#hero {
   width: 100%;
   height: 450px;
   background:#f3f3ee;
	position: relative; }
  
.slide {
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center top;
	position: relative;
	background-size: auto 100%;
	height: 450px;
	z-index: 1; }

.mask { 
   content: '';
   position: absolute;
   z-index: 10;
   top: 0;
   left: 0;
   width: 100%;
   height: 450px; 
   /* Permalink - use to edit and share this gradient: http://colorzilla.com/gradient-editor/#00142a+0,00142a+100&0.2+0,0.5+70,1+100 */
   background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(56,70,157,0.2) 0%, rgba(56,70,157,0.5) 70%, rgba(56,70,157,1) 100%); /* FF3.6-15 */
   background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(56,70,157,0.2) 0%,rgba(56,70,157,0.5) 70%,rgba(56,70,157,1) 100%); /* Chrome10-25,Safari5.1-6 */
   background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  rgba(56,70,157,0.2) 0%,rgba(56,70,157,0.5) 70%,rgba(56,70,157,1) 100%); /* W3C, IE10+, FF16+, Chrome26+, Opera12+, Safari7+ */
   filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#38469d', endColorstr='#38469d',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */
}	

#hero ul {
   display: none; }

#hero .text {
   z-index: 20;
   width: 600px;
   margin: 0 auto;
   padding: 0;
   background: none;
   height: auto;
   font-size: 16px;
   color: #fff;
   position: absolute;
   text-align: center;
   bottom: 60px;
   right: initial; 
   left: initial; 
   -webkit-transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
      -moz-transition:    all .3s ease-in-out;
      -o-transition:      all .3s ease-in-out;
      -ms-transition:     all .3s ease-in-out;
      transition:         all .3s ease-in-out;}  
      
   #hero .text.left {
      width: 600px;
      margin-left: calc(50% - 600px);
      padding: 0;
      text-align: left; }
      
   #hero .text.center {
      width: 900px;
      text-align: center; }
   
   #hero .text.right { 
      width: 600px;
      margin-right: calc(50% - 600px);
      padding: 0;
      text-align: right; }
   
#hero h1 {
   display: block;
   color: #fff;
   font-weight: 700;
   font-size: 275%;
   line-height: 1.25;
   text-transform: none;
   letter-spacing: 0;
   word-spacing: 0;
   margin: 0;
   text-shadow: 0 0 25px #004985;}	
   
#hero a.button {
   clear: both;
   margin-top: 1em;
   padding: .4em 2em;
   display: inline-block;
   text-transform: none;
   font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
   font-weight: 600;
   color: #38469d;
   font-size: 150%;
   background: #fff; } 
   
   #hero a.button:hover {
      background: #d7262a;
      color: white; }

#hero .control {
    background-color: none;   
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    position: absolute;
    top: inherit;
    z-index: 100;
    bottom: 60px;
    font-size: 50px;
    line-height: 1;
    text-align: center;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.5);  
    display: block;    
    -webkit-transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition:    all .3s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition:      all .3s ease-in-out;
    -ms-transition:     all .3s ease-in-out;
    transition:         all .3s ease-in-out;  }
      
    .ie8 #hero .control { width: 23px; padding: 10px 0; text-align: center; background-color: #fff; }

    #hero .control:hover { 
        color: rgba(255,255,255,.8); }
            
        #hero .control { width: 36px; padding: 11px 0; }
    
    #hero .control:active { 
        color: rgba(255,255,255,1); }

#hero .control.back { left: 23%; }
    #hero .ie8 .control.back { left: 23%; }
    #hero .control.back:hover { }
    #hero .ie8 .control.back:hover { left: 23%; }
   
#hero .control.next { right: 23%;}  
    #hero .ie8 .control.next { right: 23%; }
    #hero .control.next:hover {  }  
    #hero .ie8 .control.next:hover { right: 23%; }



/* Featured Candidates Section */
body#home section#featured {
   padding: 3em 0;
   background: white;
}

   body#home section#featured h1 {
      color: #17152c;
      font-size: 200%; 
   }



/* Social and Updates Section */
body#home section#bottom {
   background: #17152c;
   display: flex;
   color: white;
}

body#home section#bottom #social {
   width: 50%;
   background: #38469d; 
}

body#home section#bottom #updates {
   width: 50%;
   background: #17152c;
}


   body#home section#bottom .pad {
      padding: 2em 0; 
      width: 580px;
      text-align: left;
   }
   
   body#home section#bottom #social .pad { float: right; margin-right: 20px; color: white; }
   body#home section#bottom #updates .pad { float: left; margin-left: 20px; color: white; }
   
   body#home section#bottom h1 {
      color: #fff;
      font-size: 200%; 
      text-align: center;
   }
   
   body#home section#bottom #social small, body#home section#bottom #social time {
      color: #bcc1df !important;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-size: 14px;}
      
   body#home section#bottom #updates small, body#home section#bottom #updates time { 
      color: #3d79e7 !important;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-size: 14px;}
      
   body#home section#bottom article {
      font-size: 22px; }

   body#home section#bottom article h3, body#home section#bottom span.title {
      font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
      text-transform: none;
      font-size: 26px;
      line-height: 1.4;
      color: white;
    -webkit-transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition:    all .3s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition:      all .3s ease-in-out;
    -ms-transition:     all .3s ease-in-out;
    transition:         all .3s ease-in-out;  }
      
   body#home section#bottom article a { 
      color: white; }
      
      body#home section#bottom a:hover, body#home section#bottom a:hover span.title {
         color: #3a9ff5 !important; }
         
   body#home section#bottom ul.folder-list li { border: 0; }
   
   body#home section#bottom ul.folder-list li:first-child:after {
      content: "";
      left: 25%;
      width: 50%;
      display: block;
      height: 1px;
      position: relative;
      background-color: #595867;
      }
   
/* What We Do Section */
body#home section#what-we-do {
   padding: 4em 0;
   background: none;
}

   body#home section#what-we-do h1 {
      color: #17152c;
      font-size: 200%; 
   }
   
   body#home section#what-we-do ul {
      list-style: none;
      margin: 0;
      width: 100%;
      flex: 0 0 auto;
      padding: 0;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: row;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: flex-start;
      align-content: flex-start;
   }
   
   body#home section#what-we-do ul li {
      flex: 0 0 200px;
      text-align: left;     
   }
   
   body#home section#what-we-do ul li .title {
      display: block;
      text-align: left;
      color: #d7262a;
      font-size: 120%;
      font-weight: 700;
      margin-bottom: .25em;
      line-height: 1.1;
   }
   
   body#home section#what-we-do ul li .body {
      display: block;
      color: #17152c;
      font-size: 80%;
      line-height: 1.5;
   }