Here is my code: http://pastebin.com/mkvhYwXU
What is not working is that there are 15 posts in this category and the combined loops are only returning 14 with the first one after the thumbnail output getting lost somewhere in the shuffle.
Why is this code eating one of my posts?
@Alchymyth? You helped me out with a related question at this post:
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/do_shortcode-on-closing-isnt-working
Are you out there with more advice? :)