can happen."
The Warriors have overcome long odds much of the season. Knocking off the No. 3-seeded Denver Nuggets in the first round and then winning Game 2 against the Spurs – Golden State's first victory in San Antonio since 1997 – gave the Warriors confidence they can advance to the West finals. They're bruised now, but still willing to continue the fight.
"We are not a top four team talent-wise in the West," Lee said. "But we made it this far and we still have an opportunity to go further."
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Discussion in 'Texans Talk' started by Wolf, Jan 11, 2008.
I like the idea of Dansby.
from the link
that would be interesting
what does richard branson have to do with this.... or does he???
Apparently the Cardinals would use the franchise tag instead of letting Dansby go.
nothing really they used him because of the word Virgin (I supposed) for Virgin records or whatever they are
oh, word....
i had a somewhat similiar crazy off-season dream a few nights ago- i wont lie it was awesome(and it was somewhat realistic/not impossible)... i think it was 2 nights after i made a thread about a similiar idea in the draft forum- anyway here it was:
the texans signed asomugha and dansby in FA before having a crazy draft day: iirc it went something like this:
we traded sage and next yrs 2nd rder to the bears for their pick and took ryan clady (this MB was going wild fyi)
at pick 18, kenny phillips, campbell, stewart and mendenhall were all still there and we decided to take phillips.. at this pt, everybody here was going crazy with excitement (bar the obligatory sage thread that is created lol) as you can imagine and we're all posting with excitement on our new players and about next yr..
next thing, the commish comes up to the podium and says: ' there has been a trade. With the 19th pick, the TEXANS select Calais Campbell, DE, Miami and we just go nuts (think like when AD scored to make it 38-36 v the tacks). turns out we traded next yrs 1st and 4th, plus this yrs 4th to make the trade (yes my dream was that precise actually
then in the 3rd rd we took jamaal charles and the longhorn section of the fanbase went crazy too!
at this point the guys on the tv were all over the texans saying how they had not just propelled themselves into the playoff picture but had emerged as a massive threat to indy's divisional stranglehold
then the rest of the draft went like this:
5th: some qb (im guessing my subconscious made up a fake name)
6th: some o-lineman (ditto)
7th: woke up sorry
it was a crazy dream really, loved it- top dream of '08 so far! so good i didnt mind writing 5? paragraphs on it lol
Way to think out of the box. I would do things differently, but I like the way you think.
I would trade for a no 1 this year by trading an 09 mumber1 & the rights to Mathis. If I could get the rights to Oher & Mendenhal
Wow. My dreams usually involve midgets, guns, and hot women, though not always in that order.
me too... but you cant dream about midgets every night
i just liked the detail of my texans dream
Dreams about the Texans should always involve the CHEERLEADERS.
From the title, I thought this was going to be a thread updating TheRealJoker's offseason.
I've wanted him for years, I didn't realize he was still in his 20s. I think we were linked to him in trade rumors a year or two ago.
Calmate Chespirito!!
I'd be extremely happy if we could somehow land Dansby and McCray this offseason.
Does it count if the midgets are wearing the cheerleader outfits?
Can they be riding a donkey too?
Ditto. Up grade at OLB wouldn't hurt. Cards can't tag two. Figure they'll tag the safty. They pick up Dansby and there isn't major improvement in turnover production...then you can throw Smith under the bus. He shouldn't cost any where near what Briggs will cost. And you'll get a younger player with more upside at better price.
Greenwood plays well. Greenwood also is feared by no one.
I stoped right there. Any scenrio having an untested rookie as your primary back up...not prudent... Let me finish it for you "we then claim David Carr off of waivers...."
Say hello to the March hair when you see him there Alice. Kubes & Smith are not going to do this.
going into next yr with salaam as your starting LT is just as inprudent.. and gary did make carr look like a nfl qb last year (although not a good one).. compare that to how he looked this year and id take my chances on him making the rook look ok if he was needed
and btw we wouldnt sign carr.... we'd take BVP back
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Dancers from all over Orange County came together Jan. 25 to support the Healing Autism Through Learning and Opportunities Foundation, or HALO. The organization utilizes founding director Cami Marseilles' passion for dance as a way to promote autism awareness and raise funds for children and families in need.
This year's Dance for Autism benefit, at Newport Harbor High School, featured 22 performance groups, including high school dance teams, local dance studios and dance professionals from "So You Think You Can Dance" and "America's Best Dance Crew."
The benefit allowed performers in an industry in which competition often clouds collaboration a chance to dance for more than trophies or top scores.
Morgan Thomson, senior and dance captain at Newport Harbor High School, explained, "Instead of performing to win something, we are performing for a cause, and that's more special." Thomson, who choreographed and performed a dance set to a recitation of Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise," hoped the showcase would encourage those who are trying to overcome hardships.
Thomson and the rest of the Newport Harbor High dance team are part of the HALO club, which is new on campus this year. The club was founded at Corona del Mar High School, where Marseilles directs Orchesis Dance Company, but students at Newport Harbor decided they also wanted to do more for the HALO foundation.
Senior Molly Manser, co-president of Newport Harbor's HALO club, was delighted that "so many young people are currently being inspired by the HALO cause."
Newport Harbor dance director Julie Simmons says it's important for her dancers to be a part of something like HALO. "It's a valuable experience to be working for something other than generating applause for themselves," she said.
Natalie Thomas, is a senior at Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts and a member of ENCORE Dance Company. "We live in such nice surroundings that sometimes we forget that people struggle," she said. "It's important to think about more than our own lives." Thomas, who used to babysit autistic children before moving to California, feels especially connected to HALO's cause. "Being here actually helped me learn a lot more … I didn't know (autism" could be treated," she said.
Treatment for autism is expensive, and in the past two years, the HALO foundation has awarded more than $38,000 in scholarships to families to help with therapy opportunities. Senior Christina Nelson of Corona del Mar High School is the president of the HALO club on her campus, and reading the families' scholarship applications is her favorite part of the job. Corona del Mar High HALO club members recently helped a little girl and her autistic sister attend a horse therapy camp where they could bond despite their differences. "Mrs. Marseilles really brought autism to our awareness and it caught my heart." Nelson said.
