etry_count &lt; MAX_RETRY) {
                        System.err.println(getName() +
                            " : Retrying operation.");
                        retry = true;
                        retry_count++;
                    } else {
                        System.err.println(getName() +
                            " : out of retries. Giving up.");
                        retry = false;
                    } </pre>
        <p>
    In the event of a standard, non-specific database exception, we si