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The objects to be stored on a SmartCard or on a similar device are output from the host application computer in a form adapted to the device, particularly in form of a byte array which can easily be stored on such a SmartCard. That serialization comprises to convert any particular object into a sequence of bytes representing the object and its current status by storing all attributes, the name of them and all further objects which are referenced by the object which is subject to that serialization step. With the total of that information that object can be recovered in an unchanged form after any reset or interruptions which can possibly take place during usage of the SmartCard in a respective SmartCard terminal. The recover procedure is performed in analogous form: the object as well as all further objects being referenced by that object is instantiated and is initialized with the data read out from the SmartCard. The byte array representing that object can be stored both on common file system oriented SmartCards and on JavaCards, too, without being confronted to any specific further problem.
1. A method for storing objects in devices having a reduced resources of high-level programming support, in which said objects are associated with both an application implemented on such device and a host application running on a host computer, the method comprising a step of:
providing an interface between the host application and the device application, said interface being associated with said objects and comprising methods being able to be performed on the attributes associated with said objects,
the method being characterized by the step of:
serializing, contiguously, attributes and methods of said objects into a format applicable to said devices.
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5. A method for recovering objects from devices having reduced resources for high-level programming support in which said objects are associated with both an application implemented on such device and a host application running on a host computer, the method comprising a step of:
providing an interface between said host application and said device application, said interface being associated with said objects and comprising methods being able to be performed on the attributes associated with said objects
the method being characterized by the step of
de-serializing contiguous attributes.and methods of said objects from a format applicable on said devices.
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9. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for storing objects in devices having a reduced resources of high-level programming support, in which said objects are associated with both an application implemented on such device and a host application running on a host computer, the method steps comprising:
providing an interface between the host application and the device application, said interface being associated with said objects and comprising methods being able to be performed on the attributes associated with said objects,
the method being characterized by the steps of
serializing, contiguously, attributes and methods of said objects into a format applicable to said devices; and
de-serializing contiguous attributes and methods of said objects from a format applicable on said devices.
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1.1 Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to programming and operation of applications for use with devices having a reduced support of high-level programming concepts, particularly for use with SmartCards, it relates in particular to improvements for programming read and write operations on such devices.
1.2 Description of Prior Art
Since a chip card was introduced for public telephones in France 1984, the chip card business has been rapidly growing concerning economic and technological aspects. Until the year 2000 an annual growth of 25 percent is expected. The German Geldkarte has been issued over 40 million times. Former simple storage chipboards evolved to modern SmartCards with their own microprocessor, own operation system and over 32 Kbytes free storage for applications. Very reliable authentication, electronic signature and cryptography are tasks where SmartCards are superior to traditional technologies like magnetic stripe cards. The integrated processor allows SmartCards to operate independently and not influenced by the environment: Sensible data, e.g. a secret key, never has to leave the card. Smart cards are able to execute cryptographic algorithms or check passwords locally before releasing stored data. Electronic cash transactions can be performed this way without an expensive online connection to host systems. This is why SmartCards play an important role especially in electronic business and banking.
Another important area of applications are consumer electronics: Mobiles and set-top-boxes already adopt SmartCard technology. Finally, in some years there will be a new generation of small electronic devices, i.e. reduced resources computer device which are mass produced low cost devices for a variety of daily-life purposes each holding a processing chip and some program memory.
Common to both types of devices is that they are characterized by having a reduced support of high-level programming concepts.
At least one major obstacle impedes the propagation of such devices and in particular of SmartCards and their application development: The software development problems involved with storing and reading on/from such devices.
Storing of objects, i.e. programming objects as an element of object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques is an essential subject of object-oriented software development. Storing an object comprises both, storing the attributes describing the object, and storing the status in which (OOP) methods and algorithms are when the object is stored, in order to be able to continue the methods and algorithms easily and consistently after any reset or interruption of a program having performed any operations on the objects.
Such highly developed storing methods can hardly be used, however, on reduced resources computer devices, i.e. any devices, holding a chip which is small in size and of very limited computing power and storing capacity. Further, they cannot easily be performed on above said devices having a reduced support of high-level programming concepts.
