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Cisco MDS SanOS Troubleshooting Guide -- Troubleshooting Fabric Manager
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This section introduces the basic concepts, methodology, and general troubleshooting guidelines for problems that may occur when configuring the Fabric Manager and using the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches.
Troubleshooting Fabric Manager
This section contains some common issues you may experience while using Cisco Fabric Manager, and provides solutions.
This section contains the following sections:
- Overview
- Guidelines
- Initial Troubleshooting Checklist
- Troubleshooting Fabric Manager Issues
- Tips for Using Fabric Manager
- Troubleshooting Fabric Manager Web Client
- Troubleshooting Performance Manager
- Troubleshooting Device Manager
Cisco Fabric Manager is a Java and SNMP-based network fabric and device management tool with a GUI that displays real-time views of your network fabric, including Cisco MDS 9000 and third-party switches, hosts, and storage devices.
In addition to complete configuration and status monitoring capabilities for Cisco MDS 9000 switches, Fabric Manager provides powerful Fibre Channel troubleshooting tools. These in-depth health and configuration analysis tools leverage unique MDS 9000 switch capabilities including Fibre Channel ping and traceroute.
|You must have the same release of Fabric Manager Client and Fabric Manager Server.
Consider the following guidelines when using Fabric Manager:
- Use SNMPv3 with authentication and privacy enabled for encrypted network management traffic.
- If you are running SAN-OS 3.1(3) or earlier, use the Accelerate Discovery check box when starting Fabric Manager.
- Log into Fabric Manager with a user that has network-admin or network-operator privileges to have a full view of your fabric.
- Do not use one-time passwords with Fabric Manager.
Initial Troubleshooting Checklist
Begin troubleshooting Fabric Manager issues by checking the following issues first:
Verify licensing requirements. See Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide.
Verify that you have a compatible version of Java installed. Refer to the release notes for the software version you installed to obtain the correct Java version.
Verify that the necessary ports are open in your firewall if Fabric Manager Server is installed behind a firewall. Refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide for details on running Fabric Manager behind a firewall.
Verify that you have installed the same version of Fabric Manager Client, Fabric Manager Server, and Fabric Manager Web Client.
Open a browser window and put in your switch address in as the URL. Check the issues presented in the FAQ link.
Common Troubleshooting Tools in Fabric Manager
Choose Admin on Fabric Manager or Fabric Manager Web Client to access Fabric Manager Server configuration options. See also the "Troubleshooting a Nondisruptive Upgrade on a Fabric Switch" section.
Troubleshooting Fabric Manager Issues
This section covers the following topics:
- Cannot Log Into Fabric Manager
- Cannot Upgrade Fabric Manager
- The Map Shows Two Switches Where Only One Switch Exists
- Old Devices Appear on the Map
- Red Line Through the Switch
- Dotted Orange Line Through the Switch
- Fabric Manager Not Receiving Traps
|Do not use one-time passwords with Fabric Manager or Device Manager.
Cannot Log Into Fabric Manager
Fabric Manager uses the SNMP user name and password combination to communicate with the switch. The SNMP user name is automatically synchronized with the CLI user names configured. If you use the administrator password recovery procedure, you must manually reset the administrative password on the switch to resynchronize the SNMP and CLI user name and password. See the "Recovering the Administrator Password" section.
Cannot Upgrade Fabric Manager
If you attempt to upgrade Fabric Manager by pointing your web browser at a switch running Cisco SAN-OS 3.0(1) through SAN-OS 3.1(3), you may encounter an issue where the upgrade does not complete. You should open the Java Web Start application on your desktop and disable HTTP proxy. If you are using Microsoft Windows, open Java Web Start and choose File > Preferences to access the HTTP proxy settings.
|Starting with SAN-OS 3.2(1), Fabric Manager is installed or upgraded from a CD-ROM or from Cisco.com.
Map Shows Two Switches Where Only One Switch Exists
If two switches show on your map, but you only have one switch, it may be that you have two switches in a non contiguous VSAN with the same domain ID. The Fabric Manager uses the VSAN ID and domain ID to look up a switch, which can cause the fabric discovery to assign links incorrectly between these errant switches.
The workaround is to verify that all switches use unique domain IDs within the same VSAN in a physically connected fabric. (The fabric configuration checker will do this task.)
Old Devices Appear on the Map
If you are running a SAN-OS 3.1(3) or earlier version, and old devices appear on your fabric map, you might have made changes to the fabric topology, such as changing a switch IP address or removing a device, but launched Fabric Manager with the Accelerate Discovery check box checked.
The workaround is to log out, and then log back in without checking the Accelerate Discovery check box.
Red Line Through the Switch
If a red line shows through your switch, the Fabric Manger sees something wrong with the switch. Check the Switch->Inventory report. A module, fan, or power supply has failed or is offline and plugged in.
Dotted Orange Line Through the Switch
If a dotted orange line shows through your switch, this indicates a minor status warning for that switch. Usually it means an issue with one of the modules. The tooltip should display exactly what is wrong. Hold the mouse over the switch to see the tooltip.
Fabric Manager Not Receiving Traps
You can set SNMP traps to test a Call Home application without risking adverse impact to your production SAN. Traps for temperature, fans, and power supply monitoring are then received by Fabric Manager.
If Fabric Manager is not receiving traps, verify that your switch is sending traps by using the following CLI commands:
- test pfm snmp test-trap fan - To generate a test SNMP trap for fan.
- test pfm snmp test-trap powersupply - To generate a test SNMP trap for power supply.
- test pfm snmp test-trap temp_sensor - To generate a test SNMP trap for temperature.
Tips for Using Fabric Manager
This section covers the following topics:
- Setting the Map Layout So It Stays After Restarting the Fabric Manager
- Fabric Manager Upgrade Without Losing Map Settings
- Restrictions When Using Fabric Manager Across FCIP
- Running Cisco Fabric Manager with Network Multiple Interfaces
- Configuring a Proxy Server
- Clearing Topology Maps
- Using Fabric Manager in a Mixed Software Environment
Setting the Map Layout So It Stays After Restarting the Fabric Manager
If you have configured the map layout and would like to "freeze" the map so that the objects stay as they are even after you stop Fabric Manager and restart it again, do the following:
1. Right-click a blank space in the map. You see a pop-up menu.
2. Select Layout -> Fix All Nodes from the menu.
Fabric Manager Upgrade Without Losing Map Settings
When you upgrade from one version of Fabric Manager to another, there is a way to prevent the loss of map settings (enclosure names, placement on the map, etc.)
The MDS 9000/db directory and subfolders contain files for all the discovered fabrics (*.dat) and maps (*.map). These are upgradable between versions. If you need to clear the fabric cache, you should first export the enclosures to a file to avoid losing them. Everything else aside from enclosures and map coordinates are stored on the switch. The preferences, last opened, and site_ouis.txt format does not change from release to release.
Restrictions When Using Fabric Manager Across FCIP
Fabric Manager will work without any restrictions across an FCIP tunnel as long as the tunnel is up. However, Fabric Manager cannot automatically discover a Cisco SN5428 mgmt 0 IP address in the fabric. For that switch, Fabric Manager displays a red slash through an FCIP device because of a timeout error. It still sees all targets, initiators, and ISLs attached to a Cisco SN5428 (or any other switch) as long as they appear in the name server or FSPF.
To work around this, you can manually enter the IP address in the Switches table, and click Apply. If the community string is correct, the red slash goes away. Even if the community string is incorrect, double-clicking the Cisco SN5428 launches the web tool.
Running Cisco Fabric Manager with Network Multiple Interfaces
If your PC has multiple network interfaces (NICs), the Cisco Fabric Manager applications detect these interfaces automatically (ignoring loopback interfaces). Fabric Manager client and Device Manager detect all interfaces on your PC each time you launch them, and allow you to select one. Fabric Manager Server detects on initial install, and allows you to select one. You are not prompted again to choose an interface with these two applications.
There may be circumstances where you will want to change the interface you are using. For example:
- If you add an interface after you have installed Fabric Manager Server
- If you decide to use a different interface than the one you initially selected
- If for any reason one of the Cisco Fabric Manager applications did not detect multiple interfaces
See the following sections, depending on which application you want to recognize the interface.
