.flexslider {
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
    border: none;
    margin: 0;
    z-index: 1;
}

.loading {
    min-height: 300px;
    background: white url("images/loading.gif") no-repeat center center;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
}

.flexslider .slides > li {
    position: relative;
}

.flex-caption {
    z-index: 1;
}

.flex-direction-nav li{
   margin-bottom: 0;
}

.flex-direction-nav a {
    height: 100%;
    top: 0;
    width: 45px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 10px;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}

.flex-direction-nav a:hover,
.flex-direction-nav a:active {
    text-decoration: none;
}

.flex-direction-nav a:before {
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
    text-shadow: none;
}

.flexslider:hover .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {
    left: 0;
}

.flexslider:hover .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {
    right: 0;
}

.flex-control-nav {
    bottom: 10px;
    z-index: 9000;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 860px) {
    .flex-control-nav {
        position: relative;
        margin-top: 20px;
    }
    .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev {
        left: 0;
    }
    .flex-direction-nav .flex-next {
        right: 0;
    }
}