/*
	home blog latest news
***************************************************************/
.home_blog_post_area {
  margin-bottom: 140px;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post {
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_thumbnail {
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  position: relative;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_thumbnail .blog_mask {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  z-index: 0;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  -webkit-transform: scale(0.8);
  -ms-transform: scale(0.8);
  transform: scale(0.8);
  -webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease;
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_thumbnail .blog_mask .blog_mask_content {
  position: absolute;
  left: 110%;
  top: 50%;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  -webkit-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  -ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_thumbnail .blog_mask .blog_mask_content a {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 70px;
  color: #fff;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_thumbnail:hover .blog_mask {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  z-index: 1;
  -webkit-transform: scale(1);
  -ms-transform: scale(1);
  transform: scale(1);
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_thumbnail:hover .blog_mask .blog_mask_content {
  left: 50%;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_thumbnail:hover .post_meta {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_title {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_title a {
  color: #333;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_title a:hover {
  color: #999999;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_meta {
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_meta p {
  margin-right: 5px;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: #999999;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_meta p span {
  color: #000;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_meta p:after {
  content: '|';
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 5px;
  font-style: normal;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_meta p:last-of-type:after {
  display: none;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_meta p i {
  margin-right: 3px;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_description p {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .read_more a {
  color: #333;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .read_more a i {
  margin-left: 7px;
  vertical-align: middle;
  font-size: 17px;
}
.home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .read_more a:hover {
  color: #999999;
}
.home_blog_post_area.home_blog_style_featured .home_blog_post.row {
  margin: 0;
}
.home_blog_post_area.home_blog_style_featured .home_blog_post.row .blog_post {
  padding: 0;
  width: 100%;
}
.home_blog_post_area.home_blog_style_featured .home_blog_post.row .blog_post .post_thumbnail {
  width: 49%;
  float: left;
  margin: 0px 15px 10px 0px;
}
.home_blog_post_area.home_blog_style_featured .home_blog_post.row .blog_post .post_thumbnail img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}
.home_blog_post_area.home_blog_style_featured .home_blog_post.row .blog_post .post_title {
  font-size: 2.0rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.home_blog_post_area.home_blog_style_featured .home_blog_post.row .blog_post .post_description {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.home_blog_post_area.home_blog_style_featured .home_blog_post.row .blog_post .post_meta {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.home_blog_post_area ul.slick-dots {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.home_blog_post_area ul.slick-dots li {
  display: inline-block;
  float: none;
  margin: 0px 5px;
}
.home_blog_post_area ul.slick-dots li button {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background-color: #CCCCCC;
}
.home_blog_post_area ul.slick-dots li.slick-active button {
  background-color: #000;
}