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Q: if statement always false even if the value comparing must produce true result Hi I was testing my program in reading lines of strings from a txt file.
I am going to transfer the result to an array but upon testing the if statement for converting the last array to a string via if and switch statement it always returning the false/else/default result.
my code is:
<?php
    $test = file('test.txt');
    foreach ($test as $row)
    {
        $temp = explode(' ', $row);
        echo "$row
";
        $id = (int)$temp[0];
        $date = substr($temp[1], 0, 2) . "-" . substr($temp[1], 2, 2) . "-" . substr($temp[1], 4, 4);
        $time = substr($temp[2], 0,2) .":". substr($temp[2], 2,2) .":00";
        $twt = (string)substr($row, 18);
        echo substr($row, 18);
        switch ($twt) {
            case 'I':
                echo "wew";
                break;

            default:
                echo "wow";
                break;
        }
        echo  "id: $id date: $date time: $time status:
";
    }
?>

The output of this is:
005 09012015 0811 I
I wew id: 5 date: 09-01-2015 time: 08:11:00 status:
005 09012015 1813 O
O wew id: 5 date: 09-01-2015 time: 18:13:00 status:
005 09022015 0756 I
I wew id: 5 date: 09-02-2015 time: 07:56:00 status:
005 09022015 1951 O
O wew id: 5 date: 09-02-2015 time: 19:51:00 status:

Thanks for the help. I am kinda confused. I know that the $temp[3] array contains the 'I' value. but it stills going on the other output.

A: file() by default will keep the line break/feed characters. So instead of I, i.e. chr(73), you have three characters probably chr(73)chr(13)chr(10) or chr(73)chr(10)chr(13).
But there is a flag which you can pass as second parameter to have these characters removed (and also ignore otherwise empty lines as well).
$test = file('test.txt',  FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES|FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES );

A: May be it contains white spaces or newline chars. Try this
$string = trim(preg_replace('/\s\s+/', ' ', $twt));

or this
$string = str_replace(' ', '', $twt);


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The Queer Lisboa Coming Out campaign was developed at Fuel Lisbon by creative director/copywriter Marcelo Lourenco, creative director/art director Pedro Bexiga, copywriter Richard Warrell, art director André Navarro, agency producer Pedro Silva, assistant agency producer Rita Santos.
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/* TEMPLATE GENERATED TESTCASE FILE
Filename: CWE15_External_Control_of_System_or_Configuration_Setting__w32_73a.cpp
Label Definition File: CWE15_External_Control_of_System_or_Configuration_Setting__w32.label.xml
Template File: sources-sink-73a.tmpl.cpp
*/
/*
 * @description
 * CWE: 15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting
 * BadSource:  Get the hostname from a network socket
 * GoodSource: Get the hostname from a string literal
 * Sinks:
 *    BadSink : Set the hostname
 * Flow Variant: 73 Data flow: data passed in a list from one function to another in different source files
 *
 * */

#include "std_testcase.h"
#include <list>

#include <winsock2.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32")

#define LISTEN_PORT 999
#define LISTEN_BACKLOG 5

using namespace std;

namespace CWE15_External_Control_of_System_or_Configuration_Setting__w32_73
{

#ifndef OMITBAD

/* bad function declaration */
void badSink(list<char *> dataList);

void bad()
{
    char * data;
    list<char *> dataList;
    char dataBuffer[100] = "";
    data = dataBuffer;
    {
        WSADATA wsaData;
        BOOL wsaDataInit = FALSE;
        SOCKET listenSocket = INVALID_SOCKET;
        SOCKET acceptSocket = INVALID_SOCKET;
        struct sockaddr_in service;
        int recvResult;
        do
        {
            if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2,2), &wsaData) != NO_ERROR)
            {
                break;
            }
            wsaDataInit = 1;
            listenSocket = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
            if (listenSocket == INVALID_SOCKET)
            {
                break;
            }
            memset(&service, 0, sizeof(service));
            service.sin_family = AF_INET;
            service.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
            service.sin_port = htons(LISTEN_PORT);
            if (SOCKET_ERROR == bind(listenSocket, (struct sockaddr*)&service, sizeof(service)))
            {
                break;
            }
            if (SOCKET_ERROR == listen(listenSocket, LISTEN_BACKLOG))
            {
                break;
            }
            acceptSocket = accept(listenSocket, NULL, NULL);
            if (acceptSocket == INVALID_SOCKET)
            {
                break;
            }
            /* INCIDENTAL CWE 188 - reliance on data memory layout
             * recv and friends return "number of bytes" received
             * char's on our system, however, may not be "octets" (8-bit
             * bytes) but could be just about anything.  Also,
             * even if the external environment is ASCII or UTF8,
             * the ANSI/ISO C standard does not dictate that the
             * character set used by the actual language or character
             * constants matches.
             *
             * In practice none of these are usually issues...
             */
            /* FLAW: read the new hostname from a network socket */
            recvResult = recv(acceptSocket, data, 100 - 1, 0);
            if (recvResult == SOCKET_ERROR || recvResult == 0)
            {
                break;
            }
            data[recvResult] = '\0';
        }
        while (0);
        if (acceptSocket != INVALID_SOCKET)
        {
            closesocket(acceptSocket);
        }
        if (listenSocket != INVALID_SOCKET)
        {
            closesocket(listenSocket);
        }
        if (wsaDataInit)
        {
            WSACleanup();
        }
    }
    /* Put data in a list */
    dataList.push_back(data);
    dataList.push_back(data);
    dataList.push_back(data);
    badSink(dataList);
}

#endif /* OMITBAD */

#ifndef OMITGOOD

/* good function declarations */

/* goodG2B uses the GoodSource with the BadSink */
void goodG2BSink(list<char *> dataList);

static void goodG2B()
{
    char * data;
    list<char *> dataList;
    char dataBuffer[100] = "";
    data = dataBuffer;
    /* FIX: get the hostname from a string literal */
    strcpy(data, "hostname");
    /* Put data in a list */
    dataList.push_back(data);
    dataList.push_back(data);
    dataList.push_back(data);
    goodG2BSink(dataList);
}

void good()
{
    goodG2B();
}

#endif /* OMITGOOD */

} /* close namespace */

/* Below is the main(). It is only used when building this testcase on
 * its own for testing or for building a binary to use in testing binary
 * analysis tools. It is not used when compiling all the testcases as one
 * application, which is how source code analysis tools are tested.
 */

#ifdef INCLUDEMAIN

using namespace CWE15_External_Control_of_System_or_Configuration_Setting__w32_73; /* so that we can use good and bad easily */

int main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
    /* seed randomness */
    srand( (unsigned)time(NULL) );
#ifndef OMITGOOD
    printLine("Calling good()...");
    good();
    printLine("Finished good()");
#endif /* OMITGOOD */
#ifndef OMITBAD
    printLine("Calling bad()...");
    bad();
    printLine("Finished bad()");
#endif /* OMITBAD */
    return 0;
}

#endif

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3) Ch 14 review due Wednesday.
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2) Lab- problems with biomass energy- students will read an article and answer questions regarding issues with biomass fuel.
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2) Issues and decisions- Exxon Valdez Oil Spill- read and answer questions for a grade.
3) Issues and decisions- Is burning the best way to clean oil spill- read and answer questions for a grade.
1)Chapter 15- notes and discussion of 15.1, 2, & 3.


