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outline-offset: unset;} .btn-warning {background:#f3811f;border-color:#f3811f} .btn-warning:hover {background:;border-color:} /* ===================================== */ /* === grid related === */ @media (min-width: 992px) { .grid-ample .main-content.col-md-8 { width: calc(100% - 330px);} .grid-ample .main-sidebar.col-md-4 { width: inherit; min-width: 330px; max-width: 330px;} .grid-ample .main-content.col-lg-8 { width: calc(100% - 330px); } .grid-ample .main-sidebar.col-lg-4 {width: inherit;min-width: 330px;max-width: 330px;} .grid-ample #staticpage-content.col-lg-8 { width: calc(100% - 330px);} } /* if boxy/banded is utilized on any interior pages*/ @media (min-width: 992px) { .grid-boxy .main-content.col-lg-8.col-md-7, .grid-banded .main-content .col-lg-8.col-md-7 { width: calc(100% - 330px);} .grid-boxy .main-sidebar.col-lg-4.col-md-5, .grid-banded .main-content .col-lg-4.col-md-5 { width: inherit; min-width: 330px; max-width: 330px;} .grid-boxy #staticpage-content.col-lg-8 { width: calc(100% - 330px);} .container-breakout .tnt-content-width-container > *{padding-left: 15px;padding-right: 15px} } .container-breakout .tnt-content-width-container > span.clearfix {padding:0} .tnt-content-width-container > * {width: min(1366px,calc(100% - 30px));max-width:none;} .row.equal-height .col-md-4{width: 100%} /* === Mobile Layout === */ @media screen and (max-width: 991px) { .site-search-full-mobile{order: 10;margin-left: auto !important;margin-right:15px} .navbar-header{width: 100%} .site-search-full-mobile .search-form-dropdown .dropdown-menu{height: 50px} .site-search-full-mobile .yamm-content{padding: 8px 10px !important;background: #fff} .affix #main-navigation {min-height: 80px !important} .navbar-header .hamburger-desktop{order: -1} #site-navbar-container, #main-navigation {width:100%} #main-navigation {height:70px} #main-navigation.navbar-dynamic .navbar-brand {top: 0;transform:none} .sticky .share-header {height:70px;padding-top: 12px !important} .yamm > .navbar-header { display: grid; grid-column-gap: 5px; grid-template-columns: 60px auto 60px;align-items: center; justify-items: center; grid-row-gap: 5px; grid-template-rows: 70px} .navbar-header:before{display: none} .navbar-header:after{display: none} .navbar-brand { float: none; height: initial; padding: 0; font-size: initial; line-height: initial; grid-column-start: 2; grid-column-end: 3;} .navbar-brand img{max-height: 55px !important;margin-top: 0 !important;max-width:none} .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop { padding:15px 10px; border-radius: 0px; margin: 0px!important; border: none!important; grid-column-start: 1; grid-column-end: 1;grid-row-start:1} .site-search-full-mobile {grid-column-start: 3; grid-column-end: 4;position: relative !important;float:none !important;align-self: center;top:auto !important;left:auto !important; right:auto !important;bottom:auto;} .site-search-full-mobile .search-form-dropdown{position: relative;width:50px;height: 50px;background: none !important} #main-navigation .search-form-dropdown .dropdown-menu{background: rgba(255,255,255,1)!important;top: 60px !important;padding: 0 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #000 !important;width: calc(100vw - 0px) !important;right:-10px !important} .search-form-dropdown .yamm-content{width: 100%;} .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .search-form-dropdown.open .dropdown-toggle{background: rgba(255,255,255,0)!important} .yamm .dropdown.yamm-fw .dropdown-menu {left:auto !important;right:0px !important;position: absolute;top: 0; padding: 0 5px;height: 100%; width:250px;border: 0} .yamm .dropdown.yamm-fw .dropdown-menu > li{display: flex;align-items: center;height: 100%} .site-search-full-mobile .search-form-dropdown form{padding: 0;} .site-search-full-mobile .form-control { border: solid 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1); } .site-search-full-mobile .btn-default {} .nav > li:last-of-type > a.dropdown-toggle{border: 0 !important;line-height: 30px !important;padding: 10px 15px} .card-labels{display: block !important} .affix .navbar-brand .white-logo{margin-top:15px} .modular-grid .card-compact:last-of-type article{border: 0;margin-bottom: 10px} } @media screen and (max-width: 500px) { .navbar-brand img{max-height: 40px !important;margin-top: 5px !important;max-width:none} } /* === Ad Related === */ body > .ad-placeholder-container .tnt-ads{margin-bottom:0 !important} @media screen and (min-width: 768px) {#tncms-region-global-skyline .tnt-ads-container div:first-child { margin-bottom: 0!important;}} @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) {#tncms-region-global-skyline .ad-placeholder { max-width: 100%;}} .container-breakout { margin:0 -100%; /* fallback */ margin:0 calc(50% - 50vw);} /* Background for Breakout Ads */ .container-breakout.ad-col .tnt-ads, #tncms-region-global-container-top-fullscreen .top-breakout .tnt-ads { padding: 20px 0; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px;} .container-breakout.ad-col .ad-placeholder-container .tnt-ads .ad-placeholder, #tncms-region-global-container-top-fullscreen .top-breakout .tnt-ads .ad-placeholder{ margin: 0 auto!important;} /* /end background around breakout ads */ /* Sticky Anchor */ #sticky-anchor .sticky-anchor-close { border: solid 1px rgba(0,0,0,.2); background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1); color: #777; top: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px;} #sticky-anchor { background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1); border-top: solid 1px rgba(0,0,0,.2); padding-top: 10px;} /* === e-Edition === */ .epaper .card .card-image .photo.layout-vertical img {box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 0px 6px 24px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 0px 0px 1px; margin-bottom: 5px;margin-top: 5px;max-height: none !important} .epaper .card-container{display: grid;grid-template-columns: 150px auto;align-items: center} .epaper .card-container .card-image{box-shadow: 0px 100px 50px -40px #efefef inset,0px -100px 50px -40px #efefef inset,-5px 0px 10px -5px rgba(0,0,0,0.5) inset} .epaper .card-grid.card-img-md .card-panel .card-image { padding: 15px;} .epaper .card-grid .card-container .card-image.card-image-middle, .epaper .card-grid .card-container .card-image.card-image-top {margin-bottom: 0px;} /* === e-Edition Promo/Demo === */ .edemo .card-container{display: grid;grid-template-columns: 150px auto;align-items: center; gap: 15px} .edemo .card-container .card-image{box-shadow: 0px 100px 50px -40px #efefef inset,0px -100px 50px -40px #efefef inset,-5px 0px 10px -5px rgba(0,0,0,0.5) inset} .edemo .card.summary .card-image { padding: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px;} .edemo .panel-body { padding: 0px;} .edemo .card.summary .card-container .card-image{float: none!important; width:unset!important;} .edemo .card.summary .card-container .card-body{float: none!important; width:unset!important;} /* e-Edition in header */ #site-header .eedition-latest .card .card-container>.card-image { z-index: 1; border: 1px solid #bbb; margin-bottom: 1em; max-width: 320px; overflow: visible;} #site-header .eedition-latest .card-image:before { content: ''; position: absolute; width: 10px; height: calc(100% + 5px); top: 5px; left: 100%; box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 2px white, inset 0 -6px 0 6px #bbb; border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px; border: 2px solid #bbbbbb; border-top: 0; background: white; z-index: 1; transform: skewY(45deg);} #site-header .eedition-latest .card-image:after{ content: ''; position: absolute; width: calc(100% + 10px); top: 100%; left: 0; border-radius: 0 0 0 10px; border-bottom: 10px solid #ffffff; background: white; z-index: -1; box-shadow: 0 2px 0 0 #bbbbbb;} #site-header .eedition-latest .card-image .media-preview { position: relative; z-index: 5; max-height: 300px; overflow: hidden;} #site-header .eedition-latest { padding: 15px 0 0 0; margin: 0; background-color: transparent;} #site-header .eedition-latest .block-title { margin: 0 0 0 15%; padding-left: 25px; border:none} #site-header .eedition-latest .block-title h4 { font-size: 16px; font-family: 'DM Serif Text', serif; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0;} #site-header .eedition-latest .block-title .block-title-inner { padding: 0; margin-bottom: 0; border-bottom: none;} #site-header .eedition-latest .card, #site-header .eedition-latest .block { margin: 0 !important;} #site-header .eedition-latest .card-image { margin-top: -32px;} #site-header .eedition-latest .card-image .photo { max-height: 50px; margin: 0;} #site-header .eedition-latest .card.has-image>.card-container>.card-body { padding-left: 25px;} #site-header .eedition-latest .tnt-headline a { font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6); font-family: 'Fira Sans', sans-serif;} /* === RIBBON THEME ======================================================================================================================== / Default ample styles (These styles can all be removed to default back to flex-core styling) =========================================================================================================================================== */ /* === Header Styles === */ @media (min-width: 992px) { /*#site-header .site-logo-container img { max-width: 350px !important; max-height: 55px !important; width: auto;}*/ .navbar-brand{display: none} } #site-top-nav{font-weight: 600;font-size: 13px} #topbar-col-two{text-align: right} .navbar-header {display: flex} .navbar-header .hamburger-desktop{order: 10} #tncms-region-main-nav-right-region{display: flex;flex-direction:row-reverse;column-gap: 10px;align-items:center} #tncms-region-main-nav-right-region .dropdown-menu {margin-right: 0px !important} #site-header-container{border-bottom: 0px solid #ddd} #site-navbar-container{border-bottom: 0px solid #ddd} #site-navbar-container.affix{box-shadow: 0px 5px 10px 0px rgba(0,0,0,.05)} #site-navbar-container {display: flex;} #site-header .row:nth-child(2) {display: flex;align-items: center;} #masthead-col-three .list-inline{margin-bottom: 0} @media (min-width: 992px) { #over-top-nav-container{margin:0 auto !important;width: min(1600px,calc(100% - 30px));max-width:none;padding-left:0;padding-right:0} #over-top-nav-container > .row{display: flex;align-items: center} #tncms-region-over-top-nav-two{display: flex;justify-content: flex-end} .subs-button .promo-button .tnt-svg{top: 0} .subs-button button{font-weight: 400;border:none;border-radius: 2px;background:#426194 !important;;transition: all .3s} .subs-button button.btn-lg{font-size:16px} .subs-button button:hover{background:#1f2d45 !important} .subs-button .promo-button .sticker{padding: 0} #main-navigation{width: min(1600px,calc(100% - 30px));max-width:none;padding-left:0;padding-right:0} #site-navbar-container{flex-direction: column;transition: transform .5s;box-shadow: 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1);} #tncms-region-over-top-nav-one{display: flex;align-items: center} .logo-and-search{display: flex;align-items: center} .logo-and-search .col-md-5{width: 270px} .logo-and-search .col-md-7{width: calc(100% - 270px)}/*#site-navbar-container.affix{transform: translate3d(0, -90px, 0)}*/ #tncms-region-over-top-nav-one{height: 90px;}} .header-search .search-form-container{padding: 0;margin-bottom: 0} .header-search button span{display: none} .header-search button .tnt-search{display: block !important;font-size: 21px;opacity: .7;transition: all .3s} .header-search .site-search-form{display: flex;flex-direction: row;} .header-search .input-group .form-control{float: none !important;display: block !important;width:calc(100% - 40px);margin:0 0 0 auto;background: none;border: 0;box-shadow: none;color:#fff} .header-search .input-group .form-control *{background: none !important} .header-search .input-group-btn {display: flex !important;flex-basis: 40px; color: #000;} .header-search .input-group-btn .btn-primary { color: #000;} .header-search{width: 100%} .header-search .site-search-form label{display: none !important} .header-search .input-group-btn *{background: none !important;border: 0} .header-search form{border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.4);transition: all .3s} .header-search form:focus-within{border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,1);} .header-search form:focus-within button .tnt-search{opacity: 1} .header-user .not-logged-in .dropdown-menu .btn{border-radius: 10px;border:0px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);padding:0px !important;background: #387592;font-weight: 600;text-transform: uppercase;font-size: 15px} .header-user .not-logged-in .dropdown-menu .dropdown-signup{display: flex;flex-direction: column;justify-content: center;text-align: center} .header-user .not-logged-in .dropdown-menu .dropdown-signup a{background: #387592;color: #fff;text-align: center;border-radius: 10px;text-decoration: none;margin-top: 10px;font-size: 15px;font-weight: 600;text-transform: uppercase} .header-user .not-logged-in .dropdown-menu .dropdown-signup a:hover{opacity: .8} .header-user .not-logged-in .dropdown-menu h4{margin-top: 0;color: #fff;font-size: 15px;text-align: center} .header-user .not-logged-in .navbar-right .user-control-link:after{content:'Log In';margin-left: 5px } .header-user .not-logged-in a{text-decoration: none !important} .header-user .logged-in .dropdown-menu {width: 300px;padding:15px !important} .header-user .logged-in .dropdown-menu li[role='menuitem'] a{background: #387592;color: #fff;text-align: center;border-radius: 10px;text-decoration: none;margin-top: 10px;font-size: 15px;font-weight: 600;text-transform: uppercase} .header-user .logged-in .dropdown-menu li[role='menuitem'] a:hover{opacity: .8} .header-user .logged-in .dropdown-header{margin-top: 0;color: #fff;font-size: 15px;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;} .header-social li a{opacity: 1;border-radius: 4px !important;box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 1px 4px;transition: all 0.2s ease;} .header-social li a:hover{opacity: 1;border-radius: 4px !important;box-shadow: rgba(50, 50, 93, 0.25) 0px 6px 12px -2px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3) 0px 3px 7px -3px;margin-top: -3px} .header-social .list-inline{margin-left: 0 !important} @media (min-width: 992px) { #main-navigation{margin:0 auto !important;min-height: 60px;display: flex;align-items: center;transition: all 0.5s ease;} #main-navigation .navbar-collapse{width: 100%} .affix #main-navigation {min-height: 60px} #main-navigation .dropdown{position: relative} .header-weather .dropdown-menu{padding-bottom:0} /*#masthead-col-two .img-responsive{max-height: 80px;width: auto;margin:0 auto}*/ #main-navigation .navbar-collapse{display: flex !important;align-items: stretch} #main-navigation .navbar-collapse:before{display: none} #main-navigation .navbar-collapse:after{display: none} #main-navigation .navbar-collapse > .pull-right{float: none !important;order: 2;flex:1} #main-navigation .navbar-collapse .navbar-left{float: none !important;} } .header-weather{margin-right: auto;margin-left: 10px} .header-weather .current-conditions{height: auto !important;padding-top: 0 !important} .header-weather *{font-weight: 300 !important} .navbar-brand {padding-top: 0;transition: all 0.5s ease;} .navbar-brand .slogan-logo .img-responsive{transition: all 0.5s ease;opacity: 1} .affix .navbar-brand .slogan-logo .img-responsive{height: 0;opacity: 0} .affix .navbar-brand {padding-top: 3px} .navbar-brand .white-logo{transition: all 0.5s ease;} .affix .navbar-brand .white-logo{margin-top: 5px} .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop .sr-only-show{display:none !important} .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop {padding:5px 10px ;;margin-right: 15px !important;transition: all 0.3s ease;background:none;opacity: 1} .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop .icon-bar{width: 17px;height: 2px;background: #38759 !important} .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop .icon-bar:nth-of-type(2){width: 12px} .navbar-toggle.hamburger-desktop:hover{opacity: .8} /* === Navigation === */ .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a{transition: all 0.5s ease;font-size:14px;padding:0 15px;border-left:solid 0px transparent;border-right:solid 0px transparent!important;font-weight:300;line-height: 50px} @media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1200px){.navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a{font-size:13px;line-height: 30px !important;padding:0 12px} } .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:hover, .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:focus{background: transparent !important; color:rgba(255,255,255,.9) !important;text-decoration: underline;} .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a, .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a:hover, .navbar-default .navbar-nav > .open > a:focus{background: transparent !important; color:rgba(255,255,255,.9) !important;text-decoration: underline;} .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > .dropdown-menu {background-color: #38759;border: 0px solid #CCC;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-left:0 !important;border-bottom: 3px solid #387592;box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) 0px 1px 3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24) 0px 1px 2px;} .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > .dropdown-menu li a{line-height: 30px;font-weight:300;transition: all 0.2s ease;font-size:14px;} .navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > .dropdown-menu li a:hover{background: #387592;color: #fff !important} /* === Customized Hamburger drawer === */ .offcanvas-drawer .in-drawer { text-align: center; padding: 15px 0 10px 0;} .offcanvas-drawer a, .offcanvas-drawer a:hover { color: #fff;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a{display: inline-block} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title a, .offcanvas-drawer .open .dropdown-menu > li > a { color: #fff; text-shadow: none !important;} .offcanvas-drawer .search-form-container { border-width: 0 0 1px 0; background-color: transparent!important;} .offcanvas-drawer .search-form-container.card { margin: 0px;} .offcanvas-drawer .search-form-container, .offcanvas-drawer .user-controls, .offcanvas-drawer .tnt-photo-sales-cart { padding: 10px 15px; border-top: 0!important; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd!important;} .offcanvas-drawer .user-controls, .offcanvas-drawer .tnt-photo-sales-cart { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .02);} .offcanvas-drawer .panel { padding: 15px 20px; border-bottom: solid 1px rgba(255,255,255,.1) !important;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title { border: 0!important; padding: 0; font-weight: 800;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title a, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a{ padding: 10px 0;} .offcanvas-drawer [data-toggle="collapse"] { display: none !important;} .drawer-open .offcanvas-drawer .collapse { display: block !important;} .offcanvas-drawer .dropdown ul, .offcanvas-drawer .panel ul { padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; column-width: auto; column-count: 2;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title a{font-size: 18px} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title a:hover{color: #38759} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav .panel-title:hover, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a:hover, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li.open, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li:active, .