Filesystem-oriented SmartCards are an important example for such devices. On such SmartCards any information is stored by using traditional file structures.under the close memory space and file access constraints particular for such devices. Such structure contains a collection of simple file types and corresponding file directories in order to store the application data belonging to a host application the SmartCard is used with. Data are exchanged between host computer and SmartCard by using a plurality of single instruction sequences, abbreviated commonly as APDU, which carry the data as a trail behind the respective instructions and passing into and from the SmartCards mostly through a two pole contact only.
Such file system oriented SmartCards are the most commonly used ones and are the cheapest, compared to so-called JavaCards, the development of which is not yet completed. Such JavaCards are able to store complete SmartCard applications in form of Applets, and they can even perform them autonomously. In such cards said simple data types as well as complete programming objects can be stored. Such a comfortable storing procedure is, however, only possible to be realized by the SmartCard application itself and cannot be triggered by the host application for exchanging data with the respective SmartCard application. When the host application has to store any object on a JavaCard the traditional procedure of transmitting APDUs must be performed in order to exchange data.
When, however, data are transmitted in APDUs then the application developer has to take care on data formats in order to arrange all data in an adequate form on the SmartCard. This task requires a lot of specialized skill, specific for each SmartCard filesystem architecture.
In order to illustrate said data management problem the application programmer is confronted with, a small and simple example is given next below.
An application object is deemed to describe a bank account. The class name is "BankAccount". It has the attributes "Account" and "CreditLimit". Apart of that the class comprises the programming methods "Withdraw ( )", "Deposit( )" and "GetNumberOfTransactions ( )". The application developer has now to read out the particular attributes from the object and has to store them on the SmartCard specific for the respective object each, separately. Thus, Account and CreditLimit, as well as an internal counter of the GetNumberOfTransactions-method, necessary for intermediate storing of the current number of SmartCard accesses have to be treated in that complicated way.
As the application developer has to store the particular data each separately and maybe in a plurality of different ways, each way specific for a specific SmartCard type an application developer cannot take great advantage of the software development comfort which is brought with object-oriented applications, e.g. visual programming methods, as the SmartCards only support the above mentioned simple data types. The application developer has to convert objects explicitly into the simple data types supported by the SmartCard for which the application is designed. Such tasks interrupt a quick and straight forward object-oriented software development and complicates visual programming techniques.
An alternative, to take JavaCards in order to handle complex objects on SmartCards, too, is not easy to be realized as JavaCard technology is still not ready for use, expensive and not yet sufficiently standardized. Thus, the most important SmartCard sector today is that one with traditional filesystem-oriented SmartCards.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to improve software development for computing devices having a reduced support of high-level programming concepts and in particular for SmartCard applications by providing an object-oriented programming access to SmartCards as well.
This object of the invention is achieved by the features stated in enclosed independent claims. Further advantageous arrangements and embodiments of the invention are set forth in the respective subclaims.
The objects to be stored on a SmartCard or on a similar device in the above mentioned sense are output from the host application computer in a serialized form adapted to the device, particularly in form of a byte array which can easily be stored on such a SmartCard. Said serialization comprises to convert any particular object into a sequence of bytes representing the object and its current status by storing all attributes, the name of them and all further objects which are referenced by the object which is subjected to that serialization. With the total of said information said object can be principally recovered later in time or in conjunction with another host application terminal being placed at a different location including the updates which were made before. Further, the objects can be recovered in an unchanged form after any reset or interruptions which can possibly take place during usage of the SmartCard in a respective SmartCard terminal. The recover procedure is performed in analogous form: the object as well as all further objects being referenced by that object is instantiated and is initialized with the data read out from the SmartCard. The byte array representing that object can be stored both on common filesystem-oriented SmartCards and on JavaCards, too, without being confronted to any specific further problem.
