.body-font {
  font-family: "Lato", sans-serif;
}
.title-font {
  font-family: "Lato", sans-serif;
}

/* Globals */
@accent: #79cb5e;
@header-color: #eee;
@background: #f7f7f7;
@sbg: #eaeaea;
@content: #484848;
@onaccent: @background;
@pattern: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAcAAAAHCAYAAADEUlfTAAAAMUlEQVQIW2NkwAEePHjwnxGbHEhCQUGBEUMSJgHShCKJLIEiiS4Bl8QmAZbEJQGSBADSZhunpas31QAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);

body {
  .body-font;
  background: @background;
  word-wrap: break-word;
}
.mega-container {
  background: @background;
  max-width: 1170px;
  margin: auto;
  margin-top: 20px;
  overflow: visible;
}
a {
  color: @accent;
  cursor: pointer;
  &:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: @accent;
  }
}
.container {
  margin: auto;
  max-width: 1100px;
}


/* section titles */
.section-title {
  color: black;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  position: relative;
  @media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
    margin-top: 20px;
  }
  span {
    background: @background;
    position: relative;
    padding: 25px 15px;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  &:after {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    width: 50%;
    height: 11px;
    background: @pattern repeat;;
    position: absolute;
    left: 25%;
    top: 40%;
    z-index: 0;
    @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
      width: 80%;
      left: 10%;
    }
  }
}

/* Second Featured Area */
.featured-2 {
  margin: 20px 0;
  position: relative;
  .popular-articles {
    overflow: auto;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    .imgcontainer {
      padding: 6px;
      position: relative;
    }
    .popimage {
      position: relative;
      .transition( 0.4s all ease );
      img {
        display: block;
        .transition( 0.4s all ease );
        @media screen and (max-width: 991px) {
          width: 100%;
        }
      }
      &:hover {
        img {
          .transform( translateX(0px) );
          opacity: 1;
        }
        .titledesc {
          display: block;
          .transform( translateX(0px) );
          /* left: 0; */
          opacity: 1;

        }
      }
    }
    .titledesc {
      display: block;
      position: absolute;
      background: fade(black, 60%);
      .transition(0.8s all ease);
      .transform( translateX(-50px) );
      top: 0px;
      left: 0px;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      opacity: 0;
      h2 {
        font-size: 16px;
        text-align: center;
        color: white;
        font-weight: bold;
      }
      a {
        color: #eee;
        background: @accent;
        text-align: center;
        display: block;
        width: 40%;
        padding: 5px;
        margin: auto;
        margin-top: 25px;
      }
    }
    .imgcontainer:nth-child(odd) {
      .titledesc {
        .transform(translateX(50px));
      }
      .popimage:hover {
        img {
          .transform( translateX(0px));
        }
        .titledesc {
          .transform( translateX(0px));
        }
      }
    }
  }

}


#content {
  margin-top: 30px;
}
/* Code to make way for large first post on homepage */
.blog.paged .haxel:nth-child(even) {
  clear: none;
}
.blog.paged .haxel:nth-child(odd) {
  clear: left;
}

//////
/* SHOWCASE */
#showcase {
  margin-top: 50px;
  .showcase-item {
    position: relative;
    padding: 15px 15px;
    overflow: hidden;
    perspective: 1000px;
    .item-container {
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
      backface-visibility: hidden;
    }
    @media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
      width: 100%;
    }
    .image {
      border-radius: 50%;
      display: block;
      overflow: hidden;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 99;
      &:after {
        content: "";
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        border: solid 1px @background;
        display: block;
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        .transform(scale(0.92););
        border-radius: 50%;
        .transition(0.4s all ease);

      }
    }
    img {
      position: relative;
      .transition(0.4s all ease);
    }
    .showcase-caption {
      position: relative;
      text-align: center;
      font-weight: normal;
      margin-top: 15px;
      color: @accent;
      background: @background;
      .transition(0.4s all ease);
      opacity: 1;
      .showcase-title {
        font-size: 18px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        .transition(0.4s all ease);
        color: black;
        font-weight: bold;
        @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
          font-size: 18px;
        }
      }
      .showcase-desc {
        font-size: 16px;
        color: @accent;
        @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
          font-size: 14px;
          font-weight: normal;
        }
        .transition(0.4s all ease);
      }
    }
    &:hover {
      img {
        -webkit-filter: brightness(0.6);
        filter: brightness(0.6);
        .transform(scale(1.1) translateY(0px));

      }
      .image {
        &:after {
          .transform(scale(0.95) rotate(0deg));
          border-style: dashed;



        }
      }
      .showcase-caption {
        opacity: 1;

      }
      .showcase-title, .showcase-desc {
        transform-origin: left;
      }
    }
  }

}

.featposts {
  margin-top: 25px;
  .section-title {
    margin-bottom: 25px;
  }
  .item {
    padding: 5px;

    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    .item-container {
      overflow: hidden;
      border: solid 5px darken(@background, 5%);
    }
    img {
      .transition(1s all ease);
      .transform(scale(1.2));
      position: relative;
      z-index: 80;
    }
    .post-title {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 50%;
      text-align: center;
      width: ~"calc(100% - 20px)";
      font-size: 18px;
      @media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
        font-size: 13px;
      }
      .transform(translateY(70%) scale(2));
      color: @background;
      z-index: 90;
      opacity: 0;
      .transition(0.7s all ease);
    }
    &:before, &:after {
      content: "";
      height: 2px;
      background: fade(@background,85%);
      display: block;
      width: 80%;
      left: 10%;
      position: absolute;
      opacity: 0;
      .transition(0.6s all ease);

      z-index: 90;
    }
    &:before {
      top: 20px;
      .transform(rotate(-5deg) scale(2));
      transform-origin: 20%;
    }
    &:after {
      bottom: 20px;
      .transform(rotate(-5deg) scale(2));
      transform-origin: 80%;
    }
    &:hover {
      &:before, &:after {
        .transform(rotate(0deg) scale(1));
        opacity: 1;
      }
      .post-title {
        .transform(translateY(50%) scale(1));
        opacity: 1;
      }
      img {
        filter: brightness(0.3);
        -webkit-filter: brightness(0.3);
        .transform(scale(1));
      }
    }
  }
}


/* Flex Images */
.flex-images {
  border: none;
  padding: 15px 30px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  .section-title:after {
    width: 5%;
  }
  .item {
    margin: 6px;
    border: none;
    position: relative;
    .viewtext {
      position: absolute;
      top: 35%;
      left: 40%;
      font-size: 14px;
      z-index: 9999;
      display: none;
    }
    img {
      .transition(0.4s all ease);
    }
    &:after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      display: block;
      width: 0%;
      height: 5px;
      bottom: 0px;
      background: fade(@accent,80%);
      .transition(0.4s all ease);
    }
    &:hover {
      &:after {
        width: 100%;
      }
      img {
        -webkit-filter: blur(3px) grayscale(0.9);

      }
      .flex-caption {
        padding-left: 20px;
      }
      .viewtext {
        display: block;
        color: #eee;
        text-shadow: 0 0 2px #000;
        background: #000;
        padding: 10px;
        border-radius: 10px;
      }
    }
  }
  .flex-caption {
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.80) 100%);
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0px;
    display: block;
    pointer-events: none;
    .transition(0.4s all ease);
    width: 100%;
    color: #eee;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 #222;
    font-size: 16px;
    padding: 50px 10px 20px 10px;
  }
}