.flex-container a:hover, .flex-slider a:hover, .flex-container a:focus, .flex-slider a:focus { outline: none; }
/* ====================================================================================================================
 * BASE STYLES
 * ====================================================================================================================*/
/* ====================================================================================================================
 * DEFAULT THEME
 * ====================================================================================================================*/
.flexslider { margin: 0 0 0; background: none; position: relative; zoom: 1; -webkit-border-radius: 4px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; border-radius: 4px; -webkit-box-shadow: '' 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); -moz-box-shadow: '' 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); -o-box-shadow: '' 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); box-shadow: '' 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); }
.flex-direction-nav { *height: 0;
}
.flex-direction-nav a { text-decoration: none; display: block; width: 40px; height: 40px; 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 0.3s ease-in-out; -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out; }
.flex-direction-nav a:before { font-family: "flexslider-icon"; font-size: 40px; display: inline-block; /*content: '\>';*/ color: #ffffff; text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3); }
.flex-direction-nav a.flex-next:before { /*content: '\<';*/ }
.flex-direction-nav .flex-prev { left: -50px; background: url(../images/left-arrow.png) no-repeat; color: transparent; }
.flex-direction-nav .flex-next { right: -50px; text-align: right; background: url(../images/right-arrow.png) no-repeat; color: transparent; }
.flexslider:hover .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev { opacity: 1; left: 10px; }
.flexslider:hover .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev:hover { opacity: 1; }
.flexslider:hover .flex-direction-nav .flex-next { opacity: 1; right: 10px; }
.flexslider:hover .flex-direction-nav .flex-next:hover { opacity: 1; }
.flex-direction-nav .flex-disabled { opacity: 0!important; filter: alpha(opacity=0); cursor: default; }
.flex-pauseplay a { display: block; width: 20px; height: 20px; position: absolute; bottom: 5px; left: 10px; opacity: 0.8; z-index: 10; overflow: hidden; cursor: pointer; color: #000; }
.flex-pauseplay a:before { font-family: "flexslider-icon"; font-size: 20px; display: inline-block; content: '\f004'; }
.flex-pauseplay a:hover { opacity: 1; }
.flex-pauseplay a .flex-play:before { content: '\f003'; }
.flex-control-nav { width: 100%; position: absolute; bottom: -40px; text-align: center; display:none; }
.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-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); -webkit-border-radius: 20px; -moz-border-radius: 20px; border-radius: 20px; }
.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%; height: auto; display: block; opacity: .7; cursor: pointer; -webkit-transition: all 1s ease; -moz-transition: all 1s ease; -ms-transition: all 1s ease; -o-transition: all 1s ease; transition: all 1s ease; }
.flex-control-thumbs img:hover { opacity: 1; }
.flex-control-thumbs .flex-active { opacity: 1; cursor: default; }
.slide-text { float:left; width:40%; margin-left:7.5em; margin-top:7.5em; }
.slide-text h2 { font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Roboto Slab'; line-height: 24px; text-transform: none; color: #007fb3; font-weight:normal; }
.slide-bg { height: auto; }

/*flexslider image loading issue fixed*/

.flexslider .slides > li:first-child {display: block; -webkit-backface-visibility: visible;} 
.flexslider .slides > li {display: none; -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;}

li.flex-nav-next {
    display: block;
}
li.flex-nav-prev {
    display: block;
}
/* ====================================================================================================================
 * RESPONSIVE
 * ====================================================================================================================*/
@media screen and (max-width: 860px) {
.flex-direction-nav .flex-prev { opacity: 1; left: 10px; }
.flex-direction-nav .flex-next { opacity: 1; right: 10px; }
}