The method of the present invention with the characteristics of claim 1 has the advantage, in relation to the method sketched out in the discussion of prior art technique that business objects like JavaBeans can be stored in an integral form including the attributes and the methods of an object contiguously and in one single step, instead of storing a plurality of single attributes or defining specific file formats. This simplifies application engineering extraordinarily: the application developer defines his own objects and need not take care of the binary representation thereof.
In a preferred embodiment of the inventional method applied to Java applications it is advantageous to simply realize that serialization step by taking usage of the "Object Serialization" which forms part of Java 1.1.
It is thus possible to extend the use of Java Bean items in order to apply such item technology on specific methods for handling such objects for programming purposes, like storing and reading the objects.
In a further preferred embodiment the objects are packed in TLV formatted form, i.e. Tag, Length, Value, and are compressed before being stored. This increases the usage efficiency of the limited memory space on such SmartCards and similar devices.
Thus, SmartCard application data becomes more transparent, handling of such data becomes simpler and more flexible as all data types of the applied object-oriented programming language are provided. A specific skill on SmartCard file system structures is not required for the application developer.
By providing an object-oriented application development for state of the art file system oriented SmartCards they can be used for the development of innovative software solutions which can be performed with modern object-oriented software development techniques including visual programming techniques. Thus the basic principle of the present invention closes a gap between modern programming techniques and their applicability on devices having a reduced support of high-level programming concept such as SmartCards. Closing that gap is important as new JavaCards are not yet fully developed and will be much more expensive than file system oriented SmartCards.
Thus, by aid of JavaBean technology SmartCard applications in Java can be put together out of simple and flexible software elements comprising the application data which can be stored without separate programming efforts as a whole unit on any SmartCard.
Such elements provide for assembling complex structures of SmartCard information by visual programming techniques without any specific skill on SmartCards and without a longer skill on the subject. Taking the proposed Java Serialization in order to perform the proposed conversion offers the advantage of a well accepted quasi-standard concerning the storing format of the object states.
Further, requirements for larger memory space compared to the requirements of conventional, optimized card layout can be equilibrated and balanced due to the above mentioned advantages and due to the clearly recognizable trend towards SmartCards with steadily increasing memory space.
Furthermore, the proposed method requires no JavaSmartCard technology but can, however include JavaSmartCards for usage.
Furthermore, a persistent storage of object status can be achieved and be used for elegantly using complex own classes of an object-oriented application in conjunction with SmartCards.
Finally, this approach is predestined for visual software engineering in which the programmer generates his application objects and connects them by events quasi-intuitively in a graphical environment.
The present invention is illustrated by way of example and is not limited by the shape of the Figures of the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic sketch giving a summarizing overview on the inventional storing and reading methods including the objects and the representation of their status,
FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of a block diagram showing the essential steps of the storing method according to the invention,
FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a block diagram showing the essential steps of the reading method according to the invention.
With general reference to the Figures and with special reference now to FIG. 1 the basic principle of the present invention is illustrated and summarized next below.
Said principle is illustrated by way of a banking application 6 which is deemed to work with a plurality of different SmartCards 7, 8 over a programming interface 9 which plays a central role in implementing the inventional method. Said application comprises at least two exemplary application objects, one object 10 holding data describing the cardholder, and a further object 12 describing the cardholder's bank account. This example is held simple intentionally in order to focus on the kernel of the present invention.
The serialization of objects before storing them and the respective deserialization after reading them is taking place in said interface 9 and can be comprised by a JavaBeanItemClass which is provided to the application engineer.
Said BeanItemClass provides functionality to store and to recover, i.e. to read application specific objects onto and from the SmartCards, respectively. But any particular application object can be defined by the application engineer himself. The account object 12 could be outlined as follows:
As can be seen it possesses three data items, i.e account, credit limit and number of transactions, and three methods working on said items, i.e. for withdrawing money, for depositing money and for reading out the number of transactions which is increased on each withdrawal or deposit.
According to the invention there is no need to make any assignment between any data and the location on the SmartCard where they will be stored or, from where they would be recovered, respectively. The application engineer need not identify the particular attributes and need not use specific methods to realize the SmartCard file access. The status of the object "BankAccount" can be stored in an integral form onto the SmartCard by way of the BeanItem-method "saveToCard ( )" which is described in more detail down below.
