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304/*# sourceURL=global-styles-inline-css */
305</style>
306
307<link rel='stylesheet' id='wordpress-popular-posts-css-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/assets/css/wpp.css?ver=7.4.1' media='all' />
308<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-style-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/themes/guten/style.css?ver=7.1.2' media='all' />
309<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-child-style-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/themes/guten-child/style.css?ver=1.0.0' media='all' />
310<link rel='stylesheet' id='clipper-css-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/themes/guten-child/clipper.css?ver=1.0.0' media='all' />
311<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten_customizer_fonts-css' href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway%3Aregular%2C700|Open+Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%26subset%3Dlatin%2C' media='screen' />
312<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-slider-style-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/themes/guten/includes/basic-slider/css/style.css?ver=11.0.1' media='all' />
313<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-title-font-css' href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Quicksand&#038;ver=11.0.1' media='all' />
314<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-body-font-default-css' href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans&#038;ver=11.0.1' media='all' />
315<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-heading-font-default-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Poppins&#038;ver=11.0.1' media='all' />
316<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-font-awesome-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/themes/guten/includes/font-awesome/css/all.css?ver=5.15.3' media='all' />
317<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-header-style-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/themes/guten/templates/header/css/guten-header-four.css?ver=11.0.1' media='all' />
318<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-resp-menu-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/themes/guten/includes/css/menu-mobile.css?ver=11.0.1' media='(max-width: 980px)' />
319<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-resp-tablet-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/themes/guten/includes/css/responsive-tablet.css?ver=11.0.1' media='(max-width: 980px)' />
320<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-resp-mobile-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/themes/guten/includes/css/responsive-mobile.css?ver=11.0.1' media='(max-width: 782px)' />
321<link rel='stylesheet' id='guten-footer-style-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/themes/guten/templates/footer/css/guten-footer-custom.css?ver=11.0.1' media='all' />
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323<link rel='stylesheet' id='welcomebar-animate-css' href='https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/plugins/mystickymenu-pro/dist/css/welcomebar-animate.css?ver=2.9.0' media='all' />
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331<meta name="generator" content="WordPress 7.1.2" />
332<link rel='shortlink' href='https://www.pecva.org/?p=32444' />
333<style id="mystickymenu" type="text/css">#mysticky-nav { width:100%; position: static; }#mysticky-nav.wrapfixed { position:fixed; left: 0px; margin-top:0px;  z-index: 99990; -webkit-transition: 0.3s; -moz-transition: 0.3s; -o-transition: 0.3s; transition: 0.3s; -ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=90)"; filter: alpha(opacity=90); opacity:0.9; background-color: #f7f5e7;}#mysticky-nav.wrapfixed .myfixed{ background-color: #f7f5e7; position: relative;top: auto;left: auto;right: auto;}#mysticky-nav .myfixed { margin:0 auto; float:none; border:0px; background:none; max-width:100%; }</style>			<style type="text/css">
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335			<meta name="generator" content="performance-lab 4.2.0; plugins: ">
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338body.custom-background { background-color: #ffffff; }
339</style>
340
341<!-- Begin Custom CSS -->
342<style type="text/css" id="guten-custom-css">
343.site-header,
344				.home-slider-empty,
345				.site-header.site-header-nobanner,