Megan Eusey is a freshman at Corona del Mar High. "We're not just dancing today," she said. "We're here to interact with the community in a positive way."
With every seat in the theater sold, HALO's mission reached hundreds in the Newport-Mesa community and beyond.
Los Angeles-based company MusEffect performed a trio with a message about bullying. "Our goal as a company is to impact, not just entertain," said director Jessica Starr.
MusEffect dancers Caylee Cottrell, 17, Sadie Posey, 16, and Ali Pfleger, 14, hoped the story they told would inspire others to recognize and respect autistic children's differences and bring an end to harassment. "Preservation of the youthful spirit is so often lost because of bullying," said Azure Antoinette, MusEffect's spoken-word artist. "Pessimism is the norm and negativity is the norm, but we want negativity to become the minority," she continued.
Since autism often robs children of the ability to communicate with words, the dancers represent the beauty and possibility of telling stories in alternative ways. Marseilles sees this connection and further explains, "Every single autism kid has a voice inside – it's just a matter of finding it."
In order of appearance, 2014 HALO performers included: Corona del Mar High School Orchesis, Endeavor School of the Arts, 5 Little Princesses, Sunny Hills High School Dance Production, Brea Olinda High School, DanceSTAR Academy of Performing Arts, Orange Crush, West Coast Dance Theatre – Kid Power, Northwood High School Dance Theatre, MusEffect, Dance Dynamics, University High School, Newport Harbor High School Dance Team, Matthew Kinslow, Visions Dance Company, Crean Lutheran High School, Dance aTAK Convention, Ayala High School Dance Production, FOCUS Dance Center, ENCORE Dance Company, Stepboys Dance Crew and Ricky Alvarez.
For more information about the HALO Foundation visit halodance4autism.org
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Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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- Total number of rooms - 32
- Number of floors - 2
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Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in pizza and serves dinner only. Open select days.
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Head coaches at two local high schools resigned from their positions last week – Gabe Stewart for personal reasons and Mike Tirabassi to pursue other opportunities.
Stewart, who coached the Mountain View High baseball team, told the Town Crier Thursday, "I chose to resign due to family circumstances." A day earlier, Stewart gathered his players to tell them of his decision.
A teacher at Los Altos High, Stewart coached the Spartans for four seasons and guided them to the playoffs twice.
"I had a fantastic time at Mountain View High School and the players were great," he said. "We had a lot of success, and I am proud to have been part of it."
Tirabassi is also proud of what he accomplished at Pinewood School – the eight-man football team he helped launch four years ago just won its first league title – but the coach believes the timing is right to move on.
"I decided to step down to continue on in my coaching career," said Tirabassi, interested in a job as a head coach or coordinator at a school that plays standard, 11-man football. "I was comfortable that my replacement and former assistant, Matt Irvin, could carry on the program, so I decided it was time."
Pinewood athletic director Matt Stimson agreed that Irvin, part of the football staff since 2008 and the defensive coordinator the past two years, is the right man for the job.
"He will be great," Stimson said. "Kids love him, he has great energy and this will make the transition very smooth."
The vacancy at Mountain View remains.
"We will be posting the position online," said athletic director John Payne, who acknowledged that assistant baseball coach Bill Gibbs has expressed an interest in the job.


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Once the home of an eminent UC Berkeley English professor, this c.1933 house has a host of places for your extended library.
The Basics: A 6-bed, 3-bath, 2 .5-bath house in Kensington, an incorporated village just north of Berkeley, and on the market a week. Hidden from the street by shrubbery, the house is arranged around a courtyard and has a swimming pool. Asking $1.650M.
Not So Basic: What the realtor is calling a master bedroom is actually a huge skylit space, lined with custom file cabinets and bookcases, plus the original tongue-and-groove ceiling and exposed beams. An office big enough for a professor and a few grad students, from days when everything was on paper.
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Pirates miss chance to take first road sweep
Pirates miss chance to take first road sweep
Maholm took the mound at Coors Field on Thursday hopeful of going toe-to-toe with National League Cy Young candidate Ubaldo Jimenez. He exited 5 1/3 innings later, left to replay a series of two-out hits that did him in.
"I felt good," Maholm said after the Pirates' 9-3 loss to the Rockies. "They had lost [eight] in a row. They're eventually going to break out. They had good at-bats. You've got to give them credit."
Maholm's problems closing out innings thwarted Pittsburgh's chance to seal its first series sweep on the road in over two years. The Bucs still haven't swept a series in Colorado since 1999, though sound pitching, fielding and hitting in the first two games of this series gave the Pirates at least a chance to end that on Thursday.
Instead, the club watched Jimenez suddenly find his form again as Maholm struggled with his.
It continues to be an up-and-down stretch for Maholm, who has vacilated between both extremes since mid-June. He followed up a career-short, one-inning start with a dominant eight-inning win late last month, only to surrender seven runs in a three-inning outing his next time out. Maholm appeared to be back on track when he came out of the All-Star break and notched the second complete-game shutout of his career.
Then there was Thursday.
"He never seemed like he got into much of a rhythm," manager John Russell said. "The biggest thing was that he had trouble putting hitters away, just didn't quite get the ball where he wanted to. He battled. It just wasn't his day."
Rocked for a season-worst in earned runs (eight) and hits (11), Maholm watched Colorado score the first six of those runs with two outs. A homer by Carlos Gonzalez accounted for the first tally, though it was the Rockies' four-run second that especially stung.
With a runner on first and one out, Pedro Alvarez made a fantastic defensive stop to keep Miguel Olivo's chopper on the infield. But Alvarez's throw sailed over the head of first baseman Garrett Jones and put two Colorado base runners in scoring position.
An on-target throw might have beaten Olivo, but the Rockies' catcher was correctly credited with a hit given how difficult a stop Alvarez had to make. Russell elected to have Maholm intentionally walk Ian Stewart immediately after, preferring to take his chances in a bases-loaded situation with Jimenez.
"We knew we couldn't give up a lot of runs," Russell said, explaining the decision. "If we get to Jimenez, hopefully we get a ground ball. Then you've got [Dexter] Fowler up next, who has been struggling a bit. We took a chance to try and limit it to no runs that inning."
That's not how it turned out.