- Specifying an Interface for Fabric Manager Server
- Specifying an Interface for Fabric Manager Client or Device Manager
Specifying an Interface for Fabric Manager Server
To specify an interface for Fabric Manager Server, follow these steps:
1. Go to the MDS 9000 folder.
2. Edit the server.properties file with a text editor.
3. Scroll until you find the line snmp.localaddress.
4. If the line is commented, remove the comment character.
5. Set this value to the IP address or interface name of the NIC you want to use.
6. Save the file.
7. Stop and restart Fabric Manager Server.
Specifying an Interface for Fabric Manager Client or Device Manager
To specify an interface for the Fabric Manager Client or Device Manager, follow these steps:
1. Go to the MDS 9000/bin folder.
2. Edit the DeviceManager.bat file or the FabricManager.bat file.
3. Scroll to the line that begins with set JVMARGS=.
4. Add the parameter -Device Managerds.nmsaddress=ADDRESS, where ADDRESS is the IP address or interface name of the NIC you want to use.
5. Save the file and relaunch Fabric Manager Client or Device Manager.
Configuring a Proxy Server
If your network uses a proxy server for HTTP requests, make sure the Java Web Start Application Manager is properly configured with the IP address of your proxy server.
To configure a proxy server in the Java Web Start Application Manager, follow these steps:
1. Double-click the Java Web Start application manager icon on your Windows desktop, or choose Program Files > Java Web Start.
2. Select File > Preferences from the Java WebStart Application Manager.
3. Click the Manual radio button and enter the IP address of the proxy server in the HTTP Proxy field.
4. Enter the HTTP port number used by your proxy service in the HTTP Port field.
5. Click OK.
Clearing Topology Maps
If you have a switch that you have removed from the fabric, there will be a red X through the switch's icon. You can clear this information from the Fabric Manager client, or from the Fabric Manager server (which will clear the information for all clients) without having to reboot the switch.
To clear information from topology maps, follow these steps:
1. Click on the Refresh Map icon in the Fabric pane.
- This clears the information from the client.
2. From the Server menu, click Purge Down Elements.
- This clears the information from the server.
|Any devices not currently accessible (may be offline) are purged.
Using Fabric Manager in a Mixed Software Environment
You can use Fabric Manager version 2.x to manage a mixed fabric of Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches. Certain 2.x feature tabs will be disabled for any switches running a software version that does not support those features.
Troubleshooting Fabric Manager Web Client
Using Fabric Manager Web Client, you can monitor MDS switch events, performance, and inventory, and perform minor administrative tasks. Fabric Manager Web Client provides summary and drill-down performance reports. These reports are only available if you create a collection using Performance Manager and start the collector.
This section includes the following topics:
- Cannot Access Fabric Manager Web Client
- Cannot Launch Fabric Manager Web Client
- Cannot Log Into Fabric Manager Web Client
|You must log in with a network-access role to access the Admin tab in Fabric Manager Web Client.
Cannot Download Fabric Manager Web Client
Symptom Cannot download Fabric Manager Web Client.
Possible Cause
Cannot download Fabric Manager Web Client.
To download Fabric Manager Web Client, you must have network-admin role.
A network-admin can allow a network-oper to download the client. See the "Allowing network-open Users to Download Fabric Manager Web Client" section.
Java cache may contain damaged or incorrect files.
Empty Java cache and restart the download. See the "Clearing Java Cache" section.
Allowing Network-Open Users to Download Fabric Manager Web Client
The Fabric Manager Server properties file (MDS 9000\server.properties) contains a list of properties that determine how the Fabric Manager Server functions. You can edit this file with a text editor, or you can set the properties through the Fabric Manager Web Services GUI, under the Admin tab.
A network-admin can modify the server.properties file to allow users with network-open role to download the Fabric Manager Web Client by following these steps:
1. Open the server.properties file in the Fabric Manager installation directory. On a Windows platform, this file is in C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\MDS 9000 by default.
2. Set web.allowDownload4All=true. By default, this property is not set.
3. Save and exit the file.
4. Restart Fabric Manager.
Clearing Java Cache
If you encounter problems downloading Fabric Manager Web Client, the Java cache may contain damaged files or old versions of software. To correct this problem, clear Java cache.
1. Navigate to Control Panel > Java, and double-click Java to open the Java Control Panel.
2. Click View under Temporary Internet Files region to open the Java Cache Viewer.
3. Show application and applets, by selecting the appropriate item from the Show drop-down list.
4. Select the appropriate applications and applets and click the delete icon, or right-click and choose Remove Application from the shortcut menu.
5. Click Close.
Cannot Access Fabric Manager Web Client
Symptom Cannot access Fabric Manager Web Client.
Possible Cause
Cannot access Fabric Manager Web Client.
Using wrong TCP port.
Verify TCP port where Fabric Manager Web Client was installed. See the "Verifying TCP port for Fabric Manager Web Client" section.
TCP port blocked by firewall.
Open TCP port in your firewall. For more information on running Fabric Manager behind a firewall, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide.
Verifying the TCP Port for Fabric Manager Web Client
To verify the TCP port used by Fabric Manager Web Client, view \tomcat\conf\ server.xml from the directory where you installed Fabric Manager Web Client. You see the following lines after some copyright information:
<Connector className="org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpConnector" port="80" minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75" enableLookups="false" redirectPort="8443" acceptCount="10" debug="0" connectionTimeout="60000"/> <!-- Define an SSL HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8443 --> <!-- <Connector className="org.apache.catalina.connector.http.HttpConnector" port="8443" minProcessors="5" maxProcessors="75" enableLookups="true" acceptCount="10" debug="0" scheme="https" secure="true"> <Factory className="org.apache.catalina.net.SSLServerSocketFactory" clientAuth="false" protocol="TLS"/> </Connector> -->
Look for the Connector setting that is not commented out (that is, not preceded by <!---), and search for the port setting. This is the TCP port number used by Fabric Manager Web Client. You can edit this file if you need to change the TCP port number in use or if you need to use SSL.
Cannot Launch Fabric Manager Web Client
Symptom Cannot successfully launch Fabric Manager Web Client.
Possible Cause
Java Web Start not detected error message displays.
Appropriate version of Java may not be installed.
Install the appropriate version of the Java Runtime Environment. Cisco recommends Java version 1.5 or above, which includes Java Web Start. Refer to the installation instructions in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, or the Release Notes for your specific Fabric Manager release.
The Java Runtime console may be disabled.
Enable the Java Runtime console. See the "Enabling the Java Runtime Console" section.
Internet Explorer 7 blocks the Java Web Start ActiveX control.
Allow the browser to run the Java Web Start ActiveX control. See the "Allowing the Java Web Start ActiveX Control to Run" section.
Cannot connect to a remote Fabric Manager server.
Internet Explorer 7 may block the pop-ups that are required to complete the connection.
Add the web site to your trusted sites list, and allow it to open pop-ups, including script-generated input dialog boxes. See the "Trusting the Remote Fabric Manager Web Site" section.
Launch fails, or wrong version appears.
Java Web Start cache contains multiple versions of Fabric Manager software.
Clear the Java Web Start cache. See Clearing Java Web Start Cache.
Enabling the Java Runtime Console
If you are running the Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 browser, the Java Runtime console may be disabled by default.
To enable the Java Runtime console, follow these steps:
1. Choose Tools > Manage Add-ons > Enable or Disable Add-ons.
- You see the Manage Add-ons dialog box.
2. Select the Java Runtime Console and then click the Enable radio button in the Settings area.
3. Click OK.
Allowing the Java Web Start ActiveX Control to Run
If you are using Internet Explorer 7, you might be prompted to take action to allow the Java Web Start ActiveX control to run.
When you launch the Fabric Manager Web Client, a message appears on the browser information bar, indicating that the web site wants to run the Java Web Start ActiveX Control from Sun Microsystems.
To allow the web site to run the Java Web Start ActiveX control and launch the Fabric Manager Web Client, follow these steps:
1. Click the here link on the Internet Explorer information bar.
2. Select Run ActiveX Control from the choices shown.
Trusting the Remote Fabric Manager Web Site
If you are launching the Fabric Manager Web Client and connecting to a remote Fabric Manager Server using Internet Explorer 7, pop-up dialog boxes might be disabled by default.
