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<script type="text/template" class="template" id="pgevoke-_tpl-newsbox-columnists">
<a class="pgevoke-newsbox-storystack-item pgevoke-newsbox-storystack-item-columnist clearfix" href="<<<=theobj.link>>>">
	<div class="pgevoke-newsbox-columnist-image pgevoke-newsbox-columnist-image_<<<=theobj.pgpageapikey.replace('columnist-','')>>>"></div>
	<div class="pgevoke-newsbox-storystack-headline">
		<span><<<=theobj.title>>></span>
	</div>
</a>
</script>

<!-- Newspack Item -->
<script type="text/template" class="template" id="pgevoke-_tpl-newspack">
<a class="pgevoke-newspack-item pgevoke-parentsection-<<<=theobj.parentsectionid>>> clearfix" href="<<<=theobj.link>>>">
	<div class="pgevoke-newspack-imagewrapper">
		<div class="pgevoke-image">
			<!-- <div class="pgevoke-newspack-image"> -->
			<<< if (theobj.imagelink != "") { >>>
				<img data-original="<<<=PGFNS.formatImage(theobj.imagelink,'300x_cTC_a1-1')>>>" alt="<<<=theobj.imagecaption>>>" class="pg-lazyload">
			<<< }else{ >>>
				<div class="pgevoke-imageplaceholder"></div>
			<<< } >>>			
			<div class="pgevoke-sectionbox">
				<<<=theobj.parentsectionname>>>
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
	<div class="pgevoke-newspack-text">
		<div class="pgevoke-newspack-headline">
			<span><<<=theobj.title>>></span>
		</div>
		<!-- <div class="pgevoke-newspack-teaser">
			<span></span>
		</div> -->
		<div class="pgevoke-newspack-links">
		</div>
	</div>
</a>
</script>

<script type="text/template" class="template" id="pgevoke-_tpl-lateststories">
<a class="pgevoke-railstorylist-item pgevoke-parentsection-<<<=theobj.parentsectionid>>> clearfix" href="<<<=theobj.link>>>">
		<div class="pgevoke-railstorylist-imagewrapper">
			<div class="pgevoke-image">
				<<< if (theobj.imagelink !== "") { >>>
					<img src="<<<=PGFNS.formatImage(theobj.imagelink,'270x_q80_a1-1_cMC')>>>" alt="<<<=theobj.imagealt>>>">
				<<< } else { >>>
					<div class="pgevoke-imageplaceholder"></div>
				<<< } >>>
			</div>
		</div>
		<div class="pgevoke-railstorylist-headline"><<<=theobj.title>>></div>
</a>
</script>

<script type="text/template" class="template" id="pgevoke-_tpl-storyfeedspinner">
	<div class="pgevoke-storyfeed-spinner">
		<span class="pgevoke-storyfeed-spinner-loading">
			<span class="icon icon-spinner2 icon-2x fa fa-spin" style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold"></span>
		</span>
	</div>
</script>

<!-- Promobox -->
<script type="text/template" class="template" id="pgevoke-_tpl-promobox">
	<div class="pgevoke-promobox">
		<div class="pgevoke-promobox-title"><<<=theobj.title>>></div>
		<<< if (theobj.hasimage) { >>>
		<a class="pgevoke-promobox-image" href="<<<=theobj.customFields.hotlink>>>">
			<img src="<<<=theobj.customFields.images[0].url>>>" alt="<<<=theobj.customFields.images[0].caption>>>">
		</a>
		<<< } >>>
		<div class="pgevoke-promobox-text">
			<<<=theobj.customFields.text>>>
		</div>
	</div>
</script>

<!-- Subsection Menu Item -->
<script type="text/template" class="template" id="pgevoke-_tpl-subsectionmenuitem">
	<a class="pgevoke-subsectionmenu-item" href="<<<=theobj.url>>>">
		<span><<<=theobj.label>>> »</span>
	</a>
</script>

<!-- Most Emailed Item -->
<script type="text/template" class="template" id="pgevoke-_tpl-mostemailed-item">
	<div class="pgevoke-mostemailed-item">
		<a href="<<<=theobj.url>>>" class="clearfix">
			<span class="pgevoke-mostemailed-itemnumber"><<<=theobj.counter+1>>></span>
			<span class="pgevoke-mostemailed-headline"><<<=theobj.title>>></span>
		</a>
	</div>
</script>