Maholm struck out Jimenez, but Fowler, mired in a 3-for-44 (.068) slump, ruined all strategy when he followed with a two-run double. Clint Barmes' subsequent two-run single put the Rockies up by four.
"Barmes had a great at-bat," Maholm said. "I kept pounding him in and gave him a changeup, and he barely put it over the shortstop. That was just kind of how the day went."
Maholm skirted around trouble in the next three innings before a pair of sixth-inning singles chased him from a 120-pitch start. That was the most pitches Maholm, now owner of a career 6.26 ERA against the Rockies, has thrown in any outing this season.
"Lately, we've been hitting the ball and getting on base, but we just hadn't been driving in as many runs," Barmes said of the timely hitting. "It was really good, obviously, to be able to drive some runs in and put up the numbers we did today."
More critical than any single game, though, will be Maholm's ability to find some more consistency through the final two months of the season. He hasn't earned consecutive wins all season and has been unable to finish six innings in three of his past seven outings.
On the other end, all of that offense by Colorado provided more than ample support for Jimenez, who entered with a 7.59 July ERA and exited as the first player to reach 16 wins this season.
Pittsburgh used an infield hit and two-out RBI double by Jones to take an early 1-0 advantage. But over the next six innings, Jimenez limited the damage to two lone singles.
"He's not 15-2 with a 2.70 [ERA] for nothing," second baseman Neil Walker said. "When he's throwing his offspeed pitches for strikes that makes his fastball that much more difficult. I'm sure that's a typical day for him today. He did a good job of getting the outs when he needed."
It wasn't until the Rockies were leading, 9-1, and Jimenez was watching from the dugout that the Pirates mustered some additional offensive life. Walker followed Jose Tabata's eighth-inning single with a two-run blast into the right-field seats to cap his five-hit, five-RBI series. The homer was the fifth for Walker this season and second of the series.
Despite watching the Rockies snap a losing streak at their expense, the Pirates did leave Colorado with a rare series win. That wasn't to be understated either, considering the Bucs had accomplished that only once in their previous 10 road series.
"It's obviously disappointing to lose today, but at the same time, to know that you've already won the series is definitely good mentally for you," Walker said. "I don't think we let up today. We fought pretty hard. Jimenez obviously was pretty good today."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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National Penn Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPBC) announced today that its Board of Directors has increased the second quarter cash dividend to seven cents per common share from five cents per common share. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record as of May 5, 2012 and will be paid May 17, 2012.
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BySiobhan Hughes
WASHINGTON–Opposition to the Obama administration's plans to arm moderate Syrian rebels flared Thursday on Capitol Hill, as a bipartisan group of senators pushed a bill to block any U.S. intervention and lawmakers questioned the new White House strategy.
Sens. Tom Udall (D., N.M.) and Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) joined Sens. Mike Lee (R., Utah) and Rand Paul (R., Ky.) to introduce legislation banning the Pentagon and intelligence agencies from funding operations in Syria.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) questioned the decision to arm rebels in a speech on the Senate floor.
"President Obama needs to explain why arming the Syrian rebels is now worth our intervention, when it wasn't two years ago," said Mr. Cruz.
Secretary of State John Kerry briefed select groups of lawmakers Thursday, and was slated to be joined by Central Intelligence Agency Deputy Director Michael Morell. Mr. Cruz said he had not received a briefing.
House members also expressed concern about President Barack Obama's decision last week to reverse course and arm rebels.
"I have deep concerns about getting involved with lethal support," Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said in an interview. "I think it will there will be enormous pressure if we get involved militarily to get further and further involved in what will ultimately be a proxy fight with Russia and Iran."
However, it was not clear whether the anti-intervention sentiment would spread or gain sufficient strength to cut through a cluttered congressional schedule dominated by a debate over U.S. immigration policy.
The concerns also reflect a split among lawmakers. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 17-4 last month in favoring of arming Syrian rebels. Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.), who backs intervention, voiced concern that the U.S. might not provide rebels with sufficiently powerful arms.
"It's almost insulting to say that they're going to give light weapons for people to defend themselves against Scud missiles and helicopter gun ships," Mr. McCain said.
Mr. Obama has not specified what kind of arms he would provide. Rebels are up against the resurgent forces of President Bashar al-Assad, who has received critical backing from the militant Hezbollah group and Iran, recently winning back control of a onetime rebel stronghold in the strategically located town of Qusayr.
Signs point to reluctance among war fatigued Americans to get involved. A Pew Research Center poll conducted June 12-16 found that 70% of Americans were opposed to the U.S. and its allies sending arms to anti-government groups in Syria.
Lawmakers questioned whether arming rebels doesn't mark the start of a slippery slope.
"I am troubled with some of these approaches, just because it's not clear what the end game is," Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) told a reporter. "Once you arm the rebels, what is the end game?" He declined to elaborate, citing his position on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Some also warned the administration against acting without consulting Congress.
"They may decide that's just too difficult to do, and at one level I can't blame them–we are such a dysfunctional body," said Mr. Schiff. "At the same time, getting involved in yet another conflict without the buy-in of Congress or the buy-in of the American people is a very risky thing to do."
Siobhan Gorman contributed to this report.


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When Sam Hansen,13, met with a team of nine other home-school students from the Stillwater area at the beginning of September, they had a bunch of raw materials a few motors and six weeks to complete one daunting task: build a robot that would simulate the process of building a computer chip.
Sam and the other members of team ServoTech fielded the youngest team that competed in this year's Minnesota BEST Robotics competition, according to their mentor Paul Saldin, of Stillwater.
BEST Robotics, Inc., is a nonprofit volunteer organization, and the Minnesota competition took place at New London-Spicer High School in New London Oct. 18-19.
Sam, a seventh-grader from Baytown Township, said he initially became interested in the competition because he wanted to program the robot.
"I like to work on computers," he said, adding that he runs his own small business helping people fix computers. His website is compunerd.weebly.com.
Sam's dad, Dave Hansen, served as a mentor for the group, along with and Saldin, also a home-school father. Dave Hansen is a mechanical engineer, and Saldin is an electrical engineer.
Saldin decided to help start the group after hearing about a colleague's positive experience mentoring a team last year.
"The goal of the whole program is to involve kids in technology and engage kids in the fun of designing a robot," Saldin said.
