diff -r ed84c8bdd87b -r a788bf0e1080 src/org/sonews/daemon/AbstractDaemon.java
--- a/src/org/sonews/daemon/AbstractDaemon.java	Sun Aug 29 17:28:58 2010 +0200
+++ b/src/org/sonews/daemon/AbstractDaemon.java	Thu Oct 20 10:50:58 2011 +0200
@@ -32,70 +32,63 @@
 public abstract class AbstractDaemon extends Thread
 {
 
-  /** This variable is write synchronized through setRunning */
-  private boolean isRunning = false;
+	/** This variable is write synchronized through setRunning */
+	private boolean isRunning = false;
 
-  /**
-   * Protected constructor. Will be called by derived classes.
-   */
-  protected AbstractDaemon()
-  {
-    setDaemon(true); // VM will exit when all threads are daemons
-    setName(getClass().getSimpleName());
-  }
-  
-  /**
-   * @return true if shutdown() was not yet called.
-   */
-  public boolean isRunning()
-  {
-    synchronized(this)
-    {
-      return this.isRunning;
-    }
-  }
-  
-  /**
-   * Marks this thread to exit soon. Closes the associated JDBCDatabase connection
-   * if available.
-   * @throws java.sql.SQLException
-   */
-  public void shutdownNow()
-    throws SQLException
-  {
-    synchronized(this)
-    {
-      this.isRunning = false;
-      StorageManager.disableProvider();
-    }
-  }
-  
-  /**
-   * Calls shutdownNow() but catches SQLExceptions if occurring.
-   */
-  public void shutdown()
-  {
-    try
-    {
-      shutdownNow();
-    }
-    catch(SQLException ex)
-    {
-      Log.get().warning(ex.toString());
-    }
-  }
-  
-  /**
-   * Starts this daemon.
-   */
-  @Override
-  public void start()
-  {
-    synchronized(this)
-    {
-      this.isRunning = true;
-    }
-    super.start();
-  }
-  
+	/**
+	 * Protected constructor. Will be called by derived classes.
+	 */
+	protected AbstractDaemon()
+	{
+		setDaemon(true); // VM will exit when all threads are daemons
+		setName(getClass().getSimpleName());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return true if shutdown() was not yet called.
+	 */
+	public boolean isRunning()
+	{
+		synchronized (this) {
+			return this.isRunning;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Marks this thread to exit soon. Closes the associated JDBCDatabase connection
+	 * if available.
+	 * @throws java.sql.SQLException
+	 */
+	public void shutdownNow()
+		throws SQLException
+	{
+		synchronized (this) {
+			this.isRunning = false;
+			StorageManager.disableProvider();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Calls shutdownNow() but catches SQLExceptions if occurring.
+	 */
+	public void shutdown()
+	{
+		try {
+			shutdownNow();
+		} catch (SQLException ex) {
+			Log.get().warning(ex.toString());
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Starts this daemon.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void start()
+	{
+		synchronized (this) {
+			this.isRunning = true;
+		}
+		super.start();
+	}
 }