html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp, small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var, dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li, fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td {margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; outline: 0; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit;}

table {border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0;} caption, th, td {text-align: left; font-weight: normal;} form legend {display: none;} blockquote:before, blockquote:after, q:before, q:after {content: "";} blockquote, q {quotes: "" "";} ol, ul {list-style: none;} hr {display: none; visibility: hidden;}

:focus {outline: 0;}

body {
    font: 14px/20px "Helvetica Neue", Arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
    background: #333;
    font-size: 62.5%;
    color: #666;
}

a {
    color: #0075c0;
    text-decoration: none;
}

i, em {
    font-style: italic;
}

b, strong {
    font-weight: bold;
}

#header {
    background: url(../img/header-bg.gif);
    
}

#header .container {
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    height: 120px;
    background: -moz-radial-gradient(50% 0% 0deg,circle , rgba(255,255,255, .18), rgba(255,255,255, 0) 100%);
}

#header h1 {
    position: absolute;
    top: 42px;
}

#header h1 a {
    display: block;
    width: 264px;
    height: 46px;
    text-indent: -9999em;
    background: url(../img/logo-1.png);
}

#superscholar #header h1 {
    top:28px;
}

#superscholar #header h1 a {
    background: url(../img/super-scholar-logo.png);
    width: 271px;
    height: 75px;
}

#thebestcolleges #header h1 a {
    background: url(../img/best-colleges.png);
    width: 269px;
    height: 51px;
}

#mini-nav {
    position: absolute;
    overflow: hidden;
    top: 29px;
    right: 0;
}

#mini-nav li { 
    float: left;
    margin: 0 0 0 6px;
    font-size: 1.2em;
}

#mini-nav li a {
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 2px #183e66;
    opacity: .92;
}

#mini-nav li a:hover {
    opacity: 1;
}

#mini-nav li.divider {
    width: 8px;
    height: 24px;
    background: url(../img/mini-nav-divider.gif) center center no-repeat;
}

#nav {
    float: right;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    right: 0;
}

#nav li {
    float: left;
}

#nav li a {
    display: block;
    height: 46px;
    margin: 0 0 0 4px;
    background: #afc5dd;
    width: 126px;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 1.5em;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 #6d8bad;
    border: 1px solid #1d4989;
    border-bottom: none;
    -moz-border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0;
    -webkit-border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0;
    -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #d7e2ee, 0 -1px 0 #97a8c2;
    
}

#nav li a:hover {
    background: #BED0E3;
}

#nav li a span {
    display: block;
    padding: 14px 0 0;
}


#nav li.selected a {
    background: #fff;
    color: #2c5989;
    text-shadow: none;
}

.container {
    width: 840px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

#content {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 40px 0 30px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.primary {
    float: left;
    width: 570px;
}

.secondary {
    width: 240px;
    float: left;
    margin: 0 30px 0 0;
}

/*_______________ Sidebar _______________*/

#sidebar li.module {
    background: #f2f2f2;
    -moz-border-radius: 9px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 9px;
	border-radius: 9px
    border: 1px solid #d4d4d4;
    -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px #fff;
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px #fff;
    margin: 0 0 30px;
	
}

#sidebar li.module h2 {
    color: #777;
    font-size: 1.8em;
    padding: 15px 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d4d4d4;
    -moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 #fff, 0 1px 0 #fff;
    -webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 #fff, 0 1px 0 #fff;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #fff;
    background: #e8e8e8;
    -moz-border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
    -webkit-border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
}

#sidebar li.module ul {
    padding: 5px 0;
}

#sidebar li.module ul li {
    font-size: 14px;
    margin: 0 0 5px;
    padding: 0 20px 5px;
    border-bottom: 1px dotted #ddd;
    -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #fff;
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #fff;
}

#sidebar li.module ul li a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

#sidebar li.module ul li:last-child {
    margin: 0;
    border: none;
    -moz-box-shadow: none;
    -webkit-box-shadow: none;
}

#sidebar li.search {
    margin: 0 0 30px;
}

/*_______________ Homepage _______________*/

#homepage-module {
    height: 282px;
    background: #e0e9f1 url(../img/homepage-bg.gif);
    border-top: 3px solid #fff;
    position: relative;
}

*:first-child+html #homepage-module .container {
    position: relative;
}


* html #homepage-module .container {
    position: relative;
}

.quick-search {
    width: 240px;
    background: url(../img/quick-search-bg.png);
    height: 244px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 22px;
}

