<ol>

<?php
$postcount=1;
$my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=news&showposts=8');
while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;
global $post;
if( ($postcount % 2) == 0 ) $post_class = 'categoryinsideleft'; else $post_class = 'categoryinsideright'; ?>


                <li class="<?php echo $post_class; ?>">
<a class="link" href="">
<div class="mg-image">
<img width="163.483" height="163" src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "img_preview", $single = true); ?>" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" class="img-zoom">
</div>
</br></br>
<span class="wrap">
<span class="arrows4444"></span>
<span class="text">
<span class="category">Style | Grooming</span>
</br>
<span class="headline"><?php the_title(); ?></span>
</span>
</span>
</a>
</li>


        <?php $postcount++;
            endwhile; ?>


</ol>