Multiple query_posts with rewinds

query_posts_rewind_posts.php

<?php
// WARNING: query_posts() will change your main query and is not recommended 
// for secondary loops! Only use if absolutely necessary!!!!
// Creating a new instance of WP_Query or get_posts() is preferred for secondary loops.

// Check lines 10 and 22:
// Line 1 is telling WordPress to only display 1 post,
// which will automatically be the most recent one.
// On Line 22 we are telling WordPress to offset the posts by 1,
// which means it will not repeat the post output in the first loop.
// We are also limiting it to only displaying 3 posts.
?>

<?php query_posts('showposts=1&post_type=post'); ?>
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
	<h1><?php the_title() ;?></h1>
	<?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
	<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php endwhile; else: ?>
	<p>Sorry, there are no posts to display</p>
<?php endif; ?>

<hr>

<?php rewind_posts(); //rewind is used to rewind the loop and keep database call open ?>
<?php query_posts('showposts=3&offset=1&post_type=post'); ?>
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
	<h2><?php the_title() ;?></h2>
	<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php endwhile; else: ?>
	<p>Sorry, there are no posts to display</p>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php 
/**
 	* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
  * some of the standard conditional statements you can use are:
  *
  *    is_home() – Returns true if the current page is the homepage
  *    is_admin() – Returns true if admin is logged in and visiting the site
  *    is_single( array( 'foo', 'bar', 'baz' ) )  – Returns true if page is displaying a single post
  *    is_page() – Returns true if page is displaying a single page
  *    is_page_template() – Can tell you if page is using a specific template. i.e. is_page_template(‘about-page.php’)
  *    is_category() – Returns true if page or post has a specified category. i.e. is_category(‘news’);
  *    is_tag() – Returns true if page or post has a specified tag
  *    is_post_type_archive( $post_type ) Returns true if on a post type archive page that matches $post_type.
  *    is_author() – Returns true if a specific author is logged in and visiting the site. i.e. is_author(‘zgordon’)
  *    is_search – Returns true if page is a search results page
  *    is_404() – Returns true if page does not exist
  *    has_excerpt() – Returns true if post or page has an excerpt
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
  */ ?>