ad 3 loop

<div class="box">

    <?php

        $the_query = new WP_Query('cat=-'. $GLOBALS[ex_feat] . ',-' . $GLOBALS[ex_vid] . '&showposts=' . get_option('woo_other_entries') . '&orderby=post_date&order=desc');

        $counter = 0; $counter2 = 0;

        while ($the_query->have_posts()) : $the_query->the_post(); $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;
    ?>

        <?php $counter++; $counter2++; ?>

    <?php if ($counter == 3) : ?>
        <div class="post fc">
    <div class="google_ad_post">
        <br /><?php echo $counter; ?><img src="****" alt="post ad">
    </div>
        </div>
    <?php $counter++; $counter2++;
     endif; ?>

        <div class="post fc">


            <?php
            if ($get_the_category[0]) {
            echo '<h2><a href="' . get_category_link( $get_the_category[0]->term_id ) . '">' . $get_the_category[0]->cat_name . '</a></h2>';
            }
            ?>
            <?php woo_image('height=225&width=250&class=th'); ?>
            <h3><a title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>" href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>

        </div><!--/post-->


        <?php if ( !($counter2 == get_option('woo_other_entries')) && ($counter == 0) ) { echo '<div class="hl-full"></div>'; ?> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <?php } ?>

    <?php endwhile; ?>

    <div class="fix" style="height:20px"></div>

    <p class="ar hl3"><a href="<?php echo get_option('woo_archives'); ?>" class="more"><?php _e('SEE MORE ARTICLES IN THE ARCHIVE',woothemes); ?></a></p>

</div><!--/box-->