/**
  * Initialize application resources
  *
  * @param void
  * @return null
  */
 function initialize_resources()
 {
     if (defined('USE_COOKIES') && USE_COOKIES) {
         Cookies::init(COOKIE_PREFIX, COOKIE_PATH, COOKIE_DOMAIN, COOKIE_SECURE);
     }
     // if
     if (defined('USE_FLASH') && USE_FLASH) {
         Flash::init();
     }
     // if
     if (defined('USE_CACHE') && USE_CACHE) {
         cache_use_backend(CACHE_BACKEND, array('lifetime' => CACHE_LIFETIME));
     }
     // if
 }