body{margin:0px; padding:0px; background-color:#FFFFFF; font-size:11px; color:#676767; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Lucida Sans Unicode;}
img{border:none;}
.hedar{background:url(../../images/hedar_bg.jpg) no-repeat;}
.hedar_text{color:#FFF; padding-left:25px;}
.hedar_box{border:solid 1px #FFF; width:107px; font-size:11px;}
.hedar_b{padding-top:30px;}

.easy_annuity{background:url(../../images/easy_annuity_top.jpg) no-repeat; color:#FFF; font-size:12px; padding-left:20px;}
.easy_annuity strong{font-size:14px; color:#fcf13d;}
.easy_annuity a{color:#fcf13d;}
.easy_annuity a:hover{color:#FFF;}
.easy_annuity_middle{background:url(../../images/easy_annuity_middle.jpg) repeat-y;}
.easy_width{width:170px; font-size:11px; color:#565656; border:solid 1px #b4d9c1;}
.easy_width1{width:40px; font-size:11px; color:#565656; border:solid 1px #b4d9c1;}
.easy_width2{width:167px; font-size:11px; color:#565656; border:solid 1px #b4d9c1;}

.navi_bg{background:url(../../images/navi_bg.jpg) repeat-x;}
.chart{background:url(../../images/chart.jpg) no-repeat;}
.fixed_annuities{background:url(../../images/fixed_annuities.jpg) no-repeat;}
.annuities_101{background:url(../../images/annuities_101.jpg) no-repeat;}
.box_bg{background:url(../../images/box_bg.jpg) repeat-y;}
.date{padding-left:10px; color:#FFF;}
.no{padding-right:10px; color:#FFF;}
.box_text{color:#1366b3; padding-left:5px;}

.card_bg{background:url(../../images/card_center.jpg) repeat-x;}
.card_text{color:#1366b3; padding-left:10px;}
.card_text a{color:#1366b3; text-decoration:none;}
.card_text1{color:#5c5c5c; padding-right:10px;}

.finance_bg{background:url(../../images/finance_bg.jpg) left top no-repeat; color:#676767; font-size:10px; padding-left:15px; padding-top:6px;}
.finance_bg:hover{background:url(../../images/finance_bg_hover.jpg) left top no-repeat; color:#1366b3;}
.finance_bg a{text-decoration:none; color:#676767;}
.finance_bg a:hover{color:#1366b3;}

.left_box_top{background:url(../../images/left_box_top.jpg) no-repeat; color:#FFF; font-size:13px; padding-left:15px; font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica;}
.left_box_middle{background:url(../../images/left_box_middle.jpg) repeat-y;}
.read_more{color:#676767; text-decoration:none;}

.footer{background:url(../../images/footer_bg.jpg) no-repeat; color:#FFF; padding-left:50px;}








.clearfix:after			{ clear: both; content: "."; display: block; height: 0; line-height: 0; visibility: hidden; }
.clearfix				{ display: inline-block; }
html[xmlns] .clearfix	{ display: block; }
* html .clearfix		{ height: 1%; }

:focus					{ -moz-outline-style: none; }

a, a:link, a:visited	{ color: #0052A3; text-decoration: underline; }
a:hover					{ color: #1A8DFF; }


/* sidebar */
.sidebar				{ }
.sidebar .xoxo			{ list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.widgetcontainer ul, .widgetcontent .xoxo, .widgetcontainer ol	{ list-style: disc; margin-left: 15px; }
.widgetcontainer li		{ margin-bottom: 5px; }
.widgetcontainer li a:visited, .widgetcontainer li a:link	{ text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; }
.widgetcontainer li a:hover	{ border-bottom: 1px dotted #635957; }
.widgetcontainer input[type=text]	{ width: 260px; }
.widgettitle{ color: #FFF; font-size: 16px; margin: 0; padding: 6px 1px;
 background-image: url(../../images/left_box_top.jpg); }
.widgettitle a			{ color: #333; }
.widgetcontent			{ border: solid #CCC; border-width: 0 1px 1px; background: url(../../images/left_box_middle.jpg) repeat-y #FFF; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 10px; }

.featured				{ border: 1px solid #CCC; padding: 10px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; height: 250px; }
#controls				{ position: absolute; float: left; z-index: 10; width: 630px; padding-top: 75px; }

#controls .next, #controls .prev	{ text-indent: -9000px; width: 30px; height: 30px; display: block; }
#controls .prev			{ background: url(../../images/prev.png) no-repeat; float: left; }
#controls .next			{ background: url(../../images/next.png) no-repeat; float: right; }

