body.blog{
  overflow-x: hidden;      /* fixes horizontal scroll on IE 11 */
}

.page_title{
  font-size: 36px;
  margin-top: 1%;
  margin-bottom: 2%;
}

.page_subtitle{
  font-family: 'Lustria', serif;
  font-size: 32px;
  letter-spacing: normal;
  margin-top: 1%;
  /*margin-bottom: 4%;*/
  line-height: 1.2;
  padding-bottom: 2%;
  margin-bottom: 2.6%;
  border-bottom: solid 1px #e5e5e5;
}

.nav {
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: flex;
  -ms-flex-wrap: wrap;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.nav-link {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
}

.nav-link:hover,
.nav-link:focus {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nav-link.disabled {
  color: #6c757d;
  pointer-events: none;
  cursor: default;
}

.pagination_container{
  margin-top: 3%;
}

.pagination{
  font-family: 'BlogCirc',sans-serif;
  font-size: 28px;
}

.pagination ul {
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: flex;
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.pagination .page-link {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  padding: 0 12px;
  margin-left: -1px;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: #000;
  border: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}


.pagination .page-link:hover {
  z-index: 2;
  color: #0056b3;
  text-decoration: none;
  background-color: #e9ecef;
  border-color: #dee2e6;
}

.pagination .page-link:focus {
  z-index: 2;
  outline: 0;
}

.pagination .page-item:first-child .page-link {
  margin-left: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
  border-top-left-radius: 0.25rem;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 0.25rem;
}

.pagination .page-item:last-child .page-link {
  border-top-right-radius: 0.25rem;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 0.25rem;
}

.pagination .page-item.active .page-link {
  z-index: 1;
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #007bff;
  border-color: #007bff;
}

.pagination .page-item.disabled .page-link {
  color: #6c757d;
  pointer-events: none;
  cursor: auto;
  background-color: #fff;
  border-color: #dee2e6;
}





.pagination .page-item.active .page-link {
  color: #000;
  background-color: transparent;
  border-color: transparent;
  margin-right: 30px;
}

.pagination .page-link:hover,
.pagination .page-item.active .page-link {
  color: #25b393;
  background: transparent;
}

.pagination .page-item.active {
  position: relative;
}

.pagination .page-item.active::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 30px;
  height: 2px;
  background-color: #000;
  right: 0;
  top: 50%;
}

.pagination .page-item-next {
  margin-left: 2rem;
}

.border {
  border: 1px solid #dee2e6 !important;
}

.border-top {
  border-top: 1px solid #dee2e6 !important;
}

.border-right {
  border-right: 1px solid #dee2e6 !important;
}

.border-bottom {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6 !important;
}

.border-left {
  border-left: 1px solid #dee2e6 !important;
}

.border-0 {
  border: 0 !important;
}

.border-top-0 {
  border-top: 0 !important;
}

.border-right-0 {
  border-right: 0 !important;
}

.border-bottom-0 {
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}

.border-left-0 {
  border-left: 0 !important;
}


.form-control {
  height: calc(1.5em + 1rem + 2px);
  padding: 0.5rem 1.8rem 0.5rem 0;
  font-size: 16px;
}

.form-control-lg {
  height: calc(1.5em + 1rem + 2px);
  padding: 0.5rem 1.8rem 0.5rem 0;
  font-size: 24px;
  border-radius: 0.3rem;
}

.blog-search-form svg#arrow{
  display: none;
}

.search-modal .form-control-lg{
  font-size: 32px;
}

.search-modal .blog-search-form svg#arrow{
  display: block;
}

.search-modal .blog-search-form svg#glass{
  display: none;
}


.inline-input input.form-control-lg::placeholder{
  color:#333;
}


.inline-input-newsletter button {
  color: #ccc;
}

.inline-input {
  position: relative;
}

.inline-input input {
  color: #000;
  width: 100%;
  border-color: #fff #fff #e5e5e5;
  border-radius: 0;
  border-width: 0 0 1px;
  transition: all 0.3s;
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  background-color: #ffffff;    /* required to prevent black background on dark mode on firefox on linux */
}


.inline-input input::placeholder {
  color: #cccccc;
}

.inline-input input:focus {
  border-color: #fff #fff #000;
  outline: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.inline-input input:-webkit-autofill,
.inline-input input:-webkit-autofill:hover,
.inline-input input:-webkit-autofill:focus {
  border-color: #fff #fff #e5e5e5;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #000;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition: background-color 5000s ease-in-out 0s;
}


.inline-input button {
  position: absolute;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  bottom: 0.1rem;
  right: 0;
  color: #000;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}

.inline-input button:focus, .inline-input button:hover {
  color: #25b393;
  outline: none;
}

.inline-input button svg {
  width: 16px;
}

.search-modal .inline-input button svg{
  width: 42px;
}



.inner_content{
    padding: 0 40px;
}

/*
.blog-wrapper{
  margin-top: 30px;
}
*/

.blog-wrapper a{
  color: #000;
  transition: all 0.2s;
}

.blog-wrapper a:hover{
  color:#25b393;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.blog-wrapper .row.main_content{
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
}




.blog-sidebar {
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  width: 20%;
  max-width: 20%;
  padding-right: 2%;
  border-right: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
}

.blog-sidebar .blog-sidebar-inner {
  position: sticky;
  top: 86px;
}

.blog-search-form {
  padding-bottom: 25px;
}

.blog-categories-wrapper {
  padding: 30px 0 50px;
}

.blog-categories-wrapper .nav {
  flex-direction: column;
}

.blog-categories-wrapper .nav .latest{
  display:none;
}

.blog-categories-wrapper .nav-link {
  color: #000;
  padding: 0.1rem 1rem 0.1rem 0;
}

.blog-categories-wrapper .nav-link:hover {
  /*text-decoration: underline;*/
}

#_desktop_blog_categories {
  font-size: 18px;
}

#_mobile_blog_categories {
  display: none;
  /*overflow: hidden;*/
  /*position: fixed;*/
  /*height: 50px;*/
  font-size: 1rem;
  /*transition: top 200ms;*/
  margin-left: -15px;
  margin-right: -15px;
  padding-top: 10px;
}

