.blog-post-img {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
}

.blog-post-image {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  transform: scale(1,1);
  -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;
  -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;
  -o-transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;
  transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;
  transition: 0.4s ease;
}
.blog-post-img:hover .blog-post-image {
  -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;
  -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;
  -o-transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;
  transition: all 0.3s ease 0s;
  transition: 0.4s ease;
  -webkit-transform: scale(1.1);
  -moz-transform: scale(1.1);
  -ms-transform: scale(1.1);
  -o-transform: scale(1.1);
  transform: scale(1.1);
}
.section-container-flx-x {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  padding: 30px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
}
.section-container-body {
  max-width: 570px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.slider-body:after {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  content: "";
  background: #000000;
  opacity: .5;
}
.d-flex {
  display: -webkit-box;
  display: -moz-box;
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: -webkit-flex;
  display: flex;
}
.min-read-and-date,
.featured-post-summary {
  flex-basis: 50%;
}
.featured-post-date {
  margin-left: 10px;
}
.featured-post-summary p {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 24px;
  letter-spacing: 1.1px;
  margin-bottom: 0px;
}
.featured-post-date h6 {
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.featured-post-title h4 {
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}
.blog_post_author-m.four-col-sec .post_author_name img {
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
}
.date-and-summary-box{
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.date-and-summary-box:after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 70%;
  top: 35%;
  bottom: 0;
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  left: 45%;
  -webkit-transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  -ms-transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
}


@media(max-width: 1024px){
  .date-and-summary-box:after{
    display: none;
  }
  .min-read-and-date,
  .featured-post-summary {
    flex-basis: 100%;
  }
  .date-and-summary-box.d-flex {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  } 
  .min-read-and-date {
    padding-bottom: 15px;
  }
}
@media(min-width: 768px){
  .featured-post-title h4 {
    font-size: 28px;
    letter-spacing: 1.2px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 38px;
  }
  .featured-post-date p {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  }
  .slider-body {
    min-height: 624px; 
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
}
@media(max-width: 767px){
  .slider-body {
    min-height: 400px; 
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .featured-post-title h4 {
    font-size: 24px;
    letter-spacing: 1.2px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 34px;
  }
  .featured-post-date p {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  }

}