The building was slated for demolition due to the construction of the Rio de Janeiro Metro, but in the face of public and media outcry, the construction company shifted the metro line to preserve the building. Megan's job will initially be to help Alex get caught up on publishing videos for. Tony's other favorites included, "'Fishtail 'Cuda' because it was such a cool way to roll all the things I love into one car: drifting, street style and iconic muscle cars" and the "Twinpala" because "it's such a wild idea that turned out incredible :1,000hp, 16 cylinders, AWD, and complete insanity." In addition to Tony's work on Hot Rod Garage, he's worked on the now legendary "Roadkill" with both Freiburger and Finnegan. [citation needed]. and my response is always, 'I have absolutely no idea.' we had a chance to sit down with Alex to talk about how she got her start in racing, her path to becoming a social media influencer, and what the future holds for this rising star. Engine Masters, Roadkill Garage, Roadkill Extra, they're pretty busy. When Alex was 10 years old, Dennis had a 1933 Willys Highboy that he had built for nostalgia racing, but he wanted to move on and ended up trading the Willys for Denny Terzich's 2007 Drag Week-winning 1967 Chevy Camaro. 4,003 talking about this. 3,604 posts. As others have said, scheduling conflicts. I don't know what the end goal is, but I know that I'm on the right track, and I'm confident that I'll end up where I'm supposed to be," Alex shared with us as we ended our interview. 24 Following. Megan's job will initially be to help Alex get caught up on publishing videos for Riding With Alex Taylor, but how the professional relationship will evolve remains to be seen. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Lucky Costa - Check out Lucky Costa filmography, biography and awards at MSN Watch Online Guide. A true survivor with less than 80,000 miles on the odometer, David brought it to Lucky for a suspension refresh and brake upgrade. September 29, 2015. "I wanted to be the first in line at tech inspection at Bowling Green and we woke up super early so that we were the first ones there," she told us. She had already seen and talked to David Freiburger earlier that day. In addition, David Freiburger is not hiding the fact that he was married. However, this did mean that large portions of the city would not see high levels of activity in the early years. missed the roadkill with dulch and frei huh. It's cool, however, because he wants to keep the car looking. COVID has been brutal, I hope you and yours are safe and well verdegrrl "The next host is going to have to fill the shoes of a big personality with wide-ranging interests, a lead foot, no fear, and big wrenching skills," Freiburger continued, "The new host will be able to lean on Lucky as a wisecracking superwrench, but they are also going to have to bring the chops as a frontman who doesn't have an inch of phony in them. "I now know what it's like to not speak the language that's being spoken. If Drag Week wasn't there, I wouldn't be the same. January 14, 2023 by Andrew David Freiburger is an American media personality and the Editor in Chief of Hot Rod. Especially since one of the requirements of being a professional motorsports driver is also being good on camera. Who: Raymond Lucky Costa (Lucky is his real middle name) What: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle, the "ChevHell" Where: Torrance, CA Engine: It's a low-mileage 6.0 truck engine Lucky bought for. Why is he leaving, at all? Construction started in 1956, using the urban design of Costa and the services of chief architect Oscar Niemeyer. Everyone, don't feed the troll. Alex says. Lucky Costa: co-host of Hot Rod Garage. To the supporters, Braslia would symbolize Brazil's coming of age. [9] In 1979, the Cinelndia Station was opened as one of the first five stations of the then-new metro network, on the site of the demolished palace.[10]. "I can't even imagine getting back in Badmaro and racing it competitively right now. Regular price $10.00 Mobile Tech Lucky pullovers. There was no consensus on the project from the Brazilian people. Tony really shaped the tone of it. That's when Freiburger knew that Tony needed a permanent co-host on Hot Rod Garage. ", With both Tony and Finnegan on the East Coast, how often will they get to see each other? Millions of people enjoy watching this immensely popular show. Currently, in addition to competing in the, 2021 MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge Hellcat Grudge Match, , Alex Taylor has been on a quest for a six-second quarter-mile pass in, she and her dad, Dennis Taylor, built together with off-the-shelf parts. That's what comes first as a priority," she tells us, and the opportunities to race are there. With parents like Dennis and Debbie Taylor, it's easy to see why. "There were all these teaching moments. We were constantly messing around and