private function checkMenuItemPermission($permission)
{
$passesCondition = false;
try {
$passesCondition = empty($permission) || $this->UserHelper->checkConditions($permission);
} catch (DeviseException $e) {
// do nothing, condition was likely not found
// this might be a place to notify the administrator
// that we have busted permissions...
}
return $passesCondition;
}