<div id="featured_slide">
        <ul id="featurednews">
          <?php
            $sticky = get_option('sticky_posts');
            $slidePosts = array_slice($sticky , 0,3);
            $featuredPosts = array_slice($sticky , 4, 3);
            $slide = new WP_Query(array('post__in' => $slidePosts));
            if( $slide->have_posts() ) : while($slide->have_posts() ) : $slide->the_post()
          ?>
            <li><?php if (has_post_thumbnail() ) the_post_thumbnail('slider'); ?>
            <div class="panel-overlay">
              <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
              <p><?php echo $__theme->excerpt(10); ?><br />
                <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Continue Reading &raquo;</a></p>
            </div>
          </li>
          <?php endwhile; endif;?>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="column">
      <ul class="latestnews">
        <?php

            $destaques = new WP_Query(array('showposts' => 3 , 'post__in' => $featuredPosts));
            if( $destaques->have_posts() ) : while($destaques->have_posts() ) : $destaques->the_post()
        ?>
        <li><?php if (has_post_thumbnail() ) the_post_thumbnail('post'); ?>
            <p><strong><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title();  ?></a></strong> <?php  echo $__theme->excerpt(30); ?></p>
        </li>
        <?php endwhile; endif; ?>
      </ul>
    </div>