diff --git a/e107_plugins/news/news_carousel_menu.php b/e107_plugins/news/news_carousel_menu.php
index 4d4fd4a63..b25bc41e4 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/news/news_carousel_menu.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/news/news_carousel_menu.php
@@ -59,8 +59,13 @@ $query .= "
 		ORDER BY n.news_sticky DESC, n.news_datestamp DESC
 		LIMIT ".$limit;
 
+
+
+
 $data = $sql->retrieve($query,true);
 
+
+
 if(empty($data))
 {
 	e107::getMessage()->addDebug( "No News items found with  'carousel' as the template ")->render();
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ $count = 0;
 
 $sc = e107::getScBatch('news');
 $text = '';
-
+$nav = array();
 
 foreach($data as $row)
 {
diff --git a/login.php b/login.php
index b186de6ba..75645c0cf 100644
--- a/login.php
+++ b/login.php
@@ -91,12 +91,18 @@ if (!USER || getperms('0'))
 		$LOGIN_TABLE_FOOTER = $LOGIN_TEMPLATE['page']['footer'];
 	}
 	
-	
+
 	$text = $tp->parseTemplate($LOGIN_TABLE,true, $sc);
 
 	if(getperms('0'))
 	{
 		echo "<div class='alert alert-block alert-error alert-danger center'> You are currently logged in as the Main Admin.</div>"; //TODO LAN
+
+		if(empty($pref['user_reg']))
+		{
+			echo "<div class='alert alert-block alert-error alert-danger center'>User registration and/or login is currently disabled. <a class='alert-link' target='_blank' href='".e_ADMIN_ABS."prefs.php#nav-core-prefs-registration'>Go here to enable it.</a></div>"; //TODO LAN
+		}
+
 	}
 	
 
@@ -113,6 +119,7 @@ if (!USER || getperms('0'))
 }
 
 require_once(FOOTERF);
+
 exit;
 
 ?>
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