<!-- pgevoke.includes.underscore-templates_story / v20171023_1358-relatedupdate -->
<script type="text/template" class="template" id="pgevoke-_tpl-story">
<div class="pgevoke-story-topads">
	<<< if (typeof isNativoStory !== "undefined" && isNativoStory) { >>>
		<div class="pgevoke-story-topads-banner">
			<div style="text-align:center">
				<div class="pg-adwrapper-720x90" data-nativo="story-topbannerad"></div>
			</div>
		</div>
	<<< } else { >>>
		<div class="pgevoke-story-topads-banner">
			<!-- pg.ads.adspot_new / adsection:  / v20170608-addingadhesion -->

	



<div data-dfpads-position="Top" data-dfpads-adsection="<<<=theobj.adsection>>>">

	<div class="center small upper graytext">Advertisement</div>


	<div class="pg-adtarget pg-adwrapper-728x90"></div>

</div>
			<!-- <div data-dfpads-position="Top" data-dfpads-adsection="<<<=theobj.adsection>>>"></div> -->
		</div>
	<<< } >>>
</div>
<<< if (theobj.imagelink !== "" && theobj.layout !== "noheroimage") { >>>
	<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout clearfix">
		<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout-image">
			<!-- MyURL=#url$I(1140x_q90_a4-3_cTCjpg) -->
			<!-- <img src="<   << = theobj.imagelink.    replace(/20([\20\d\d\//g,'')>>>" alt="<<<=theobj.imagecaption>>>"> -->
			<!-- layout: <<<=theobj.layout>>> -->
			<<< // console.log("LAYOUT!! " + theobj.layout); >>>
			<<< if (theobj.imagelink !== "" && ((theobj.layout === "portraitwideheadline" || theobj.layout === "portraitleftcornerheadline") || pgforcedlayout === "portraitwideheadline" || pgforcedlayout === "portraitleftcornerheadline")) { >>>
				<img src="<<<=PGFNS.formatImage(theobj.imagelinkstory,'700x_q90_a4-5_cTC')>>>" alt="<<<=theobj.imagecaption>>>" class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout-image-portraitimg">
				<img src="https://a9a1263f9caafb223a0e-ed6332b96e149fbe46aac9e4618971f3.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images/pgmisc/story-portrait-layout-background.jpg">
			<<< } else { >>>
				<img src="<<<=PGFNS.formatImage(theobj.imagelinkstory,'1140x_q90_a10-7_cTC')>>>" alt="<<<=theobj.imagecaption>>>">
			<<< } >>>

			
			
			<!--
			<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout-gallerybutton">
				<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout-gallerybutton-inner">
					<span class="icon icon-expand"></span>
				</div>
			</div>
			-->

