private boolean determineIfVerbose() {
boolean isVerbose;
try {
LogLevel logLevel = StaticLoggerBinder.getSingleton().getLoggerFactory().getLogLevel();
isVerbose = (logLevel == LogLevel.DEBUG);
}
catch(NoSuchMethodError e) {
// the tests are being run through the dashboard, where we will be using J2EE logging
isVerbose = false;