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Notorious gangster Sukh Dhak behind large-scale drug lab, court hears
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METRO VANCOUVER -- Notorious gangster Sukh Dhak was the mastermind behind a large-scale drug lab where police found close to 18,500 ecstasy pills, B.C. Supreme Court heard Wednesday.
Prosecutor Sharon Steele laid out the Crown's anticipated evidence against Dhak and co-accused Baljit Pabla and Neville Rankin in her opening statement to Justice Gail Dickson.
"The Crown's theory of the case is that Mr. Dhak was directing this operation, giving instructions to Mr. Pabla and Mr. Rankin as well as supplying … ingredients," Steele said.
She said the drug production was in the basement of a house on Rupert Street in Vancouver, where "police discovered a pill press suitable for pressing ecstasy powder into tablets."
"Bags of ecstasy, ketamine and other powders were located in the basement and I expect that the evidence will also show that approximately 18,500 pressed pills were discovered in that basement," she said.
Dhak, Pabla and Rankin all stood up and entered not guilty pleas as the trial opened in the Vancouver Law Courts after months of pre-trial hearings. Each is charged with conspiracy to produce ecstasy, production of ecstasy and possession of ecstasy for the purpose of trafficking.
The trio and six others were charged in the fall of 2008 after a lengthy undercover operation by Delta Police dubbed Project Gateway, in which police said they seized more than $2-million worth of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, cash and automatic weapons. Other accused are being tried separately.
Steele said the evidence in her case will include items seized during several searches in March 2008, as well as wiretap, surveillance and expert testimony.
"I suspect the evidence against Mr. Dhak will include intercepted calls, and surveillance which places him at 1956 Rupert Street," she said. "
When Dhak, as well as his Surrey home were searched, "police located items which are often associated with drug trafficking as well as a few ecstasy pills similar in appearance to those discovered at Rupert Street," Steele said.
She said Pabla was the worker at the ecstasy lab and was captured on both surveillance and in wiretaps while involved in the criminal enterprise.
Rankin, also known as Aussie, "was involved in both the actual production of the pills, as well as with obtaining, repairing and doing mechanical work on the pill presses," Steele said.
She said she expects to call 25 witnesses during the trial, expected to last five weeks.
The case is being held in the high-security courtroom 67, built for the trial of several men associated with the United Nations gang charged with conspiring to kill the Bacon brothers. That trial is expected to start in 2013.
Dhak was the subject of a special public warning last year by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, which said anyone associated with him could be at risk. His brother Gurmit was gunned down at Metrotown in October 2010, in a targeted hit that police say was the flashpoint for gang conflicts still playing out two years later.
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Amy Winehouse's family back Evening Standard's call to help women on the streets
Amy Winehouse's family have hailed our appeal as crucial in helping "some of the most vulnerable women in our society".
The singer died in her Camden home in July 2011 aged 27 from alcohol poisoning, following battles with addiction and eating disorders.
Her father and stepmother, Mitch and Jane Winehouse, established the Amy Winehouse Foundation in 2011 and it has since reached more than 300,000 young people through drug prevention and support projects.
They include Amy's Place, a Hackney-based recovery centre which provides long-term homes for young women getting over alcohol and drug addiction. It is the only full time, all-female recovery ser vice for those aged 18 to 30 in London.
Mrs Winehouse told the Standard: "There are organisations across our capital city that are doing amazing work, but by organisations working together with people who lived experience of homelessness, we can achieve so much more. That's why the Homeless Fund and the campaign from the London Homeless Collective is such an important initiative to bring about change for some of the most vulnerable women in our society.
Amy's father said: "Women find it much harder than men to find safe housing when trying to recover from drug addiction. They're under-represented in temporary housing, and there is not a lot of support for them.
"We witnessed one young girl who left rehab and said there was no point in it, because afterwards she had no chance anyway. That hit us so hard because she thought she had no future. With the right opportunities, these women prove time and again that they can turn their lives around."
A £500,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund is enabling Amy's Place to run for the next three years, providing each woman with a self-contained flat, education opportunities including help accessing degree-level courses, eating disorder awareness and prevention sessions, counselling and music therapy to at least 60 Londoners who are in the early stages of recovery, but have nowhere safe to go.
Mrs Winehouse added: "There's an obvious connection between Amy and women at Amy's Place. I guess we appreciate the fragility of recovery. Amy tried really hard and when we lost her she was at a point we thought she was going to be OK, and that wasn't the case. We as a family just had a really overwhelming drive to make sure other families don't go through what we went through."
Staff at the centre are former addicts, who can provide empathy and support. The success rate of Amy's Place residents maintaining continuous long-term abstinence has been 70 per cent. One is completing a midwifery course, while another is studying for a PhD and many are in full-time work.
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Parents and teachers aren't the only ones upset about the overhaul of standardized tests in K-12 schools.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan, among other officials, is finding that these tests are too much, and is encouraging states to cut back on some tests, according to an article on NPR.org.
"In some places, tests — and preparation for them — are dominating the calendar and culture of schools and causing undue stress for students and educators," Duncan said.
"Of course, he's the guy currently in charge of a big chunk of those tests: the No Child Left Behind requirement of annual standardized testing in grades 3-8, plus once during grades 10-12," NPR said. "And those tests are just the start. Lately everyone from the president on down has been weighing in on the question: Are kids really being tested too much? And their answer, mostly, is a big 'Yes.'"
According to the article, President Obama said last month that "he 'welcomes' a pledge from state and big-city school leaders to work together to 'cut back on unnecessary testing and test preparation.'"
With these efforts, there "may be a glimmer of change on the horizon," NPR said.
"Individual districts, such as Palm Beach County in Florida, are voting to simplify testing requirements," the article said. "And states including Rhode Island have adopted moratoriums on high-stakes, end-of-course exams."
"If we do this right, good instruction should lead to higher test scores, where every day that you teach, you're preparing," said Debbie Crockett, principal of Las Vegas High School. "I can put that 30 to 40 percent [of time spent on prep] back into sound instruction."
Brockett said, "in the meantime, testing is defining the school experience for thousands of students, and not in a positive way."
"Two weeks ago I talked to a kid who had just walked out of exams," she said. "He was very frustrated. He had tears in his eyes. He has Bs and Cs in chemistry, but he can't pass the science exam. If he doesn't pass, he doesn't graduate."
Read the full story and comment below.
Article by Kassondra Granata, Education World Contributor


