.blog_thumbnail {
  width: 50%;
  background-size: cover;
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: bold;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
  float: left;
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 30%;
  background-position: center;
}
.blog_thumbnail:hover {
  transform: scale(1.02);
}
.blog_thumbnail:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  top: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(29, 37, 45, 0.9) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 149%);
}
.blog_thumbnail_text_container {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  -ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  text-align: center;
  color: #ffffff;
  width: 100%;
}
.blog_thumbnail_title {
  color: #fff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-family: Montserrat;
  font-size: 35px;
  line-height: 36px;
}
.blog_thumbnail_subtitle {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 100;
  font-size: 17px;
}
.btn-success {
  background: #2a2a2a;
  border-color: #2a2a2a;
}
.btn-success:hover {
  background: #323232;
  border-color: #323232;
}
.btn-success:active {
  background: #2a2a2a !important;
  border-color: #2a2a2a !important;
}
.btn-success:focus {
  background: #2a2a2a !important;
  border-color: #2a2a2a !important;
}
.navbar {
  position: fixed;
  width: 100%;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: background-color 0.7s linear;
  border-radius: 0;
}
.navbar a {
  color: #fff;
}
.navbar .logo img {
  transition: all 0.3s linear;
}
.navbar.small {
  background: #2a2a2a;
  box-shadow: 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
.navbar.small a {
  color: #fff;
}
.navbar.small .logo img {
  height: 66px!important;
  padding: 10px!important;
}
.contentSection {
  padding: 100px;
}
.contentSection .sectionHeading {
  margin-bottom: 50px;
  text-align: center;
}
.darkSection {
  background: #f9f7f6;
}
.footerContainer {
  background: #aaaaaa;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 20px;
}
.footerContainer a {
  color: #fff;
}
.footerContainer a:hover {
  color: #fff;
}