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-- Checks to see if GrowlHelperApp is running, then registers this script with Growl
tell application "System Events"
	if application process "GrowlHelperApp" exists then
		tell application "GrowlHelperApp" to register as application "Things" all notifications {"Reminder"} default notifications {"Reminder"} icon of application "Things"
	end if
end tell

-- Checks to see if Things is running and determines how many to dos are in Today
tell application "System Events"
	if application process "Things" exists then
		tell application "Things" to set todayTasks to (count to do of list "Today")
		
		if todayTasks is greater than 0 then
			if todayTasks is 1 then
				set growlTitle to "There is " & todayTasks & " task left to do today"
			else
				set growlTitle to "There are " & todayTasks & " tasks left to do today"
			end if
			
			--Notifies if there are to dos in Today
			tell application "GrowlHelperApp" to notify with name "Reminder" title "Reminder" description growlTitle application name "Things" icon of application "Things"
		end if
	end if
end tell