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David has extensive knowledge and experience in advising owner managed businesses on compliance and taxation matters and strategic planning.
Specific assignments include advising on audit and corporate financial statements, corporate taxation planning, developing strategic plans and providing management consultancy, preparing shareholder agreements and EMI share option schemes and corporate finance work including acquisition and disposal of businesses, management buy-outs and purchase of own shares.
David is a member of Kreston Reeves' Management Committee and is the Firm's Finance Partner.
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Our pups' ears are often left out of the grooming routine — let's face it, they don't like it and we don't much either.
But when you know how to clean a dog's ears properly, you'll realize that it's much easier than you thought it was.
Our canine companions have sensitive ears that are far more acute to sounds than we humans. Hearing good is a big part of dog life, so while it's important for humans to clear our ears regularly, it's even more important for us to keep our pets in top shape.
It's best to make a habit of cleaning your dog's ears once a month or more often, depending on how active your dog is and therefore how dirty they can get.
However, while that seems simple, it can be daunting. There is always that risk of possibly hurting your dog or making it worse.
1 Cleaning Dogs' Ears: Why?
Dogs' ears are dark and moist, which is the ideal environment for bacteria and yeast to thrive. This can lead to ear infections.
If not treated properly, ear infections can grow into more painful problems and develop permanent damage such as hearing loss.
Dogs with floppy ears are more susceptible, thus they need more frequent ear cleaning.
You can perform at-home ear exams to identify signs of ear infection. Check the ear canal and the base of the ears. Signs may include inflammation of the ears, a foul odor, wax buildup, persistent scratching, off-color redness, or signs of pain if the site is touched.
If you determine that your dog has an ear infection, you should take them to a vet for advice and medication. Don't try to treat an ear infection on your own. You risk causing permanent damage to your dog.
However, you can stop the problem before it begins. While cleaning their ears might seem like a tedious process for both you and your dog, it doesn't have to be.
You will want to have ear cleaner fluid and a couple of cotton balls.
Ear cleaner works by loosening the wax in the ear canal and combining with it, so it is easier to remove.
When choosing an ear cleaner, know that there are different types of ear cleaners that are used for drying out excess moisture in the ear and types for breaking up wax. Ask your veterinarian if your dog has special needs, but usually a mild ear cleaner will do.
Avoid using homemade solutions made with vinegar, alcohol, or hydrogen peroxide, because they can dry out the ear canal and irritate the dog.
Cotton balls are what we will use to clean up the ear and the left-over cleansing product. If you have a small dog, cut the cotton ball in half so it is more workable.
Never use cotton swabs or Q-tips, because they could push the debris further into the ear or even puncture the eardrum, and the risk of that is much higher if your dog is squirming.
You can count on Fido not enjoying this process, so while it's not painful for them, it's best to avoid possible mishaps where possible.
Once you have all the necessary equipment, you can start to clean your dog's ears.
Take your dog somewhere you don't mind getting dirty, like the bathtub. Make sure they are sitting down and relaxed. Maybe play around a little bit before you get started to relax them.
To start, gently raise their ear and hold it flat over their head to expose the ear canal.
Take the ear cleaner and point it downwards into the ear canal. Pour enough in that it almost spills out. Don't be afraid to use lots. Dogs have long ear canals, so it takes more to fill them.
You should also follow the advice on the cleaner for more accurate measurements.
To allow the ear cleaner to do the work, you might want to massage the base of the ear to help loosen up the debris. You may hear some mucky noises, which is okay. Your dog might also shake its head, which also helps the process.
Now take a clean cotton ball and wipe the opening of the ear canal of any visible wax or leftover cleaning solution. Repeat with a clean cotton ball until there is no more gunk. Take care not to leave any product inside.
You and your dog are finished. Remember to praise your dog when you are done, so they learn to see this routine as a good thing rather than an annoyance.
Don't worry too much about leaving behind the ear cleaner fluid. It is harmless and will find its way out naturally. You may even find that your dog will grow to enjoy having their ears cleaned, because you are itching a spot they cannot reach.
Now that's everything you need to know about how to clean your dog's ears!


