code: 
  package cc.mallet.util;
  
  import java.util.logging.*;
  import java.io.*;
  
  public class MalletLogger extends Logger
  {
  
  	// Initialize the java.util.logging.config properties to the MALLET default config file
  	// in cc.mallet.util.resources.logging.properties
  
  	//Create an array that allows us to reference the java logging levels by a simple integer.
  	static public Level[] LoggingLevels = {Level.OFF, Level.SEVERE, Level.WARNING, Level.INFO,
  	                                       Level.CONFIG, Level.FINE, Level.FINER, Level.FINEST,
  	                                       Level.ALL};
  
  //	static {
  //		if (System.getProperty("java.util.logging.config.file") == null
  //				&& System.getProperty("java.util.logging.config.class") == null) {
  //			// TODO What is going on here?  This is causing an error
  //			//System.setProperty("java.util.logging.config.class", "cc.mallet.util.Logger.DefaultConfigurator");
  //			try {
  //				InputStream s = MalletLogger.class.getResourceAsStream ("resources/logging.properties");
  //				if (s == null)
  //					throw new IOException ();
  //				LogManager.getLogManager().readConfiguration(s);
  //				Logger.global.config ("Set java.util.logging properties from "+
  //															MalletLogger.class.getPackage().getName() + "/resources/logging.properties");
  //			} catch (IOException e) {
  //				System.err.println ("Couldn't open "+MalletLogger.class.getName()+" resources/logging.properties file.\n"
  //														+" Perhaps the 'resources' directories weren't copied into the 'class' directory.\n"
  //														+" Continuing.");
  //			}
  //		}
  //	}
  
  	protected MalletLogger (String name, String resourceBundleName)
  	{
  		super (name, resourceBundleName);
  	}
  
  	public static Logger getLogger (String name)
  	{
  		return Logger.getLogger (name);
  	}
  
  	/** Convenience method for finding the root logger.
  	*/
  	public Logger getRootLogger()
  	{
  		Logger rootLogger = this;
  		while (rootLogger.getParent() != null) {
  			rootLogger = rootLogger.getParent();
  		}
  		return rootLogger;
  	}
  
  
  }
  