.previous_btn::before{
           content: " <";
      }  
      .next_btn::before{
           content: " >";
      } 
.slider {

  margin: 0 auto;/*
  max-width: 940px;
*/
}

.slide_viewer {
  height: 40rem;
    width:100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
   
}

.slide_group {
  height: 100%;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
}

.slide {
  display: none;
   
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}
.masthead{background:transparent;
     padding-top: 4rem; 
     padding-bottom: 4rem; }
.slide:first-child {
   display: flex;
}

.slide:nth-of-type(1) {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.1) 0,rgba(255,255,255,.1) 100%),url(../../../img/bg-masthead.jpg);
        background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
    
        min-height: 40rem;
    position: relative;
   
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    padding-top: 0rem;
    padding-bottom: 0rem;
}

.slide:nth-of-type(2) {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.1) 0,rgba(255,255,255,.1) 100%),url(../../../img/bg-2.jpg);
        background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
        min-height: 40rem;
    position: relative;
      
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    padding-top: 0rem;
    padding-bottom: 0rem;
}

.slide:nth-of-type(3) {
   background: linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.1) 0,rgba(255,255,255,.1) 100%),url(../../../img/bg-3.jpg);
        background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
        min-height: 40rem;
    position: relative;
   
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    padding-top: 0rem;
    padding-bottom: 0rem;
}

.slide:nth-of-type(4) {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(255,255,255,.1) 0,rgba(255,255,255,.1) 100%),url(../../../img/bg-4.jpg);
        background-position: center center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
        min-height: 40rem;
    position: relative;
   
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    padding-top: 0rem;
    padding-bottom: 0rem;
}

.slide_buttons {
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
    bottom:0;
  text-align: center;
}

div.slide_btn {
  color: #474544;
  font-size: 42px;
  margin: 0 0.175em;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
  -moz-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
  -ms-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
  -o-transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
  transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;
    display:inline-table;
}

.slide_btn.active, .slide_btn:hover {
  color: #ff9900;/*#428CC6;*/
  cursor: pointer;
}

.directional_nav {
  height: 30rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 100%;
     font-size: 1.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
/*  top: -340px;*/
}

.previous_btn {
  bottom: 0;
  left: 10px;
  margin: auto;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
}

.next_btn {
  bottom: 0;
  margin: auto;
  position: absolute;
  right: 10px;
  top: 0;
}

.previous_btn, .next_btn {
  cursor: pointer;
  height: 15px;
  opacity: 0.5;
  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
  -moz-transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
  -ms-transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
  -o-transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
  transition: opacity 0.4s ease-in-out;
  width: 15px;
}

.previous_btn:hover, .next_btn:hover {
  opacity: 1; color: #ff9900;/*#428CC6;*/
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
    .masthead {
    padding-top: 0rem;
    padding-bottom: 0rem;
}

    
 
}