EDIT

import java.net.URI;

import java.net.URISyntaxException;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.List;

import java.util.ListIterator;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

import org.springframework.transaction.TransactionStatus;

	static ICdmDataSource desitination = CdmDestinations.localH2();

		String author = unit.get("author");

		author=author.replaceAll("None","");

		String taxonName = unit.get("taxonName");

		return determinationEvent;

	}

	/**

	 * @param args

	 * @throws URISyntaxException

		logger.info("main method");

		SynthesysCacheActivator abcdAct = new SynthesysCacheActivator();

		try {

			units = ExcelUtils.parseXLS(uri);

		} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {

			logger.error("FileNotFound: " + uri);

			return;

		}

		for (int i=0; i<units.size();i++){

			unit = units.get(i);

			logger.info(unit);