having fun, so there were too many funny moments to pick one. the others can start their own RK preschool. "I might get some hate for it when the video goes out, but at the top end of the track I had one hand off the wheel and I was pumping my arm in the air and yelling, 'Heck yeah! "Some people say they're into cars and there's different levels, and I respect it all, but I don't know a life without cars, that's the difference," Alex goes on. Then the original, black '67 Badmaro and Drag Week came into her life. "The Bonemaro was our first big hit," said Tony, "so that dirty cheap turbo LS beater is a favorite.". [17] Some scholars have found symbolism in this shape of plan, a reference to the cross of the early Portuguese conquerors, the bow and arrow of the native populations of Brazil, or the jet shape as a symbol for future innovation. I gather that Mike goes to CA, films as much as possible and then goes back. The Liceu was affiliated with the Associao Acadmica de Coimbra where Costa also taught until 1966, and received a Medal of Merit from the Portuguese government.[8]. These qualities made Tony the perfect host and producer for a project car show. After a day of shooting. Currently, in addition to competing in the Hooptie World Championship and winning the 2021 MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge Hellcat Grudge Match, Alex Taylor has been on a quest for a six-second quarter-mile pass in a 6.50-certified 1955 Chevy 210 she and her dad, Dennis Taylor, built together with off-the-shelf parts. Lucky Costa. For instance, the episode with the Samurai is Frei and Dulcich, etc. It was Dennis' idea to transform the derelict '55 Chevy 210 into a street-legal, six-second race car, andonce she was able to put together a marketing plan and sponsorship programAlex was on board to start going seriously fast. Costa's goal for the superblocks was to create neighborhoods and communities that were small self-contained and self-sufficient. [20] The original plan included paving streets in areas of the city that would not be put to immediate use, making the landscape of the city defined and hard to change during future construction. Lucky is called in when a vehicle needs extra help. Where is Freiburger? Head to MotorTrend+ to watch the Savoy build on the upcoming season of, Orange County International Raceway (OCIR). Tony Angelo lives in Philadelphia so it's much easier for them to get together on the East coast than it is for Finnegan to fly out to California. [3] His father Joaquim Ribeiro da Costa, from Salvador, was a naval engineer, and his mother Alina Ferreira da Costa, was from Manaus. There had been several publicists calling for a marcha para oeste, or westward march, in order to utilize the bountiful excess of land to the west. It was within the second season that Freiburger and Finnegan knew that Hot Rod Garage needed to find its direction. She has sponsorships and she loves the culture of the automotive industry and drag racing, so her thought right now is to make the most of opportunity while she can. Alex told us about how she never fell prey to the close-minded small-town mentality, even as she grew up surrounded by a population of only 4,000thanks in large part to her parents' efforts to expose her and her younger sister, Megan, to the worldbut when the rest of the HOT ROD Garage cast and crew start speaking in pop-culture references, she gets a little lost. While alterations have been made to the design since the city's construction, the original plan by Costa prominently survives. Lucky Costa (MobileTechLucky) has his own youTube channel. Better yet, why not set up the car for drag racing and send Alex and Debbie out on HOT ROD Drag Week 2013when Alex was barely 16 and had only made two quarter-mile passes in her life. Alex was in disbelief; she had been following the unofficial official Drag Week forum on BangShift.com for years, and had been posting progress updates there about her '68 Camaro during the buildthis official had to be joking, right? Then the original, black '67 Badmaro and Drag Week came into her life. David's first job was in a dealership that sold Dodge cars. But just because she has made a 200 mph-run in a Pro Mod Camaro (in the eighth-mile, no less), doesn't mean she's achieved her lifetime goal of going fast. "Sometimes I go hiking, you know, enjoy nature for a little bit," Alex joked with us when we asked if there was anything she enjoys that isn't car-related, "but then I think, 'that's enough of that, back to racing. '" Overall, despite the city's positive features, the concept and execution have sparked controversy which is explored in The Modernist City. But that's not always the whole of it. Title. -RB26DETT 5 yr. ago R.i.p freiburger cant believe hes gone so soon ardweebno 5 yr. ago Everyone, don't feed the troll. Happy Birthday, Lucky Costa / Mobile Tech! Costa was born in Toulon, France, the son of Brazilian