/*
* Skeleton V1.1
* Copyright 2011, Dave Gamache
* www.getskeleton.com
* Free to use under the MIT license.
* http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
* 8/17/2011
*/

/* Table of Content
==================================================
	#Reset & Basics
	#Basic Styles
	#Site Styles
	#Typography
	#Links
	#Lists
	#Images
	#Buttons
	#Tabs
	#Forms
    #Menu + Logo
	#Misc 
    #Sidebar
    #Footer
*/

/* #Reset & Basics (Inspired by E. Meyers)
================================================== */
html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn, em, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp, small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var, b, u, i, center, dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li, fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td, article, aside, canvas, details, embed, figure, figcaption, footer, header, hgroup, menu, nav, output, ruby, section, summary, time, mark, audio, video {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    font-size: 100%;
    font: inherit;
    vertical-align: baseline;
}

article, aside, details, figcaption, figure, footer, header, hgroup, menu, nav, section {
    display: block;
}

body {
    line-height: 1;
}

ol, ul {
    list-style: none;
}

blockquote, q {
    quotes: none;
}

blockquote:before, blockquote:after,
q:before, q:after {
    content: '';
    content: none;
}

table {
    border-collapse: collapse;
    border-spacing: 0;
}

/* #Basic Styles
================================================== */
body {
    background: #fff;    
    font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Arial', sans-serif !important;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #444;
}

#wpadminbar {
    position: fixed !important;
}

/* #Typography
================================================== */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    color: #181818;
    font-weight: normal;
}

h1 a, h2 a, h3 a, h4 a, h5 a, h6 a {
    font-weight: inherit;
}

h1 {
    font-size: 46px;
    line-height: 50px;
    padding-bottom: 25px;
    font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times', 'Times New Roman', serif;
}

h2 {
    font-size: 35px;
    line-height: 40px;
    font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times', 'Times New Roman', serif;
}

h3 {
    font-size: 28px;
    line-height: 34px;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Arial', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
}

h4 {
    font-size: 21px;
    line-height: 30px;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Arial', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
}

h5 {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 24px;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Arial', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
}

h6 {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 21px;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Arial', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.subheader {
    color: #777;
}

p {
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}

p img {
    margin: 0;
}

p.lead {
    font-size: 21px;
    line-height: 27px;
    color: #777;
}

em {
    font-style: italic;
}

strong, b {
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #333;
}

small {
    font-size: 80%;
}

/*	Blockquotes  */
blockquote, blockquote p {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 24px;
    color: #777;
    font-style: italic;
}

blockquote {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    padding: 9px 20px 0 19px;
    border-left: 1px solid #ddd;
}

blockquote cite {
    display: block;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #555;
}

blockquote cite:before {
    content: "\2014 \0020";
}

blockquote cite a, blockquote cite a:visited, blockquote cite a:visited {
    color: #555;
}

hr {
    border: solid #ddd;
    border-width: 1px 0 0;
    clear: both;
    margin: 10px 0 30px;
    height: 0;
}

.wp-block-image figcaption {
    font-size: .8em;
}

.wp-caption-text {
	margin-top: 0.25rem;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
}

/* #Links
================================================== */
a, a:visited {
    color: #333;
    text-decoration: underline;
    outline: 0;
}

a:hover, a:focus {
    color: #000;
}

p a, p a:visited {
    line-height: inherit;
}

/* #Lists
================================================== */
ul, ol {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

ul {
    list-style: disc outside;
    margin-left: 20px;
}

ol {
    list-style: decimal;
}

ol, ul.square, ul.circle, ul.disc {
    margin-left: 30px;
}

ul.square {
    list-style: square outside;
}

ul.circle {
    list-style: circle outside;
}

ul.disc {
    list-style: disc outside;
}

ul ul, ul ol,
ol ol, ol ul {
    margin: 4px 0 5px 30px;
    font-size: 90%;
}

ul ul li, ul ol li,
ol ol li, ol ul li {
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

li {
    line-height: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

ul.large li {
    line-height: 21px;
}

li p {
    line-height: 21px;
}

/* #Images
================================================== */

img.scale-with-grid {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

.alignleft {
    float: left;
    margin: 0 20px 10px 0;
}

.alignright {
    float: right;
    margin: 0 0 10px 20px;
}

.aligncenter {
    clear: both;
    display: block;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.attachment-featured-image {
    float: right;
    margin: 0 0 20px 20px;
    border: 1px solid #000;
    max-width: 250px;
}

