The Sports Archives – When a Father Makes an Impact!

Posted on September 10, 2012 by thesportsarchives

Oliver LuckIn most cases, if someone achieves greatness in their life, there is someone behind the scenes who pushed, encouraged, and supported them. Andrew Luck has achieved greatness, in high school and college. Experts expect him to be successful in the NFL also. So who was the person behind Luck who helped him reach his maximum potential? His name is Oliver Luck, Andrew Luck’s dad.

Oliver has quite a resume too when it comes to football and academics. According to Andrew Luck Locker, he is from Cleveland where his stellar quarterback play for St. Ignatius High School helped him win a scholarship to West Virginia University.

He did not get much playing time his freshman year, but earned the starting role the following year. His 1,292 yards and 8 touchdowns was a clear sign that he was a top-tier quarterback. He had the ability to not only pick defenses apart with his arms but also with his legs. He complied over 400 yards rushing with 5 touchdowns.

Oliver impressed people with his leadership on the field, but he was equally impressive in the classroom as shown by his two Academic All-American honors and being inducted into the Academic All-American Hall of Fame. He graduated magna cum laude with a number of other academic awards and honors.

In his junior year, Oliver’s 19 touchdowns set a new school record for most touchdowns thrown in a season. His senior season he lead his team to a bowl appearance: the Peach Bowl versus the Florida Gators. The game wasn’t even close. The final score was 26-6. He’d also set school passing records that year with 216 completions for almost 2,500 yards.

Oliver would hang up his cleats with his name on many school records. Some of them would eventually be surpasses later on, but he still remains very prominent in the top ten list of numerous school passing records. His performance in college was enough to convince the Houston Oilers to draft him in the second round.

Although his professional career didn’t last very long, he would move on to be successful in varies management positions and would even run whole organizations such as the World League of America and the Houston Dynamo.

If you look at Andrew, you can see many similarities to his fatAndrew Luckher. Andrew is a premier student athlete. He was the class valedictorian when graduated from high school and had a perfect GPA. He chose to go to Stanford University because of the challenging academics. Luck is also a dual threat quarterback. He would break many rushing records as a Stanford Cardinal.

Andrew has said that even though his dad hasn’t necessarily “coached” him, he was a major influence in his life. Oliver taught Andrew many of the everyday life fundamentals that helped him to mature into a respectable young man and great football quarterback.

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The Sports Archives – BMX Racers Become Olympians: Here Comes the Science!

Posted on September 7, 2012 by thesportsarchives

Those of us who are too old to even think about getting on a BMX bike may remember the training sequence in Rocky IV, which pitted Sly Stallone’s old-school workout of chopping wood and running in the snow against Dolph Lundgren’s high-tech regimen of laboratory strength building.

Vein BMX Science

Strangely, a similar evolution is taking place in the BMX community as a motley crew of cyclists with their roots firmly planted in the dirt of makeshift bike tracks gain traction in the ultra-elite world of the Olympic Games.

In short, competing at the international level against the best of the best takes science, and even though science has always been the magic that turns the gears it was always the furthest thing from a BMX racer’s mind. Now, as BMX greats like Mike King and James Herrara make their full transition from racing pioneers to Olympic trainers, the correlation between science and victory is all too apparent – and will not be ignored.

Things like physical mechanics, form and race strategy will always be cornerstones of both BMX and the Olympic training program, but Herrara’s training in exercise physiology and psychology were lauded as key factors for the U.S. BMX team’s capture of a silver and two bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Even so, being the birthplace of BMX will no longer guarantee medals, and those with an inside look at the “new” BMX know that improved catlike reflexes and Jedi mind tricks are just the tip of the iceberg. Team USA was already accused of sending a scout to ride the London track with a 3D mapping device so a replica could be built at the U.S. training facility in Chula Vista, California.

It goes to show that there’s more than one way to use science as a weapon, and it looks like those kids with skinned knees and faces stained with Sunny D may have to let go of their innocence to compete in a more cutthroat competition. Hopefully, that loss of innocence will not mean the loss of old-school BMX.

