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With org.apache.wicket.Application.setHeaderResponseDecorator(IHeaderResponseDecorator) it is possible to intercept the contribution of resources. This way you may specify which resources will be contributed to the <head> part of the page and which will be contributed to the end (after </body>). Or you may merge several contributions into a bigger one, i.e. serve them all in one http request. For more information consult with Resource decoration or see the new wicket-example.
RequestCycle
RequestCycle has changed in 1.5-M1 and WebRequestCycle has been removed.
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