*:first-child+html .quick-search { left: 0; }

* html .quick-search {
    left: 0;
}

.quick-search iframe {
    height: 172px;
    width: 240px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 60px;
}

.secondary .quick-search {
    position: relative;
    margin: 0 0 30px;
    top: 0;
}

.intro-text {
    margin: 35px 0 0 270px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 9999;
    padding-right: 130px;
}

.intro-text h2 {
    font-size: 3.0em;
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    color: #233a52;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #fff;
}

.intro-text p {
    font-size: 1.3em;
    margin: 0 0 32px;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #fff;
}

.intro-text .cta {
    background: #fff;
    font-size: 1.6em;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    clear: both;
    -moz-border-radius: 4px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
    -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgba(255,255,255,1)), to(rgba(255,255,255,.8))); 
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,1),  rgba(255,255,255,.8));
    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #fff;
}

.intro-text .cta:hover {
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgba(255,255,255,1)), to(rgba(255,255,255,.96))); 
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(255,255,255,1),  rgba(255,255,255,.96));
}


/*_______________ Footer _______________*/

#footer {
    background: #4a4a4a;
}

#footer .container {
    padding: 30px 0;
    overflow: hidden;
}

#footer .column {
    float: left;
    width: 240px;
    margin: 0 30px 0 0;
}

#footer .column ul li {
    font-size: 1.3em;
    margin: 0 0 6px;
}

#footer a {
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 #111;
}

#footer .column h3 {
    color: #a8a8a8;
    font-size: 2.0em;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 #111;
}

#subfooter {
    background: #333;
    font-size: 1.4em;
    padding: 10px 0;
    color: #ccc;
}

#subfooter a {
    float: right;
}

/*_______________ Post _______________*/

.post {
    margin: 0 0 30px;
}

.primary h2, .primary h1 {
    font-size: 3.0em;
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.primary h2 a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.primary h3 {
    font-size: 2.0em;
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.primary h4 {
    font-size: 1.6em;
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.primary h5 {
    font-size: 1.4em;
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.post p {
    font-size: 1.3em;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
}

.post p a:link {
    
	color: #0075c0;
    text-decoration: underline;
	font-weight:bolder;
}

.post p a:visited {
    
	color: #0075c0;
    text-decoration: underline;
	font-weight:bolder;
	
}

.post p a:hover {
    
	color: #0075c0;
    text-decoration: underline;
	font-weight:bolder;
	background-color:#EAEAEA;
	
}

.post p a:active {
    
	color: #0075c0;
    text-decoration: underline;
	font-weight:bolder;
	
}

.post ul {
    list-style: disc;
    list-style-position: inside;
    font-size: 14px;
	margin-left: 20px;
    
}

.post li ul{
    list-style: disc;
    list-style-position: inside;
    font-size: 12px;
    margin-left: 15px;
}

.post ol {
    list-style: decimal;
    list-style-position: inside;
    font-size: 14px;
    margin: 20px;
}

.post blockquote {
    font-size: 14px;
    background: #f0f0f0;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    padding: 20px 20px 2px;
    line-height: 1.2;
    -moz-border-radius: 5px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
    clear: both;
}

.post ul p, .post ol p, .post blockquote p {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 22px;
}


.comment-count {
    padding: 0 0 0 22px;
    background: url(../img/comment.gif) left center no-repeat;
}

.comment-count span {
    border-bottom: 1px dotted #0075c0;
}

/* ------------------- Sprite -------------------- */

#stage {
	top: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	z-index: 100;
}
.stage {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	min-width: 900px;
	height: 282px;

}

#cloud-1 {
	background: transparent url(../img/sprite/cloud-small.png) 0 10px repeat-x;
}

#cloud-2 {
	background: transparent url(../img/sprite/cloud-big.png) 0 60px repeat-x;
}

#hill-2 {
	background: transparent url(../img/sprite/hill2.png) 0 186px repeat-x;
}
#hill-1 {
	background: transparent url(../img/sprite/hill1.png) 0 220px repeat-x;
}

.blonde {
    width: 206px;
    height: 276px;
    position: absolute;
    background: url(../img/blonde.png);
    right: -40px;
    top: -17px;
}

.redhead {
    width: 198px;
    height: 269px;
    position: absolute;
    background: url(../img/redhead.png);
    right: -40px;
    top: -14px;
}