or maybe you're in need of an easy way of melting chocolate chips, or melting chocolate for strawberries and are simply trying to find the melting point of chocolate for chocolate candy making?
Chocolate candy recipes are fulfilled in all sorts of ways.
The steps you choose to melt chocolate for chocolate candy making, depends on what type of heat source you might have available.
So, how chocolate is melted is more of preference, in that there are several ways to melt (yes even if your melting chocolate for strawberries).
Some of the ways include using a microwave oven, indirect heat, the oven, putting a bag of chocolate in warm water..., some may say to melt with direct heat or ninety seven others ways, I'm sure.
With exception to precise tempering machines to go beyond the melting point of chocolate, nothing works better to acheive the proper melt, than the classic Bain Marie (AKA double boiler).
It offers better control over heat, reducing the liklihood of scorching and seizing while melting chocolate chips, compound chocolate, or real chocolate.
Even if you are just learning, or need a refresher on how to melt chocolate..., simply read on!
For chocolate candy making, I prefer the microwave oven or double boiler depending on what I'm trying to accomplish with my chocolate candy recipes.
Start with a double boiler. Need to make one?
Be mindful of moisture from here on. wipe down the bottom of the upper pan when it's taken off the lower pan.
Should your recipe include adding liquids such as flavoring, cream, etc.,, see "Problems & Solutions" under How To Prevent Melted Chocolate From Seizing.
Even for something as simple as melting chocolate for strawberries, it is important that chocolate, be gently moved as it melts so that the cocoa butter (or cocoa butter replacers), and the cocoa solids emulsify (blend) to a smooth creamy liquid.
If you are using your chocolate to dip strawberries or need to thin it, you will find cocoa butter right here under "Cocoa & Vanilla" Raw Organic Cacao Compound chocolate works by using vegatable shortening.
Do be careful to avoid high heat and water that could sneak into chocolate candy recipes during melting processes.
By the way, you'll find the melting point of chocolate link at the end of these steps.
Heat water to simmering (not boiling), around 140-180 °F (60-82 °C). At a simmer there won't be abrupt steam plumes.
Break, chop or shave the chocolate into small pieces or shavings while waiting for water to heat. Melting chocolate chips doesn't require any chopping.
Place about two-thirds of the chocolate in the upper pan, & place pan onto the warm-lower-pan and heat to temperature.
What's happening at this point is the cocoa butter essentially melds with the cocoa solids, intimately binding into what appears to be one liquid.
Nevertheless, the dry particles continue to stay dry even in a liquid state. After all, we are talking about dry powder and grease mixed together, if you will.
Introduce a small amount of water-based-liquid at his point, and the dry components of chocolate absorb, augment, and become a thick gooey-like matter that will invariably defy the cocoa butter. This is refered to as seizing (stiffening up) and it can happen while melting chocolate chips or compound chocolate too.
Should your chocolate candy recipes include adding liquids such as flavoring, cream for truffles (ganache), etc., see "Problems & Solutions" under How To Prevent Melted Chocolate From Seizing and for melting chocolate for strawberries, chocolate candy making, or whatever.
Note: As needed, you may need to gently heat, or remove from the heat, to retain temperature that results in the flavor and mouth feel in chocolate candy making that we love so much.
88 °F (31 °C) is optimal. To help keep it warm after melting, try setting the pan on a warm towel. Folks will know that you know how to melt chocolate even if your melting chocolate chips.
That's it..., we're done and ready for chocolate candy making!
Now you are well on your way to melting chocolate for strawberries, melting chocolate chips, and understanding the melting point of chocolate.
If you need to know more about melting compound chocolate, click here!
That's me on how to melt chocolate for chocolate candy recipes.
The next link will take you to the melting point of chocolate (below).


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Q: gulp-htmlmin fails on valid document: workaround or abandon plugin? I'm trying to minify my HTML. I've just discovered and started using the gulp-htmlmin plugin
My gulp task...
gulp.task('build-html',function(){
    return gulp.src(appDev+'test.html')
        .pipe(htmlmin({collapseWhitespace: true}))
        .pipe(gulp.dest(appProd));
});

fails when applied to this valid HTML, or any document with the < character:
<div> < back </div>

The error is:
Error: Parse Error: < back </div>
    at new HTMLParser (html-minifier\src\htmlparser.js:236:13)

I can think of two solutions:

*

*Replace < with < in all my templates. Doing so manually won't be fun, but that's life. Any idea how to do it in a gulp task?

*Ditch this plugin in search for one that can parse and minify my templates. Any suggestions?
Guess I'm wondering how someone more experienced at building for deployment (I'm new) would handle this.

A: I'm afraid you're going to have to change them to <. The html-minifier team has specifically stated they won't support bare <s.
You want do this anyway, both to not trip up parsers and to protect against certain XSS attacks. See

*

*When Should One Use HTML Entities,

*the W3C's recommendations,

*and OWASP's XSS prevention cheat sheet
for more info.
The good news is any text editor worth its coding salt supports project-wide or at least multi-file search and replace. Assuming all your HTML <tags> don't have whitespace after the <, you should be able to just replace "< " with "< ".

A: I decided to replace all < with < since I figured this will probably save me some grief down the road. Besides @henry made great points in his answer.
I was too big of a chicken though to trust my IDE to do a find and replace without breaking my code all kinds of ways. Instead I followed these steps:

*

*Run gulp task from the OP

*Notice the file that threw the parse error and go fix it

*Run gulp task again

*A new file throws the parse error. Go fix it

*...

Eventually I fixed all the files.

