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<?php if($links) { ?>
                    <ul class="home-links1">
                        <?php $recent = new WP_Query(array( 'cat' => $categories, 'showposts' => $links_num, 'offset' => 1 )); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
                        <li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
                        <?php endwhile; ?>
                    </ul>
                    <?php } ?>
                </div>

SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE ID = 675 LIMIT 1

if ( ! $_post ) {
            $_post = $wpdb->get_row( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE ID = %d LIMIT 1", $post_id ) );


            if ( ! $_post )
                return false;