.brunette {
    width: 199px;
    height: 266px;
    position: absolute;
    background: url(../img/brunette.png);
    right: -40px;
    top: -11px;
}

.alignleft {
    margin: 0 10px 0 0;
}

.alignright {
    margin: 0 0 0 10px;
}

.pagination a {
    font-size: 1.6em;
}

#search {
    background: url(../img/search-bg.png);
    height: 37px;
    position: relative;
}

#search #s {
    padding: 10px;
    font-size: 1.4em;
    background: transparent;
    border: 0;
}

#search .submit {
    width: 40px;
    height: 37px;
    border: 0;
    background: url(../img/search-bg.png) top right;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-indent: -9999em;
}

/* DEGREE FINDER WIDGET
------------------------------------------------------------------*/
.widget_degree_finder_sm{
	width:243px;height:285px;padding:3px 3px 0;
	position: absolute;top: -6px;
	background: url(../img/backgrounds/bg_widget_degree_finder_sm.png) no-repeat 0 0;
}
.secondary .widget_degree_finder_sm {
    position: relative;
    margin: 0 0 30px;
    top: 0;
}

.widget_degree_finder_lg{
	width:841px;height:185px;margin:30px 0 0;padding:2px 2px 0;clear: both;
	background: url(../img/backgrounds/bg_widget_degree_finder_lg.png) no-repeat 0 0;
}

.widget_degree_finder_med {
    width:590px;height:150px;margin:20px 0 0;padding:2px 2px 0;clear:both;background:url(../img/backgrounds/bg_widget_degree_finder_med.png) repeat-x 0 0;

}

.widget_degree_finder h2{
	padding:.9em 0 1.5em;
	color: #fff;
	font: normal 700 23px/1em facitweb,sans-serif;
	text-align: center;
	text-shadow:0 0 3px rgba(3,49,99,.75);
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
	.widget_degree_finder_lg h2{padding:.7em 0 1.1em;}
    .widget_degree_finder_med h2{padding:.4em 0 0em;margin:0 0 15px !important;}

.widget_degree_finder ol{margin:0;padding:0;list-style: none;counter-reset:li;}
	.widget_degree_finder_sm ol{
		width:246px;
		margin-left: -18px;
	}
	.widget_degree_finder_lg ol{
		width:806px;
		margin-left: 34px;
	}
    
    .widget_degree_finder_med ol{
        width:590px;
        margin-left:5px;
    
    }
.widget_degree_finder ol.form_data > li {
	position:relative;margin:0 0 9px;padding:4px 4px 4px 33px; /* Add some spacing around the content */
	list-style:none;

	background-color: #432a61;

	-moz-border-radius: 4px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
	-khtml-border-radius: 4px;
	border-radius: 4px;
}
	.widget_degree_finder_lg ol.form_data > li {
		width:26.2%;margin-right: 12px;float: left;
	}
    .widget_degree_finder_med ol.form_data > li {
        width:26%;float:left;margin:5px 5px 10px 0px;    }
    
	.widget_degree_finder_sm ol.form_data > li {
		margin:0 0 7px;
	}
	.widget_degree_finder ol.form_data li.button{
		padding:3px 4px 3px 33px;background-color: #000e26;
	}
		.widget_degree_finder_lg ol.form_data li.button {
			width:490px;margin:0 0 0 123px;padding:3px 4px 3px 33px;float: none;clear: both;
		}
        .widget_degree_finder_med ol.form_data li.button {
            width:325px;margin:0 0 0 110px;padding:4px 3px 2px 35px;float:none;clear:both;
        }
        
.widget_degree_finder_lg ol.form_data > li:before, .widget_degree_finder_sm ol.form_data > li:before {
	content:counter(li);counter-increment:li;
	position:absolute; top:4px; left:12px;

	margin-right:1em;padding:0;display: block;
	color:#fff; font: 22px Arial Black, Franklin Gothic Heavy, sans-serif;
}


.widget_degree_finder_med ol.form_data > li:before {
	content:counter(li);counter-increment:li;
	position:absolute; top:0px; left:12px;

	margin-right:1em;padding:0;display: block;
	color:#fff; font: 22px Arial Black, Franklin Gothic Heavy, sans-serif;