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thought leaders from around the country who were selected to participate in Women on a TEDx Stage. Recently she has been cast in a supporting role in the upcoming feature film, Quiet In My Town directed by Michael Carney (Same Kind of Different As Me). Beautiful was one of the six books to receive the Margins Book Award for Social Justice and Advocacy in our nation. The Library Journal Magazine recognized Beautiful as a book for social change. In addition, this year, the City of Los Angeles and Mayor Eric Garcetti recognized Jozanne for work that inspires, empowers and supports our community. This Jamaican born multi-talented artist is also a NAACP Theatre Awards WINNER for Best Solo Show – BEAUTIFUL.
Which she also wrote and performed. BEAUTIFUL has garnered critical acclaim by various news outlets, magazines and celebrities. Critic's Choice in the LA Times and Best of the Week in LA Weekly. This journey led Jozanne to start the National Beautiful Campaign. Her most recent appearance was in Montreal, Canada presented by the High Commissioner of Jamaica, Janice Miller and the Jamaican Consulate of Montreal, Mr. George Grant. With two shows and an audience of 600 in attendance, Mr. George Grant said - Jozanne Marie have demonstrated the high standards of excellence that Jamaica has come to expect from its sons and daughters. With her performance she have started a long overdue conversation the Jamaican diaspora in Canada. Jozanne is definitely one of Jamaica's most beautiful creations.
We will be doing our part to keep this conversation active in the diaspora and "back a yard" when it comes to uplifting women. Jozanne got her feet wet as a member of the New York City touring ensemble, Family Life Theater, where she toured for three years uplifting the youth through acting. Inspired by the positive impact performing had on this community, Jozanne took the next step and went on to study acting, and is a graduate of the prestigious, The
Acting Studio Conservatory, in New York City. She has appeared in Film, TV and Theatre productions, including Tears of the Sun, with Bruce Willis, Taming of the Shrew at the Globe Theatre, Marisol, Vanities, No Exit and De Donde? She has also been a principal actor in many National Commercials, including writing and starring in a National Campaign for Sprite. In the world of Poetry, Jozanne has performed for some of the largest church communities of audiences between 500-10,000 (West Angeles, In His Presence, Faithful Central, One Church, P4CM, The Vine), popular coffee houses (Nuyorican Café, New York Comedy Club) major corporations (Neutrogena and Sprite) as well as colleges (CSUN, Biola University, John Jay College, UCLA, Moorpark
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Her project MEN MAKING A CHANGE was requested and presented to, First Lady, Michelle Obama. Jozanne is also an ordained minister, which explains why her work transcends age, ethnicity and speaks to the heart of humanity. Ms. Marie is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Dramatist Guild; Board Member for the African Artist Association, and an Associate Programmer for The Bentoville Film Festival which champions women and diverse voices in media. Jozanne Marie is a renaissance woman who is pioneering the way as an entrepreneur,
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Companies sometimes need a quickly-built mobile app to fit a "right now" need, such as a last-minute customer service order-entry form app or something that will let customers easily sign up for newsletters.
But instead of having to assign the creation of these kinds of basic apps to already overloaded developers, which can delay them from working on more business-centric development projects, an increasing number of IT vendors are providing tools that let non-developers assemble basic apps with a few clicks. Using these "low code" tools, non-developers can relatively easily assemble a collection of ready-made components into working apps using what are essentially the Lego building blocks of software.
This low-code market segment has been getting more attention in the last several years from vendors including Mendix, OutSystems, Appium and Pega Systems, as well as from Red Hat, which is already well-known due to its roots in its Linux and middleware applications, application development tools and other products and services. Red Hat's low code product is called the Red Hat Mobile Application Platform.
In the past, these low-code platforms have often been given a cold shoulder by some developers because they didn't allow granular and complete control for app creation.
Nowadays, however, that could be changing as some experienced application developers are finding uses for such tools for some for their own coding projects, Phil Simpson, the JBoss product marketing manager at Red Hat told ITPro.com. One reason for the change in attitude is that the latest versions of the tools allow developers to switch between the actual code and the automated development features, allowing them to choose how an application is built. Previous versions didn't easily allow steps that diverged from the processes included in the low-code platforms.
"Developers certainly like to have control over the code that is ultimately delivered, and many of the earlier low-code, BPM [and other products] tended to hide the actual code behind graphical tools," said Simpson. The newer generation of low-code tools is smarter and lets developers insert custom code and perform other tasks that weren't possible in prior versions, he said.
"The intent is to give the developer the same degree of control over the code as they would have with the tools they currently use, but enable them to generate UIs and business logic much more quickly," said Simpson.
Leonie McGloin, Red Hat's program manager for mobile products, said the company is seeing more decision-making about mobile apps development coming from the business side of companies nowadays, instead of just from IT operations. That's where the low-code platforms can help to allow simple component-based creation of some apps by business staff members to free up developers to concentrate on mission-critical applications.
Much of the reason for the shift is the drive for digital transformation in business, said McGloin. "Mobile apps, they need to get to market faster. To do that, companies need more agile DevOps practices," which can be provided through low-code platforms.
Red Hat has been offering these tools for what it calls "citizen developers" since it acquired FeedHenry in October of 2014 to add rapid app creation tools to the company's Linux and middleware applications, application development tools and other products and services. By acquiring cloud-based FeedHenry, Red Hat aimed to bolster its tools for the onslaught of mobile devices that require new apps and services for users.
At the same time, the low code tools won't work for every development project, said McGloin. "In the context of the enterprise, there can be a lot of complexity on the back end," but developers can still use these platforms as elements of what they are creating, she added.
In the end, "I think the bottom line always is to consider the use case," she said.


Lets face it, the road to marriage has never been smooth. Be prepared to tolerate that in the early states one will pursue the other more until gradually, according to Sills, there is a switch, then the relationship enters the Plateau period. After the Plateau come the Negotiation which is, hopefully, followed by Commitment. By the way, one bit of advice during Pursuit is to ask the other to do something for you which will draw him or her closer to you, such as painting a living room, repotting a plant or fixing a car. Do not borrow money! And remember you don't buy a marriage, you build it; and as frightening as the thought of marriage may be, it gives you more control of your future. For those who have been burnt in pervious marriages, I leave you with Judith Sills' advice: "If you are willing to love what is instead of what should be, you can be happy in marriage."


