function get_excerpt2($cut_at = '') {

        global $post;

        $continut=$post->post_content;

        $pos=strpos($continut, '<!--more-->');


        if ($pos === false) {

            //If the user supplied the excerpt in the post excerpt custom field, we just return that
            if ($this->post->post_excerpt != '') {
                return $this->post->post_excerpt;
            }

            $buffy = '';
            if ($cut_at != '') {
                // simple, $cut_at and return
                $buffy .= td_util::excerpt($this->post->post_content, $cut_at);
            } else {
                $current_module_class = get_class($this);

                //see if we have a default setting for this module, and if so only apply it if we don't get other things form theme panel.
                if (td_api_module::_check_excerpt_content($current_module_class)) {
                    $db_content_excerpt = td_util::get_option($current_module_class . '_content_excerpt');
                    if ($db_content_excerpt != '') {
                        //cut from the database settings
                        $buffy .= td_util::excerpt($this->post->post_content, $db_content_excerpt);
                    } else {
                        //cut at the default size
                        $module_api = td_api_module::get_by_id($current_module_class);
                        $buffy .= td_util::excerpt($this->post->post_content, $module_api['excerpt_content']);
                    }
                } else {
                    /**
                     * no $cut_at provided and no setting in td_config -> return the full $this->post->post_content
                     * @see td_global::$modules_list
                     */
                    $buffy .= $this->post->post_content;
                }
            }
            return $buffy;
        } else {



            /*  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Prepare the content
           */
            $content = get_the_content(__td('Continue', TD_THEME_NAME));
            $content = apply_filters('the_content', $content);
            $content = str_replace(']]>', ']]&gt;', $content);


            /** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
             * Smart list support. class_exists and new object WORK VIA AUTOLOAD
             * @see td_autoload_classes::loading_classes
             */
            //$td_smart_list = get_post_meta($this->post->ID, 'td_smart_list', true);
            $td_smart_list = get_post_meta($this->post->ID, 'td_post_theme_settings', true);
            if (!empty($td_smart_list['smart_list_template'])) {

                $td_smart_list_class = $td_smart_list['smart_list_template'];
                if (class_exists($td_smart_list_class)) {
                    /**
                     * @var $td_smart_list_obj td_smart_list
                     */
                    $td_smart_list_obj = new $td_smart_list_class();  // make the class from string * magic :)

                    // prepare the settings for the smart list
                    $smart_list_settings = array(
                        'post_content' => $content,
                        'counting_order_asc' => false,
                        'td_smart_list_h' => 'h3'
                    );

                    if (!empty($td_smart_list['td_smart_list_order'])) {
                        $smart_list_settings['counting_order_asc'] = true;
                    }

                    if (!empty($td_smart_list['td_smart_list_h'])) {
                        $smart_list_settings['td_smart_list_h'] = $td_smart_list['td_smart_list_h'];
                    }
                    return $td_smart_list_obj->render_from_post_content($smart_list_settings);
                } else {
                    // there was an error?
                    td_util::error(__FILE__, 'Missing smart list: ' . $td_smart_list_class . '. Did you disabled a tagDiv plugin?');
                }
            }
            /*  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                end smart list - if we have a list, the function returns above
             */


            /*  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                ad support on content
            */

            //read the current ad settings
            $tds_inline_ad_paragraph = td_util::get_option('tds_inline_ad_paragraph');
            $tds_inline_ad_align = td_util::get_option('tds_inline_ad_align');


            //add the inline ad
            if (td_util::is_ad_spot_enabled('content_inline') and is_single()) {

                if (empty($tds_inline_ad_paragraph)) {
                    $tds_inline_ad_paragraph = 0;
                }

                $cnt = 0;
                $content_buffer = ''; // we replace the content with this buffer at the end

                $content_parts = preg_split('/(<p.*>)/U', $content, -1, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE | PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);

                foreach ($content_parts as $content_part_index => $content_part_value) {
                    if (!empty($content_part_value)) {

                        if ($tds_inline_ad_paragraph == ($content_part_index / 2)) {
                            //it's time to show the ad
                            switch ($tds_inline_ad_align) {
                                case 'left':
                                    $content_buffer .= td_global_blocks::get_instance('td_block_ad_box')->render(array('spot_id' => 'content_inline', 'align' => 'left'));
                                    break;

                                case 'right':
                                    $content_buffer .= td_global_blocks::get_instance('td_block_ad_box')->render(array('spot_id' => 'content_inline', 'align' => 'right'));
                                    break;

                                default:

                                    $content_buffer .= td_global_blocks::get_instance('td_block_ad_box')->render(array('spot_id' => 'content_inline'));
                                    break;
                            }
                        }
                        $content_buffer .= $content_part_value;
                        $cnt++;
                    }
                }
                $content = $content_buffer;
            }

            //add the top ad
            if (td_util::is_ad_spot_enabled('content_top') and is_single()) {
                $content = td_global_blocks::get_instance('td_block_ad_box')->render(array('spot_id' => 'content_top')) . $content;
            }


            //add bottom ad
            if (td_util::is_ad_spot_enabled('content_bottom') and is_single()) {
                $content = $content . td_global_blocks::get_instance('td_block_ad_box')->render(array('spot_id' => 'content_bottom'));
            }


            return $content;





        }

    }