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Revista Nueva Theme

on 02 May 2011.

This is the Master theme of the our fast and slick Warp theme framework! It takes full advantage of all the latest Warp6 features like semantic HTML5 markup, a nice and clean administration UI and much more.

It is an optimized and streamlined framework theme and serves as blueprint to build your own custom themes.

Features

on 02 May 2011.

This theme utilizes the latest features of the fast and slick Warp theme framework. It comes with a broad range of layout and module variations as well as a neat typography to style your content. Read on to learn more about this theme and its features:

Available for Joomla and WordPress
8 style variations included
Choose from 22 backgrounds and 14 fonts
4 module styles combinable with 4 badges and 6 icons
3 different wrapper styles: White, Glass and None
Rounded corners option available
Flexible template and column widths
All Warp 6.1+ framework features are available
Including 4 custom Widgetkit styles

Easy Installation and Customization

Demo Packages

We provide demo packages with the theme sample data for Joomla and WordPress to get you started right.

Image Sources

Sliced and editable Adobe Fireworks image source files are available to customize the theme easily.

Theme Styles

We provide different style variations of the default theme. In addition to these styles we added several other style settings like colors and fonts. Combining the different style options allows you to create your own unique theme design.

Combinable Styles

Theme Profiles

We created some nice theme profiles using the different styles, colors and fonts, you can choose from in the theme administration. You can create your own profiles and even assign them to different menu items. Click on one of the profile images to load it.

Theme Layout

This theme comes with a slightly changed Warp6 module layout. We added a third bottom position called "bottom-c". The blue module positions allow to choose a module layout which defines the module alignment and proportions: equal, double or stack. You can easily add your own module layouts. The two available sidebars, highlighted in red, can be switched to the left or right side and their widths can easily be set in the theme administration. For modules in the blue and red positions you can choose different module styles. Take a look at the module variations page to get an overview.

Special Features

The Revista theme comes with some additional features.

Custom Widgetkit Styles

We created some custom styles for our Widgetkit Slideshow + Widgetkit Slideshow Tabs, Widgetkit Gallery and Widgetkit Slideset, perfectly fitting to the theme. To apply this styles, follow these steps:

Slideshow

Download and unzip the bonus styles package for Widgetkit available in the download area
Copy the folder slideshow/styles/revista_articles and slideshow/styles/revista_tabs
Joomla: Paste it to media/widgetkit/widgets/slideshow/styles
WordPress: Paste it to wp-content/plugins/widgetkit/widgets/slideshow/styles
Now you can select the style "Revista Default" and "Revista Tabs" in the settings of your Widgetkit Slideshow

Gallery

Download and unzip the bonus styles package for Widgetkit available in the download area
Copy the folder gallery/styles/revista_default
Joomla: Paste it to media/widgetkit/widgets/gallery/styles
WordPress: Paste it to wp-content/plugins/widgetkit/widgets/gallery/styles
Now you can select the style "Revista" in the settings of your Widgetkit Gallery

Slideset

Download and unzip the bonus styles package for Widgetkit available in the download area
Copy the folder slideset/styles/revista_default
Joomla: Paste it to media/widgetkit/widgets/slideset/styles
WordPress: Paste it to wp-content/plugins/widgetkit/widgets/slideset/styles
Now you can select the style "Revista Default" in the settings of your Widgetkit Slideset

Social Icons

As a little extra, the Catalyst theme offers a set of social icons. They are easy to add to your content and are part of our editable Adobe Fireworks Image Source Files.

Here is a little code example how to add them:

<ul class="social-icons">
	<li class="rss"><a href="#"></a></li>
	<li class="twitter"><a href="#"></a></li>
	<li class="facebook"><a href="#"></a></li>
</ul>

Possible class names are rss, twitter, facebook, flickr, linkedin, myspace, lastfm, dribbble, digg, delicious, deviantart, technorati, stumbleupon, yahoo, openid, xing, forrst, googleplus, youtube, vimeo, fouraquare and github.

