button, button.orange {
    color: white;
    background: #e4a552;
    transition: background .2s;
}

button:hover, button.orange:hover {
    color: white;
    background: #d2984c;
}

#button_holder {
    /*position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% - 480px);*/
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 660px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    transition: all .2s;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}
.buttons {
    padding-top: 240px;
    transition: all .2s;
    list-style-type: none;
    z-index: 103;
    padding-left: 0;
}

#button_holder .container {
    transition: all .2s;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 102;
}

@media (min-width: 892px) {
    .btn_large .container {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 0;
    }

    .btn_large .buttons {
        /*left: 50%;*/
        width: 100%;
        height: 480px;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 180px 0 0 0;
    }

    .btn_large .buttons li {
        padding: 0;
        /*height: 300px;*/
        background-size: cover;
        float: left;
        cursor: pointer;
        /*width: 33.33%;*/
        width: 30%;
        margin: 0 1.66%;
    }
}
.buttons li, .buttons li .featured-box-thumb {
    transition: all .2s, z-index 200ms .2s;
}
.buttons li .featured-box-thumb {
    overflow: hidden;
    /*background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1.0);*/
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px #000;
}
.buttons li {
    width: 33.33%;
    padding-left: 15px;
    padding-right: 15px;
    /*background: white;*/
    /*height: 200px;*/
    -moz-transform: scale(1);
    -webkit-transform: scale(1);
    transform: scale(1);
    z-index: 101;
    /*padding-bottom: 50px;*/
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    transition: z-index .2s;
}
.buttons li:nth-child(2) {
    z-index: 102;
}
.buttons li:hover {
    z-index: 1043;
    transition: z-index 0s;
}
@media (min-width: 892px) {
    .btn_large .buttons li:hover .featured-box-thumb {
        -moz-transform: scale(1.1);
        -webkit-transform: scale(1.1);
        transform: scale(1.1);
        z-index: 102;
        box-shadow: 0 0 150px #000;
        /*background-color: rgba(255, 128, 0, 1.0);*/
    }

    .btn_large .buttons li:before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        left: 0;
        z-index: -1;
        background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom right, #93b595, #d78a8a);
        transition: all .2s;
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .btn_large .buttons li:after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        left: 0;
        z-index: -2;
        background: white;
        transition: all .2s;
        opacity: 1;
    }

    .btn_large .buttons li:hover:before {
        transform: scale(1.1);
        opacity: 1;
    }

    .btn_large .buttons li:hover:after {
        transform: scale(1.1);
        /*opacity: 0;*/
    }
}

.buttons li .featured-box-thumb img {
    transition: all .2s;
    opacity: 1.0;
}

@media (min-width: 892px) {
    .btn_large .buttons li .featured-box-thumb img {
        opacity: 0.4;
    }

    .btn_large .buttons li:hover .featured-box-thumb img {
        /*-moz-transform: scale(1.2);
        -webkit-transform: scale(1.2);
        transform: scale(1.2);*/
        filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Blur(PixelRadius='3');
        -webkit-filter: url(#blur-filter);
        filter: url(#blur-filter);
        -webkit-filter: blur(3px);
        filter: blur(3px);
    }
}

.overlay {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    /*background: rgba(250, 183, 2, 0.4);*/
    /*background: rgba(255, 128, 0, 0.4);*/
    text-align: left;
    opacity: 0.0;
    display: none;
    transition: background .2s;
    text-decoration: none !important;
}

.overlay h2 {
    padding-top: 130px;
    transition: padding .2s;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
}

.featured-box-content {
    padding: 18px 0px 0px;
}

.featured-box-thumb {
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 100px;
    background-size: cover;
}

.featured-box-thumb img {
    width: 100%;
}
.featured-box-desc {
    position: relative;
    text-align: justify;
}

.buttons li:hover .overlay h2 {
    padding-top: 90px;
}
.overlay .overlay_info {
    opacity: 0.0;
    color: white;
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 #000;
    transition: opacity .2s;
}

@media (min-width: 892px) {
    .btn_large .featured-box-thumb {
        height: 100%;
    }
    .btn_large .overlay {
        display: block;
        opacity: 1.0;
    }
    .btn_large .buttons li:hover .overlay .overlay_info {
        opacity: 1.0;
    }