Though difficult to determine, the rare earthquakes which occurred in Dallas recently may have been the result of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
It is well known a consequence of fracking is the possibility of earthquakes, but it is not known how powerful an earthquake caused by fracking can be. However, the logistics of fracking seem to create a "perfect storm" situation, where underground shale formations are destroyed, resulting in geological instability under the surface. Further, the most efficient way of getting rid of the wastewater is to pump it back underground where, if a fault-line is present, essentially acts as a lubricant and reduces friction on the fault which can lead to an earthquake.
Both the fracking industry and geologists agree the secondary wastewater injection is more likely to cause seismic activity, but it is still undetermined if it is a direct result of the fracturing process or an unfortunate series of events which lead to earthquakes.
It is unlikely it will be determined what caused the Dallas earthquakes, whether it was a result of hydraulic fracturing or if it was just natural fault movement, but in the end, it doesn't really matter.What does matter is the cost-benefit relationship hydraulic fracturing has with the environment and society.
There is obviously a very high risk associated with fracking, but is the risk worth the reward of a short-term energy solution? It would appear the growing demand and the dwindling supply of energy has caused many to be sacrificial and choose to take the risk, usually sacrificing another instead of themselves, and it doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon.
Any action to prevent fracking is going to have to be a grassroots movement, and it has already happened and seen success.
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Happy Wednesday! And what a happy day it is. Our 5th wedding anniversary is coming up (September 6th) and I figure what better way to share in our celebration than with a giveaway! And what a fabulous giveaway it is! Before I get into the details, can we just please talk about how gorgeous the pieces above are??
I learned about Rablabs a few weeks ago and I am so glad I did. I literally want every single piece they offer. Designer Anna Rabinowicz has mastered bringing nature into the home by fashioning natural elements into beautiful pieces for interior spaces. Who wouldn't want something from her line?
Well, lucky you! Rablabs is offering to give away a set of Vela Candlesticks to one of my lucky readers (if I had to choose one item, it would be this - I'm obsessed with them!)! This is maj!! The set is values at $128, so this ain't no joke folks!
I will also be Instagram'ing a photo of the Vela Candlesticks later today. As an extra entry, "Like" the photo and leave a comment saying that you've also entered on the blog. Or if you already follow me on both Twitter and Instagram, follow me on Pinterest!
The winner will be selected randomly and announced on September 12th, 2013. **Giveaway is only open to US residents.
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With 94 new COVID-19 cases, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), through the Task Force Kalinga, has partnered with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to ensure unhampered relief transport mission through the availment of modern mechanized port handling services at port hubs to reduce PCG personnel's exposure to COVID-19 in doing manual hauling of relief goods to and from Coast Guard ships.
This is in furtherance of the Department of Transportation - Philippines (DOTr)'s unflinching resolve to sustain relief efforts to help better the lives of Filipinos in recovering regions despite the prevailing COVID-19 surge.
As of yesterday, 07 January 2021, a total of 94 PCG personnel have tested positive from COVID-19, majority of whom are members of the Task Force Kalinga and crew members of Coast Guard ships. They were safely transported to the PCG Quarantine Facility at the Coast Guard Base Taguig for medical assistance.
Hence, CG Rear Admiral Ronnie Gil L Gavan, Task Force Kalinga Commander, requested the PPA to help on cargo operations to ensure the unhampered relief transport mission.
PCG Commandant, CG Admiral Leopoldo V Laroya expressed his sincere gratitude to PPA General Manager, Atty. Jay Daniel R. Santiago for stepping in to fill the gaps and for partnering with the PCG to ensure continued humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations for the benefit of the affected families who are slowly recovering from the onslaught of Typhoon #OdettePH.
"Our collaboration with the PPA has always been anchored on mutual respect and generosity, allowing us to work great as one team. Our men and women maintain a good working relationship with port personnel and this current initiative will allow our PCG frontline personnel to be less exposed on health risks brought about by the COVID-19 surge," CG Admiral Laroya expressed.
Moreover, the Coast Guard Commandant said the PCG – PPA partnership on relief transport mission will help minimize chances of the crew of Coast Guard ships who come from Manila, the epicenter of the prevailing surge, to become possible spreaders of the contagious virus.
As of yesterday, PCG vessels and air assets have transported a total of 1,218.4 tons of relief goods. PCG Auxiliary (PCGA) aircraft and private vessels that are part of the said mission have ferried 593.5 tons of supplies, bringing the tally to 1,811.9 tons of transported relief goods and critical supplies to support the rehabilitation of the affected families of Typhoon Odette.
As per the directive of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the PCG, through the Task Force Kalinga, continues to utilize its available assets and resources to help in the recovery of typhoon-stricken regions including MiMaRoPa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga.


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This is Bike to Work Week in Santa Cruz, California. Ecology Action even produced a 60 second TV spot for it. It's a little corny, reasonably positive, and I'm pretty sure this is the first bike ad that's used the cliched screech of a red-tailed hawk.
This map shows the free breakfast sites available throughout Santa Cruz County. Most of them are in the city of Santa Cruz. Mollie's Country Cafe in Scotts Valley will serve egg sandwiches again this year, which is super awesome of them. White Raven Coffee will serve breakfast in Felton. In Watsonville, you can find Bike To Work Day breakfast stations at the 2nd Street Cafe, and out by the airport at Fox Racing. The 2nd Street Cafe station is sponsored by Cal Giant, which likely means they'll hand out huge boxes of strawberries, so bring your cargo bike.
Thursday is also Bike To School Day, where participating schools have their own free breakfast stations.
There's other stuff going on all week to encourage more bikes in Santa Cruz. You can pretty much get free treats from someplace in Santa Cruz every day of the week if you ride your bike there. Click here to find the goodies.


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Q: Mac os - brew install unrar fails I'm trying to run brew install unrar on mac os Big Sur and I'm getting the following error:
Updating Homebrew...
==> Auto-updated Homebrew!
Updated 1 tap (homebrew/cask).
==> Updated Casks
Updated 1 cask.

==> Searching for similarly named formulae...
Error: No similarly named formulae found.
Error: No available formula or cask with the name "unrar".
==> Searching for a previously deleted formula (in the last month)...
Error: No previously deleted formula found.
==> Searching taps on GitHub...
Error: No formulae found in taps.

Please advise on how I can resolve this.

A: Use brew install rar to install both the rar and unrar binaries.
See cask for details:
https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/master/Casks/rar.rb

A: Just use brew install rar instead of brew install unrar
For rar files
Try using Homebrew...
In a terminal type:
brew install rar

Now to use it just navigate to your file directory and type:

*

*To view the rar file:

unrar l <filename>

*

*To extract the rar file in the same location:

unrar x <filename>

*

*To extract the rar file in the desired location:

unrar x <filename>

In case you face any permission issue: Developer cannot be verified.
'rar' cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified.
Follow this process:
Open System Preferences -> Security and Privacy -> General -> Click the lock to make changes.

For zip files
In the terminal (at .zip location):
unzip <filename>

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Central Library as well as Departmental Library caters to the need of the department.
Internet facilities for staff and students: Available both high speed LAN & Wi-Fi.
Class rooms with ICT facility which is common to all the departments.
Department has a common Computational Lab dedicated for PG students.
High Performance Computing (HPC) Facility of 7 nodes with 140 cores equipped with MPI, MATLAB etc.