Typography

on 02 May 2011.

You can create some beautiful content by using some simple HTML elements. The Warp theme framework offers some neat styles for all HTML elements and a great set of CSS classes to style your content. Basic HTML is very easy to learn and this small guide shows you how to use all styles provided by the Warp framework.

Basic HTML Elements

Here is a short demonstration of text-level semanticts. The element creates a new paragraph. It will have some space before and after itself. To turn your text into hypertext just use the <a> element.

Text-Level Semantics

You can emphasize text using the  element or to imply any extra importance the  element. Highlight text with no semantic meaning using the element. Markup document changes like inserted or deleted text with the ~~<del> element~~ or <ins> element. To define an abbreviation use the <abbr> element and to define a definition term use the <dfn> element.

Short List with Links

YOOtheme - Premium Joomla Templates and WordPress Themes
Warp Framework - Fast and Slick Theme Framework
ZOO - Content Application Builder
Stock Icons - For Web and Print Projects

Quotations and Code

Inline quotations can be defined by using the <q> element.

The <blockquote> element defines a long quotation which also creates a new block by inserting white space before and after the blockquote element.

To define a short inline computer code use the <code> element. For a larger code snippet use the <pre> element which defines preformatted text. It creates a new text block which preserves both spaces and line breaks.

pre {
    margin: 15px 0;
    padding: 10px;
    font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: 18px;
    white-space: pre-wrap;
}

Use the element for side comments and small print.

Useful CSS Classes

Here is a short demonstration of all style related CSS classes provided by the Warp framework.

Highlight Content

Drop caps are the first letter of a paragraph which are displayed bigger than the rest of the text. You can create a drop cap using the CSS class dropcap. To emphasize text with some small boxes use  element with the CSS class box.

This simple box is intended to group large parts of your content using the CSS class box-content.

This is a simple box to highlight some text using the CSS class box-note.

This is a simple box with useful information using the CSS class box-info.

This is a simple box with important notes and warnings using the CSS class box-warning.

This is a simple box with additional hints using the CSS class box-hint.

This is a simple box with download information using the CSS class box-download.

Use the CSS class dotted to create a dotted horizontal rule.

Tables

Create a zebra stripped table using using the CSS class zebra.

Table caption
Table Heading	Table Heading	Table Heading
Table Footer	Table Footer	Table Footer
Table Data	Table Data	Data Centered
Data Bold	Table Data	Data Centered
Table Data	Table Data	Data Centered

Definition Lists

Create a nice looking definition list separated with a line by using the CSS class separator.

Definition List: A definition list is a list of terms and corresponding definitions. To create a definition list use the <dl> element in conjunction with <dt> to define the definition term and <dd> to define the definition description.
Definition Term: This is a definition description.
Definition Term: This is a definition description.; This is another definition description.

Forms

Create a clearly arranged form layout with fieldset boxes using the CSS class box.

Broadcaster Derry Brownfield passes away!

on 13 March 2011.

CENTERTOWN, Missouri - March 13, 2011 - Derry Brownfield, one of the Midwest’s best know farm broadcasters, has died.

Born in 1932, Derry Brownfield died in his home early Saturday from an apparent heart attack. Derry was known for his informative, witty and colorful delivery of the news on his radio show, the Derry Brownfield Show.

Even at the age of 79, Derry could still saddle up and ride a horse.

Derry first entered the world of broadcasting when he and a friend established the Brownfield Network in 1972. In 1994, he established his own radio show, the Derry Brownfield Show. In 1997, Learfield Communications purchased the Brownfield Network but Derry remained on the air until 2008, when a dispute with major advertiser Monsanto resulted in cancellation of his show. Never one to give up, Derry continued broadcasting his show via webcast.

In 1949, at the age of 16, Derry earned his FFA American Farmer degree. He later attended Missouri University, earning both BA and MS degrees. After graduating from MU, he taught Vo Ag for several years before working for the Missouri Department of Agriculture as a marketing specialist. He also served as director of the Kansas City Livestock Foundation.