    .btn_large .featured-box-content {
        display: none;
        /*opacity: 0;*/
    }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .buttons li {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto;
    }
    .buttons li .featured-box-thumb {
        max-height: 300px;
    }
    .header_title {
        font-size: 60px !important;
    }
    .header_justify td {
        font-size: 35px !important;
    }
}
@media (min-width: 480px) {
    .featured-box-thumb {
        min-height: 175px;
    }
}
@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .buttons {
        /*width: 720px;*/
        /*margin-left: calc(50% - 405px);*/
    }
    .featured-box-thumb {
        min-height: 105px;
    }
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
    .buttons {
        /*width: 940px;*/
        /*margin-left: calc(50% - 525px);*/
    }
    .featured-box-thumb {
        min-height: 150px;
    }
}
@media (min-width: 1200px) {
    .buttons {
        /*width: 1140px;*/
        /*margin-left: calc(50% - 625px);*/
    }
    .featured-box-thumb {
        min-height: 175px;
    }
}

/* resize buttons */
@media (min-width: 892px) and (max-width: 1350px) {
    .btn_large .buttons li {
        /*height: 240px;*/
    }
    .btn_large .buttons {
        padding-top: 240px;
    }
    .overlay h2 {
        padding-top: 100px;
    }
    .buttons li:hover .overlay h2 {
        padding-top: 90px;
    }
}
@media (min-width: 892px) and (max-width: 1080px) {
    .btn_large .buttons li {
        /*height: 200px;*/
    }
    .btn_large .buttons {
        padding-top: 280px;
    }
    .overlay h2 {
        padding-top: 70px;
    }
    .buttons li:hover .overlay h2 {
        padding-top: 60px;
    }
}

/* resize button fonts */
@media (max-width: 1700px) {
    .overlay h2 {
        font-size: 26px;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 1500px) {
    .overlay h2 {
        font-size: 22px;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 1200px) {
    .overlay h2 {
        font-size: 18px;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 1000px) {
    .overlay h2 {
        font-size: 16px;
    }
}

.featured-box-button a {
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.read_more {
    font-size: 12px;
    line-height: inherit;
}

.button-default {
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 16px;
    font-family: "Open Sans";
    border: 0;
    color: white;
    background: #e4a552;
    transition: background .2s;
}
/*button:hover, button.orange:hover {
    color: white;
    background: #d2984c;
}*/


/************************ start chevron ************************/
header, footer, section {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.chevron_bottom_left, .chevron_bottom_right, .chevron_top_left, .chevron_top_right {
    position: absolute;
    height: 100px;
    background: white;
    z-index: 100;
}

.chevron_top_left {
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 60%;
    transform: translate(50%, -50px) rotate(-3deg) translate(-50%, -50px) skewX(-3deg);
}

.chevron_top_right {
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 40%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50px) rotate(3deg) translate(50%, -50px) skewX(3deg);
}

.chevron_bottom_left {
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 60%;
    transform: translate(-50%, 50px) rotate(-3deg) translate(50%, 50px) skewX(-3deg);
}

.chevron_bottom_right {
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, 50px) rotate(-3deg) translate(120%, 0) rotate(6deg) translate(50%, 50px);
}

.chevron_failsafe, .chevron_header_failsafe, .chevron_failsafe_above {
    width: 100%;
    height: 2px;
    background: white;
    margin-top: -1px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 100;
    /* display: none; */
}

.chevron_failsafe_above {
    height: 100px;
    margin-top: -99px;
}

.chevron_header_failsafe {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: calc(100% - 80px);
    height: 100px;
}
.chevron_header_failsafe.smallHeader {
    display: none;
}
/************************ end chevron ************************/

header.scrollTop {
    height: calc(100% + 100px);
}
.chevron_header_failsafe.scrollTop {
    top: 100%;
}

header {
    /*background: url('../img/back1.jpg');
    background-size: cover;*/
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    /*bottom: 0;
    right: 0;*/
    width: 100%;
    min-height: calc(100% - 80px);
    background: transparent;
    text-align: center;
}

.header_filler {
    height: calc(100% - 480px);
    width: 100%;
}

header.smallHeader {
    min-height: 400px;
    height: 400px;
}

.header_filler.smallHeader {
    height: 400px; /* 320px */
}

.dotted_overlay {
    /*background: url('../img/gridtile.png');*/
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    transform: matrix3d(1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1);
}

