*/
public RequestBean prepareRequest(String aRequestText){
boolean initialize = false;
theirLogger.finest("----- prepareRequest ----->");
// First try to create a request based on the text the GUI passed in
SipRequest msg = null;
try {
msg = itsController.createRequest(aRequestText);
} catch (BackendException e) {
theirLogger.log(Level.FINER,null,e);
theirLogger.warning(