<div <?php post_class(); ?>>
    <div class="teaser">
        <a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink()) . '" rel="bookmark"><?php the_post_thumbnail('featured-teaser'); ?></a>
        <div class="teaser-text">
            <?php
            $comment_count = get_comment_count($post->ID);
            if ($comment_count['approved'] > 0) :
            ?>
            <span class="teaser-comment-total"><?php comments_number('0', '1', '% '); ?></span>
            <?php endif; ?>
            <?php if (is_sticky()) : ?>
                <?php the_title('<h3 class="teaser-title"><span>&bigstar;</span><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink()) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>'); ?>
            <?php else: ?>
                <?php the_title('<h3 class="teaser-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink()) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h3>'); ?>
            <?php endif; ?>
            <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
        </div>
        <div class="teaser-footer">
            <p><?php echo get_avatar(get_the_author_meta('ID'), 20); ?> <span><?php the_author(); ?> &bull; <?php the_time(get_option('date_format')); ?></span></p>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>