.header_front {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 105;
    color: white;
    font-family: "Open Sans Light";
    color: white;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    margin-top: 16%;
    margin-top: 28vh;
    display: inline-block;
}
.header_front button {
    border-radius: 5px;
    width: 160px;
    height: 40px;
    line-height: 40px;
    font-size: 19px;
    font-family: "Open Sans";
    border: 0;
}
@media(max-height:760px) {
    .header_front button {
        display: none;
    }
}
.smallHeader .header_front button, .smallHeader .header_justify {
    display: none;
}


.header_title {
    font-family: "Open Sans";
    font-weight: 200;
    font-size: 97px;
    line-height: 0.6em;
}
.header_justify td {
    font-family: "Open Sans";
    font-weight: 200;
    color: inherit;
    letter-spacing: 0.5em;
    font-size: 60px;
    transform: scale(1, 0.61);
}
.header_justify td:last-child {
    letter-spacing: 0;
}


.smallHeader .header_front {
    /*margin-top: 170px;*/
    margin: auto;
    display: table;
    height: 100%;
}
.smallHeader .header_front table {
    display: table-cell;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
.smallHeader .header_front .header_title {
    line-height: 1em;
}

/*** video background ***/
.video-background {
    background: #000;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0;
    z-index: -99;
}
.video-foreground,
.video-background iframe {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    pointer-events: none;
}
@media (min-aspect-ratio: 16/9) {
    .video-foreground { height: 300%; top: -100%; }
}
@media (max-aspect-ratio: 16/9) {
    .video-foreground { width: 300%; left: -100%; }
}

/*** menu ***/

#main_menu {
    background: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.8), rgba(0,0,0,0));
    text-align: left;
    z-index: 2000;
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 120px;
    transition: height .2s, background .2s;
}

#main_menu.smallMenu {
    /*background: rgba(0,0,0,0.8);*/
    background: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.8), rgba(0,0,0,0.8));
    height: auto;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px #000;
}

.navbar-inverse {
    background: none !important;
}

#main_menu .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2001;
}

.menu_right {
    position: relative;
    float: right;
    padding-top: 40px;
    padding-bottom: 40px;
    transition: padding .2s;
}
.smallMenu .menu_right {
    padding-top: 20px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
}

.menu_right a {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
    font-family: "Montserrat";
    font-size: 14px;
    /*margin-left: 30px;*/
    padding: 2px 15px;
}
.menu_right a i.fa {
    font-size: 22px;
}
.menu_right a.active {
    color: white;
}

.language img {
    height: 20px;
}

#logo img {
    height: 150px;
    position: absolute;
    margin-top: 20px;
    transition: height .2s;
}

.smallMenu #logo img {
    height: 80px;
}

/* switch to mobile at 992px */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
    /* mobile menu */
    .in .menu_right, .collapsing .menu_right {
        width: 100%;
    }
    .in .menu_right a, .collapsing .menu_right a {
        display: block;
        width: 100%;
        border: 0;
        text-align: center;
    }

    #main_menu {
        /*background: rgba(0,0,0,0.8);*/
        background: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.8), rgba(0,0,0,0.8));
        height: auto;
        box-shadow: 0 1px 2px #000;
    }
    #logo img {
        height: 80px;
    }
    .navbar-header {
        float: none;
    }
    .navbar-left,.navbar-right {
        float: none !important;
    }
    .navbar-toggle {
        display: block;
    }
    .navbar-collapse {
        border-top: 1px solid transparent;
        box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
    }
    .navbar-fixed-top {
        top: 0;
        border-width: 0 0 1px;
    }
    .navbar-collapse.collapse {
        display: none!important;
    }
    .navbar-nav {
        float: none!important;
        margin-top: 7.5px;
    }
    .navbar-nav>li {
        float: none;
    }
    .navbar-nav>li>a {
        padding-top: 10px;
        padding-bottom: 10px;
    }
    .collapse.in{
        display:block !important;
    }

    /* horizontal scroll for large items */
    .row {
        overflow-x: auto;
    }
}

/* menu for small but non mobile screens */
@media (max-width: 1200px) {
    .menu_right a {
        padding: 2px 6px;
        border-left: 1px solid white;
    }
    .menu_right a:first-child {
        padding: 0 6px;
        border-left: 0;
    }
    .menu_right a .fa {
        vertical-align: middle;
    }
}

section {
    padding-top: 30px;
    padding-bottom: 40px;
}


/* fonts: title: montserrat 19; text: open sans 12 */



/* parallax */
.parallax-window {
    height: 450px;
    background: transparent;
}

