we're back with more of today's on a thursday morning, january 26th, 2012. nice to get back out. to say hi to these nice people, i'm matt lauer, along with ann curry, al roker and savannah guthrie. >> coming around the horn. >> making the rounds. >> coming up, we're going to have an update on the cruise ship disaster off the island in italy. rescuers now say hope has pretty much faded of finding any other survivors of the disaster. a lot of debris blocking many of the cabins, we'll have an update coming up in a little while. we're also going to have an update on demi moore, she was rushed to hospital, suffering health concerns and is being treated for exhaustion and to improve her overall health. we'll get some information about

that. also, we have today's professionals in the house. we've got star jones, donny deutsch and dr. nancy snyderman ready to weigh in on all the topics. and we'll talk about mommy stress. why do moms feel like they reach the boiling point? we have seven strategy force how to cope, including getting more exercise and how to reach out to family and friends for support. >> hopefully it will work for dads, too. >> absolutely. and also, timeless style. that's right. women of a certain age are just as beautiful and they can also be just as fashionable. we're going to look at betty white, debbie reynolds, we've got a fashion show with a twist, our models are all 80-plus. look at the style and as confident as anyone. >> i'm sorry, i said 80-plus, i didn't give specifics. >> yeah -- >> she gave awe look like --

>> she's going to get you. let's go inside -- >> a lady who is over 50. >> and now natalie has a look at the headlines. >> good morning to you guys once again and good morning, everyone. parts of texas are drying out this morning after heavy downpours caused flash flooding across much of the eastern half of the state. drenching rain forced drivers to abandon cars on flooded roads. the national weather service confirms that tornadoes touching down near austin, san antonio and houston, damaging homes and businesses. authorities have identified the bodies of three german passengers recovered from the ill-fated cruise ship off the coast of italy. this as rescuers say there is little hope of finding any more victims. nbc's michelle co-zins ski is on giglio island with more. michelle, good morning. >> hi, natalie. searchers say they may not be able to recover everyone who is trapped inside, because some areas are inaccessible. and also today, the port authority told an italian hearing, the captain, francesco schettino, wasted a precious

hour when passengers could have been boarding lifeboats. we know from court documents that schettino claims his superiors were the ones who pressured him to come so close to the island. as a sort of common publicity stunt, which the company denies, saying it was unauthorized, prosecutors think schettino may have been going too fast. and as for accusations he abandoned ship. he said in court it was an accident that happened while he was helping lower a lifeboat. saying he fell on to its roof. now there is a transcript of a phone conversation that allegedly has him telling someone that he willingly left the ship when it started tilting. also today, costa cruises is meeting with consumer groups to determine how best to compensate everyone who was on board. natalie? >> michelle kosinski in giglio, italy, thank you. president obama outlined his energy policy today, in nevada and colorado on his second day of a five-state tour. meantime, in arizona on wednesday, there was a tense exchange between the president and governor jan brewer.

brewer said the president took issue with her book," scorpions for breakfast" where she said he lectured her at a previous meeting. timothy geithner said he doesn't expect to serve a second term as treasury secretary. he said he's pretty confident the president would not ask him to stay on after making it clear back in august he would only remain in his position until the election. frightening moments this morning in australia where the prime minister had to be rushed out of an event by riot police there. she was quickly taken to her car after riot protesters surrounded a restaurant and began banging on windows at a ceremony marking australia's national day. some major airlines are not pleased with new rules that go into effect today. they will now be required to post full fares that include all taxes and mandatory government fees. u.s. officials say the army plans to slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to 32 as a part of cost-cutting and

restructuring. the service aims to reduce the number of soldiers by 80,000. defense secretary leon panetta insists the cuts will not hurt the army's effectiveness. and beating the buzzer even better when you do it with a full-court shot. the third quarter was ending during a game in nebraska, joseph christian let fly with an 80-footer that caught nothing but net as you see in the replay there. unfortunately, bad break, because his team ended up losing the game by three points. but at least he gets that on his highlight reel. now five minutes past the hour. let's go back outside to matt and ann. >> can you believe it? sign him up. give that kid a contract. >> mr. roker has a check of the weather? >> we're going to alert len berman, next month. we have friends from canada. all right, very good, how are they doing this year? okay, we haven't gotten off the runway. there you go. let's check it out all the pilots have ejected. we've got severe storms chance

