TheMarque's code for Category Templates

 <?php
query_posts('showposts=1');?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

    <?php the_post_thumbnail();?>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>

  <?php endwhile; endif; wp_reset_query();?>


<?php $my_query = new WP_Query('posts_per_page=1');
  while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
  $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

 <div class="post">
            <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="nofollow"><?php beaux_post_attachment_image('0','100','100','thumbnail alignleft'); ?></a>
            <div class="content">
              <h2 class="title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
              <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
            </div><!-- end of content -->
            <div class="meta">
              <ul><li><?php the_time('m.d.y') ?></li>|<li><?php the_author(); ?></li></ul>
              <?php if($show_comments == 'true'): ?><div class="postcomments"><?php comments_popup_link('No Comment', '1 Comment', '% Comments'); ?></div><?php endif; ?>
            </div><!-- end of meta -->
          </div>


<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; wp_reset_query();?>
          <?php endwhile; if(function_exists('wp_pagenavi')) wp_pagenavi(); ?>