That serialization is general and valid for all objects and can be readily applied from BeanItem for any other SmartCards.
Next, and with additional reference to FIG. 2 the basic steps in order to store an object 'o' on a SmartCard by aid of a BeanItem object are described additionally by an excerpt of the following commented, programmer's code which can be seen as a part of the host application 6 source code:
Correspondingly, the recovering step of the object 'o' is independent of the object itself, which is illustrated by the following commented programmers code which should be read with reference to FIG. 3.
Now, after storing and subsequent recovering the same object status is recovered exactly except the status of the internal number of transaction counter which was increased from seven to eight by a respective counter.
As can be seen from above reading and storing objects can be programmed without any specific SmartCard filesystem knowledge if the application engineer is provided with the respective JAVA BeanItem objects loadFromCard ( ) and saveToCard ( ), respectively.
In conjunction with the co-pending application concerning visual programming of SmartCard applications by using card independent objects the storing and recovering of objects of Java applications can be realized even card-independently using a visual engineering environment: There, a Java interface is provided defining methods for storing and recovering of objects. The application can use such methods as a placeholder, i.e. a dummy in order to define its own SmartCard access procedures, which in turn can be advantageously performed by visual programming techniques, as well. Using the principle presented in that co-pending application the actual implementation of the interface is performed at application runtime and specific for each of the applied SmartCards. Thus, the proper implementation is instantiated depending of the actual used SmartCard in order to serialize the concerned object and to store it onto the SmartCard or to recover it therefrom.
In the foregoing specification the invention has been described with reference to a specific exemplary embodiment thereof. It will, however, be evident that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The specification and drawings are accordingly to be regarded as illustrative rather than in a restrictive sense.
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It is very easy to fill. There is plenty of room between the inner and outer tubes to add your juice without flooding it. Where it comes apart for filling, it is metal on metal threads with a gasket so it comes apart much easier than a plastic to metal joint.
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Yes, this kit is worth 3 of the $25 starter kits that a lot of local shops sell. No regrets at all about my Inferno purchase.
The Inferno KitReview by Lindaon 12/15/14I loved everything except the juice. The Inferno e-cig is the best, not too big and it is easy to fill. The kit has everything you need to get started. I'm just wondering about the heating coils.... they don't seem to last very long. Can you clean them or is there any way to make them last longer?
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I have had an Inferno since its first or second iteration (with the original Tube Tank). The batteries that came with my original kit lasted for about a year and a half of heavy use before giving up the ghost.
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The only thing that I do not like about the BCT system as a whole is the amount of e-liquid that you end up wasting because of overdraw into the tip basin. Maybe this is just an issue of too much suction on use. I am experimenting with draw strength in the hope that I can find a comfortable draw that won't waste much e-liquid.
A Stunning ProductReview by Kyleon 11/27/14I have been using electronic cigarettes for the last year and all of them seem to break, leak, lose power, or not produce enough flavor. Since I started using the Volcano Inferno I have yet to have any of those issues. I use it all day long and it never gives me issues. I noticed that the battery has a unique connection so it is not changeable with e-go batteries and other tanks. Other then that there is nothing wrong with this set up. It has to be hands down the best one I have used.
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Thankfully this incident ended up with no one being hurt. I am glad that there were no guns involved in this one or the story would have been different. Well done PAPD.
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Greek mythology lists Rhode and Benthesikyme as the daughters of Poseidon and his wife, Amphitrite. Poseidon had numerous offspring with other creatures from mythological lore, but only two daughters and one son with his wife.Know More
Greek mythology portrays Poseidon as a god with a wandering eye. His affair with Medusa, the mythological woman famous for having snakes for her hair, led to the births of both Pegasus and Chrysaor. He also fathered offspring with the goddesses Demeter, Gaia and Aphrodite.
