code: protected final static void logEvent(String message, Object[] args) {
          if (getInstance().makeNoise && tc.isEventEnabled()) {
              if (args == null)
                  com.ibm.websphere.ras.Tr.event(tc, message);
              else
                  com.ibm.websphere.ras.Tr.event(tc, MessageFormat.format(message, args));
          }
      }
docs: Common method to use Tr to log that something above couldn't be resolved.
  This method further checks whether or not the
  <code>com.ibm.ejs.ras.debugTraceNLSResolver</code> property has been set
  before calling Tr to log the event.
  
  @param message
  Event message
  @param args
  Parameters for message formatter