/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/* @override http://themes.siiimple.com/newsgrid/wp-content/themes/newsgrid/css/flexslider.css?ver=3.0 */

/*
 * jQuery FlexSlider v2.2.0
 * http://www.woothemes.com/flexslider/
 *
 * Copyright 2012 WooThemes
 * Free to use under the GPLv2 license.
 * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 *
 * Contributing author: Tyler Smith (@mbmufffin)
 */

/* Browser Resets
*********************************/

.flex-container a:active,
.flexslider a:active,
.flex-container a:focus,
.flexslider a:focus {
	outline: none;
}

.slides,
.flex-control-nav,
.flex-direction-nav {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

@font-face {
	font-family: 'flexslider-icon';
	src: url(a6256efedb9b439e99f86d01b5631c4c647349fa.eot) ;
	src: url(fd6e01bb06689a582a90bcbfea36c3580befb4cb.eot)  format('embedded-opentype'), url(bc538e4dd9071beaedca19b2989e13ce4fb0c6b0.woff)  format('woff'), url(f2ada042ef9e36bf7321c8cbfef0bb283cfa4711.ttf)  format('truetype'), url(fb5cda3c6570bdd196d8adac079f63b9428dc516.svg)  format('svg');
	font-weight: normal;
	font-style: normal;
}

/* TOP FEATURED Stories
*********************************/

.stories .flex-container a:active,
.stories a:active,
.stories .flex-container a:focus,
.stories a:focus {
	outline: none;
}

.stories .slides,
.stories .flex-control-nav,
.stories .flex-direction-nav {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

/* FlexSlider Necessary Styles
*********************************/

.stories {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

.stories .slides > li {
	display: none;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
}

/* Hide the slides before the JS is loaded. Avoids image jumping */

.stories .slides img {
	width: 100%;
	display: block;
}

.stories .flex-pauseplay span {
	text-transform: capitalize;
}

.stories .slides:after {
	content: "\0020";
	display: block;
	clear: both;
	visibility: hidden;
	line-height: 0;
	height: 0;
}

html[xmlns] .stories .slides {
	display: block;
}

* html .slides {
	height: 1%;
}

.no-js .stories .slides > li:first-child {
	display: block;
}

/* FlexSlider Default Theme
*********************************/

.stories {
	position: relative;
	zoom: 1;
}

.stories .flex-viewport {
	max-height: 2000px;
	-webkit-transition: all 1s ease;
	-moz-transition: all 1s ease;
	-o-transition: all 1s ease;
	transition: all 1s ease;
}

.stories.loading {
	height: 200px;
	background: url(dc4c56fd682e65acee984cf5f7e4e0c1ee8cadb7.gif) center no-repeat;
}

.stories .slides {
	zoom: 1;
}

/* Direction Nav */

.stories .flex-direction-nav {
	*height: 0;
}

.stories .flex-direction-nav a {
	background: rgba(255,255,255,.7);
	border: 0;
	display: block;
	width: 45px;
	height: 45px;
	margin: 0px 0 0;
	position: absolute;
	top: 40%;
	z-index: 10;
	overflow: hidden;
	opacity: 1;
	cursor: pointer;
	text-align: center;
	padding-top: 12px;
	color: rgba(0,0,0,1);
}

.stories .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {
	left: 20px;
	border-left: 0;
}

.stories .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {
	right: 20px;
	text-align: center;
	border-right: 0;
}

.stories:hover .flex-prev {
	opacity: 0.7;
	left: 20px;
}

.stories:hover .flex-next {
	opacity: 0.7;
	right: 20px;
}

.stories:hover .flex-next:hover, .stories:hover .flex-prev:hover {
	opacity: 1;
	background: #2980b9;
	color: #fff;
}

.stories .flex-direction-nav .flex-disabled {
	opacity: 0!important;
	filter: alpha(opacity=0);
	cursor: default;
}

.stories .flex-direction-nav a:before {
	font-family: "flexslider-icon";
	font-size: 12px;
	display: inline-block;
	content: '\f001';
}

.stories .flex-direction-nav a.flex-next:before {
	content: '\f002';
}

/* Pause/Play */

.stories .flex-pauseplay a {
	display: block;
	width: 20px;
	height: 20px;
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 5px;
	left: 10px;
	opacity: 0.8;
	z-index: 10;
	overflow: hidden;
	cursor: pointer;
	color: #000;
}

.stories .flex-pauseplay a:before {
	font-family: "flexslider-icon";
	font-size: 20px;
	display: inline-block;
	content: '\f004';
}

.stories .flex-pauseplay a:hover {
	opacity: 1;
}

.stories .flex-pauseplay a.flex-play:before {
	content: '\f003';
}

/* Control Nav */

.stories .flex-control-nav {
	display: none;
	width: 100%;
	position: absolute;
	bottom: -40px;
	text-align: center;
}

.stories .flex-control-nav li {
	margin: 0 6px;
	display: inline-block;
	zoom: 1;
	*display: inline;
}

