#slider { margin:0; position:relative; overflow:hidden; }
 
.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;}
.slides > li {display: none; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;} /* Hide the slides before the JS is loaded. Avoids image jumping */
.slides > li a { 
    
	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	-webkit-transition: background-color 0.1s;
	-moz-transition: background-color 0.1s;
	-o-transition: background-color 0.1s;
	transition: background-color 0.1s;
	-webkit-box-shadow:  0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) inset, 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
	-moz-box-shadow:  0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) inset, 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
	box-shadow:  0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) inset, 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);  

	  
	display: block;
	text-decoration: none!important;
	text-align: left;
	font-size: 18px;
	vertical-align: middle;
	position: relative;
    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 100%);
	padding: 1.1666em 1.8666em;
	background-color: #18D3F0;
    border-bottom: 4px solid #0DB0C9;
    color: #F5F5F5;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: normal;
    line-height: 1;
    position: relative;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    vertical-align: middle;
    white-space: nowrap;
    width: 300px;
}

.slides > li a.large:after {
    bottom: -5px;
    height: 5px;
}

.slides > li a.shadow-arrow:before {
    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) inset, 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) !important;
    color: inherit;
    content: "b";
    display: block;
    font-family: 'Listicons';
    font-size: 40px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: normal;
    height: 40px;
    margin: 10px 10px 0 20px;
    padding: 0 13px;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    text-align: center;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    top: 0;
    width: 40px;
}


.slides > li a:hover, .slides > li a:focus {
	background-color: #2CD7F2;
    border-bottom-color: #0DB0C9;
    color: #FFFFFF;
	}

.slides > li a:active {
  top: 1px;
  -moz-box-shadow: none!important;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none!important;
  -o-box-shadow: none!important;
  box-shadow: none!important;
}

#slider .slides > li {
	background-attachment:scroll;
	background-position: center center;
	background-size: cover;
	background-repeat: no-repeat; 
	padding: 0;
}
.slides > li h3 { 
    background: url("../images/dim.png") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: 'Lora',serif;
    font-size: 38px;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    padding: 0.35em 1.2em 0.35em 0.7em;
	margin: 0;
	 }
.slides > li .excerpt { 
    background: url("../images/dim.png") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 2.5;
    margin: 2px 0;
    max-width: 640px;
    padding: 0.35em 1.2em 0.35em 0.7em;
    position: relative;
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 #000000;
}
.slides > li .excerpt :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.slides > li .li-wrap { width:1140px; margin:0 auto; }

.flex-pauseplay span {text-transform: capitalize;}

.slides:after {content: "."; 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 0 15px;   position: relative;   zoom: 1;}
.flex-viewport {max-height: 2000px; -webkit-transition: all 1s ease; -moz-transition: all 1s ease; transition: all 1s ease;}
.loading .flex-viewport {max-height: 300px;}
.flexslider .slides {zoom: 1;}
.carousel li {margin-right: 5px}

/* Nav Dots */
.flex-control-nav {
	text-align: center;
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 5%;
	height: 30px;
	width: 100%;
	left: 0;
	z-index: 1000;
	pointer-events: none;
}

.flex-control-nav li {
	display: inline-block;
	position: relative;
	width: 16px;
	height: 16px;
	margin: 8px;
	pointer-events: auto;
}

.flex-control-nav li a {
	display: block;
	cursor: pointer;
	text-indent: -9999em;
	background: #ddd;
	background: rgba(150,150,150,0.1);
	height: 100%;
	width: 100%;
	border-radius: 50%;
	box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.4), inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
	-webkit-transition: all 0.2s;
	-moz-transition: all 0.2s;
	-ms-transition: all 0.2s;
	-o-transition: all 0.2s;
	transition: all 0.2s;
}

.flex-control-nav li a.flex-active, .flex-control-nav li a:hover {
	box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.4), inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1), 0 0 0 5px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
}

.flex-control-nav li a.flex-active:after {
	content: '';
	position: absolute;
	width: 10px;
	height: 10px;
	top: 3px;
	left: 3px;
	border-radius: 50%;
	background: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
}

/* Direction Nav
------------------------------------------------------------ */

.flex-direction-nav {
	height:0;
   padding: 0 !important;
}

.flex-direction-nav li a {
	-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
	-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	border: none;
	background-color: #18D3F0;
	box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) inset, 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) !important;
	padding: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: block;
    height: 60px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 45%;
    width: 60px;
	transition: left 300ms ease-in-out 0s;
	-moz-transition: left 300ms ease-in-out 0s;
	-webkit-transition: left 300ms ease-in-out 0s;
	-o-transition: left 300ms ease-in-out 0s;

}
.flex-direction-nav li a:hover {
	 opacity: 0.8;
}

.flex-direction-nav li .flex-next {
    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    float: none;
    font-family: 'Listicons';
    font-size: 80px;
    height: 60px;
    line-height: 60px;
    margin-right: 0;
    padding: 2px 20px;
    right: 0;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    width: 60px;
}
.flex-direction-nav li .flex-prev {
    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    float: none;
    font-family: 'Listicons';
    font-size: 80px;
    height: 60px;
    line-height: 60px;
    margin-right: 0;
    padding: 2px 20px;
    left: 0;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    width: 60px;
	transform: rotate(-180deg);
	-moz-transform: rotate(-180deg);
	-webkit-transform: rotate(-180deg);
}


.flex-direction-nav li .disabled {
	opacity: .3;
	filter:alpha(opacity=30);
	cursor: default;
}

.slides li.flex-active-slide .li-wrap h3,
.slides li.flex-active-slide .li-wrap .excerpt{
	visibility: visible;	
}
.slides li .li-wrap h3,
.slides li .li-wrap .excerpt{
	visibility: hidden;	
}