}


	.widget_degree_finder ol.form_data > li.button:before{top:8px;}
    .widget_degree_finder_lg ol.form_data > li.button:before{top:10px;}
    .widget_degree_finder_med ol.form_data > li.button:before{top:4px;}
	.widget_degree_finder ol.form_data li.off{}
	.widget_degree_finder ol.form_data li.hide{display:none;}
	.widget_degree_finder ol.form_data li.blur{}

.widget_degree_finder .btn{
	display: block;

	color: #fff;
	font: normal 700 16px/1em facitweb,sans-serif;
	text-shadow:0 0 3px rgba(121,32,0,.75);
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
	.widget_degree_finder_sm .btn{
		background: url(../img/buttons/btn_widget_degree_finder_sm.png) no-repeat 0 0;
		padding: 13px 0 12px 17px;
	}
	.widget_degree_finder_lg .btn{
		background: url(../img/buttons/btn_widget_degree_finder_lg.png) no-repeat 0 0;
		padding: 14px 0 12px 75px;
		
		font-size: 22px;
	}
    
    .widget_degree_finder_med .btn{
        background: url(../img/buttons/btn_widget_degree_finder_lg1.png) no-repeat 0 0;height:27px;padding:9px 0 0 15px;
    }
.widget_degree_finder_med select {
	width:100%;
	margin: 0;
	padding:.5em 1em;
	outline: 0;
	vertical-align: middle;
	border:1px solid #0d2238;
	border-radius: 4px;
		-moz-border-radius: 4px;
		-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
		-khtml-border-radius: 4px;
    padding:0.4em 0.4em 0.3em 0.2em !important;
	background: #fff;

	background-clip: padding-box;
		-moz-background-clip: padding;
		-webkit-background-clip: padding;

	color:#5081b5;font: normal bold 11px Arial,Helvetica,Nimbus Sans,sans-serif;

	-webkit-appearance: none;
	box-sizing: border-box;
		-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
		-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  /* IE7 */
  *padding-top: 2px;
  *padding-bottom: 1px;
  *height: auto;

}

.widget_degree_finder_lg select, .widget_degree_finder_sm select {
	width:100%;
	margin: 0;
	padding:.5em 1em;
	outline: 0;
	vertical-align: middle;
	border:1px solid #0d2238;
	border-radius: 4px;
		-moz-border-radius: 4px;
		-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
		-khtml-border-radius: 4px;

	background: #fff;

	background-clip: padding-box;
		-moz-background-clip: padding;
		-webkit-background-clip: padding;

	color:#5081b5;font: normal bold 15px Arial,Helvetica,Nimbus Sans,sans-serif;

	-webkit-appearance: none;
	box-sizing: border-box;
		-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
		-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  /* IE7 */
  *padding-top: 2px;
  *padding-bottom: 1px;
  *height: auto;
}
	.widget_degree_finder ol.form_data li.off select{color:#5081b5;}
	.widget_degree_finder ol.form_data li.blur select{color:#b5b1b1;}
		@-moz-document url-prefix() { .widget_degree_finder select { padding:.4em .4em .3em .8em; } }

:invalid {
  /*
    Suppress red glow that Firefox
    adds to form fields by default,
    even when user is still typing.
  */
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
}

select:focus,
select:active,
li.success select {
	color: #5081b5;
  /* for Opera */
  z-index: 1;
}


select[disabled] {
	color: #b5b1b1;
}

select[disabled],
select[disabled] option,
select[disabled] optgroup {
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: none;
  user-select: none;
  cursor: default;
}

/* Tweaks for Safari + Chrome. */
@media (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 0) {
	.widget_degree_finder_lg select, .widget_degree_finder_sm select {background: #fff url(../img/backgrounds/bg_select.gif) no-repeat right 0;}

  select[size],
  select[multiple] {
    background-image: none;
    padding: 0;
  }
  
  .widget_degree_finder_med select {background: #fff url(../img/backgrounds/bg_select_med.png) no-repeat right 0;}

  ::-webkit-validation-bubble-message {
    box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0 0 5px;
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0, #666), color-stop(1, #000));
    border: 1px solid;
    border-color: #747474 #5e5e5e #4f4f4f;
    color: #fff;
    font: 11px/1 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif;
    padding: 15px 15px 17px;
    text-shadow: #000 0 0 1px;
  }

  ::-webkit-validation-bubble-arrow,
  ::-webkit-validation-bubble-top-outer-arrow,
  ::-webkit-validation-bubble-top-inner-arrow {
    display: none;
  }
}

optgroup {
  color: rgb(54,54,54);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: normal;
}

