/*
 * jQuery FlexSlider v1.7
 * http://flex.madebymufffin.com
 *
 * Copyright 2011, Tyler Smith
 * Free to use under the MIT license.
 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 */
 
/* Browser Resets */
.flex-container a:active,
.flexslider a:active {outline: none;}
.slides,
.flex-control-nav,
.flex-direction-nav {margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none;} 

/* FlexSlider Necessary Styles
*********************************/ 
.flexslider {width: 100%; margin: 0 0 30px 0; padding: 0;}
.flexslider .slides > li {display: none;} /* Hide the slides before the JS is loaded. Avoids image jumping */
.flexslider .slides img {width:100%;display:block;max-height:450px !important;}




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

/* Clearfix for the .slides element */
.slides:after {content: "."; display: block; clear: both; visibility: hidden; line-height: 0; height: 0;} 
html[xmlns] .slides {display: block;} 
* html .slides {height: 1%;}

/* No JavaScript Fallback */
/* If you are not using another script, such as Modernizr, make sure you
 * include js that eliminates this class on page load */
.no-js .slides > li:first-child {display: block;}


/* FlexSlider Default Theme
*********************************/
.flexslider {position: relative; zoom: 1;}
.flexslider .slides {zoom: 1;}
.flexslider .slides > li {position: relative;}
/* Suggested container for "Slide" animation setups. Can replace this with your own, if you wish */
.flex-container {zoom: 1; position: relative;}

/* Caption style */
/* IE rgba() hack */
.flex-caption {background:none; -ms-filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr=#4C000000,endColorstr=#4C000000);
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr=#4C000000,endColorstr=#4C000000); zoom: 1;}
.flex-caption {width:70%; padding:3% 15%;position: absolute;left:0;bottom: 0;color: #fff; font-size: .9em !important; line-height: 1.3em; top:0;/*background:rgba(54,77,119,.9);*/background:url(../../clean-child/images/blueBackground.jpg) repeat;
	-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=90)";
	filter: alpha(opacity=90);
	-moz-opacity:0.9;
	-khtml-opacity:0.9;
	opacity:0.9;
}
.flex-caption p {font-size:1.1em !important;margin:0;padding:10px 0 0 0;}

.flex-caption a{background-color:#3f6293;color:#ffffff;padding:5px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:0.8em;}
.flex-caption h1{display:block;}
.flex-caption h1 a{background:none;margin:0;padding:15px 0 0 0;display:block;text-transform:none;font-size:2.2em;line-height:1em;text-shadow:2px 2px 2px #000000;}
.author-link a, .post-date{color:#30517F;background:none;text-transform:uppercase;padding:20px 15px 0 0;font-size:1.1em;display:inline-block;}




/* Direction Nav */
.flex-direction-nav li a {width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: -15px 0 0; display: block; background: url(../images/flexslider/direction_nav.png) no-repeat 0 0; position: absolute; top: 50%; cursor: pointer; text-indent: -9999px;}
.flex-direction-nav li a.next {background-position: -30px 0; right: 20px;}
.flex-direction-nav li a.next:hover {background-position: -30px -30px;}
.flex-direction-nav li a.prev {background-position: 0 0; left: 20px;}
.flex-direction-nav li a.prev:hover {background-position: 0 -30px;}
.flex-direction-nav li a.disabled {opacity: .3; filter:alpha(opacity=30); cursor: default;}

/* Control Nav */
.flex-control-nav {width: 100% !important; position: absolute !important; bottom: -30px !important; text-align: center !important;}
.flex-control-nav li {margin: 0 0 0 5px !important; display: inline-block !important; zoom: 1; *display: inline !important;}
.flex-control-nav li:first-child {margin: 0 !important;}
.flex-control-nav li a {width: 13px !important; height: 13px !important; display: block !important; background: url(../images/flexslider/bg_control_nav.png) no-repeat 0 0 ; cursor: pointer; text-indent: -9999px;}
.flex-control-nav li a:hover {background-position: 0 -13px;}
.flex-control-nav li a.active {background-position: 0 -26px; cursor: default !important;}