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}
td{
    border-right: none!important;
    border-left:none!important;
    color: #8d8d8d;
    vertical-align: top;
}
td p.wp-caption-text{
    margin-bottom: 0px !important;
}
th{
background-color: #a7957b !important;
color:#fff !important;
}
.blog-post-slider .blog-post header h3, .blog-post-slider .blog-post header .categories, .blog-post.featured-post header .categories li a, .blog-post.featured-post{
    text-align:center !important;
}
#bottom-footer h5.widget-title{
    display:none !important;
}
#main-header h5.widget-title{
    display:none !important;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 677px) {
    .sliderTool{
        display:none !important;
    }
}
/*Add This Styles*/

.at-below-post.addthis_default_style.addthis_toolbox, .at-below-post-page.addthis_default_style.addthis_toolbox, .at-above-post-page.addthis_default_style.addthis_toolbox, .at-above-post.addthis_default_style.addthis_toolbox {
    text-align:center !important;
    padding:20px 0 40px 0 !important;
}
.anchor{display:block;
        height: 54px;
        margin-top: -54px;
        visibility: hidden;
}
#meta-comment-count:lang(zh-CN){
    display:none !important;
}

:lang(zh-CN) #meta-views-count:after{
    content:'';

}

:lang(zh-CN) #meta-date:after{
    content:'';

}

::-moz-selection {
  background: #3297FD;
  color: white;
  text-shadow: none;
}

::selection {
  background: #3297FD;
  color: white;
  text-shadow: none;
}


@media only screen and (max-width: 900px) { 
body { position: relative; }
#oo_tab_1.oo_tab_right_1 {
    position: absolute !important;
    bottom: 400px !important;
    top: initial !important;
    right: 0 !important;
    background-color: transparent;
    color: #999;
    border-color: #999;
}
}
p em, em{
    font-style:italic !important;
}
.sticky-nav.sticky-nav-showing{
    z-index:90000 !important;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
 #main-header.sticky .main-nav {
    z-index: 90000 !important;
  }
}

/*ol li styles for blog content*/
.single .blog-post .post-content ol, .single .blog-post .post-content ul{
    margin-bottom:20px;
}
.single .blog-post .post-content ol li, .single .blog-post .post-content ul li {
    margin: 0 0 10px 35px;
}
dd{
    margin:0 0 10px 35px !important;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    color: #8d8d8d;
    
}
.search-container.form-is-showing input[type="submit"]{
display: block;
position: absolute;
border: 0;
background-color: transparent;
color: transparent;
}
/* Featured Video CSS */
article figure.video-thumbnail a:before{
    content:"";
    display:block;
    position:absolute;
    background-image:url(http://4cs.gia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/4cs-play-button.png);
    width:88px;
    height:100%;
    background-position:center;
    background-repeat:no-repeat;
    background-size:75%;
    cursor:pointer;
    margin:0 auto;
    text-align:center;
    right:0;
    left:0;
    vertical-align:middle;
    opacity:.8;

}
article figure.video-thumbnail a:hover:before{
    opacity:1;
}
#featured-posts-area article figure.video-thumbnail a:before{
    background-size:60%;
}
/* Popular Posts */
.tptn_posts ul {
    list-style:none;
    text-align:center;
}
.tptn_list_count{
    display:none;
    visibility:hidden;
}
.tptn_posts ul li{
    display:inline;
    float:left;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
    display: inline;
    width: 25%;
    padding: 0px 10px;
    position:relative;
}
.tptn_posts .tptn_after_thumb{
    display:block;
}
.tptn_posts .tptn_link{
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: 'freightsans_prosemibold';
line-height: 1.5;
display:block;
margin-bottom:5px;
}
img.tptn_thumb{
    max-height:114px;
    width:auto;
    display:block;
    margin:0 auto;
}
.blog-post.featured-post a[rel="category tag"] {
    color:#a9996e;
}
.video-thumbnail{
    position:relative !important;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
    .tptn_posts, .popularPosts{
        display:none;
    }
}
article figure.video-thumbnail a:before{
    background-size: 45% !important;
}
.page .page-content h2 {
    font-family: "Montserrat", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;
    margin-bottom: 1em !important;
    color:#000000 !important;
    font-size:22px !important;
    text-align:left !important;
}