But the challenge wasn't all fun and games.
Sam Hansen said most team members invested 30-60 hours into the competition, with a few putting in up to 120 hours during the six-week project.
"I was expecting it to be a lot easier," Sam said.
Teammate Bayard Johnson, 12, of Stillwater, agreed.
"It was … a lot more work than I thought sometimes," he said.
"It's quite rigorous," Saldin said. "Not only do the kids build a robot and compete with the robot, but they also compete as if they were a company."
That means the team had to document its work, create a trade-show booth and give a marketing presentation for their final product.
The students didn't even know what tasks their robot would need to complete until the contest began in September.
"Every year there's a different kind of challenge that the robot has to perform," Saldin said.
This year's challenge asked students to create a robot that picked up and placed large items that represented the parts of a computer chip. It required complex movements.
"The robot had to be able to grab things and turn them and drop them in the right spot," Saldin said.
According to Saldin, the students did all the work. He and Dave Hansen helped facilitate the process, made suggestions and used some of the more dangerous power tools during construction.
Because it was a home-school group, the team met in Dave Hansen's garage three times a week, instead of in a school classroom. That was challenging, but Saldin said it was also helpful to have the students' parents highly engaged in the process.
Despite all its hard work, the team had a scare at the competition Oct. 18-19.
"Our robot did break down during one of the practice rounds," Sam said. "We actually ended up taking apart most of it."
That chewed up a lot of the time they were allotted for practicing. But team successfully fixed the problem.
When the time came for the performance that counted, Sam said the machine worked as expected.
Nine teams started the competition in September, and five competed in New London this year.
Although ServoTech took fifth, Sam and Bayard both say they'd do it again.
"It was fun," Bayard said. "I learned a lot from it."
Saldin said he, too, would be interested in returning next year. He's proud of what the team accomplished.
"I think if we measured it in how much the team learned, I think we would've taken first," he said.
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Husky Head Coach Lorenzo Romar
Opening statement:
"I was pleasantly surprised at the energy we came out with tonight given the fact that is has been nine consecutive days we have practiced. You are supposed to take one day off a week and we did that last week. But because we played mid-week and we were behind with that week we had the flue, we wanted to sure some things up. But rule of thumb for us is we never go nine days without a day off because normally things aren't going to go well. So for us to come out and play with the intensity we did in spite of that, I was pleased with the effort."
On things UW didn't do well:
"The thing that was glaring, you could say free throws. Obviously we didn't shoot free throws very well. We didn't shoot the ball particularly well, but again nine days, I don't know if our legs are there or not. Another glaring thing was that we fouled too much. We have got to be able to defend without fouling as much and I think that will come. We have been preaching such an aggressive style of defense that we can get over zealous at times and that has to be better. We can't push up into a guy when he's about to drive."
On Venoy Overton running the offense:
"I thought he did a good job."
On rebounding:
"Down the stretch we didn't do a good job of rebounding and down the stretch we only out rebounded them by five. We have got to do a better job there and I would imagine as Tyreese Breshers gets healthier it will help."
On assessing an exhibition game
"You just kind of get an assessment of where you are. We have nine days approximately before we play again and six practices. We go back and breakdown where we are weakest at and hopefully after nine days you have improved quite a bit in those areas. Then you look at the areas you are strong in and you continue to build on those."
Was there a minute count for Breshers?
"Tonight no, he played just as long as he could go without getting tired. Again, and I keep reminding everyone, he hasn't played in literally a year and a half. He practiced five times tops last season and when he did practice it was for ten minutes at a time."
On small lineup:
"It will happen situationally. I think we do fine that way.
On big lineup:
"I think at that time it was Matthew [Bryan-Amaning], Quincy [Pondexter] and Breshers. At that time we had a surge on the boards. With our team there is a lot of flexibility. If this were a real game that counted we would have gone small for most of the game. But tonight we were just playing different combinations. When we play a team that is really big, we can put that [big] lineup on the floor."
On defensive effort:
"I thought we had a lot of energy, a lot of shots were contested and I thought we rotated well for the most part. We had our lapses but for two and half weeks of practice I thought we did a pretty good job."
On his message to Isaiah Thomas after missed layup:
"Sometimes you just have to remind someone that isn't how we do it. The best way to remind someone is to pull them to the side. Usually, usually that will correct that mistake, usually. But Isaiah had a fine game, he played well."
Husky forward Quincy Pondexter
On what the team wanted to accomplish tonight:
"We just wanted to come out and get better as a team. Give guys a chance to come out and get a real game simulated. Practice, that's just pretty much what it is. We're trying to get better at this time of the year. We wanted to execute on the defensive end. That was our main goal and focus. And, I think it turned out pretty well."
On what they have to work on:
"This time of year we just have to get used to playing together as a team. Finding guys when they're open. Not having it be such a nasty game. When we get more fluid, practicing together more often, playing together in these types of games, our games coming up next week… I think we'll be doing pretty well."
On the new players:
"We all see what they bring to the table. Abdul is a tremendous passer. He plays the game well beyond his years of age. Clarence is a freak athlete and he's only gonna get better and better. CJ he's finding his way, you know, and in a matter of time, he's gonna be knocking down those threes and, he's one of the best shooters I've ever seen. Everytime he shoots it you think it's going in, no matter where it's from. He oculd shoot from out of bounds and you think it's going in 99% of the time. And, then you got Tyreese, and he's a freshman too. He's way similar to Jon Brockman and I think he's gonna have a bright future."
More on Breshers:
"He finishes everything around the basket. He's a garbage disposal. He gets rebounds. He finishes baskets and his stature is incredible because not many guys could do that at that size."
On FT shooting:
"I missed three too. So, something about that popcorn popping. We'll get used to it."
On what coach told them at halftime:
"He didn't tell us to really change much. He just said keep the intensity up. Everything will work itself out if we continue to play hard. Just play Husky basketball - that was the key to the second half."
On whether he's going to work on his shooting this evening:
"I missed three free throws. I think so, yeah. A little bit. Wanna come?"
Husky Guard Isaiah Thomas
"On how it was different without Justin Dentmon and Jon Brockman on the court:
"A little bit. Especially without brock out there. You know him -- he's all over it. Elbowing people, everything, getting rebounds. So, it's a little different, but we've gotten used to it from practice with him not being around. So, it's just a little different, but hopefully, we get it back to where he was."
