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							var parent = document.getElementsByClassName('section-latest')[0];
							parent.removeChild(parent.lastChild);
						},
						onFill: function(data) {
							getFormattedDate(data);
						},
						onError: function(error) { }
					}]);
				
			break;

			case 'Video':
			case 'VideoSeries':
				
					q().push(["insertPreview", {
						label: "VideoLatest",
							unit: {
								"server": "dfp",
								"id": DFP_id,
								"size": "2x2",
								"targets": renderTagerting('n-video')
							},
						location: "div.recent-videos-group > div:nth-child(3)",
						infoText: "",
						infoButtonText: "",
						template: compiledTemplateVideoLatest,
						onRender: function($element) {
							var parent = document.getElementsByClassName('recent-videos-group')[0];
							parent.removeChild(parent.lastChild);
						},
						onFill: function(data) {
							getFormattedDate(data);
						},
						onError: function(error) { }
					}]);
				
			break;

			case 'Article':
			case 'PrintArticle':
			case 'PartnerArticle':
			case 'BlogPost':
				
					q().push(["insertPreview", {
						label: "ArticleLatest",
						unit: {
							"server": "dfp",
							"id": DFP_id,
							"size": "2x2",
							"targets": renderTagerting('n-article')
						},
						location: "#read-next > div.aside-block__body > div.related-article-group > div:nth-child(1)",
						infoText: "",
						infoButtonText: "",
						template: compiledTemplateArticleLatest,
						onRender: function($element) {
							var parent = document.getElementById('read-next');
							var parentBody = parent.children[1].children[0];
							parentBody.removeChild(parentBody.lastChild);
						},
						onFill: function(data) {
							getFormattedDate(data);
						},
						onError: function(error) { }
					}]);
				
			break;
		}

		function templates () {



		compiledTemplateHomePopular = function (Handlebars,depth0,helpers,partials,data) { this.compilerInfo = [4,'>= 1.0.0'];helpers = this.merge(helpers, Handlebars.helpers); data = data || {}; var buffer = "", stack1, stack2, options, functionType="function", escapeExpression=this.escapeExpression, helperMissing=helpers.helperMissing; buffer += "<div class=\"grid__col large-up-1 medium-1-2\">\n	<article class=\"listing-wide\" data-listing-template=\"Home_Popular\" data-listing-title=\""; if (stack1 = helpers.title) { stack1 = stack1.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack1 = depth0.title; stack1 = typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack1) + "\">\n		<div class=\"listing-wide__thumb\">\n			<a href=\""; if (stack1 = helpers.link) { stack1 = stack1.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack1 = depth0.link; stack1 = typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack1) + "\">\n				<picture>\n					<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (80), 'height': (80) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\">\n					<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (210), 'height': (140) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\">\n					<img src=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (275), 'height': (183) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\" alt=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.title) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.title; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\"></picture>\n				<div class=\"t_tag listing-wide__thumb__category\">\n					" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.Eyebrow)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "\n				</div>\n			</a>\n		</div>\n		<div class=\"listing-wide__inner\">\n			<div class=\"t_tag listing--category medium-up-hide\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.Eyebrow)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</div>\n			<h3 class=\"t_listing-title\">\n				<a href=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.link) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.link; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\">"; if (stack2 = helpers.title) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.title; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "</a>\n			</h3>\n			<p class=\"t_body listing-wide__inner__desc\">\n				"; if (stack2 = helpers.summary) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.summary; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\n			</p>\n			<div class=\"t_meta\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.author),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.name)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</div>\n		</div>\n	</article>\n</div>"; return buffer; };