To allow the script-generated input dialog boxes required to connect to the Fabric Manager Server to appear, follow these steps:
1. In the Internet Explorer 7 browser, choose Tools > Internet Options.
- You see the Internet Options dialog box.
2. Click the Security tab, and then click the Trusted sites zone.
3. Click Sites. You see the Trusted Sites dialog box.
4. Enter the URL of the specific site that you want to trust in the Add this site to the zone field. If you are already viewing the web site that you want to trust, the URL will be shown automatically.
|If the web site is not encrypted with SSL, uncheck the Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone check box.
5. Click Add. The URL or IP address appears in the Websites list.
6. Click OK, and then click OK on the Security tab to exit.
Clearing Java Web Start Cache
To clear the Java Web Start cache, follow these steps:
1. Start the Java Web Start Application Manager (javaws.exe or javaws).
2. Go to File > Preferences > Advanced and clear the applications folder or cache. You can manually delete the .javaws or cache directory. On Windows, this directory is under Documents and Settings, and on UNIX, this directory is under $HOME.
Cannot Log Into Fabric Manager Web Client
Symptom Cannot log into Fabric Manager Web Client.
Possible Cause
Cannot log into Fabric Manager Web Client.
Forgot password.
Reset the administrative password. See the "Recovering a Web Client Password" section.
Access set for RADIUS or TACACS but server is not responding.
Set for local authentication. See the "Setting Fabric Manager Authentication Method" section. After you verify the RADIUS or TACACS server, you can set the authentication method to use RADIUS or TACACS .
No valid ID message displayed. Fabric Manager Server has not discovered the fabric.
Open Fabric Manager and rediscover the fabric.
Recovering a Web Client Password
Fabric Manager Web Client user passwords are encrypted and stored locally on the workstation where you installed the Web Client. If you forget a password, you can make a new network-admin user locally on the workstation where you installed the Web Client and then log in and delete the old user account under the Admin tab.
To create a user on the workstation where you installed the Web Client and deleted the old user, follow these steps:
1. Go to the Web Client installation directory and cd to the bin directory.
2. Enter the following line to create a user:
addUser <userName> <password>
3. Stop Fabric Manager Web Client if it is running. If you installed this on Windows, you can stop the service using Windows Services under Administrative Tools.
4. Launch Fabric Manager Web Client.
5. Click Admin > Configure > Web Users > Local Database.
- You see the list of users in the local database.
6. Select the user that you want to delete and click Delete to remove the old user.
Setting Fabric Manager Authentication Method
To set the authentication method used by Fabric Manager (including the Web Client), follow these steps:
1. Go to the Fabric Manager installation directory and open cisco_mds9000\AAA.properties in an edit program (for example, Notepad on Microsoft Windows).
2. Set authentication.mode=local.
3. Restart Fabric Manager.
Troubleshooting Performance Manager
Performance Manager gathers network device statistics historically and provides this information graphically using a web browser. It presents recent statistics in detail and older statistics in summary. Performance Manager also integrates with external tools such as Cisco Traffic Analyzer.
The Performance Manager has three operational stages:
- Definition--The Flow Wizard sets up flows in the switches.
- Collection--Reads the configuration from the database, the flow configuration from the switches, and collects the desired information.
- Presentation--Generates web pages to present the collected data.
Performance Manager uses a round-robin database to hold the statistical data collected from the fabric. This data is stored based on the configured parameters in the collection configuration file. At each polling interval, Performance Manager gathers the relevant statistics and stores them in the round-robin database. This database is a fixed size and will not grow beyond its preset limits.
Performance Manager creates a series of archived data to hold summarized information present in the real-time round-robin database. This archived data is used to generate daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly consolidated reports. In this way, Performance Manager maintains significant historical data without the cost of an ever-increasing database size.
This section contains the following topics:
- Performance Manager Generates Java Error
- Performance Manager Not Working
Performance Manager Generates Java Error
Symptom Performance Manager generates JAVA error.
Possible Cause
Performance Manager generates JAVA error.
Incompatible JAVA version.
Upgrade to JAVA JRE and JDK version 1.5.0.
Performance Manager Not Working
Symptom Performance Manager not working.
Possible Cause
Performance Manager not working.
No collection created.
Create a collection using Fabric Manager. Performance Manager reports are available after the first set of statistics are gathered based on a collection.
Troubleshooting Device Manager
While Fabric Manager provides real-time views of your network fabric, Device Manager provides a real-time graphic representation of a Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch chassis, including the installed switching modules, the supervisor modules, the status of each port within each module, the power supplies, and the fan assemblies.
Device Manager allows you to troubleshoot device-specific configuration issues by providing detailed information for verification. It also allows you to perform switch-level configurations, including:
- Configure zones for multiple VSANs
- Manage ports, PortChannels, and trunking
- Manage SNMPv3 and CLI security access to switches
- Manage alarms, events, and notifications
- Save and copy configuration files and software images
- View hardware configurations, chassis, modules, port status, and statistics
Device Manager uses the SNMP user name/password combination to communicate with the switch. The SNMP user name is automatically synchronized with the CLI user names configured. If you use the administrator password recovery procedure, you must manually reset the administrative password on the switch to resynchronize the SNMP and CLI user name and password. See the "Recovering the Administrator Password" section.
Wrong Version of Device Manager is Launched
Symptom When launching Device Manager from the Fabric Manager Web Client, the wrong version is opened.
Possible Cause
Wrong version of Device Manager is opened.
Java Web Start cache contains multiple versions of Device Manager software.
Clear the Java Web Start cache. See "Clearing Java Web Start Cache".
Location of Log Files
You can also refer to the relevant log files to know more about troubleshooting fabric manager. The relevant log files and their locations are listed below.
The log files on server side are located at $INSTALLDIR/dcm/fm/logs:
- Web Server Log: fm_web.log
- Web Report Log: fm_webreport.log
- Server SNMP Log: fms_snmp.log
- Server SNMP Trap Log: fms_snmp_trap.log
- Web Service Log: fms_ws.log
- FM Server Log: fmserver.log
- Performance Manager Log: pm.log
- SME Log: sme.log
The log files on the client side are located at $HOME/.cisco_mds9000/logs:
- Event Related Log: fm_event.log
- Client Log: fm.log
- Client SNMP Log: fm_snmp.log
- Client Topology Log: fm_map.log


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Ever since its launch, the Secure Communities program (SComm) has whipped up one storm of controversy after another, continually being criticized by advocates, officials and local law enforcement for its lack of transparency and accountability, the threat to public safety, due process and justice that it poses, and its indirect but obvious encouragement of racial profiling. While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have denied these implications, the reality on the ground shows otherwise. Already in effect in several counties across the United States, SComm, combined with the draconian anti-immigrant laws that have been passed in several states, has contributed to the record-breaking deportation of people who were often stopped for minor violations and traffic offenses, and the separation of thousands of families around the country in the past year.
The immigration reform movement, however, recently marked a series of small victories. The infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa Country, Arizona, has been ordered to pay two men, Julián and Julio Mora, $200,000 in a racial profiling case. On February 11, 2009, Arpaio's deputies had detained the pair for several hours after stopping their pickup truck outside a landscaping company they raided in search of identity-theft and fraud suspects. A federal judge determined that Arpaio's deputies had no grounds on which to stop the men or detain them for so long.
This isn't the first time Arpaio has come under legal fire for his racially prejudiced actions. However, he has tried recently, all too hard, to break this reputation. On July 11, Arpaio launched a line of Spanish-language pink underwear which reads "Vamos Jose!" For the last 17 years, Arpaio has been forcing his inmates to wear pink underwear that reads "Go Joe!" as a way to discourage theft of the undergarment. In an all too deliberate effort to prove his naysayers wrongs, he launched the Spanish-language version for public sale, that too in a Mexican restaurant in Phoenix. Sarah Palin and Hugh Hefner have reportedly already purchased their own pairs at $15 apiece. In a press release, Arpaio said-
It will raise more money to help at-risk youth and it is a poke in the eye to the critics who for years have called me racist because of my tough stance on illegal immigration.
However, this move hasn't gone down well with activist groups. Lydia Guzman, of Somos America and Respect Repeto, labeled this "just another publicity stunt," asking "Who is he trying to convince? He is trying to too hard to convince us."