James Madeiros writes for Vein BMX, which sells top-of-the-line BMX frames.

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The Sports Archives – Indians Have A Good Track Record In Answering Abuse With Wonderful Performances!

Posted on September 6, 2012 by thesportsarchives

In the game of cricket, no international team takes a vulgar abuse issue as serious as India. Forgive me for including Sreesanth in the list, as he reacts in the opposite manner than his fellow Indian players. However, you can find fun of a different sort in his actions. Yes, he is funny, Sreesanth.

Pakistan vs India-2012 UAEExcuse my straightforward humor attack on him, but he looks more like a joker in the ground sometimes. In the early matches of his career, when the world was noticing him due to his wicket-taking fast bowling, he suddenly got the attention of sports journalists. Mr. Sreesanth several times looked into the eyes of a batsman after bowling a ball, then walked towards him and broke the eye contact without leaving a comment, as if he was going to bowl him out the very next delivery—and the next ball he bowled a big wide. Even Indian media quoted him a ‘jackass’ over this attitude. I bet the Indian cricket fans definitely had felt embarrassed over him. Recently, one similar mistake made him an even bigger joke when he got a fine due to his clapping on a decision of empire. Mr unprofessional bowled a few wide balls and then bowled a boundary-hitting ball, but instead of feeling embarrassment, he clapped on the decision, as if he was not in his sense.

However, the rest of the Indian players are not being like Sreesanth. Whenever any international cricketer has challenged an Indian bowler or batsman, most of times, they have answered with their best performance. Whether you look at Yuvraj Singh’s six sixes in one over against Stuart Broad after another English bowler, Andrew Flintoff, provoked him. Or you look at Harbhajan’s wonderful performance against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2010, when he came back after listening some abuse of Shoaib Akhtar. Or you look at Venkateesh Parasad’s wicket taking bowl bowled to Aamer Sohail of Pakistan in 1996 World Cup Quarter Finals; the Indian players have a good track record of slapping their opponents with their good performances.

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The Sports Archives – How Much Did The Olympic Games Cost?

Posted on September 5, 2012 by thesportsarchives

Friday July 27, 2012. A date that will be forever associated with the day the Olympic Games returned to London for the first time since 1948.

Seven years after winning the bid to host the games, London announced itself to the watching world by producing a truly spectacular and majestic opening ceremony, magnificently choreographed by English film director and producer Danny Boyle.

A global audience of billions were treated to one of the greatest pyrotechnic shows on earth ahead of the biggest and most iconic sporting event the planet has to offer.

The reviews have been rave. The opening ceremony was executed to synchronised perfection with Boyle orchestrating an event that paid tribute to Britain’s past, present and future; the ups, the downs and the damn right bizarre. If you weren’t fixated to the television during the three-hour long sequence, consider yourself in the minority.

But have you ever stopped to think how much the Olympic Games actually cost? How much did it take to put Boyle’s vision into practice?

Well, according to a report, the Olympic Games cost a staggering £24bn – more than double the official budget for the event which totals at £9.3bn. The number is yet more astounding when you consider the Games were originally projected to cost just £2.37bn.

The opening ceremony itself was believed to have cost £41m. A figure that makes you think the show was less groundbreaking but merely representative of value.

However, it’s the final bill of £24bn that is surely a point of concern to the British public. With country still firmly in the midst of a recession, is the potential of more debt collection healthy prospect?

Perhaps, we’re overstating the cost. After all, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has promised that the Olympic Games will bring an unprecedented economic boost to the country.

In a statement, Johnson said the Games would ensure a “major economic boost to the capital”. But London – and the United Kingdom – should take note that eight years ago another European country made similar claims. In 2004, when the Games were hosted in Athens, Greek officials underestimated the total cost and overestimated the potential economic benefits – the devastating results acted as a catalyst for the country’s current financial plight.

Conversely, it has been proved that hosting major international sporting events can boost the morale, satisfaction and well-being of a nation. However, this type of research often takes into account the short-term effects of an event. More pressingly, a longer-term economic downturn will only dampen the mood.