/*ADA CONFORMANCE STYLES*/

/*Main Navigation*/

.visuallyhidden{
    border: 0;
    clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
    height: 1px;
    margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 0;
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
}
a:focus, select:focus{
    outline-color: rgb(4, 119, 170); 
    outline-offset: -2px;
    outline-style: auto;
    outline-width: 5px;
}
.has-children.open ul{
    opacity:1 !important;
    visibility:visible !important;
}
#nav a:after{
    content:'';
}
#nav button{
    background-color:#ffffff;
    border:none;
    color:#a9996e;
}
#nav button:hover{
    color:#000000
}
#nav button:after{
    content: '\f107';
    font: normal normal normal 18px/1 FontAwesome;
}


/* Flying focus */
#flying-focus {
	position: absolute;
	margin: 0;
	background: transparent;
	-webkit-transition-property: left, top, width, height, opacity;
	transition-property: left, top, width, height, opacity;
	-webkit-transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 0.2, 0, 1);
	transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 0.2, 0, 1);
	visibility: hidden;
	pointer-events: none;
	box-shadow: 0 0 2px 3px #78aeda, 0 0 2px #78aeda inset; border-radius: 2px;
}
#flying-focus.flying-focus_visible {
	visibility: visible;
	z-index: 9999;
}
.flying-focus_target {
	outline: none !important; /* Doesn't work in Firefox :( */
}
/* http://stackoverflow.com/questions/71074/how-to-remove-firefoxs-dotted-outline-on-buttons-as-well-as-links/199319 */
.flying-focus_target::-moz-focus-inner {
	border: 0 !important;
}
/* Replace it with @supports rule when browsers catch up */
@media screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 0) {
	#flying-focus {
		box-shadow: none;
		outline: 5px auto -webkit-focus-ring-color;
		outline-offset: -3px;
	}
}

#skiptocontent a {
	/*padding:6px;*/
	padding: 15px 23px 14px;
	position: absolute;
	top:-46px;
	left:6px;
	color:#86745c !important;
	/*border-right:1px solid white;
	border-bottom:1px solid white;
	border-bottom-right-radius:8px;
	box-shadow: 0 0 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);*/
	box-shadow:none !important;
	outline:none !important;
	background:#ffffff;
	-webkit-transition: top 1s ease-out;
    transition: top 1s ease-out;
    z-index: 100000;
    font-size: 14px;
    border: 3px solid #eeeeee;
}

#skiptocontent a:focus {
	position:absolute;
	left:6px;
	top:20px;
	outline-color:transparent;	
	-webkit-transition: top .1s ease-in;
    transition: top .1s ease-in;
}

