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<?php
/*
 Template Name: How Tos
*/
?>

<?php get_header(); ?>

<div class="content">
   <?php
/************************* LOOP 1 Features one post in a longer excerpt**********************/
    query_posts('category_name=how-to&showposts=1');
   while (have_posts()) : the_post();
 		$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; // ID post to exclude in second loop
 ?>
	<div class="entry">
		<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
			<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
			<?php add_filter('excerpt_length', create_function('','return "150";')); ?>
			<?php the_excerpt();
			//or
			// the_content();
			?>
			<p class="postmetadata"><?php if (is_callable('the_tags')) the_tags('Tags: ', ', ', '<br />'); ?>Posted in <?php the_category(', ') ?> | <?php edit_post_link('Edit', '', ' | '); ?>  <?php comments_popup_link('No Comments &#187;', '1 Comment &#187;', '% Comments &#187;'); ?></p>
		</div>
	</div>
	       <?php endwhile;
/************************* LOOP 1 Ends **********************/

/************************* LOOP 2 Lists 5 as shorter excerpt**********************/
   query_posts('category_name=how-to&showposts=6'); //6 more mosts minus 1 excluded
   while (have_posts()) : the_post();
  if( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate ) continue; //exclude the first single ID
                update_post_caches($posts);
    	$do_not_duplicate_2[] = $post->ID; // ID the second set, now an array, of posts to exclude
?>
	<div class="entry">
		<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
			<h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
			<?php add_filter('excerpt_length', create_function('','return "55";')); ?>
			<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
			<p class="postmetadata"><?php if (is_callable('the_tags')) the_tags('Tags: ', ', ', '<br />'); ?>Posted in <?php the_category(', ') ?> | <?php edit_post_link('Edit', '', ' | '); ?>  <?php comments_popup_link('No Comments &#187;', '1 Comment &#187;', '% Comments &#187;'); ?></p>
		</div>
	</div>
	       <?php endwhile;
/************************* LOOP 2 Ends **********************/

/************************* LOOP 3 Lists 10 in sidebar markup **********************/
	?>
	<ul>
		<?php
   		query_posts('category_name=how-to&showposts=16'); //16 more posts minus those about to be excluded
   			while (have_posts()) : the_post();
				if( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate ) continue; //exclude the first single ID again
  				if( in_array($post->ID, $do_not_duplicate_2) ) continue; //exclude the second IDs in array
   			update_post_caches($posts);
		?>
			<li id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
				<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
			</li>
	       <?php endwhile; ?>
	 </ul>
	 <?php
/************************* LOOP 3 Ends **********************/
?>
</div>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>