of it from new orleans up to birmingham, out as far east as atlanta and tallahassee. could see some tornadoes out of this thing. now a tornado watch until noon, central standard time for much of louisiana on into alabama and coastal florida. look at the rainfall amounts, anywhere from two to three inches from tampa up to nashville. north side of the storm, flood watches, winter storm warnings, winter storm watches as well, you can see the moisture streaming north. next 24 hours, we're talking about three to six inches of snow. but heavier rain from st. louis, cincinnati, cleveland, >> good morning. buffalo. off and not rain showers will be with us through the day today. that means the temperatures are not going to move much.

we have the world's youngest bank robber right here. what's your name, young lady? >> nadia. >> hi, nadia. savannah? ♪ thanks, al. now to today's professionals, our panel of power players, weighing in on the hot topics of today. star jones is an attorney and author. and donny deutsch head of advertising giant, deutsche incorporated and dr. nancy snyderman, nbc's chief medical editor. >> power players? >> i've been asking myself that question for approximately six months now in the segment. we'll start with testimonyi moore, she's been hospitalized, her rep says for exhaustion and to take care of her overall health. there's been reports of a seizures and reports of prescription drug use. knowing as little about it as we do officially, nancy, what's your take?

>> what we know is what we've seen, she's become very thin and distraught. i think it's hard for these people to live a very public life in a microcosm. i feel, i think it's a profoundly sad story. probably prescription drugs. the seizure could easily make sense if there were electrolyte abnormalities, or drug interactions. the words they've tossed out are hollywood code for real problems. and psychiatric issues. >> it's got to be challenging for somebody like her. i'm going to generalize. you take a meryl streep, actresses who built their craft, reputation on their beauty. and they stay strong. how many -- >> like demi, beautiful, gorgeous. and as they hit a certain age, unfortunately, it's not fair, hollywood turns their back to some degree. and this is just a sad, harsh fact. and i wonder if you trace -- how

many young, beautiful actresses that in some way, they kind of crash and burn. >> it happens in life. it happens in life, when you are a 40-something woman, we're the exact same age and you have to imagine that her marriage is breaking up. all of her friends are looking at her, do you need anything? do you want anything? she's feeling a little down. and depressed. or a lot down and depressed. her man's over in brazil doing the samba with somebody else, so she's upset. i can understand. >> a young guy that was into it, he moves on, he's supposed to be a real jerk. i've never met him. >> his problem is this love-hate relationship that women have with their bodies. when you market yourself as being sort of the physical dependency of how you are perceived. and then guess what, i don't care how old you are, gravity sets in and the aging phenomena comes. >> i hear you all on this on hollywood and age, but demi moore is an example of somebody who looks fantastic for any age.

>> correct. >> when is the last time she had a serious role in a movie? i think that the two are linked. if you're a woman and your man leaves you or vice-versa -- >> but what she said is really important. we perceive her as beautiful. she may not see herself as beautiful. >> her point in a recent article was, i'm not sure if i'm someone that can be loved. that's a real deep serious stuff that she's dealing with on her own. that has to do with i'm getting older, this young guy that i was in love with doesn't love me that way any more. reality is setting in on me. that's ha she's saying. >> let's move on. i think we're all sympathetic. >> we wish her the best. >> we'll take a turn, starbucks, the famed coffee chain is starting to test out alcohol. it did this in a pilot program and now it's going to do it in 25 locations. do we think this is good idea? >> savannah, i'm the consumer they're targeting, because i've never gone to starbucks. i don't drink coffee. i think i've gone in to use the

internet for a couple of seconds. i'm the consumer they're marketing to. i don't drink coffee. i think it's stupid to pay that much money for a cup of coffee. i would meet my girlfriend for a glass of wine at the end of the day. >> i and howard schultz who runs starbucks is a brilliant guy. i have a question as to what it does for the brand. for me it's a place for people of all ages. if you start to serve alcohol earlier in the day, you don't go into places in this country at 10:00 a.m. where they serve alcohol. so if they're doing it, i would advise them do it after 4:00 p.m. >> i think that's the plan, yes. >> but the other big issue, i think it changes the brand. and i think he's a brilliant marketer, schultz, but i think it's a mistake. >> i like him a lot, he provides health care to all of his employees, the problem is starbucks once upon a time stopped smelling like coffee beans when you walked in. at that point, stopped being a coffee house and became something else. my concern is that people will

