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specificity… now I get why ‘id’ is cool… I always used ‘class’.

so here is my css that works:

#access li.page-item-75 {
    border-style:none;
	   background-image:url("images/bg-hatch.png"); !important
	background-repeat:repeat;
}

Sorry actually this is my final code after I realised the first loop did not need any query-posts for my purposes:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.robertburdick.com/mysite/wp-content/themes/robertburdick.com/portfolio-single.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<?php

    // calling the header.php
    get_header();

    // action hook for placing content above #container
    thematic_abovecontainer();

?>

	<div id="container">
		<div id="content">

  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

            <div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="<?php thematic_post_class(); ?>">
    			<?php thematic_postheader(); ?>
				<div class="entry-content">

<?php thematic_content(); ?>

<?php $ids[]= $post->ID; endwhile;?>

					<?php wp_link_pages('before=<div class="page-link">' .__('Pages:', 'thematic') . '&after=</div>') ?>
				</div>
				<?php thematic_postfooter(); ?>
			</div><!-- .post -->
<?php

            // create the navigation above the content
			thematic_navigation_above();

            // calling the widget area 'single-top'
            get_sidebar('single-top');

            // action hook creating the single post

            // calling the widget area 'single-insert'
            get_sidebar('single-insert');

            // create the navigation below the content
			thematic_navigation_below();

            // calling the comments template
            thematic_comments_template();

            // calling the widget area 'single-bottom'
            get_sidebar('single-bottom');

            ?>

		</div><!-- #content -->

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

<?php 

    // action hook for placing content below #container
    thematic_belowcontainer();

    // calling the standard sidebar
?>
<div class="folio-menu">
			 <?php rewind_posts(); ?>
              <?php query_posts('category_name=portfolio&showposts=-1'); ?>

  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php if (!in_array($post->ID, $ids)) { ?>

            <div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="<?php thematic_post_class(); ?>">
    			<?php thematic_postheader(); ?>

        <?php the_post_thumbnail();  // we just called for the thumbnail ?>
<?php wp_link_pages('before=<div class="page-link">' .__('Pages:', 'thematic') . '&after=</div>') ?>

<?php } endwhile;?>
</div>
	<?php
    // calling footer.php
    get_footer();

?>

OK I think I managed to do it if anyone is interested here is the code for my custom category loop in the file category-3.php

I replaced the this part:

the_post();

and this part for my second loop:

thematic_sidebar();
Here is my full code:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.robertburdick.com/mysite/wp-content/themes/robertburdick.com/portfolio-single.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<?php

    // calling the header.php
    get_header();

    // action hook for placing content above #container
    thematic_abovecontainer();

?>

	<div id="container">
		<div id="content">
            <?php // Get the last 2 posts in the featured category.?>
              <?php query_posts('category_name=portfolio&showposts=1'); ?>
<?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=portfolio&showposts=1'); ?>

<?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>

            <div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="<?php thematic_post_class(); ?>">
    			<?php thematic_postheader(); ?>
				<div class="entry-content">

<?php thematic_content(); ?>

<?php $ids[]= $post->ID; endwhile;?>

					<?php wp_link_pages('before=<div class="page-link">' .__('Pages:', 'thematic') . '&after=</div>') ?>
				</div>
				<?php thematic_postfooter(); ?>
			</div><!-- .post -->
<?php

            // create the navigation above the content
			thematic_navigation_above();

            // calling the widget area 'single-top'
            get_sidebar('single-top');

            // action hook creating the single post

            // calling the widget area 'single-insert'
            get_sidebar('single-insert');

            // create the navigation below the content
			thematic_navigation_below();

            // calling the comments template
            thematic_comments_template();

            // calling the widget area 'single-bottom'
            get_sidebar('single-bottom');

            ?>

		</div><!-- #content -->

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

<?php 

    // action hook for placing content below #container
    thematic_belowcontainer();