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Gas Shortages, Airport Closures, and Crisis Assist Ahead of Hurricane Dorian
September 4, 2019 • by ARN Staff
A category 2 hurricane will be making landfall in Florida this week leaving travelers with limited transportation in a state of emergency.
Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
As hurricane Dorian is underway and on track to hit the southeast, Florida is hit with a gas shortage, airports are deciding on whether to remain closed or open, and GM is giving drivers access to free OnStar functions for travelers in a state of emergency.
The tropical storm, which left the Bahamas in a state of devastation, is expected to make landfall on the Florida coast this week.
CNN is reporting that some travelers in Miami have been leaving cars at gas stations that had run out of fuel for customers. One Miami resident told CNN that drivers left a dozen cars at a Chevron station, some with the owners' contact information left on handwritten notes.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told CNN that the state will be increasing fuel supplies to critical parts of the state.
Airports are also deciding whether to close completely or remain open.
Orlando International Airport ceased operations on Tuesday but is expected to start up again on Wednesday, as is Palm Beach International Airport. Orlando-Melbourne International Airport and Daytona Beach International Airport remain closed. International airports in Jacksonville, Tampa, and Tallahassee remain open but are experiencing cancellations.
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport has reopened, and Miami International Airport has not announced any closures.
In South Carolina, Myrtle Beach International Airport will remain open.
Automakers are also taking precautions. General Motors announced that it will be offering free OnStar Crisis Assist in all its vehicles equipped with OnStar. Post-2006 GMCs, Chevrolets, Cadillacs and Buicks with OnStar hardware should all receive the free service.
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This Field Service Advice responds to your memorandum. Field Service Advice is not binding on Examination or Appeals and is not a final case determination. This document is not to be used or cited as precedent.
Field Service Advice is Chief Counsel Advice and is open to public inspection pursuant to the provisions of section 6110(i). The provisions of section 6110 require the Service to remove taxpayer identifying information and provide the taxpayer with notice of intention to disclose before it is made available for public inspection. Sec. 6110(c) and (i). Section 6110(i)(3)(B) also authorizes the Service to delete information from Field Service Advice that is protected from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b) and (c) before the document is provided to the taxpayer with notice of intention to disclose. Only the National Office function issuing the Field Service Advice is authorized to make such deletions and to make the redacted document available for public inspection. Accordingly, the Examination, Appeals, or Counsel recipient of this document may not provide a copy of this unredacted document to the taxpayer or their representative. The recipient of this document may share this unredacted document only with those persons whose official tax administration duties with respect to the case and the issues discussed in the document require inspection or disclosure of the Field Service Advice.
1. Whether Petitioners are entitled to nonrecognition of gain under I.R.C. Section 1031(a) in Year 1 on the exchange of A's interest in property X for property Y.
2. Whether A's transfer of property to his children satisfies the requirements for related person transfers under I.R.C. Section 1031(f).
1. Petitioners are not entitled to nonrecognition of gain on the exchange of A's interest in Property X for an interest in Property Y in Year 1 under section 1031(a).
2. The transaction between A and his children is not a related person exchange within I.R.C. Section 1031(f).
The following facts are based on your memorandum, and the documentation you provided. A and W [referred to collectively as "petitioners"] filed joint tax returns for Year 1, the tax year at issue. Although petitioners filed joint returns for Year 1, only A engaged in the exchange transaction. A owned Property X. A wished to sell Property X to his children, D, E, F, and G [referred to collectively as "children"]. An exchange agreement was drawn up among A, the children, and B, which was referred to as an escrow agent. The agreement was unsigned and undated. The exchange agreement indicated that A and the children entered into a Purchase Agreement relating to the purchase of Property X. This property was not identified in the exchange agreement. Rather, the exchange agreement referenced an "Exhibit A" for a description of Property X. Neither the Purchase Agreement nor the Exhibit A were provided by petitioners.
The exchange agreement provided that the parties intended a like-kind exchange between A's relinquished property and real property to be identified by him as replacement property. The parties agreed that the replacement property must be acquired no later than 180 days after the transfer of the relinquished property. The replacement property could be acquired by the children at A's request. On the Transfer Date (which was specified in the Purchase Agreement), A would deliver the children a deed to the relinquished property, and the children would pay the sales proceeds to B, which would hold the monies in an interest-bearing escrow account. The agreement prohibited A from receiving any part of the sale proceeds either 45 days after the transfer of the relinquished property or before the closing date of the replacement property provided that the children present an executed sales contract in a form satisfactory to A setting forth the terms for acquiring the replacement property.
On Date ii, A sold four tracts of Property X to his children for Amount M. A deeded the property directly to his children. On the same day, the children executed a promissory note of Amount M which designated A as the lender and B as the escrow agent. The note provided that interest would be charged at the applicable federal rate commencing on Date xii, and that the principal balance would be due on demand. It is not clear what person or entity held the promissory note. On Date xv, Revenue Agent B2 interviewed B1, formerly a senior commercial lender for B, with whom A dealt regarding this transaction. B1 did not recall ever having received a promissory note.
The children did not own property with which to complete the exchange. Accordingly, A sought replacement property. A wrote a letter to B1 on Date v informing him that he had located replacement property owned by H. The letter stated as follows: "As escrow agent I would like to identify property for the 1031 exchange. I am exchanging [Property X] at a cost of [Amount M] on [Date ii], for [Property Y] which costs [Amount N]." The letter contained A's name in typeface, and was signed Z. On or about Date vii, A and H entered into a contract of sale.
On Date viii, the children wrote checks for their portions of the Amount M purchase price. The checks were made payable to the law firm, and the memo portion of three of the childrens' checks indicated "A escrow." It is not clear who retained the law firm. You believe that from the evidence you have obtained thus far, A retained the law firm and paid all legal fees.
On Date ix H directly deeded the replacement property to A. The closing statement lists the total amount due from A as Amount O, which included a reduction in the Amount N purchase price by the "credit from 1031 transfer" of Amount M. A's check in Amount O was made payable to the law firm.
The children sold small portions of Property X to unrelated third parties in six separate sales between Date iv and Date xiii. The first sale occurred on Date iv, and consisted of approximately six acres. A (through his Company I) entered into a sales contract on Date i with an unrelated third party for a portion of Property X. On Date ii, A transferred the entire Property X to his children pursuant to the exchange agreement. The children subsequently sold a portion of Property X to the same third party on Date iv for Amount L. In addition to this sale, the children sold five other portions of the property to this and other unrelated third parties from Date x through Date xiii. The total sales proceeds over the two year period were Amount P.
Petitioners filed a Form 8824 with their Year 1 return which asserted that the Amount Q of gain they received from the exchange was deferred by virtue of section 1031. The Service issued a notice of deficiency for tax Year 1 on Date xi which asserted that the gain from the sale of taxpayers' real property did not qualify for nonrecognition, and increased taxpayers' taxable income by Amount Q. A and his spouse filed a petition with the Tax Court on Date xiv in which they asserted that A entered into an exchange agreement with B, (which petitioners identified as a qualified intermediary), and the children to effect a section 1031 exchange. Petitioners asserted that the Commissioner erred in increasing their taxable income since the exchange satisfied the requirements of section 1031.
Whether Petitioners are entitled to nonrecognition of gain under I.R.C. Section 1031(a) in Year 1 on the exchange of A's interest in property X for property Y.
Section 1031(a)(3) allows taxpayers to engage in a deferred, rather than a simultaneous, exchange. Section 1.1031(k)-1(a) provides that a deferred exchange is an exchange in which, pursuant to an agreement, the taxpayer transfers property held for productive use in a trade or business or for investment (the "relinquished property") and subsequently receives property to be held either for productive use in a trade or business or for investment (the "replacement property").
Petitioners are not entitled to nonrecognition of gain under section 1031(a). The transaction does not comply with several requirements of section 1031 and the regulations thereunder for the following reasons: first, B does not satisfy the regulations' definition of a qualified intermediary; second, A failed to unambiguously identify replacement property; third, A was in constructive receipt of the proceeds from the transfer of Property X prior to his receipt of Property Y; and fourth, the terms of the exchange agreement violate the anti-constructive receipt rules. Each ground of noncompliance with the Code and Regulations is explained below.
Section 1.1031(k)-1(a) provides in part that in the case of a transfer of relinquished property in a deferred exchange, gain or loss may be recognized if the taxpayer actually or constructively receives money or other property before the taxpayer actually receives like-kind replacement property. If the taxpayer actually or constructively receives money or other property in the full amount of the consideration for the relinquished property before the taxpayer actually receives like-kind replacement property, the transaction will constitute a sale and not a deferred exchange, even though the taxpayer may ultimately receive like-kind replacement property.
Section 1.1031(k)-1(f)(2) sets forth standards defining actual and constructive receipt. A taxpayer is in actual receipt of money or property at the time the taxpayer actually receives the money or property or receives the economic benefit of the money or property. A taxpayer is in constructive receipt of money or property at the time the money or property is credited to the taxpayer's account, set apart for the taxpayer, or otherwise made available so that the taxpayer may draw upon it at any time or so that the taxpayer can draw upon it if notice of intention to draw is given. Actual or constructive receipt of money or property by an agent of the taxpayer is actual or constructive receipt by the taxpayer.
A sold the relinquished property to his children for Amount M on Date ii. On Date viii, each of the children wrote a check for his or her one quarter portion of the Amount M purchase price. The checks were made payable to the law firm, and the memo portion of the checks written by the children indicated "A escrow." B1 stated in his interview that he did not recall ever receiving any funds or note from the sale of Property X. If the law firm was retained by A, as you believe, and the law firm, rather than B, held the proceeds from Date viii, then A was in constructive receipt of the sale proceeds since the law firm, as A's agent, held the proceeds prior to A's receipt of Property Y. The only evidence in the documentation provided that B held the sales proceeds from Property X is A's representation to his son, and a representation in petitioners' complaint. The letter, apparently addressed to A's son, E, and signed by Y, (whom you indicated was probably A) stated that A's escrow agent is holding the Amount M from the Date ii closing of Property X. A did not identify the escrow agent in the letter.
The terms of the exchange agreement violate the anti-constructive receipt rules of Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6). This section provides that to avoid a determination that the taxpayer is in actual or constructive receipt of money or other property, an agreement must limit a taxpayer's rights to receive, pledge, borrow, or otherwise obtain the benefits of money or other property before the end of the exchange period, except as provided in (g)(6)(ii) or (iii). Under the exception provided in section (g)(6)(ii), the agreement may state that if the taxpayer has not identified replacement property by the end of the identification period, the taxpayer may have rights to receive, pledge, borrow, or otherwise obtain the benefits of money or other property at any time after the end of the identification period. Under the (g)(6)(iii) exception, the agreement may provide that if the taxpayer has identified replacement property, the taxpayer may have rights to receive, pledge, borrow, or otherwise obtain the benefits of money or other property upon or after either the receipt by the taxpayer of all of the replacement property to which the taxpayer is entitled under the exchange agreement, or the occurrence after the end of the identification period of a material and substantial contingency that relates to the deferred exchange, is provided for in writing, and is beyond the control of the taxpayer and of any disqualified person (as defined in paragraph (k) of this section), other than the person obligated to transfer the replacement property to the taxpayer.