pick up some booze and pick up some coffee and think they can get hammered and think the coffee can make them hammered. >> it can't be all things to all people. they have a great place, stay with it. >> and you go to starbucks to write their screenplay, you can't did that when you're drunk or it won't be any good at all. >> actually, you could. >> let's move on. you'll love this one, donny. is sexting attractive? a dating expert has gone on the record saying sexting can be a good thing. the best seduction technique for a guy is to get the girl thinking about him in a sexy way before they see each other. and "the huffington post" thought it was a good idea. >> i would like to wage a complaint with nbc, whenever there's a salacious topic, you start with me. my pants are vibrating. bad statement. i think sexting is a fun, seductive thing. i think it is using this device

in a fun way. the problem i think for young people they often will do things that they wouldn't ordinarily do with actual words. and they tend to be more open or more overt than -- >> donny, are you out of your mind? kwame kill patrick, the former mayor of detroit, went to prison because of sexting. >> there's a difference -- >> it wasn't illegal. >> anthony weiner. >> there's a difference between a guy showing his weiner and a guy who is -- >> you're lying. >> this is the one thing that makes me crazy. i'm a lawyer. be smart. don't put that stuff on paper. that lives therefore ever. >> you're missing the point. nobody said, there's no legalities, the issue is, is it inappropriate, is it seductive, is it fun? >> so you're saying is when women sex you, you find it a turn-on. >> it's never happened to me, but -- >> you're lying now! >> i think --

>> my telephone number -- no, no. >> an issuing like kwame kilpatrick who got in trouble for it, the larger issue, if it's a playful sexting -- >> of course it's sexting, because there is a barrier and it allows you to sort of be a little more flirtatious than if you were face to face. >> may i give you the other side, please? i think -- the other side is, it takes away some of the intimacy of having the person right there care enough to say to you -- >> excuse me, i'm not wrong. it can be your opinion or my opinion, but i'm not wrong, all right? >> you're wrong. >> i'm not wrong. i would like to have a conversation rather than a text message. if you want me, say i'd like to have you, say something like that to my face. >> that's sexting. >> no, it's talking. >> let's move on to another sex

topic for donny. cuddle or sleep, okay? a recent study by psychologists found that people whose partners fell asleep immediately after sex were more likely to want to cuddle and chit-cat. if your partner was likely to fall asleep you were the person who wanted to cuddle more. and it gets rid of the stereotype that it's not more common for men than women to fall asleep immediately after sex. >> i don't understand the question. >> if your partner is more likely to fall asleep first, then apparently you are wanting to cuddle. which kind of makes sense. >> i have a question to ask you, right after sex, do you think normally people -- kind of do their thing, clean themselves up and come back or is there the old-school -- >> shut up! >> the problem is, you got to stop all of that -- >> or do you hang right after sex. they come back -- >> yeah, they do, they do. >> they kind of just hang. >> geez, oh man. >> if you have sex other than

with someone you have to pay, you hang. if you have to pay, you leave. >> star jones, donny deutsch, dr. nancy snyderman -- >> i think we're drifting. >> thanks, guys, see you again. coming up next, is mommy stress hurting your family and your health? how to recognize the signs that you need a mommy time-out. and women of a certain age are certainly beautiful, confident and sexy. 90-year-old betty white is certainly an example of that. coming up, for everyday women, their age-defying style, coming up. [ female announcer ] there's surprising news about whole grain

