if (isset($config_vars)) {
    $smarty->assign_by_ref('config_vars', $config_vars);
}
if (TTi18n::getLanguage() != '') {
    $smarty->assign('CALENDAR_LANG', TTi18n::getLanguage());
} else {
    $smarty->assign('CALENDAR_LANG', 'en');
}
if (isset($current_user)) {
    $smarty->assign_by_ref('current_user', $current_user);
    $smarty->assign_by_ref('current_user_prefs', $current_user_prefs);
    if (!isset($skip_message_check)) {
        $profiler->startTimer("Interface.inc - Check for UNREAD messages...");
        //CHeck for unread messages
        $mlf = new MessageListFactory();
        $unread_messages = $mlf->getNewMessagesByUserId($current_user->getId());
        Debug::text('UnRead Messages: ' . $unread_messages, __FILE__, __LINE__, __METHOD__, 10);
        $smarty->assign_by_ref('unread_messages', $unread_messages);
        if (isset($_COOKIE['newMailPopUp'])) {
            $smarty->assign_by_ref('newMailPopUp', $_COOKIE['newMailPopUp']);
        }
        unset($mlf);
        $profiler->stopTimer("Interface.inc - Check for UNREAD messages...");
        $profiler->startTimer("Interface.inc - Check for Exceptions");
        $elf = new ExceptionListFactory();
        $elf->getFlaggedExceptionsByUserIdAndPayPeriodStatus($current_user->getId(), 10);
        $display_exception_flag = FALSE;
        if ($elf->getRecordCount() > 0) {
            foreach ($elf as $e_obj) {
                if ($e_obj->getColumn('severity_id') == 30) {
                    $display_exception_flag = 'red';