Escrow Agent shall hold said net proceeds of sale [of the relinquished property] in an interest bearing account or in such other form of investment as it may deem reasonable until (a) 45 days after the Transfer Date, [of the relinquished property] or (b) the date or dates of closing of the acquisition of Exchange Property [replacement property] provided that Buyers [the children] present to Seller [A] prior to 45 days after the Transfer Date properly executed Sales Contract(s) in a form satisfactory to Seller setting forth the terms for the acquisition of Exchange Property. If one or more Sales Contracts are not presented and accepted by Seller in writing (such acceptance to be in Seller's absolute discretion) by 45 days after the Transfer Date with notice to Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent shall at the close of business on the 45th day after the Transfer Date distribute all funds, proceeds of the closing and interest on income thereon, in the escrow to the Seller. If one or more Sales Contracts acceptable to seller are presented on or prior to 45 days after the Transfer Date, Escrow Agent shall continue to hold funds until the closing of the acquisition of Exchange Property and thereupon to distribute such funds as directed by Seller or, in the event such acquisition does not close as contemplated in such Sales Contract, to distribute such funds to Seller.
Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6) extends the anti-constructive receipt rules throughout the 180-day exchange period. Under section 1.1031(k)- 1(g)(6)(ii), the agreement may state that if the taxpayer has not identified replacement property by the end of the 45 day identification period, the taxpayer may have the right to receive the proceeds in escrow. The present agreement, on the other hand, permits a distribution of the proceeds if the Seller has not accepted the sales contract(s) presented to him by 45 days after the transfer date. The terms of this provision do not limit A's rights to receive, pledge, borrow, or otherwise obtain the benefits of money or other property before the end of the exchange period. If a sales contract is presented to the Seller, but the Seller rejects it after the 45-day period, then the agreement may be interpreted to allow the Seller to obtain the escrow funds prior to his receipt the replacement property. This provision violates the identification provisions of section 1031(a)(3)(A), which require that replacement property must be identified within 45 days of the transfer date of the relinquished property. There is no requirement in section 1031(a)(3)(A) that a contract must be accepted by a taxpayer in order for a valid identification to occur. Since the agreement can be interpreted to mean that no valid identification occurs if the sales contract is presented to the Seller within the 45-day period, but rejected after the 45 day period, it violates both section 1031(a)(3)(A) and the anti-constructive receipt rules of Treas. Reg. Section 1031(k)-1(g)(6).
Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4)(iii) provides that a qualified intermediary is a person who is not the taxpayer or a disqualified person and who enters into a written agreement with the taxpayer and as required by the agreement acquires the relinquished property from the taxpayer, transfers the relinquished property, acquires the replacement property, and transfers the replacement property to the taxpayer. Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4)(iv) provides: (A) an intermediary is treated as acquiring and transferring property if the intermediary acquires and transfers legal title to that property, (B) an intermediary is treated as acquiring and transferring the relinquished property if the intermediary enters into an agreement with a person other than the taxpayer for the transfer of the relinquished property to that person and, pursuant to that agreement, the relinquished property is transferred to that person, and (C) an intermediary is treated as acquiring and transferring replacement property if the intermediary enters into an agreement with the owner of the replacement property for the transfer of that property and, pursuant to that agreement, the replacement property is transferred to the taxpayer. An intermediary is treated as entering into an agreement if the rights of a party to the agreement are assigned to the intermediary and all parties to that agreement are notified in writing of the assignment on or before the date of the relevant transfer of property. Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031(k)-1(g)(4)(v).
B does not satisfy the requirements for a qualified intermediary since it failed to participate in any way in the transfer of Property Y, the replacement property. H directly deeded Property Y to A. B did not acquire legal title to Property Y and transfer it to A pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031(k)- 1(g)(4)(iv)(A). B did not enter into an agreement with H for the sale of Property Y, and thus did not fulfill Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031(k)- 1(g)(4)(iv)(C). Neither A nor H assigned their rights in the purchase agreement for Property Y to B pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031k-1(g)(4)(v). B is not treated as acquiring or transferring Property Y to A, and is therefore not a qualified intermediary. Consequently, A did not exchange Property X for Property Y. The transaction instead constituted a sale and purchase. A sold Property X to his children and purchased Property Y from H.
Section 1031(a)(3) provides that for purposes of this subsection, any property received by the taxpayer shall be treated as property which is not like-kind property if such property is not identified as property to be received in the exchange on or before 45 days after the transfer date for the relinquished property (the "identification period"), or such property is received after the earlier of either (i) 180 days after the date on which the taxpayer transfers the property relinquished in the exchange, or (ii) the due date (determined with regard to extension) for the transferor's tax return for the taxable year in which the transfer of the relinquished property occurs (the "exchange period"). When an exchange transaction is deferred, even if the taxpayer trades property for other property of the same asset or product class, the exchanged properties will not be of like-kind if the replacement property is not timely identified or received. Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031(k)-1(a).
Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031(k)-1(c)(3) provides that replacement property is identified only if it is unambiguously described in the written document or agreement. Real property generally is unambiguously described if it is described by a legal description, street address, or distinguishable name.
A wrote a letter to B1 on Date v which identified the replacement property as follows: "As escrow agent I would like to identify property for the 1031 exchange. I am exchanging [Property X] at a cost of [Amount M] on [Date ii], for [Property Y] which costs [Amount N]." This identification does not satisfy the requirements for a valid identification, as it is too ambiguous, and leaves A with too many potential choices of replacement property. The identification in Example 3 of Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031(k)-1(c)(7) is similar to the present identification. The example provides that B identifies the replacement property as "unimproved land located in Hood County with a fair market value not to exceed $100,000." The example concludes that the replacement property was not unambiguously identified.
Even if a taxpayer does not unambiguously describe the replacement property, a taxpayer's identification may still be valid if replacement property is received by the taxpayer before the end of the 45 day identification period set forth in I.R.C. Section 1031(a)(3)(A). See Treas. Reg. Section 1.1031(k)-1(c)(1). Section 1031(a)(3)(A) provides that the identification period runs for 45 days after the date on which taxpayer transfers the property relinquished in the exchange. In the present case, A did not actually receive the replacement property within the 45 day identification period. The identification period ran from Date iii through Date vi. A received the replacement property on Date ix.
Because the identification was invalid, the replacement property fails to qualify as like-kind property. The exchange fails to qualify for section 1031 treatment since no replacement property was identified before the end of the identification period.
Whether A's transfer of property to his children satisfies the related person requirements under I.R.C. Section 1031(f).
Section 1031(f) contains special rules for exchanges between related persons. A related person is defined under section 1031(f)(3) as any person bearing a relationship to the taxpayer described in section 267(b) or 707(b)(1). Sections 267(b) and (c)(4) include as related taxpayers family members, including lineal descendants.
Section 1031(f)(1) provides that if (A) a taxpayer exchanges property with a related person, (B) there is nonrecognition of gain or loss to the taxpayer under this section with respect to the exchange of such property (determined without regard to this subsection), and (C) within 2 years of the date of the last transfer which was part of such exchange either the taxpayer or the related person disposes of property received in the exchange, then there shall be no nonrecognition of gain or loss to the taxpayer with respect to such exchange unless one of the exceptions stated in section 1031(f)(2) applies.
A and his children clearly fall within the definition of related person for purposes of section 1031(f)(1). Nevertheless, section 1031(f) is not applicable to the facts here. The transaction does not qualify as an exchange between related persons because it fails to satisfy sections 1031(f)(1)(A) and (B). A did not exchange property with his children, but rather sold Property X to them. For the reasons stated in issue 1, the transaction does not qualify for nonrecognition of gain under section 1031. Regarding section 1031(f)(1)(C), the childrens' sale of six parcels of Property X from Date iv through Date xiii violates the 2 year prohibition on the transfer of property received in the exchange, even though only a small portion of the property was sold within this period. The childrens' sales occurred prior to and within 2 years of Date ix, the date of the last transfer in the exchange.
Section 1031(f)(2) provides three exceptions to the prohibition on nonrecognition of gain for transfers occurring within the 2 year period, as provided in section 1031(f)(1)(C). The only exception relating to the facts of this case is provided in section 1031(f)(2)(C). This section provides that section 1031(f)(1)(C) does not apply to any disposition with respect to which it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that neither the exchange nor the disposition had as one of its principal purposes the avoidance of federal income tax. The non-tax avoidance exception applies to transactions that do not involve the shifting of basis between properties. H.R. CONF. REP. NO. 101-386, at 614 (1989). The purpose of the exception is to prevent related parties from shifting basis from a low basis asset to a high basis asset in anticipation of the sale of the low basis asset to reduce gain recognition on the disposition of the low basis asset. STAFF OF HOUSE BUDGET COMM., H.R. Rep. No. 101-247, 101st CONG., 1st Sess., at 1340 (1989); SENATE FINANCE COMM. EXPLANATION OF PROVISIONS APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 3, 1989, S. REP. 101-56, at 151, 152 (1989). As further stated in the House and Senate Committee Reports, if a related party exchange is followed shortly thereafter by a disposition of the property, the related parties have "cashed out" of the investment, and the original exchange should not be accorded nonrecognition treatment. Id. The Report concluded that taxpayers must hold the property exchanged and property received for a significant period of time to evidence a continuity of investment. Id.
Petitioners have argued that their transaction falls within the anti-tax avoidance exception of section 1031(f)(2)(C). Petitioners, however, cannot avail themselves of this argument since this exception only applies to related person exchanges for which there is nonrecognition of gain or loss to the taxpayer. Even if we assume that A exchanged property with his children and that the present transaction qualifies for nonrecognition of gain, the transaction does not qualify for the anti-tax avoidance exception. The following facts demonstrate that basis shifting occurred. A transferred his low basis Property X, in which he had a basis of Amount R at the time of the transfer, to his children. He then acquired high basis property from H and paid the proceeds from the sale of Property X (plus an additional amount) to H. The children subsequently sold portions of Property X between Date iv and Date xiii, with sales proceeds totaling Amount P. A wished to avoid recognizing a considerable amount of gain on the sale of Property X, and to accomplish this, he transferred Property X to his children. As noted above, A entered into a contract of sale for a portion of his interest in Property X to a third party in Month A of Year 1, but then decided to transfer his entire interest to his children in Month B of Year 1 to avoid recognizing the gain. In Month B of Year 1, the children sold the interest to the same third party.
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I forgot to post about this–I now own one of the Pizza Hut PoDW cups! The Maelstrom one, and the cap has the Compass on it–with a hole in the top, so you can string some string through it and wear it around your neck. SO COOL. I've heard about these but never saw a photo before. I'll have to take a photo (or five) and post it/them online soon.