In another move, the Manhattan Federal Court ruled on July 12 that DHS and ICE must furnish documents detailing why they misled state governments and the American public about the extent of SComm, which has recently come under fire for drastically varied interpretations. Reacting to the judgement, Pablo Alvarado, director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), commented-
While the Obama administration boasts of the Secure Communities program to win political points with Republicans, it has kept actual policy details nearly secret from Congress, state partners and the American public. Thankfully, federal courts, not ICE, get the last word…As we've seen in states and localities across the country, the more the public learns about Secure Communities, the more they say 'no thank you' to its implementation.
As another step that has been hailed by immigration reform activists, Russell Pearce, the president of the Arizone state Senate and the primary sponsor of the racist anti-immigrant SB1070 bill, will face a recall election. This has been the result of a grassroots appeal that collected enough signatures from registered voters to call for the special election. Pearce is the first state official in Arizona to face this kind of election.
Along with these small victories, on June 17 ICE announced a series of reforms to SComm after claiming to heed the criticisms that have come their way. One of the main aspects of the reform package is a training video that explains to local law enforcement officials what SComm entails and what constitutes racial profiling. Watch the ICE training video here:
While the video achieves the goal of explaining SComm to the local enforcement officials, it has also been criticized for being somewhat redundant and repeating racial stereotypes within the visuals of the video. Opponents of SComm have said that the officers should already know racial profiling is against the law. Margaret Huang, executive director of Rights Working Group, argued-
Putting into a video information that law enforcement should not be racially profiling—that is not likely to have a whole lot of impact…Part of the reason it's become acceptable to use racial profiling in immigration enforcement is because it has been deliberately tied into the national security context.
While the movement against SComm has effectively brought scrutiny on the program and pushed ICE to take note of the criticism that the program has faced from all quarters, the minor tweaks that ICE released have been considered hugely inadequate in their redressal of the program's flaws. Today at noon, immigrants and advocates in New York City are gathering to rally against the so-called reforms that has made to SComm. The rally, being held at 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY, will take place one hour prior to a meeting that ICE has set up with advocates in New York City. This meeting is the third in a series of meetings that advocates have dubbed a "desperate marketing tour" through the states that have withdrawn from the program, Illinois, Massachusetts and New York. Today, protesters will rebuke ICE for excluding from its meetings the very people who are most greatly impacted by "Secure Communities" and call for a nationwide termination of the program, which funnels people directly into the deportation system, jeopardizes trust in the police, and encourages racial profiling.
Join us in our commitment to telling stories, inviting conversation, and inspiring action that will help our nation move even further in the right direction. To take action against Secure Communities, contact your Governor to help your state withdraw from the program.
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The JCC deeply values the "People of the Book's" commitment to reading and life-long learning. As such, we maintain many separate library spaces within our building.
The Feinbloom Library at the JCC - located in the TechAge Learning Center near Sitter Service - maintains a diverse selection of Jewish-themed fiction and nonfiction books for adults and teens. The Library is open Monday-Friday, 12-2pm, and by appointment. There is also a public catalog hosted by www.librarything.com, where users can see the availability of a book in our library. Both JCC members and non members may check out books from this traditional lending library.
The Resource Place has a new lending library! This beautiful annex of the Feinbloom Library is open during regular JCC hours. Stop by and check out our great collection of Jewish-themed fiction, biographies, history, Judaic, and books on Israel, the Holocaust, and more.
Our Yiddish Culture Center - located across from the Main Desk - contains a truly extensive collection of Yiddish-language and Yiddish-themed books, many of which are signed by their authors, as well as a collection of Yiddish-language books on tape, and Yiddish-language and themed films. Much of the collection comes from the library of Israel Emiot, a famous Yiddish poet and author who worked here at the Rochester JCC as our "author in residence" for much of the 1970s. In addition to the library we offer multiple levels of Yiddish Language Instruction each week, taught by a Yiddish Book Center translator. Although this is not a lending library, we welcome community members to enjoy browsing our collection in this special space.
The Janice S. Birbaum Children's Library - located in Sitter Services - maintains a wonderful selection of Jewish and non-Jewish children's books. Although this is not a lending library, we encourage children and families to enjoy this great collection during Sitter Service hours.
The JCC also has an extensive archive of Jewish Rochester. A huge thank you to Phyllis Kasdin for meticulously maintaining this archive for so many years. We are happy to help community members access the archive and find items of interest by appointment.
Please note that book donations are not being accepted at this time. We appreciate your understanding.
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It's not often I get ranty here, but as a wise man once said: "There's a time & place for everything". I think it was Chef from South Park.
The Save the Children group are among a coalition of charities running a fantastic campaign at the moment called "Enough food for everyone IF", highlighting child malnutrition & mobilising the powerful & the ordinary to make a change; showing us that we can.
I plan to write about it soon, and you can read the details here.
Alongside this Save the Children are also running a campaign called #firsthour, highlighting the importance of the first hour in a newborn baby's life. Particularly how crucial for the baby's survival it is – especially where food is scarce & nutritional standards are low – that they receive the miracle food that is breast milk.
There are some brilliant posts about it here & here, much better than anything I could put together. Myleene Klaas, Natasha Kaplinsky & Isla Fisher have been in the Philippines, Sierra Leone & Brazil for first-hand reports. Just click their names here to see their video reports. They are real eye-openers: for all our problems we – I – often just don't realise just how lucky we are here, in our relative affluence.
Two major concerns seem to have caught people's attention from the #firsthour campaign.
1) Research by Save the Children has shown that an estimated 830,000 deaths could be avoided if every baby were breastfed within the first hour of life.
2) Save the Children have been reported as saying that they want cigarette packet style warnings to be put on baby formula products.
Many of us have seized on one or the other of these, myself included.
Now OK, I know breast vs formula is a very emotive subject. Many women resent being told what to do or what not to do with their own bodies. I get that. And it's not always possible for women to breast-feed & they should not be judged for not doing so. I really get that.
But hang on here, you who are so angry about this & who are trying to vilify Save the Children. Can we rewind a bit?
Please see point 1).
830,000 dead babies. Every year. That's nearly a Birmingham of babies.
It's likely that 3 babies died since you started reading this.
Simply for lack of breast-milk.
The research also suggests that 22% – more than 1 in 5 – of newborn deaths could be prevented if breastfeeding started within the first hour, 16% if within 24 hours. Also that a baby given breast milk within an hour is up to 3 times more likely to survive than 1 fed a day later.
But someone wanting to put some writing on packets of milk substitute is what's important here, is it?
I think we need some perspective here. Just a little bit.
I suspect that if Save the Children have said this that it was aimed at underdeveloped societies where women are less educated & simply don't have the lifestyle choices that we enjoy.
I was really shocked to learn from this campaign that many women don't even know that they can breast-feed. In many of these countries unscrupulous multinationals are spreading misinformation designed to keep these mothers in ignorance in order to sell their products. You can sign a petition about that here if you feel so moved.
Many of them as a result then buy the formula. It's expensive, so many then have to stop buying food.
You get the picture?
This isn't about us.
It's about babies dying needlessly in impoverished societies.
It's about women who are in ignorance regarding the most basic needs of their newborns & who are being kept that way, in many cases, just so some already rich people can get richer.
It's about how we can stop these needless deaths & help these poor mothers.
I'd be quite happy if every time I switched on my beloved iPod Touch I saw a message on screen saying "You are fat & stupid & if you use this iPod Touch your testicles may fall off" – if it meant saving the life of just 1 baby. I'd just tell it to shut up then put on "Gimme Shelter".
So how about we all get together & save some lives? I hope to at least try.
And I'm sorry if anyone is offended by this post. That's really not my intention.
And, for what it's worth, our premmie twins were fed on both formula & breast-milk.
And were they breast-fed in their #firsthour?
Related articles
- Superfood for Babies #firsthour (lifeloveandlivingwithboys.wordpress.com)
- Save the Children Releases Important New Breastfeeding Report (mombloggersforsocialgood.com)
- Formula milk firms accused of targeting mothers and health workers with gifts (guardian.co.uk)
- Newborns 'at risk' from milk formula (smh.com.au)
- Baby milk 'should have health warnings that breast is best' (telegraph.co.uk)


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|2008-01-16, 18:05
|Link #241
Wild card
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Finland
Age: 34
...He's evil right down to the point where even the reader just wants to hurt him as badly as possible.
