PatternLayout layout = new PatternLayout();
layout.setPattern("%X{first} %X{last} - %m%n");
layout.start();
ConsoleAppender appender = new ConsoleAppender();
appender.setLayout(layout);
appender.start();
Logger root = (Logger)LoggerFactory.getLogger("root");
root.addAppender(appender);
// get a logger
Logger logger = (Logger)LoggerFactory.getLogger(SimpleMDC.class);