#_mobile_blog_categories .blog-categories-wrapper {
  /*position: absolute;
  top: 0px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  */
  overflow-y: scroll;
  padding: 0;

}

#_mobile_blog_categories .nav {
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  flex-direction: row;
  padding-left: 50px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

#_mobile_blog_categories .nav-link {
  margin: 0 2px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  padding: 15px 10px;
}

#_mobile_blog_categories .nav-item.active {
  margin-right: 10px;
}

#_mobile_blog_categories .nav-item.active .nav-link {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #25b393;
  padding: 2px 15px;
  /*padding-top: 2px;*/
  border-radius: 50px;
}

#_mobile_blog_categories .nav .nav-item:first-child .nav-link {
  margin-left: 0;
}

.blog-sidebar-nav {
  border-top: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
  padding: 25px 0 40px;
    font-size: 1.125rem;
}

/*.blog-sidebar-nav.bottom*/


.side_bottom {
   display: none;
}

.blog-nav-item {
  padding: 10px 0 10px;
}

.blog-nav-name {
  font-family: Lustria, sans-serif;
  padding: 10px 0;
}

.blog-nav-link {
  color: #000;
  display: block;

}

.blog-nav-link:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.blog-sidebar-share {
  padding: 40px 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border-top: solid 1px #e5e5e5;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.side_bottom .blog-sidebar-share{
  padding: 20px 0;
  justify-content: normal;
  display:none;
}

.blog-sidebar-share-title {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #999;
  margin-right: 10px;
}



a.blog-sidebar-share-link {
  color: #ccc;
  margin: 0 5px;
}

.blog-sidebar-share-link:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
}

a.blog-sidebar-share-link-tw:hover {
  color: #1da1f2;
}

a.blog-sidebar-share-link-fb:hover {
  color: #4267b2;
}

a.blog-sidebar-share-link-ln:hover {
  color: #0077b5;
}

.blog-sidebar .widget-subscribe {
  padding-top: 5rem;
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.blog-sidebar .widget-subscribe h6 {
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  font-weight: normal;
  margin: 10% 0;
}

.blog-sidebar .widget-subscribe form {
  width: 100%;
}


/*
 * Rich text
 */

.blog-content .headline, h1.headline{
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 3%;
}
.post-content .rich-text {
  font-family: Lustria, sans-serif;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 8%;
}

.rich-text h1{
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  font-size: 42px;
  margin: 4rem 0 1.6rem;
}

.rich-text h2 {
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  font-size: 30px;
  margin: 4rem 0 1.6rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.rich-text h3 {
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.17em;
  margin: 1em 0 1em;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.rich-text strong {
  font-weight: normal;
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.05em;
}

.rich-text img {
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  margin: 2% auto;
  border-radius: 7px;
}

.rich-text p img{
  /*margin: auto;*/
  margin: 1% auto;
}

.rich-text figure img{
  margin-bottom: 1%;
}

.rich-text .align-center img{
  /*margin-left: auto;*/
  margin-right: auto;
  max-width: 800px;
  margin-left: -20px;     /* compensate for the content width limit of 760 and image max width 800 */
}

.rich-text img.align-right {
  float: right;
  clear: both;
  margin-left: 15px;
}

.rich-text img.align-left {
  float: left;
  clear: both;
}

.rich-text .align-center {
  text-align: center;
}

.rich-text .align-left {
  text-align: left;
}

.rich-text .align-right {
  text-align: right;
}



.rich-text .post_cta1 {
  padding: 25px 25px;
  margin-top: 40px;
  background-color: #f8f8f8;
  border-radius: 20px;
  font-size: 0.9em;

}

.rich-text .post_cta1 img {
  width: 75px;
  height: 75px;
  margin-right: 25px;
}

.rich-text .post_cta1::after {
  content: "";
  clear: both;
  display: table;
}

.rich-text .post_cta1 .cta_btn {
  background-color: rgb(37, 179, 147);
  border-radius: 50rem;
  border: 1px solid rgb(37, 179, 147);
  box-shadow: none;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
  cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 400;
  height: 38px;
  line-height:36px;
  padding: 0 20px;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.rich-text .post_cta1 .cta_btn:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0px 10px 25px -14px rgba(0,0,0,0.68);
  border-color: #25b393;;
}

.rich-text .post_cta1 .more_info{

}

.rich-text .post_intro_text{
  color:#999999;
  /*margin-bottom: 30px;*/
  margin-bottom: 3%;

  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.1em;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.rich-text .post_intro_text a{
  color:#777;
}
.rich-text blockquote{
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 6% 4%;
  border-left: solid 2px #ddd;
  padding: 0;
  color: #666;
  padding-left: 4%;
}

.rich-text figure{
  margin:0;
}

.rich-text figure figcaption{
  /*font-size: 0.85em;*/
  font-size: 0.80em;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  margin-top: 0;
  color: #666666;
}

.rich-text figure figcaption a{
  color:#333;
  border-bottom-width: 1px;
}

.rich-text .box_container{
  padding: 25px;
  /* background-color: #f4f4f4; */
  background: #f0f6f0;
  border-radius: 15px;
}

.rich-text .box_container img{
  max-width: 100%;
}

.rich-text code{
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: .9em;
  background-color: #f4f4f4;
  /*padding: 3px 6px;*/
  border-radius: 7px;
  max-width: 130%;
  overflow: scroll;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
  padding: 0 5px;
  border: solid 1px #ccc;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
  .rich-text .post_cta1 .cta_btn {
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    margin: 20px 0;
    clear: left;
  }

  .rich-text .post_cta1 .more_info{
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
  }

}

.post-header {
  /*max-width: 960px;*/
  margin-bottom: 3%;
}

.post-categories {
  font: 16px 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
}

.post-listing .post-categories{
  font-size: 14px;
}

.post-categories a {
  display: inline-block;
  color: #787878;
  margin-right: 10px;
}

.post-categories a:hover{
  color: #000;
}

.post-listing .post-categories a{
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.post-header .post-header-image {
  text-align: center;
}

