public static void main(String[] args) {
    loggedUser = args[0];
    try {
      ORB orb = ORB.init(args, null); // initialize ORB
      o = orb.resolve_initial_references("NameService");

      // get reference to Deal object
      NamingContext ncRef = NamingContextHelper.narrow(o);
      NameComponent[] nc = new NameComponent[1];
      nc[0] = new NameComponent();
      nc[0].id = "Auction";
      nc[0].kind = "";
      a = AuctionHelper.narrow(ncRef.resolve(nc));

      isr = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
      in = new BufferedReader(isr);
      int sel = 0;
      System.out.println("******* You have logged in Successfully! ********");
      while (sel == 0) {
        System.out.println("Please make a selection");
        System.out.println("\t1. Get all the listed auctions");
        System.out.println("\t2. List a new item for auction.");
        System.out.println("\t3. Lookup an auction.");
        System.out.println("\t4. Place a bid on an auction.");
        System.out.println("\t5. Logout.");
        System.out.print("Please make your selection > ");
        String f = in.readLine();
        try {
          sel = Integer.parseInt(f);
        } catch (Exception e) {
          sel = 42;
        }
        switch (sel) {
          case 1:
            allItems();
            sel = 0;
            break;
          case 2:
            newAuction();
            sel = 0;
            break;
          case 3:
            System.out.println("Stub");
            sel = 0;
            break;
          case 4:
            placeBid();
            sel = 0;
            break;
          case 5:
            a.logout(loggedUser);
            System.out.println("BYE!");
            System.exit(0);
          default:
            System.out.println("You have not made a valid selection, please try again.");
            sel = 0;
            break;
        }
      }
    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println("ERROR : " + e);
      e.printStackTrace(System.out);
    }
  }