346				body.single-product.woocommerce .site-header{margin-bottom:60px;}#comments .form-submit #submit,
347				.search-block .search-submit,
348				.side-aligned-social a.social-icon,
349				.no-results-btn,
350				input[type="button"],
351				input[type="reset"],
352				input[type="submit"],
353				.widget-title-style-underline-short .widget-area .widget-title:after,
354				.widget-title-style-sideline-short .widget-area .widget-title:after,
355				.footer-title-style-underline-short .site-footer-widgets .widget-title:after,
356				.footer-title-style-sideline-short .site-footer-widgets .widget-title:after,
357				.woocommerce ul.products li.product a.add_to_cart_button, .woocommerce-page ul.products li.product a.add_to_cart_button,
358				.woocommerce ul.products li.product .onsale, .woocommerce-page ul.products li.product .onsale,
359				.woocommerce button.button.alt,
360				.woocommerce-page button.button.alt,
361				.woocommerce input.button.alt:hover,
362				.woocommerce-page #content input.button.alt:hover,
363				.woocommerce .cart-collaterals .shipping_calculator .button,
364				.woocommerce-page .cart-collaterals .shipping_calculator .button,
365				.woocommerce a.button,
366				.woocommerce-page a.button,
367				.woocommerce input.button,
368				.woocommerce-page #content input.button,
369				.woocommerce-page input.button,
370				.woocommerce #review_form #respond .form-submit input,
371				.woocommerce-page #review_form #respond .form-submit input,
372				.woocommerce-cart .wc-proceed-to-checkout a.checkout-button:hover,
373				.woocommerce button.button.alt.disabled,.woocommerce button.button.alt.disabled:hover,
374				.single-product span.onsale,
375				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li > a:hover,
376				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li > a:focus,
377				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li.current-menu-item > a,
378				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
379				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li.current-menu-parent > a,
380				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li.current_page_parent > a,
381				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li.current_page_ancestor > a,
382				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid .current_page_item > a,
383				.woocommerce .widget_price_filter .ui-slider .ui-slider-range,
384				.woocommerce .widget_price_filter .ui-slider .ui-slider-handle,
385				.main-navigation ul ul a:hover,
386				.main-navigation ul ul a:focus,
387				.main-navigation ul ul li.current-menu-item > a,
388				.main-navigation ul ul li.current_page_item > a,
389				.main-navigation ul ul li.current-menu-parent > a,
390				.main-navigation ul ul li.current_page_parent > a,
391				.main-navigation ul ul li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
392				.main-navigation ul ul li.current_page_ancestor > a,
393				li.guten-button span.nav-span-block,
394				.guten-numeric-navigation.square li a,
395				.guten-numeric-navigation.square li a:hover,
396				.guten-numeric-navigation.square li.active a,
397				.guten-numeric-navigation.square li.disabled,
398				.guten-numeric-navigation.circle li a,
399				.guten-numeric-navigation.circle li a:hover,
400				.guten-numeric-navigation.circle li.active a,
401				.guten-numeric-navigation.circle li.disabled,
402				.guten-numeric-navigation.squaretxt li a,
403				.guten-numeric-navigation.squaretxt li a:hover,
404				.guten-numeric-navigation.squaretxt li.active a,
405                .guten-numeric-navigation.squaretxt li.disabled,
406                .pag-btn-two .guten-loadmore,
407                .guten-btn,
408				.wpcf7-submit,
409				.wp-paginate li a:hover,
410				.wp-paginate li a:focus,
411				.wp-paginate li a:active,
412				.wp-paginate li .current,
413				.wp-paginate.wpp-modern-grey li a:hover,
414				.wp-paginate.wpp-modern-grey li a:focus,
415				.wp-paginate.wpp-modern-grey li .current,
416				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li > a:hover span.nav-span-block,
417				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li > a:focus span.nav-span-block,
418				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li.current-menu-item > a span.nav-span-block,
419				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li.current-menu-ancestor > a span.nav-span-block,
420				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li.current-menu-parent > a span.nav-span-block,
