// From http://code.calum.org/
public static PreparedStatement getPreparedStatement(String query){
        Logger log = Logger.getLogger("foo");
        Connection conn = getConn();
        PreparedStatement ps = null;
        try {
            ps = conn.prepareStatement(query);
      //      log.info("Prepared statement: " + query);
        } catch (SQLException ex) {
            log.severe(ex.toString());
        }
        return ps;
    }