checkbox feature

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   <?php
	$featured_query = new WP_Query(
    array( 
      'post_type'   => 'artist',
	  'post_per_page' => '3',
      'meta_key'    => 'featured',
      'orderby'     => 'meta_value',
      'order'       => 'DESC',
      'meta_query'  => array(
         array(
          'key'     => 'featured',
          'value'   => '1',
          'compare' => '=',
          'type'    => 'INTEGER'
        )
       )
      ) 
    );
	?>
    <div id="home_big">
    <?php if ($featured_query->have_posts()) : while ($featured_query->have_posts()) : $featured_query->the_post();?>
    	
		<div class="home_featured" >	
            <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail('large'); ?></a>
            <<div class="feat_desc">
            	<div class="feat_desc_content">
            		<h2>FEATURED ARTIST : <a href="<?php  the_permalink();?>"><?php  the_title(); ?></a></h2>
               		<a href="<?php the_permalink();?>"><?php  $content = get_the_content(); echo substr($content, 0, 80); ?>... Read more</a>
                </div>
            </div>
         </div>
        		<?php endwhile; endif; wp_reset_query(); ?>
       </div><!-- End Home Big-->