On team's defense:
"I think we did good. We just gotta calm down on the fouls like coach said. We played with effort. We played hard. It's just on the fouling we gotta come down. Because, good teams, the score would be a different situation with how many fouls we gave them, and how many free throws they had on them. We'll work on it. We have six, seven days of working to get ready for the season opener."
On FT shooting:
"I don't know. It might be first game jitters. I missed my first three. I didn't know what was wrong."
On whether anything about his teammates play surprised him:
"Not really. I mean, we've been around since May, June, July. So, we know the ins and outs of our team and our teammates. It's just a matter of getting better individually, and it's gonna help us a team knowing where people are gonna be at, and knowing where we're gonna get our good shots and bad shots at."
Husky Point Guard Abdul Gaddy
On first game:
"It was fun for me. I was a little nervous at the beginning but that comes with it all. But it was fun, especially to come out with the win."
On toughest thing about first game:
"Just getting used the pace of the game, It's definitely a lot faster than high school. It moves really fast and that is one thing I have to work on."
On defensive effort:
"I think I did pretty good but I'm still improving in that area. That will just come from getting a lot of reps against Isaiah, Quincy and Venoy. I am definitely making improvements from the beginning and coach Romar is working hard with me on that. Defense is what wins games."
On small lineup:
"It felt fine with me and if either one of them gets the ball you just have to fill the lane. If I get the ball they will fill the lane and I will find them. They know I will find them every time."


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UNITED NATIONS, N. Y (Jan. 14)
An appeal to the United Nations urging immediate action by the UN Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on formulating a draft declaration against religious discrimination–practiced against Jews in the Soviet Union–was submitted today by the World Jewish Congress to UN Secretary-General U Thant.
The Subcommission opened its annual session here yesterday, but it was doubtful whether its discussions will reach the point of formulating a declaration on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance, in accordance with UN General Assembly instructions. The session is scheduled to devote its discussions primarily to racial discriminations as distinct from religious bias.
In submitting the World Jewish Congress appeal, Dr. Maurice L. Perlzweig, WJC representative here, pointed out that the General Assembly requested this formulation as far back as 1962, and that "at least two years must now elapse" since the request was made, before the General Assembly can act on a draft. He added that "in view of the gravity of the issues involved, and the disabilities under which adherents of religious continue to suffer," the WJC calls for a special effort to formulate a draft declaration.
The WJC memorandum drew attention to two important problems with which the declaration should deal. It pointed out that one of these problems has already been defined by the Subcommission in the following principles that it had submitted some years ago.
"1. The members of a religion or belief shall not be prevented from acquiring or producing all materials and objects necessary for the performance or observance of prescribed rituals or practices, including dietary practices; and 2. Where the Government controls the means of production and distribution it shall make such materials or objects, or the means of producing them, available to the members of the religion or belief concerned."
To deny the enjoyment of such facilities, the WJC stated, "amounts to a form of religious intolerance of a kind which must have the effect of gravely jeopardizing the survival of the religions concerned." It also urged that "in any draft declaration, the free movement of ideas and persons across frontiers, and the rights of assembly and association on an international scale, should be clearly reaffirmed."


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So cute! Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's twin daughters, Loretta and Tabitha (pink shirt), were spotted enjoying an afternoon at the park with their nanny in New York City today (May 13). The Broderick sisters, who turn 1 next month, doubled up on a swing and took their turn on the slide.
Earlier this morning, we saw papa and big brother James Wilke walking to school.
SJP recently confessed her regrets signing on to do the second Sex and the City film in Morocco, which separated her from the twins for two months. Reportedly, the 45-year-old mother of three came close to walking off the set and flying home to be with her newborn daughters.


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Ticket Giveaway: Jim Henson Muppets Retrospective
Our friends over at the Gene Siskel Film Center are offering up 10 pairs of tickets for use during their upcoming film series, Muppets¢"ž¢, Music, & Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy.' From November 8th through December 4th, the Film Center will be hosting a major retrospective of the innovative film and puppetry work of the legendary Jim Henson. Highlights include the classics like The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, but you can also catch some lesser known Henson works like' Labyrinth and the truly creepy The Dark Crystal. We have 10 pairs of tickets to give away. 2 pairs will be the grand prize, and can be used for special screenings with appearances by longtime Henson collaborator David Rudman (the voice of Cookie Monster!) on November 8th and 9th. The 8 remaining pairs can be used at any of the remaining screenings in the series. Click here to enter, and we'll draw the winning names next Wednesday, November 5th. Here's a clip of my favorite Muppet Movie song (sorry, I'm not a Rainbow Connection kind of guy). And check out this link for some top musical cameos from The Muppet Show. Editors Note: to stay on the right side of the law, allow us to remind you... '©Jim Henson's mark & logo are trademarks of The Jim Henson Company. All Rights Reserved 2008. '©MUPPET, MUPPETS and Muppet characters are registered trademarks of The Muppets Studios, LLC. All rights reserved 2008.


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If you are like me, you are more than tired of hearing and seeing "Y.O.L.O." Not only is the motto overused, but it's basically a knockoff of the more mature, refined saying "Carpe Diem," meaning "seize the day." On his second Booth feature in just the past month, F. Stokes embodies that key difference in style. The Windy City rhymesayer spits about some of the same subjects the Y.O.L.O young'ns might—cars, smoking, and drinking—but does it from a more mature, grown-man perspective, showcasing a commanding, deep-voiced flow. Although the Midwesterner has a powerful approach on the mic, his delivery's laid-back vibe works in tandem with the soulful boardwork of The.Kid.Sam.Spence. It makes me wonder whether he might have some Southern blood in him, too. Carpe Diem is part of Stokes' forthcoming Fearless Beauty LP, scheduled for release in mid-June.


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Live Commentary
ALL OVER!!!!!!!! HOFFENHEIM DO IT AGAIN! They defeat Dortmund for a second consecutive year at home and Stanislawski can barely hide his joy. The game was decided in the first-half through a wonderful free-kick from Salihovic. Dortmund huffed and puffed but lacked a cutting edge upfront today, which cost them. Thanks for joining us. Do read our report and ratings, which should be up soon. Until next time, Auf Wiedersehen.
