html {
	min-height: 100%;
	height: auto
}
body {
	font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;
	color: #1a1a1a;
	font-weight: 400
}
a {
	color: #61116a;
	text-decoration: none
}
a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline
}
ul {
	padding-left: 0
}
ul li {
	line-height: 2.4em
}
p, article ol, article ul {
	padding: 0 0 10px;
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 1.6em
}
article ol, article ul {
	/*padding: 0 0 20px 112px;*/
	padding: 0 0 20px 20px;
}
article ol>li, article ul>li {
	line-height: 1.6em
}
article ol>li ol, article ul>li ol, article ol>li ul, article ul>li ul {
	padding: 0 0 10px 18px
}
h2 {
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: #98012e;
	font-size: 24px;
	font-weight: 900
}
.article-info+h2 {
	font-size: 18px;
	padding: 0 12% 10px
}
article h3, article h4, article h5 {
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: 700;
	padding: 0 12% 10px
}
#main .button, #main button {
	background: #61116a;
	background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #9217a0 0, #61116a 100%);
	background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #9217a0 0, #61116a 100%);
	background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #9217a0 0, #61116a 100%);
	border: 1px solid #61116a;
	border-radius: 0;
	color: #fff;
	font-weight: 600;
	padding: 0 30px;
	cursor: pointer;
	display: inline-block;
	height: 34px;
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 34px;
	text-align: center
}
#main .button:hover, #main button:hover {
	background: #9217a0
}
.btn-primary {
	text-shadow: none;
	text-shadow: 0 1px 1px #FFF
}
#rscommentsForm {
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	width: 100%
}
#meta-nav {
	width: 100%;
	height: 35px;
	background: #2a2a2a;
	color: #fff
}
#meta-nav a {
	color: #fff
}
#meta-nav .wedge {
	background: url(../images/wedge.png) no-repeat;
	width: 22px;
	height: 22px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 34px;
	right: 0
}
#meta-nav ul {
	margin: 6px 0 0;
	padding: 0
}
#meta-nav ul li {
	display: inline-block;
	border-right: 1px solid #fff;
	padding: 0 10px 0 8px;
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 12px
}
#meta-nav ul li a {
	color: #fff
}
#meta-nav ul li:first-child {
	padding-left: 0
}
#meta-nav ul li:last-child {
	padding-right: 0;
	border-right: 0
}