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li.open > a {color: #777; background-color: transparent;} .drawer-open .offcanvas-drawer-left { box-shadow: 0 5px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1); border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.2);} .offcanvas-drawer .user-controls {display: flex !important;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 10px;align-items: center} .offcanvas-drawer .tn-user-avatar svg.tnt-user{height: 30px} .offcanvas-drawer .panel {border-top: 0 !important;box-shadow: rgba(33, 35, 38, 0.1) 0px 10px 10px -10px;} @media (min-width: 992px) { .offcanvas-content-left, .offcanvas-drawer { width: 350px;} } .offcanvas-drawer { background-color: #000; color: #fff !important; text-shadow: none !important; font-size: 18px;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li { border: none !important;} .offcanvas-drawer .navbar-nav li a { color: #fff; padding: 0; line-height: 16px; padding: 10px 0; text-shadow: none !important; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; font-size: 14px !important;font-weight: 100} #tncms-region-mobile-nav-top-left-region{display: flex;align-items: center} #tncms-region-mobile-nav-top-left-region .offcanvas-close-btn{position: relative;border: 0;height: 26px;margin-right: 5px;opacity: .8;margin-top:5px} #tncms-region-mobile-nav-top-left-region .offcanvas-close-btn:hover{opacity: 1} #tncms-region-mobile-nav-top-left-region .img-responsive{max-width: 150px;margin-left: 15px} #tncms-region-mobile-nav-top-left-region .header-weather{margin-left: auto;margin-right: 5px} .hamb-user{flex-basis: 100%} #tncms-region-mobile-nav-top-left-region{flex-wrap: wrap} .offcanvas-drawer .user-controls{border-radius: 30px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1) !important;margin-left: 30px;margin-right: 30px} .offcanvas-drawer .user-controls .btn{border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1) !important;border-radius: 4px;text-decoration: none !important;background:#387592 !important} .offcanvas-drawer .user-controls .btn:hover{background:#38759 !important} .offcanvas-drawer .header-weather .temp-desc{margin-top: 5px} .hamburger-copyright small{font-size: 12px;display: flex;flex-direction: column;gap:8px;padding-left: 15px;padding-right: 15px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);} .hamburger-copyright #site-copyright{padding: 0 !important} /* === footer === */ #site-footer-container {border: 0} footer .row{clear: both} #site-footer {padding:40px 0 0;position: relative;background: none;} @media (max-width: 1200px) {#site-footer,#site-copyright-container {padding-left:20px !important;padding-right:20px !important}#site-copyright-container .row{margin-left:0;margin-right:0}} #site-footer-container {position: relative;border-top: 0px solid #38759;} .footer-logo .img-responsive{max-height: 60px;width:auto;margin-bottom:5px} @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.footer-logo .img-responsive{max-height: 30px;width:auto;margin-top:9px}} #site-footer .bullet-nav .tnt-section-home .nav-label{display: inline} #site-footer .bullet-nav .tnt-home{display: none} .footer-social .list-inline{margin-left: 0} .footer-social li a{opacity: 1;} .footer-social li a:hover{opacity: .8;} #site-footer .bullet-nav {list-style: none;padding-left: 0;font-weight: 300} #site-footer .block-title {border-bottom: 0px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);margin-bottom: 10px} #site-footer .block-title .block-title-inner{margin-bottom: -1px;border-bottom-width: 0px;padding-right: 0} #site-footer .block-title .block-title-inner *{font-weight: 100;font-size: 21px} #site-footer .bullet-nav a{opacity: 1;line-height: 1.6} #site-footer .bullet-nav a:hover{opacity: .8;text-decoration: none;} div#site-copyright-container {padding-bottom: 100px;border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)} #site-copyright section > *{padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0} #site-copyright section .col-md-5{text-align: right} @media (max-width: 991px) { #site-copyright section {display: flex;flex-direction: column;margin-left: 15px;margin-right: 15px} #site-copyright section > *{width: 100%;text-align: center !important} } /* === Rewire ================================================================================================================== */ .panel{box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.03)!important;border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.09) !important;border-radius: 0px !important; } .card .tnt-headline a{-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s; transition: all 0.5s;} .card .tnt-headline a:hover{color:#38759;-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s; transition: all 0.5s;} .card .card-headline h3 a {line-height: 1} @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { .card .card-headline h3 {font-size: 20px;} } .card .card-labels *{font-weight: 600;letter-spacing: .1ch;text-transform:none} .card .card-labels .text-muted *{color: #38759} .card .card-date *{font-size: 12px;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: .1ch} .list-group-item.active, .list-group-item.active:hover, .list-group-item.active:focus { background-color: #38759; border-color: #38759;} .jumbotron {background-color: transparent; border-bottom: solid 10px #38759;} .container .jumbotron h1 { text-shadow: none!important;} .fullscreen-region .image-header .block>.block { background-color: #F2F2F2; text-align: center; padding: 0 15px 15px;} .fullscreen-region .image-header .tnt-prop-img { max-width: 1336px!important;margin:auto;} .tnt-load-more {line-height: normal;font-size: 16px;max-width: 250px;letter-spacing: .1ch } .block-content-discovery{padding-top: 15px;border-top:1px solid #ddd} .asset .asset-header h1 {font-weight: 700;font-family:'DM Serif Text', serif} .asset .meta .asset-date,.asset .meta .text-muted{color:#38759;font-weight:500} .asset .asset-content p a{color:#38759} .asset .asset-body p{font-family: Georgia, serif;font-size: 20px;line-height: 1.7em} .well { border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.09); border-radius: 0; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.03)!important;} .btn:active, .btn.active { box-shadow: none;} .btn-primary { color: #fff; background-color: #38759; border-color: #38759;} .btn-primary:hover { color: #fff; background-color: #38759; border-color: #38759; opacity: .8;} .btn-primary:active:hover, .btn-primary.active:hover, .open>.dropdown-toggle.btn-primary:hover, .btn-primary:active:focus, .btn-primary.active:focus, .open>.dropdown-toggle.btn-primary:focus, .btn-primary:active.focus, .btn-primary.active.focus, .open>.dropdown-toggle.btn-primary.focus { color: #fff; background-color: #38759; border-color: #38759; opacity: .8; outline: none; outline-offset: unset;} .input-group-lg>.form-control, .input-group-lg>.input-group-addon, .input-group-lg>.input-group-btn>.btn { border-radius: 0px;} .card figure .image .asset-icon,.card-image-group .asset-icon,.masonry-content .asset-icon {padding: 5px 10px;color: #fff;background-color: #38759;font-size: 23px;line-height: 23px;} .card figure .image .asset-icon .icon-duration,.card figure .image .asset-icon .icon-count {display:none;} /* ====== Dark Asset Header =======================================*/ body.blox-asset #main-top-container{background: #090E15} body.blox-asset #asset-container-top{background: #090E15;display: none} body.blox-asset #main-page-container{padding-top: 0;} body.blox-asset .asset-masthead{position: relative;padding-bottom: 150px;padding-top:40px ;margin-top: -1px} body.blox-asset .asset-masthead:before{content: '';background-color: #090E15;margin: 0 calc(50% - 50vw);height: 100%;width: 100vw;position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;display:block} body.blox-asset .asset-masthead > *{position: relative;color: #fff} body.blox-asset .asset-masthead a{color: #fff} .asset .share-container.headline-right{top: 40px} body.blox-asset article.asset > .row {margin-top: -130px;position: relative;padding-top: 20px;background: #fff} body.blox-asset .asset-header {position: relative;padding-bottom: 130px;padding-top:20px ;margin-top: -1px} body.blox-asset .asset-header:before {content: '';background-color: #387592;margin: 0 calc(50% - 50vw);height: 100%;width: 100vw;position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;display:block} body.blox-asset .asset-header > * {position: relative;color: #fff} body.blox-asset .asset-header a {color: #fff} body.blox-asset article.asset > .row {margin-top: -100px;} @media screen and (min-width: 992px) { .asset-paging a.arrow {background:rgba(255,255,255,1)} } @media screen and (max-width: 991px) { body.blox-asset .asset-masthead{padding-top:10px} .asset-paging-container{margin-bottom: 0;height: auto} } @media all and (-ms-high-contrast:none) {.container > .navbar-header, .container-fluid > .navbar-header {min-width:240px !important}} .card.feature .centered-content {z-index: 99 !important} .article-share-nav>span { color:#fff;} /* block top more buttons */ .pos-top li a{text-decoration: none} .pos-top li a:hover{opacity: .8} .pos-top li {position: relative;display: inline-block;} /*.pos-top li::after {content: ""; background: #38759; height: 1px; position: absolute; bottom: -4px; transition: .16s all 0.025s;} .pos-top li::after {left: 100%;right: 0;} .pos-top li:hover ~ li::after {left: 0;right: 100%;} .pos-top li:hover::after {left: 5px; right: 5px;}*/ /* small mobile layout */ @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body > .card-image, .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-image {width: 150px} .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body, .card-grid.card-compact.card-img-lg .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body{margin-left:160px} .card-compact > .card, .card-compact > .row > div > .card {padding-left:0;padding-right:0 } .fullscreen-region .card-compact {padding-left: 15px;padding-right:15px} .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body > .card-image, .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-image {width: 150px} .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body, .card-grid.card-compact.card-img-lg .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body{margin-left:160px;text-align:left} .card-compact > .card, .card-compact > .row > div > .card {padding-left:0;padding-right:0 } .card-compact .last-grid-item article:last-of-type{border-bottom: 0 !important} .card-compact article:first-of-type{border-top: 0 !important} .card-compact .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body .card-lead{display:none} .card.feature .centered-content-container.vert-align-bottom{position: relative !important} article.card.summary {border-top:0px solid #ddd;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding-top:15px} .pos-bottom{margin-top: 20px !important} .card-compact > .card:first-child{border-top: 0} .card-grid.card-compact .card-container .card-image.card-image-top{margin-bottom: 0} } /* additional grid and block borders for desktop */ @media (min-width:768px) { .row.equal-height.swapRow {display:block;} .row.equal-height {display: -webkit-flex;display: -ms-flexbox;display: flex;} .row.equal-height #tncms-region-front-one-l{border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);} .row.equal-height #tncms-region-front-two-l{border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);} .row.equal-height #tncms-region-front-three-l{border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);} .row.equal-height #tncms-region-front-four-l{border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);} } /* === block titles === */ #main-body-container .block-title {border: 0} #main-body-container .block-title .block-title-inner {border: 0;padding: 0;} #main-body-container .block-title .block-title-inner *{font-weight: 700;color:#387592; text-transform:uppercase;} #main-body-container .block-title.light .block-title-inner *{color:rgba(255,255,255,1)} /* index page heading */ .page-heading section {background: #F2F2F2;padding: 20px 20px 0} .page-heading.nav-background section{background:#090E15} .page-heading .card{margin-bottom: 0} .page-heading .heading{max-width: 1340px;margin:0 auto} .page-heading *{color: #000 !important} /*.page-heading .block-title-inner:after{content: '';display: block;height: 1px;width:100%;background: #38759;z-index: 10;bottom: 0 !important;position: absolute;display:block}*/ .page-heading .block-title-inner{position: relative} .page-heading .block-title{margin-bottom: 20px !important} .page-heading .breadcrumb{margin-bottom: 0} .page-heading .block-title-inner *{text-decoration: none} .page-heading .block-title-inner a:hover{opacity: .7} .page-heading .block-title-inner a {transition: all 0.3s ease} .page-heading.nav-background .heading *{color: #fff !important} .page-heading .heading > .clearfix{display: flex;flex-direction: column;} .page-heading .pos-top{float: none !important;display: flex;justify-content:center;column-gap: 10px } .page-heading .pos-top li a{padding: 6px 9px;background: #1f2d45;border-radius: 7px;font-size: 14px} .page-heading .pos-top li{padding: 0} .page-heading .pos-bottom{float: none !important;display: flex;justify-content:center;column-gap: 10px;margin-top:0 !important } .page-heading .pos-bottom li a{padding: 6px 9px;background: #1f2d45;border-radius: 7px;font-size: 14px;color:#fff !important} .page-heading .pos-bottom li{padding: 0} @media (max-width:767px) { .page-heading .pos-bottom li a{padding: 6px;background:none;border-radius: 0px;font-size: 13px;color:#fff !important} .page-heading .pos-top li a{padding: 6px;background:none;border-radius: 0px;font-size: 13px;color:#fff !important} #main-body-container .page-heading .emphasis-h1 .block-title{margin:5px 0 !important} #main-body-container .page-heading .emphasis-h1 .block-title h1{font-size:20px} } .page-heading-autonav .blox-autolist{max-width: 1366px;margin:0px auto;display: flex !important;justify-content: center;gap: 10px;padding-top: 15px;flex-wrap:wrap} .page-heading-autonav .blox-autolist a{border: 0;padding: 6px 9px;background: #1f2d45;border-radius: 7px;font-size: 14px;color: #fff;line-height: normal} .page-heading-autonav .blox-autolist a:hover{opacity: .8} @media screen and (max-width: 991px) {.page-heading .breadcrumb.pull-right { float: none; width: 100%;}} /* hides this block on static pages */ .app-staticpages.blox-asset .page-heading { display: none;} body.blox-asset .staticpage-header:before {content: ''; background-color: #090E15;margin: 0 calc(50% - 50vw);height: 100%;width: 100vw;position: absolute;top: -1px;left: 0;display:block} body.blox-asset .staticpage-header {position: relative;padding-bottom: 150px;padding-top: 40px;margin-top: -1px;} body.blox-asset .staticpage-header *{z-index: 2;color: #fff !important;position: relative} article#staticpage > .row{margin-top: -110px;background: #fff !important;z-index: 10;position: relative;padding-top: 15px} /* .accent-title .block-title .block-title-inner * {color:#38759} .accent-title .pos-top li a{font-weight: 600;color: #38759;font-size: 15px} @media (max-width:767px) { .accent-title section > .clearfix {display: flex;flex-direction: column-reverse;} .accent-title .block-title{margin-bottom: 0 !important} .accent-title section > .clearfix:after{display: none} .accent-title section > .clearfix:before{display: none} .accent-title .pos-top li:first-of-type{padding-left: 0} } */ #main-body-container .block-title {margin-bottom:20px} #main-body-container .accent-title .block-title-inner, #main-body-container .emphasis-h1 .block-title-inner, #main-body-container .user-header .block-title-inner {} #main-body-container .accent-title .block-title-inner b, #main-body-container .emphasis-h1 .block-title-inner b, #main-body-container .user-header .block-title-inner b {color:#222;font-family:Georgia,serif;text-transform:uppercase} #main-body-container .emphasis-h1 .block-title-inner, #main-body-container .user-header .block-title-inner {color:#222} #main-body-container .emphasis-h1 .block-title-inner a, #main-body-container .accent-title .block-title-inner a {color:#222} #main-body-container .emphasis-h1 .block-title {text-align:center;margin:20px 0} #main-body-container .emphasis-h1 .block-title-inner h1 {font-weight:bold;color:#222;text-transform:uppercase} #main-body-container .emphasis-h1 .breadcrumb{position: absolute;right: 0;top: 20px} #main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h2 .block-title {display:inline-block;margin-bottom:20px} #main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h2 .block-title-inner h2 {font-weight:700;color:#222;text-transform:uppercase} #main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h2 .block-title-inner h2 span {font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;} #main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h3 .block-title {display:inline-block;margin-bottom:20px} /*#main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h3 .block-title-inner {position:relative;padding-left:15px}*/ #main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h3 .block-title-inner h3 {font-weight:700;color:#222} /*#main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h3 .block-title-inner:after {display:block;position:absolute;content:"";width:8px;height:70%;top:15%;left:0; background-color:#38759}*/ #main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h3 .block-title-inner h3 span {font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;color:#38759} #main-body-container .related-wrapper h4, #main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h4 .block-title {display:inline-block; margin-bottom:20px} #main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h4 .block-title-inner {position:relative;padding-left:15px} #main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h4 .block-title-inner h4 {font-weight:700;color:#222} #main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h4 .block-title-inner:after {display:block;position:absolute;content:"";width:8px;height:70%;top:15%;left:0; background-color:#38759} #main-body-container .accent-title .emphasis-h4 .block-title-inner h4 span {color:#595959} #main-body-container .accent-title .light .block-title-inner * {color: #fff !important} .title-no-margin section{margin-bottom: 0 !important} /* === thin font numbered popular list === */ .list-popular > li:before{font-weight: 300;font-size: 50px!important;line-height: 50px!important;color: #38759 !important;padding: 0;display: inline-block;vertical-align: middle;background:none!important;width: unset!important;height: unset!important;} .list-popular > li{clear: both;margin-bottom: 5px;display: flex;align-items: center;border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;padding-bottom: 5px;background-color: transparent !important;} .list-popular .tnt-headline{margin-left: 0} .list-popular > li:last-of-type{border-bottom: 0} .list-popular a:hover{text-decoration: none;color: #38759;} .list-popular a{-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s;transition: all 0.5s;} /* === breaking news bars === */ .breaking .breaking-title h4 {line-height: normal} .breaking-container{max-width: min(1396px,calc(100% - 30px)) !important;margin:0 auto} /*.breaking-container{background:linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0.10) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);max-width: 1396px !important}*/ .breaking{background: #090E15 !important} .breaking .breaking-container{background: #d41919} .breaking .breaking-title{margin: 0;width: auto;padding:0 15px;line-height: 50px !important} .breaking .breaking-title h4{line-height: 44px} .breaking .breaking-content .card .card-headline > h3{padding-top: 0;padding-bottom: 0} .breaking .card-headline h3{line-height: 30px} @media screen and (max-width: 991px) { .breaking .breaking-title {margin-left: 0} .breaking .breaking-content{padding-left:0 !important} } .weatheralert .breaking.row {background-color:#d43f3a;} .weatheralert .card.card-panel.panel { max-width: 1360px; margin: auto;border:none!important;box-shadow:none!important;background-color:transparent!important;padding: 7px;} .weatheralert .breaking-label h3 {font-size: 18px; font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase;margin:0;padding: 7px 0; line-height: 24px;} .weatheralert .weather-alert h3 {font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500!important;font-family:'DM Serif Text',serif;padding: 7px 0; line-height: 24px;} .weatheralert .col-md-2, .weatheralert .col-md-10 {padding-left:0; padding-right:0;} .weatheralert .breaking .weather-alert a {color: #fff!important;} /* === re-order (1st)front-container-top-fullscreen and (2nd)global-container-top-fullscreen === */ section#main-top-container {display: flex;flex-direction: column-reverse;} /* === Marketplace === */ .business-search-container .business-search-title h1 { text-transform: uppercase; font-family: 'Fira Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 24px; line-height: 28px;} .business-search-container {background:#090E15} .business-search-container *{color: #fff !important} .business-search-container a{text-decoration: underline} @media (min-width:768px) { .marketplace-cat section {display: flex;flex-direction: column;height: 100%;margin-bottom: 0 !important} .marketplace-cat .card-bg-color.biz-featured-category {margin-bottom: 40px!important; height: 100%} .marketplace-cat .card-bg-color.biz-featured-category .panel {margin-bottom: 0!important; height: 100%} .marketplace-cat, .marketplace-cat .card-bg-color .panel .panel-body {height: 100%} } @media screen and (min-width: 1280px) {.container-fullscreen-region .business-search-container .centered-content { max-width: 1340px;}} .container-fullscreen-region .business-search-container .centered-content { padding: 0px 15px 20px;} /* === Search related === */ .class-search .search-form-container {max-width: 1360px;background: none;margin:0 auto !important} .class-search .panel{border:0 !important;border-bottom: 10px solid #CCCCCC !important;border-radius: 0 !important} .class-search h1{font-weight: 700} #main-body-container .search-form-container .card-headline h1 {text-transform: uppercase;font-family: 'Fira Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 24px; line-height: 28px;} #main-body-container .classifieds-search-container {margin-bottom: 0px;} .business-cards-search .panel-body{padding: 10px !important} /* === Custom Classes === */ .eedition-rail .card-image { max-height: 150px;border:solid 1px #efefef;} .eedition-rail .card .card-image .photo.layout-vertical img { max-height: initial; width: inherit;} .hide-headline .card-headline{display: none} /*.hide-lead .card-grid .has-image .card-lead { display: none;}*/ /* hides search on classified asset page */ .app-classifieds.blox-asset .hide-on-asset { display: none;} .constrain .panel-body { padding: 20px 0 30px; max-width: 1340px; margin: 0px auto;} .constrain .card-panel .search-form-container { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.0);} .constrain .search-form-container { padding: 20px 0 30px; max-width: 1340px; margin: 0px auto;} .constrain .card-panel.panel { box-shadow: none!important; border: none !important; border-radius: 0px !important;margin-bottom:0px;} .add-border .card-panel.panel, .business-search-container{ margin-bottom:0px;} @media screen and (min-width: 768px) { #main-page-container .half-margin .block, #main-page-container .half-margin.block {margin-bottom: 20px;} } .grad section{position: relative} .grad section:after{content: '';height: 100%;width: 100%;position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;z-index: 4;background:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0) 75%, rgba(255,255,255,.4));filter: brightness(0.4);display:block} .grad section > *{z-index: 5;position: relative} /* frontpage top-story-list block with full width columns */ .front-top-story-template-list .col-sm-7 article:last-of-type{border: 0 !important;padding-bottom: 0 !important} @media (min-width:768px) { .front-top-story-template-list .col-sm-5{width: 100%} .front-top-story-template-list .col-sm-7{width: 100%} .front-top-story-template-list .col-sm-5 .has-image .card-image{margin-bottom: 10px} } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { .front-top-story-template-list .col-sm-5 .has-image .card-image{margin-bottom: 15px} .front-top-story-template-list section{margin-bottom: 40px} .front-top-story-template-list .block-title{margin-bottom: 10px} } /* dark multimedia box */ .multi-box .col-sm-5 .card-image{margin-bottom: 10px} .multi-box article .tnt-headline {-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s; transition: all 0.5s;} .multi-box article .tnt-headline:hover{opacity: .75} @media (min-width:768px) { .multi-box .col-sm-5{width: 53%} .multi-box .col-sm-7{width: 47%} .multi-box .card-img-sm .card .card-container > .card-image{width:43%} .multi-box .card-img-sm .card.has-image > .card-container > .card-body {margin-left: 43%} } /* featured front page modular grid block */ .massive-stories{position: relative;padding-top: 15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-bottom: 80px !important;margin-bottom:-80px } .massive-stories section{position: relative;z-index: 1} .massive-stories:before{content: '';height: 100%;width: 100%;position: absolute;top: -1px;left: 0;background:#387592;display:block} .massive-stories:after{content: '';height: 100%;width: 100%;position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;background:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0) 75%, rgba(255,255,255,.4));filter: brightness(0.4); display:block} .massive-stories .layout-grid-block {padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px} .massive-stories .card-grid article.card-grid *{} .massive-stories article .tnt-headline {-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s; transition: all 0.5s;color:rgba(255,255,255,1) !important} .massive-stories .card.light a{color:rgba(255,255,255,1)} .massive-stories article .tnt-headline:hover{opacity: .75} .massive-stories .card-date{opacity: .9} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .clearfix{display: none} .massive-stories .card-grid .row {display: grid;grid-template-columns: 45% repeat(3, 1fr)} .massive-stories .card-grid .row .col-sm-3{width: 100%} .massive-stories .card-grid .row:before{display: none} .massive-stories .card-grid .row:after{display: none} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:first-of-type{grid-row: span 2} @media (min-width: 992px){ .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:first-of-type .tnt-headline {font-size: 40px} } .massive-stories .card-grid {width: min(1600px,calc(100% - 30px));max-width:none} @media (min-width:1024px) { } @media screen and (max-width:991px) { .massive-stories .card-grid .row {display: grid;grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr)} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:first-of-type{grid-row: span 1;grid-column: span 2} .massive-stories .col-sm-3{padding: 0;background: #1c2127;border-top: 3px solid #4279AE} .massive-stories .col-sm-3 .card-body{padding:15px 15px 0 !important} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:first-of-type{background: none;border-top: 0} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:first-of-type .tnt-headline{font-size: 24px} .massive-stories .card-grid .row{gap: 2px} .massive-stories::after{display: none} .massive-stories article{padding-top: 0 !important} .massive-stories .col-sm-3 .card-body{padding:15px 10px !important} } @media all and (-ms-high-contrast:none) { .massive-stories .card-grid .row {display: -ms-grid;-ms-grid-columns: 45% 18.33% 18.33% 18.33%;-ms-grid-rows:auto auto} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:nth-of-type(1){-ms-grid-row: 1 ;-ms-grid-column: 1;-ms-grid-row-span:2;margin-right:15px} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:nth-of-type(2){-ms-grid-row: 1;-ms-grid-column: 2;margin-right:15px} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:nth-of-type(3){-ms-grid-row: 1;-ms-grid-column: 3;margin-right:15px} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:nth-of-type(4){-ms-grid-row: 1;-ms-grid-column: 4;} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:nth-of-type(6){-ms-grid-row: 2;-ms-grid-column: 2;margin-right:15px} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:nth-of-type(7){-ms-grid-row: 2;-ms-grid-column: 3;margin-right:15px} .massive-stories .card-grid .row > .col-sm-3:nth-of-type(8){-ms-grid-row: 2;-ms-grid-column: 4;} .massive-stories .card-grid{max-width:1600px} .tnt-content-width-container > *{max-width:1366px} } /* index page first two stories large grid */ .index-stories-block{position: relative;padding:5px 20px 10px} .index-stories-block:before{content: '';height: 100%;width: 100%;background: #F2F2F2;position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;z-index: -1;border-bottom: 10px solid #38759;display:block} .index-stories-block:after{content: '';height: 100%;width: 100%;background:linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0.15) 50%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%);background-attachment: fixed;position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;display:block;background-position: center 250px;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-filter: grayscale(100%);filter: grayscale(100%);;opacity: .14;z-index: -1; } .index-stories-block article .tnt-headline {-moz-transition: all 0.5s;-webkit-transition: all 0.5s;-o-transition: all 0.5s; transition: all 0.5s;} .index-stories-block article .tnt-headline:hover{opacity: .75} .index-stories-block .card-date{opacity: .7} .index-stories-block .has-image .card-lead{display: none} .index-stories .has-image .card-lead{display: none} .index-stories-block .tnt-content-width-container > *{max-width: 1340px} @media (min-width:992px) { .index-stories-block .card-grid.card-img-md .card-panel .has-image .card-image {padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;} .index-stories-block .card-grid .has-image .card-container .card-image.card-image-top { margin-bottom: 0px;} } @media (max-width:991px) { .index-stories-block .panel { box-shadow: none!important; border: 0px solid rgba(0,0,0,.09) !important; border-radius: 0px !important;} .index-stories-block .card-grid .card-panel .card.has-image .card-image { padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; margin-bottom: 0; background-color:#F2F2F2} .index-stories-block .card-grid.card-bg-color .card.has-image>.card-container>.card-body { padding: 0px; background-color:#F2F2F2} .index-stories-block .card-grid.card-bg-color .card.has-image>.card-container>.card-body .card-meta ul.list-inline{ margin-bottom: 0px;} } @media (max-width:767px) { .index-stories-block .card-panel {background-color: transparent!important;} .index-stories-block .card-grid .card-panel .card .card-image { padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; } .index-stories-block .card-grid.card-bg-color .card>.card-container>.card-body { padding: 0px;} } @media (min-width:768px) { .index-stories p.tnt-summary {font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;} } @media (min-width:1024px) { .index-stories-block .has-image .card-container{position: relative} .index-stories-block .has-image .card-body{position: absolute;bottom:0;padding: 10px !important;width: 100%; background:-webkit-gradient(linear,left top,left bottom,from(transparent),to(rgba(0,0,0,.8))); background:-o-linear-gradient(top,transparent 0,rgba(0,0,0,.8) 100%); background:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,rgba(0,0,0,.8));z-index:10} .index-stories-block .has-image .card-body .tnt-headline{font-size: 36px;line-height: normal} .index-stories-block article.has-image *{color: #fff !important} } /* block bottom more buttons */ #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px; border-width: 0px; padding: 0;} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom a { display: inline-block; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.2); padding: 8px 16px; font-weight: 600;} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom a:hover { text-decoration: none; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05);} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom a::after { content: ' \00BB';font-size: 15px} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom li {display: block;padding: 0} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom li a{display: block} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom li a {background: linear-gradient(to right, #222 50%, #efefef 50%) !important;background-size: 200% 100% !important;background-position: right bottom !important;transition: all 0.3s ease;box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 0px 6px 24px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 0px 0px 1px;border: 0} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom li a:hover {background-position: 0 100% !important;color: #fff !important;} @media (min-width:768px) { .more-button section{display: flex;flex-direction: column;height: 100%;margin-bottom: 0 !important} .more-button {height: 100%} #main-body-container .more-button .block-links.pos-bottom {margin-top: auto} } #tncms-region-global-container-top-fullscreen .top-breakout{position:relative;z-index:10;} body:not(.blox-asset) #tncms-region-global-container-top-fullscreen .top-breakout{min-height: 80px} body.app-form #tncms-region-global-container-top-fullscreen .top-breakout {min-height: 0} /* snappy mobile overflown grid */ @media (max-width: 992px) { .snappy .card-grid > .row:before{display: none} .snappy .card-grid > .row:after{display: none} .snappy .card-grid > .row > .clearfix{display: none} .snappy .card-grid > .row{ display: grid; grid-auto-flow:column; grid-auto-columns: 45%; overflow-x:auto; overscroll-behavior-inline:contain; scroll-snap-type:inline mandatory; scroll-padding-inline:15px !important; gap:30px; padding:0 15px 15px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0 } .snappy .card-grid > .row > div{width: 100%;scroll-snap-align:start;padding:0} .snappy .tnt-has-block-bg{padding: 20px 10px} } @media (max-width: 767px) { .snappy .card-grid > .row{grid-auto-columns: 90%;} } /* ================= Site-specific customizations ================= */ /* Place CSS specific for this site here. */ .card .card-lead p:first-child::before{content: "";display: inline-block;width: 12px;height: 12px;margin-right: 6px;background-color: #38759;border-radius: 50%;} .block.light .card a{color: rgba(255,255,255,1)} .nav-background section{background:#090E15} .accent-nav-background section{background:#090E15;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px} .accent-one-background section{background:#426194;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px} .accent-two-background section{background:#1f2d45;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px} .accent-three-background section{background:#21314A;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px} .newsletter-block {padding: 30px 50px 0px;overflow: hidden;margin-bottom: 30px;background: #426194} .newsletter-block div[class='']:before {display:block;content: '';flex-basis: 180px;height: 260px;position: relative;background: #fff url(https://www.ribbon.bloxcms.com/tncms/media/tnedition/) no-repeat top left;background-size: 100%;box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 0px 5px 15px; 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