parents. shortly after backing up the 6.99 pass with a 6.93 at 205.3 mph while testing at Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If I remember correctly it was funny to see him having to cope with being on the road and not being in a shop or at the drag strip. "It's just one of those things where it's in your blood. [2] Career [ edit ] ", Supply-chain interruptions and other unforeseeable issues aside, we asked Alex how HOT ROD and working as co-host HOT ROD Garage fit into her master plan of going fast. In the meantimewere you at M1 Concourse on August 13, 2022, for the seventh edition of, MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge, ? "Well, they are still really little, so the 3 year old twins don't really get it," Tony told us, "but my 6 year old is pumped, and excited for more Daddy/Daughter days. In order to complete the large project in a short window of time, funding had to be organized swiftly, sufficient labor had to be acquired, and equipment and material had to be bought and transported onto the site. "Being book-smart is a blessing and a curse, because being head of your class and then telling your teachers, 'I'm gonna go drag racing with my friends, and I'm going to make that my career,' is hard enoughthey would look at me confused, like 'Why would you do that when you have so much potential?'" [15] In all, this original design was intended to hold a population of 500,000 people. Kevin Hart's Muscle Car Crew: With Kevin Hart, Lucky Costa, Harry Ratchford, Will 'Spank' Horton. On the subject of rotating cast, I'd like to see an episode of maybe Lucky and Dulcich, or even Tony and Pewe. Because of that attitude, inculcated also on younger preservationists thanks to Costa's influence in the architecture schools, much of 19th- and early 20th-century architecture, including the architecture of German, Japanese and Italian immigrants, was lost to urban renewal in the 1960s and 1970s. Maybe it will mean Alex has more time to explore her hobbies outside of the world of drag racing and cars. He remained at the National Heritage Service until retirement, acceding to the top post of director, where he was followed by his granddaughter Maria Elisa Costa. Alex Taylor has paired up with Lucky Costa as co-host of. It's a much better show now that those dudes have taken over." While she was battling the other Hellcat-powered street-legal Mopar drag cars, the Rumble in the Ozarks Powered by PEAK debuted on. During his tenure as regional and then national director, he became involved in numerous controversial decisions (see Controversies). Alex told us about how she never fell prey to the close-minded small-town mentality, even as she grew up surrounded by a population of only 4,000thanks in large part to her parents' efforts to expose her and her younger sister, Megan, to the worldbut when the rest of the. Then there was accidentally cracking Mike Finnegan in the skull with a breaker bar "and not even noticing" when thrashing to fix a car at Roadkill Nights. Supply-chain interruptions and other unforeseeable issues aside, we asked Alex how HOT ROD and working as co-host, fit into her master plan of going fast. From the time she started working on it at age 15 to the winter of 2021, Alex Taylor had been steadily making her 1968 Camaro faster, starting from running 10s in 2013 to 8s in 2019. Lucky and I both lost a mutual friend in the industry earlier this year and it was similar. Costa used his political connections within the government to scrap the competition result and instead form a new design team headed by himself, the Roberto Brothers and a young architect who had been Costa's intern, Niemeyer. By the time Alex was reaching driving age, she still wanted a first-gen Camaro, and her parents were willing to make a deal. Lucky Costa. "Drag Week to me is the OG and will always hold the most clout. In 1975, he created a public controversy by refusing to sign the landmarking act of the Monroe Palace, the former seat of the Brazilian Congress and later of the Brazilian Senate, built in 1906. Alex was holding up her end of the bargain in school, ultimately graduating valedictorian of her high school class with a GPA of 4.3 thanks to advanced placement classes, so her parents and teachers had no problems letting her miss a week of school to go drag racing. Finnegan has moved to Georgia, and wants to spend more time with his family, among other projects so he is much more part time on the RK Brand as well. Alex Taylor was back in Pontiac, Michigan, to defend her, title against eight other automotive content creators in a Hellcat-powered 1955 Plymouth Savoy, built in only a month. When the Great Pause stopped travel, our pair of hosts had to make do being separated and working their shows via FaceTime on their phones. Tax included. But when the crew is on set together, it's more of a challenge. Gender Male. She told us repeatedly throughout the interview