.post-header .post-header-image img {
  max-width: 100%;
}

.post-content {
  max-width: 760px;
  width: 75%;
}

.post-content a{
  /*border-bottom: solid 2px rgba(37, 179, 147, 0.7);*/
  color: #000;
  transition: all 0.2s;
  /*box-shadow: inset 0px -2px 0px 0px rgba(37,179,147,.7);*/

  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: #25b393;;


}

.post-content a:hover{
  color:#25b393;
  /*border-bottom-color: rgba(37, 179, 147, 0.9);*/
  text-decoration: underline;
  /*box-shadow: inset 0px -2px 0px 0px rgba(37,179,147,.5);*/
}

.post-author {
  padding-bottom: 80px;
  display: flex;
  max-width: 680px;
}

.post-author .post-author-image {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
}

.post-author .post-author-image img {
  border-radius: 50%;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.post-author .post-author-summary {
  font-family: Lustria, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
}

.post-author .post-author-summary h5 {
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  color: #999;
  font-size: 1rem;
  margin: 0.8rem 0;
}

.post-header-title {
  font-size: 4.5rem;
}

.widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-heading h2 {
  font-size: calc(2.25rem + (60 - 36) * ((100vw - 768px) / (1600 - 768)));
}

/*
 * Experimental fluid Typography
 */
.headline {
  font-size: calc(36px + (62 - 36) * ((100vw - 860px) / (2560 - 860)));
  /*font-size: calc([minimum size] + ([maximum size] - [minimum size]) * ((100vw - [minimum viewport width]) / ([maximum viewport width] - [minimum viewport width])));*/
  /*font-size: 62px;*/
  margin-bottom: 3%;
  margin-top: 2%;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.headline a{
  color:#000;
}

.post-item-featured .subline {
  font-size: 22px;
  /*font-size: calc([minimum size] + ([maximum size] - [minimum size]) * ((100vw - [minimum viewport width]) / ([maximum viewport width] - [minimum viewport width])));*/
  max-width: 360px;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 15px;

}

.read_cta{
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  color:#000;
  font-size: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}

/*
.post-item .post-item-inner .read_cta{
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  background-color: red;
}
*/

.post-item-featured img.featured{
  max-width: 100%;
  min-height: 360px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.post-tags.nav{
  margin-top: 50px;
}

.post-tags a{
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
}

.widget-subscribe {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;

  border-top: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;

  /*margin-top: 70px;*/
  padding: 60px 0;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.widget-subscribe .caption{
  font-size: 38px;
  margin: 0;
}

.widget-subscribe .desc{
  font-family: 'Lustria', serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-heading {
  /*max-width: 320px;*/
  width: 40%;
  width: 100%;
  /*margin-right: 15px;*/
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-form-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  /*justify-content: flex-end;*/
  padding-left: 0;
}

.widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-form-inner > div{
  flex-grow: 0;
  padding-right: 15px;
  padding-top: 5px;
  padding-bottom: 5px;
}

.widget-subscribe .btn-subscribe {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  width: 310px;
}

.widget-subscribe button svg{
  width: 40px;
}
/*
.widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input-wrapper {
  margin-right: 20px;
}
*/

.widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input {
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-radius: 50rem;
  font-size: 18px;
  width: 310px;
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  font-weight: normal;
  height: 64px;
  padding: 0 30px;
  max-width: 100%;
  box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-appearance:none;
  appearance: none;
}

.widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input:focus {
  outline: none;
}

.widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input::placeholder {
  color: #c5c5c5;
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  font-weight: normal;
}

.widget-subscribe .response-message {
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  padding: 0.6rem 0;
  flex-basis: 100%;
  flex-grow: 1;
  -ms-flex-align: center;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  position:absolute;

  display:none;
  transition: font-size 0.3s;
}

.blog-sidebar .widget-subscribe form.success .response-message{
  padding: 15px 0;
  font-size: 16px;
  max-width: 100%;
  text-align: left;
  border-top: solid 1px #e5e5e5;
  border-bottom: solid 1px #e5e5e5;
  margin: 0;
}

.widget-subscribe form.has-error .response-message {
  background-color: transparent;
  color: #ffa7a7;
  font-size: 13px;
  width: 320px;
  /* background-color: RED; */
  right: 290px;
  text-align: center;
  /*display: block;*/
}

.blog-sidebar .widget-subscribe form.has-error .response-message{
  text-align: left;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  right: auto;
}

.widget-subscribe form.success .response-message{
  position: relative;
}

.has-error .inline-input input {
  border-bottom: 2px solid #cacaca;
}

.post-item {
  margin-bottom: 5%;
}

.post-item .post-image-wrapper {
  text-align: center;
  height: 200px;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: center;
}

.post-item .post-image-wrapper img {
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  max-width: 100%;
  width: 100%;
}

hr.h_divider{
    margin: 5% 0;
    border-color: #e5e5e5;
}

.post-listing .post-item:nth-child(-n+3) {
  order: 1;
}

.post-listing .widget-banner {
  order: 2;
}

.post-listing .post-item:nth-child(n+4) {
  order: 3;
}

.post-listing--with-12 .post-item:nth-child(-n+6) {
  order: 1;
}

.post-listing--with-12 .post-item:nth-child(n+7) {
  order: 3;
}

.post-item .post-item-inner {
  margin-right: 6%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  /*
  background-color: yellow;
  padding-bottom: 30px;
  */
}

.post-item .post-title {
  font-size: 26px;
  margin: 3% 0 4%;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.post-item .post-intro{
  font-family: 'Lustria', serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 0 0 5%;
}

/*
.post-item .post-title a {
  color: #000;
}
*/

.post-item .highlight {
  background-color: #ffff88;
}

.post-item .post-body {
  flex-grow: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}




#_mobile_search_form {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 500px;
}



.widget-banner {
  margin: 0 15px 5%;
  padding: 5% 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
  width: 100%;
}

.widget-banner .widget-banner-inner {
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.widget-banner .widget-banner-heading {
  max-width: 50%;
  margin-right: 3%;
}

.widget-banner .widget-banner-heading h2{
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 48px;
}