header#header .title {
	padding: 25px 15px
}
header#header .title p.intro {
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: #61116a;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0
}
header#header .title h2 {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #98012e;
	font-size: 32px;
	font-weight: 800
}
header#header .logo-ieee {
	padding-top: 20px
}
header#header .logo-ieee a:first-child {
	margin-right: 30px
}
header#header .nav {
	background: #61116a;
	color: #fff;
	/* border-bottom: 2px solid #eee5ef; */
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li {
	display: inline-block;
	position: relative
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li a {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: 800;
	padding: 18px 66px 18px 0;
	display: inline-block;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	position: relative
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li a:hover {
	text-decoration: none
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li.parent a:before {
	content: '\f078';
	font-family: FontAwesome;
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 400;
	text-decoration: inherit;
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 12px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 18px;
	right: 45px;
	transition: all .2s ease-in-out
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li.parent a:hover:before {
	transform: rotate(180deg);
	text-decoration: none
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li.parent ul {
	width: 280px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 58px;
	left: -999999px;
	z-index: 999999999;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: normal;
	background: #61116a;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	text-transform: capitalize;
	transition: opacity .25s ease-in-out;
	opacity: 0
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li.parent ul li {
	line-height: 18px;
	padding: 0;
	width: 100%;
	text-align: left
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li.parent ul li a {
	padding: 12px !important;
	display: block
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li.parent ul li a div {
	font-size: 13px
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li.parent ul li a:before {
	content: ''
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li.parent ul li a:hover,
.nav>li>a:hover, .nav>li>a:focus {
	background: transparent;
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li.parent ul li ul {
	display: none
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li:first-child a {
	padding-left: 0
}
header#header .nav nav#nav ul li:hover ul {
	left: 0;
	opacity: 1
}
header#header .nav .back-link {
	margin-top: 15px
}
header#header .nav .back-link p {
	padding: 0
}
header#header .nav .back-link p a {
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 12px;
	color: #fff
}
#main .home h2 {
	font-size: 30px;
	display: block;
	text-align: center;
	padding: 5px 20px;
	position: relative;
	text-transform: uppercase
}
#main .home h2 span {
	width: auto;
	padding: 0 20px;
	background: #fff;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1
}
#main .home h2:before {
	content: ' ';
	position: absolute;
	top: 50%;
	left: 0;
	border-top: 1px solid #000;
	width: 100%;
	height: 30px;
	z-index: 0
}
#breadcrumbs {
	margin: 26px 0 16px;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 700;
	text-transform: uppercase
}
#breadcrumbs a {
	color: #98012e
}
#breadcrumbs a:nth-child(3) {
	display: none
}
#breadcrumbs span.separator:nth-child(2) {
	display: none
}
#main h1 {
	font-size: 36px;
	line-height: 42px;
	font-weight: 700;
	margin: 15px 0 20px;
	padding: 0 0 20px;
	border-bottom: 10px solid #A183A4
}
#main .full-width h1, #main h1.strikethrough {
	font-size: 30px;
	display: block;
	text-align: center;
	padding: 5px 20px;
	position: relative;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	border-bottom: 0
}
#main .full-width h1 span, #main h1.strikethrough span {
	width: auto;
	padding: 0 20px;
	background: #fff;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 1
}
#main .full-width h1 {
	margin: 40px 0 0
}
#main h1.strikethrough {
	margin: 0 0 20px
}
#main .full-width h1:before {
	content: ' ';
	position: absolute;
	top: 50%;
	left: 0;
	border-top: 1px solid #000;
	width: 100%;
	height: 30px;
	z-index: 0
}
.right-side .moduletable {
	margin-bottom: 40px
}
.right-side h3 {
	font-size: 18px;
	line-height: 22px;
	font-weight: 700;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #bdbdbd;
	padding-bottom: 8px
}
.right-side h3 i {
	color: #98012e
}
.right-side .latest-events {
	position: relative
}
.right-side .latest-events ul li {
	margin-bottom: 25px;
	line-height: 1.4em !important
}
.right-side .latest-events ul li .event-date {
	background: #fff;
	box-shadow: 0 3px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2)
}
.right-side .latest-events ul li .event-date .month {
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 25px;
	height: 25px;
	background: #98012e;
	text-align: center;
	width: 100%;
	color: #fff
}
.right-side .latest-events ul li .event-date .day {
	font-size: 36px;
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 45px;
	height: 45px;
	text-align: center
}
.right-side .latest-events ul li a.event-title {
	font-size: 12px !important;
	line-height: 1.4em !important;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: #1a1a1a
}
.right-side .latest-events .view-all {
	position: absolute;
	top: -38px;
	right: 0
}
.right-side .latest-events .view-all a {
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 12px;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: #1a1a1a
}
.right-side .latest-news {
	position: relative
}
.right-side .latest-news ul {
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0
}
.right-side .latest-news ul li {
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	padding-left: 0;
	line-height: 1.4em !important
}
.right-side .latest-news ul li p.date {
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 14px;
	font-style: italic;
	color: #575757;
	padding: 0 0 4px;
	margin: 0
}
.right-side .latest-news ul li a {
	color: #1a1a1a;
	font-weight: 700
}
.right-side .latest-news .view-all {
	position: absolute;
	top: -38px;
	right: 0
}
.right-side .latest-news .view-all a {
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 12px;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: #1a1a1a
}
#main #discuss-wrapper a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .icon-tag {
