code: public static Environment getEnvironment(Map<String,Object> properties)
      {
          if (gEnv == null)	// TODO(don) Possible concurrency issue
              gEnv = new Environment(properties); // Create the Environment (using defalt database(s))
          //+else
          //+	Utility.getLogger().warning("getEnvironmentCalled");
          return gEnv;
      }
docs: Get/Create the one and only Environment.
  Try NOT to call this method, as it requires the only static variable in the system.
  @param args The initial args, such as local=prefix remote=prefix.
  @return The system environment.