 
/* Browser Resets */
.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 Necessary Styles
*********************************/ 
.flexslider {margin: 0; padding: 0;}
.flexslider .slides > li {display: none; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;} /* Hide the slides before the JS is loaded. Avoids image jumping */
.flexslider .slides img {width: 100%; display: block;}
.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 {margin: 0; position: relative; zoom: 1;}
.flex-viewport {max-height: 2000px; -webkit-transition: all 1s ease; -moz-transition: all 1s ease; transition: all 1s ease;}

.flexslider .slides {zoom: 1;}

.carousel li {margin-right: 5px}


/* Direction Nav */
.flex-direction-nav {*height: 0;}
.flex-direction-nav a {width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; display: block; position: absolute; top: 50%; z-index: 10; cursor: pointer; text-indent: -9999px; opacity: 0; filter: alpha(opacity=0); -webkit-transition: all .3s ease;}
.flex-direction-nav .flex-next {background-position: 100% 0; right: -36px; }
.flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {left: -36px;}
.flexslider:hover .flex-next {opacity: 0.8; filter: alpha(opacity=80); right: 5px;}
.flexslider:hover .flex-prev {opacity: 0.8; filter: alpha(opacity=80); left: 5px;}
.flexslider:hover .flex-next:hover, .flexslider:hover .flex-prev:hover {opacity: 1;}
.flex-direction-nav .flex-disabled {opacity: .3!important; filter:alpha(opacity=30); cursor: default;}

/* Control Nav */
.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 {width: 11px; height: 11px; display: block; background: #666; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5); cursor: pointer; text-indent: -9999px; -webkit-border-radius: 20px; -moz-border-radius: 20px; -o-border-radius: 20px; border-radius: 20px; box-shadow: inset 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);}
.flex-control-paging li a:hover { background: #333; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.7); }
.flex-control-paging li a.flex-active { background: #000; background: rgba(0,0,0,0.9); cursor: default; }

.flex-control-thumbs {margin: 5px 0 0; position: static; overflow: hidden;}
.flex-control-thumbs li {width: 25%; float: left; margin: 0;}
.flex-control-thumbs img {width: 100%; display: block; opacity: .7; cursor: pointer;}
.flex-control-thumbs img:hover {opacity: 1;}
.flex-control-thumbs .flex-active {opacity: 1; cursor: default;}

@media screen and (max-width: 860px) {
  .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {opacity: 1; left: 0;}
  .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {opacity: 1; right: 0;}
}


.kp-featured-news-slider {
	border-radius: 0;
	border: none;
	box-shadow: none;
	margin: 0;
}

.kp-featured-news-widget {
	position:relative;
}
.kp-featured-news-slider .flex-control-thumbs {
	position:absolute;
	top:194px;
	bottom: inherit;
}
.kp-featured-news-slider .flex-control-thumbs li {
	margin:0 2px 0 2px;
	width:106px;
}
.kp-featured-news-slider .flex-control-thumbs li:first-child {
	margin:0 2px 0 4px;
}
.kp-featured-news-slider .flex-control-thumbs li img {
	border:3px solid #a8a9aa;
	opacity: 1;
	filter: alpha(opacity=100);
}
.kp-featured-news-slider .flex-control-thumbs li img.flex-active {
	border-color:#555;
}

.kp-featured-news-slider .entry-content .entry-title {
	font-size:24px;
	line-height:28px;
	margin: 10px 0;
}

.kp-featured-news-slider .entry-content header .entry-date,
.kp-featured-news-slider .entry-content header .entry-comments,
.kp-featured-news-slider .entry-content header .entry-views {
	margin-right: 15px;
}
.kp-featured-news-slider .entry-content header {
	margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.kp-featured-news-slider .entry-content .more-link {
	font-weight: 400;
	color: #6a6a6a;
}

.kp-featured-news-slider .slides li {
	margin: 0;
}

.widget-area-4 .kp-featured-news-slider .entry-content .more-link {
	font-weight: 700;
	color: #222;
}
.widget-area-4 .kp-featured-news-slider .flex-control-thumbs {
	top: 350px;
}
.widget-area-4 .kp-featured-news-slider .flex-control-thumbs li:first-child {
	margin: 0 2px 0 5px;
}
.widget-area-4 .kp-featured-news-slider .entry-thumb {
	position: relative;
}
.kp-featured-news-slider .hover-icon {
    margin: -35px 0 0 -35px;
    width: 70px;
    height: 70px;
    line-height: 70px;
    font-size: 36px;
}

.kp-featured-news-slider .flex-direction-nav li,
.kp-single-slider .flex-direction-nav li {
	margin: 0;
	list-style: none;
}
.kp-featured-news-slider .flex-direction-nav li a,
.kp-single-slider .flex-direction-nav li a {
	width: 64px;
	height: 64px;
	opacity: 1;
	filter: alpha(opacity=100);
	margin: 0;
	top: 29%;
}
.kp-featured-news-slider .flex-direction-nav li .flex-prev,
.kp-single-slider .flex-direction-nav li .flex-prev {
	background: url(../images/flex-prev.png) no-repeat 0 0;
	left: 0;
}
.kp-featured-news-slider .flex-direction-nav li .flex-next,
.kp-single-slider .flex-direction-nav li .flex-next {
	background: url(../images/flex-next.png) no-repeat 0 0;
	right: 0;
}

.widget-area-1 .kp-featured-news-slider .flex-direction-nav li a {
	width: 32px;
	height: 32px;
	background-size: 100%;
	top: 25%;
}

.kp-single-slider .slides > li {
	margin: 0;
}
.kp-single-slider .flex-direction-nav li a {
	margin: -32px 0 0;
	top: 50%;
}

.loading {
    min-height: 270px;
}