var (
    // Sequence number is incremented and utilized for all log records created.
    sequenceNo uint64

    // timeNow is a customizable for testing purposes.
    timeNow = time.Now
)

func init() {
    backend1 := logging.NewLogBackend(os.Stderr, "", 0)
    backend1Leveled := logging.AddModuleLevel(backend1)

    // Log UTC time, default is Local
    logging.SetTimeNow(time.Now().UTC)

    logging.SetBackend(backend1Leveled)
}