how much her father has impacted her life, so when Lucky Costa shares his memories of street racing on Sunset Boulevard and going to OCIR on their way back from filming with the "Grand Trashional" at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California, Alex can closely relate, reliving some of her dad's stories at the same time. Color. ", But when the crew is on set together, it's more of a challenge. ", Alex doesn't want to make claims like, "I'm going to race NHRA Top Fuel by the time I'm 28," or "I'm going to drive a Pro Mod car next year," because she doesn't want to miss any opportunity. Freiburger is just fine, but very busy. "I know I want to go fast, I know I want to drive a race car, and I love doing on-camera work and teaching people," she says. Costa preferred the Portuguese colonial architecture of Colonial Brazil over that of any other time or ethnic group (except for Brazilian Modernism). Episodes with different casts are going to be a normal occurrence. "Influencer is not something I ever wanted to be. However, Lucky had never heard of Tony until they first met in season two and he wasn't sure of what to expect. ", The show instantly became a hit in the eyes of Finnegan and Freiburger, as Mike pointed out, "The addition of Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa really separated that show from a bunch of similar ones. Despite the criticism, the idea of a new capital received widespread backing. Frei is doing 3 different shows a month RK, RKG and EM. Besides having nearly 100,000 subscribers on her YouTube Channel, "Riding With Alex Taylor," and starting her own business in collegeAlex Taylor Racingthe 26-year-old drag racer has been involved with a number of MotorTrend Group events and shows for years. Pairs that you'd never see otherwise. The Residential Axis consisted of 96 superblocks, which were limited to six-storey buildings, and 12 additional superblocks limited to three-storey buildings.[19]. For those of you who have been with HRG since the beginning, you know that its format has evolved over the years. Known For Acting. Fine, then ill, then hospitalized, then that was it. Share. Refine All Photos By. To be fair, though, Alex Taylor is the busiest she's ever been in her life. He also worked in a car-parts machining company. I would have said 'video car host' if that was a thing I knew about in HS.". In addition to Tony's. I'm building something that I created, and I love it. He recalled, "Tony was hired as a host and had the difficult task of carrying it alone, so we added Lucky Costa as a co-host. [4] He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and at the Collge National in Montreux, Switzerland, until 1916, he graduated as an architect in 1924 from the National School of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro. Plus, he's become one of my favorite people to go on adventures with.". "If you asked me when I was in high school what I wanted to do as an adult," he said, "I would have said 'racing driver' and 'writer at MotorTrend' and I've been super lucky to have been able to basically do both. Lucky Costa CoHost Hotrod Garage Show,Builder on Overhaulin,Builder and fixer of cool rides and Fun Drivers. Biography. Recalling a toy her dad had made when she was five, she tells us how she asked Dennis to explain how he made the toy, and his answer was a difficult concept for a 5-year-old to understand (indeed, one has to really know Dennis to understand his process), but Alex tells us her dad has always been a great teacher. ", From S2E5 on, Tony was not only in charge of talking to you through each build on camera, but was also writing each episode. That's it! she says. Builder/Fixer of Fun Drivers at Lucky's Garage and Lucky's Garage Show on YouTube.. CoHost on MotorTrends Hotrod Garage Show.. Former Builder on Overhaulin.. luckys-stuff.myshopify.com Joined July 2011. She told. 7,566 Followers. "We go home and our conversations are about cars, and work is all about cars. From $24.99 FunDriver Sticker Pack. Brazilian cities, particularly Rio de Janeiro and So Paulo had seen an increase of problems regarding transportation, sufficient housing, public utilities, and distribution of essential goods such as food. One of the unique aspects about the plan was how it was designed to handle expansion and growth. Currently, Lucy works as an advocate /activist in a large psychiatric institution promoting the rights of mental health service users, as well as encouraging critical analysis about service user inclusion . Volunteering to work on Jarrad's production crews in her free time doesn't have anything to do with racing, but the education that working with him provided was invaluable. While she was battling the other Hellcat-powered street-legal Mopar drag cars, the Rumble in the Ozarks Powered by PEAK debuted on PEAK Auto's Youtube channel. Alex tells us that if she had been laser-focused on finding a seat in