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Situated near the beach in Monticello, this residence is close to L'Ile Rousse Beach, Eglise Paroissiale and Place Paoli. Also nearby are Ile-Rousse Light House and Port de L'Ile-Rousse.
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In addition to an outdoor pool, Residence Benista provides a spa tub and a children's pool. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. A poolside bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A beach shuttle and a shopping center shuttle are complimentary for guests. This Mediterranean residence also offers a children's club, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden. Onsite self parking is complimentary. A total renovation of this property was completed in January 2012.
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Tide tables and solunar tables for sport fishers in Longbranch. Find out the forecast for high tides and low tides before setting out to fish, and other fishing-related data such as the lunar phase, tidal coefficient, sun and moon rising and setting times, hours of maximum fish activity, weather conditions in Longbranch ...
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Today Sunday, 29th of March of 2015, the sun rose in Longbranch at 7:18 am and sunset was at 7:44 pm. The moon set at 3:45 am at 288º west. Then, the moon rose at 74º east at 2:57 pm.
In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first low tide was at 12:15 am and the next low tide at 12:56 pm. The first high tide was at 6:31 am and the next high tide at 6:53 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous. Today we had 12 hours and 26 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 1:31 pm and the length of time the moon will be visible will be 12 hours and 48 minutes.
The tidal coefficient today is 45, a low value, which means that the range (difference between high tide and low tide) will be lower than on other occasions and the currents will also be small. At noon the tidal coefficient increases to 50 to end the day with a tidal coefficient of 54. The tide heights today are 0.0 ft, 2.3 ft, 0.0 ft and 2.3 ft. We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Longbranch which is of 3.9 ft and a minimum height of -0.7 ft.
The solunar fishing calendar in Longbranch tells us that today is a bad day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is low, however, this is just a chance so we encourage you to take your rod and try it during solunar periods. Please, read more about solunar tables. The best times of day for fishing are:
Tide timetable for Longbranch. The times are generated in local time in Florida (East Coast) and the daylight saving time change is calculated automatically, so you don't need to add or subtract anything. You will also have the lunar phase, sunrise and sunset times, the tidal coefficient and the average fish activity forecast for each day according to the solunar tables:
[ 0 low activity ] , [ average activity ] , [ high activity ] , [ very high activity ]
NOTE: The times reflected in the tide table for Longbranch are tide forecasts only valid as references for sport fishing. They shouldn't be used as a guide for navigation. The heights are expressed in feet referenced to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).
MLLW is the average of the lower low water height of each tidal day observed over the official time segment over which tide observations are taken and reduced to obtain mean value (Tidal Datum Epoch).
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US prosecutors said that Park Tongsun acted on behalf of Saddam by lobbying US and UN officials to drop economic sanctions, and broke the law by failing to notify the justice department.
They also said Park received about $2 million from Iraq and had asked for up to $10 million saying that he needed it to bribe his friend, Boutros-Ghali. There was no evidence Boutros-Ghali received any money.
Park, 71, faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced on October 26.
Denied bail
Judge Denny Chin denied him bail, saying he was a flight risk, and Park has been held in a prison hospital to treat his diabetes. "He is disappointed because he is not guilty. We are hoping Judge Chin will enter of judgment of acquittal," defence lawyer Michael Kim said. Kim has asked for a dismissal, saying the conspiracy alleged could no longer be prosecuted under the statute of limitations.
Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi, Iraq's deputy UN ambassador, said Park's actions had strengthened the former government "and led to the continued oppression of the people of Iraq".
Widespread abuse
Widespread abuse of the $67 billion oil-for-food programme for personal gain has implicated officials, companies and politicians from 40 countries, according to a panel headed by Paul Volcker, a former US Federal Reserve chairman.
Six others under indictment over the scandal have yet to be tried, including Texas oil tycoon Oscar Wyatt.
Park previously had gained notoriety in the 1970s as a lobbyist who gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to members of the US Congress as part of the influence-peddling scandal dubbed "Koreagate". Charges against him were dropped.