.widget-banner .widget-banner-content {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.widget-banner .widget-banner-help {
  color: #999;
  margin-right: 30px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-family: 'Lustria', serif;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.blog-content .blog-content-inner {
    margin-left: 5%;
    margin-right: 10%;
}


.disqus_container{
  min-height: 300px;
  margin-top: 6%;
}



.category-name{
  border-bottom: solid 1px #e5e5e5;
  margin-bottom: 4%;
  padding-bottom: 3%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-end;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.category-name h2{
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  margin-right: 10%;

}

.category-name span{
  font-size: 22px;
  color: #ccc;
  vertical-align: middle;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: -1px;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.page_desc{
  font-family: 'Lustria', serif;
  font-size: 18px;
}



.blog_msg{
  position:fixed;
  bottom: 100px;
  right:100px;
  padding: 30px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  background-color: lemonchiffon;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-family: 'Lustria', serif;
  text-align: left;
  z-index: 100;
}

.blog_msg .title{
  font-family: 'BlogCirc', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.1em;
}

.blog_msg .close_x{
  background-image: url(../images/x-black.svg);
  background-size: 12px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  right: 20px;
  opacity: 0.5;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.2s;

}

.blog_msg .close_x:hover{
  opacity: 1;
}


.about_author_title{
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  font-variant: all-small-caps;
  color: #333;
  letter-spacing:1px;
  font-family: BlogCirc;
  font-size: 0.85em;
  padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: solid 1px #e5e5e5;
}

.about_author_text{
  color: #666;
  font-size: 0.75em;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-style: italic;
  margin: 1em 0;

}
.about_author_text a{
  color: #444;
  /*border-width: 1px;*/
  border: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.about_author_text a:hover{
  color: #333;
}

.about_author_text img.align-left{
  max-width: 90px;
  border-radius: 100%;
  margin-right: 20px;
  margin-top: 0;
}



/* category custom templates styling */

.template_var_1 .post-image-wrapper{
  display: none;
}

.template_var_1 .widget-banner{
  display: none;
}


mark{
  background-color: #5dbd9e;
  padding: 0 2px;
  margin: 0 1px;
  color: #fff;
}

kbd{        /* keyboard shortcuts */
  background-color: #f4f4f4;
  border-radius: 3px;
  border: 1px solid #b4b4b4;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2), 0 2px 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .7) inset;
  color: #333;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: .85em;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  padding: 4px 5px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/*  R E S P O N S I V E  S T Y L I N G  */




/* mobile first */

@media (min-width: 2560px) {
  .headline{          /* limit fluid font size for larger screens */
    font-size: 62px;
  }

}





/* ---- DESKTOP FIRST ----- */

@media (max-width: 2000px) {

  .post-content {
    max-width: 740px;
  }

  /* blurs the image a lot, not necessary...
  .rich-text .align-center img{
    max-width: 780px;
  }
  */

  .post-content .rich-text{
    font-size: 20px;
  }


}


@media screen and (max-width: 1800px) {



  .blog-content .blog-content-inner {
    margin-left: 4%;
    margin-right: 8%;
  }

  .inner_content{
      padding: 0 35px;
  }

  .blog-sidebar {
    width: 21%;
    max-width: 21%;
  }
  .post-content .rich-text{
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .post-item-featured img.featured {
    min-height: 320px;
  }

  .post-item-featured .subline {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .post-item .post-item-inner {
    margin-right: 4%;
  }

  .post-item .post-image-wrapper {
    height: 180px;
  }

  .post-item .post-title {
    font-size: 24px;
  }

  .post-item .post-intro {
    font-size: 17px;
  }



  .widget-banner .widget-banner-heading h2 {
    font-size: 42px;
  }

    .blog-sidebar-nav {
        font-size: 17px;
    }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-heading {
    /*width: 35%;*/
  }

  .widget-subscribe .caption{
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .page_subtitle {
    font-size: 30px;
  }

  .blog_msg {
    bottom: 70px;
    right: 70px;
  }

  .about_author_text img.align-left {
    max-width: 80px;
  }

  .rich-text .align-center img{
    max-width: 104%;
    margin-left: -2%;
  }

}



@media screen and (max-width: 1600px) {

    .inner_content {
        padding: 0px 32px;
    }

  .post-content .rich-text{
    font-size: 19px;
  }

  .blog-content .headline, h1.headline{
    font-size: 52px;
  }

  .blog-sidebar {
   /* max-width: 23%; */
      padding-left: 15px;
  }

  .blog-sidebar-nav.static{
    display:none;
  }

  /*.blog-sidebar-nav.bottom{*/

  .side_bottom{
    display: flex;
  }


  .widget-subscribe.post-content{
    width: auto;
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .widget-subscribe.article_bottom{
      display: none;
  }


  .post-item-featured img.featured {
    min-height: 280px;
  }

  .post-item-featured .subline {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .read_cta {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .post-item .post-item-inner {
    margin-right: 2%;
  }

  .post-item .post-image-wrapper {
    height: 160px;
  }

  .post-item .post-title {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .post-item .post-intro {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .form-control-lg {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-heading h2 {
    font-size: 36px
  }

  .widget-subscribe button svg {
    width: 30px;
  }

    .blog-content .blog-content-inner {
        margin-left: 3%;
        margin-right: 6%;
    }

    .pagination {
        font-size: 26px;
    }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-heading{
    /*width: 54%;*/
  }

  .widget-subscribe .btn-subscribe, .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input, .widget-subscribe form.has-error .response-message{
    width: 300px;
  }
  .widget-subscribe .response-message {
    max-width: 70%;
    margin: auto;
  }

  .widget-subscribe form.has-error .response-message{
    right: 0;
    text-align: center;
    max-width: none;
  }

  .headline{
    margin-bottom: 4%;
  }

  .widget-subscribe{
    padding: 40px 0;
  }

  .page_subtitle {
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .category-name span {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  #disqus_container_big{
    display: none;
  }