.white {
    background: white;
}

.carousel-prev, .carousel-next {
    position: absolute;
    right: 20px;
    top: -80px;
    width: 35px;
    height: 35px;
    border: 2px solid #e9e9e9;
    background: transparent;
    -webkit-border-radius: 2px;
    -moz-border-radius: 2px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    cursor: pointer
}

.carousel-prev i, .carousel-next i {
    font-size: 25px;
    color: #CCC;
    margin-top: 2px
}

.carousel-prev:hover, .carousel-next:hover {
    border-color: #aaa
}

.carousel-prev:hover i, .carousel-next:hover i {
    color: #555 !important
}

.carousel-prev {
    right: 60px;
}

.carousel-prev i {
    margin-left: 10px
}

.carousel-next i {
    margin-left: 12px
}


.custom-heading {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    padding: 0 15px;
}

h2.heading-title {
    margin-bottom: 0px;
    font-weight: bold;
}

.heading-line {
    background-color: #fab702;
    width: 80px;
    height: 2px;
    display: inline-block;
}

.row.sponsors {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    /*margin-left: -30px;*/
    /*margin-right: -30px;*/
    display: table;
}

.sponsors .logo {
    float: none;
    display: table-cell;
    vertical-align: middle;
    /*padding-left: 30px;*/
    /*padding-right: 30px;*/
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
    .row.sponsors {
        margin-bottom: 40px;
        margin-left: -30px;
        margin-right: -30px;
        width: calc(100% + 60px);
    }

    .sponsors .logo {
        padding-left: 30px;
        padding-right: 30px;
    }
}

.sponsors div .img_helper, .sponsors_small div .img_helper {
    display: inline-block;
    height: 100%;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.sponsors div img, .sponsors_small div img {
    vertical-align: middle;
    width: 100%;
    max-height: 160px;
}

.sponsors_small {
    text-align: center;
}

.sponsors_small .logo {
    /*display: table-cell;*/
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
    height: 110px;
    float: none;
}


/****** footer ******/
.before_footer {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 80px;
}
.before_footer .chevron_bottom_left, .before_footer .chevron_bottom_right {
    background: #ddd;
}
footer {
    padding-top: 30px;
    /*padding-bottom: 50px;*/
    background: #ddd;
}
footer a {
    color: #ae1414;
}

footer .footer-copyright {
    overflow: hidden;
    /*background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.2);*/
    font-size: .9rem;
    /*color: rgba(255,255,255,.6);*/
}

.py-3 {
    padding-bottom: 1rem!important;
    padding-top: 1rem!important;
}

.newsletter input {
    border-top-right-radius: 0;
    border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
    border-right: 0;
}
.newsletter button {
    border-top-left-radius: 0;
    border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    border-left: 0;
}
.newsletter div:first-child {
    padding-right: 0;
}
.newsletter div:last-child {
    padding-left: 0;
}

.social_media a {
    font-size: 30px;
    color: inherit;
    margin-right: 10px;
}
.social_media a:hover {
    color: #ae1414;
}

/**** news ****/
.featured-box-thumb-large {
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 400px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
}
.news-column-left {
    padding-right: 40px;
    border-right: 1px solid #ddd;
    margin-top: -30px;
    padding-top: 30px;
}
.news-column-right {
    padding-left: 40px;
}
.news-meta {
    font-size: 11px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 6px 0px 5px;
    border-top: 1px solid #e9e9e9;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e9e9e9;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}
hr {
    border: none;
    border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
    margin: 50px 0;
}


.widget-posts-list {
    padding: 0;
}
.widget-posts-list li {
    list-style-type: none;
    padding: 10px 10px 10px 0;
}
.widget-posts-list .post-thumb {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    background-size: cover;
    float: left;
    margin-right: 15px;
}
.widget-posts-list li a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.widget-posts-list li a:hover {
    color: #fab702;
}

.striped-rows li:nth-child(even){
    background-color: #fff;
}
.striped-rows li:nth-child(odd){
    background-color: #eee;
}
.clear {
    clear: both;
}



/**** team ****/
.team_members img {
    width: 100%;
}

.member_photo_holder {
    position: relative;
}
.member_photo_holder:before{
    content: "";
    display: block;
    padding-top: 100%; 	/* initial ratio of 1:1*/
}
.member_photo {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    right: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.member_name {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    font-weight: bold;
    display: block;
}
.member_info {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    display: block;
    min-height: 70px;
}