code: @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked","rawtypes"})
  	public static void setProps(Properties prop) {
  		properties = prop;
  		
  		Iterator propIt = properties.entrySet().iterator();
  		while(propIt.hasNext()) {
  			Entry<String, String> entry = (Entry<String, String>) propIt.next();
  			
  			properties.setProperty(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue().trim());
  		}
  	}
docs: Sets properties once
  
  @param prop
  Properties