a Pro Mod car, she might have missed the opportunity to meet Patrick at that NMCA shootout. "It's a shoebox. CoHost/Builder: @luckys_garage @Hotrodgarageshow Builder/Fixer of all kinds of #FunDrivers Links - YouTube - Merchandise While still in high school, Alex got her first and only job ever as a brand ambassador with Crower Cams. The kerfuffle about letting her race spread through the participants of Drag Week 2013 like wildfire on Tech and Registration Day. Regular price $10.00 Talk about your brand. "When there's 10 things left undone on my plate, and I know that I was on my phone for two hours somehow that day, because the phone tells me, I feel like I'm failing myself and those that believe in me. Despite Brazil's imposing geographic presence in South America, the country was largely a coastal country. But just because she has made a 200 mph-run in a Pro Mod Camaro (in the eighth-mile, no less), doesn't mean she's achieved her lifetime goal of going fast. The Brazilian coastal cities were remnants of the colonial era and the center for agricultural trade. When your life has been all about one thinggoing fast in cool cars, in case that isn't obvious by nownot knowing a reference from The Office or Game of Thrones is understandable (although we were surprised to hear she's seen an episode of the show she now stars in, either). It's the same with Tony; we're in the same time zone but sadly we live nowhere near each other. Thinking about how Tony's career started in motorsports, we couldn't help but ask how it compared to being a television show host. I try to explain to people that HOT ROD is what made me who I am to an extent. Robert Costa Bio Age, Parents Born in Yardley Pennsylvania Robert Costa was born on October 14, 1985, in Richmond Virginia USA to parents Thomas E. and Anne-Dillon D. Costa. Debbie has been a part of the street machine and race car building operation from the start, too, laying fiberglass and ordering parts, and generally helping out wherever is necessary. By the time Alex Taylor graduated from college, she had been racing in endurance drag-and-drive events, and managing sponsorships, her own business, and a social media career for nearly six years. 3.6K comments 105 shares. Read More . Learn more. He has also worked on 4 Wheel & Off-Road, and Car Craft among other popular publications. We go on vacation and it's car-centric, everything is cars, it's all related to cars, that's the only life I've known." After initial interest following the opening, population numbers decreased before recovering in the late 1960s. [7] Steve Dulcich: a mechanic. Biography. Tony formerly drove in the Formula Drift series in his 2013 Scion FR-S for Scion Racing and is also the former host for Motor Trend Channel's Hot Rod Garage. because we knew if it stuck it was gonna go, if it made it through first and second gear the car was going to make a solid pass," Alex told us over the phone after we saw the news. Alex says Joe Barry joked at the end of her first Drag Week, "She's coming back with turbos next year," and he was right. 18K18K. R.i.p freiburger cant believe hes gone so soon. That's it! The design of Lucio Costa was selected for Brasilia. "Working on HOT ROD Garage is so full-circle for me, because HOT ROD has shaped my entire automotive life," Alex responded. Lucky (Raymond Lucky Costa) is the only one with his kids out on their own. ", When it was announced that Lucky would become a permanent member of the Hot Rod Garage family, he had been away from the screen for a while. before jumping straight into testing for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2022, followed immediately by a two-day appearance on HOT ROD Power Tour 2022. Did Alex Taylor triumph over Derek Bieri and Emily Reeves in the race to end all races? Despite those being Tony's big three, in reality all of the projects that he and Lucky turned out have been incredible journeys in their lives as hosts of Hot Rod Garage. Lucky Costa. In 2013, That's how Alex was able to achieve her actual goal of driving a Pro Mod race car (she wouldn't turn down a Top Fuel seat, either, of course). [13] As put by Brazilian writer and diplomat Jos Osvaldo de Meira Penna in 1958: "A centrally located capitalmight make Brazil more conscious of her role in the Americas, her terrestrial frontiers with Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela. "I'm super interested in doing more racing, but not just Formula D," Tony explained, "I want to do more rally, and road racing and there are a lot of cool events I want to do like the Silver State, One Lap, some hillclimbs, etc. She is a long-time Drag Week participant, beat all comers at our Dodge Hellcat Grudge Race at Roadkill Nights last year, and a competitor on Team Blackhawk in our Hooptie World Championship series. Not having attended Holley school before Drag Week didn't stop her from tuning her Camaro herself her first week racing, though. In 