...and i'm going to miss that piece of the chair that i wrenched off accidentally while reading...
Edit: Woo! page claim!
|2008-01-16, 18:19
|Link #242
VxR Productions
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Yes MA is not allowed...
dark and evil OC eh...
Introduce him/her to the Outer Cadian Society of Dark and Evil OCs... and have him/her beaten up by the Outer Cadian Society of Heroes
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|2008-01-16, 18:31
|Link #243
Sleep beneath the flowers
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Lording above all of humanity >;3
Age: 29
Wow that sounds like a pretty evil guy
Aegina so far on paper has boiled down to a sort of blood thirsty, borderline pyschopathic, and slightly er... Let us just say lustful. Yes go with that.
Not sure if she'll appear in Ashes unto Dust or in my friend's though.
|2008-01-16, 18:58
|Link #244
Vividly Vivio
Krisslanza's profile has been updated
Eagle's profile has been updated
Saint X's profile has been updated
I backtracked several posts but I KNOW I'm missing someone I was supposed to archive.... Could you please direct me to what it was you wanted, whoever it was? Sorry, I'm just missing it but I know it's there >.<
(sorry, I'm still new at archiving, I suck at finding things >< )
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|2008-01-16, 22:18
|Link #245
The OTHER Time Lord
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: The "Other" TARDIS
Granted, your style isn't as solid as Satashi's, but your works work with much more EPIC source material...
Here's a comparison:
Your works, if made into movies, would probably be the summer blockbusters: Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Spider-Man, Lord of the Rings,, and whatnot.
Satashi's works, if made into movies, would be the romantic comedies:
Love Actually, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, The Holiday, and so forth.
Said another way, Satashi's works are the ones that win Academy Awards (so to speak), while yours are the ones that make $500 million at the box office.
Clive Cussler is the author of over a dozen novels, going all the way back to the 70s. They feature a fictional government agency, NUMA, and the star is Dirk Pitt, a man who is Bond, Batman, and Indy all rolled into one. Cussler specializes in techno-thrillers.
Jack DuBrul is another author whose specialty is the techno-thriller. His hero is Phillip Mercer, freelance geologist.
James Clavell is the author of the Asian Saga, whose first novel is well known to ANYONE:
The book was made into a miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain, John Rhys-Davies, and Toshiro Mifune.
Umberto Eco is the sort of man who looks even CLANNAD's Kotomi-chan look like a fool - he's received over 30 doctorates from academic institutions worldwide.
He's written TWO novels, both amazing.
The first was The Name of the Rose, which was later made into a movie with Sean Connery. Despite the AWESOME lead actor, the movie STILL does not compare to the book.
The other is Foucault's Pendulum, which I'm reading right now.
Be warned: Eco is NOT an easy read. I sometimes find myself having to go back and reread sections -
- and I was reading guys like Tolkien, Dumas, and Bram Stoker at the age of TEN.
Right now, I'm looking for a copy of Murasaki's Genji Monogatari - if THAT tells you anymore.
Do I have to get out Mr. Beat Stick again?
You seem to know some things... do you play?
|2008-01-16, 22:43
|Link #246
Vividly Vivio
I think "Nyan" is the correct kitty sound. but "Nya" is the more commonly used one.
I thought it was a meow too...
[edit]: Yes, I play. I have a level 70 Grand Marshal rogue (also rival, challenger, justicar, gladiator) and my current character is a level 70 restro shaman. World of Warcraft = my life lol
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|2008-01-16, 23:03
|Link #247
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: On a dot.
...Though I have to admit I didn't think anyone would be affected by him that much. O.o Cause he's just a sort of random character out of the blue that I dumped evilness and evilness and evilness into it. I'm not much of a creator, which is why I usually stay far, far away from OC characters. I would have used Jail, but he's not quite suitable either.
*tries to fix chair but ends up making it squeaky*
...Well. At least you can still, uh, sit on it...
...but it could be entertaining. The fandom needs more bad guys so I can use them for...certain purposes...
|2008-01-16, 23:22
|Link #248
It can't be...
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: P-Town
Age: 31
My stomach did a flip when I realized what needed to be done for the "game." Heck, I felt desperate right along with Nanoha. I didn't want what needed to happen, happen, but then I also didn't want to see the others die.
I look forward to the next chapter. (You evil cliffhanger person)
|2008-01-17, 00:46
|Link #249
Vividly Vivio
Saved by the bell
Length:8,000 words
Status: chapter -complete. Spellcheck -not yet. Card -not yet. diary entries- not yet.
ETA: Tomorrow night 100%.
Estimated length: about 9,000 words
I don't like the start of this chapter, as it's just random WAFF. Doesn't do anything for the plot, but does make characters get closer. Anyway, the END of this chapter I rather like. I got some great Precia/Fate moments and the diary entries will be great as well. Also got a TON of plot out of the way. So I think this chapter averaged out okay.
Oh, one thing though. I got a review saying that they felt as if this chapter was about "two American teens" and not really Nanoha/Fate.....Well, I don't know how much like the canon characters I can get them, as they don't use magic nor are interested in the military... Am I doing an okay job with them? Suggestions on how to improve it?
As far as "American" goes...well, I can't really see that. After school activities. Clubs. Cosplay café. School uniforms. I don't really know how I made them come off as "American"....I do intentionally use dollars in this story instead of yen. And first name first, last name last (which I don't know why...) But other than that, is there anything I can do to make this more....Japanese-y?
all help appreciated >.<
|2008-01-17, 01:12
|Link #250
Other than that, You'll have to wait for someone else to comment, because I'm damn-near nil on Japanese culture and passtimes.
|2008-01-17, 01:56
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Join Date: Mar 2004
I was the one who left that review. sorry I didn't elaborate more. This is just my feelings on it.
When I said American, I meant some of the dialogue and some aspects of Nanoha and Fate's personality, not the Japanese culture/school part. (e.g. using "Oh man…" or "Come now, up and at'm silly girl" and a few other really North American colloquial phrases.)
And Fate seemed a little too open and not shy? (e.g. when she was telling Nanoha that she slept in the nude, or referencing an orgasm while eating that cookie in chapter 3. didn't really feel very Fate to me… more like a North American teenager.)
Like in A's, Fate was soft-spoken and easily embarrassed (e.g. A's drama CD, Fate got embarrassed at the bath house because Amy let loose that she can't wash her hair alone and kept insisting that she could) … even in StrikerS. Here, she was more socially adapted than in A's so it explains the lack of shyness but she was still reserved in a polite… more quiet manner (e.g. last ep of StrikerS, everyone was all rallied for the all-out battle but Fate was the one who had reservations at first). And even though she was close to Nanoha, they were still quite polite with each other and their interactions tend to be more... soft (don't really know how to say this... maybe I'll think of it later)
and unlike the end of the first season, Fate and Nanoha have yet to go through a similar big breakthrough in your fic so I just felt that Fate was opening up a little too quickly. Asian cultures tend to be more reserved about sharing personal details (especially family details) unless the person is really really close to them.
Precia, although very interesting and fun this way, seemed just a little too perky. A nice Precia for me would be easier to imagine if she was like the Precia in Fate's dream in Nanoha A's when she was sucked into the Book of Darkness.
but all in all, this is an alternate universe so lots of things are up to interpretation. whatever feels best for you.
|2008-01-17, 02:23
|Link #252
Wild card
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Finland
Age: 34
...but otherwise the characters seems rather plausible to be japanese. Also, the ways things are said could be interpreted as north american way of saying stuff because it's written in english, hence all the sayings and figures of speech should be english, and since the writer probably isn't that familiar with british sayings, she goes with north american ones.
...@Satashi-chan: please keep writing them as you have, because if you start rewriting the personalities and quirks that they possess atm, you'll end up with some real sketchy plot holes (in the lack of a better term) and it'll downgrade the overall quality of the story.
Just remember, you can't please everyone, and it's your fic so you write it as you wish.
