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            <?php $count = 0;
                // The Query
                $the_query = new WP_Query( array( 'posts_per_page'=> 5 ) );
            ?>

            <?php if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : ?>

            <div id="main_navigation_top">
                <?php wp_pagenavi(); ?>
            </div>

            <?php   // The Loop
                while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post();
                $count++;
            ?>

            <?php if ( $count == 1 ) : ?>

                <div id="featured">
                    <div id="post_header">
                        <span id="date">
                            <span id="top">
                                <p>
                                <span id="month"><?php the_time('M') ?></span>
                                <span id="day"><?php the_time('j') ?></span>
                                <span id="year"><?php the_time('Y') ?></span>
                                </p>
                            </span>
                            <span id="bottom">
                                <p>
                                <span id="day_name"><?php the_time('l') ?></span>
                                </p>
                            </span>
                        </span>
                        <span id="title">
                            <h2 id="main_head"><a href="<?php echo get_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
                        </span>
                    </div>
                    <span style="clear: both;"></span>
                    <div id="categories">
                        in <?php the_category(', ') ?>
                    </div>
                    <span style="clear: both;"></span>
                    <div id="post">
                        <?php
                            $content = get_the_content();
                            $trimmed_content = wp_trim_words( $content, 300, ' [...]' );
                            echo $trimmed_content;
                            ?>
                    </div>
                    <div id="more">
                        <p><a href="<?php echo get_permalink(); ?>">READ MORE</a></p>
                    </div>
                </div>

                <div id="main_posts">

            <?php elseif (++$i % 2) : ?>

                <div id="post_left">
                    <div id="post_header">
                    <span id="date">
                        <span id="top">
                            <p>
                            <span id="month"><?php the_time('M') ?></span>
                            <span id="day"><?php the_time('j') ?></span>
                            <span id="year"><?php the_time('Y') ?></span>
                            </p>
                        </span>
                        <span id="bottom">
                            <p>
                            <span id="day_name"><?php the_time('l') ?></span>
                            </p>
                        </span>
                    </span>
                    <span id="title">
                        <h2 id="main_head"><a href="<?php echo get_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
                    </span>
                    </div>
                    <div id="categories">
                        in <?php the_category(', ') ?>
                    </div>
                    <div id="post">
                        <?php
                        $content = get_the_content();
                        $trimmed_content = wp_trim_words( $content, 50, ' [...]' );
                        echo $trimmed_content;
                        ?>
                    </div>
                    <div id="more">
                        <p><a href="<?php echo get_permalink(); ?>">READ MORE</a></p>
                    </div>
                </div>

            <?php else : ?>

                <div id="post_right">
                    <div id="post_header">
                    <span id="date">
                        <span id="top">
                            <p>
                            <span id="month"><?php the_time('M') ?></span>
                            <span id="day"><?php the_time('j') ?></span>
                            <span id="year"><?php the_time('Y') ?></span>
                            </p>
                        </span>
                        <span id="bottom">
                            <p>
                            <span id="day_name"><?php the_time('l') ?></span>
                            </p>
                        </span>
                    </span>
                    <span id="title">
                        <h2 id="main_head"><a href="<?php echo get_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
                    </span>
                    </div>

                    <div id="categories">
                        in <?php the_category(', ') ?>
                    </div>

                    <div id="post">
                        <?php
                        $content = get_the_content();
                        $trimmed_content = wp_trim_words( $content, 50, ' [...]' );
                        echo $trimmed_content;
                        ?>
                    </div>
                    <div id="more">
                        <p><a href="<?php echo get_permalink(); ?>">READ MORE</a></p>
                    </div>
                </div>

            <?php endif; ?>
            <?php endwhile; ?>
            <?php endif; ?>