  .rich-text .align-center img{
    max-width: 100%;
    margin-left: auto;
  }

}     /* 1600 */




@media screen and (max-width: 1400px) {


  .inner_content {
      padding: 0 30px;
  }

  .blog-content .headline, h1.headline{
    font-size: 50px;
  }

  .post-item .post-image-wrapper {
    height: 160px;
  }

  .post-item .post-title {
    font-size: 21px;
  }

    .blog-content .blog-content-inner {
        margin-right: 5%;
    }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input {
    height: 56px;
  }



  .blog-sidebar .widget-subscribe form.success .response-message{
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .form-control-lg {
    font-size: 21px;
  }

  .form-control {
    font-size: 15px;
  }

  .rich-text h2 {
    font-size: 28px;
    margin-top: 50px;
  }

  .page_subtitle{
    font-size: 26px;
  }


}     /* 1400 */


@media screen and (max-width: 1366px) {

  .post-content .rich-text{
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .post-content {
    width: 80%;
    min-width: 580px;
  }

  .blog-content .headline, h1.headline{
    font-size: 46px;
  }

  .blog-sidebar {
    width: 22%;
    max-width: 22%;
    padding-right: 15px;
  }

  .post-header .post-header-title {
    margin: 1.2rem 0;
    font-size: 2rem;
    line-height: 1.1;
  }
/*
  .post-item .post-title {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.2;
  }
  */

  .post-item .post-item-inner {
    margin-right: 0;
  }

  .post-content .rich-text {
    /*font-size: 17px;*/
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-heading h2 {
    margin-top: 0;
    font-size: 2rem;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-form-inner {
    /*flex-direction: column;*/
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input-wrapper {
    margin-right: 0;
  }

  /*
  .blog-content-inner .headline {
    margin-top: 3%;
  }
  */

  .post-item-featured .subline {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .post-item-featured .subline {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .post-item .post-image-wrapper {
    height: 160px;
  }

  /*
  .post-item .post-intro {
    font-size: 15px;
  }
  */

  .form-control-lg {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .blog-content .blog-content-inner {
      margin-right: 4%;
  }

  .pagination {
      font-size: 24px;
  }

  .blog-sidebar-nav {
      font-size: 16px;
  }


  .widget-banner .widget-banner-content {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    max-width: 50%;
    justify-content: flex-end;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-help {
    order: 1;
    /*padding-left: 32px;*/
    margin-right: 0;
  }

}   /* 1366 */

@media (max-width: 1200px) {

    .inner_content {
        padding: 0px 25px;
    }

  .blog-content .headline, h1.headline{
    font-size: 44px;
  }

  .post-item-featured img.featured {
    min-height: 250px;
  }

  .post-item-featured .subline {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .post-listing .post-item:nth-child(-n+4) {
    order: 1;
  }

  .post-listing .post-item:nth-child(n+5) {
    order: 3;
  }

  .post-listing--with-12 .post-item:nth-child(-n+6) {
    order: 1;
  }

  .post-listing .post-item:nth-child(n+7) {
    order: 3;
  }

  .post-item {
    margin-bottom: 5%;
  }

  .post-item .post-image-wrapper {
    height: 180px;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-heading h2 {
    font-size: 34px;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-help {
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe button svg {
    width: 26px;
  }

  .blog-content .blog-content-inner {
      margin-right: 2%;
  }

  .widget-banner{
      margin-top:0;
  }

  .pagination {
      font-size: 22px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-heading{
    width: 100%;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-form-inner{
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-form-inner > div{
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-form-inner .widget-subscribe-input-wrapper{
    padding-right: 15px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-form-inner{
    /*margin-top: 20px;*/
  }

  .widget-subscribe .response-message {
    left: 0;
    right: auto;
    text-align: left;
    margin: 20px -15px 0;
    max-width: none;
  }

  .widget-subscribe form.has-error .response-message{
    margin: 0;
  }



  #_desktop_blog_categories{
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .blog-sidebar .widget-subscribe form.success .response-message{
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .form-control-lg {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .form-control {
     font-size: 14px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .btn-subscribe, .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input, .widget-subscribe form.has-error .response-message {
    width: 290px;
  }

  .rich-text h2 {
    font-size: 26px;
    margin-top: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .post-item .post-title {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .page_subtitle {
    font-size: 26px;
  }

  .category-name span {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .rich-text code{
    white-space: normal;
  }

}





@media (max-width: 991.98px) {

  .post-content {
    width: auto;
    max-width: 100%;
    min-width: auto;
  }
  .inner_content {
    padding: 0px 20px;
  }

  .post-item .post-title{
    margin: 2% 0 3%;
  }

  .post-item .post-intro {
    margin-bottom: 2%;
  }

  .post-item{
    margin-bottom: 35px;
  }

  .blog-content .headline, h1.headline{
    font-size: 42px;
  }

  .blog-content .blog-content-inner {
    margin-right: 0%;
  }

  #_desktop_blog_categories {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  #_desktop_search_form .inline-input input {
    font-size: 19px;
  }

  .inline-input button svg {
    width: 14px;
  }

  /*
  .widget-banner .widget-banner-heading {
    max-width: calc(50% - 30px);
  }
  */

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-heading h2 {
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-help {
    padding-left: 10px;
  }

  .post-item-featured .subline {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    margin-top: 15px;
  }

  .blog-sidebar {
    width: 25%;
    max-width: 25%;
  }

  .widget-subscribe button svg {
    width: 22px;
  }
  .rich-text blockquote{
    border-width: 1px;
    /*margin: 40px 30px;*/
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-help {
    font-size: 12px;
    margin-right: 10px;
  }

  .read_cta {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .btn-subscribe, .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input, .widget-subscribe form.has-error .response-message{
    width: 315px;
  }

}





@media (max-width: 860px){


  .post-content .rich-text{
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .search-modal {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 999;
    display: none;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    outline: 0;
    /*background-color: #fff;*/
  }

  .search-modal-body {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 10%;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: all 0.5s;
  }