90' + 3'Deep into stoppage time...Lowe's free-kick is headed clear at the near post. The second ball is aimed towards Santana but ends up in the arms of Tom Starke and the chance has gone.
90' + 2'Yellow Card Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi
90' + 1'Yellow Card Peniel Kokou Mlapa
90' + 1'Obasi is down with cramp and as he goes to get treatment from Beck, walks off the pitch. The referee had called the medical staff on but they will not be needed. Dortmund have a free-kick on the right. Almost everyone forward.
90'Normal time is up and there will be a minimum of two minutes stoppage time. Babel looks for Mlapa but Bender is ideally stationed to cut the ball out.
89'The game is becoming ever more open and stretched. Kuba persists down the right-hand side but Obasi does not give up either and Hoffenheim have a goal-kick. Not long left now for the champions.
88'And Dortmund open up Hoffenheim but fail to make it count. Beck was caught out of position by Zidan who worked his way past two defenders before squaring it to Kuba. Kuba dropped the shoulder, makes space for the shot but then fires disappointingly over the bar.
87'Momentary panic in the Hoffenheim box as they fail to clear Piszczek's cross after Lewandowski's failed header down but they eventually scramble the ball away for a corner through Vorsah. Dortmund looking to apply the pressure now...and Grosskreutz lashes a shot wide on the turn. Had little time to think about it, was pure instinct.
86'Lewandowski's flick on looks to be a lost cause though Perisic does his best to chase it and keep the ball in but to no avail. The home fans are in good voice but Dortmund only need one lapse of concentration to pounce and punish the hosts.
84'Kuba lets fly from 25 yards and his shot takes a touch on the way through. Zidan looks to beat Starke to the loose ball but the Egyptian was originally offside when the ball was struck. Relief for Hoffenheim.
83'And Kaiser almost sealed it for Hoffenheim!!!! Dortmund fail to deal with the throw-in and Kaiser runs across Zidan before striking the ball low and first-time not far wide of Weidenfeller's far post! What an impact that would have been.
83'Mlapa burns through the gears as he marauds down the right but Hummels tracks him all the way and takes advantage of a touch of hesitancy from the Hoffe attacker to make the block.
82'Brilliant ball over the top from Rudy towards Schipplock in the inside left channel. Schipplock looked to square the ball to the unmarshalled Babel in the centre but Santana cut the ball out. Schipplock's second attempt was a weak shot, which dribbled through to Weidenfeller. Big chance for the hosts to put this game to bed!
81'SubstitutionFabian Johnson Dominik Kaiser
80'A final substitution for the home side. Fabian Johnson, who has worked tirelessly for his side today, makes way for the young Dominik Kaiser for the last ten minutes.
79'Yellow Card Andreas Beck
79'Beck wrestles Perisic to the ground and concedes the free-kick ; he is rightly booked though it was the only way he could have stopped the Croatian once he had cut inside.
78'Now Babel peels off to the right and makes a mug of Hummels when no space seemingly existed, however, as often with the former Ajax man, his decision making lets him down and his final ball is poor and predictable towards the near post.
77'Obasi does Piszczek for pace and cuts the ball back to Babel at the near post. The Dutchman's first touch is poor and sensing the chance, Santana sticks out a boot and clears the ball in desperation upfield. Stanislawski is looking very pleased with his charges on the touchline.
75'SubstitutionShinji Kagawa Mohamed Zidan
75'Schipplock's cross from deep takes a deflection off Lowe and limps through to Weidenfeller. The game has become rather scrappy in the last few minutes, which will suit the home side who are sitting on a lead. Dortmund need to rediscover the intensity they brought out onto the pitch after the break.
74'Kagawa picks out Kuba down the right with a powerful pass to feet but Braafheid uses all his strength and pace to hold off the Polish winger and shepherd the ball behind for a goal kick. And that is the last we see of Kagawa, who makes way for Zidan.
72'Schipplock cuts inside the challenge of Lowe but then finds himself on a completely different wavelength to Mlapa as he slides the ball through the defence into no man's land. Zidan is ready to come on for Dortmund.
70'Dortmund almost find themselves in major trouble after Mlapa wins the ball back. Lowe's success in winning the ball back from Mlapa is short lived as the substitute recovers and rolls it back to Schipplock, whose shot is blocked by a desperate lunge from Felipe Santana.
69'SubstitutionRoberto Firmino Sven Schipplock
69'Holger Stanislawski brings on more fresh blood in the shape of Sven Schipplock, who replaces Roberto Firmino. The midfielder struck the bar early on but has not contributed a great deal thereafter.
68'Mlapa looks to drive Hoffenheim down the right but he fails to look up at full speed and finds Bender in the midfield though he wins a throw. Schipplock ready to come on upfront for Hoffenheim and add some aerial ability.
67'Babel looks ominous as he cuts inside off the left touchline but as he goes for the subtle through ball instead of the shot, Felipe Santana reads his intentions to perfection and makes a timely interception.
66'Sounds like the Ivan Perisic show but he is heavily involved at the moment. He latches onto the ball across from Kagawa and shoots for goal but Beck is well positioned and block the effort with his body.
65'Perisic looks very annoyed with himself and as well he might. Good work from Kuba down the right to cut the ball back to Perisic, who skies the shot well over the crossbar on his right peg, when unmarked inside the Hoffenheim penalty box. That said, he has made a difference for BVB since coming on.
63'BAR!!!! Lowe's corner was headed against the bar by Ivan Perisic, who leapt like a salmon at the near post. Felipe Santana reacted first to the rebound but did not know enough about it and the ball trickled off his shin through to a grateful Starke.
62'SubstitutionSejad Salihovic Peniel Kokou Mlapa
62'Goalscorer Salihovic makes way after an hour for Peniel Mlapa, who will add some pace and energy to this Hoffenheim side.
61'Excellent take from Tom Starke who lives up to his name, as he hangs on to Kuba's cross from the right. Hoffenheim need to tighten up their left flank and support Braafheid a little better as Piszczek loves to bomb forward. Meanwhile, Rudy tracks the dynamic run of Perisic into the penalty area and gets the block in just as the former Club Brugge man wants to pull the trigger.