While the immediate benefits of hosting a major international sporting event are entirely transparent, the real legacy is less so. Johnson has guaranteed a lasting benefit from the Games for residents but Greece’s debt recovery should tell us all we need to know about promises.

An experienced and talented copy-writer, Matthew Wood writes SEO savvy content for a collection of online publications and web projects.  Matthew’s latest work involves writing creative and engaging content on the subjects of Fast Cash Loans and Payday Loans for the established online brand Ferratum.

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The Sports Archives – All About Auto Polo

Posted on September 4, 2012 by thesportsarchives

Let’s face it. People can get pretty creative when it comes to creating sports. Fencing, cricket and the luge are just a few examples of the more unique sports in existence. How about cars? Of course there are all sorts of races and even demolition derbies but would you ever play polo in a car? As it turns out a hundred years ago people did.

Auto Polo from Collier's MagazineThat’s right, auto polo was a sport invented in the United States and played in the early nineteen hundreds. It had rules similar to polo but using cars instead of horses. Each car carried two people, one was the driver and the other used the mallet to hit the ball.  Although it existed in most parts of America and even Europe it was particularly popular in the Midwest. Common venues included fairs, exhibitions and sporting arenas.

Does this sound dangerous? It should because serious injuries were common but somehow there was a surprisingly low number of deaths.  Cars would crash into other or roll over and it was inevitable that a mallet man would end up flying out of the car and get hurt. It wasn’t just the participants that got hurt as it was fairly common for spectators to wide up with injuries as well.

The game played out much like regular polo but it required far less space and could even be played in large indoor venues if need be, hence making it popular in cold weather areas. Each team would have two cars on the field on the field at any given time. Each car had a driver who was belted in and a mallet man who would stand on the side of the car and try to hit a basketball with his mallet. Due to the fact they weren’t belted in mallet men had a very high injury rate and would usually end up on the ground at some point.

The cars started off as small  steam-powered cars but soon moved to stripped down Model T’s and other used cars that had no doors, top or windshields. As the sport progressed they did eventually add roll bars to the vehicles.  Cars would often smash into each other and by the end of the match the cars were severely wrecked or generally ruined. To give you an idea about how much damage they incurred; the Hankinson British and America auto polo teams in 1924 reported a total of 1564 broken wheels, 538 burst tires, 66 broken axles, 10 cracked engines and 6 totaled cars all in the course of one year!  Eventually people realized that while this sport may be awesome, it was also incredibly dangerous and its popularity faded for more reasonable sports in time.

Jeff Jordan writes about cars, education and history. A used car finder can help you locate your next vehicle.

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The Sports Archives – Babolat Serves Up Some Hot Hitters!

Posted on September 3, 2012 by thesportsarchives

In highlighting the heavy hitters of today’s tennis world, it was interesting to note several commonalities.

It doesn’t matter if they serve on the Men’s team or the Women’s team; similar factors can play into the success of their game and/or career, regardless of gender.

These particular three consist of Agnieszka Radwanska, Julien Benneteau and Kim Clijsters. These great players have wowed the crowds many times over. So many accolades they can be proud of, all for our viewing enjoyment.

Agnieszka RadwanskaAgnieszka Radwanska is a native of Poland. She began playing tennis at the tender age of 4. Her first victory was in 2005 winning the junior singles title at Wimbledon. She later won the Most Impressive Newcomer Award in 2006 as presented by the WTA. Now at age 23, she has definitely brought her “A” game to the court and has accomplished much at a young age. Her racquet of choice for power is the Babolat Pure Drive. You can’t have an “A” game without an “A” racquet.

Julien Benneteau

Julien Benneteau is a 30 year old Frenchman. Just as Agnieszka, his female cohort, Benneteau also began playing at the age of 4. At the 2009 Paris Masters, Benneteau probably had one of his best career highlights when he scored a huge upset over top-ranked Roger Federer on his home turf. In April 2012, he ranked ATP World #26. But most currently, he brought home a Bronze Medal in the 2012 Olympic doubles.

Kim ClijstersIt was only a matter of time before 29 year old Belgian player, Kim Clijsters would inevitably become a sports figure , following the footsteps of her athletic-minded family.

