<?php if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
{
//register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Sidebar Top','before_widget' => '<div class="widget">','after_widget' => '</div>','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Sidebar Main','before_widget' => '<div class="widget">','after_widget' => '</div>','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Footer Left','before_widget' => '','after_widget' => '','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Footer Center','before_widget' => '','after_widget' => '','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Footer Right','before_widget' => '','after_widget' => '','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
}


add_theme_support('post-thumbnails');
set_post_thumbnail_size( HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH, HEADER_IMAGE_HEIGHT, true );

/*  DON'T NEED EXTRA SIDEBARS RIGHT NOW...  AM 2011 ==>

register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Sidebar Right','before_widget' => '','after_widget' => '','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Sidebar Bottom','before_widget' => '','after_widget' => '','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));

=====================> /*/


//remove_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'wp_trim_excerpt');
//add_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'custom_trim_excerpt');

function custom_trim_excerpt($text) { // Fakes an excerpt if needed
global $post;
	if ( '' == $text ) {
		$text = get_the_content('');

		$text = strip_shortcodes( $text );

		$text = apply_filters('the_content', $text);
		$text = str_replace(']]>', ']]&gt;', $text);
		$text = strip_tags($text);
		$excerpt_length = apply_filters('excerpt_length', 90);
		$words = explode(' ', $text, $excerpt_length + 1);
		if (count($words) > $excerpt_length) {
			array_pop($words);
			array_push($words, '...');
			$text = implode(' ', $words);
		}
	}
	return $text;
}


?>



Current functions file:
<?php if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
{
//register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Sidebar Top','before_widget' => '<div class="widget">','after_widget' => '</div>','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Sidebar Main','before_widget' => '<div class="widget">','after_widget' => '</div>','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Footer Left','before_widget' => '','after_widget' => '','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Footer Center','before_widget' => '','after_widget' => '','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Footer Right','before_widget' => '','after_widget' => '','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
}


add_theme_support('post-thumbnails');
set_post_thumbnail_size( HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH, HEADER_IMAGE_HEIGHT, true );

/*  DON'T NEED EXTRA SIDEBARS RIGHT NOW...  AM 2011 ==>

register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Sidebar Right','before_widget' => '','after_widget' => '','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));
register_sidebar(array('name' => 'Sidebar Bottom','before_widget' => '','after_widget' => '','before_title' => '<h3>','after_title' => '</h3>'));

=====================> /*/


//remove_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'wp_trim_excerpt');
//add_filter('get_the_excerpt', 'custom_trim_excerpt');

function custom_trim_excerpt($text) { // Fakes an excerpt if needed
global $post;
	if ( '' == $text ) {
		$text = get_the_content('');

		$text = strip_shortcodes( $text );

		$text = apply_filters('the_content', $text);
		$text = str_replace(']]>', ']]&gt;', $text);
		$text = strip_tags($text);
		$excerpt_length = apply_filters('excerpt_length', 90);
		$words = explode(' ', $text, $excerpt_length + 1);
		if (count($words) > $excerpt_length) {
			array_pop($words);
			array_push($words, '...');
			$text = implode(' ', $words);
		}
	}
	return $text;
}


?>