private Ehcache getCache(String name) throws CacheException {
        try {
            Ehcache cache = manager.getEhcache(name);
            if (cache == null) {
                // FIXME need synchronization here by manager instance
                LOG.warn("Couldn't find a specific ehcache configuration for cache named [" + name + "]; using defaults.");
                manager.addCache(name);
                cache = manager.getEhcache(name);
                LOG.debug("started EHCache region: " + name);
            }
            HibernateUtil.validateEhcache(cache);
            return cache;
        } catch (net.sf.ehcache.CacheException e) {
            throw new CacheException(e);
        }

    }