...oh, and don't mind the chair, the armrest had been both squeaky and loose for quite a while... it's only a bit more so now (as in, unattached)
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|2008-01-17, 09:00
|Link #253
Vividly Vivio
I kinda get what you're saying now. A few things, like dialog, was made because like someone else said, this is a fanfic in English. So I use English phrases. I try to keep Japanese things if I can, like greeting "Good morning" never happened at my school. It was always"yo" "sup" "hi" or no greeting at all, just talking.
Hmmm....Fate. I think I said this before, on the old thread, so I'll give my thoughts again. Fate, to me, isn't so much as shy but easily embarrassed. In A's, Fate never really held back her thoughts or actions. In the manga, she was open and forward (like during the dodge ball game, she was the leader and it showed). However, when someone teased her in anyway, she got embarrassed super fast and tried to defend herself. I think I portrayed that in SbtB well?
Okay, them being too open too soon... *thinks* Well, Fate has a crush and therefore naturally likes Nanoha. She perked Fate's interest right away you could say. I do agree that they seem to have gotten close so soon. But so far around two months have passed since they met. I tried in this new chapter to kind of give a reasoning for Nanoha being so clingy to Fate. Hopefully that will help this out. Let me know if it worked when it's posted?
Precia...Hooooboy. Can't deny that one at all XD! She's too perky, too lively, too out spoken, and a lot of other "too" 's as well lol. I'll have to say here that I.... well, I used "author's privileges in an Alternate Universe" to shape her up. How did I get her personality? My aunt hahaha. My aunt is just like Precia in this story. I think Fate really needs a good mother and since I had the chance.... I'm making up for all those bad things I wrote about Fate with this story XD! (actually no, I'm embarrassing 10 years off Fate's life )
I can't change the characters now since I'm in so far, but I can start making things a little better. Do you have any suggestions on things they might do instead of what they have been? Like, instead of "up and at'm silly girl" What do you think should have been said? I'll try to adjust a little without exactly changing what they are.
|2008-01-17, 09:51
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On another note, might as well read and dig up some more of my pieces...
|2008-01-17, 10:10
|Link #255
Sleep beneath the flowers
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Lording above all of humanity >;3
Age: 29
Ok I have a timeline down now! Since I have a 4 day weekend (I don't have classes on Friday, and I don't feel motivated to spend $2.50 tomorrow to get to use the computers for 5 hours, they close early on Friday) I'll use as much of that weekend as I need to finish School of Lyrical chapter 3. It must be finished I say! I've taken far longer then I wanted as is already because I'm so lazy
Then any freetime will go into turning my Arc-en-Ciel teaser into an official prologue. I've decided Yggdra Union fic gets the boot down on my list to below finishing Rune and other things. Low priority to me now Nanoha has consumed my soul
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Start writing, and pay that two fifty!
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But, of course I prefer Nanoha and Fate and even if they change much, I like this imagine side of characters. (sorry if nobody understand me XD!!)
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I'm told Precia is a lot of character's favourite lol.
So, how about some fun. Blame Haru for showing me how to use polls ><
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Well I guess it wouldn't hurt :P I've been eating like a bag of chips and a candy bar for lunch so I have left over lunch money I could spend on bus fare instead... I think I'll do that. I'm a internet addict anyway I'll use Friday as my last day (until Tuesday) to plot out Arc-en-Ciel with my friend and use Saturday, Sunday, and Monday for vigorous writing
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Most of you know that my littlest cookie cannot eat wheat products. This is a relatively new development in our household, and all in all, saying ciao to wheat products has not been a huge problem. Sure, we've had to get creative when it comes to meal planning, and yeah, our forks won't be twirling any whole wheat pasta, and our knives aren't carving up thick slices of multi grain sandwich bread. Adjustments? Yes, definitely. But if you could see the difference in her, how good she feels sans tummy aches, you'd totally get why I'll do whatever it takes for that little sass, I mean lass. It's fair to say, though, that I've got a huge learning curve going on.
One thing that I'd like to do with these little eaters of mine is bake some cookies. But what cookies are there that don't have wheat in them? Plus, I'm not a big baker at all. Cooker: Yes, Baker: Nope. Oh, I did have this husband pleasin', come hither chocolate cake that I crank out every once in a while, and I've got the Tollhouse thing down pat, but neither of those will work for my youngest gluten-free-er. And while we aren't huge sweet eaters, every kid should enjoy a homemade cookie once in a while.
Marjie from Modern Day Ozzie and Harriet came up with a solution for me. Thanks, Marjie! Marjie knows baking. Well, she's actually knows a great many things, one of which is a baking. She can whip up a batch of this and that, and then, you know, sew up a few outfits, and then prepare dinner. Anyway, Marjie suggested I try this amazing Greek almond cookie recipe that is flourless that she tried from Peter's blog, Kalofagas. Oh lordy, that was great advice, and lordy, lordy these were lip smackin' good. And Gluten Free. The recipe sounded familiar to me in that I've had something similar that had powdered sugar on it. I just can't remember where I've had them. Hmm ... It will come to me eventually. Anyway ... the unaltered form of these Greek beauties is called Amygdalota. The cultural diffusion alteration that I added was dusting them with powdered sugar, and it was a HUGE hit with my little g/f cookie. And husband. And those other children I gave life to. And me. The kids love them as a snack; I think these could pass for an adult breakfast pastry to pair up with a coffee.
2 cups of blanched almonds (I used the slivers)
3/4 cup of white sugar
2 tsp. of almond extract
2 egg whites, at room temp.
Powdered sugar
Reserved almond slivers
Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and have a cooling rack set out.
- In a food processor, pulse the almonds into a fine grind.
- Add the 3/4 cup of white sugar, the almond extract, and the egg whites into the almond mixture. Pulse until the mixture is combined and starts pulling away from the sides of the food processor bowl.
- Drop 1 inch mounds (1 inch apart) onto the sheet. I used a 1" scoop. The mixture is very sticky, but holds together very firmly.
- Gently sprinkle powdered sugar over the cookie mounds. (I divided my batch in half. One batch I sprinkled with sugar, and the other I placed an almond sliver or two on top.)
- Bake for 20 minutes or until firm at the edges but still soft in the center and golden.
- Remove from the oven and parchment to a wire rack to cool.
- When cool, peel off and store in a tightly covered container.
See how the dough sets up in nice little balls? Sticky little things ... remember to either sprinkle with sugar or set in some almonds before baking. Hmm ... I wonder if chopped almonds on top would be good? Not traditional, certainly, but gooooood!
See how pretty they cook up? They are a two bite cookie, or one bite if you are my husband. I think the sugared ones are my favorite. Which would be your favorite?
Hey, back off cookie thief!!! Stop stealing the cookies! And get some sun, for goodness sake, those fingers are looking pretty pale.
Yuuuummm, look at how good that cookie looks on the inside! Isn't it cute? Just a tiny, perfect two bite, lip smackin' good cookie. Ignore the thumb nail in desperate need of a manicure. Just look at that yummy, chewy, cookie instead. Want one?


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(f): forecast
- Reform measures (labour market, banking sector, insolvency, etc.)
- Improved competitiveness and strengthened export sectors
- Improvement in the financial position of companies
- High-quality infrastructures
- Significant tourism potential
- High levels of private and public debt, very negative net external position
- Duality of labour market, high level of structural unemployment
- Large number of relatively unproductive small companies
- Fragmented political landscape, unity of the country threatened by separatist movement in Catalonia
Gradual slowing in activity
Spain was again one of the most dynamic of the Eurozone countries in 2017 despite the threat of secession by Catalonia. Growth was driven both by internal and external demand. Household consumption, which grew at a slower rate than in 2016, remained strong thanks to the continued vitality of the jobs market. There is however likely to be a gradual slowing in the level of activity in 2018. The post-crisis recovery is gradually running out of steam. Consumption will increase less quickly, despite the low level of inflation, as the impact of the catching up by households with previously delayed consumer durable purchases begins to wane. Investments however are expected to continue growing and most notably among exporting companies but these could suffer as a result of increasing uncertainties and, specifically, political. The construction sector will remain on its positive track in a context of robust demand and rising prices. Exports will benefit in part from the vigour within the Eurozone economies but given the expected strengthening of the euro against the dollar, this will have an impact on the competitiveness of exports outside the EU as will the negative consequences arising with the slowdown in the United Kingdom.