.single_page_date {
	font-size: 15px;
	margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    color: #b3b3b3;
}
.entry-title {
    padding: 0;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Arial', sans-serif !important;
}

/* Buttons
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– */
.button,
button,
input[type="submit"],
input[type="reset"],
input[type="button"] {
  display: inline-block;
  height: 38px;
  padding: 0 30px;
  color: #555;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 1em;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1em;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  background-color: transparent;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border: 1px solid #bbb;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-sizing: border-box; 
  transition: 200ms;
}
.button:hover,
button:hover,
input[type="submit"]:hover,
input[type="reset"]:hover,
input[type="button"]:hover,
.button:focus,
button:focus,
input[type="submit"]:focus,
input[type="reset"]:focus,
input[type="button"]:focus {
  color: #333;
  border-color: #888;
  outline: 0; 
}
.button.button-primary,
button.button-primary,
input[type="submit"].button-primary,
input[type="reset"].button-primary,
input[type="button"].button-primary {
  color: #FFF;
  background-color: #33C3F0;
  border-color: #33C3F0;
}
.button.button-primary:hover,
button.button-primary:hover,
input[type="submit"].button-primary:hover,
input[type="reset"].button-primary:hover,
input[type="button"].button-primary:hover,
.button.button-primary:focus,
button.button-primary:focus,
input[type="submit"].button-primary:focus,
input[type="reset"].button-primary:focus,
input[type="button"].button-primary:focus {
  color: #FFF;
  background-color: #1EAEDB;
  border-color: #1EAEDB; 
}

/* Forms
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– */
input[type="email"],
input[type="number"],
input[type="search"],
input[type="text"],
input[type="tel"],
input[type="url"],
input[type="date"],
input[type="password"],
textarea,
select {
  height: 38px;
  padding: 6px 10px; /* The 6px vertically centers text on FF, ignored by Webkit */
  background-color: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #D1D1D1;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: none;
  box-sizing: border-box; 
}
/* Removes awkward default styles on some inputs for iOS */
input[type="email"],
input[type="number"],
input[type="search"],
input[type="text"],
input[type="tel"],
input[type="url"],
input[type="password"],
textarea {
	-webkit-appearance: none;
	-moz-appearance: none;
	appearance: none; 
}
textarea {
  min-height: 65px;
  padding-top: 6px;
  padding-bottom: 6px; 
}
input[type="email"]:focus,
input[type="number"]:focus,
input[type="search"]:focus,
input[type="text"]:focus,
input[type="tel"]:focus,
input[type="url"]:focus,
input[type="password"]:focus,
textarea:focus,
select:focus {
  border: 1px solid #33C3F0;
  outline: 0;
}
label,
legend {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}
fieldset {
  padding: 0;
  border-width: 0;
}
input[type="checkbox"],
input[type="radio"] {
  display: inline;
}
label > .label-body {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: .5rem;
  font-weight: normal;
} 

/* MailPoet
================================================== */
.mailpoet_form {
    font-size: 12px !important;
}
.mailpoet_submit {
    background: #c8102e !important;
    color: #FFF !important;
}

/* Comments
================================================== */
.comments-holder li {
    margin: 50px 20px 20px 20px;
    list-style: none;
}

.comments-holder li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid;
}

.comments-holder ul {
    list-style: none;
}

.comments-holder li {
    border: none;
}

.comment-author.vcard {
    float: left;
    margin: 0 20px 10px 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    -webkit-border-radius: 50%;
    -moz-border-radius: 50%;
    border: 2px solid auto;
}

.comment-author.vcard img {
    border-radius: 50%;
    -webkit-border-radius: 50%;
    -moz-border-radius: 50%;
}