#featured-slideshow		{ position: relative; height: 250px; margin-right: 20px; }			

.featured-article		{ display: block; width: 630px; height: 250px; text-decoration: none !important; }
.featured-entry			{ position: relative; top: 165px; overflow: hidden; background: url(../../images/overlay1.png); height: 85px; color: #a7a7a7; padding: 0; display: block; }
.featured-entry .entry-title	{ color: #FFF; padding: 10px 15px 5px; display: block; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; }
.featured-entry .entry-summary	{ padding: 0 15px; margin: 0; display: block; }
.posts-default, .posts-quick, .posts-line	{ list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.posts-default .post	{ width: 190px; float: left; margin: 0 3px 2px 0;border: 1px solid #CCC; height: 220px; padding: 10px; font-size: 11px; }
.posts-default img{ float: left; width: 190px; height: 100px; text-indent: -9000px; }
.posts-default .entry-title	{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; margin: 10px 0 5px; line-height: 1.3em; }
.posts-default .entry-title a:link, .posts-default .entry-title a:visited	{ text-decoration: none; }
.posts-default .entry-title a:hover	{ }
.posts-default .entry-summary, .posts-quick .entry-summary	{ color: #666; overflow: hidden; }
.posts-default .entry-thumbnails	{ clear: both; display: inline-block; }
.posts-quick			{ background: url(../../images/techblue/content-bg.jpg) repeat-x #FFF; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; padding: 10px; }
.posts-quick li			{ padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted #EEE; }
.posts-quick li:last-child	{ border: none; }
.posts-quick img		{ float: left; margin-right: 15px; border: 1px solid #CCC; width: 190px; height: 100px; background: #111; text-indent: -9000px; }
.posts-quick .entry-title	{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; margin: 0 0 10px; line-height: 1.3em; }
.posts-quick .entry-title a:link, .posts-quick .entry-title a:visited	{ text-decoration: none; }
.posts-quick .entry-title a:hover	{ }
.posts-quick .entry-summary	{ line-height: 1.5em; }
.posts-quick .quick-read-more	{ padding: 5px 0; }
.posts-quick .entry-thumbnails	{ float: left; }
.posts-default .entry-meta, .posts-quick .entry-meta	{ color: #CCC; float: left; background: url(../../images/bg.gif); width: 190px; height: 25px; display: block; margin: -25px 0 0; font-weight: bold; }
.posts-quick .entry-meta	{ margin: 76px 0 0 -206px; }
.posts-default .entry-meta a:link, .posts-default .entry-meta a:visited, .posts-quick .entry-meta a:link, .posts-quick .entry-meta a:visited	{ color: #FFF; text-decoration: none; }
.posts-default .entry-comments, .posts-quick .entry-comments { float: right; margin: 5px 5px 0; background: url(../../images/comments.gif) no-repeat left center; padding: 0 0 0 12px; }
.posts-default .published, .posts-quick .published	{ text-transform: uppercase; float: left; margin: 5px 5px 0; font-size: 10px; color: #FFF; border-bottom: none; }
.posts-line
{ background: url(../../images/card_center.jpg) repeat-x #FFF; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin: 5px 10px 10px 0; padding: 10px; }
.posts-line	li			{ padding: 7px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #EEE; }
.posts-line .entry-cat	{ float: left; font-size: 11px; width: 100px; overflow: hidden; color: #848485; }
.posts-line .entry-title	{ float: left; font-size: 12px; margin: 0; }
.posts-line .entry-comments	{ float: right; font-size: 11px; color: #848485; }

.layout-3c-r-fixed .featured, .layout-3c-fixed .featured	{ height: 225px; }
.layout-3c-r-fixed #controls, .layout-3c-r-fixed .featured-article, .layout-3c-fixed #controls, .layout-3c-fixed .featured-article	{ width: 480px; }
.layout-3c-r-fixed .featured-article, .layout-3c-fixed .featured-article	{ height: 225px; }
.layout-3c-r-fixed .featured-entry, .layout-3c-fixed .featured-entry		{ height: 100px; top: 125px; }

/* single post */
.single .post, .single-post	{ background: url(../../images/techblue/content-bg.jpg) repeat-x #FFF; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin: 0 10px 20px 0;  }
.single .post .entry-title, .single-post .entry-title	{ font-size: 21px; font-weight: bold; padding: 15px 0 0; margin: 0 0 5px; }
.single .post .entry-title a:link, .single .post .entry-title a:visited, .single-post .entry-title a:link, .single-post .entry-title a:visited	{ text-decoration: none; }
.single .post .entry-title a:hover, .single-post .entry-title a:hover	{ }
.single .post .entry-info, .single-post .entry-info	{ color: #848485; }
.single .post .entry-cat, .single-post .entry-cat	{ display: block; color: #848485; margin: 2px 0; }
.single .post .entry-author, .single-post .entry-author { font-weight: bold; margin: 0 10px 0 0; color: #848485; }
.single .post .entry-author address, .single-post .entry-author address	{ display: inline; font-style: normal; }
.single .post .tags, .single-post .tags			{ display: block; margin: 5px 0; color: #848485; }
.single .post .entry-photo, .single-post .entry-photo	{ width: 630px; margin: 0 auto 10px; border: 1px solid #CCC; }
.single .post .entry-content, .single-post .entry-content	{ margin: 10px 0; font-size: 12px; }
.single .post .entry-content p, .single-post .entry-content p	{ line-height: 1.75em; }