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This Obsession
All day, all night. I can't really focus on anything but images. I've always loved this, but lately it's so much more than that. I have to do something with it, but what? It has to be more than posing people in parks. It will come to me, I know. But if it could come to me sooner than later, I'd be super grateful.
So yesterday's mission was all about freelensing. It's hard. Super duper hard. So I had to do it, right? I still don't have it figured out, but I'll keep at it until my 50mm 1.8 shatters into a million pieces and I have to get a new one. At that point, I'll back off. Maybe.
Little background...freelensing is a way to get around dropping $1000 + on a tilt lens. You detach your lens from your camera, manually focus and tilt the lens to create the blur that you want. It also does cool stuff with the light. Here are a few shots from my first attempt at freelensing.
For more information on freelensing, check this out:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/content/how-freelensing
Colin's Senior Photos it's been a helluva ride, but it's time to go.... The Kids are Alright Happy Birthday!!! Dusting off the Gear!! Rebranding! 51 Years and a Couple of Beers Fall Photos! Everglow Haylie - Class of 2018
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Whitsun View holiday cottage has a beautiful well kept garden with a seating area from which to enjoy uninterrupted hill views. Visitors are welcome to pick seasonal produce from the vegetable garden.
With its original features the property offers comfortable well equipped accommodation of great charm and character within a short stroll of independent shops, welcoming cafes and country pubs. Wooler offers a variety of places to dine including a popular Italian Restaurant or why not simply enjoy the views and dine Alfresco in the quiet sechluded cottage garden.
Northumberland National Park with unspoilt beaches and medieval Castles of the Northumberland Coast are within a short drive.
Only 10 miles from the A1, Wooler makes a fantastic base form which to visit the many Castles, historic houses and gardens that make Northumberland such a special place to stay.
The Border towns of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Coldstream, Kelso and Jedburgh are only a short drive away.
Visit the Castles of Norham, Etal and Chillingham ( said to be one of England s most haunted) with its herd of wild cattle.
Along the coast we have the iconic landmark of Bamburgh Castle towering over a pristine beach on one side and a charming village on the other. Seahouses is just furhter up the coast where you can enjoy fish and chips overlooking the bustling working harbour before taking a boat trip to the Farne Islands to visit the puffin colonies and grey seals.
To the North a trip to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne is a must with its imposing castle, priory and timeless village only reached by a causeway at low tide.
Nearby we have Alnwick with its famous castle and gardens. This includes the poison garden, water features and giant tree house restaurant.
Walk St Oswalds Way from Lindisfarne to Hadrians Wall through spectacular scenery or hire cycles and enjoy the quiet country lanes around Wooler. Swimming and golf are available locally.


These are the average Vital Stats for Discovery Gardens for 2018 Q3.
You can dig deeper and analyze data for individual properties in Discovery Gardens under Transaction Prices and Historical Data.
Residential complex located right off Sheikh Zayed Road consisting of 290 low-rise buildings offering mainly mid-end quality studio and 1 bedroom apartments.
Pauling Middle East Co. LLC.
Target Engineering Construction Company LLC.
Studios from AED 480,000. 1 Bedrooms from AED 700,000. Inquire now.
Please note: Discovery Gardens is one of the 60 major communities in freehold Dubai where Lookup.ae reports quarterly prices. We track prices of studio and 1 bedroom apartments in Discovery Gardens and this data can be viewed in more detail under this section's Transaction Prices and Historic Data sections.
Discovery Gardens is a Nakheel project built on a 234 acre parcel of Sheikh Zayed Road which has 290 low-rise buildings and over 25,000 apartments.
Discovery Gardens is mid-end quality supply offering studios & 1 bedrooms (there are very few 2 bedroom units in a handful of buildings) which quickly shot up in prices between 2007 - 2008. Peak prices for 1 bedroom apartments reached AED 1.2 million and studios transacted as high as AED 800,000 before the market crash in late 2008.
Discovery Gardens buildings are colorful and architecturally pleasing. The community has matured and has very high occupancy rates (estimated at between 95 - 97%). The 291 buildings in the community are inhabited mainly by bachelors and small families. There is no designated carp parks, but parking is plentiful around each and every building. The community has greened tremendously since its delivery in 2009.
In terms of activity and leisure, residents have several community pools, playgrounds and a couple of basketball and tennis courts that are free to use. The Ibn Battuta Mall is a short distance away and a new community center was delivered by Nakheel in late 2014 which contains a Geant supermarket, some restaurants and cafes as well as other amenities.
There are a large of super markets and community centered businesses that are located in the Zen Cluster (the buildings closest to Sheikh Zayed Road).
Currently residents of Discovery Gardens can connect to the rest of the city by the bus-line that connects to the Metro station located near Ibn Battutua mall.
In early 2015, the Government of Dubai announced a new metro extension which will run parallel to Discovery Gardens and reach the Expo 2020 site. This is a positive development for residents and home-owners in this area.
Prices in Discovery Garden are determined mainly by location. The community is rectangular shaped with one end closer to Sheikh Zayed Road whilst the other end touches Mohammad Bin Zayed Road (but there currently is no access to that road).
Buildings are clustered by style: Zen, Mediterranean, Contemporary, Mogul. Zen & Mediterranean buildings command the highest sale and rental prices.
Other factors that can affect prices are proximity to the pool and other facilities. Buildings closer to the desert/power cables that run adjacent to the community command lower sale prices.
Studios typically have sizes ranging from 473 - 527 sq. ft.
1 Bedroom typically have sizes ranging from 820 - 940 sq. ft.
Each building has two different type of studio and 1 bedroom layouts, called U & V Types.
Location: right of Sheikh Zayed Road. Close to Ibn Battuta mall.
Decent quality finish, easy to rent and sell. One of the highest rental returns offered for any community in Dubai.
Accessibility set to improve tremendously with RTA initiatives underway.
Discovery Pavilion (a small community mall) opened in October 2014 which has greatly benefited residents of Discovery Gardens Mogul buildings, where previously no retail existed whatsoever.
A new metro-line running parallel to Discovery Gardens will be built by 2018 as per press-releases issued by the Government of Dubai in early 2015.
Traffic congestion, which has improved since the opening of another parallel road in February 2015.
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The Google economy
April 18, 2008 by Jeff Jarvis
economy, googleeconomy, newarchitecture, wwgd
I think there's something more fundamental happening in Google's rousing quarterly report yesterday than we're seeing in the news reports about it (which are mostly eating crow over predictions to the contrary).
I think we're seeing a new definition of "the economy."
The old definition meant and measured the performance of big companies and their impact on each other. This was especially the case in media and advertising, which served only companies of a certain size because only large companies could afford to advertise in large outlets. But Google's marketplace for advertisers of all sizes represents the small-is-the-new-big economy: no limit of small enterprises that can now add up to a critical mass. The fact that it is an auction marketplace also means that this economy is more fluid; it fills in voids.
So for example, when there's an economic downturn that affects, say, travel, that will affect a magazine like Condé Nast Traveler; airlines and hotels of a certain size will advertise less and there aren't new advertisers to fill in that void at Traveler's price. But on Google, if American Airlines and the Ritz aren't buying the keyword "Paris" this month, there are no end of advertisers who will step in to buy the word. The price of that keyword may decline. But in Google's very broad economy, the prices of other keywords (e.g., "credit") may rise.
And because this is a pay-per-performance marketplace and Google is motivated to continually improve relevance and performance, it is not a market driven by scarcity of space or audience. That makes it hard for old measures of the economy and media to figure it out. It doesn't march to static metrics like fuel costs affecting prices and dollar conversions affecting passenger miles, all of which affect paid ad pages.
This is apparently what threw Comscore's measurements into a tizzy as it tracked what it thought was a drop in clicks on Google ads while Google said it was tuning its ad placement to improve relevance and performance. There was another variable in there that old economic measures could not predict. Were we clicking less because we were poor and depressed or because Google tuned an algorithm? No way to know. After causing a storm with this measurements, Comscore tried to back up and say that it wasn't necessarily saying that Google would earn less; the market didn't listen and punished GOOG by 100 points but last night it punished Comscore's stock in retaliation.
This is also one of the many factors making old-style media — and, in some cases, economic — measurement inaccurate and irrelevant. I've been saying that measurement by sample is useless because you can't possibly get a big enough sample to measure all the niches; Nielsen, Comscore, and the entire industry will fail in a small-is-the-new-big economy because they can never measure and add up all the smalls. They will also fail because measuring how big a media outlet is has become almost irrelevant: An advertiser buying in Condé Nast Traveler cares how many people read the magazine because the assumption is that everyone who sees the magazine sees that ad. But online, a sponsor buying ads at the magazine's site, Concierge.com, cares only about the specific people who saw the ad when it was served on specific pages, and so the size of the overall site is largely irrelevant except as a filter to decide where to consider buying ads or as a bragging right for the site. (This is why, when I served on committees for the Audit Bureau of Circulations in the mid '90s, we discovered that audits of total site audience were meaningless — nobody wanted to pay for them — and all sponsors wanted audited was the serving of their own ads.)
But the pity is that ad agencies and stock analysts, reporters, and stock buyers still pay attention to these outmoded measurements and the companies that push them. That's why GOOG went down 100 points while the company's revenue soared 30 percent. They were selling on the wrong measurements that led to the wrong assumptions. But mere methodology won't help. Why?
The Google economy is just different.
(Disclosure and caveat: I bought GOOG at 512 and now don't feel quite so stupid for it, but I did feel stupid in econ class.)
: LATER: The NY Times headline this morning said that "Google defies economy." Perhaps that's a typo. Should it be "Google defines economy"?