Despite the relaxed financing conditions, the growth in credit will remain sluggish in a context of ongoing debt reduction within households and companies. The weak state of the credit market in a context of low interest rates will nevertheless continue to undermine the profitability of the banking sector even though its creditworthiness and the quality of its portfolios have improved. Following the adsorption of Banco Popular Espaňol S.A. by Banco Santander for one symbolic euro when it failed the July 2016 stress tests, Spanish banks need to get ready in 2018 for a fresh round of banking stress tests based on a more stringent methodology (IRFS9).
Exiting from the excessive deficit procedure predicted in 2018
The public deficit will continue its slow contraction since 2016. The improvement in the public accounts can be attributed to an increase in revenues and a slight reduction in public spending (lowered social contribution, limited investments and lower interest costs). Unless there is a political consensus following the Catalan crisis making it possible to approve the 2018 budget, the 2017 budget agreed in May 2017 with the support of the Basque minority party, should be duplicated in 2018. There will be a slowdown in budget revenues but spending will continue to be held in check. The reduction in social transfers and the freeze on government employee wages in 2018 will allow for a small increase in public investments. The favourable debt ratio will help contribute to a reduction in the debt servicing burden. If the budget is applied as planned, the public deficit should fall below the 3% threshold in 2018 and allow Spain to terminate the excessive deficit procedure initiated in 2009.
Exporting companies have enhanced their competitiveness since the 2009 crisis thanks to reductions in their labour costs and the restoration of their profitability that has enabled them to win increased market shares. The solid rate of growth in the Eurozone is also expected to help sustain activity but the slowdown in the United Kingdom, Spain's fourth largest trading partner, could present a threat to those sectors exposed to UK demand, such as the automotive sector (11% of the sector's exports) and the production of capital goods. The low level of debt interest payments and the cost of energy should also help to maintain the current account surplus.
Risk of Catalan secession because of fragmented parliament
After two consecutive parliamentary elections, the Spanish political landscape was seriously fragmented. The Spanish government formed at the end of October 2016 and led by the conservative Mariano Rajoy has a fragile base. Mariano Rajoy was only able to win a confidence vote in parliament and to bring an end to Spain's longest governmental crisis thanks to abstentions by a number of socialist Deputies. The commencing of the Catalan crisis with the calling of what was deemed by the Madrid government of an illegal referendum by the Catalan separatists on 1st October 2017, could lead to a realignment of the polarisation of the political chessboard, with the nationalist parties adopting a united front. Following the "yes" vote and faced with the determination of the Catalan authorities under the leadership of Carles Puigdemont to declare independence, the region was placed under central government rule. The enacting of this exceptional provision in the Spanish constitution was followed by the calling of early regional elections, in which the central protagonists for independence, and despite being the subject of legal action, stood and obtained the majority again. This victory is likely to prolong the Catalan crisis, which in view of the results of the PP could occur at the national level. The agreement between the PP, PSOE and Ciudadanos on the Catalan question is not going to eradicate the dissensions within the Cortes (the Spanish parliament). With the government struggling to obtain a majority to approve the 2017 budget, it seems that the inflexibility of its position concerning the Catalan question will in future cost it the votes of Deputies in the small regional nationalist parties. Mariano Rajoy is no longer safe from a censure motion.
Last update : January 2018
Bills of exchange are widely accepted for commercial transactions in Spain. In the event of defaults, they offer creditors certain safeguards, including access to special collection proceedings with instruments for negotiation under the civil procedures code (juicio cambiario). Bills of exchange which have been guaranteed by a bank can be somewhat difficult to obtain, but they do limit the risk of payment default by offering creditors recourse to the endorser of the bill of exchange.
Cheques are widely used for corporate transactions in Spain. They offer similar legal safeguards under the juicio cambiario in the event of default. The same is true of promissory notes (pagaré), which, like bills of exchange and cheques, are instruments enforceable by law. If unpaid, they are recorded in the registry of unpaid acceptances (RAI, Registro de Aceptationes Impagadas).
Attached to the Centre for Interbank Cooperation, the RAI is the country's most important registry. It records all commercial payment defaults of over EUR 300, thus allowing banks and other deposit institutions to verify a company's payment record before extending credit.
Electronic transfers via the SWIFT network, widely used by Spanish banks, are a fast, fairly reliable and cheap payment instrument, provided the purchaser orders payment in good faith. If the buyer fails to order a transfer, the legal recourse is to institute ordinary proceedings, or summary proceedings, based on the unpaid invoice. Banks in Spain have also been implementing SEPA standards for euro-denominated payments.
Debt collection
Unless there are special clauses included in the commercial contract, the applicable rate of interest is that applied by the European Central Bank in its most recent refinancing operation (performed prior to the first calendar day of the half year concerned), with an additional seven percentage points. The rate is published by the Finance Minister every six months, in the Boletín Oficial del Estado.
The statute of limitations for ordinary claims is five years, following the introduction of Ley 42/2015 on the 5th October 2015.
Amicable phase
There are no formalities or conditions for the dispatch of a reminder to the debtor, but it is advisable to send a claim to the debtor first (a burofax, which is an official fax which has legal value). The creditor can obtain guarantees for the payment of the debt. Unless both parties reach an agreement, no interest or penalties can be charged for late payments at this stage.
Legal proceedings
If no settlement agreement is reached with the customer, the creditor can initiate a legal collection process, using civil procedure law (ley de Enjuiciamento civil).
Exchange proceedings
Exchange proceedings are used for claims based on bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques. A judge of the first instance (juzgado de primera instancia) verifies that the 'exchange title' has been correctly implemented and then orders the debtor to make payment of both the principal amount and the late interests and costs, within ten days. The judge will also order a seizure for security (embargo preventivo) on the debtor's assets, equivalent to the outstanding amount. The debtor has ten days to dispute the ruling.
If there is no payment received or opposition within the prescribed time, the judge will order enforcement measures. If necessary, the judicial representative will carry out attachment.
When claims are contested, a court hearing is held to examine both parties' arguments and a judgement should be handed down within ten additional days. Although this is time frame that is prescribed under Spanish law, it is rarely adhered to by the courts.
Ordinary proceedings
In addition to the juicio cambiario, creditors unable to reach a payment settlement out of court can enforce their rights through a civil procedure (juicio declarativo). Civil procedures are divided into ordinary proceedings (juicio ordinario) for claims of over EUR 6,000 and oral proceedings (juicio verbal) – a more simplified system – for smaller claims. Both proceedings are initiated with a lawsuit served on the debtor, who is obliged to present their defence in front of the court.
The claimant is required to explain the facts of his claim and provide all supporting documents – either originals, or copies that have been certified by a public notary - on filing its initial petition. Prior to the investigation of the case, the judge will summon the parties during a first hearing (audiencia previa), using ordinary proceedings, to encourage a conciliation. If this is unsuccessful, the lawsuit will be pursued. The court can then order specific measures to clarify issues or facts that remain unclear, before passing judgment.
Monitory proceedings (Juicio monitorio)
For monetary, liquid and overdue claims, whatever the outstanding amount (previously limited to up to EUR 250,000), creditors can now benefit from a more flexible summary procedure. This process does not require the presence of a barrister, or solicitor. The filing of a petición inicial, prepared with a pre-printed form, is directly submitted to the judge of first instance (juzgado de primera instancia) where the debtor is located. After reviewing the supporting documents, the judge can order the debtor to pay within twenty days.
If the debtor does not respond, the judicial representative will inform the judge and request confirmation of the decision in favour of the initial request. The judicial representative then hands down a ruling confirming the conclusion of monitory proceedings, which is transmitted to the creditor. This allows the creditor to contact the Enforcement Office for the next phase. If the debtor disputes the ruling and provides motivated arguments for this within a written statement signed by a barrister and a solicitor, a full trial on the case will be instigated.
Enforcement of a legal decision
When all appeal venues have been exhausted, domestic court decisions become enforceable. If the debtor fails to satisfy the judgment within twenty days, the Court Clerk, upon request, can seek out the debtor's assets and seize them.