Over the years, Derry grew his family beef operation to 200 head of purebred Charolais cows on 1,000 acres of Missouri pasture.

Long an advocate for family based agriculture and a harsh critic of its enemies, Derry Brownfield will be missed across Missouri and the entire nation.

David Nolan, founder of Libertarian Party, has died

on 28 November 2010.

DENVER, Colorado - November 21, 2010 – I just received this sad news. David Nolan, who along with eight others founded the Libertarian Party in his living room in Denver in 1971, unexpectedly died yesterday (Saturday, Nov. 20). He apparently suffered a stroke while driving alone. His car went off the road and struck something, which may have contributed to his death.

He would have been 67 years old this Tuesday, and was trying to raise $1,000 for his favorite cause, "Advocates for Self Government."

He is survived by his wife Elizabeth. More information forthcoming as it becomes available on his Facebook account.

He had just finished running against John McCain for his Senate seat in Arizona, having received over 80,000 votes in a four-way race in which he handled himself throughout the campaign in a demeanor and with admirable robust candor that would make any libertarian proud.

Anyone who would like to submit a tribute or personal account of David Nolan is welcome to submit to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

In memory of Joan Veon

on 11 November 2010.

By Devvy Kidd

Joan Veon passed away on October 18, 2010.

America has lost one of its most ardent freedom fighters and a true lady.

Back in 2007, Joan was diagnosed with metastasis breast cancer. Because it had spread from the breast into the lymph nodes and spine, she was told her cancer was in a stage four.

That remarkable woman never stopped her efforts to expose the agenda of world government, even while fighting for her life. She wrote about it in one of her columns:

"The cancer was God's mercy to me. It was the wake-up call of a lifetime as I had to face myself. Ps. 51:17 says that the “sacrifices of God are a broken and contrite heart.” The Cross is where we exchange our bitterness and anger for peace and joy found only in Jesus. This is truth. Once I let the anger go, (forgiving myself) I could forgive others. God heard my cry in November, 2007 and provided a measure of strength to a body that could not go on. In that moment of confession, He took away all the pain in my spine which was from the cancer affecting the bones. That's Jesus. At every moment of my journey to wellness, He has provided answers, direction, and life. I am content spiritually, physically, mentally, and emotionally.

"In a world without safety nets it no longer matters what kind of problems we are confronted with: high inflation, the high cost of living, joblessness, sickness, despair, divorce, or the evil men who control the world. It is God who delivers and provides, who sits on the edge of the world (Isa. 40:20-31). It is for us to embrace His promises. The Bible is very clear about one thing, if you seek God with all your heart, you will find Him, but you must be sincere otherwise it doesn't work."

Joan attended more than 100 conferences put on by the elites who rule the world and want to destroy ours. She traveled to many foreign countries to get the truth first hand. A huge sacrifice demanding a great deal of time away from her family. But, she did it because, like millions of us, we know the grand scheme underway to bring down our country and force us to be ruled by a one world government. Joan said no way and dedicated herself to fending off the attacks on our sovereignty with her columns, speeches and radio appearances.

Joan's columns provide Americans with the hard hitting facts and truth about the treachery which has been underway for more than a hundred years. I hope you will bookmark her archives and read her columns; perhaps one every few days. Her relentless pursuit of the truth has provided millions of us - not just here in America - with the facts to enable us to fight world tyranny. Joan's research is respected by so many and her contributions as a real American Patriot will not be forgotten.

I had the pleasure of meeting Joan years ago at an Agenda 21 conference in Reno. The same one where I met the late, former U.S. Congresswoman Helen Chenowith-Hage.

I will always remember meeting both of those remarkable women. It is so very sad that both left our world way too early.

God's blessings to you, dear Joan. You are already sorely missed.

Eulogy for a Great Man!

on 17 May 2010.

My father was a great man.