The Viscount Legend Classic organ by KeyB brings the advanced tonewheel modeling technology of the Legend series to a vintage-style console. Its dual 61-note waterfall keyboards feature 12 reverse preset keys, with two full sets of drawbars per manual plus dedicated pedal drawbars. All the classic hallmarks are present, including harmonic percussion, key click, vibrato, and chorus, along with multiple reverbs and rotary speaker simulation with half moon switch speed control. The Legend Classic also features versatile connectivity, such as an 11-pin rotary speaker connection and MIDI In/Out/Thru, with many of the connections cleverly positioned or hidden in the cabinet to preserve its elegant appearance.
Get more for your money with an exclusive Viscount Legend Classic organ bundle from Kraft Music. These package deals include the accessories you'll need to get the most out of your new organ, all for one low price. If you have any questions, please give us a call. Our knowledgeable Sales Advisors will be happy to assist in choosing the bundle that's right for you!


Can I still receive a grant from the SEAI if I claim the Energy Efficiency Incentive from Electric Ireland?
If the works you had completed in your home qualify for an SEAI grant, then you can apply for an SEAI grant in addition to earning the Energy Efficiency Incentive from Electric Ireland.
Your Energy Efficiency Partner should be able to provide you with details on how to apply for an SEAI grant.


The wheelchair user and the wheelchair get from the bottom of a set of stairs to the top. Although alternative means of getting from a lower to a higher level are often present (e.g. using a ramp or elevator), stairs may sometimes be the only option.
Alternative routes (e.g. ramps or elevators) to get to the upper level should be sought wherever possible.
With the exception of the initial preparation for the first step of a set of stairs and concluding the task after ascending the last step, the same technique is used for each step.
Safety is of particular importance, given the consequences of a loss of control.
A strapped-on buttocks protector is advisable.
The wheelchair should be positioned next to the stairs, in a way similar to how the wheelchair would be positioned for the "performs level transfers" skill.
The wheelchair user transfers from the wheelchair to a sitting position on the second or third step. The stair handrail may be used.
The wheelchair may be brought up to the top the stairs by the wheelchair user or by an assistant. If bringing the wheelchair up the stairs himself/herself, the wheelchair user should pull the wheelchair up by facing it downhill, and tipping it back fully. The wheelchair user should push straight down with one hand on the wheelchair's push-handles that are resting on a step, to keep the wheelchair from rolling or sliding down the stairs.
For the wheelchair user to move up each step, he/she should flex the neck and hips and push down with the arms and feet to bring the buttocks up and back onto the next higher step (another example of the hips-vs.-head strategy described in the "performs level transfers" skill). Then the hands, feet and wheelchair are moved up to the next step.
At the top of the stairs, a stool is helpful as a half-way step to the wheelchair seat. Otherwise, this final phase is the same as for the getting from ground into wheelchair phase of the "performs wheelchair-ground transfers" skill.
As for the buttocks approach above, but facing up the stairs and using a crawling action, advancing one limb at a time. A caregiver is usually needed to bring the wheelchair up the stairs.
Although this technique is not recommended for wheelchair users acting alone, because of the long-term consequences of the stresses placed on the shoulders, the following tips are provided for the exceptional wheelchair user who wishes to acquire this skill for the unusual occasion when it would be helpful.
The rear anti-tip devices (if any) should be repositioned to allow the rear wheels to contact the first stair and to permit the wheelchair to tip backward sufficiently.
The starting position is with the wheelchair userin the wheelchair, with the seat belt (if any) on.
The wheelchair should be backed up to the lowest step, closest to the handrail on the side of the stronger arm.
The wheelchair user reaches back as far as he/she can with the stronger arm and grabs the handrail with the palm facing up.
By pulling on the handrail, the wheelchair user tilts the wheelchair back but not beyond the wheelie balance point to avoid having the rear wheels roll forward (submarining).
The wheelchair user uses the hand on the stair handrail to pull while using the other hand on the hand-rim (starting well forward) to roll the rail-side wheel up the step.
Because both hands are acting on the same side of the wheelchair, the front of the wheelchair will tend to turn toward the hand-rail. The wheelchair should be squared-up (i.e. bringing both rear wheels against the step rise) before each new stair is attempted.
At the top of the stairs, the casters should not be brought down until there is surface to support them.
It is useful to have stairs with a variety of dimensions to permit gradual progression. The wheelchair user can use a curb first, if there is a rail beside it, as an example of a single step.
The wheelchair user and the wheelchair get from the top of a set of stairs to the bottom. The rationale is as for the "ascends stairs" skill. Although there is still a potential for injury due to a fall, descent is much less strenuous than ascent. Many wheelchair users who cannot ascend stairs independently can descend them.
To descend stairs with the occupant out of the wheelchair, on the buttocks or on hands and knees, the procedure is the reverse of the "ascends stairs" skill.
The safest method is facing up the stairs. The wheelchair user grabs one or both stair rails, leans forward enough to keep the casters from lifting off, lowers the rear wheels down one stair, then slides the hands down the rail.
If the footrests interfere with smooth progression down the stairs and they can be removed, this may be done.
Another option is to face up the stairs as above, but to use one hand on the stair hand-rail and the other hand on the hand-rim of the wheelchair. This technique can prevent the tendency of the non-rail-side wheel to roll away from the stair riser.


