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[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
You don't need that in the ,htaccess file, I never use that line in it.

.application/helpers/assets_helper.php

Code:

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------

/**
* Expects that all resources are in an assets directory in the root folder.
*
* application
* system
* index.php
* assets
* -- css
* -- js
* -- img
* -- images
* -- ico
* -- media
* -- themes
* -- etc
*
* Usage:
*
*  <?php echo css_url('app.css'); ?>
*
* You can also pass in a directory to the method's
*
*  <?php echo css_url('directory/app.css'); ?>
*
*/

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------

/**
* Helper assets_url()
*
* @access public
* @param string
* @return string
*/
if ( ! function_exists('assets_url'))
{
function assets_url($uri)
{
  $_ci = get_instance();
  return $_ci->config->base_url('assets/'.$uri);
}
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------

/**
* Helper css_url()
*
* @access public
* @param string
* @return string
*/
if ( ! function_exists('css_url'))
{
function css_url($uri)
{
  $_ci = get_instance();
  return $_ci->config->base_url('assets/css/'.$uri);
}
}

Autoload it in application/config/autoload.php under helpers.

Just copy one and make your own for what you need.