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your kids, you're not alone. what can you do to recognize when you're close to the edge and destress? educational psychologist and "today" contributor, misht chel borba has more. i was surprised to hear that 96% of moms today feel like they're more stressed out than even our mothers were. and all mothers will admit that we are. >> so what are the triggering factors? >> a number of them. but look, first of all, financial insecurity is the no-brainer. but we're also looking at intensive parenting where we figure we have to do more and more. a time warp? we are lacking support systems for ourselves, we're trying to put our relationships in balance. it makes no difference what the cause is, the key is, we have got to manage it. because it's seeping down into our own health and our kids. >> we're on demand 24/7, not just at home, but at work, too. that adds stress. you say there are important things because it can affect your health and it can affect the well-being of you and your family. important ways to figure out if

you're at the edge. what are they? >> well first little one is this is the reality check, i dare you to do it. go home tonight and ask your kids, how would you typically describe our home climate? tense or is it, feel like we're walking on eggshells, or is it a place to decompress, and the next one is real fun, ask them to describe you 0en a typical day. and if you're the one she's always wiped out, irritable and a little tense, it may be time to tune up the stress management. >> we'll get to some of the things you can be doing at home. let's talk first about knowing your stress signs. common strens signs. >> the common stress signs, if you can figure out yours, your blood pressure starts to elevate, you may get a little dizzy. you start talking a little louder, you're more irritable, you grad grab your head because it starts to hurt. it makes no difference what it is, but key into which one is your stress sign. once you know diit, the first b tip is take a mommy time-out

asap, the nanosecond that stress comes in. the single greatest way to relax and manage your stress is a slow, slow deep breath. if you can practice it. like elevator breathing and breathe it owl, it really can relax you and teach it to your kids, it's wonderful. get yourself and your family a family stress box. a koosh ball to work it off. and everybody in your family has permission to go for a minute, work it off and family harmony can be restored. >> and to create solutions for your hot times. ha do you mean by that in. >> generally a few times that you know are predictable nightmare moments, for moms, it's first thing in the morning. if morning mania is hitting you, figure out what the common cause is you're always arguing with the kids, because they can't decide what to wear, pick it out the night before. you can't figure out where your

car key is, make an extra set and put a hook by the door. you'll reduce a little bit of the stress and make the morning go better. >> another thing you say, a great benefit to you and your kid, to exercise together, work it out a bit. >> we know that exercise gives us energy. the big problem is mom says where the heck do i work into that one. do it with your kids. prop your toddler in the stroller, push and find another mom to walk with you, get yourself an extra bike and do it with your kids, garage sales are great. the fun one is put on some dance music, i don't care if it's john phillips sousa or lady gaga, you can dance your tensions away. >> and as well as finding support with your family and outside of your family. so michelle borba, other great tips, online, head to our website at today.com. thank you. coming up, we'll meet some stylish octogenarians, bobbie thomas has fashion advice for aging with grace, but first, these messages.

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my husband is in the military, thank you. >> at least you have insurance. >> and access to guns. >> just go and change your shirt, okay? please take those away from me. >> sitcom star chelsea handler, known for her ruthless attitude. we'll show you a side of her you never knew she had, tomorrow. i think it has something to do with accountens and poetry. >> and long walks on the beach. meantime, coming up in this half hour. aging gracely. >> stars like betty white and debbie reynolds look as fashionable as much younger stars and it proves there's nothing stopping women of a certain age and we're talking up to 100, putting a stylish foot

forward. bobbie thomas is here with some inspirational ladies from age 80, or almost 80 and up. we have advice on how to be a fashion plate at any age. and then imagine what it would have been like to sit down and talk with the likes of frank sinatra, sophia lauren or marilyn monroe. a new book chronicles chats with those stars and more. we'll hear about it. and we'll be doing some classic american cooking with a gourmet touch. don't be intimidated, how to take on short ribs to pound cake, all recipes you can do at home. all right. gayle won't like it -- >> but we will. >> first a check of the weather? >> we've got a risk of strong storms in the lower mississippi river valley. morning showers in the pacific northwest. not quite as bad as it's been. sunny and mild in the southwest. tomorrow, santa ana winds setting up in southern

california. but chillier in the northwest. we're looking for sleet changing to rain in the northeast with morning showers ending in the atlantic states. plenty of sunshine, texas into the gulf coast and mild, >> good morning. off and on rain showers will be likely today. the best chance for a steady rain will be later this afternoon and this evening. >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. coming up next, bobbie thomas' age-defying style secrets from women who wear it well and our over 80s -- whew, she's inviting you over, al!