  .show .search-modal-body{
    opacity: 1;
  }

  .modal-open .search-modal {
    overflow-x: hidden;
    overflow-y: auto;
  }

    body.modal-open {
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .modal-open .inner_content{
      /*display: none; */          /* makes scroll works perfectly while mobile menu is open, but always scrolls back to the top when menu is closed, FIXED WITH JAVASCRIPT SCROLL SAVE/RESTORE */
      /* problem on ios browsers, address bar automatically becomes visible because height of body changed, which jumps at the top and looks bad */
      /*visibility: hidden;    */    /* prevents underlying content to be visible through semi-transparent mobile browser bar, when scrolling with menu open */
      opacity: 0;                     /* the same, but allows transition */
      transition: opacity 1s;         /* slow the transition, to give the backdrop the time for "fade in" effect */
    }

    .blog-sidebar{
        display: none;
    }

    .side_bottom .blog-sidebar{
        display: block;
        max-width: none;
        width: 100%;
        padding: 0 15px;
        margin: 0 5%;
        border: none;
    }

    .pagination {
        font-size: 20px;
    }

    #_mobile_blog_categories {
        display: block;
        /*position: fixed;*/
        /*z-index: 999;*/
        /*top: 90px;*/
        /*background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255,255,255, 1) 50%, rgba(255,255,255, 0.7) 65%, rgba(255,255,255, 0) 100%);
        background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255,255,255, 1) 65%, rgba(255,255,255, 0.7) 75%, rgba(255,255,255, 0) 100%);
        background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255,255,255, 1) 80%, rgba(255,255,255, 0.8) 90%, rgba(255,255,255, 0) 100%);
        transition: margin-top 200ms;
        */
    }

    .blog-categories-wrapper .nav .latest{
        display:block;
    }

    .inner_content {
        padding: 0px 15px;
    }

  .blog-sidebar-nav {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .caption {
    font-size: 30px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .desc {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe {
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .headline{
    font-size: 40px;
  }

  .page_title{
    font-size: 34px;
    margin-top: 5%;
  }

  .page_subtitle{
    margin-top: 3%;
    margin-bottom: 4%;
    padding-bottom: 3%;
  }

  .blog_msg {
    bottom: 50px;
    right: 50px;
    padding: 30px 40px;
  }

  .blog_msg .close_x {
    background-size: 15px;
    width: 15px;
    height: 15px;
  }

  .mobile_search_icon {
    background: transparent;
    border: 0;
    display: none;
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    z-index: 1000;
  }
  .mobile_search_icon:focus {
    outline: none;
  }


  .mobile_search_icon svg {
    width: 20px;
    color: #000000;
  }

  .mobile_search_icon.open svg{
    color: #25b393;
  }

  .side_bottom .blog-sidebar-share{
    display: block;
  }

  .about_author_text img.align-left {
    max-width: 70px;
    margin-right: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }

}


@media (max-width: 860px)  and (min-width:768px){           /* middle ground between full mobile and desktop, only for blog */


  .container.inner_content {
    max-width: none;
  }

  footer.container.inner_content{
    max-width: 90%;
  }

  .blog-content .blog-content-inner {
    padding-left: 0;
    margin: 0 5%;
  }





  /* MOBILE MENU */

  nav#top_nav{
    /*border-bottom: solid 1px #ccc;*/
    /*position: fixed;*/
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 1000;
  }




  .container {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .inner_content{
    padding: 0 15px;
      max-width: 90%;
  }

  .top_content{
    margin-top: 120px;
  }

  nav#top_nav .main_row{
    height: 0;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: flex-start;
    align-content: flex-start;

  }

  .not-top nav#top_nav .main_row {
    height: 0;
  }




  .open_menu nav#top_nav .container{
    height: 100%;
  }

  .open_menu nav#top_nav .main_row{
    /*height: 100%;*/

    min-height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    height: auto;
    padding-bottom: 200px;
  }

    nav#top_nav ul.main_row li{
        /*
        flex:unset;
        */
        flex-basis: 60%;
        width: 100%;
    }

  /*
  nav#top_nav .main_row li.logo{
    margin-top: 35px;
    margin-left: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    transition: margin-top 0.1s;
  }
  */

  .open_menu nav#top_nav .main_row li.logo{
    margin-bottom: 25%;
  }

  nav#top_nav .main_row li.logo img{
    /*
    height: 42px;
    position: fixed;

    top: 35px;
    left: 40px;
    margin-left: 4px;
    transition: top 0.1s;*/

    display: none;
  }

  .mobile_logo{
    display: block;
  }

  .mobile_logo img{
    height: 42px;
    position: fixed;

    top: 35px;
    left: 40px;
    margin-left: 4px;
    z-index: 1000;
  }

  .not-top nav#top_nav .main_row li.logo img{
      /*height: 36px;*/
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .not-top nav#top_nav {
    background-color: transparent;
    box-shadow: none;
    position: relative;
  }

  .not-top nav#top_nav:hover{

  }


  .open_menu nav#top_nav li#free_trial, .open_menu nav#top_nav li#my_account{
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 80px;
    bottom: 12%;
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    border:none;
    margin: 0;
    left:0;     /* needed for IE 11 */
  }

  .open_menu nav#top_nav li#free_trial a, .open_menu nav#top_nav li#my_account a{
    font-size: 24px;
    width: 320px;
    max-width: 90%;
    padding: 0;
    transition: none;
    height: 58px;
    line-height: 56px;
    margin: auto;
  }

  .open_menu nav#top_nav li#my_account a{
    font-size: 22px;
    width: auto;
    margin: 0 30px;
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0 20px;
  }

  .open_menu nav#top_nav li#log_in{
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 20px;
      bottom: 5%;
    text-align: center;
    margin: auto;
    border: none;
    left:0;         /* needed for IE 11 */
  }

  nav#top_nav li#log_in.front_c{
    display: block;
    opacity: 0;
  }

  .open_menu nav#top_nav li#log_in.front_c{
    opacity: 1;
  }

  .open_menu nav#top_nav li#log_in a{
    font-size: 18px;
    color:#999;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    transition: none;
    display: inline-block;
  }