.search-container a:hover:before, .search-container a:focus:before{
    content:"Search...";
    position:absolute;
    right:50px;
}
.search-container.form-is-showing a:hover:before, .search-container.form-is-showing a:focus:before{
    content:"";
}
ul.social-icons{
    position:relative;
}
a:hover i.fa.fa-facebook:after, a:focus i.fa.fa-facebook:after,
a:hover i.fa.fa-twitter:after, a:focus i.fa.fa-twitter:after,
a:hover i.fa.fa-weibo:after, a:focus i.fa.fa-weibo:after,
a:hover i.fa.fa-youtube-play:after, a:focus i.fa.fa-youtube-play:after,
a:hover i.fa.fa-envelope-o:after, a:focus i.fa.fa-envelope-o:after{
    position:absolute;
    top:20px;
    background:#f1f1f1;
    padding:5px;
    border-radius:5px;
    font-family:'Montserrat', sans-serif;
    font-size:12px;
    color:#2c2c2c !important;
}
#main-header a:hover i.fa.fa-facebook:after, #main-header a:focus i.fa.fa-facebook:after{
    content:"GIA 4Cs Facebook";
    left:-50px;
}
#main-header a:hover i.fa.fa-twitter:after, #main-header a:focus i.fa.fa-twitter:after{
    content:"GIA Twitter";
    left:0px;
}
#main-header a:hover i.fa.fa-weibo:after, #main-header a:focus i.fa.fa-weibo:after{
    content:"GIA 4Cs Weibo";
    left:20px;
}
#main-header a:hover i.fa.fa-youtube-play:after, #main-header a:focus i.fa.fa-youtube-play:after{
    content:"GIA YouTube";
    left:60px;
}
#main-header a:hover i.fa.fa-envelope-o:after, #main-header a:focus i.fa.fa-envelope-o:after{
    content:"Contact GIA";
    right:-28px;
}
#bottom-footer a:hover i.fa.fa-facebook:after, #bottom-footer a:focus i.fa.fa-facebook:after{
    content:"GIA 4Cs Facebook";
    left:-50px;
}
#bottom-footer a:hover i.fa.fa-twitter:after, #bottom-footer a:focus i.fa.fa-twitter:after{
    content:"GIA Twitter";
    left:18px;
}
#bottom-footer a:hover i.fa.fa-weibo:after, #bottom-footer a:focus i.fa.fa-weibo:after{
    content:"GIA 4Cs Weibo";
    left:30px;
}
#bottom-footer a:hover i.fa.fa-youtube-play:after, #bottom-footer a:focus i.fa.fa-youtube-play:after{
    content:"GIA YouTube";
    left:77px;
}
#bottom-footer a:hover i.fa.fa-envelope-o:after, #bottom-footer a:focus i.fa.fa-envelope-o:after{
    content:"Contact GIA";
    right:-20px;
}
#bottom-footer .social-icons{
    margin:0 auto;
    max-width:300px;
    width:100%;
}
.section-background {
			position: absolute;
			top: 0;
			left: 0;
			width: 100%;
			height: 100%;
			z-index: 0;
			overflow: hidden;
		}

		.section-background-image {
			position: absolute;
			top: 0;
			left: 0;
			width: 100%;
			height: 100%;
		}

		.section-background-image img {
			position: absolute;
			min-width: 100%;
			max-width: none;
			min-height: 100%;
			top: 0;
			left: 0;
		}

		.section-background-video {
			position: absolute;
			top: 0;
			left: 0;
			height: 100%;
			width: 100%;
		}

		.section-background-video>video {
			width: 100%;
			height: 100%;
		}

		.section-background-slideshow {
			position: absolute;
			top: 0;
			left: 0;
			height: 100%;
			width: 100%;
			list-style: none;
			margin: 0;
			padding: 0;
			opacity: 0;
		}

		.section-background-slideshow.rslides>*:not(:first-child) {
			opacity: 0;
		}

		.section-background-slideshow.rslides {
			opacity: 1;
		}

		.section-background-slideshow>li {
			position: absolute;
			width: 100%;
			height: 100%;
		}

		.section-background-slideshow img {
			position: absolute;
			min-width: 100%;
			max-width: none;
			min-height: 100%;
			top: 0;
			left: 0;
		}

		.section-background-maps {
			position: absolute;
			top: 0;
			left: 0;
			height: 100%;
			width: 100%;
		}


		@media (max-height: 576px) {
			.fancybox-slide--image {
				padding-bottom: 6px !important;
			}
		}


		button {
			cursor: pointer;
		}

		figure {
			margin: 0 0 0 !important;
			padding: 15px 0;
		}

		figcaption {
			margin-top: 10px;
			color: #9c9a9a !important;
			font-size: 12px !important;
			letter-spacing: 0 !important;
			line-height: 1em !important;
			padding-bottom: 15px !important;
			background: url(https://www.gia.edu/img/global/bg-dots-horizontal.png) repeat-x left top !important;
			background-position: left bottom !important;
		}

		.carousel {
			padding: 20px 0 20px 0;
		}

		.button::before {
			content: "";
			position: relative;
			display: block;
			margin: 0 auto;
			background-repeat: no-repeat;
			background-position: center center;
			z-index: 1;
			top: 2px;
			width: 172px;
			height: 43px;
			background-image: url(images/btn-circle-top-small.png);
			background-size: 172px 43px;
		}