59'PERISIC WIDE! Piszczek did well to keep the ball in play and he rolls it back to Kuba. The winger picks out Perisic at the far post but the Croatian midfielder finds it very difficult with the angle and shoots well wide of the goal.
58'Salihovic does well to get across and intercept the cross-field pass looking for Kuba though Dortmund win the throw. They've enjoyed much more possession in the second half.
57'Kagawa lays the ball off to Piszczek who attempts to dink the ball over the top for Lewandowski but he puts too much purchase on the pass. Can't help feeling that Barrios is a big miss for the champions.
56'SubstitutionIlkay Gündogan Ivan Perisic
56'Vorsah has gone down clutching his left shin in his own box and is receiving treatment. Meanwhile, Ilkay Gundogan makes way for Ivan Perisic, who was Belgium's leading scorer last season for Club Brugge.
54'SubstitutionMario Götze Jakub Blaszczykowski
54'After an eventful week for the teenager, Mario Gotze makes way for Jakub Blaszczykowski or Kuba from here on in down Dortmund's right-hand side. Probably a wise decision to take Gotze out of the firing line for the time being although he was looking lively in and around the box.
53'A clever ball from Salihovic over the top into space releases Firmino who races in behind the defence. Although the angle is against him, he still gets the shot away and forces Weidenfeller to dive to his left to parry the ball behind for a corner. Kuba is about to come on...
52'Grosskreutz and Gotze combine well on the left-hand side of the box. Gotze tries to fool Salihovic and Beck with a stepover and turn on a sixpence but between them, the Hoffenheim defenders snuff out the little genius.
51'Sven Bender did very well at the far post to win the aerial duel with Vorsah before Gotze commits a foul. Under duress from Firmino, Hummels clears behind his own goal for a Hoffenheim corner. Vorsah again is the target at the far post and he balloons his header over.
50'Braafheid improvises to win the ball off Gotze while almost on the ground and help launch a Hoffenheim counter. Babel tries an optimistc shot from just outside the right-hand corner of the penalty box and he wins a corner, which Salihovic will take short.
48'Beck is forced to come across and nick the ball away from Gotze as Kagawa looked for the killer ball. The greater intensity may not be a problem physically for Hoffenheim who are a fit side but they could struggle with the sheer skill and quick thinking of Dortmund's stars if they get it right.
47'Dortmund are looking to up the ante in the second-half. Beck almost stumbles over Kagawa who had drifted to the left but he did just enough to win the ball back fairly. Dortmund's tempo has notably increased already since the resumption, as has their pressing.
46'We're back underway in Sinsheim as Hoffenheim kick us off for the second half. Both sides are unchanged.
And after barely any stoppage time, the half-time whistle blows. Hoffenheim have produced a very disciplined performance thus far and on balance, just about deserve to lead at the break thanks to a Salihovic free-kick par excellence. Dortmund have been a good deal below their best but as the half wore on, showed signs of being able to trouble the Hoffenheim defence. Join us in 15 minutes for the second period.
45'An audacious effort from Firmino from a good 40 yards as he tries to catch Weidenfeller napping but the Dortmund captain for the day is not half asleep and he makes a comfortable catch.
44'OHHHHHHHHHHHH Almost wonderful play from Gotze. He got to the by-line, left Beck for dead before then cutting the ball back across goal without much hint of a backlift. Despite three or four shirts approaching the ball, they somehow all failed to make contact and Hoffenheim breathe again.
42'A heartstopping moment for Hoffenheim!!! Vorsah lost possession inside his own penalty box and Kagawa took the ball on before seemingly being hauled down from behind. Dortmund wanted a penalty but it was an excellent recovery challenge from the Ghana defender, who took the ball first.
41'A rare indiscretion from Vorsah in this first half as he clumsily leans into Lewandowski with his left elbow, giving Dortmund a free-kick on the edge of the centre circle. Gundogan finds Hummels who is well held up by Beck and then Firmino.
40'Bender looks to thread the ball out to the right for Piszczek but he gets his angles wrong and underhits the pass. The right-back then fouls Braafheid from behind as the Dutchman looks to begin the attack for his team.
38'Yellow Card Mario Götze
38'Gotze is booked much to the disapproval of Jurgen Klopp for taking the legs from underneath Salihovic from behind. Braafheid finds himself down the left flank in a rare foray forward but he loses his balance and Dortmund can recover.
36'A lovely run by Gotze who found a rare pocket of space but the lay-off from Lewandowski (who was under pressure) was too strong to allow Gotze to be able to latch onto the return pass. However, it is obvious that Dortmund are increasingly looking to the number 11 to inspire a turnaround in this encounter.
35'Again the young Chris Lowe does well under pressure from Firmino who had drifted over to the left, holding the midfielder off and coolly passing the ball back to Weidenfeller. He has proved to be a more than able deputy for Marcel Schmelzer thus far.
33'Dortmund's best chance to date. Grosskreutz came across to deliver the inswinging corner with his left and he found Santana at the back stick, unmarked. The Brazilian's downward header is straight at Starke, who looks relieved to have been able to make a relatively straightforward save, given the magnitude of the opportunity.
32'Ryan Babel goes down inside the box after brushing against Felipe Santana but Aytekin tells the Dutchman to get to his feet. Der BVB respond by going up the other end. Bender holds off two men, slides it in to Gotze, who is foiled by Vorsah but wins a corner.
31'It had to be Gotze to produce something special and when he gets to the by-line, he holds off Rudy before picking out Grosskreutz, who is again in space and again he tests Starke with a fiercely struck shot, which is parried away to safety.
30'A careless pass from Braafheid gifts Dortmund possession. Kagawa finds Grosskreutz in space just outside the box and the left-sided player fires his shot away ; it's on target and forces Starke to beat the ball away with both fists, fortunately for him to one of his own defenders.
29'Vorsah outwits Lewandowski by feigning to spin left before moving towards the centre of the pitch as he beats the Polish striker to another long punt forward. It's hardly the greatest service on which to dine if you're a lone striker. He needs more support from the midfield trio in behind him.
27'Obasi holds the ball then waits for Salihovic to come down the left on the overlap. However, the cross is harmless as it takes a significant deflection off Piszczek and spins through to Weidenfeller at the near post.
