prepend_before_filter(:check_for_login)
  def check_for_login
    if (request.post?) && (params[:commit] == "Login!") && (params[:user])
      require("digest")

      params[:user][:passwordMD5] = Digest::MD5.hexdigest(params[:user][:passwordMD5])
      if @user = User.find_by_eMail_and_passwordMD5(params[:user][:eMail], params[:user][:passwordMD5])
        flash[:notice] = "You have sucessfully logged in!  Your current user information appears on the left side of the page."
      else
        @user = User.new(params[:user])
        flash[:form_errors] = @user.errors
      end
  end