.reply-holder {
    margin: 50px 20px 20px 20px;
}

.reply-holder .comment-form label {
    float: left;
    clear: both;
    width: 100%;
}

.reply-holder .comment-form textarea {
    max-width: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}

.reply-holder .comment-form .comment {
    padding: 10px;
    width: 100%;
}

/* #Header
================================================== */
.header {
}

.logo {
}

.logo a {
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* #Primary Nsavigation
================================================== */
.menu-wrapper {
    background: #ddd;
}
.menu-holder {
    z-index: 2000;
    min-height: 25px;
}

#access {
    position: relative;
    font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
    padding: 10px 0;
    z-index: 2000;
    text-align: center;
}

#access li {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

#access ul {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

#access .menu-header,
div.menu {
    font-size: 13px;
}

#access .menu-header ul,
div.menu ul {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
}

#access .menu-header li,
div.menu li {
    margin: 0 0;
}

#access a {
    position: relative;
    color: #333;
    font-size: 15px;
    display: block;
    line-height: 30px;
    padding: 0 10px;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin: 0;
}

#menu-main-menu {
    text-align: center;
}

#menu-main-menu li {
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    margin: 1px 0 2px 0;
    padding: 0 1%;
}

<!--
[if IE

8
]
>
#menu-main-menu li {
    float: left;
}

#access ul ul {
    box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    -moz-box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    width: 180px;
    z-index: 2000;
    margin: 0 0;
    padding: 0 0;
    text-align: left;
}

#access ul ul li {
    min-width: 180px;
    margin: 0 0;
    border-bottom: #666 solid 1px;
    border-left: #666 solid 1px !important;
    padding: 0;
}

#access ul ul ul {
    left: 100%;
    top: 0;
}

#access ul ul a {
    background: #777;
    line-height: 1em;
    padding: 10px;
    width: 160px;
    height: auto;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #fff;
}

#access li:hover > a {
    background-color: #666;
    color: #fff;
}

#access ul ul :hover > a {
    background-color: #666;
}

#access ul li:hover > ul {
    display: block;
}

/*#access ul li.current_page_item > a,
#access ul li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
#access ul li.current-menu-item > a,
#access ul li.current-menu-parent > a {
    color: #333;
}*/
* html #access ul li.current_page_item a,
* html #access ul li.current-menu-ancestor a,
* html #access ul li.current-menu-item a,
* html #access ul li.current-menu-parent a,
* html #access ul li a:hover {
    color: #FFF;
}

/* #Topnav
================================================== */
.global_nav_wrapper {
    background: #c8102e;
    color: #FFF;
	padding: 5px 0;
}
.global_nav_wrapper ul {
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
}
#menu-global-nav li {
    display: block;
    margin: 0 2rem 0 0;
}
#menu-global-nav a {
    color: #FFF;
    padding: 14px 4px;
    display: block;
    font-size: .85rem;
    text-decoration: none;
}
#menu-global-nav a:hover {
	opacity: 0.7;
}
.global_nav_wrapper > .container, .global_nav, .global_social {
    display: flex;
}
.global_social > a {
    color: #c8102e;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 20px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: block;
    align-self: center;
    background: #FFF;
    margin: 0 10px 0 0;
    height: 40px;
    width: 40px;
    align-items: center;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
}
.global_nav {
    margin-right: auto;
}
#menu-global-nav {
    padding: 0 !important;
    position: relative;
}

