prepend_before_filter(:preprocessRequest)
	# Anything we want to happen before a request is handled.
	def preprocessRequest()
		# If the request is a POST with a login attempt...
		if((request.post?) && (params[:commit] == "Login!") && (params[:User]))

			require("digest")
			params[:User][:passwordMD5] = Digest::MD5.hexdigest(params[:User][:passwordMD5])
			@user = User.find_by_eMail_and_passwordMD5(params[:User][:eMail], params[:User][:passwordMD5])

			params[:User][:passwordMD5] = nil

			# If the login succeeded, @user will be an instance of User.
			if(@user.kind_of?(User))

				flash[:notice] = "You have sucessfully logged in!  Your current user information appears on the left side of the page."

			# The login failed, re-populate with the email address.
			else

				@user = User.create(params[:User])
				flash[:formErrors] = @user.errors
			end