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From boutique hotels blocks from campus to countryside bed & breakfasts, you will find accommodations in Lancaster County to suit your style and budget. The establishments linked below are convenient to campus and work with the College to offer special rates to F&M visitors.
On Campus
When in Rome...if you're looking for good food in a convenient setting, visitors to F&M are welcome to try our student dining options. For menus and specials, please visit fandmdining.com.
Dining Hall
The Restaurants at Ben Franklin offer a plethora of all-you-can-eat deliciousness, including a complete Kosher restaurant, KIVO (Kosher, International, Vegan, Organic). Feel free to ask the admission office for discounted meal coupons.
Retail Outlets
Our retail outlets in the Steinman College Center—Salsa Rico, Vocelli Pizza and Panini Junction—offer made-to-order Mexican entrees, hand-tossed pizza, subs, paninis, salads, smoothies and more.
Zime is located in Distler House (with the F&M Bookstore) and features freshly-made sandwiches, salads, soups, and gourmet grab-and-go-items. Zime also offers fair trade coffee, organic teas, and a give back program that supports Feeding America.
Flavors at LS&P is located in the Barshinger Life Sciences & Philosophy Building's Atrium and features brewed coffee, breakfast sandwiches, Vitality flavored water, flatbread and baguette sandwiches, gourmet salads and desserts.
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Asian fusion, brewery, coffee shop, deli, Ethiopian, fine dining—you name the style of eatery, and chances are you can walk to one from F&M!
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Single vs double kitchen sink - no dishwasher at home - ?
we have 2 options for our new kitchen -
get a single sink with 28" width
get a double sink with two bowls - big bowl is 16" and smaller one will be 12"
*the depth stays the same approx 16" for both options.
other facts-
(a) although we have a dishwasher we dont use dishwashers much in asia as pots & pans are big in size and too many people live in one house so there's always help around.
(b) there's 24" counter space on both sides of the sink.
(c) any sink bigger than 30" is not possible due to planning constraints
(d) this big sink will be for the dishes - there will also be small "prep sink"
IMHO, a single-bowl sink beats a double-bowl one of the same size hands down and 28" is a good size. Are you sure you want it to be 16" deep? It might be too deep from ergonomic point of view.
Having a DW is a convenience, not a requirement. :-) l personally cannot imagine my life without one though it might be because of not having enough help around. :-(
I hand wash a lot--mainly plastic as I don't like what the DW does to it. I cannot imagine hand washing without a double sink. I need space for things to soak while I still access the sink for other tasks. I also like one side for washing, 1 for rinsing. Just my preference!
I'd say go for a double sink, they're a bit pricier, but they do come in handy a LOT. From washing dishes in one, to preparing a meal in another, it makes it a lot easier to multitask. An equal-sized double sink is good enough, but if you want to splurge you could do the one bigger/small.
I can't imagine having a DW and not using it. I use it for everything but knives. A single sink is easily turned into a double with the addition of a pan insert, but you can never turn a double sink into a large single in order to be able to wash oven racks, grill pans, and other oversized items needing washed.
I prefer a large single bowl sink. And I NEVER use the DW in my kitchen, everything is hand washed.
A large single bowl can always be made smaller by using a dish pan (or any large vessel in the process of being washed) for smaller items. And it is always at the ready when washing large items.
Cramming, or angling, or washing a large thing in sections is a colossal PITA.
I have a 30" sink and I keep a dish pan in it for hand washing. It's great if I need to wash something very large...I just take the dish pan out. I used to have a double sink and hated it because it was impossible to wash cookie sheets or large pots and pans.
I love my dishwasher, in fact it's running now! We are out of clean spoons! :-) If you have family that wears baseball caps, there is a plastic hat form you can buy and those caps get really nice and clean on the top shelf of the dishwasher. Dishwasher soap is strong!
When I do hand wash, I wash in one of my sinks and rinse in the other. So I recommend the double sink.