			<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout-gallerybutton">
				<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout-gallerybutton-inner">
					<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout-gallerybutton-camera">
						<span class="icon icon-camera"></span>
					</div>
					<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout-gallerybutton-circle">
						<span class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout-gallerybutton-number"></span>
					</div>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div>
		<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout-headline">
			<<<=theobj.title>>>
		</div>
		<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-cutout-imagecredit">
			<<<=theobj.imagecredit>>>
		</div>
	</div>
<<< } else { >>>
	<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-noimage" class="clearfix">
		<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-noimage-stockimage"></div>
		<div class="pgevoke-story-toparea-noimage-headline">
			<<<=theobj.title>>>
		</div>
	</div>
<<< } >>>
<div class="pgevoke-story-bottomarea clearfix">
	<div class="pgevoke-grid-area-main">
		<<< if (theobj.imagelink !== "" && theobj.layout !== "noheroimage") { >>>
			<div class="pgevoke-story-bottomarea-headline">
				<<<=theobj.title>>>
			</div>
		<<< } >>>
		<<< if (theobj.subtitle !== "") { >>>
			<div class="pgevoke-story-subtitle"><<<=theobj.subtitle>>></div>
		<<< } >>>
		<div class="pgevoke-story-byline" data-pg-storybyline="<<<=theobj.bylinefull>>>">
			<div class="pgevoke-story-byline-left">
				<div class="pgevoke-story-byline-authorimage">
					<!-- <img src="http://www.post-gazette.com/libercus/default/graphics/nicolas-cage.png"> -->
				</div>
				<div class="pgevoke-story-byline-text">
					<div class="pgevoke-story-byline-line1">
						<!-- byline$r("\/(\s?)(.+)$","")$B(1,35) -->
						<!-- <<<=theobj.byline>>> -->
					</div>
					<div class="pgevoke-story-byline-line2"></div>
					<div class="pgevoke-story-byline-line3"></div>
				</div>
			</div>
			<div class="pgevoke-story-byline-right">
					<div class="pgevoke-story-byline-date"><<<=theobj.bylinedate>>></div>
					<div class="pgevoke-story-byline-time"><<<=theobj.bylinetime>>></div>
			</div>
		</div>
		<div class="pgevoke-story-body clearfix">
			<!-- <div class="pgevoke-story-socialbuttons">
				<img src="http://www.post-gazette.com/libercus/default/graphics/socialbuttons-mockup.jpg">
			</div> -->
			<div class="pgevoke-story-socialbuttons-wrapper">
				<div class="pgevoke-story-socialbuttons">
					<!-- pgevoke.widgets.story_socialshare / v20170613_1136 -->
<!-- <div class="pgevoke-story-socialbuttons"> -->
	<div class="pgevoke-story-socialbuttons-facebook">
		<a href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="window.open('https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=<<<=theobj.link>>>','','width=500,height=500');">
			<span class="icon icon-facebook"></span>
		</a>
	</div>
	<div class="pgevoke-story-socialbuttons-twitter">
		<a href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="window.open('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=<<<=theobj.link>>>&amp;text='+encodeURIComponent(&quot;<<<=theobj.title>>>&quot;)+'&amp;via=PittsburghPG','','width=500,height=500')  ">
				<span  class="icon icon-twitter"></span>
			</a>
	</div>
	<!-- <div class="pgevoke-story-socialbuttons-stumbleupon">
		<a href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="window.open('http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=<<<=theobj.link>>>&amp;title='+encodeURIComponent(&quot;<<<=theobj.title>>>&quot;),'','width=500,height=500')">
		<span  class="icon icon-stumbleupon"></span>
		</a>
	</div> -->
	<div class="pgevoke-story-socialbuttons-reddit">
		<a href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="window.open('//www.reddit.com/submit?url=<<<=theobj.link>>>','','width=500,height=500')">
			<span  class="icon icon-reddit-alien"></span>
		</a>
	</div>
	<div class="pgevoke-story-socialbuttons-email">
		<a href="javascript:void(0);" id="tipafriend" alt="Email">
			<span class="icon icon-envelope"></span>
		</a>
	</div>		
	<div class="pgevoke-story-socialbuttons-print">
		<a href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="window.open('<<<=theobj.link.replace(/\/$/,"")>>>.print','','width=500,height=500')" alt="Print">
		<!-- <a href="<<<=theobj.link>>>.print" target="_blank"> -->
			<span class="icon icon-print"></span>
		</a>
	</div>
<!-- </div> -->
				</div>
			</div>
			<div class="pgevoke-story-bodyarea">
				<div class="pgevoke-story-bodyarea-inner pgevoke-story-bodytext-inner">
					<div class="pgevoke-story-bodytext">
							<<< try { >>> 
								<<< // theobj.body += "<\!";-" + "- @@@gallery{} -" + "->"; >>>
								<<< theobj.body = PGLIB.story.syncscriptloader.prepareScripts(theobj.body); >>>
								<<<=PGLIB.story.shortcodes.replaceAll(theobj.body, theobj)>>>
								<<< // theobj.body>>>
								<<< console.log("TRANSPORTER: Body successfully output"); >>>
							<<< } catch(err) { console.log("TRANSPORTER: Error running 'PGLIB.story.shortcodes.replaceAll' while outputting body"); console.log(err); } >>> 

						<<< if (theobj.endofstorydateformatted !== "") { >>>
							<p class="pgevoke-story-endofstorydate">First Published <<<=theobj.endofstorydateformatted>>></p>
						<<< } >>>
					</div>
					<<< if (typeof isNativoStory === "undefined" || !isNativoStory) { >>>
					<div class="pgevoke-story-civicscienceinline"></div>
					<div class="pgevoke-story-related-links"></div>
					<!-- <l t o : macro name="pgevoke.includes.underscore-templates_story_related"> -->
					<<< if (theobj.commentsenabled===true) { >>>
	<div class="pgevoke-story-comments" data-comments-enabled="<<<=theobj.commentsenabled>>>">
		<div class="pgevoke-story-comments-button" data-comments-storyid="<<<=theobj.storyid>>>" data-comments-link="<<<=theobj.link.replace(/\/\/[a-zA-Z]+?\.post-gazette/, '//www.post-gazette').replace(/([^/])$/, '$1/')>>>" data-comments-parentsection="<<<=theobj.parentsection>>>" data-comments-button-action="show" rel="pgevoke-story-comments-<<<=theobj.storyid>>>">
			<span>SHOW COMMENTS</span>&nbsp;
			<span class="pgevoke-story-comments-count"></span>&nbsp;
			<span class="icon icon-comments"></span>
		</div>
		<div class="pgevoke-story-comments-contentwrapper">
			<div class="pgevoke-story-comments-header">Join the Conversation</div>
			<div class="pgevoke-story-comments-mod">
				<a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/frontpage/2008/07/31/Guide-to-commenting/stories/200807310458">Commenting policy</a>
				<span> | </span>
				<a class="pgevoke-story-comments-abuse">How to Report Abuse</a>
			</div>