421				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li.current_page_parent > a span.nav-span-block,
422				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li.current_page_ancestor > a span.nav-span-block,
423				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks .current_page_item > a span.nav-span-block{background:inherit;background-color:#48a9d3;}.guten-scrollmore::before{border-top-color:#48a9d3;}a,
424				.content-area .entry-content a,
425				#comments a,
426				.post-edit-link,
427				.site-title a,
428				.error-404.not-found .page-header .page-title span,
429				.search-button .fa-search,
430				.header-cart-checkout.cart-has-items .fa-shopping-cart,
431				.woocommerce ul.products li.product .price,
432				.site-header-top-right .social-icon:hover,
433				.site-header-top-right .social-icon:focus,
434				.site-footer-bottom-bar .social-icon:hover,
435				.site-footer-bottom-bar .social-icon:focus,
436				.header-menu-button:focus,
437				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li > a:hover,
438				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li > a:focus,
439				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li.current-menu-item > a,
440				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
441				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li.current-menu-parent > a,
442				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li.current_page_parent > a,
443				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li.current_page_ancestor > a,
444				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain .current_page_item > a,
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451				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined ul > li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
452				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined ul > li.current-menu-parent > a,
453				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined ul > li.current_page_parent > a,
454				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined ul > li.current_page_ancestor > a,
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460				input[type="button"],
461				input[type="reset"],
462				input[type="submit"],
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464				.woocommerce-page #content input.button.alt,
465				.woocommerce .cart-collaterals .shipping_calculator .button,
466				.woocommerce-page .cart-collaterals .shipping_calculator .button,
467				.woocommerce a.button:hover,
468				.woocommerce-page a.button:hover,
469				.woocommerce input.button:hover,
470				.woocommerce-page #content input.button:hover,
471				.woocommerce-page input.button:hover,
472				.woocommerce ul.products li.product a.add_to_cart_button:hover,
473				.woocommerce-page ul.products li.product a.add_to_cart_button:hover,
474				.woocommerce button.button.alt:hover,
475				.woocommerce-page button.button.alt:hover,
476				.woocommerce #review_form #respond .form-submit input:hover,
477				.woocommerce-page #review_form #respond .form-submit input:hover,
478				.woocommerce-cart .wc-proceed-to-checkout a.checkout-button,
479				.woocommerce .widget_price_filter .price_slider_wrapper .ui-widget-content,
480				li.guten-button span.nav-span-block:hover,
481				.guten-numeric-navigation.square li a:hover,
482				.guten-numeric-navigation.square li.active a,
483				.guten-numeric-navigation.circle li a:hover,
484				.guten-numeric-navigation.circle li.active a,
485				.guten-numeric-navigation.squaretxt li a:hover,
486                .guten-numeric-navigation.squaretxt li.active a,
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488                .guten-btn:hover,
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490				.guten-header-nav ul li a:hover,
491				.guten-header-nav ul li a:focus,
492				.content-area .entry-content a:hover,
493				.content-area .entry-content a:focus,
494				.header-social .social-icon:hover,
495				.widget-area .widget a:hover,
496				.widget-area .widget a:focus,
497				.site-footer-widgets .widget a:hover,
498				.site-footer-widgets .widget a:focus,
499				.site-footer .widget a:hover,
500				.site-footer .widget a:focus,
501				.search-btn:hover,
502				button.menu-search:focus .search-btn,
503				.search-button .fa-search:hover,
504				.search-button .fa-search:focus,
505				.woocommerce #content div.product p.price,
506				.woocommerce-page #content div.product p.price,
507				.woocommerce-page div.product p.price,