.single-post 			{ padding: 0 10px; }

.layout-3c-r-fixed .post .entry-photo, .layout-3c-r-fixed .single-post .entry-photo, .layout-3c-fixed .post .entry-photo, .layout-3c-fixed .single-post .entry-photo	{ width: 480px; }

.postbar{ list-style: none; margin: 0 0 10px; padding: 7px 0; background: url(../../images/navi_bg.jpg) repeat-x top; font-size: 11px; }
.postbar li				{ float: left; padding: 0 10px; border-left: 1px solid #EEE; }
.postbar li:first-child	{ border-left: 0; }
.postbar li a:link, .postbar li a:visited	{ text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; }
.postbar li a:hover		{ }

.single-post-meta		{ padding: 4px; margin: 0 10px 10px; background: #F0F0F0; }
.single-post-meta-field	{ clear: left; float: left; width: 15%; font-weight: bold; color: #000; background: #F0F0F0; }
.single-post-meta-value	{ float: left; width: 80%; color: #333; background: #F0F0F0; }
.module-title, .feed-title{ line-height: 1em; color: #333; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 10px 0 0; padding: 7px 10px; background: url(../../images/navi_bg.jpg) repeat-x top #0052a3;display: block; }
.nocomments				{ background: url(../../images/techblue/content-bg.jpg) repeat-x #FFF; border: solid #CCC; border-width: 0 1px 1px; padding: 15px 10px; margin: 0 10px 20px 0; }
/* comments */
#commentlist			{ background: url(../../images/techblue/content-bg.jpg) repeat-x #FFF; border: solid #CCC; border-width: 0 1px 1px; list-style: none; padding: 10px; margin: 0 10px 0 0; }
#commentlist li			{ margin: 0; padding-bottom: 20px; overflow: hidden; }
#commentlist .avatar	{ border: 1px solid #CCC; padding: 1px; float: left; margin: 0 5px 10px 0; }
#commentlist cite		{ font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; line-height: 14px; }
#commentlist p			{ clear: left; font-size: 12px; }
#commentlist .reply		{ float: right; }
#commentlist .reply a, .comments-navigation a, .read-more, .navigation a	{ color: #FFF; background: url(../../images/techblue/feed-title.jpg) top repeat-x; text-decoration: none; padding: 5px 8px; margin-bottom: 3px; border: 1px solid #CCC; font-weight: bold; zoom: 1; *display: inline; display: inline-block; }
#commentlist .reply a:hover, .comments-navigation a:hover, .navigation a:hover, .read-more:hover	{ background: url(../../images/feed-title-white.jpg) top repeat-x; color: #000; }
#commentlist .children	{ clear: right; margin: 5px 0 0; list-style: none; }
#commentlist .children li	{ border-bottom: none; border-left: 1px dotted #CCC; padding: 0 0 0 20px; }
#commentlist #respond	{ clear: both; margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 10px; border-top: 1px dotted #CCC; }
#commentlist .comment-author	{ padding: 10px 0 0 10px;}
#commentlist .comment-content	{ padding: 0 10px; }
#commentlist .comment-node	{ background: #FFF; border: 1px solid #EEE; }
#commentlist .comment-meta	{ text-decoration: none; color: #999; font-size: 11px; }
#commentlist .comment-controls	{ background: #FFF; padding: 5px 10px; font-weight: bold; }
#commentlist .comment-controls a:link, #commentlist .comment-controls a:visited	{ text-decoration: none; }

.comments-navigation	{ clear: both; margin: 10px 10px 20px 0; }
.nocomments				{ background: url(../../images/techblue/content-bg.jpg) repeat-x #FFF; border: solid #CCC; border-width: 0 1px 1px; padding: 15px 10px; margin: 0 10px 20px 0; }

#commentsform			{ background: url(../../images/techblue/content-bg.jpg) repeat-x #FFF; border: solid #CCC; border-width: 0 1px 1px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; padding: 10px 15px; overflow: hidden; }
#commentsform textarea	{ width: 98%; height: 100px; padding: 5px; }