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<?php
$username = $loginRedirect = $hideMenu = $isCompany = $inboxCount = $appCount = null;

$active = $this->active;
if($this->identity) {
  $username   = $this->identity->screenName;
  $hideMenu   = $this->hideMenu;
  $isCompany  = ('company' === $this->identity->role);

    // TODO: move those to identity row and cache them:
  $inboxCount = Service_Registry::getService('Messages')->countUnreadMessages($this->identity->id);
  $appCount = count(Service_Registry::getService('Appointments')->findAppointmentsToBeConfirmed($this->identity->id));
}
elseif($this->loginRedirect) {
  $loginRedirect = $this->loginRedirect;
}

$loginUrl = '/users/login' . ($loginRedirect ? '?redirect=' . urlencode($loginRedirect) : '');

if($username && !$isCompany) {
  $inboxCountText = $inboxCount ? " ($inboxCount)" : '';
  $appCountText   = $appCount   ? " ($appCount)"   : '';

  $items = array(
        // 'home'          => array('/', 'Home'),
    'dashboard'     => array('/dashboard', 'Dashboard'),
    'requests'      => array('/requests', 'Open Consults'),
    'inbox'         => array('/messages', 'Inbox' . $inboxCountText),
    'calendar'      => array('/calendar', 'Calendar' . $appCountText),
    'pov'           => array('/blogs/index', 'Write an Insight'),
        // 'payments'      => array('/payments/index',     'Payments'),
        // 'your_blog'     => array('/research/wp-admin/', 'Your Blog'),

    );
}
elseif ($isCompany) {
  $items = array(
    'home'      => array('/', 'Home'),
    'dashboard' => array('/company/dashboard',    'Group Admin'),
    'profile'   => array('/company/viewprofile',  'Company Profile'),
    'inbox'     => array('/messages', 'Inbox'),
    'payments'  => array('/payments', 'Company Payments'),
    /**  'support'   => array('/research/support/',    'Support'),*/
    );
}
else {
  $items = array(
    'home'      => array('/', 'Home'),
    /**     'why'       => array('/research/advisors/', 'Why Join'),*/

    'faq'       => array('/research/faq/',    ...