Seijin Shiki aka Coming of Age Ceremony is a Japanese national holiday that takes place on January 8th, in which all people who are turned 20 years old within the past year are invited to an official welcoming ceremony. This day marks your official transition to adulthood and signifies that you're an adult in the eyes of Japanese society.
If you're living in Japan, you will receive an invitation in the mail that invites you to the ceremony held at your districts chosen location. I live in Shinjuku at the moment so I was directed to go to the Keio Plaza Hotel at 1pm.
My original plan was to rent a kimono for the day, attend the ceremony, and then return it right after. However, once I did some more research as to what goes on during the ceremony, I wasn't interested in attending.
Regardless, if you're thinking about attending but not sure, I hope this can clear up some possible questions!
What happens during a typical Seijin Shiki?
Upon checking in, you mingle around and look for old friends to catch up with, take some group photos, and then take your place inside the lecture hall. Once seated, speeches from the mayor and other public figures, possibly even other new adults, will be held. Sometimes there are musical or theatre performances. There might be videos shown or presentations given. After those have commenced, most people take more photos and either return home or go out drinking with friends.
I'm a foreigner, should I attend Seijin Shiki?
There's no correct answer to this, but my answer is no. This ceremony is a place where you meet up with your old friends from back in grade school and all become adults together. If you're a foreigner who attended primary school or high school in Japan, I think this ceremony definitely could be fun and of value, to you, and for that situation I recommend attending.
Personally, I did not attend because I don't have childhood experience in Japan and no one to meet up with at the ceremony so it wasn't worth it for me to attend. I'm not interested in hearing speeches and the kimono rental is a bit pricey, so I decided to not attend and save my money.
How much is Kimono rental for Seijin Shiki?
This depends entirely on where you go and who you are. When I spoke to a kimono rental service in Shin-Okubo, I was told kimono rental costs for Coming of Age ceremonies average at about $200 to $500.
This entirely depends on what kimono you get and where you shop. This comes with everything you need for a day in a kimono, which includes but isn't limited to: a fuzzy shawl, slippers, socks, a matching bag, hairstyle and decoration, and the kimono accessories. Since this price tag was a bit hefty for me, I asked for some alternatives and was recommended a furisode. A furisode is a type of kimono that is worn for Seijin Shiki, and it usually comes in bright colors.
Furisode tends to be less expensive, so if I chose to rent that one for the day it would only put me out about $60.
Like I mentioned before, it really depends on your situation. If you know a significant amount of people attending and don't mind the itinerary, I would say go for it!
If you don't know anyone else attending and the ceremony activities sound like a bore, I would say it's safe to skip this one. I know a few people who skip the ceremony but get dressed up and go out with their friends to celebrate their adulthood, so that's also an option if you still want to celebrate in some way.
I hope this post helped you learn a bit more about Coming of Age Day!


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En informática, un enlace eD2k (ed2k://) es un hiperenlace usado para localizar archivos dentro de la red peer-to-peer eDonkey. Este tipo de enlaces hacen referencia a un archivo de forma unívoca y pueden compartirse a través de páginas web o cualquier otro medio. Originalmente fue implementado en el cliente eDonkey2000, pero ha sido adoptado por la mayoría de los programas capaces de conectarse a la red eDonkey como eMule, aMule, Shareaza o MLDonkey entre otros.

Los enlaces eD2k fueron uno de los primeros URIs introducidos en las redes peer-to-peer y esto tuvo un gran efecto en el desarrollo de la red eDonkey porque permitía que páginas web externas proporcionaran contenidos verificados dentro de la red. Hoy en día los enlaces magnet están sustituyendo a los enlaces eD2k. Estos tienen un papel similar, pero no están limitados solo a la red eDonkey, sino que también pueden ser usados en otras redes como por ejemplo la red BitTorrent.

Estos enlaces usan un hash criptográfico para identificar de forma unívoca los archivos dentro de la red. Esto permite que aunque un archivo tenga diferentes nombres en distintos ordenadores de la red, pueda ser descargado de todas las fuentes, por lo tanto no depende del nombre de los archivos sino de su contenido.

Al igual que ocurre con otros protocolos URI, los navegadores web pueden ser configurados automáticamente para abrir los enlaces eD2k con el programa de descarga correspondiente.

Estructura de un enlace eD2k
Los enlaces además de utilizarse para localizar archivos pueden usarse para otras tareas como importar una lista de servidores por ejemplo. Los enlaces para archivos van precedidos con la palabra file y pueden contener las siguientes partes, aunque solo es obligatorio el nombre del archivo, el tamaño y el hash MD4 del archivo:
ed2k://|file|nombre del archivo|tamaño en bytes|hash MD4 del archivo|p=hahses de los bloques separados por dos puntos|h=hash SHA1 del archivo|/|sources,fuentes que tienen el fichero (IP:puerto)|/

Un ejemplo típico puede ser el siguiente:
ed2k://|file|eMule0.50a-Installer.[contentdb.emule-project.net].exe|3389035|3D366ED505B977FC61C9A6EE01E96329|h=EKE4PSKRQ65MWEPFTRDSAHW5VMDIMFAJ|/

Donde eMule0.50a-Installer.[contentdb.emule-project.net].exe es el nombre del archivo, 3389035 es el tamaño en bytes (3.23 MB), 3D366ED505B977FC61C9A6EE01E96329 es el hash MD4 del archivo y EKE4PSKRQ65MWEPFTRDSAHW5VMDIMFAJ es el hash SHA1.