25'Felipe Santana plays himself into trouble by taking too long and being robbed by Obasi. Dortmund get enough bodies back to limit the danger and then Babel is forced to apologise as his wild cross from the right passes harmlessly along the turf and behind for a goal-kick.
24'Obasi looks to the sky in frustration after his cross into the box is blocked by Hummels. That was a smart attack by Hoffenheim involving Babel, which threatened to cut the Dortmund defence open with quick combination play. However, Hummels read the danger in the nick of time for the away side.
22'Piszczek bursts down the right and breaks into the box. Salihovic gives up the ghost rather too easily but Compper tracks the full-back and blocks his cross. Lewandowski is then guilty of a foul from the corner, which relieves the pressure on Hoffenheim after they had failed to clear their lines in the first instance.
21'...and Piszczek breaks down the right, crossing the ball low into the box with pace, where Vorsah clears for a throw. Vorsah is on hand again to head away the resulting long-throw from the ex-Hertha Berlin man.
20'Excellent screening work from Bender to outmuscle Firmino and win the ball back but he then lumps it long towards Lewandowski and Hoffenheim win possession back at a stroke. A little more composure needed at times for the visitors. Much better now with the short passing in midfield before spreading it to the right...
19'Bender plays the ball forward to Lewandowski, who looks to use his pace but Vorsah is across. Babel works up a head of steam down the right and finds Beck on the overlap, however, young Chris Lowe is not to be outsmarted and he wins the challenge, resulting in a throw to Hoffenheim.
18'Kagawa falls to the floor just outside the box but no free-kick is given. Hoffenheim look for the direct ball forward to Babel, however, Hummels goes to ground and executes a perfect sliding tackle to win the ball back for his side.
16'Again excellent triangles from Dortmund down the inside right channel but Compper did well to read the ball into Lewandowski and dispossess the Polish striker. Dortmund then win a corner, which Gotze takes, aiming for Santana but Hoffe head it clear.
14'Almost a chink of light for the visitors. Grosskreutz worked an opening close to the by-line and cut the ball back. While his pass evaded Lewandowski at the near post, Kagawa was arriving late into the box but the Japanese defender was just about beaten to the ball by Compper.
13'Hoffenheim are doing a good job of closing down the space and not giving Dortmund the opportunities to attack them with their packed midfield and aggressive defending. Dortmund need to settle down and control the tempo of proceedings.
11'Lewandowski goes down just outside the box, however, it was a fair challenge from Compper and Hoffenheim make light work of that Dortmund attack. It will be fascinating to see how Dortmund respond to falling behind, especially as this Hoffe side will not lack in effort being coached by Stanislawski.
9'Goal Sejad Salihovic
TORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR HOFFENHEIM!!!!! A magnificent strike from Sejad Salihovic - the free-kick taker extraordinaire. This time he did go for the shot and with his exquisite left-foot, he curled the ball beyond a despairing Weidenfeller into the back of the net to give the hosts a priceless lead. Can they do it again against the champions?
9'Hoffenheim win a free-kick after Salihovic is the victim of a late challenge 35 yards from goal. It's taken too quickly for Aytekin's liking and Salihovic will perhaps this time go for goal rather than rolling it short to Andreas Beck. Right angle for his left peg...
8'FIRMINO HITS THE BAR!!!! A stunning strike from the attacking midfielder who hit it first time and made a fantastic connection with the ball on his right peg. Weidenfeller was nowhere near it and the ball struck the frame of the goal before bouncing out to safety. Never a question it crossed the line as Firmino briefly tried to suggest.
7'More good work from Santana who shrugs off the attention of Obasi to clear a mammoth Starke goal-kick behind his own goal for a Hoffenheim corner. Dortmund had wasted the initial free-kick and Hoffe make no real use of their set-piece chance.
5'Yellow Card Sejad Salihovic
5'No nonsense from Felipe Santana who gets rid of the bal as soon as possible. Hoffenheim take the throw-in quickly and Johnson looks to cut inside and shoot but he finds his path bloked. Dortmund come forward and are stopped when Kagawa is scythed down by Salihovic who came in with a scissor tackle front-on.
4'All eyes will be on Mario Gotze, to see whether the midfield superstar dubbed Gotzinho can replicate his heroics not only of the last game but of midweek, when he scored his first international goal in style against Brazil of all teams.
3'Excellent combination play from Dortmund until Gundogan's heavy touch lets him down and Rudy wins the ball back in the middle of the park. Hoffenheim then win a throw in, which Braafheid takes before Gundogan is guilty of a foul on Firmino. Free-kick to the hosts.
2'Dortmund aim their first attack down the left and when the cross comes in from Grosskreutz, Vorsah is perfectly positioned at the near post to thump it clear.
1'Our referee Deniz Aytekin has completed the pre-match formalities with captains Weidenfeller and Beck. The players are ready and the whistle is sounded. We're away and it's Dortmund who get us underway in front of German national team coach Joachim Low.
Despite Dortmund conquering almost all before them last season, Hoffenheim were something of a bogey outfit for Jurgen Klopp's men. It took a controversial stoppage time free-kick from Antonio da Silva to earn der BVB a point at home, while Hoffenheim won the return game last March 1-0 courtesy of an Ibisevic winner.
Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller ; Piszczek, Felipe Santana, Hummels, Lowe ; Gundogan, Sven Bender ; Gotze, Kagawa, Grosskreutz ; Lewandowski. Subs: Langerak, Leitner, Perisic, Kehl, Kuba, Schmelzer, Zidan.
Hoffenheim: Starke ; Beck, Vorsah, Compper, Braafheid ; Rudy, Salihovic ; Obasi, Firmino, Johnson ; Babel. Subs: Haas, Ibertsberger, Kaiser, Schipplock, Tagoe, Mlapa, Vestergaard
Guten Tag und Willkommen to Goal.com's live coverage of this enticing and intriguing Bundesliga clash between Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena. Before the international break, champions Dortmund opened the season in style with a convincing 3-1 win over Hamburg. Hoffenheim, who are under new management in the shape of ex-St Pauli Boss Holger Staislawski were beaten 2-1 away to last season's surprise package Hannover.