KB4012218 and KB4012219 are patches with CPU detection If you recently bought a new PC or assembled one yourself with a new CPU and decided to install Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 on it, you will not be able to update these operating systems. Microsoft is not going to deliver updates for you any more. This was recently announced. A newly released set of patches brings the CPU detection feature to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
I have read that if you uninstall this patches you have full acess to WU again, but then after the next month update this blocking is going to be installed again.
This patch will be quite useful for me, since the new custom-built gaming laptop I'm ordering will have the desktop version of the Kabylake CPU. I plan to try installing 7 and 8.1 on it, although I'll ultimately go with 10. I expect to receive it sometime in the next few weeks, it's still being built and tested.
You have to apply a new patch whenever wuaueng.dll gets updated.
SFC scan errors will most likely occur as it will believe the integrity of the system has been compromised.
A resident memory patcher as opposed to a file patcher would be ideal.
Before testing/pocing the above, as the process is similar to game trainers, one could test this scenario with cheatengine.
@erwan.l: Couldn't MS just check the memory regions to see if something has been tampered with? People who use Cheat Engine in online games oftentimes get busted because anti-cheat tech checks for the memory modifications you mention. Like Steam's VAC, PunkBuster, BattlEye, Denuvo, etc.
Many game providers indeed check for this as writing to memory is the preferred way to cheat.
However, windows itself should be ok with that.
Writeprocessmemory is an api provided by MS itself (kernel32.dll) and is still used by many tools out there.


