Smart folders just refuse to work

hi i cannot get anything to show in smart folders/web gallerys, i have tried a simple star rating, and keywords, both cases knowing there are not too many of either so its not a problem dues to 1000s of pics.

As you are probably aware, smart folders are "aware" of the library structure...if you're attempting to build one in a library folder where there are NONE of the target images, you'll get this result. If you set the smart folder at the main Library level, then it will "operate" on the entire Library and find any that are there. So, be sure you've made the proper selection in the folders pane....
hope this helps.

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HelloWorld.java
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Main-Class: HelloWorld.classTo give it an Entry Point.
I try to create a simple executable .jar by running the command:
jar vcmf manifest HelloWorld.jar package1From the: /develop/java/ directory. This runs without error and creates HelloWorld.jar
jar vcmf manifest HelloWorld.jar package1
added manifest
adding: package1/(in = 0) (out= 0)(stored 0%)
adding: package1/HelloWorld.java(in = 124) (out= 101)(deflated 18%)
adding: package1/HelloWorld.class(in = 427) (out= 289)(deflated 32%)
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Manifest-Version: 1.0
Created-By: 1.6.0_14 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
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Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: HelloWorld/class
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: HelloWorld.class
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package1 is the directory - not a package name (that is, part of the path) - sorry for any confusion.It does not matter. The directory in the Jar, and the package name, must be identical. So do it one way or the other.
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public class HelloWorld {
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jar tvf HelloWorld.jar
0 Tue Dec 01 09:16:58 GMT 2009 META-INF/
95 Tue Dec 01 09:16:58 GMT 2009 META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
0 Tue Dec 01 08:24:14 GMT 2009 package1/
124 Tue Dec 01 08:24:12 GMT 2009 package1/HelloWorld.java
427 Tue Dec 01 08:24:14 GMT 2009 package1/HelloWorld.class
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Main-Class: package1.HelloWorld2) No package.
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public class HelloWorld {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("Hello, World!");
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jar tvf HelloWorld.jar
0 Tue Dec 01 09:16:58 GMT 2009 META-INF/
95 Tue Dec 01 09:16:58 GMT 2009 META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
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427 Tue Dec 01 08:24:14 GMT 2009 HelloWorld.class
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Smart card reader refusing to work on OS X Mavericks

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Ok, heres my set-up
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it lets messages from "unimportant mailbox 2" into that smart mailbox
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