508				.woocommerce #content div.product span.price,
509				.woocommerce div.product span.price,
510				.woocommerce-page #content div.product span.price,
511				.woocommerce-page div.product span.price,
512				.woocommerce ul.products li.product .price:hover,
513				.woocommerce #content div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li.active,
514				.woocommerce div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li.active,
515				.woocommerce-page #content div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li.active,
516				.woocommerce-page div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li.active,
517				.guten-numeric-navigation.circle li.prev a:hover,
518				.guten-numeric-navigation.circle li.next a:hover,
519				.guten-numeric-navigation.squaretxt li.prev a:hover,
520				.guten-numeric-navigation.squaretxt li.next a:hover,
521				.guten-numeric-navigation.numbers li.prev a:hover,
522				.guten-numeric-navigation.numbers li.next a:hover,
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524				.widget-area .widget a{font-family:"Raleway","Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;}body,
525                .widget-area .widget a,
526                .woocommerce .woocommerce-breadcrumb a,
527                .woocommerce .woocommerce-breadcrumb,
528                .woocommerce-page .woocommerce-breadcrumb,
529                .woocommerce #content ul.products li.product span.price,
530                .woocommerce-page #content ul.products li.product span.price,
531                .woocommerce div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li a{color:#000000;}h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6,
532                h1 a, h2 a, h3 a, h4 a, h5 a, h6 a,
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534                .main-navigation ul li a,
535                .woocommerce table.cart th,
536                .woocommerce-page #content table.cart th,
537                .woocommerce-page table.cart th,
538                .woocommerce input.button.alt,
539                .woocommerce-page #content input.button.alt,
540                .woocommerce table.cart input,
541                .woocommerce-page #content table.cart input,
542                .woocommerce-page table.cart input,
543                button, input[type="button"],
544                input[type="reset"],
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546				.blog-style-postblock .blog-post-blocks-inner .blog-blocks-content{font-size:16px;}.site-branding a.custom-logo-link{max-width:200px;}.site-branding{padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:10px;}.main-navigation li a,
547				.header-cart{font-size:1.2rem;}.widget-area .widget-title{font-size:14px;color:#333333;}.site-footer .widgettitle,
548				.site-footer .widget-title{font-size:16px;color:#000000;}.blog-blocks-wrap-inner{margin:0 -10px;}.blog-blocks-wrap .blog-blocks-layout,
549				.blog-break-blocks .blog-blocks-wrap article.blog-blocks-layout{margin:0 0 20px;}.blog-style-postblock .blog-post-blocks-inner,
550				.blog-style-imgblock .blog-post-blocks-inner{margin:0 10px 1px;}.site-header.guten-header-default,
551				.site-header.guten-header-default .main-navigation ul ul,
552				.site-header.guten-header-default .stick-header.stuck,
553				.site-header.guten-header-seven,
554				.site-header.guten-header-seven .main-navigation ul ul,
555				.site-header.guten-header-seven .stick-header.stuck{background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.99);;}.site-header-top,
556				.site-header-social,
557				.site-header-search,
558				.guten-header-one .header-cart,
559				.guten-header-six .header-cart,
560				.main-navigation ul li a,
561				.site-header-top .social-icon,
562				.site-header.guten-header-six .site-top-bar-right-extra-txt{color:#000000;}.site-top-bar.guten-header-default,
563				.site-top-bar.guten-header-default .site-top-bar-left,
564				.site-top-bar.guten-header-default .site-top-bar-right,
565				.site-top-bar.guten-header-default .search-block,
566				.site-top-bar.guten-header-one,
567				.site-top-bar.guten-header-one .site-top-bar-left,
568				.site-top-bar.guten-header-one .site-top-bar-right,
569				.site-top-bar.guten-header-one .guten-header-nav ul ul,
570				.site-top-bar.guten-header-two,
571				.site-top-bar.guten-header-two .site-top-bar-left,
572				.site-top-bar.guten-header-two .site-top-bar-right,
573				.site-top-bar.guten-header-two .guten-header-nav ul ul,