Los enlaces eD2k también pueden incluir la dirección IP y el puerto de clientes que tienen el archivo. Esto se hace añadiendo la lista de fuentes después de la parte principal del enlace:
ed2k://|file|The_Two_Towers-The_Purist_Edit-Trailer.avi|14997504|965c013e991ee246d63d45ea71954c4d|/|sources,202.89.123.6:4662|/

Para otras tareas los enlaces comienzan con server, serverlist, nodelist o firend.

Referencias

Compartición de archivos
EDonkey
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Your Texas driver's license, vehicle information and lien holder were stolen in a huge data theft
The Watchdog shows you what data was stolen from almost 28 million past and present Texas drivers and how you can be prepared if it's used against you.
The Watchdog calls the theft of 27 million Texas driver's license holders personal information the largest and one of the more significant data breaches ever to hit Texans.(Staff photo by G.J. MCCARTHY - DMN )
By Dave Lieber
12:28 PM on Nov 20, 2020 CST
You've been hacked. We've all been hacked.
No one else has said it, but The Watchdog will. This is likely the largest and one of the more significant data breaches ever to hit Texans.
About 27.7 million Texas driver's license holders are affected.
If you haven't heard about this, that's part of the problem. It's almost like no one wants you to know.
Why 27.7 million affected licenses when Texas' total population is around 28 million? Because the number includes former state residents and dead people who were issued licenses before February 2019. So, it includes just about everybody who held a Texas license going back an unknown amount of years. It doesn't include children.
The Watchdog has the story.
Yes, the information involved here is already available on a paid data site such as PublicData.com, although that site is not always current. But there you have to look up each individual. With this breach, all the information is already bundled and in one place.
What do the crooks have? Your license information (name, address, DL number), the color, model, year and VIN of your vehicle and the lender to whom you make car payments.
I'll show you how this happened, what crooks can do with the information and how you can be prepared.
'Human error'
The culprit here is a company you probably never heard of — Vertafore of Denver, which, like many companies, buys data from state governments. Vertafore works with the insurance industry to concoct ratings that help agents, brokers and others.
"As a result of human error," Vertafore says in a news release, "three data files were inadvertently stored in an unsecured external storage service that appears to have been accessed without authorization."
Someone found the information and grabbed the files before Vertafore realized it, the company says.
The FBI and state law enforcement are investigating.
It appears to The Watchdog that although this data breach began in March and continued to August, our Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, which stores vehicle information, and the Texas Department of Public Safety, which handles licenses, probably didn't know about the hack until recently because their own databases were not compromised.
The answer is revealing. First, initial word of this giant breach didn't come from authorities or from the company. It came from a couple of Watchdog readers who got alerts from their Experian identity protection service that their driver's license information was available on the dark web.
They apparently knew about this before state officials and local police departments did. That's embarrassing.
After hearing from the two readers, I contacted DMV and DPS on Oct. 1 and asked if they knew about it. DMV sent me to DPS, which reported back that its databases were not compromised. I told the two readers and published the information that there was no hack. But there was.
DMV told me later it learned about the breach in mid-October. DPS said it was checking when it first learned, but DPS didn't tell me.
These two readers — M. Perry and Sandra Bakkethun — were like canaries in the coal mine, warning ahead of time that there's a leak, either in a mine, or in this case, an all-encompassing data breach. Hats off to Experian for catching this first.
"Thanks for reaching out," a DPS spokesperson wrote to me on Oct 2, in response to my first inquiry. "DPS has no indication that there has been a breach of the Texas driver's license system. The department is currently working with other governmental entities as well as the FBI to gather more information."
DMV spokesperson Adam Shaivitz told me last week, "We were not aware of this incident at that time [when I originally asked in early October]. The Office of the Attorney General has an active investigation regarding Vertafore's breach."
The AG's office declined comment because an investigation is pending.
'Concerned and irritated'
Before I tell you how crooks can use it and what you can do, I want to publicly thank Perry and Bakkethun for alerting me early on, even if I couldn't verify it at first.
When I informed them later that they were right, Perry said, "Well, well. My reaction is I'm not the least bit surprised. No wonder I had no idea about it until I was alerted to it being on the dark web. I knew eventually you'd find out something because when I called the police to report it, and they told me five or six other people had called the same day about the same thing, I knew that's not just a coincidence."
Crooks don't need the actual physical driver's license, something Perry, at first, didn't understand.
"I don't understand how or when my driver's license could have been compromised. I have it on me at all times, and the only time I ever use it is if a doctor's office needs it."
Bakkethun, who first contacted me in September, said, "I am a little concerned and a lot irritated."
She went on the DMV's website looking for information, but there was none. (Remember, DMV said it didn't know.)
"I am also wondering if you have any ideas about what I should do now about my license. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated."
'Lots of ways'
I do. But first, some good news. Here's what was not taken: your signature on your driver's license, photograph, audit number, eye color, gender or height information. No Social Security numbers or other financial account information were taken.
The culprit company said in a statement, "We are also not aware of any way this information could be used to commit fraud."
Doh. Here, I must educate Vertafore on how this thievery works.
If I'm a crook, I can send you a letter or email pretending to be from your lending institution, identifying the correct vehicle you own and asking you to send your payment to a different address. Or possibly, the thieves could offer you a special rate on your loan and ask you to click on a malicious web address or confuse you enough so you send them money. There's a whole lot of ways to do this, Vertafore.
A new state law requires that companies must notify authorities and consumers within 60 days of a data breach. So that's not much help here either. Nobody has officially notified you or me about this yet.
First, note that Experian was the first alert here. My identity theft service has yet to inform me.
Second, keep an eye on your credit report, which you can get free. Go only to www.AnnualCreditReport.com or call 1-877-322-8228.
Third, Vertafore is offering us one year of free credit monitoring and identity restoration services. You can check in with Vertafore at 888-479-3560. Their website for this is www.vertafore.kroll.com.
Fourth, put a fraud alert on your credit accounts. I've shown how to do that before with Experian, Equifax and TransUnion.
If you want to learn more, The Watchdog recommends www.consumer.gov/idtheft and the Texas DPS Identity Theft Information Guide and the Identity Theft Resource Center (Idtheftcenter.org).
CORRECTION, 9:30 p.m., Nov 21, 2020: An earlier version of this story gave an out-of-date phone number for AnnualCreditReport.com. The phone number is 1-877-322-8228.
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Q: A non-homogeneous space such that all neighborhood spaces are homeomorphic For the sake of this question a neighborhood space is a topological space $N(x)$ which has the same point-set as a space $X$ and whose topology is the subcollection of the topology on $X$ obtained by including only those open sets containing $x$ and the empty set.
If every neighborhood space of a space $X$ is homeomorphic, is $X$ homogeneous?
A direct proof of this might take the given neighborhood space homeomorphism taking a point $a$ to $b$ and paste to it additional neighborhood space homeomorphisms until the full space is covered, giving us a homeomorphism taking $a$ to $b$. For this to work we'd need to find neighborhood space homeomorphisms which agree on the intersection of (some of) their neighborhoods but I'm missing any simple way to do this. A proof by contradiction might proceed by supposing that $X$ is not homogeneous and so there are $a$ and $b$ such that there is no homeomorphism taking $a$ to $b$. Then the neighborhood space homeomorphism $\phi_{ab} : N(a) \to N(b)$ is a bijection of $X$ and so, without loss of generality by interchanging $a$ and $b$, there must exist some open $V$ of $X$ such that $\phi_{ab}^{-1}(V)$ is not open in $X$. If $V$ could be guaranteed to contain $b$ then we would be done but I'm missing a simple reason for why this should happen.
1-transitivity is often marketed as meaning "the thing is the same at every point", but in this case a statement which to me seems more closely aligned with this idea might not be equivalent to it. So I'm curious to see if a space exists contradicting the statement and what that space looks like.