  #mobile_menu_icon, #blog_cat_toggle  {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    position: fixed;
    top: 35px;
    right: 40px;
    margin: 0px auto;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg);
    -moz-transform: rotate(0deg);
    -o-transform: rotate(0deg);
    transform: rotate(0deg);
    /*
    -webkit-transition: .5s ease-in-out, top .1s linear;
    -moz-transition: .5s ease-in-out, top .1s linear;
    -o-transition: .5s ease-in-out, top .1s linear;
    transition: .5s ease-in-out, top .1s linear;
    */

    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0px;
    display: block;
    background-color: transparent;
    border:none;
    outline: none;
    z-index: 1000;
  }

  /*
  #blog_cat_toggle{
    display: none;
  }
  */

  /*
  .not-top nav#top_nav #mobile_menu_icon,
  .not-top nav#top_nav .mobile_search_icon {
          top: 16px;
  }
  */


  #mobile_menu_icon span, #blog_cat_toggle span {
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    height: 2px;
    width: 100%;
    width:28px;
    background: #000000;
    /*border-radius: 9px;*/
    opacity: 1;
    /*left: 3;*/
    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg);
    -moz-transform: rotate(0deg);
    -o-transform: rotate(0deg);
    transform: rotate(0deg);
    -webkit-transition: 0.2s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: 0.2s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: 0.2s ease-in-out;
    transition: 0.2s ease-in-out;
    left: calc(50% - 14px);
  }

  #mobile_menu_icon span:nth-child(1) {
    top: 12px;
  }

  #mobile_menu_icon span:nth-child(2),#mobile_menu_icon span:nth-child(3) {
    top: 20px;
  }

  #mobile_menu_icon span:nth-child(4) {
    top: 28px;
  }

  #mobile_menu_icon.open span{
    background-color: #25b393;
  }

  #mobile_menu_icon.open span:nth-child(1) {
    top: 13px;
    width: 0;
    left: 50%;
  }

  #mobile_menu_icon.open span:nth-child(2) {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg);
    -moz-transform: rotate(45deg);
    -o-transform: rotate(45deg);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
  }

  #mobile_menu_icon.open span:nth-child(3) {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg);
    -moz-transform: rotate(-45deg);
    -o-transform: rotate(-45deg);
    transform: rotate(-45deg);
  }

  #mobile_menu_icon.open span:nth-child(4) {
    top: 13px;
    width: 0;
    left: 50%;
  }

  .mobile_search_icon {
    display: block !important;
    position: fixed;
    top: 35px;
    right: 95px;
    /*transition: .5s ease-in-out, top .1s linear;*/
      padding: 0;
  }



  .open_menu #blog_cat_toggle {
    font-size: 36px;
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    position: absolute;
    /*border:dashed 1px red;*/
    top: 13px;
    right: -4px;
  }

  #blog_cat_toggle span {
    width: 26px;
    top: 17px;
    left: calc(50% - 13px);
  }

  #blog_cat_toggle span:nth-child(1) {
    transform: rotate(90deg);
  }

  #blog_cat_toggle.open span:nth-child(1) {
    /*transform: rotate(0deg);*/
    opacity: 0;
  }

  nav#top_nav #blog_categories_container {
    display: block;   /* used to hide blog categories on large screens, even when categories open */
  }

  nav#top_nav #menu_blog_categories{
    /*display:none;*/
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style-type: none;
    /*border-top: solid 1px #ddd;*/
    font-family: 'Lustria', serif;
    padding-top: 15px;
  }

  nav#top_nav #menu_blog_categories li{
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;

    height: 0;
    transition: height 0.4s;
  }

  nav#top_nav .blog_open #menu_blog_categories li{
    height: 45px;
    transition: height 0.4s;
  }

  nav#top_nav #menu_blog_categories li a{
    padding: 10px 0;
    font-size: 17px;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity .2s;
  }

  nav#top_nav .blog_open #menu_blog_categories li a{
    opacity:1;
    transition: opacity 1.5s;
  }


  .open_menu nav#top_nav{
    /*background-color: white;*/
    top: 0;
    height: 100%;
    width:100%;
    z-index: 1000;

    /*position: absolute;*/
    position: fixed;
    overflow-y: auto;
  }

  nav#top_nav .main_row .spacer{
    margin: 0;
  }

  nav#top_nav .main_row li#free_trial{
    margin: 0;
  }

  #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item a{
    padding: 0;
  }

  #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item{
    position: absolute;
    transform: translateY(-20px);
    /* margin-right: 50%;*/
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    border-color: transparent;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .open_menu div.backdrop, .modal-open div.backdrop{
    background-color: #ffffff;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    position: fixed;
    z-index: 100;
    top:0;
    visibility: visible;
    opacity: 1;
    transition: all 0.2s;
  }

  .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item {
    /*display: block;*/

    /* transition support */
    position: relative;
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;

    border-bottom: solid 1px #ddd;
    color: #333;
    margin: 0 20%;
  }

  .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item#blog{
    border-bottom: none;
  }

  .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item#blog .brdr{
    height: 0;
    border-top: solid 1px #ddd;
  }

  #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item.bottom_item  {
    transform: translateY(50px);
  }

  .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item, .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item#my_account{
    transform: translateY(0px);

  }


  .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item{
    transition: transform 0.3s 0.1s, opacity 0.5s  0.1s, border-bottom-color 1s 0.1s;         /* simple clean anim, all together */
  }

  /*more complicated anim with delays, one by one
    .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item:nth-of-type(2){
        transition: transform 0.3s 0.1s, opacity 0.5s  0.1s, border-bottom-color 1s 0.1s;
    }
    .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item:nth-of-type(3){
        transition: transform 0.3s 0.15s, opacity 0.5s  0.15s,  border-bottom-color 1s 0.15s;
    }
    .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item:nth-of-type(4){
        transition: transform 0.3s 0.2s, opacity 0.5s  0.2s,  border-bottom-color 1s 0.2s;
    }
    */

  .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item.bottom_item{
    transition: transform 0.3s 0.1s, opacity .5s  0.1s;
  }

  .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item.blog_open{
    border-bottom: none;
    border-color:#ddd;
  }

  .open_menu #top_nav .main_row li.menu_item a{
    font-size: 28px;
    display: block;
    padding: 10px 0;
    transition: none;
  }