Clijsters father was a football player and her mother was a gymnast. She turned pro in 1997. Ten years later she would sadden the crowd announcing her retirement. But fans were pleasantly surprised to have her return two years later in 2009 after her retirement hiatus.

Clijsters also won the Most Impressive Newcomer award just as Agnieszka Radwanska. With three US Open wins under her belt , she has again announced that she will retire after the 2012 US Open.

It was Clijsters first time playing in the Olympics this year, joining Benneteau. What a great honor to play in the Olympics prior to retirement. .

Recently, a hip and ankle injury have been afflicting Clijsters, sharing the same trials along with Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick who have also suffered injuries.

The common thread that is stitched across all three of these particular players is their similar sports equipment, the Babolat Pure Drive tennis racquet, to the many shared trophies acquired at premier tennis matches, not to mention their young vivaciousness and excellent techniques out on the court. Coincidentally, all three have their play listed as right-handed, two-handed backhand. Eerie similarities or fun facts?

Dee Adams, who majored in Business, is a freelance writer from San Diego, CA who enjoys covering topics on sports, health and all around good living. Being a tennis enthusiast since 1998 has paved the road for her to embrace the sport that is fun to play and watch.

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The Sports Archives – The Greatest Team in History!

Posted on September 1, 2012 by thesportsarchives

Football is a sport with a lot of history, so picking the greatest teams that ever played together is not easy. There is a lot of bias that comes into play whenever football is mentioned and there will be readers who question why certain teams did not make the list. There has been much speculation about the current Spanish team and having won the world cup and defended a European Championship, there is a good argument for them taking the top spot. It is unfortunate for the Spanish, but many believe the 1970 Brazilian side were the best team ever assembled and they may be right.

The 1970 Brazilian World Cup Winners

Pele Bicycle Kick

Pele Bicycle Kick against Belgium in 1968

Brazil beat Italy in 1970 by four goals to one and they were practically unstoppable on their way to their third world title. Carlos Alberto captained an illustrious team that included Pele, Clodoaldo, Tostao and Jairzinho and they were undefeated all the way to the final. The world cup was held in Mexico and Brazil was undefeated during the qualifying stages. England has beaten Germany in the previous world cup and that had been a tough affair and a very physical competition. The Mexican world cup was completely different with teams eager to show flair and attacking football. The intense heat meant that physical competition was never going to win games; skill was the currency of champions in South America and Brazil were the richest players in the tournament. Few games since have come close to displaying the sort of skill level that the Brazilian team oozed throughout the tournament and in the final game.

AC Milan 1989-1994

This was a golden era for the AC Milan team, who were no strangers to success, but their greatest feat was successfully defending the European Cup. They won the title in 1989 and 1990 along with the Super Cup in 1990 and they won the Serie A title in ’92, ’93 and ’94 as well as retaining the European Cup again in 1994. Some of the greatest players ever to play for AC Milan were in the side with names like Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten who have both become legends of the game. There have been many great teams since the AC Milan spell at the top, but money and player wages that have contributed to the success of those teams. When AC Milan defended the titles, they were not poorly paid, but there was no money in the game then as it is now.

Real Madrid 1956-1960

Real Madrid won the European Cup five years in a row when they took every title from 1956-60. No other team has managed to come close to the dominance of the team. Ajax and Bayern Munich have both won the title in three consecutive years and Liverpool have won it two years running, but none have threatened Real Madrid’s feat. During this period, they had three different managers with Spaniard Jose Villalonga winning the first two before Argentinean Luis Carniglia took the following two titles. In 1960, another Spanish manager took the reins and Miguel Munoz extended the record that stands to this day. No other team has won the top competition in club football more times than Real Madrid, who have a total of nine titles. Milan are the next closest team with seven titles and English Premier League teams Liverpool are third as five time winners. Real Madrid’s main rivals Barcelona, have just four European titles. That is why the Real Madrid side of all those years ago has to be better than the current Real Madrid players who beat the Catalan team that everyone believed was invincible in the last season of La Liga.