.stories .flex-control-paging li a {
	width: 11px;
	height: 11px;
	display: block;
	background: #666;
	background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
	cursor: pointer;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 20px;
	-moz-border-radius: 20px;
	-o-border-radius: 20px;
	border-radius: 20px;
	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
	-moz-box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
	-o-box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
	box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
}

.stories .flex-control-paging li a:hover {
	background: #333;
	background: rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
}

.stories .flex-control-paging li a.flex-active {
	background: #000;
	background: rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
	cursor: default;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 860px) {

.stories .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {
	opacity: 1;
	left: 10px;
}

.stories .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {
	opacity: 1;
	right: 10px;
}

}

/* hero_slider
*********************************/

.hero_slider .flex-container a:active,
.hero_slider a:active,
.hero_slider .flex-container a:focus,
.hero_slider a:focus {
	outline: none;
}

.hero_slider .slides,
.hero_slider .flex-control-nav,
.hero_slider .flex-direction-nav {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

/* FlexSlider Necessary Styles
*********************************/

.hero_slider {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

.hero_slider .slides > li {
	display: none;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
}

/* Hide the slides before the JS is loaded. Avoids image jumping */

.hero_slider .slides img {
	width: 100%;
	display: block;
}

.hero_slider .flex-pauseplay span {
	text-transform: capitalize;
}

.hero_slider .slides:after {
	content: "\0020";
	display: block;
	clear: both;
	visibility: hidden;
	line-height: 0;
	height: 0;
}

html[xmlns] .hero_slider .slides {
	display: block;
}

* html .slides {
	height: 1%;
}

.no-js .hero_slider .slides > li:first-child {
	display: block;
}

/* FlexSlider Default Theme
*********************************/

.hero_slider {
	position: relative;
	zoom: 1;
}

.hero_slider .flex-viewport {
	max-height: 2000px;
	-webkit-transition: all 1s ease;
	-moz-transition: all 1s ease;
	-o-transition: all 1s ease;
	transition: all 1s ease;
}

.hero_slider.loading {
	height: 700px;
	background: #444 url(60510a89e983792c21df055ea7884a2283f728ff.gif) center no-repeat;
}

.hero_slider .slides {
	zoom: 1;
}

/* Direction Nav */

.hero_slider .flex-direction-nav {
	*height: 0;
}

.hero_slider .flex-direction-nav a {
	display: block;
	width: 80px;
	height: 95px;
	margin: 0px 0 0;
	position: absolute;
	top: 43%;
	z-index: 10;
	overflow: hidden;
	cursor: pointer;
	text-align: center;
	padding-top: 12px;
	line-height: 65px;
	border: none;
	opacity: 1;
}

.eq-single .hero_slider .flex-direction-nav a {
	top: 35%;
}

.hero_slider .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {
	left: 30px;
	border-left: 0;
}

.hero_slider .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {
	right: 30px;
	text-align: center;
	border-right: 0;
}

.hero_slider:hover .flex-prev {
	left: 30px;
}

.hero_slider:hover .flex-next {
	right: 30px;
}

.hero_slider:hover .flex-next:hover, .hero_slider:hover .flex-prev:hover {
	opacity: 1;
	background: #2980b9;
	color: #fff;
}

.hero_slider .flex-direction-nav .flex-disabled {
	opacity: 0!important;
	filter: alpha(opacity=0);
	cursor: default;
}

.hero_slider .flex-direction-nav a:before {
	font-family: "flexslider-icon";
	font-size: 12px;
	display: inline-block;
	content: '\f001';
	color: #fff;
}

.hero_slider .flex-direction-nav a.flex-next:before {
	content: '\f002';
	color: #fff;
}

/* Pause/Play */

.hero_slider .flex-pauseplay a {
	display: block;
	width: 20px;
	height: 20px;
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 5px;
	left: 10px;
	opacity: 0.8;
	z-index: 10;
	overflow: hidden;
	cursor: pointer;
	color: #000;
}

.hero_slider .flex-pauseplay a:before {
	font-family: "flexslider-icon";
	font-size: 20px;
	display: inline-block;
	content: '\f004';
}

.hero_slider .flex-pauseplay a:hover {
	opacity: 1;
}

.hero_slider .flex-pauseplay a.flex-play:before {
	content: '\f003';
}

/* Control Nav */

.hero_slider .flex-control-nav {
	width: 100%;
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 70px;
	text-align: center;
}

.hero_slider .flex-control-nav li {
	margin: 0 6px;
	display: inline-block;
	zoom: 1;
	*display: inline;
}

.hero_slider .flex-control-paging li a {
	width: 8px;
	height: 8px;
	display: block;
	background: #fff;
	cursor: pointer;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 20px;
	-moz-border-radius: 20px;
	-o-border-radius: 20px;
	border-radius: 20px;
}

.hero_slider .flex-control-paging li a:hover {
	background: #444;
}

.hero_slider .flex-control-paging li a.flex-active {
	background: #222;
	cursor: default;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 860px) {

.hero_slider .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {
	opacity: 1;
	left: 10px;
}