		compiledTemplateHomeLatest = function (Handlebars,depth0,helpers,partials,data) { this.compilerInfo = [4,'>= 1.0.0'];helpers = this.merge(helpers, Handlebars.helpers); data = data || {}; var buffer = "", stack1, stack2, options, functionType="function", escapeExpression=this.escapeExpression, helperMissing=helpers.helperMissing; buffer += "<article class=\"listing listing--with-thumb \" data-listing-count=\"6\" data-listing-template=\"Home\" data-listing-title=\""; if (stack1 = helpers.title) { stack1 = stack1.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack1 = depth0.title; stack1 = typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack1) + "\">\n	<div class=\"t_tag listing--category\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.Eyebrow)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</div>\n	<div class=\"t_meta\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.SponsorLabel)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</div>\n 	<div class=\"t_thumb listing__thumb \">\n <a href=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.link) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.link; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\">\n <picture>\n <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (280), 'height': (187) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (690), 'height': (460) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\">\n <source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (450), 'height': (300) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\">\n <img src=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (590), 'height': (393) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\" alt=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.title) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.title; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\">\n </picture>\n </a>\n </div>\n	<h2 class=\"t_small-listing-title\"><a href=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.link) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.link; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\">"; if (stack2 = helpers.title) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.title; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "</a></h2>\n	<p class=\"t_meta listing__meta\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.author),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.name)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</p>\n</article>"; return buffer; };

		compiledTemplateTagLatest = function (Handlebars,depth0,helpers,partials,data) { this.compilerInfo = [4,'>= 1.0.0'];helpers = this.merge(helpers, Handlebars.helpers); data = data || {}; var buffer = "", stack1, stack2, options, functionType="function", escapeExpression=this.escapeExpression, helperMissing=helpers.helperMissing; buffer += "<article class=\"listing-wide\" data-listing-template=\"Section\" data-listing-title=\""; if (stack1 = helpers.title) { stack1 = stack1.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack1 = depth0.title; stack1 = typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack1) + "\">\n	<div class=\"listing-wide__thumb\">\n		<a href=\""; if (stack1 = helpers.link) { stack1 = stack1.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack1 = depth0.link; stack1 = typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack1) + "\">\n			<picture>\n				<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (80), 'height': (80) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\">\n				<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (210), 'height': (140) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\">\n				<img src=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (275), 'height': (183) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\" alt=\"Collective Wisdom of Ants\">\n			</picture>\n			<div class=\"t_tag listing__thumb__category small-hide " + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.AdType)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.Eyebrow)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</div>\n		</a>\n	</div>\n	<div class=\"listing-wide__inner\">\n		<div class=\"t_tag listing--category medium-up-hide\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.Eyebrow)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</div>\n		<h2 class=\"t_listing-title\"><a href=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.link) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.link; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\">"; if (stack2 = helpers.title) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.title; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "</a></h2>\n		<p class=\"t_body listing-wide__inner__desc\">\n			"; if (stack2 = helpers.summary) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.summary; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\n		</p>\n		<div class=\"t_meta\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.author),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.name)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</div>\n	</div>\n</article>"; return buffer; };

		compiledTemplateHomeAgenda = function (Handlebars,depth0,helpers,partials,data) { this.compilerInfo = [4,'>= 1.0.0'];helpers = this.merge(helpers, Handlebars.helpers); data = data || {}; var buffer = "", stack1, stack2, options, functionType="function", escapeExpression=this.escapeExpression, helperMissing=helpers.helperMissing; buffer += "<article class=\"listing listing--with-thumb \" data-listing-count=\"4\" data-listing-template=\"Home\" data-listing-title=\""; if (stack1 = helpers.title) { stack1 = stack1.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack1 = depth0.title; stack1 = typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack1) + "\">\n	<div class=\"t_tag listing--category\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.Eyebrow)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</div>\n	<div class=\"t_thumb listing__thumb \">\n		<a href=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.link) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.link; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\">\n			<picture>\n				<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (280), 'height': (187) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\">\n				<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (690), 'height': (460) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\">\n				<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (450), 'height': (300) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\">\n				<img src=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (590), 'height': (393) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\" alt=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.title) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.title; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\"></picture>\n			<div class=\"t_tag listing__thumb__category small-hide " + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.AdType)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.Eyebrow)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</div>\n		</a>\n	</div>\n	<h2 class=\"t_small-listing-title\">\n		<a href=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.link) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.link; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\">"; if (stack2 = helpers.title) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.title; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "</a>\n		</h2>\n	<p class=\"t_meta listing__meta\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.author),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.name)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</p>\n</article>"; return buffer; };

