* Converts a {@link Date} to a {@link Calendar}.
     *
     * @param date
     *            {@link Date}
     * @param locale
     *            Locale
     * @return The converted {@link Calendar}
     */
    protected static Calendar toCalendar(final Date date, final Locale locale) {
        final Calendar calendar;
        if (locale == null) {
            calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        } else {

     * Converts a {@link Date} to a {@link Calendar}.
     *
     * @param date
     *            {@link Date}
     * @param locale
     *            Locale
     * @return The converted {@link Calendar}
     */
    protected static Calendar toCalendar(final Date date, final Locale locale) {
        final Calendar calendar;
        if (locale == null) {
            calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        } else {

    /**
     * Converts a {@link Date} to a {@link Calendar}.
     *
     * @param date the {@link Date}
     * @param locale the locale
     * @return the converted {@link Calendar}
     */
    protected static Calendar toCalendar(final Date date, final Locale locale) {
        final Calendar calendar;
        if (locale == null) {
            calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
        } else {

        if (value == null) {
            return null;
        }

        try {
            if (PDF_DATE.equals(format)) {
                final Calendar cal = DateConverter.toCalendar(value);
                return cal != null ? cal.getTime() : null;
            }

            final long time = Joda.forPattern(format).parseMillis(value);
            return new Date(time);

        } else if (arg instanceof String && !String.class.equals(propertyType)) {
            return (T) convertWithString(arg);
        } else if (java.util.Calendar.class.isAssignableFrom(propertyType)) {
            return (T) CalendarConversionUtil.toCalendar(arg);
        }
        return (T) arg;
    }

    private Object convertPrimitiveWrapper(final Object arg) {

     */
    @PostConstruct
    public void init() {
        if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
            logger.debug("Initialize {}", this.getClass().getSimpleName());
        }
        final Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
        cal.set(2027, 3 - 1, 1); // EOL Date
        eolTime = cal.getTimeInMillis();
        if (isEoled()) {