// A way to get around the Catch-22

static final URL WEBSITEURL;

static
{
   URL temp;
   try
      {
      temp = new URL( "http://mindprod.com" );
      }
   catch ( MalformedURLException e )
      {
      temp  = null;
      // Will not complain because temp is not a static final.
      }

   WEBSITEURL = temp;
}