		.button::after {
			content: "";
			position: relative;
			display: block;
			margin: 0 auto;
			background-repeat: no-repeat;
			background-position: center center;
			z-index: 0;
			bottom: 0px;
			width: 190px;
			height: 43px;
			background-image: url(images/btn-circle-bottom-small.png);
			background-size: 190px 43px;
		}

		.btn-primary {
			background-color: #FFFFFF !important;
			border-color: #FFFFFF !important;
			text-transform: uppercase !important;
			font-family: freight-sans-pro, sans-serif !important;
			font-weight: 700 !important;
			letter-spacing: 1px;
			font-size: 13px;
			padding: 10px 13px;
		}

		
		.xIcon {
			float: right;
			text-indent: -9999px;
			width: 32px;
			height: 32px;
			background-position: 0 -677px;
			background-image: url("https://www.gia.edu/img/sprites-s6da4de9852.png");
			background-repeat: no-repeat;

		}

		button.close {
			outline: 0 !important;
		}



		/* Carousel Styles */
		.carousel.slide {
			padding: 0;
			margin: 30px 0;
			background-color: #F1F1F1;
		}

		.carousel-indicators {
			display: -webkit-inline-box;
			display: -ms-inline-flexbox;
			display: inline-flex;
			color: transparent;
			position: absolute;
			padding: 3px 7px;
			background: hsla(0, 0%, 60%, .65);
			min-width: -webkit-fit-content;
			min-width: -moz-fit-content;
			min-width: fit-content;
			border-radius: 10px;
			bottom: 10px;
			left: 50%;
			-webkit-transform: translateX(-50%);
			transform: translateX(-50%);
			width: auto !important;
			margin-left: auto !important;
			text-align: center;
			list-style: none;
		}

		.carousel.slide ol li {
			margin-left: 0;
			margin-bottom: 0;
			border-radius: 50%;
			background-color: #ccc;
			min-width: 8px;
			height: 8px;
			margin: 3px;
			border: none;
			width: 8px;
		}

		.carousel.slide ol li.active {
			background-color: #cbc0a0;
			width: 8px;
		}

		.carousel-inner {
			position: relative;
			width: 100%;
			overflow: hidden;
		}

		.carousel.slide img {
			width: 100%;
			height: auto;
		}

		.carousel-control.right,
		.carousel-control.left {
			background: none;
			opacity: .8;
		}

		.glyphicon-chevron-right,
		.glyphicon-chevron-left {
			display: block;
			background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .9);
			padding: 35px 16px;
			border-radius: 2px;
			background-repeat: no-repeat;
			background-size: 10px 20px;
			background-position: center;
			margin-top: -35px !important;
		}

		.glyphicon-chevron-left {
			background-image: url(https://www.gia.edu/img/icons/icon-white-left-arrow.png);
		}

		.glyphicon-chevron-right {
			background-image: url(https://www.gia.edu/img/icons/icon-white-right-arrow.png);
		}

		.glyphicon-chevron-left:before,
		.glyphicon-chevron-right:before {
			display: none;
		}

		.carousel-caption,
		.carousel-caption p {
			text-shadow: none !important;
			color: inherit !important;
		}

		.carousel-caption {
			position: relative !important;
			right: 0 !important;
			left: 0 !important;
			bottom: 0 !important;
			background-color: #F1F1F1;
			min-height: 140px !important;
			padding-right: 20px !important;
			padding-left: 20px !important;
			-webkit-box-align: center !important;
			-ms-flex-align: center !important;
			align-items: center !important;
			display: -webkit-box !important;
			display: -ms-flexbox !important;
			display: flex !important;
			text-align: center !important;
		}

		/* Enter Content Once START*/

		@media (max-width:767px) {
			.fancybox-caption p.collapse {
				display: block;
			}

		}

		/* Enter Content Once END */


		.galleryModule {
			position: relative;
			margin-top: 30px;
			margin-bottom: 30px;
		}

		.galleryModule img {
			margin: 0 auto;
			text-align: center;
		}

		.galleryModule button {
			position: absolute !important;
			top: 50% !important;
			transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
			margin: 0 auto !important;
			right: 0 !important;
			left: 0 !important;
			text-align: center !important;
			width: 140px !important;
			font-size: 13px !important;
			letter-spacing: .0625rem !important;
			text-transform: uppercase !important;
			color: #202020 !important;
			padding: 10px 13px !important;
			font-weight: 700 !important;
			font-family: freight-sans-pro, sans-serif !important;
			border:none !important;
			border-radius:.25rem;
		}