There are probably Manchester United fans wondering why their teams have not had mentions. There are also thousands of Arsenal fans, who believe the ‘Invincibles’ that played a whole season unbeaten need to be mentioned, but the truth is that there are always reasons to follow your own team.

In bookmakers in the UK and around the world there people who are looking at Manchester City betting. Everyone is trying to find a good price for bets on City to retain the title. How many titles will they need to win to have their team in the top teams of all time?

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The Sports Archives – Putting A-Rod in Perspective

Posted on August 31, 2012 by thesportsarchives

Alex Rodriguez’ days of being in the conversation for top player picked in a fantasy draft are long gone. His days of being a top 50 pick (he had an average draft position of 44.8 in Yahoo! drafts this season) are disappearing as well.  A-Rod’s numbers still make him a top 100 player and starting third baseman in a 12-team league, but not by much. Plus, he is currently on the disabled list with a broken hand, which puts him out of the fantasy baseball conversation for the next few weeks, and decreases the likelihood that he is fantasy keeper material.

Alex Rodriguez tied with Lou Gehrig

Since his last MVP season in 2007, when he had a 1.067 OPS, A-Rod’s OPS has gone down every year: .965, .933, .847, .823. When he was injured in late July 2012, A-Rod’s OPS was .806. Ironically, he had improved his numbers in July, hitting .315 that month until an errant pitch from Felix Hernandez broke his hand and put him out of commission until September.

A-Rod did put up three more 30 homer – 100 RBI seasons after 2007 before going 16-62 in 99 games in 2011. This year, 30 homers is an impossibility, as is 100 RBI, even in the Yankees’ packed lineup. At press time, he has 15 homers and 44 RBIs on the year.

But while A-Rod used to be a perennial .300 hitter, he has hit just .286, .270 and .276 the last three seasons and was hitting .276 for the season at press time.

A-Rod used to be good for stolen bases (he is one of only three players in MLB history to have 600 homers and 300 steals) but only had eight steals in 2010 and 2011 combined.  He did have eleven steals in 2012, which is an improvement.

Until he got hurt, A-Rod has started all but four games this season, which was pretty good considering that he has not played in 140 games in a season since 2007 and turns 37 in late July. Although the injury he suffered this season was not his fault, it still means another year where he will not play in 140 games.

At his age, A-Rod runs the risk of injury or regression. Last year, A-Rod had a strong first half, hitting .295 with 13 homers and 52 RBI in 80 games. But A-Rod played in just 19 games in an injury-plagued second half, hitting .191 with three homers and 10 RBI. When he eventually starts playing again, he could run the risk of another injury.

If you are in a head-to-head league, it’s possible that A-Rod will not contribute as much during the fantasy playoffs as you would hope, although he is expected to be back sometime in September. It all depends upon how quickly he heals.

Last season, A-Rod failed to receive any votes for most valuable player for the first time since 1997.  His numbers in late June were similar to those of the Cardinals’ David Freese and the Royals’ Mike Moustakas. A-Rod’s days of being an elite third baseman appear to be coming to an end. With the influx of much younger third basemen such as Freese, Moustakas, Mark Trumbo of the Angels and Boston’s Will Middlebrooks, A-Rod’s days of being a starting fantasy third baseman may be numbered as well. If you are in a keeper league, now is the time to choose another keeper besides Alex Rodriguez.

Ben Hargrove writes for a variety of sports sites, including DraftStreet.

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The Sports Archives – Top 5 Racehorses In The World!

Posted on August 30, 2012 by thesportsarchives

Great Britain has once again come out on top in the equestrian world. Following a successful performance by the Olympic equestrian Team GB, a British horse has been ranked the best in the world in a recent listing and another has been named as joint fourth.

Across the three equestrian sports of dressage, eventing and showjumping, Team GB collected a number of medals during London 2012 and no doubt inspired a future generation of horse riding enthusiasts. And now the recent edition of World Thoroughbred Rankings has rated the British bay Frankel as the top racehorse globally.

