XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo AT metalab.unc.edu>]

After much wailing and gnashing of teeth, I've managed to reproduce 
this one. (How do I hate Tomcat? Let me count the ways.) I'll explore 
some possible solutions and let you know what I find. If they're any 
class loader experts out there, holler. The basic question is:

What is the safest way to load a binary resource from a JAR archive 
that works in both a standalone application and a servlet environment?
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  Elliotte Rusty Harold
  elharo AT metalab.unc.edu
  Effective XML (Addison-Wesley, 2003)
  http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/effectivexml
  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0321150406/ref%3Dnosim/cafeaulaitA