.clear{
clear:both;
}

#gc-news .slides {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0; }

.news-outer-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  margin: 20px 0 40px 0;
}

#gc-news { background:none !important; }
#gc-news .row {
 position: relative;
 display: inline-block;
 /*width: 48.5%;*/
 height: 250px;
 overflow: hidden;
 margin: 0.3%;
 font-family: inherit;
 background: #fff;
 cursor: pointer;
 -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;
 -moz-transition: all 0.2s;
 transition: all 0.2s; }

/*#gc-news .row:nth-child(odd) {
  margin-left: 0; }

#gc-news .row:nth-child(even) {
  margin-right: 0; }*/

#gc-news .row.featured:first-child, #gc-news .row.featured:nth-child(2) {
  height: 340px;
}

#gc-news .row:first-child, #gc-news .row:nth-child(7) {
  width: 60%; }

#gc-news .row:nth-child(2), #gc-news .row:nth-child(4), #gc-news .row:nth-child(6), #gc-news .row:nth-child(9) {
  width: 38.8%; }

#gc-news .row:nth-child(3), #gc-news .row:nth-child(5), #gc-news .row:nth-child(8), #gc-news .row:nth-child(10) {
  width: 29.7%; }

#nav_sec-header .slick-dots {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
    display: flex !important;
    list-style: none;  
  margin-bottom: -12px;
}

#nav_sec-header .slick-dots li {
    width: 100%;
    display: inline-flex;
}

#nav_sec-header .slick-dots li button {
    border: none;
    font-size: 0.0001em;
    width: 100%;
    height: 6px;
    background: #afb3b4;
}

#nav_sec-header .slick-dots li.slick-active button {
    background: #024056; 
}

#gc-news .row .read-more { 
  display: block;
  font-size: 0;
 }

#gc-news .row .image {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
    vertical-align: top;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: absolute;
}

#gc-news .row .image img {
 width: 100%;
}

#gc-news .content {
    width: 100%;
    /*min-height: 68px;*/
    vertical-align: top;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
}

#gc-news .content:before{
    content: '';
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    height: 20px;
    bottom: 100%;
    -webkit-transition: all 0.4s; 
    transition: all 0.4s;
}

#gc-news .content .inner-news-content {
 padding: 0 20px;
}

#gc-news .content .title {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 400;
  padding: 0;
  line-height: normal;
  margin-top: 0.5em;
}

/*#gc-news .row.featured:first-child .content .title, #gc-news .row.featured:nth-child(2) .content .title {
  font-size: 20px;
}*/

#gc-news .content .date {
  font-size: 12px;
  padding: 6px 0px;
  margin-bottom: -30px;
  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
  color: #ffffff;
 -webkit-transition: all 0.2s;
 -moz-transition: all 0.2s;
 transition: all 0.2s;
}

#gc-news .content .news-content {
  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
  color: #ffffff;
  line-height: normal;
  display: none;
}

#gc-news .clear span{
 display: none;
}





/**** News ****/

/*.newsHomepage .rounded.black {
    display: inline-block;
    float: right;
}

.newsHomepage .rounded.black:hover, .newsHomepage .rounded.black:focus {
    color: #2d2d2d;
    background: #fff;
    text-decoration: none; 
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px 2px #d8d8d8;
    -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px 2px #d8d8d8;
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px 2px #d8d8d8;
}

.newsHomepage .sec-header.news .slick-dots li button {
    background: #afb2b3; }

.newsHomepage .sec-header.news .slick-dots li.slick-active button {
    background: #2d2d2d;
}

.newsHomepage #gc-news .content {
    background: rgba(45, 45, 45, 0.9); }

.newsHomepage #gc-news .content:before{
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(45, 45, 45, 0) 0%, rgba(45, 45, 45, 0) 15%, rgba(45, 45, 45,0.9) 75%, rgba(45, 45, 45,0.9) 99%);
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(45, 45, 45, 0) 0%,rgba(45, 45, 45, 0) 15%,rgba(45, 45, 45,0.9) 75%,rgba(45, 45, 45,0.9) 99%);
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(45, 45, 45, 0) 0%,rgba(45, 45, 45, 0) 15%,rgba(45, 45, 45,0.9) 75%,rgba(45, 45, 45,0.9) 99%);
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#002d2d2d', endColorstr='#2d2d2d',GradientType=0 );
}

.newsHomepage #gc-news  .read-more:hover .content, .newsHomepage #gc-news  .read-more:focus .content {
    background: rgba(45, 45, 45, 1); }

.newsHomepage #gc-news .row .read-more:hover .content:before, .newsHomepage #gc-news .row .read-more:focus .content:before {
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(45, 45, 45,0.5) 0%, rgba(45, 45, 45,0.5) 80%, rgba(45, 45, 45,0.98) 99%, rgba(45, 45, 45,1) 100%);
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(45, 45, 45,0.5) 0%,rgba(45, 45, 45,0.5) 80%,rgba(45, 45, 45,0.98) 99%,rgba(45, 45, 45,1) 100%);
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(45, 45, 45,0.5) 0%,rgba(45, 45, 45,0.5) 80%,rgba(45, 45, 45,0.98) 99%,rgba(45, 45, 45,1) 100%);
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#802d2d2d', endColorstr='#2d2d2d',GradientType=0 );
}*/



/**** HOVER ****/

#gc-news  .read-more:hover .content, #gc-news  .read-more:focus .content {
    padding-bottom: 10px;
}

#gc-news .row .read-more:hover .content:before, #gc-news .row .read-more:focus .content:before {
    height: 320px;
}

#gc-news .row .read-more:hover .content .title, #gc-news .row .read-more:focus .content .title {
  margin: 0em;
}

#gc-news .row .read-more:hover .content .date, #gc-news .row .read-more:focus .content .date
/*#gc-news .row .read-more:hover .content .news-content, #gc-news .row .read-more:focus .content .news-content*/ {
  display: block;
  padding: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}




/*** RSS Styles ***/

#RSSLink {
 display:none;
}

#RSSLink a {
 height: 24px;
 width: 24px;
 display: block;
 background: #ee6e19;
 border-radius: 6px;
}

#RSSLink a span {
 text-indent: -9999px;
background: url('https://cdnsm4-hosted.civiclive.com/Common/resources/DesignPortfolio/SiteThemes/CommonLib/social-media-2014/rss/defualt-rss-icon-2014.png') no-repeat;
 width: 24px;
 height: 24px;
 display: block;
 opacity: 1;
 filter:alpha(opacity=100); /* For IE8 and earlier */
}

#RSSLink a:hover span,
#RSSLink a:focus span {
 opacity: 0.7;
 filter:alpha(opacity=70); /* For IE8 and earlier */
}



@media screen and (max-width: 640px) {

#gc-news .row:nth-child(even), #gc-news .row:nth-child(odd) {
    display: block;
    width: 98%;
    margin: 1%; }

}