1930 Costa established a partnership with Russian-born Brazilian architect Gregori Warchavchik, and also became the Director of the National School of Fine Arts where he had studied. However, while the physical voice of the show will change, the message of Hot Rod Garage will remain the same: Just build cool cars, no matter what your budget is. The residential buildings in the superblocks were all constructed with local concrete. He started his career at the Dodge dealership and moved on to a machine shop and then an aftermarket shop. As mentioned earlier, Tony's originally from the East Coast and much of his family is located there, including his three children. I remember there was a car on a lift and we were underneath and I asked, 'how do you do this?' Learn more about Lucky Costa - movies and shows, full bio, photos, videos, and more at TV Guide While he will certainly be missed, the show must go on. "Oh, I miss that dude already," said Tony, "We've gotten pretty close over the years, so he's more like a cranky much older brother at this point." Lucky (Raymond Lucky Costa) is the only one with his kids out on their own. If she was going to be told she couldn't race, she knew it would have happened then. Even though he found students eager to be taught in the "new style," his ruthless administration won him the opposition of the faculty and student body, and Costa eventually had to resign after a year in office. Hide ads with VIP. Tony was already known outside of the show and even MotorTrend. ! Even though she goes to bed physically wiped out at the end of every day, knowing she couldn't possibly fit more into her schedule, Alex feels like she's falling behind. Of course, Hot Rod Garage is more than just Tony and Lucky, as he pointed out, "I'll miss the whole crew- Finn, David, Dave, Fred, Steve, and a ton of people that work behind the scenes. Career [ edit] The middle of the 20th century saw urban struggles for Brazil. Add to list. This wide mall was intended to create a feeling of grandeur and significance, and is the location of the ministries, national congress, supreme court and other administrative buildings. "In addition to hosting Hot Rod Garage, Tony has also been a go-to host on Roadkill," he said. ", Alex tells us she was always asking questions, always curious about how things were done. Lucky is called in when an exceptionally "Roadkilled" vehicle needs some extra help. Not Tony, as it seems he will remain in the spotlight for some time, "I am definitely going to stick with the TV stuff, it's always a new challenge and so rewarding. 228k Followers, 607 Following, 3,604 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Lucky Costa (@mobiletechlucky) mobiletechlucky. These temporary settlements, also called Cidade Livre, were eventually slated for removal. I get they're saying something funny, but I have no context at all," Alex tells us. I'm a drag racer. However, on each episode where Lucky was a guest host, his natural charm and experience as a wrench helped make the show's projects move quickly. He appeared previously on the Chip Foose show Overhaulin'. That's how Alex was able to achieve her actual goal of driving a Pro Mod race car (she wouldn't turn down a Top Fuel seat, either, of course). Alex Taylor was back in Pontiac, Michigan, to defend her Dodge Grudge Match title against eight other automotive content creators in a Hellcat-powered 1955 Plymouth Savoy, built in only a month. "It's always a hard question, everyone has always asked, 'What's next, what's next?' Lucky Costa Lucky Costa: co-host of Hot Rod Garage. Then there was Tony winning a drag race in his first trip to the Merrill Ice Drags in Wisconsin. Use this text to share information about your brand with your customers. Although the design had not been as detailed as some of the other plans submitted, the jurors found it favorable due its features that would complement future population growth. "My dad is my favorite person to talk to because we both have the same big visions and big goals, and nothing is too big to accomplish," Alex says. Two weeks after our initial interview, Alex Taylor achieved her goal of running a six-second quarter-mile pass in her 1955 Chevy 210. Up to that point, none of the cars in the shop had piqued her interest the way that black Camaro did. Knowing Tony as I do now, my hindsight says that he was really holding back on busting our chops for the poor job we were doing." I try to explain to people that HOT ROD is what made me who I am to an extent. Despite getting a little more flack the next year at Drag Week 2014 for still being under 18, Alex was off to the races, literally. "I remember walking up to Freiburger and saying 'they're not gonna let me race,' and he says, 'What do you mean?' ", Outside of his children, Tony's main focus is going to be working from his new venture in Pennsylvania. 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