Decisions on foreign awards rendered by EU countries benefit from particularly advantageous enforcement conditions, such as EU Payment orders and the European Enforcement Order. Judgements rendered by non-EU countries are recognised and enforced, provided that the issuing country is party to a bilateral or multilateral agreement with Spain. If no such agreement is in place, Spanish exequatur proceedings will be followed.
Insolvency proceedings
Out-of-court proceedings
A debtor has the possibility of negotiating a formal refinancing agreement (acuerdo de refinanciacion formal) with his creditors. This agreement must be signed by the court. Within this agreement, the parties are free to write off as much of the debt as they deem necessary.
Restructuring proceedings
Restructuring proceedings are launched by filing a petition for an insolvency order. After examination of the petition, the judge makes an insolvency order. Creditors are expected to notify their claims within one month of publication of the insolvency order. The court appoints an insolvency manager, who examines the debtor's financial situation and establishes a report on its debts. If there is no opposition to the report, the insolvency manager submits the final version to the judge. The judge subsequently orders the commencement of the arrangement phase with its repayment schedule, viability plan and alternative proposals for repayment.
Liquidation in Spain aims to divide the company's assets once all of its obligations have been satisfied. During this phase, the company retains its legal persona. Liquidators are appointed to execute the process and they can also take over the function of administrative body and company representative.
The liquidator cannot redistribute the company's assets among its associates until all of its creditors have been paid and payment demands against the company have been settled. Aggrieved creditors can contest transactions that they believe may have taken place illegally during the allocation of the assets. These proceedings can last up to seven years.


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Claude J. Letulle
Born: March 28, 1919
Cambo-les-Bains, France
One of five children, Claude grew up in a Catholic family in Paris. His father, a physician, owned a prosperous general medicine practice and medical laboratory. Claude's father encouraged him to study medicine and to join his practice, but Claude was more interested in becoming a lawyer.
1933-39: I continued my studies, and in 1936 I entered the university to study law. By mid-1939, Germany's threat against France had escalated, and on September 3, 1939, France declared war on Germany. I knew that my country stood little chance of winning against the Nazis. In October I was drafted into the French army. After basic training, I was promoted to corporal and assigned to a tank division stationed southeast of Paris.
1940-44: I was captured by the German army six weeks after they invaded France. Like other POWs, I was put to forced work for the Reich. As punishment for threatening to kill a guard, I was made to work in a hospital where Nazi doctors performed "medical experiments." I was present when they castrated men, and when they crushed prisoners' fingers in a press to "study" broken bones. Many died during the procedures. One woman's eyelids were sewn open to force her to watch in a mirror as both her breasts were removed.
After four years as a prisoner, Claude was repatriated to France as part of a prisoner exchange in February 1944. He fought in the French underground until the end of the war.


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With the much anticipated release of Julie & Julia yesterday in the U.S. (see here for upcoming release dates in other countries - I won't be able to see it until September, rats!), I thought it might be fun to talk about our favorite movies in which food plays a major role. Here are some of mine -
The pantheon:
Just misses the pantheon:
Also good:
Weird, sometimes disgusting, but good
Ones I have not seen but probably should
Honorable mentions - these are TV series where food stars (scripted shows only)
So…any I'm missing? Do you agree/disagree? What are your favorites? ^_^
Also if you saw Julie & Julia, what did you think of it?
The Big Onigiri.
- Wherever you go, there you are. -
What about books Maki? Like Water for Chocolate was a good book, but I haven't seen the movie. There are a number of "chick-lit" books with food as a central character - I like Sarah-Kate Lynch's books Blessed are the Cheesemakers, By Bread Alone, Eating with the Angels, & House of Peine. They're light, but fun. And then there's always Salt, and that one about the oysters in New York.
My blog is Food and Shoes
"Big Night" belongs in the pantheon but is missing. To the weird and sometimes disgusting I'd add "Motel Hell" which gave us the quote "it takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters."
I would actually say "Mostly Martha" is my favorite food movie. The remake was nowhere nearly as good as the original, though. I liked how everyone had such real problems, but the food brought them together. I really liked it.
I finally saw Tampopo and I was dissapointed, perhaps I had it built up too much before I saw it.
SBB, oops! I wrote Big Feast when I meant Big Night. That is in the pantheon.
I guess in the realm of weird edibles, there's also Sweeney Todd? ^_^;
Bronwyn books are a whole other topic! I've always loved books that had food and cooking in them, even (or especially) growing up. One thing I loved about the Narnia books for example is that CS Lewis always had these great descriptions of food. One I remember in particular was in The Silver Chair, where he describes a centaur's breakfast. First the centaur has to graze for an hour or so, then has to have some hot mash (or whatever horses get). Then he has to tend to his human stomach in the form of a proper breakfast with bacon, eggs, toast, coffee, etc. The character says that inviting a centaur over to stay is a very serious undertaking!
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Yeah, sure, it's a "kids movie", but the chocolate! and the candy! *drools* It's the first food movie that comes to mind--that's gotta mean something, right?
There are so many J-Dramas featuring food in some form that come to mind. The first was Bambino!, which follows Ban, a university student from Hakata and his experiences as an apprentice in a frantic kitchen of a popular Italian restaurant in Tokyo. Haikei, Chichiue-sama followed--it's a glimpse the life of Ippei, a senior apprentice in a ryotei in Tokyo, who has a former geisha-turned bar owner mother, and an unknown father. Then there's Osen, a much younger, exaggerated but hilariously entertaining set of stories featuring more ryotei food. Kuitan (1&2&Special) had me doubled over in laughter: it's about a personal investigator who solves mysteries...with his tastebuds. Oh, and Ryusei no Kizuna, which, after watching like one episode, led to a curiosity about Hayashi rice, and the subsequent recipe search which led me to Just Hungry... which then led to Lunch no Joou, the story about a small family restaurant in the suburbs of Tokyo.
An honorary mention to Hana Yori Dango: the dango shop, F4 lounge, and who can forget the cookies that taste of love (koi no aji)~
there's a film from argentina called "el hijo de la novia" (the bride's son). It's about a man running a restaurant while his mum has alzheimer disease and he helps his father making her happy.
The food topic there is just annecdotical, but the main character explains a GREAT recipe for pasta to a man that is interested in buying the restaurant :)
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The Chicago Tribune has a slide show of 'favorite food films' here. Half of those I haven't seen (and at least 2 remakes of non-English movies in there). It has Disney's Lady and the Tramp in there, which does have that great meatball spaghetti scene. There are some other Disney movies with great food scenes - the banquet scene in Beauty and the Beast, and the Les Poissons song in Little Mermaid come to mind.
and ratatouille! ^^
I've seen Tampopo, Babette's Feast, Big Feast Night, and Chocolat, based on your recommendation. I liked them all and also Eat Drink Man Woman. I'll have to check out Like Water For Chocolate. I have a hard time finding Kamome Diner and Supermarket Woman. Netflix usually has large variety, but they don't have those movies.
Tampopo has a short s_e_x scene...in case someone plans on watching it w/ their kids.
That is true...the sex scene in Tampopo is fairly, ehm, erotic. And weird, but anywho. (I don't think I'm a prude, but i hate watching movies with sex scenes unless I'm all alone. hahaha ^_^; I get quite embarassed!)
I guess also the scene with the oyster pearl divers is a quite suggestive too, though would go over most kids' heads.
And, I suppose the very last scene may unsettle boob-phobic people. Though I LOVE the last scene, it brings it all together.
Hahaha yep...and I saw it years ago in college but don't remember much of the movie...I guess I was half asleep then. I watched it the second time a couple months ago and was surprised, and I got the DVD from the library!
Heh sorry, I'm late on this topic but Julie &Julia was hilarious. French cooking not Japanese but it was still great.
Foodies do it better.
Just saw Julie & Julia with my hubbie. We both loved it. I thought Meryl Streep was brilliant as Julia Child. The film is sweet and all about relationships. A true girl flick but lots of fun just the same.
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Hehehe. Somebody tries to make some use of Solaris.... Good Luck. Piece of advice though: upgrade to Linux, it's faster that way. Do not get me wrong... ... BUT WHAT THE F***?! This is year 2009 and Solaris still can't take care of colors?
P.S. BTW, Good Luck trying to use "TERM=xterm-color" though. Last I time I tried it on Solaris only to find that it is lacking something like half keyboard.
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