			<div class="pgevoke-story-comments-content"></div>
		</div>
		<div class="pgevoke-story-comments-metadata" data-width="100%"></div>
	</div>
<<< } else { >>>
	<div class="pgevoke-story-comments-disabled">Comments Disabled For This Story</div>
<<< } >>>
					<<< } >>>
					<!-- <l t o : macro name="pgevoke.includes.underscore-templates_story_civicscienceinline"> -->
				</div>
			</div>
		</div> <!-- /pgevoke-story-body -->
		<<< if (typeof isNativoStory === "undefined" || !isNativoStory) { >>>
			<div class="pgevoke-story-extracontent">

				<!--
				<div class="pgevoke-story-extracontent-mustread">
					<div class="pgevoke-mustbox pgevoke-mustread clearfix">
						<div class="pgevoke-headerbar">
							<span>Must Read</span>
						</div>
						<div class="pgevoke-newspack"></div>
					</div>
				</div>
				-->
				<div class="pgevoke-story-extracontent-mustread">
					<div class="pgevoke-mustbox pgevoke-mustread clearfix">
						<div class="pgevoke-headerbar">
							<span>Must Read</span>
						</div>
						<div class="pgevoke-newspack"></div>
					</div>
				</div>
				<div class="pg-hidden-desktop" style="margin-bottom:35px">
            		<!-- pg.ads.adspot_new / adsection:  / v20170608-addingadhesion -->

	



<div data-dfpads-position="X02" data-dfpads-adsection="<<<=theobj.adsection>>>">

	<div class="center small upper graytext">Advertisement</div>


	<div class="pg-adtarget pg-adwrapper-320x53"></div>

</div>
        		</div>
				<div class="pgevoke-story-extracontent-trending">
					<div class="pgevoke-headerbar pgevoke-headerbar-trending">
						<span class="icon2 icon2-fire-circle pgevoke-storyicon"></span>
						<span>TRENDING</span>
					</div>
					<div class="pgevoke-story-extracontent-trending-content"></div>
				</div>
				
				<!-- <div class="pgevoke-story-extracontent-mustread">
					<div class="pgevoke-newspack-header">TRENDING</div>
					<div class="pgevoke-newspack"></div>
				</div> -->
			</div>
		<<< } >>>
		<!-- pgevoke.includes.underscore-templates_story_gallery / v20170508_1732 -->
<div class="pgevoke-story-swiper pgevoke-story-swiper-popup mfp-hide">
	<div class="swiper-container" >
	    <!--
	    <div class="swiper-fullscreenbutton">
	    	<span class="icon icon-expand"></span>
	    </div>
	    -->
	    <div class="swiper-wrapper">
	        <!-- Slides -->
	        <<< $.each(theobj.images, function(index,image) { >>>
	        <div class="swiper-slide">
	        	<div class="swiper-slide-image swiper-lazy" data-background="<<<=PGFNS.formatImage(image.url,'1200x')>>>">
	        		<div class="swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white"></div>
	        	</div>
	        	<div class="swiper-slide-caption">
	        		<div class="swiper-slide-caption-inner">
	        			<div class="swiper-slide-caption-text">
			        		<<<=image.caption>>>
			        		<<< if (typeof image.photoCredit === "string" && image.photoCredit !== "") { >>>
			        			&nbsp;<span class="swiper-slide-credit">(<<<=image.photoCredit>>>)</span>
			        		<<< } >>>
			        	</div>
	        		</div>
	        	</div>
	        </div>
	        <<< }); >>>
	    </div>
	    <div class="swiper-pagination"></div>	    
	    <div class="swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white"></div>
	    <div class="swiper-button-next swiper-button-white"></div>
	    <!-- If we need scrollbar -->
	    <!-- <div class="swiper-scrollbar"></div> -->
	</div>
	<div class="swiper-closebutton popup-modal-dismiss">
		<div class="swiper-closebutton-inner">
	    	<span class="icon icon-cross2"></span>
	    </div>
	</div>
</div>
<<< // $.each(theobj.images, function(index,image) { >>>
<<< // var preloadedImg = new Image(); preloadedImg.src = PGFNS.formatImage(image.url,'1500x'); >>>
<<< // }); >>>
<!-- SWIPER END -->
		