/* Sidebar
================================================== */
.header_right_section {
	padding: 10px 0 0 0;
	margin-left: auto;
    align-content: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.logo {
    padding: 20px 0;
}
.subscribe_wrapper {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    color: #c8102e;
}
.subscribe_wrapper > a {
    flex: 0 0 100%;
}
.header_right_section, .header_right_section h1, .sidebar, .header_right_section .blogDescription, .expertsGuideHeader h3 {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Arial', sans-serif !important;
}
.sidebar .header_right_section {
	display: none;
}
.header_right_section h1, .header_right_section .blogDescription {
    flex: 0 0 100%;
    margin-left: auto !important;
    text-align: right;
}
.header_right_section .blogDescription {
    font-size: 18px;
}
.header_right_section small {
    font-size: 18px;
    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
    display: block;
}
.header_right_section h1 {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 2rem;
    line-height: 2.3rem;
    padding: 0;
}
.sidebar small {
    font-size: 1em;
}
.featuredExpert_title {
    font-weight: 700;
    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}
.sidebar_expertsGuide h3, .sidebarNIUInTheNews h3, .sidebarRecentPosts h3, .sidebarRelatedStories h3, .sidebarInstNewsReleases h3 {
    font-size: 1rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Arial', sans-serif !important;
}
.featuredExpert {
    font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Arial', sans-serif !important;
}
.featuredExpert_link a, .featuredExpert_link a:hover, .sidebarItem_readMoreLink a, .sidebarItem_readMoreLink a:hover, .NIUInTheNewsMoreLink a, .NIUInTheNewsMoreLink a:hover,
.sidebarNIUInTheNews .rss-item a:hover, .sidebarRecentPosts a:hover, .sidebarRelatedStories a:hover {
	color: #c8102e;
}
.sidebarNIUInTheNews .rss-item a:hover, .sidebarInstNewsReleases .rss-item a:hover, .sidebarRecentPosts a:hover, .sidebarRelatedStories a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
.expertsGuideHeader, .expertsGuideHeader h3 {
    font-size: 22px;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    color: #c8102e !important;
}
.sidebar_expertsGuide {
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}
.sidebarNIUInTheNews .rss-item a, .sidebarInstNewsReleases .rss-item a, .sidebarRecentPosts a, .sidebarRelatedStories a {
    color: #c8102e;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.sidebarNIUInTheNews, .sidebarInstNewsReleases {
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}
.sidebarNIUInTheNews {
    border-bottom: 2px solid #b3b3b3;
    padding: 0 0 20px 0;
}
.sidebarNIUInTheNews .rss-item, .sidebarInstNewsReleases .rss-item {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}
.NIUInTheNewsMoreLink {
	margin: 10px 0 0 0;
}
.btn.btn-primary {
    font-size: 14px;
    border-radius: unset;
    background-color: #c8102e;
    border: none;
    color: #FFF;
}
.btn.btn-primary:hover {
	background-color: #c8102e;
    border: none;
    color: #FFF;
    text-decoration: underline;
}
.sidebarItem {
	margin-top: 20px !important;
	margin-bottom: 20px !important;
}
.sidebarItem_img img {
    width: 100%;
}
.sidebarItem_date {
	margin: 10px 0;
}
.sidebarRelatedStories {
    border-bottom: 2px solid #b3b3b3;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}
.sidebarRelatedStories > div {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.sidebarRecentPosts {
	border-top: 2px solid #b3b3b3;
	border-bottom: 2px solid #b3b3b3;
	padding: 10px 0 !important;
	margin: 20px 0;
	position: relative;
}
.sidebarRecentPosts, .sidebarRelatedStories {
	padding: 0 0 10px 0;
}
.entry-subtitle {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
}
.sidebarRelatedStories .row {
    font-size: 14px;
}
.sidebar img {
    max-width: 100%;
}

/* Breadcrumbs
================================================== */
#breadcrumbs a, .breadcrumbs_wrapper, .entry-content a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #c8102e;
}
#breadcrumbs {
	padding: 10px 0;
}
.breadcrumb_last {
    color: #000;
}
.breadcrumbs_wrapper {
    background-color: #f5f5f5;
}
.entry-content a:hover, #breadcrumbs a:hover {
	color: #c8102e;
    text-decoration: underline;
}
#breadcrumbs span, #breadcrumbs a {
    font-size: 12px;
}

/* Google Custom Search Styles
================================================== */
#___gcse_0 {
    align-self: center;
    width: 200px;
}
.gsc-control-cse, .gsc-control-searchbox-only {
    border: none !important;
    background: none !important;
	padding: 0 !important;
	display: flex;
}
.gsc-control-searchbox-only {
	width: 250px !important;
}
a.gsst_a {
	padding: 0 !important;
	font-size: initial !important;
}
form.gsc-search-box {
    margin: 0 !important;
}
.gsc-search-button.gsc-search-button-v2 {
    padding: 0 !important;
    background: none !important;
    border: 0 !important;
}
.gsc-input {
    padding-right: 5px !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