574				.site-top-bar.guten-header-two .search-block,
575				.site-top-bar.guten-header-three,
576				.site-top-bar.guten-header-three .site-top-bar-left,
577				.site-top-bar.guten-header-three .site-top-bar-right,
578				.site-top-bar.guten-header-three .guten-header-nav ul ul,
579				.site-header.guten-header-three .search-block,
580				.site-top-bar.guten-header-four,
581				.site-top-bar.guten-header-four .site-top-bar-left,
582				.site-top-bar.guten-header-four .site-top-bar-right,
583				.site-top-bar.guten-header-four .guten-header-nav ul ul,
584				.site-top-bar.guten-header-four .search-block,
585				.site-top-bar.guten-header-five,
586				.site-top-bar.guten-header-five .site-top-bar-left,
587				.site-top-bar.guten-header-five .site-top-bar-right,
588				.site-top-bar.guten-header-five .guten-header-nav ul ul,
589				.site-top-bar.guten-header-five .search-block,
590				.site-top-bar.guten-header-six,
591				.site-top-bar.guten-header-six .guten-header-nav ul ul,
592				.site-top-bar.guten-header-seven,
593				.site-top-bar.guten-header-seven .site-top-bar-left,
594				.site-top-bar.guten-header-seven .site-top-bar-right,
595				.site-top-bar.guten-header-eight,
596				.site-top-bar.guten-header-eight .site-top-bar-left,
597				.site-top-bar.guten-header-eight .site-top-bar-right,
598				.site-top-bar.guten-header-eight .guten-header-nav ul ul,
599				.site-top-bar.guten-header-nine,
600				.site-top-bar.guten-header-nine .site-top-bar-left,
601				.site-top-bar.guten-header-nine .site-top-bar-right,
602				.site-top-bar.guten-header-nine .guten-header-nav ul ul,
603				.site-top-bar.guten-header-nine .search-block{background-color:#ffffff;}.site-top-bar{color:#000000;}.site-header.guten-header-default .main-navigation ul ul li a,
604				.site-header.guten-header-one .main-navigation ul ul li a,
605				.site-header.guten-header-two .main-navigation ul ul li a,
606				.site-header.guten-header-three .main-navigation ul ul li a,
607				.site-header.guten-header-four .main-navigation ul ul li a,
608				.site-header.guten-header-five .main-navigation ul ul li a,
609				.site-header.guten-header-six .main-navigation ul ul li a,
610				.site-header.guten-header-seven .main-navigation ul ul li a,
611				.site-header.guten-header-eight .main-navigation ul ul li a,
612				.site-header.guten-header-nine .main-navigation ul ul li a{color:#000000;}.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li > a:hover,
613				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li.current-menu-item > a,
614				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
615				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li.current-menu-parent > a,
616				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li.current_page_parent > a,
617				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul > li.current_page_ancestor > a,
618				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid .current_page_item > a,
619				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li > a:hover span.nav-span-block,
620				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li.current-menu-item > a span.nav-span-block,
621				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li.current-menu-ancestor >
621 a span.nav-span-block,
622				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li.current-menu-parent > a span.nav-span-block,
623				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li.current_page_parent > a span.nav-span-block,
624				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul > li.current_page_ancestor > a span.nav-span-block,
625				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks .current_page_item > a span.nav-span-block,
626				.main-navigation ul ul a:hover,
627				.main-navigation ul ul li.current-menu-item > a,
628				.main-navigation ul ul li.current_page_item > a,
629				.main-navigation ul ul li.current-menu-parent > a,
630				.main-navigation ul ul li.current_page_parent > a,
631				.main-navigation ul ul li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
632				.main-navigation ul ul li.current_page_ancestor > a{background-color:#48a9d3;}.header-cart-checkout.cart-has-items .fa-shopping-cart,
633				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li > a:hover,
634				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li.current-menu-item > a,
635				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
