// From http://code.calum.org/
public static ResultSet getResult(PreparedStatement ps) {
        Logger log = Logger.getLogger("foo");
        Connection conn = getConn();
        ResultSet   rs  = null;

        try {
      //      log.info("Executing PS " + ps.toString());
            rs  = ps.executeQuery();
      //      log.info("Executed PS");
        } catch (SQLException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        } finally {
            if ( conn != null ){
                try {
                    conn.close();
                    //                log.info("Connection closed");
                } catch (SQLException ex) {
                    log.severe(ex.toString());
                }
            }
        }
        //      log.info("Returning RS");
        return rs;
    }