/*
	home blog latest news
***************************************************************/
.home_blog_post_area {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .home_blog_post_area .products-section-title {border-bottom: 0;}

  .home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    border: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
    background: #fff;
  }

  .home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .item {display: flex;}
  .home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post:hover {
    border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
  }

  .home_blog_post_inner article .post_content, .home_blog_post_inner article .post-footer {padding: 15px;}

  .home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_thumbnail {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .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: 14px;
    font-size: 1rem;
  }
  .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 li.meta_author {display: none;}

  .home_blog_post_area .home_blog_post .blog_post .post_meta p {
    margin-right: 5px;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    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;
  }

  .blog_slider.row {display: flex; flex-flow: wrap} 
  .home_blog_post_area .post_description {
    line-height: 24px;
    font-size: 13px;
  }