    // calling the standard sidebar
?>
			 <?php rewind_posts(); ?>
              <?php query_posts('category_name=portfolio&showposts=-1'); ?>

  <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php if (!in_array($post->ID, $ids)) { ?>

            <div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="<?php thematic_post_class(); ?>">
    			<?php thematic_postheader(); ?>
				<div class="entry-content">

<?php thematic_content(); ?>

<?php } endwhile;?>

	<?php
    // calling footer.php
    get_footer();

?>

and I put this in my functions.php to make the posts show in full not excerpt:

// Category loop
function childtheme_content($content) {
	if (is_category()) {
		$content= 'full';}
	return $content;
}
add_filter('thematic_content', 'childtheme_content');

I tried changing the loop in the functions.php. No good either:

<?php
  // Category-3 LOOP
function remove_single_loop() {
  remove_action('thematic_singleloop', 'thematic_single_loop');
}
add_action('init', 'remove_single_loop');

function snippet_single_loop() {
  global $post;
        /* Count the number of posts so we can insert a widgetized area */ $count = 1;
        while ( have_posts() ) : the_post() ?>
        <?php $do_not_duplicate[] = $post->ID; // remember ID's in loop ?>	

            <?php $counter++; ?>
            <div class="column <?php if ($counter == 1) { echo 'one'; } else { echo 'two'; $counter = 0; } ?>">
                <div class="clear-fix">
                    <div id="post-<?php the_ID() ?>" class="<?php thematic_post_class() ?>">
                        <?php thematic_postheader(); ?>
                        <div class="entry-content">
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php wp_link_pages('before=<div class="page-link">' .__('Pages:', 'thematic') . '&after=</div>') ?>
                        </div>
                            <?php thematic_postfooter(); ?>
                    </div><!-- .post -->
                </div><!-- .clear-fix -->
            </div><!-- .column -->
 <?php
// *****2ND LOOP*****
?>
 <?php
 query_posts('showpost=1');
query_posts( array(
    'cat' => 3,
    'post__not_in' => $do_not_duplicate
    )
);
?>
<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="<?php thematic_post_class(); ?>">
    			<?php thematic_postheader(); ?>
				<div class="entry-content">
<?php thematic_content(); ?>

				</div>
				<?php thematic_postfooter(); ?>
			</div><!-- .post -->

                    <?php comments_template();
                    if ($count==$thm_insert_position) { get_sidebar('index-insert');}

        $count = $count + 1;
        endwhile;
}
add_action('thematic_singleloop', 'thematic_single_loop');
?>

<?php
// *****1ST LOOP*****
?>
<?php
while (have_posts()) : the_post();
	    $do_not_duplicate[] = $post->ID; // remember ID's in loop
		?>
			<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="<?php thematic_post_class(); ?>">
    			<?php thematic_postheader(); ?>
				<div class="entry-content">
<?php thematic_content(); ?>

				</div>
				<?php thematic_postfooter(); ?>
			</div><!-- .post -->

		<?php endwhile;?>

<?php
// *****2ND LOOP*****
?>
 <?php

query_posts( array(
    'cat' => 3,
    'post__not_in' => $do_not_duplicate
    )
);
?>
<div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" class="<?php thematic_post_class(); ?>">
    			<?php thematic_postheader(); ?>
				<div class="entry-content">
<?php thematic_content(); ?>

				</div>
				<?php thematic_postfooter(); ?>
			</div><!-- .post -->

The above attempts failed also.

I think i should be using something like this:

<?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=featured&posts_per_page=1');
  while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();
  $do_not_duplicate = $post->ID;?>
    <!-- Do stuff... -->
  <?php endwhile; ?>
    <!-- Do other stuff... -->
  <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
  if( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate ) continue; update_post_caches($posts); ?>
   <!-- Do stuff... -->
  <?php endwhile; endif; ?>

but every comnbination i try to cut and paste seems to fail. Please help!