/* Home Carousel
================================================== */
.homeCarouselImg img {
    max-width: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}
.homeCarouselImg {
    position: relative;
}
.homeCarouselExcerpt {
    margin: 20px 0;
}
.carousel-inner .homeCarouselTitle {
	font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Arial', sans-serif !important;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    color: #FFF;
    font-size: 25px;
    padding: 10px !important;
    margin: unset !important;
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    /* box-shadow: inset 0px -40px 11px -8px #0000009e; */
    background: #0000009e;
}
.carousel-indicators {
    position: relative !important;
}
.carousel-indicators button {
    border-radius: 50% !important;
    width: 20px !important;
    height: 20px !important;
    border: 1px solid #5e5e5e !important;
    background-color: unset !important;
}
.carousel-indicators button.active {
	background: #5e5e5e !important;
}
.featured_posts_container {
    padding: 0 0 20px 0;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #b3b3b3;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}

/* Home Page Recent Posts Section
================================================== */
.recent_posts_container {
    margin: 0 0 40px 0;
}
.recent_posts_wrapper {
	display: flex;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}
.recent_posts_title, .recent_posts_altTitle {
    font-weight: 700;
}
.recent_posts_altTitle, .postArchiveAltTitle {
	font-size: 14px;
}
.recent_posts_date {
	font-size: 12px;
}
.recent_posts_title a, .recent_posts_title a:hover, .recent_posts_altTitle a, .recent_posts_altTitle a:hover {
    color: #c8102e;
}
.recent_posts_container_title {
	font-size: 1rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Arial', sans-serif !important;
}
.recent_posts_date a {
    color: #c8102e;
	font-size: 12px;
}
.recent_posts_date a:hover {
	color: #c8102e;
}
.recent_posts_date {
    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}

/* Post Archive
================================================== */
.postArchiveTitle a, .postArchiveTitle a:hover, .postArchiveAltTitle a, .postArchiveAltTitle a:hover {
	color: #c8102e;
}
.postArchiveFeatImg img {
    max-width: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}
.attachment-post-thumbnail {
    max-width: 350px;
    float: right;
}
.post_archive_pagination .older a, .post_archive_pagination .newer a {
    background: #000;
    color: #FFF !important;
    display: block;
    padding: 5px 10px;
    text-decoration: none;
    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}
.loop_archive_wrapper .loop_archive_single {
    border-bottom: 2px solid #b3b3b3;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}
.loop_archive_wrapper .loop_archive_single:last-child {
	border-bottom: unset;
}
.postArchiveExcerpt {
    margin: 5px 0 0 0;
}

/* Misc Resets
================================================== */
img {
	max-width: 100%;
	height: auto;
}

/* SubNav
================================================== */
.global_nav_wrapper ul.sub-menu li {
    flex: 0 0 100%;
    margin: 0 !important;
}
.global_nav_wrapper ul.sub-menu {
    background: #8f0c21;
    max-width: 200px;
    width: 200px;
    position: absolute;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    z-index: 10;
    padding: 10px 0;
    display: none;
}
.global_nav_wrapper ul.sub-menu li a {
    padding: 10px !important;
}
.sub-menu a[target="_blank"]:after {
    content: url('/wp-content/themes/niuNewsroom/images/extLinkWhiteSm.png');
    margin: 0 0 0 5px;
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

/* #Footer
================================================== */
.footer-nav-wrapper {
    background: #1a1a1a;
    padding: 20px 0;
}
.footer-copyright {
    background: #242424;
    color: #FFF;
    padding: 20px 0;
    font-size: 12px;
}
.footer-nav-wrapper li a {
    color: #FFF;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 14px;
}
.footer-nav-wrapper li {
    list-style: none;
    display: block;
}
.footer-nav-wrapper ul.menu {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}