	</div> <!-- end of .pgevoke-grid-area-main -->
	<div class="pgevoke-grid-area-side">
		<!-- <l  t o : ! macro name="pg.ads.adspot" position="Middle" customadsection="pitt">
		<l t o : macro name="pg.widgets.civicscience"> -->
		<!-- Sticky Right Rail BEGIN -->
<div class="pgevoke-story-rightrail">
    
        <div class="pgevoke-story-rightrail-imagecredit">
            <<<=theobj.imagecredit>>>
        </div>
        <div class="pgevoke-story-rightrail-ad1 mb25 pg-hidden-mobile">    
            <!-- <div class="center small upper graytext">Advertisement</div>
            <div style="width:300px;height:250px">
                <img src="https://814824ac51e64b4abcaa-cffb1f8b6941251295ee20eefbd7d321.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images/pgmisc/storydemo-300x250-portauth.gif">
            </div> -->
            <!-- pg.ads.adspot_new / adsection:  / v20170608-addingadhesion -->

	



<div data-dfpads-position="Middle" data-dfpads-adsection="<<<=theobj.adsection>>>">

	<div class="center small upper graytext">Advertisement</div>


	<div class="pg-adtarget pg-adwrapper-300x250"></div>

</div>
        
        </div>
        <<< if (PGLIB.story.transporter.currentindex === 0) { >>>
            <!-- civic science survey widget -->
<div class="pgevoke-civicscience">
	<div id="benn-poll-iframe-container"></div>
</div>
<!-- <script type="text/javascript" src="http://widget.post-gazette.com/poll/bennpollinit.js"></script> -->
<!-- end civic science -->
        <<< } >>>
        <div class="pgevoke-story-latest mb25 pg-hidden-mobile">
	<div class="pgevoke-railstorylist">
		<div class="pgevoke-headerbar">
			<span>LATEST <<<=theobj.parentsectionid>>></span>
		</div>
		<div class="pgevoke-railstorylist-content" data-pgevoke-lateststories-loaded="0"></div>
	</div>
</div>
        
            
        <div class="pgevoke-apwidget pg-hidden-mobile"></div>
            
        <div class="pgevoke-story-rightrail-stickybox">
            <div class="mb25 pg-hidden-mobile">
                <!-- NEW AD -->
                <!-- pg.ads.adspot_new / adsection:  / v20170608-addingadhesion -->

	



<div data-dfpads-position="Middle2" data-dfpads-adsection="<<<=theobj.adsection>>>">

	<div class="center small upper graytext">Advertisement</div>


	<div class="pg-adtarget pg-adwrapper-300x250"></div>

</div>
                <!--
                    <div class="center small upper graytext">Advertisement</div>
                    <div data-dfpads-position="Middle2" data-dfpads-adsection="<<<=theobj.adsection>>>" class="pg-adwrapper-300x250"></div>
                -->
                <!-- <div style="width:300px;height:250px">
                    <img src="https://814824ac51e64b4abcaa-cffb1f8b6941251295ee20eefbd7d321.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images/pgmisc/storydemo-300x250-pgperks.jpg">
                </div> -->

            </div>
            <div class="pgevoke-story-rightrail-login mb20 pg-hidden-mobile">
                <div data-demoname="register_or_login">
    <div class="tw-bs" style="margin:0 auto 15px;background-color:#eee;border:1px solid #d3d3d3;padding:15px">
        <div class="stickyright-loggedoutuserbuttons">
            <!-- Create account button - Only shown if not logged in -->
            <div style="margin-bottom: 1em;">
                <div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:5px;text-align:center">Create a free PG account.</div>
                <button type="button" class="stickyboxright-register btn btn-primary gigyaRegisterBtn" style="width:100%;font-size:20px">Register - FREE</button>
            </div>
            <!-- Login button - Only shown if not logged in -->
            <div>
                <div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:5px;text-align:center">Already have an account?</div>
                <button type="button" class="stickyboxright-login btn btn-primary gigyaLoginBtn" style="width:100%;font-size:20px">Login</button>
            </div>
        </div>
        <!-- Shown only to logged in users -->
        <div class="stickyright-loggedinuserbuttons" style="display:none">
            <!-- Shown only to logged in non-subscribers -->
            <div class="stickyright-subscribe-wrapper" style="margin-bottom:1em;display:none">
                <div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:5px;text-align:center">Subscribe to the PG</div>
                <a class="btn btn-primary stickyboxright-subscribe" style="width:100%;font-size:20px" href="https://my.post-gazette.com/purchase/?utm_source=Internal-Aud&amp;utm_medium=Nav%20Button&amp;utm_campaign=Sticky-subscribe">Subscribe</a>
            </div>
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