636				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li.current-menu-parent > a,
637				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li.current_page_parent > a,
638				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul > li.current_page_ancestor > a,
639				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain .current_page_item > a{color:#48a9d3;}.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined ul > li > a:hover,
640				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined ul > li.current-menu-item > a,
641				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined ul > li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
642				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined ul > li.current-menu-parent > a,
643				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined ul > li.current_page_parent > a,
644				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined ul > li.current_page_ancestor > a,
645				.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined .current_page_item > a{box-shadow:0 -4px 0 #48a9d3 inset;}.site-footer-standard,
646				.site-footer.site-footer-social,
647				.site-footer.site-footer-custom{background-color:#f2f2f2;}.site-footer{color:#000000;}.site-footer.footer-title-style-underline-dots .widgettitle,
648				.site-footer.footer-title-style-underline-dots .widget-title{border-bottom:1px dashed #000000;}.site-footer.footer-title-style-underline-solid .widgettitle,
649				.site-footer.footer-title-style-underline-solid .widget-title{border-bottom:1px solid #000000;}.site-footer-bottom-bar{background-color:#276a50;color:#ffffff;padding-top:10px;}.content-area a,
650				.content-area .entry-content a{color:#48a9d3;}.content-area a:hover,
651				.content-area .entry-content a:hover{color:#feca0a;}page-titlebar-h,
652				.woocommerce-products-header h1,
653				.single .entry-title{color:#48a9d3;}.post-loop-content .entry-title a,
654				.blog-style-postblock .blog-post-blocks-inner h3 a,
655				.blog-style-imgblock .blog-blocks-content-inner h3,
656				.blog-style-imgblock .blog-blocks-content-inner .entry-meta{color:#48a9d3;}.blog-style-imgblock .blog-blocks-content-inner{border-color:#48a9d3;}.footer-custom-block.footer-custom-one{width:35%;}.footer-custom-block.footer-custom-two{width:35%;}.footer-custom-block.footer-custom-three{width:30%;}.woocommerce .guten-site-full-width #container,
657				.guten-site-full-width .content-area,
658				.guten-site-full-width .widget-area,
659				.guten-site-full-width .widget-area.sidebar-break-blocks .widget,
660				.blog-break-blocks article.hentry,
661				.blog-break-blocks .site-main > .entry-header,
662				.blog-style-imgblock .blog-post-blocks-inner,
663				.blog-style-postblock .blog-post-blocks-inner{border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden;}
664@media (max-width: 980px){#main-menu{background-color:#495154;}.main-navigation li a,
665				.guten-header-one a.header-cart-contents,
666				.guten-header-six a.header-cart-contents,
667				.main-menu-close, button.menu-dropdown-btn{color:#ffffff !important;}#site-navigation.main-navigation ul > li > a:hover,
668				#site-navigation.main-navigation ul > li.current-menu-item > a,
669				#site-navigation.main-navigation ul > li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
670				#site-navigation.main-navigation ul > li.current-menu-parent > a,
671				#site-navigation.main-navigation ul > li.current_page_parent > a,
672				#site-navigation.main-navigation ul > li.current_page_ancestor > a,
673				#site-navigation.main-navigation .current_page_item > a,
674				#site-navigation.main-navigation ul > li.current-menu-item > a span.nav-span-block,
675				#site-navigation.main-navigation ul > li.current-menu-ancestor >
675 a span.nav-span-block,
676				#site-navigation.main-navigation ul > li.current-menu-parent > a span.nav-span-block,
677				#site-navigation.main-navigation ul > li.current_page_parent > a span.nav-span-block,
678				#site-navigation.main-navigation ul > li.current_page_ancestor > a span.nav-span-block,
679				#site-navigation.main-navigation .current_page_item > a span.nav-span-block,
680				#site-navigation.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-plain ul li a:hover,
681				#site-navigation.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-solid ul li a:hover,
682				#site-navigation.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-underlined ul li a:hover,
683				#site-navigation.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul li a:hover,