  .backdrop_cover .inner_content{
    /*display: none; */          /* makes scroll works perfectly while mobile menu is open, but always scrolls back to the top when menu is closed, FIXED WITH JAVASCRIPT SCROLL SAVE/RESTORE */
    /* problem on ios browsers, address bar automatically becomes visible because height of body changed, which jumps at the top and looks bad */

    /*visibility: hidden;    */    /* prevents underlying content to be visible through semi-transparent mobile browser bar, when scrolling with menu open */
    opacity: 0;                     /* the same, but allows transition */
    transition: opacity 1s;         /* slow the transition, to give the backdrop the time for "fade in" effect */
  }

  html.backdrop_cover{
    overflow: hidden;       /* disable scroll on body when mobile menu is open, does not work on iOS :( */

    /* FIX IOS BACKGROUND SCROLL - MAKES scrollbar invisible on white  */
    background-color: #7F7F7F;     /* trick ios to think that background is dark, so ios sets scrollbar to transparent white, so its not visible on white backdrop */
    transition: background-color 1s;                /* make the bg color transition soft, as the background color is visible in mobile safari through the semi transparent address bar */
    /* ---------------------- */
  }


  /*
  .not-top nav#top_nav .main_row{
    height: 90px;
  }
  */

  .category-name span {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.3;
  }


}






@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  /*
  .category-name {
    display: none;
  }
  */

  .blog-content .headline, h1.headline {
    font-size: 40px;
  }
  .blog-wrapper{
    margin-top: 95px;
  }

  .not-top nav#top_nav {
    box-shadow: none;
  }

  .post-content .rich-text {
    font-size: 19px;
  }

  .blog-content .blog-content-inner {
    margin: 0 5%;
  }



  .post-author {
    text-align: center;
    padding-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .post-author .post-author-image img {
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-heading h2 {
    font-size: 36px !important;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-heading h2 {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }

  .widget-banner {
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-heading h2 {
    font-size: 30px;
  }

    footer .left {
        margin: 0 5%;
    }

    footer .right {
        margin-left: 5%;
        margin-right: 5%;
        min-width: 80%;
    }

  #_mobile_blog_categories .nav {
    padding-left: calc(6% + 5px);
  }

  #_mobile_blog_categories{
    padding-top: 0;
  }

  .headline{
    font-size: 38px;
  }

  .rich-text h2 {
    font-size: 24px;
    margin-top: 35px;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
  }

  .page_title{
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .category-name span {
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  .mobile_search_icon {
    display: block !important;
    position: fixed;
    top: 26px;
    right: calc(6% + 50px);
    /*transition: .5s ease-in-out, top .1s linear;*/
    padding: 0;
    z-index: 1000;
  }

  .mobile_search_icon svg {
    width: 20px;
    margin: auto;
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .btn-subscribe, .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input, .widget-subscribe form.has-error .response-message{
    width: 330px;
  }

}






@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  
  .blog-content .blog-content-inner {
    margin: 0 2%;
  }

  .mobile_search_icon {
    right: calc(5% + 50px);
  }

  .blog-content .headline, h1.headline{
    font-size: 38px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe {
    align-items: normal !important;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-form-inner {
    flex-direction: row;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input-wrapper {
    margin-right: 20px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-form-inner .widget-subscribe-input-wrapper{
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  /*
  .top_content {
    margin-top: 80px;
  }
  */

  .post-listing .widget-banner{
    margin: -10px 15px 10%;
    padding: 8% 0;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-inner {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-heading {
    max-width: 100%;
    text-align: left;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-content {
    justify-content: flex-start;
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-help{
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-actions{
    width: 100%;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-actions .btn{
    width: 100%;
  }

  .headline{
    font-size: 36px;
  }

  .rich-text h2 {
    margin-top:30px;
  }

  .search-modal .form-control-lg{
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .blog-search-form svg#arrow{
    display: none;
  }

  .post-item{
    margin-bottom: 50px;
  }

  .post-item-featured img.featured {
    min-height: 230px;
  }

  .post-item .post-image-wrapper {
    height: 200px;
  }

  hr.h_divider {
    display: none;
  }

  hr.h_divider.keep{
    display: block;
  }

  .category-name{
    margin-bottom: 6%;
    padding-bottom: 5%;
  }
/*
  .category-name h2{
    margin-top: 2%;
    margin-bottom: 5%;
  }
  */


  .page_title{
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .page_subtitle {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

}





@media (max-width: 425px) {

  .post-content .rich-text {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .widget-banner .widget-banner-heading h2 {
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .blog-content .headline, h1.headline{
    font-size: 34px;
    margin-bottom: 5%;
  }

  .post-item-featured img.featured {
    min-height: 210px;
  }

  .post-item .post-image-wrapper {
    height: 190px;
  }

  .blog_msg {
    width: 90%;
    margin: auto;
    right: auto;
    left: 5%;
    bottom: 5%;
  }

  .blog_msg .close_x {
    background-size: 20px;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-form-inner > div{
    padding-right: 0;
    margin-right: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-input, .widget-subscribe .widget-subscribe-button-wrapper{
    width: 100%;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .btn-subscribe{
    width: 100%;
  }

  .rich-text .post_cta1 img{
    width: 65px;
    height: 65px;
    margin-right: 20px;
  }

}


@media (max-width: 375px) {
  .blog-content .blog-content-inner {
    margin: 0 2%;
  }

  .blog-content .headline, h1.headline{
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .post-item-featured img.featured {
    min-height: 180px;
  }

  .post-item .post-image-wrapper {
    height: 180px;
  }
}


@media (max-width: 360px) {

  .widget-subscribe .caption {
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .blog-content .headline, h1.headline{
    font-size: 30px;
  }

  .rich-text .post_cta1{
    font-size: 1em;
  }

  .rich-text .post_cta1 img{
    display: none;
  }
}



@media (max-width: 320px) {

  .widget-subscribe .caption {
    font-size: 26px;
  }

  .widget-subscribe .caption .nowrap{
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .blog-content .headline, h1.headline{
    font-size: 28px;
  }

}