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Parashah #10: Mikketz (At the end) Genesis 41:1-44:17
Haftarah: M'lakhim Alef (1 Kings) 3:15-4:1
B'rit Chadashah: Acts 7:9-16
During most years, with this year being no exception, this parashah coincides with Chanukkah. Of course, this is no coincidence because there is a deeper meaning that we will explore including Joseph's attitude toward his success and Yahshua's attitude during his earthly ministry.
Joseph was called to interpret Pharaoh's dream when the cupbearer is "suddenly reminded" that Joseph correctly interpreted his and the baker's dream. Pharaoh said to Joseph "I dreamt a dream, but there is no one who can interpret it. Now I heard it said of you that you hear a dream to interpret it." Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, "That is beyond me! G-d will respond to Pharaoh's welfare." (Genesis 41:15-16). At this point, Joseph was more spiritually mature, giving all credit for his ability to G-d. There should be no doubt that G-d recalled Joseph to the cupbearer, but at least the cupbearer admits to Pharaoh that it was his fault that he did not remember Joseph and his ability to interpret dreams before this time. His forgetfulness and sudden recall was no coincidence. G-d recalled Joseph to the cupbearer at just the right time.
When Joseph is summoned by Pharaoh and before he knows how G-d will fulfill Pharaoh's request for an accurate interpretation, Joseph does not hesitate to tell Pharaoh that "It isn't in me. G-d will give Pharaoh an answer that will set his mind at peace." (Gen. 41:16). At that split second, Joseph could have taken credit for himself in his ability to interpret dreams. He could have deceived Pharaoh into thinking he had a talent of his own choosing to succumb to the evil inclination (yetzer hara), or he could glorify his G-d and express a confidence that G-d would act in Pharaoh's best interest (yetzer tov), good inclination. What a temptation this This opportunity to grab the glory would have been "human nature" and was probably very tempting. Joseph would be able to request virtually anything. Yet, he immediately responds that G-d is behind his ability to interpret the dreams. Pharaoh could have subsequently sent Joseph back to jail, but he didn't. However, Joseph was unaware of how Pharaoh would respond. Nevertheless, Joseph stood on his faith and left his fate to G-d no matter the consequences.
This was the attitude of Mattityahu and the Chashmonaim, otherwise known as the Maccabees, during the time of the Chanukkah victory. They could have told everyone including themselves that their unlikely military victory over the Greeks as a reflection of their brilliant strategy. But like Joseph, the Maccabees understood the true source of their strength and military success. They didn't establish annual commemorative parades in which they would display their latest technology in weapons. Rather, they lit the Menorah which publicized G-d's control over the world and rededicated the Temple. They knew only G-d could have allowed them to defeat the Greeks in battle. G-d blessed them by performing the miracle of Chanukkah in which they defeated the enemy who was much larger than they were as a small group of guerrillas. As Messianic Jews, we also realize the Light of the world, Yahshua, was conceived during this time as a more stunning act of G-d's kindness and blessings on mankind. The Shamash candle was lit as Yahshua's human role began in Mary's womb.
The Maccabees not only defeated the Greeks in the physical battle of Chanukkah, but defeated them spiritually. The Greek philosophy, like the Hellenistic –based philosophy of the United States today, was to stress the power and wisdom of man. The Greeks worshipped many gods just as our society encourages each individual to identify G-d in his or her own way, even if he or she considers himself or herself a god! The Greeks mainly emphasized the concept of the perfection of mankind, believing in a man-centered universe in which the purpose of the gods was to serve the desires of man. They emphasized the beauty of the human body and the domination of human reason over any other form of wisdom. This helps us understand why they forbade the Jewish people from observing circumcision and learning Torah. Circumcision is a reflection of the belief that man must submit to G-d and remove part of his anatomy as part of one of the requirements of participating in one of the covenant's of G-d as established with Avraham. The Greeks believed that cutting away part of the body was destructive. Learning Torah involves man trying to train his mind to understand how G-d looks at the world and to learn to look at it in the same way. The Greeks in contrast, believed that man's reason alone was the ultimate source of wisdom and that he should not subjugate it to anything, including the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Similarly, today many people spend their money to have cosmetic procedures that are sometimes dangerous over tithing, tzedakah, or paying for the necessities of life. Our society is in the process of enacting laws that prevent the placement of anything that relates to the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in public places, openly supporting antinomianism and others' rights to worship other gods. But fortunately, Judaism stands in the way. This is why the Greeks and anti-Semites today want to defeat and eradicate Judaism, including Messianic Judaism. Everywhere else, when the Greek invaded, whether as physically or philosophically, he was known as kind to his new citizens. Consider WWII and the love for Americans who rescued those areas ravished by Hitler or the Japanese. Today we are learning that there has always been a greater political agenda behind the promoted and perceived good will. The victorious Greeks in the past and the United States in more current history wanted to show their new advances, and preach the benefits of democracy, science, sports, and idolatrous obsession with capitalism as "The American Dream." Yet for those who follow the written and living Torah of YHVH, the Greek and all antinomians saw and still see a people who were and are not interested in attributing their success to themselves, worshipping the latest and greatest toys, celebrating pagan holidays, desecrating Shabbat, eating forbidden foods, or worshipping any man. G-d is the center of the observant Jew's life. All glory and honor, praise, supplications, and worship are given to G-d. G-d is the One Who supplies every need including grace, strength, and peace to endure every trial. The Greeks could not tolerate this approach to life, and neither can antinomians today. It threatens the modern philosophy of a self-centered, self-sufficient existence. So, like the Greeks back then, the antinomians today are determined to wipe out Jews and anyone who follows the instructions of G-d that includes His laws, mandates, and regulations that have never been abrogated. If you need just one example, take a little time to study the Christian doctrine. A little time is all you'll need to identify the anti-Semitic agenda in the mistranslation of G-d's Torah and the misunderstanding of Paul's explanation of the differences in rabbinic law and the continued validity and reliability of G-d's Torah (2 Pet. 3:16). The battle of Chanukkah, like the meeting between Pharaoh and Joseph, was a clash between two ideologies; one placing in G-d in the center and the other placing man on center stage. The humility of Joseph and the Maccabees should teach us that no matter the time on earth's historical timeline, G-d is in control. All we need to do is internalize G-d's Torah to the point where we are not afraid to humbly submit ourselves to G-d's control; even in the most difficult of circumstances. He will provide for His people.
This week's haftarah echoes the subject of our parashah with the opening words: "And Solomon awoke, and behold it had been a dream." Pharaoh had also experienced dreams. Although it is not included in this haftarah, it was during one of Solomon's dreams that YHVH granted Solomon his wisdom greater than that of any other human at the time. The haftarah relates a famous episode in which Solomon's G-d-given wisdom was demonstrated before all of Israel. Keeping with our purpose in life, G-d was glorified through this demonstration of impartial wisdom.
Two prostitutes approach King Solomon to settle their argument. They lived together in the same house, and each had given birth to an infant three days apart. One night, one of the infants was accidentally crushed to death by his mother, and one woman accused the other of switching infants in order to have a live baby. Each claimed the living child was hers. King Solomon asks that a sword be brought and orders that the child be cut in half with each woman receiving half. At this point, the real mother of the living child intercedes and exhorts the king to give the child to the other woman so that he would live, while the other woman said "It will be neither yours nor mine. Divide it up!" We read in 1 Kings 3:27; "Then the king answered, 'Give the living child to the first woman, don't kill it, because she is its mother.' "All Israel heard of the decision the king had made and held the king in awe, for they saw that G-d's wisdom was in him, enabling him to render justice properly." Is it not interesting that the people realized G-d's justice was right and true then, yet forgot it so quickly that they and many today choose not to believe it valid and reliable in contemporary society?
This is the same passage covered in last week's parashah that was explained in great detail. I encourage you to read it once again, and compare it to last week's and this week's parashot in relation to the similarities between Joseph and Yahshua. Again, we can easily deduce the consistency of G-d's Torah and the impossibility that man could have written the Bible without the authority, wisdom, and hand of G-d. Again, we are given a hint of Yahshua's character and His life through the description of Joseph's life to which we as humans can more easily relate and better understand the teachings of Yahshua and the coming Kingdom of G-d. Consider that the Lamb (Yahshua) will be the Temple in the New Jerusalem! There will be no need of a physical structure, and there will be no need for the sun or moon to light it. G-d's Sh'kinah (glory) will give it light and its lamp is the Lamb (Rev. 21:22-23). May we consider these things as we continue to celebrate the miracle of conception of the Light of the world through a human being and the miracle of victory against the odds as a sign of the Light to come.
Shabbat Shalom v'chag sameach,
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Q: How do I convert from Integer Queue to String? OK, so I have this very simple, very inefficient program, but that's alright, the only thing that I would like to know is how to print the first five numbers of the queue as zeros without changing the values of ssn1 through ssn5.
For example I would like to print 000001111, and not 111111111, but still have those values stored in the queue. Could someone help me with that? I simply would like to hide them.
I am trying to convert the integers of the queue into a string, create a substring, and then print the dummyint five time followed by the substring.
import java.util.*;