684				#site-navigation.main-navigation.guten-nav-style-blocks ul li a:hover span.nav-span-block{color:#48a9d3 !important;}.site-title,
685				.site-title a{font-size:56px !important;}}
686@media (max-width: 700px){.home-slider-block{height:260px;}.home-slider-block img{width:100%;height:100%;}}
687</style>
688<!-- End Custom CSS -->
689<link rel="icon" href="https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-PEClogo-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" />
690<link rel="icon" href="https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-PEClogo-192x192.png" sizes="192x192" />
691<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-PEClogo-180x180.png" />
692<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-PEClogo-270x270.png" />
693<style id="wp-custom-css">
694.page-id-64.entry-title {
695   display: none;
696}
697.wp-block-buttons,
698.wp-block-button {
699    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
700}
701
702/* add margin to blocks */
703/* #content *[class^="wp-block-"] {
704	margin: 0 1em 1.5em 1em;} */
705/* Top Bar */
706.guten-header-nav ul li a {
707    font-size: 12px;
708    text-transform: none;
709    letter-spacing: 1px;
710    display: block;
711    color: inherit;
712    padding: 9px 10px 10px;
713    box-shadow: -1px 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
714}
715.site-topbar-no, .site-topbar-ad {
716    display: inline-block;
717    vertical-align: bottom;
718    font-size: 12px;
719    letter-spacing: 1px;
720    color: inherit;
721    margin: 0 8px 0 0;
722}
723.site-topbar-no a {
724	color: #ffffff;
725}
726/* footer */
727.site-footer {
728	font-size: 1.5rem;
729}
730.site-footer-bottom-bar-left {
731    float: left;
732    font-size: 1.2rem;
733    padding: 15px 0 10px;
734    /*letter-spacing: 1px;*/
735}
736.site-footer-bottom-bar-right {
737    float: right;
738    font-size: 1.2rem;
739    padding: 12px 0;
740    /*letter-spacing: 1px;*/
741}
742.site-footer-bottom-bar ul li a {
743    font-size: 1.2rem;
744    letter-spacing: 1px;
745    /*letter-spacing: 1px;*/
746		text-transform: none;
747}
748/* Button on Homepage Slider */
749body.home .wp-block-uagb-marketing-button {
750  background-color: #48a9d3 !important;
751	color: #FFF !important;
752	border: none !important;
753	line-height: 1 !important;
754	font-size: 14px !important;
755	border-radius: 3px !important;
756	padding-top: 15px !important;
757  padding-bottom: 13px !important;
758  font-weight: 300 !important;
759	padding: 15px !important;
760  position: absolute;
761  left: 50%;
762	-ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
763  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
764	margin-top:50px;
765}
766
767/* Button on Homepage Slider Hover */
768body.home .wp-block-uagb-marketing-button:hover {
769	color: #ffffff !important;
770	background-color: #feca0a !important;
771	text-decoration: none !important;
772}
773
774/* No text-decoration on Homepage Slider Button */
775body.home .uagb-marketing-btn__wrap a {
776		text-decoration:none;
777	}
778.wp-block-separator {
779	height: 1px !important;
780	color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) !important;
781  position: relative !important;
782}
783
784/* Home page slider title */
785/*.home-slider-title {
786	text-transform: uppercase;
787}*/
788
789.home-slider-block-bg {
790	text-shadow: none;
791	/*height: 260px !important;*/
792	width: 100%;
793	min-width: 350px;
794	position: absolute;
795  left: 50%;
796	-ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
797  transform: translate(-50%);
798}
799.home-slider-wrap {
800	margin: 0;
801}
802.caroufredsel_wrapper,.home-slider,.home-slider-block{
803	height: 600px !important;
804}
805
806/* Sidebar Widget */
807#secondary .widget_text {
808	background: #48a9d3 !important;
809	color: #FFF !important;
810	padding: 20px;
811}
812body .widget-area .widget a {
813    color: #FFF;
814		background-color: transparent;
815}
816#secondary .widget-title {
817	background: #48a9d3 !important;
818	color: #FFF !important;
819	padding: 3px !important;
820	font-size: 2rem !important;
821	font-weight: 700 !important;
822	letter-spacing: normal !important;
823}
824/* Content View */
825/* Content View Read more button */
826.pt-cv-readmore.btn {
827	background-color: #48a9d3 !important;
828	color: #FFF !important;
829	border: none !important;
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