.flex-container a:active,
.flexslider a:active,
.flex-container a:focus,
.flexslider a:focus  {outline: none;}
.slides,
.flex-control-nav,
.flex-direction-nav {margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none;} .flexslider {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
.flexslider .slides > li {display: none; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;} .flexslider .slides img {width: 100%; display: block;}
.flex-pauseplay span {text-transform: capitalize;} .slides:after {content: "\0020"; display: block; clear: both; visibility: hidden; line-height: 0; height: 0;}
html[xmlns] .slides {display: block;}
* html .slides {height: 1%;}  .no-js .slides > li:first-child {display: block;} .flexslider { margin: 0; background: #fff; border: 4px solid #fff; position: relative; }
.flex-viewport { max-height: 2000px; -webkit-transition: all 1s ease; -moz-transition: all 1s ease; -o-transition: all 1s ease; transition: all 1s ease; }
.loading .flex-viewport { max-height: 300px; }
.flexslider .slides { zoom: 1; }
.carousel li { margin-right: 5px; } .flex-direction-nav {*height: 0; line-height: 80px;}
.flex-direction-nav a  { text-decoration:none; display: block; width: 50px; margin: -20px 0 0; position: absolute; top: 50%; z-index: 10; overflow: hidden; opacity: 0; cursor: pointer; color: rgba(0,0,0,0.8); text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.3); -webkit-transition: all .3s ease; -moz-transition: all .3s ease; transition: all .3s ease; }
.flex-direction-nav .flex-prev { left: 50px; }
.flex-direction-nav .flex-next { right: 50px; text-align: right; }
.flexslider:hover .flex-prev,
.flexslider:focus-within .flex-prev { opacity: 0.7; left: 0px; text-align: center; }
.flexslider:hover .flex-next,
.flexslider:focus-within .flex-next { opacity: 0.7; right: 0px; text-align: center; }
.flexslider:hover .flex-next:hover, .flexslider:hover .flex-prev:hover { opacity: 1; }
.flex-direction-nav .flex-disabled { opacity: 0!important; filter:alpha(opacity=0); cursor: default; }
.flex-direction-nav a:before  { font-family: FontAwesome; font-size: 40px; display: inline-block; content: '\f104'; }
.flex-direction-nav a.flex-next:before  { content: '\f105'; } .flex-control-nav {width: 100%; position: absolute; bottom: -40px; text-align: center;}
.flex-control-nav li {margin: 0 6px; display: inline-block; zoom: 1; *display: inline;}
.flex-control-paging li a {border-radius: 50%; width: 12px; height: 12px; display: block; border: 2px solid #ffffff; cursor: pointer; text-indent: -9999px; -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); -o-box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); }
.flex-control-paging li a:hover { background: #ffffff; }
.flex-control-paging li a.flex-active { background: #ffffff; cursor: default; }
@media (max-width: 767px) {
.flex-control-nav {
display: none !important;
}
} .flexslider{
border: none;
overflow: hidden;
}
.flexslider .slides img {
max-width: 100%;
display: block;
margin: auto;
width: auto;
}
.flex-control-nav {
bottom: 10px;
z-index: 1000;
}
.flexslider .slides li {
position:relative;
}
.flex-caption {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
right: 0;
bottom: 0;
z-index: 1;
padding: 0 30px;
display: inline-block;
margin: auto;
top: 35%;
text-align: center;
}
.flex-caption .excerpt {
}
.flex-caption h2 {
color: #ffffff;
font-family: 'Lora', serif;
font-style: italic;
font-size: 28px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.flex-caption .post-categories a,
.flex-caption .read-more a {
color: #ffffff;
font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.flex-caption .read-more a {
display: inline-block;
border-left: 2px solid #ffffff;
border-right: 2px solid #ffffff;
line-height: 1;
padding: 0 10px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.flex-caption .post-categories {
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 10px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.flex-caption .post-categories:after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
bottom: 0;
left: 50%;
height: 2px;
width: 40px;
margin-left: -20px;
background: #ffffff;
}
.flex-control-nav  {
position: absolute;
display: inline-block;
}
.flex-direction-nav a {
height: 80px;
top: 45%;
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
.flex-caption {
display: none;
}
}
@media screen and (max-width: 860px) {
.flex-direction-nav .flex-prev { opacity: 1; left: 10px;}
.flex-direction-nav .flex-next { opacity: 1; right: 10px;}
}