public class SSNQueue {
public static void main (String args[]) {

  Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
  Queue<Integer> ssn = new LinkedList<Integer>();

  int Dummyssn = 0;

  System.out.println("Please enter each digit number of SSN");

  System.out.print("Enter digit number 1: ");
  int ssn1 = scan.nextInt();
  System.out.print("Enter digit number 2: ");
  int ssn2 = scan.nextInt();
  System.out.print("Enter digit number 3: ");
  int ssn3 = scan.nextInt();
  System.out.print("Enter digit number 4: ");
  int ssn4 = scan.nextInt();
  System.out.print("Enter digit number 5: ");
  int ssn5 = scan.nextInt();
  System.out.print("Enter digit number 6: ");
  int ssn6 = scan.nextInt();
  System.out.print("Enter digit number 7: ");
  int ssn7 = scan.nextInt();
  System.out.print("Enter digit number 8: ");
  int ssn8 = scan.nextInt();
  System.out.print("Enter digit number 9: ");
  int ssn9 = scan.nextInt();

  ssn.add(ssn1);
  ssn.add(ssn2);
  ssn.add(ssn3);
  ssn.add(ssn4);
  ssn.add(ssn5);
  ssn.add(ssn6);
  ssn.add(ssn7);
  ssn.add(ssn8);
  ssn.add(ssn9);

  Integer.toString(ssn);
  String Subssn = ssn.substring(5);

  System.out.println("The SSN is:" + ssn);
  System.out.println("The last four digits of the SSN are:" + Dummyssn + Dummyssn + Dummyssn + Dummyssn + Dummyssn + Subssn);
   }
}

A: There are several issues here that make it unclear exactly what you are trying to do. For one thing, you read in multiple int values (ssn1, ssn2...ssn9) then add them to a queue. You then call Integer.toString(ssn) . . . I would expect an error on that line. It seems like what you want to do there is use a loop to read the values back out of the queue, assign them to a temporary String variable each time, and then call the substring function on your temporary variable and print out the result. As it is right now, you are calling Integer.toString(ssn) which is on the entire queue and I don't think that will do what you want. The queue is still typed to Integer (Queue). Not to mention that the toString method returns a value which you are supposed to read into another variable or use at the time you call it. Calling it on its own line like that doesn't really achieve anything because even if it is returning some value, it is not being kept by your code for later use.


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Aksh Baghla Indian Musician & YouTuber Does Mashup of BTS Jungkook's "Euphoria" Praises His Clean Vocals
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BTS Jungkook's song "Euphoria" has been breaking records and charting in both local and international markets. The biggest rise was when it stayed on Billboard World Digital Songs Sales for a full year and now it's legible for Gold certification after selling over 500,000 units in the biggest music market in the world, the USA. "Euphoria" was released on August 24, 2018 BTS' album Love Yourself: Answer.
BTS Jungkook when he was recording Euphoria
BTS have always inspired artists and the general population to do covers of their beautiful music. They even watched fans covering their songs and praised their various interpretations of their music. V even said that seing fans cover their songs makes them want to work even harder.
One of the most recent covers is Aksh Baghla who did an incredible mashup of BTS Jungkook's "Euphoria" which was a mix of Ye Ladki Hai Allah song from K3G and he also wrote a surprise Hindi verse for the mashup.
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Aksh Baghla is an Indian YouTuber and a Musician from Palampur, India who got recognition when he sang in 30 popular singers' voices which went viral on Facebook and YouTube. He has done several mashups of different songs from different artist and have done some BTS songs too.
YouTube/Aksh Baghla
He said, "Euphoria is one of the songs that I've always wanted to try because Jungkook's voice is so clean and awesome. Also the song was challenging for my voice but I tried my best…"
I'm in love with this mashup, his voice is perfect for the song and when he's singing the Indian version, just perfect. Jungkook's voice is unique and Aksh has done an amazing job adding his own spin but keeping the original feel of the song.
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Tuesday's deadline came and went with no long-term deal for franchise player Stacy Andrews, one of the club's right tackles, so with the Bengals carrying his $7.5 million salary for the entire season here is what could be next on the timeline:
They figure to reach deals with sixth-rounder Corey Lynch and seventh-rounder Angelo Craig in the next few days and deals for third-rounder Pat Sims and fourth-rounder Anthony Collins will at least be convenient. They both have Atlanta-based agent Todd France. Talks with first-rounder Keith Rivers appear to be under way.
Collins, the left tackle out of Kansas, could be a key figure in the Andrews situation. It's doubtful the Bengals will slap another franchise tag on Andrews next year because it would be closer to $10 million to do it in back-to-back years.
If they can't re-sign Andrews after the season (and they couldn't after the last two years), they still have another young tackle in Collins that looked good in spring ball.
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Next on the agenda figures to be wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh and kicker Shayne Graham, both record-setting players whose contracts are up after this season. The franchise tag is an option for both, but moreso Houshmandzadeh than Graham because Houshmandzadeh is a bigger ticket item.


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Delivered in partnership with World Vision and UNICEF, the programme seeks to catalyse an additional US$18 million to reach 300,000 vulnerable children and adolescents.
In response to interconnected crises that have left 1.9 million children and adolescents out of school in Burundi, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN's global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, announced US$12 million in catalytic seed funding to roll out the first Multi-Year Resilience Programme in the country.
Delivered in coordination with the Government of Burundi by consortia led by World Vision and UNICEF, the three-year programme seeks to mobilise an additional US$18 million from public and private donors.
The ECW seed funding grant will reach more than 130,000 girls and boys, over half of whom are girls. Fully funded, the programme will reach more than 300,000 children and adolescents impacted by the interconnected crises of COVID-19, climate change and conflict. The programme will reach returnee, internally displaced and other vulnerable children with access to pre-primary (10%), primary (70%) and secondary (20%) education.
The National Director for World Vision in Burundi, Marthe Mbengue, said at the announcement on 31 December 2021: "With the significant return of Burundian refugees and increased internal displacement due to natural disasters, schools and relocation sites hosting displaced children are experiencing excessive numbers, negatively impacting learning environment conditions. Some locations are also affected by disasters exacerbated by the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 and recurrent endemic diseases such as cholera and malaria."
"In a recent visit to World Vision field operation areas in the country, I was able to speak with primary school children who shared their dreams of becoming doctors, military officers, presidents, teachers, businesswomen and more. This programme is timely in Burundi and will assist the most vulnerable children affected by displacement and in host communities to fulfil these dreams – strengthening the education system and environment at all levels and enhancing the resilience of families", she added.
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