A: Here's a counterexample.  Let $X$ be a countably infinite set and choose a partition $$X=\bigcup_{n\in\mathbb{N}} A_n\cup \bigcup_{n\in\mathbb{N}} B_n\cup\bigcup_{n\in\mathbb{N}} C_n$$ where each $A_n,B_n,$ and $C_n$ is infinite.  Consider the topology on $X$ generated by the sets $A_n$, $A_n\cup B_n$, and $C_n$ for all $n$.  Note that $X$ is not homogeneous: for instance, if $x\in X$, then there exists a point $y\in X$ such that $x\in\overline{\{y\}}$ but $y\not\in\overline{\{x\}}$ if and only if $x\in B_n$ for some $n$ (in which case you can take $y$ to be any point of $A_n$).  However, I claim all the neighborhood spaces of $X$ are homeomorphic.
Fix points $a\in A_0$, $b\in B_0$, and $c\in C_0$.  Note that there are homeomorphisms of $X$ sending $a$ to any point in any $A_n$, or sending $b$ to any point in any $B_n$, or sending $c$ to any point in any $C_n$.  So it suffices to show that $N(a)$, $N(b)$, and $N(c)$ are homeomorphic.
First, we construct a homeomorphism $f:N(a)\to N(c)$.  We take $f$ to be any bijection $X\to X$ such that $f(A_0)=C_0$, $f(B_0)=C_1$, $f(A_n)=A_{n-1}$ for all $n>0$, $f(B_n)=B_{n-1}$ for all $n>0$, and $f(C_n)=C_{n+2}$ for all $n$.  Note that $f$ fails to be a homeomorphism $X\to X$ only because $B_0$ is not open but $f(B_0)=C_1$ is open.  However, $f$ is a homeomorphism $N(a)\to N(c)$, since to get an open set in $N(a)$ you must add in $A_0$ and $A_0\cup B_0$ is open.
Now we construct a homeomorphism $N(b)\to N(c)$.  We take $f$ to be any bijection $X\to X$ such that $f(A_0\cup B_0)=C_0$, $f(A_n)=A_{n-1}$ for all $n>0$, $f(B_n)=B_{n-1}$ for all $n>0$, and $f(C_n)=C_{n+1}$ for all $n$.  Such an $f$ fails to be a homeomorphism $X\to X$ only because $A_0$ is open but $f(A_0)$ (which is half of $C_0$) is not open.  This problem goes away when you consider $f$ as a map $N(b)\to N(c)$, since you must add $B_0$ to $A_0$ to get an open set in $N(b)$ and $f(A_0\cup B_0)$ is open.

However, there are no Hausdorff counterexamples.  In fact, something stronger is true:

Let $X$ be a Hausdorff space, $a,b\in X$, and $f:N(a)\to N(b)$ be a homeomorphism.  Then $f(a)=b$ and $f$ is also a homeomorphism as a map $X\to X$.

First, $a$ is the unique point of $N(a)$ that is contained in all nonempty open sets and similarly for $b$ in $N(b)$, so $f(a)=b$.  To prove $f:X\to X$ is a homeomorphism, it suffices to show $f$ is continuous, since the same reasoning will show $f^{-1}$ is continuous as well.
Suppose $U\subseteq X$ is open.  If $b\in U$, then $U$ is open in $N(b)$, so $f^{-1}(U)$ is open in $N(a)$ and hence in $X$.  So we may assume $b\not\in U$.  Let $x\in f^{-1}(U)$.  Since $b\not\in U$, $x\neq a$.
Since $X$ is Hausdorff, there exists an open neighborhood $V$ of $a$ in $X$ whose closure does not contain $x$.  Since $V$ is open in $N(a)$, $f(V)$ is open in $N(b)$ and hence in $X$. Now observe that $U\cup f(V)$ is open in $N(b)$, and therefore $f^{-1}(U\cup f(V))=f^{-1}(U)\cup V$ is open in $N(a)$ and hence in $X$.  Therefore $(f^{-1}(U)\cup V)\setminus \overline{V}=f^{-1}(U)\setminus\overline{V}$ is also open in $X$ (here the closure is computed in $X$).  By our choice of $V$, $x\in f^{-1}(U)\setminus\overline{V}$.  Thus $f^{-1}(U)\setminus\overline{V}$ is an open neighborhood of $x$ in $X$ which is contained in $f^{-1}(U)$.
Since $x\in f^{-1}(U)$ was arbitrary, this proves that $f^{-1}(U)$ is open in $X$.  Thus $f$ is continuous from $X$ to $X$, as desired.


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