.hero_slider .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {
	opacity: 1;
	right: 10px;
}

}

/* hero_slider
*********************************/

.footer_slider .flex-container a:active,
.footer_slider a:active,
.footer_slider .flex-container a:focus,
.footer_slider a:focus {
	outline: none;
}

.footer_slider .slides,
.footer_slider .flex-control-nav,
.footer_slider .flex-direction-nav {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

/* FlexSlider Necessary Styles
*********************************/

.footer_slider {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

.footer_slider .slides > li {
	display: none;
	-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
}

/* Hide the slides before the JS is loaded. Avoids image jumping */

.footer_slider .slides img {
	width: 100%;
	display: block;
}

.footer_slider .flex-pauseplay span {
	text-transform: capitalize;
}

.footer_slider .slides:after {
	content: "\0020";
	display: block;
	clear: both;
	visibility: hidden;
	line-height: 0;
	height: 0;
}

html[xmlns] .footer_slider .slides {
	display: block;
}

* html .slides {
	height: 1%;
}

.no-js .footer_slider .slides > li:first-child {
	display: block;
}

/* FlexSlider Default Theme
*********************************/

.footer_slider {
	position: relative;
	zoom: 1;
}

.footer_slider .flex-viewport {
	max-height: 200px;
	-webkit-transition: all 1s ease;
	-moz-transition: all 1s ease;
	-o-transition: all 1s ease;
	transition: all 1s ease;
}

.footer_slider.loading {
	height: 200px;
	background: #444 url(60510a89e983792c21df055ea7884a2283f728ff.gif) center no-repeat;
}

.footer_slider .slides {
	zoom: 1;
}

/* Direction Nav */

.footer_slider .flex-direction-nav {
	*height: 0;
}

.footer_slider .flex-direction-nav a {
	display: block;
	width: 25px;
	height: 25px;
	margin: 0px 0 0;
	position: absolute;
	top: 43%;
	z-index: 10;
	overflow: hidden;
	cursor: pointer;
	text-align: center;
	padding-top: 0px;
	line-height: 26px;
	border: none;
	opacity: 1;
}

.eq-single .footer_slider .flex-direction-nav a {
	top: 35%;
}

.footer-top .footer_slider h3 {
	margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.footer-top .footer_slider h3 a {
	font-weight: 400 !important;
	font-size: 25px !important;
}

.footer_slider .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {
	left: -47px;
	border-left: 0;
}

.footer_slider .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {
	right: -47px;
	text-align: center;
	border-right: 0;
}

.footer_slider:hover .flex-prev {
	left: -47px;
}

.footer_slider:hover .flex-next {
	right: -47px;
}

.footer_slider:hover .flex-next:hover, .footer_slider:hover .flex-prev:hover {
	opacity: 1;
	background: #2980b9;
	color: #fff;
}

.footer_slider .flex-direction-nav .flex-disabled {
	opacity: 0!important;
	filter: alpha(opacity=0);
	cursor: default;
}

.footer_slider .flex-direction-nav a:before {
	font-family: "flexslider-icon";
	font-size: 12px;
	display: inline-block;
	content: '\f001';
	color: #fff;
}

.footer_slider .flex-direction-nav a.flex-next:before {
	content: '\f002';
	color: #fff;
}

/* Pause/Play */

.footer_slider .flex-pauseplay a {
	display: block;
	width: 20px;
	height: 20px;
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 5px;
	left: 10px;
	opacity: 0.8;
	z-index: 10;
	overflow: hidden;
	cursor: pointer;
	color: #2980b9;
}

.footer_slider .flex-pauseplay a:before {
	font-family: "flexslider-icon";
	font-size: 20px;
	display: inline-block;
	content: '\f004';
}

.footer_slider .flex-pauseplay a:hover {
	opacity: 1;
}

.footer_slider .flex-pauseplay a.flex-play:before {
	content: '\f003';
}

/* Control Nav */

.footer_slider .flex-control-nav {
	width: 100%;
	position: absolute;
	bottom: -50px;
	text-align: center;
}

.footer_slider .flex-control-nav li {
	margin: 0 6px;
	display: inline-block;
	zoom: 1;
	*display: inline;
}

.footer_slider .flex-control-paging li a {
	width: 9px;
	height: 9px;
	display: block;
	background: #2980b9;
	cursor: pointer;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 20px;
	-moz-border-radius: 20px;
	-o-border-radius: 20px;
	border-radius: 20px;
}

.footer_slider .flex-control-paging li a:hover {
	background: #fff;
}

.footer_slider .flex-control-paging li a.flex-active {
	background: #fff !important;
	cursor: default;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 860px) {

.footer_slider .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {
	opacity: 1;
	left: 10px;
}

.footer_slider .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {
	opacity: 1;
	right: 10px;
}

}

.footer_slider img {
	max-width: 220px;
	float: left;
	margin-right: 30px;
}

.footer_slider h3 {
	margin-top: 0;
	line-height: 21px;
}

.footer_slider li {
	
}