	padding-right: 2px
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-item-hd .discuss-post-title {
	font-size: 36px;
	line-height: 42px;
	font-weight: 700
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-component-title {
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 18px;
	font-weight: 700;
	margin-bottom: 0
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-searchbar {
	background: #A183A4;
	border: 0;
	padding: 15px 30px 0;
	height: 80px;
	border-radius: 0;
	margin-bottom: 0
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-searchbar .input-searchbar {
	height: 48px;
	font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: 18px;
	line-height: 48px;
	color: #1a1a1a;
	border: 1px solid #61116a;
	box-shadow: inset 0 2px 0 #e7dde8
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-searchbar .btn-primary {
	height: 48px
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .btn-primary {
	background: #61116a
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .btn-primary:hover {
	background: #9217a0
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-toolbar .navbar-inner {
	border-radius: 0;
	background: #61116a;
	height: 36px;
	box-shadow: none;
	border: 0;
	margin: -1px
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .navbar .divider-vertical {
	border: 0
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .navbar .nav li.active a {
	background: #3f0a45
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .navbar .nav li a {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 18px;
	padding-top: 8px;
	text-shadow: none
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .navbar .nav li .dropdown-toggle_ .caret {
	color: #fff;
	border-top-color: #fff;
	border-bottom-color: #fff
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .nav-tabs {
	border: 0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
	padding-bottom: 15px
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .nav-tabs a {
	border: 0;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: #98012e
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .nav-tabs a:hover {
	background: 0;
	text-decoration: underline
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .nav-tabs .active a {
	text-decoration: underline
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-item {
	border: 0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
	padding-bottom: 10px
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-item .discuss-item-left {
	width: 190px;
	margin-right: 10px
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-item .discuss-item-right {
	border: 0;
	margin-left: 190px
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-item .discuss-story .discuss-story-ft {
	background: 0;
	border: 0
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-item .discuss-story .discuss-story-ft span {
	border-right: 1px solid #ddd;
	padding-right: 10px
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-item .discuss-story .discuss-story-ft span:last-child {
	border-right: 0
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-user {
	padding-top: 5px
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-user .discuss-user-name {
	font-size: 18px;
	color: #61116a;
	text-align: right;
	width: auto
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-date {
	font-weight: 700
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-date a {
	color: #98012e
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-post-title {
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: #1a1a1a
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .status {
	background: 0;
	border: 0
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .status span {
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 13px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: #61116A
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .status span.item-count {
	font-size: 24px;
	line-height: 28px;
	font-weight: 800;
	color: #98012e
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-statistic .views, #main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-statistic .likes, #main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-statistic .votes {
	background: 0;
	border: 0
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-statistic .views span, #main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-statistic .likes span, #main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-statistic .votes span {
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 13px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: #61116A
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-statistic .views span.item-count, #main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-statistic .likes span.item-count, #main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-statistic .votes span.item-count {
	font-size: 24px;
	line-height: 28px;
	font-weight: 800;
	color: #98012e
}
#main #discuss-wrapper .discuss-likes {
	border: 0
}
#main #discuss-wrapper #login-sso h4 {
	font-size: 18px;
	line-height: 22px;
	font-weight: 700
}
#main #discuss-wrapper #login-sso p {
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 18px
}
#main #discuss-wrapper #login-sso input {
	font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;
	width: 100%;
	height: 48px;
	font-size: 18px;
	line-height: 48px;
	color: #1a1a1a;
	border: 1px solid #61116a;
	box-shadow: inset 0 2px 0 #e7dde8
}
#main #discuss-wrapper #login-sso .button {
	font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif;
	background: #61116a;
	border: 0;
	color: #fff;
	border-radius: 2px;
	box-shadow: none
}
.rs_event_detail {
	background: none !important;
	box-shadow: none;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #bcbcbc;
	border-radius: 0
}
.rs_events_container li {
	padding: 30px 0 !important
}
.rs_events_container li a {
	color: #1a1a1a
}
.rs_events_container li a:hover {
	color: #1a1a1a !important;
	text-decoration: underline
}
.rs_events_container li .date {
	color: #98012e;
	font-size: 24px;
	line-height: 28px
}
.rs_events_container li .date span {
	font-weight: 700;
	display: inline-block
}
.rs_events_container li .event-info {
	border-left: 1px solid #bcbcbc
}
.rs_events_container li .event-name {
	font-size: 24px;
	line-height: 28px;
	color: #1a1a1a
}
.rs_events_container li .location {
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 20px;
	color: #61116a;
	margin-top: 6px
}
.rs_events_container li .location a {
	color: #61116a
}
.rsc_comments_count {
	padding: 0 12% 10px
}