		compiledTemplateArticleLatest = function (Handlebars,depth0,helpers,partials,data) { this.compilerInfo = [4,'>= 1.0.0'];helpers = this.merge(helpers, Handlebars.helpers); data = data || {}; var buffer = "", stack1, stack2, options, functionType="function", escapeExpression=this.escapeExpression, helperMissing=helpers.helperMissing, self=this;function program1(depth0,data) { var buffer = "", stack1; buffer += "— " + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.author),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.name)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)); return buffer; } buffer += "<div class=\"related-article-group__item\">\n <a href=\""; if (stack1 = helpers.link) { stack1 = stack1.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack1 = depth0.link; stack1 = typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack1) + "\">\n <section class=\"related-article\">\n <div class=\"related-article__body\">\n <div class=\"t_tag related-article__thumb__category\">"+ escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.Eyebrow)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) +"</div>\n <h3 class=\"t_small-listing-title\">"; if (stack2 = helpers.title) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.title; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "</h3><p class=\"related-article__meta\"> \n </p>\n </div>\n </section>\n </a>\n</div>"; return buffer; };

		compiledTemplateVideoLatest = function (Handlebars,depth0,helpers,partials,data) { this.compilerInfo = [4,'>= 1.0.0'];helpers = this.merge(helpers, Handlebars.helpers); data = data || {}; var buffer = "", stack1, stack2, options, functionType="function", escapeExpression=this.escapeExpression, helperMissing=helpers.helperMissing; buffer += "<div class=\"grid__col large-1-2 xlarge-1-4 medium-1-2 recent-videos-group__item\">\n	<article class=\"listing--media listing--with-thumb\" data-video-title=\""; if (stack1 = helpers.title) { stack1 = stack1.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack1 = depth0.title; stack1 = typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack1) + "\" data-video-template=\"related-videos\">\n		<div class=\"t_tag medium-up-hide\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.Eyebrow)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</div>\n		<div class=\"t_thumb listing--media__thumb\"><a href=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.link) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.link; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\" class=\"icon-overlay\"><span class=\"icon-overlay__icon icon__play--md--white\"></span><span class=\"icon-overlay__icon icon__play--sm--white\"></span><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (330), 'height': (186) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (80), 'height': (45) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\"><img src=\""; options = {hash:{ 'width': (275), 'height': (155) },data:data}; buffer += escapeExpression(((stack1 = helpers.getThumbHref || depth0.getThumbHref),stack1 ? stack1.call(depth0, options) : helperMissing.call(depth0, "getThumbHref", options))) + "\" alt=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.title) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.title; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\"></picture><div class=\"t_tag listing--media__thumb__category small-hide\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.custom),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.Eyebrow)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</div></a>\n		</div>\n		<h3 class=\"t_small-listing-title\"><a href=\""; if (stack2 = helpers.link) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.link; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "\">"; if (stack2 = helpers.title) { stack2 = stack2.call(depth0, {hash:{},data:data}); } else { stack2 = depth0.title; stack2 = typeof stack2 === functionType ? stack2.apply(depth0) : stack2; } buffer += escapeExpression(stack2) + "</a></h3>\n		<p class=\"t_meta listing--media__meta\">" + escapeExpression(((stack1 = ((stack1 = depth0.author),stack1 == null || stack1 === false ? stack1 : stack1.name)),typeof stack1 === functionType ? stack1.apply(depth0) : stack1)) + "</p>\n	</article>\n</div>"; return buffer; };
	}

	function getFormattedDate(data) {
		var monthNames = [ "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" ];
		var d = new Date(data.pubDate);
		data.pubDate = monthNames[d.getMonth()] + ' ' + d.getDate() + ', ' + d.getFullYear();

		if (data.custom.AdType == 'Product'){
			data.custom.AdType = "sponsor--blue";p
		}
		else {
			data.custom.AdType = "";
		}

		return data;
	}

})();

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function renderTagerting(pos) {
	var polarTargeting = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(dfp.targeting));
	var ppos = [];
	if (pos !== 'undefined') {
		ppos = [pos];
	}

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