Not just because he was my father; he was great man in his own right.

My father was born in the early part of the 20^th century.

As he grew up, he realized that he wanted to be a doctor; he wanted to help people to be healthy. More than that, he had a passion for medicine. Yet he was a Jewish man from a poor family. In those days it was difficult enough for Jews to get into medical school; without financial resources it was almost impossible.

But dad would not listen to the “experts” who told him to give up his mad dream of practicing medicine and do something else - something more practical - with his life.

Dad would not accept practical suggestions that deprived him of his dream. Instead, he studied hard, constantly learning about his chosen profession, oblivious to the sizable number of people telling him that he just couldn’t be a doctor.

He ended up with the second highest GPA at New York University during the entire decade of the 1940s. His grades were so good that he was able to get into medical school. He became a doctor, and he loved being a doctor.

Not only that, dad was famous. I never knew that until one day, going through and organizing some of his old books, I discovered an article on a condition with his name on it. Dad studied hematology - his medical specialty - with the man who discovered the field. He was regarded as top in his chosen field, though his humility prevented him from ever claiming accolades for his achievements.

Dad was an old fashioned doctor; he told me many times that he believed almost everything that went wrong with the human body would correct itself; doctors could hopefully help when the body couldn’t heal on its own. He was not a pill-pusher; he did not prescribe in order to promote sales of medicines… he cared first and foremost about his patients.

He used to have patients whom he had seen for decades come to his office just to talk, and he always made time to listen. I even remember him making house calls when necessary!

But what made my father a great man was that he persevered in pursuit of his dreams, despite being told they were unreasonable. He committed himself to a vision in which he could spend his life helping people to live longer and better lives.

Dad had the courage of his convictions. In a world where principle and conviction too often take a back seat to more practical concerns such as money, position and convenience, my father never wavered from his principles. He was both humble and honest.

His example has been and continues to be my inspiration. Everything I have accomplished in life has been due to my dedication to principle, which I learned from dad. Every person I have touched with my own passion and expertise, everyone I have been able to help and the lives I have benefited by my knowledge and experience; all these are the direct result of the example set for me by my father. And I am just one person.

Consider all those people whose lives he saved or prolonged. Consider what they were able to do with the time dad gave them; who they touched with their lives as a result of dad’s efforts. Consider how he touched each of you, and the ways in which he made a difference in your life.

My father touched the lives of countless numbers of people. I believe that each life he touched was made better for the experience; and those same people dad touched went on to touch the lives of others, who in turn would touch others, in a never-ending cycle.

If you toss a pebble into the ocean it creates ripples, and those ripples continue long past your ability to see them. Dad created innumerable ripples in the Ocean of Life; we will never know the full extent of the good he has done for our world. We will never be able to quantify how much of a difference he made to us all. But of this I am certain: the ripples he started will continue to make a positive impact on the lives of many people in many places.

There are few times in my life I have ever used the word “admire”. To look up to someone in some way separates me from that person, so while I respect and love, I tend not to “admire”. One of the very few exceptions is dad.

I admired my father; I still do. I looked up to him; I still do. He was and is my inspiration and moral support. If I have ever helped anyone with my knowledge and dedication, it is due to the influence dad continues to have on me.

He leaves behind a legacy from which any and all of us may become better people: to stand true to our convictions and dedicate ourselves with passion to the principles in which we believe.

My dad leaves an imprint on our world that we should never forget. He will forever be remembered in the hearts and minds of those he touched, and those they touched, and there have been so many.

I can only strive to live my life with as much integrity as did my father; the same is true for each of you. He leaves us a blueprint of how to live a good life. He wasn’t fancy, but his life had genuine meaning in the Scheme of Things.

Thank you dad, for being such a shining example to me of truth, justice and love.

My father was a great man. He is now with my mother, whom he dearly and truly loved; they are finally and forever together again. He has earned a place at God’s Table. I miss him terribly. I love him deeply. Our world is diminished by his loss.