/* begin sign in link */
#sign_in {
        position: relative;
        float: right;
        padding-bottom: 5px;
        padding-top: 8px
    }
        #sign_in .open>a, #sign_in .open>a:hover, #sign_in .open>a:focus {
            background-color: transparent;
            border-color: transparent;
        }
            #sign_in > div {
                float: left;
            }

    /* .adminlink {
        margin-right: 20px;
    } */

            .signinicon, .signinicon:hover,
            .signedinuser .glyphicon, .signedinuser .glyphicon:hover {
                padding-right: 10px;
                /* float: right; */
                color: #fff;
            }

            .signedinuser .glyphicon-chevron-down, .signedinuser .glyphicon-chevron-down:hover,
            .signedinadmin .glyphicon-chevron-down, .signedinadmin .glyphicon-chevron-down:hover {
                padding-left:10px;
                top:3px;
            }

                .signinicon:before {
                    font-family:'FontAwesome';
                    content:"\f084";
                    transform: rotateZ(45deg) rotateX(180deg); /* only in newer browsers */
                    display: inline-block;
                }

                .signinicon:before:hover {
                    text-decoration: none;
                }

                    #sign_in .dropdown-menu span.signinicon {
                        color: #fff;
                        background-color: #000;
                        padding-left: 0;
                        padding-right: 5px;
                    }

                    /* reset metanav list styles for the dropdown */
                    #meta-nav .dropdown-menu li:after {
                        content: "";
                        padding: 0;
                    }
											
											#meta-nav .dropdown-menu li {
												padding-left: 0;
												padding-right: 0;
												width: 100%;
											}
                        #meta-nav .dropdown-menu li a {
                            padding-top:5px;
                            padding-bottom: 5px;
                            color: #000;
                        }

            .adminlink {
                padding-left: 10px;
            }
/* end sign in link */

/* begin footer */
footer {
	background: #2a2a2a;
  // font-size: 0.75em;
  padding: 40px 0;
  color: #fff;
}

footer a, footer p {
	color: #fff;
	padding: 0;
	font-size: 0.9em;
}

footer .container {
    padding-top: 10px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    background-color: #2a2a2a;
}

	footer .custom {
    padding-left: 15px;
	  padding-right: 15px;
	}

    footer .sitename, footer.sitetagline {
        display: block;
    }
    footer ul.list-inline {
        padding: 0 0 0 5px;
    }
        footer ul.list-inline li {
            padding: 0;
        }
            footer ul.list-inline li:after {
                content: "|";
                padding: 0 3px;
            }
            footer ul.list-inline li:last-child:after {
                content: "";
                padding: 0;
            }

            footer {
              color: #fff;
              background-color: #2a2a2a;;
              padding: 2em 0;
              /* margin-top: 2em; */
            }

            footer a, footer a:hover {
              color: #fff;
            }

            .footer-separator {
              display: none;
            }

            /* begin custom footer */
            .footer-social {
              margin-bottom: 30px;
            }

            .footer-social > div {
              float: left;
              margin-left: 6px;
            }

            .footer-social > div .custom-ras-ieeetv {
              margin-top: 3px;
            }

            .footer-social > div:last-child a {
              margin-left: 3px;
            }

            .footer-social > div:last-child a:first-child {
              margin-left: -1px;
            }            

/* end footer */
@media only screen and (max-width:420px) {
	p {
		padding-right: 0;
		padding-left: 0
	}
}
.ir {
	display: block;
	border: 0;
	text-indent: -999em;
	overflow: hidden;
	background-color: transparent;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	text-align: left;
	direction: ltr
}
.ir br {
	display: none
}
.hidden {
	display: none !important;
	visibility: hidden
}
.visuallyhidden {
	border: 0;
	clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
	height: 1px;
	margin: -1px;
	overflow: hidden;
	padding: 0;
	position: absolute;
	width: 1px
}
.visuallyhidden.focusable:active, .visuallyhidden.focusable:focus {
	clip: auto;
	height: auto;
	margin: 0;
	overflow: visible;
	position: static;
	width: auto
}
.invisible {
	visibility: hidden
}
.clearfix:before, .clearfix:after {
	content: "";
	display: table
}
.clearfix:after {
	clear: both
}
@media print {
	* {
		background: transparent !important;
		color: #000 !important;
		box-shadow: none !important;
		text-shadow: none !important;
		filter: none !important
	}
	a, a:visited {
		text-decoration: underline
	}
	.ir a:after, a[href^="javascript:"]:after, a[href^="#"]:after {
		content: ""
	}
	pre, blockquote {
		border: 1px solid #999;
		page-break-inside: avoid
	}
	thead {
		display: table-header-group
	}
	tr, img {
		page-break-inside: avoid
	}
	img {
		max-width: 100% !important
	}
	p, h2, h3 {
		orphans: 3;
		widows: 3
	}
	h2, h3 {
		page-break-after: avoid
	}
}