		@media (max-width:576px) {
			.fancybox-show-thumbs .fancybox-caption-wrap.toggled .fancybox-caption {
				right: 110px !important;
			}
		}

		@media (max-width:600px) {

			button.fancybox-button--fsenter,
			button.fancybox-button--play {
				display: none !important;
			}

			.fancybox-show-thumbs .fancybox-caption-wrap.toggled .fancybox-caption {
				right: 212px;
			}

			.fancybox-caption h3,
			.fancybox-caption p,
			.fancybox-caption {
				color: #FFF !important;
			}

			.fancybox-thumbs__list {
				width: 100% !important;
				overflow: auto !important;
			}

			.fancybox-caption a {
				color: #0477aa !important;
				text-decoration: none !important;
			}

		}

		@media (min-width:767px) {
			.collapse:not(.show) {
				display: block;
				float: none;
			}
		}

		@media (min-width:600px) {
			.decreaseWidth {
				right: 256px !important;
				left: 0px !important;
			}

			.fancybox-thumbs.decreaseWidth {
				width: auto !important;
			}

			a.hiddenLink {
				display: none;
			}

			.fancybox-show-caption .fancybox-caption {

				height: auto !important;
				overflow: auto;
				bottom: 0 !important;
			}

			.fancybox-caption {
				background: #f1ecec !important;
				bottom: 0 !important;
				color: #6c6f73 !important;
				left: auto !important;
				padding: 30px 20px !important;
				right: -256px !important;
				top: 0 !important;
				width: 256px !important;
			}

			.fancybox-toolbar {
				left: auto !important;
				right: 0 !important;
				top: 0 !important;
				opacity: 1 !important;

				visibility: visible !important;
				height: auto !important;
			}

			.fancybox-caption:before {
				background-image: none !important;
			}

			.fancybox-thumbs.fancybox-thumbs-y {
				top: auto;
				width: auto;
				left: 0;
			}

			.fancybox-show-thumbs .fancybox-inner {
				right: 0;
				bottom: 0 !important;
			}

			.fancybox-show-thumbs .fancybox-stage {
				bottom: 85px !important;
			}

			.fancybox-show-caption .fancybox-toolbar {
				left: 0;
			}

			.fancybox-caption {
				right: 0px !important;
				bottom: 0px !important;
				height: 100% !important;
				top: 44px !important;
			}

			.fancybox-caption-wrap.toggled {
				right: -256px !important;
				display: none;
				width: 0;
				visibility: hidden;
			}

			.fancybox-show-thumbs .fancybox-inner {
				right: 0px !important;
			}

			.fancybox-thumbs {
				width: 100% !important;
				top: auto !important;
			}

		}

		.fancybox-thumbs {
			visibility: hidden !important;
			opacity: 0 !important;
		}

		.fancybox-bg {
			opacity: 1 !important;
		}

		.fancybox-show-thumbs .fancybox-thumbs {
			opacity: 1 !important;
			visibility: visible !important;
		}

		.fancybox-show-caption .fancybox-caption,
		.fancybox-show-infobar .fancybox-infobar,
		.fancybox-show-nav .fancybox-navigation .fancybox-button,
		.fancybox-show-toolbar .fancybox-toolbar {}

		.fancybox-button--cp {
			width: 120px !important;
			text-transform: uppercase;
			letter-spacing: 1px;
			font-weight: 700;
			font-size: 10px;
			font-family: "Helvetica", "Arial", sans-serif !important;
		}

		.fancybox-button--cp:after {
			content: "Read Caption";
		}

		.fancybox-button--cp.toggled:after {
			content: "Close Caption";
		}

		.fancybox-show-caption .fancybox-caption-wrap {
			display: none;
		}

		.fancybox-show-caption .fancybox-caption-wrap.toggled {
			display: block;
		}

		.fancybox-caption h3 {
			font-size: 15px;
			font-family: freight-sans-pro, sans-serif;
			font-weight: 700;
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