I would do the single large sink. Years ago we lived in an apartment that had a big farmhouse-type sink and no DW. That sink was great! In our current house pre-reno we had a double sink and no (functioning) DW for a couple of years. Although it was nice to have a place to put the dish rack, I didn't love it. Having done it both ways, I have to say the large single sink works better for us. We rarely, if ever, fill the entire sink for dish washing. We use the largest pot/bowl for soapy water and wash it out last.
16" deep? That seems like a lot, deeper than I've ever even heard about.
I'm assuming the 16" is front-to-back measurement.
I would definitely go with the single sink, and I have only one sink in my kitchen. My last sink was double and I hated it. I absolutely love being able to lay bigger pans flat to wash, being able to wash cookie sheets without tippping them back and forth. I love that I don't have to try to move soggy plates that have been placed in the side WITHOUT the garbage disposal over to the other side, without spilling the food scraps in the side without the garbage disposal. There are also fewer surfaces to clean---just all 4 sides and the bottom. I love, love, love my single sink.
However, you will hear from many others who love their double sinks. So you just have to think about how you use your sink.
I really don't like large single sinks and am unlikely to ever have another one. We have one in the current kitchen right now and I hate that when I am cooking, if I have a pan in the sink that I haven't cleaned out yet because I'm busy cooking and need to use the sink for cleaning something or need to use the garbage disposal or drain pasta, it's a mess to do it. The only way that I think I would consider a single is if I were to also have a separate prep sink.
It's so true that different people will have different opinions on which sink set up is the best. I think you just need to think about how you use your kitchen and which things will irritate you more about each option and pick the one that seems to work better for you.
I've had a double bowel sink all of my life until two years ago, and I'm retirement age now. That single bowel Franke Orca sink in my new kitchen is the best thing since sliced bread. This is coming from someone who hand washes everything. I either use a already rinsed out large pan to wash dishes or have a large plastic bowel which colapses so it can be easily stored. Dishes drain on the right side of the sink rather than make a drippy mess on the counter.
Here's how I manage it. I have a dishwasher, but still hand wash all pots and pans. I have a single sink. I wash all the dishes, putting them on the counter as I go. When I am ready to rinse, I put a dish drainer in the sink, rinse, and place the dishes in the dish drainer.
Picture is kind of bad, but it gives you the idea. This really works for me - I just couldn't figure out how to give up the double sink, and this is what I came up with . Love this solution - it works for me.


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Staff was very friendly and helpful, room was very clean, close to everywhere we were going, free wifi, on site "gift shop" was perfect when my fiance started getting sick and we needed cough drops and nyquil asap - Anonymous
The rooms were spacious and relaxing. The pool area was good as well as the fitness center. Breakfast was really good with many selections and the bar was good as well. Close to all attractions as specially the Mall of America. - Anonymous
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Marquette's Father Wild announces $10 million gift; state of the university
Marquette University's interim president, Father Robert A. Wild, announced in a letter to the campus community on Monday that a $10 million anonymous gift had been received to help build a new Jesuit Residence and to boost need-based financial aid for talented students.
The letter marked the beginning of the new semester.
Here's the text of the letter:
"Dear Marquette Colleagues:
"As we begin 2014 and a new semester, we continue to navigate a time of significant change and challenge in American higher education. Since my return as Interim President, I have been reminded of the intelligence, passion, and resourcefulness of our university community. It's no surprise to see these qualities represented in Marquette's online 2013 Year in Review with its coverage of everything from the successful launch of this university's first massive open online course (MOOC) to the introduction of a mobile legal clinic for those in our community who struggle with their legal needs. It was also gratifying to see Marquette recognized by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as a contributor of several Big Ideas to our region and the world.
"Your talent and ingenuity as faculty and staff are among Marquette's most valuable resources as we respond to the challenging financial realities that face higher education today. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the formation of the department and college-level financial review and budget reduction plans submitted in mid-December. The President's Advisory Group, comprised of Interim Provost Margaret Callahan, Vice President for Finance Chuck Lamb, Vice President of Planning Tom Ganey, and me, have begun reviewing these plans in thorough fashion. While we certainly appreciate that people are understandably anxious to learn in a timely manner the decisions resulting from this effort, we on the Advisory Group do need to be reflective and careful in conducting this review so as to serve well this great university and all the people associated with it.