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>> i dress according to my mood. i have to have freedom. i have to when i move i move. >> we love it. today's style editor, bobbie thomas is here with some of the women featured on the advanced style blog and on the documentary, good morning, bobbie. i love these ladies, what's not to love? these are women from 80 to 100 years old who you're going show us today, how inspirational are they? >> beyond words. i'm a huge fan of a blog called advanced style. we'll meet seth cohen who deserves a lot of credit. i feel so honored to do the segment. in our society, as women, we all know this, we're obsessed with numbers. i say you can wear this, they say, no, if i was 20 years younger, three inches taller. these women with ages they're so proud of, 79 1/2 and above. it's so inspiring to know that it gets better. >> let's start taking a look at some of these fabulous wom. and starting off with joyce karpoti, whose mantra when it

comes to style, is confidence and attitude at 80 years young. age is a privilege, she says, bobbie. tell us about this classic look we see she wears so well. >> i'm so in love with joyce. she loves fashion and she says that she has never felt better. she is all about wearing classic color combinations, she loves accessories. and these are her signature pearls. she does her own hair. she does this braid, it's her signature look. and i just every minute i get to spend with joyce is an honor. she was teaching me what i should be doing different. and it's really, you know, you can wear that, joyce has so many wonderful things that are out of the box. purple leather gloves and fancy prints. >> joyce, you say a lot of people focus on looking younger. but you focus on being elegant, right? >> because a woman can't always look younger, but she can always look elegant. >> i love it. i love your style. and your attitude. you do have that confidence,

thank you, joyce. >> and another age-defying style secret is to be yourself. so let's meet jackie murdoch, a legendary dancer from the famed apollo theater, who is not afraid to wear heels in her 80s and you say jackie knows where to find fashion for less. >> she's not afraid of anything, heels or fashion. she loves to thrift shop. she has a signature flower in her hair, ala billie holiday, she's done it for years. jackie was a dancer, so she has amazing posture. she was most proud to tell me her dress was on carolliina herrera. she scored this dress for $100. >> jackie, i'd like to go

i love her. fabulous, when i first met her she huddled me into her apartment and she kept showing me all of the jewelry she made herself. her bracelet is made out of a bedspring. everyone makes fun of me for diy? i'll be diying tonight. she makes her own eyelashes, she

snips her hair and makes her own eyelashes to match. she has a song written about her eyelashes. her style secret is about self-expression, all about color, putting her style together. >> you look great and you're so much fun. we love you, alana, thank you so much. >> fantastic. >> i'm blessed that you loik my freedom. >> we love your freedom! >> and last, but not least, keep moving has been the mantra that has moved ruth cohen to be the celebrated age of 100. bobbie, he created the blog, advanced style, seth cohen. let's see what we admire here about ruth. >> ruth is telling me to hurry up, she has pilates after this. so she does keep moving. >> and you know, she's so fantastic. they've all never felt better. they said they had insecurities when they were younger, and now

it's like forget it. ari, i adore you and i hope your book and documentary gets so many eyeballs because you deserve it. >> these women are so inspiring. >> if we could bring all the ladies out for one last look here? and you all are just wonderful. such an inspiration tore all of us. thank you. >> go to his blog to find the article. advanced style.com. moving with sinatra and other legends from the golden age of hollywood. we've got movie critic, jeffrey lions coming up with his father's elite of his time. a look at that right after this. of feeling embarrassed about my skin. [ designer ] enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months,

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other columnists of the day. and in the dailily mirror, he began in 1934 and wrote six days a week, 1,000 words a day. and i have all columns and went through all of them. >> the people your dad met and rubbed shoulders with, we've got a picture from the cover of the book. it's your dad, your mom and marilyn monroe. >> it was taken by sam shaw, who took the picture of marilyn on subway grating and look how angry my mother looks. and when people say isn't she gorgeous, i say, yes, so is marilyn. but my dad, not only knew, he didn't write a gossip column, he didn't write with his eye on the keyhole and that's why he became friends with them. s orren wells was his best friend. the book covers stars from charlie chaplain to penelope cruise. >> and marilyn monroe gave you a special 16th birthday present? >> she called me. i don't know whether she

