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//-------------------------------------------Adding JS for Slick Slide


function add_slickslide_js($dropdown_options) {
  //If we want Thematic dropdown features, we spit back the original options
  echo $dropdown_options;
  //Then we break out of PHP and add more stuff to the header:
  ?>
  <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/js/jquery.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript" src="<?php bloginfo('stylesheet_directory'); ?>/js/slickslide.js"></script>
<?php
}
add_filter('thematic_dropdown_options','add_slickslide_js');


//--------------------------------------------THE LOOP

// Add support for Thumbnails:
// Enter your post thumbnail in the WP admin
add_theme_support('post-thumbnails');

//--------------------------------------------Slick SlideShow

function slickslide_loop(){ ?>

  <?php // Start the slideshow divs: ?>
  <div id="slideshow">
    <div id="slidesContainer">
    
    <?php
    // Create a query using the # items from the 'featured' category
    $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=featured&showposts=5');
    while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
    ?>
      
      <?php // Construct your featured item: ?>
      <div class="slide">
        
        <?php // We are using the post thumbnail: ?>
        <?php the_post_thumbnail();?>
        
        <?php
        // info per featured item you can add more template tags:
        // http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/
        // add your own style it in the css file: ?>
        <span class="top">
          <h2><?php the_title();?></h2>
          <p><?php the_excerpt(); ?></p>
        <span>
        
      </div>
      
    <?php endwhile; ?>
    
    </div>
  </div>
  <?php
}

//add the function below the header:
add_action( 'thematic_belowheader' , 'slickslide_loop');