we apply these methods to robots like mabel. >> so mabel is really cool.t, but it's also on a pretty serious mission. how would mabel help save lives say on a search and rescue mission? >> well, one scenario i kind of have in mind that motivates me is imagine a home is on fire and you're pretty sure everyone has gotten out. but there's a small chance someone is many. is it ethically right to send in a firemen when really there's 98% chance we're sure we got everyone out. but if there was a machine you could send in, then the ethical dilemma becomes much less. we want a robot that could go into an environment occupied by humans, go in, step over the babies' toys, running up the steps, grab and open the closet doors, make a quick reconnaissance of the building, come charging out. having a robot that can function in a human environment is important. the reason we wanted it to be able to handle this very rough terrain is if if you're in a dangerous situation like a fire or an industrial building that has problems, then there will be smoke, dust and debris and

and so said the cart vendors the waitresses like mabel and maureen. how mabel and lauereen stroll indeed full skirted prichled merrily the moon lit evening arms in other men's arms. this next one is, the next 2, which are my last 2 are something about passing. among us. in the sunken spring as in winter and fall and every season that our teak of spring with souro and jubulation are fragile hearts are as children grabbing drink tumblers spilld and milky. teach finger tips reaches for the stars and night clouds hopeful that we might give respite to our orbegans our earth bound regrets. we ask or wonder in the moments when we catch ourselves breathing where do the beloved go. in the warm cham bers of the living. we imagine how they might wallow away our earthly number of days playing gin rummy with another grand mother. ladies of historical footnotes. telescope the heavens on capurncus's shirt tales. wounds and so spots pounding out quiet inner drum beats while we traverse the gravity boots. warmed bite disassistant c.j. hunt inner spaces is dusted with

we can hear from the permit holders now. >> my name is mabel huang.am the new owner of 33 noriega street. i have my mother, mother-in-law, husband, and three children. it is our plan to live there for a long time. we would like to have a comfortable home to live in. my mother's legs are weak. she cannot go out anymore. she is only staying home. she would love to go out to get fresh air and set up side. -- sit outside. >> my name is ken chung. i am her brother in law. i have several pictures. how does that work? this is a picture of 3030, and this is a picture of their house. notice there is about 2 feet different. here is another picture. where did it go? here is another picture of the side of our house and their house. different times of the day. i took the picture at 9:00, this one, 12:00, 3:00, 6:00. the back of the house faces north. it never gets the sun hitting the house. i do not know if it is going to block their light, but that is the picture. here is another picture i took at 9:00, it 12:00, 3:00, and 6:00. all these times, the back of the h

secondly, we also want to thank edmund clark and mabel, who have basically provided a level of public service here at the department, along with renzang on the fifth floor. thank you very much for providing the service that the department always liked to hear of, from the department of public service. other than that, that is it. >> all right. public comments on the president's announcement? item number four, general public comment. we will take comments on terrorist action items that are not within the agenda. >> kenai have the overhead on? >> it is on. >> a they're going to focus on it when you put it down. >> good morning, commissioners. i want to bring to your attention a rather unusual circumstance that you may wish to look into. you will see that there is a copy here of the lobby permit tracking system that shows a missing -- how do you prove a negative -- but a missing complaint. i wanted to bring to your attention that the complaint on the system, as early as august 17 of this year, was recorded correctly. the case was opened. the case was abated. but i am not familiar in any

mabel and the taliban actually gotten gauged into a little bit of a twitter war which i think this shows you where we are in this world you know because you think about the taliban you think about afghanistan the fact the majority of people there of course are literate this is a country that really is stuff you can say in the twelfth or thirteenth century but the taliban they're on it when it comes to launching p.r. offensive when it comes to being you know a part of social media and knowing how to spread it and so first what happened is a spokesman said the outcome is inevitable question is how much longer will terrorists put innocent afghans in harm's way and the twee responding to that said i don't know you've been putting them in harm's way for the past ten years raise whole villages and markets and still have the nerve to talk about harm's way this is more dialogue than the two groups have been having in the last ten years so be it it's on twitter the form of media that so much so many of us use that was used apparently to spark some of the revolutions in egypt that's fine but they'

or your aunt mabel's 80th birthday. people to different groups, they can see where you're putting them. so, play nice. >>> and gaga, going down. the costume-wearing crooner, wiping out in fashion shoes yesterday, for "vanity fair" magazine. here's why. 24-inch heels. look at those. unbelievable. she took a dig during the shoot. she's near a hot dog stand. i guess it was one of the props. and the wiener never fell out of her hand. she managed in the heels. very talented. and she went out and wore those red shoes. so, she can't get enough. she does know how to party. >>> and in other fashion week news. we'll take a look at kirstie alley. she looks phenomenal at 60 years old. showing off that new shape in front of a packed house yesterday. modeling her designer zang toi. and people at the show said alley looked 20 years younger than she did before doing "dancing with the stars." and that may be the reason. the handsome devil believed to be her boyfriend. he was cheering her on as she worked the catwalk. >>> and pardon the