practiced singing for president kennedy. she called me on my 16th birthday. the column was the key to everything. my dad pushed the plunger to that blew up the river kwai. it changed our lives. >> tell me about joe dmaj yoe. >> he was good friend of my dad's, he didn't know what to do with his life after his playing days, he was a quiet, elegant gentleman and larger-than-life person. >> and sophia lauren, actually made you a spaghetti dinner? >> she did. when i was in spain. i was 11 and as mel brooks said, at that age, i thought girls were just softer fellas. but sophia, cooked me a spaghetti dinner and i saw her five years later at a movie opening and she said how was the dinner? she said, you didn't tell me how the spaghetti was. she's a remarkable lady. >> speaking of the chairman of the board, your dad wrote the first item about frank sinatra.

>> apparently one of the first, certainly one of the first, during the war, sinatra was walking down the street with his agent and they just had a big tiff with the press. and the agent caught a glimpse of a banner headline and quickly raced over and bought the paper and breathed a sigh of relief that said, allies pound sumatra. those are the kind of stories that make the book. my favorite is phil silvers who was an mgm contract player. he was signed to be in "pride and prejudice" he said, i'm a jewish actor from brooklyn. they said learn the lines and audition. and he was supposed to say i think you should not get married. and he said, first of all -- >> thanks so much for joining us. up next, we'll learn how to make american classics, short ribs and pound cake, not together but at the same time.

this morning in today's kitchen, what's on the menu? timeless american meals made simple. from short ribs to pound cake, chef richard rosedale, executive chef at greenbriar in virginia is here. you've got exciting recipes that you might find intimidating, but you said you found ways to make them simple. >> we picked dishes that are timeless and try to put a contemporary spin. >> normally you braise the short ribs for 48 hours, how do we shorten it up? >> i'm going to ask you to help me out. if you can grab the vegetables, the celery, onions and carrots. >> and throw it in there. we're good. >> okay. >> perfect. and what we've got here is this the pot we've seared the beef and we're going to bring this over here, our tomato.

>> this is the tomato paste. our garlic. we're going to stir it around. when we get it good and carmelized. what i've done is browned these off so you've got some great carmelization and once it cooks and you get good carmelization, can you get the nice sweet flavors 0 out of the vegetables. we'll add our ribs that have been browned nicely. >> you put merlot? >> yes. >> i would know it anywhere, pour it in there? >> pour it in there. >> all right. could you use any kind of red wine? >> i like cabernet, pinot another, it works great. this is great secondary cut of meat and it tastes really succulent. next we have some beef stock here, it will go on top of the ribs, we'll cover it up. we made this beef stock from scratch. you certainly can go ahead and buy store-bought. but we definitely suggest you make it home-made. >> you put parchment over it? >> this is a great economy lid,

if you don't have a lid at home. we made one out of parchment paper. we put it over top. and then put it in the oven. >> i was going to put it right on top. >> you put it in the oven for how long? >> two and a half to three hours. >> okay. >> we've got some short ribs already cooked off over here. you see the nice, nice viscosity of the sauce, it looks fantastic. >> now instead of potatoes we're doing five-onion risotto. >> one of the classics at the greenbriar is the five-onion soup. we tried to put the same flavors into a risotto. >> what are the five onions? >> yellow onions, red onions, shallots, leeks and scallions. you can use whatever onions you want. you can use a three-onion risotto. we've enriched it with butter, parmesan cheese and we have the finished dish. the risotto, the short ribs plated up. >> for dessert, my favorite, pound cake, this is a real twist. what is this globe?

>>ky tell you what the classic dish is? it's the pound cake with the vanilla ice cream and hot fudge sauce, what we've done -- is we went ahead and got the fudge sauce that we're kind of pouring over the hot chocolate here. >> come on over. >> perfect timing. >> now you can see what's being revealed inside, it's the vanilla ice cream. surprise, surprise. >> do it again! >> and you are basically in the olympics of cooking. the finals are this weekend? >> yes, they'll take place this weekend. so we're looking forward to that. >> richard rosedale from the greenbriar, thank you. >> look who is here! >> carrie fisher! >> are you ready? >> yes. see you in a second.

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