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<block type="catalog/navigation" name="featured" template="catalog/featured_random.phtml" />

<block type="core/text_list" name="right" as="right">
	<block type="catalog/navigation" name="featured" template="catalog/featured_random.phtml" />
	<block type="catalog/navigation" name="category.listing" template="catalog/navigation/categories.phtml" />
</block>

<?php
/**
* Magento
*
* NOTICE OF LICENSE
*
* This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0)
* that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE_AFL.txt.
* It is also available through the world-wide-web at this URL:
* http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php
* If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to
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* to license@magentocommerce.com so we can send you a copy immediately.
*
* DISCLAIMER
*
* Do not edit or add to this file if you wish to upgrade Magento to newer
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*
* @category   design_default
* @package    Mage
* @copyright  Copyright (c) 2008 Irubin Consulting Inc. DBA Varien (http://www.varien.com)
* @license    http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php  Academic Free License (AFL 3.0)
*/
?>
 
<?php 
$category_id = "25"; // category_id for "Featured Products"
$_productCollection = Mage::getResourceModel('catalog/product_collection')
  ->addAttributeToSelect(array('name', 'price', 'small_image'), 'inner')
  ->addCategoryFilter(Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($category_id));
?>
 
<?php if($_productCollection->count()): ?>
 
  <?php 
  $products = array();
  foreach ($_productCollection as $_product) { array_push($products, $_product); }
  $_product = $products[rand(0,count($products)-1)];
  ?>
<div class="block block-featured-product">
  <div class="block-title">
    <h2>Featured Product</h2>
  </div>
  <div class="block-content">
    <ul id="featured-product-list">
      <li class="featured-product">
          <h4><?php echo $this->htmlEscape($_product->getName())?></h4>
          <a href="<?php echo $_product->getProductUrl() ?>" title="<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image')) ?>">
            <img class="product-image" src="<?php echo $this->helper('catalog/image')->init($_product, 'small_image')->resize(117, 117); ?>" alt="<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image')) ?>" title="<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image')) ?>" />
          </a>
          <a class="view-item-button" href="<?php echo $_product->getProductUrl() ?>" title="<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($_product->getName()) ?>">View Item</a>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div>
<?php endif; ?>