"Let me underscore again why we are engaged in this process. We are not in crisis, we continue to run in the black as we have done for at least the last fifteen years, and our endowment is steadily growing, as is our fund raising. At the same time, we are clear that we cannot continue to increase our tuition at the rate we have in the past – the strain is becoming too great for our families. In addition, if we are to implement the excellent strategic plan that so many of you helped to craft, we will need to generate through our operations sufficient funds to accomplish that. On both counts our students, our families and, it seems to me, we ourselves expect no less.
"Fortunately, from what I have seen to date, the plans to accomplish these results that were submitted by the various deans and vice presidents are detailed, thoughtful, and creative. I know they will serve us well in ensuring that Marquette becomes ever more efficient and effective in its administrative operations so that we can continue to offer our students an education that is both transformative and affordable and support well the research activities of our faculty.
"There is much to be excited about at Marquette. To that end, I'm pleased to share with you that we have received a $10 million gift that will help both to fund a much-needed new Jesuit Residence to replace the present 1404 building which is plagued with an increasing array of major maintenance problems and to provide further scholarship support for talented students of limited financial means, always a high priority for the university. In addition, more than 24,000 students have applied for admittance to next fall's freshman class, over $35 million has been raised to date by our advancement team, and our endowment funds currently hover around the half billion dollar mark. We are also just a few weeks away from this year's Mission Week, our annual celebration of Marquette's Catholic and Jesuit mission. This year's activities will take place the week of February 2-7 and explore the theme, "The Art and Practice of Forgiveness." In mid-March, I look forward to delivering a state-of-the-university address. Reflecting our adoption of the "strong provost" model, Interim Provost Margaret Callahan will join me at that time in addressing the university community.
"As we embark on this new semester, I thank you again for all the good work you have done and are continuing to do for Marquette University. I pray regularly that our loving and gracious God will bless our students, our alumni and benefactors, and all of us, and I am sure that many of you do the same. Thanks indeed!"
Robert A. Wild, S.J.
Interim President
Marquette University
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Social entrepreneurship series
This package kicks off a series centered around social entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation. With less of everything –- jobs, money –- we are confronted with what to prioritize and, therefore, are forced to think about how we want to spend our time. Is it with family? Is it changing careers? Is it contributing to a greater good?
This series capture what social leaders and innovators are doing now in order to improve the quality of life –– not just their own, but other people's as well. It also provides expert advice on these matters.
We have three pieces for each topic and a video to go along with one of them: the difference between GenX and GenY entrepreneurs, how to launch a socially conscious second career that has personal meaning and impact, and how to start a successful non-profit that is complimented by a video of a Summer Search grad, Jabali Sawicki, who is now a leader in his own field.
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What keeps us up at night has changed. We don't just worry about who can bring home the bacon, but moral dilemmas as well. What affect am I having on people around me? Are people responding to what I am doing? What drives this generation of entrepreneurs? What do older people do when they don't feel like retiring? How do you start your own organization? How can I start a second career?
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La Familia stays true to its name with a warm and home-style dining experience in the quaint town of Junction. This longstanding restaurant is a popular pit stop among locals and travelers on long road trips through the town. They offer a varied menu of American and Tex-Mex classics like burgers, tacos and enchiladas. Recommendations include the chips and salsa, beans and guacamole, minced beef taco plate and signature chili relleno paired with chilled Mexican beer. In addition, vegan patrons can opt for their vegan chimichanga or burrito.
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Located conveniently just off the highway, Cooper's Bar-B-Q & Grill is a favorite among road-trippers traveling through Junction. This authentic barbecue joint grills its fare in the outdoor pits that lend a rustic feel to the place. Dine alfresco or indoors where wooden furnishings, animal mounts and frames comprise the decor. On the menu are brisket, sausage, turkey, ribs and pork chops served with their signature BBQ sauce, baked beans and coleslaw. End your meal with their delicious blackberry cobbler.