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+### direct log messages to stdout ###
+log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{ISO8601} %-5p %c : %m%n
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+log4j.rootLogger=INFO, stdout
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+log4j.logger.org.springframework=WARN
+log4j.logger.org.apache.commons=WARN
+log4j.logger.net.sf.hibernate=WARN
+log4j.logger.Velocity=WARN