Frankel

This British thoroughbred racehorse remains unbeaten and has been the highest ranked horse in the world since May 2011. Frankel improved his unbeaten record in 2012 by winning the Lockinge Stakes, the Queen Anne Stakes and the Sussex Stakes for a second time. A bay horse with four white feet, and named after the famous and late American trainer Bobby Frankel, Frankel is bred by Juddmonte Farms, trained by Sir Henry Cecil and owned by Prince Khalid Abdulla. British bloodstock agency McKeever Bloodstock has estimated Frankel is worth £100 million – and suggested this valuation may be “conservative”.

Black Caviar

This Australian thoroughbred horse is the most famous race horse in her homeland since Phar Lap in the 1930s, thanks to being undefeated in 22 races – a record unequaled in more than 150 years. This big, dark brown mare stands tall at 16.2 hands high and is thought to be the best sprinter in the world. Black Caviar was crowned the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings (WTRR) World Champion Sprinter in 2010. Her fastest 200m time is 9.98 seconds, equivalent to 44.83mph.

Cirrus Des Aigles

Having raced in France, the UK, Hong Kong, Japan and the United Arab Emirates, French thoroughbred racehorse Cirrus Des Aigles is now considered to be one of the best in the world. This bay gelding only received acclaim later on in life, becoming a top race horse at the age of five in 2011 and scooping the title of European Champion Older Horse at the Cartier Racing Awards in the same year.

I’ll Have Another

Sharing the number 4 spot with Monterosso, I’ll Have Another is a North American race horse who retired early at the age of three due to suffering a tendon injury on the eve of the Belmont Stakes in which he was hoping to scoop the Triple Crown. This chestnut horse was sold in June 2012 for $10 million to stand at stud at the Big Red Farm in Hokkaido, Japan for the 2013 breeding season.

Monterosso

The second British thoroughbred racehorse to make it into the top 5, Monterosso shares joint fourth position with I’ll Have Another and is a British-bred and trained bay horse. Later in life, he moved to the United Arab Emirates where he won the Dubai World Cup in March 2012. The five year old race horse entered this race, the world’s richest horse race, at 20-1 odds to win the $10 million Dubai World Cup.

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The Sports Archives – Could The NBA have TWO Dream Teams?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by thesportsarchives

2 Dream Teams?

Steve Nash

Steve Nash formerly with the Suns.

The Los Angeles Lakers have picked up veteran Steve Nash and defensive all-star Dwight Howard in order to compete with the championship-stricken Miami Heat. The Miami Heat had a rocky beginning after acquiring both Lebron James and Chris Bosh; however, they pulled out the O’Brien trophy after only two seasons together. This poses a threat to the rest of the NBA, who fear a dynasty in Miami. Until recently the only team who could compete with the Heat are the Thunder, and after last season’s disaster the Heat seem untouchable. The Lakers; however, are on track to compete with the Heat in the 2012-2013 NBA season. The Lakers clutch pick up of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash will even out the playing field at 3 superstars for each team. While some believe the Lakers won’t be able to come together in their debut season, the stats say differently.

Big Man Dominance

When it comes down to it, the real battle between these two teams will be between Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh on offense. Why offense? Everyone knows that Dwight was the defensive player of the year for 3 years in a row, and not much gets past King James offensively. Everyone also knows that James, Wade, Nash, and Kobe Bryant will put up points with out a doubt; therefore, it comes down to the post up battle between the two teams’ big men. Dwight’s field goal percentage for the 2011-2012 season was 57% while Bosh’s was only 51%. This small difference in shooting percentages could be the key to the outcome of the match up between these two teams.

No Time Together

The only weakness that the Lakers must overcome in order to overcome the defending champions would be a lack of chemistry between the players. Although this will be the first season this squad has been together, the Heat won the championship after being together for only two seasons. This means that a lack of chemistry between such all-stars should be a minimal factor in the outcome of these two teams face off. Whatever the outcome may be this will be one match up that no one will want to miss. These two teams are on track to have a rivalry that could rival the hostility between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees of the MLB. This means professional basketball is about to get on a whole new level of competition.

by Bradley Geesaman, staff writer for Rank Executives, and sports enthusiast.  I’m also a staff writer for Basketball Followers.

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