.featured-posts {
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.featured-cover {
  height: 100%;
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 70%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 100%);
  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 70%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 100%);
  background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 70%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 100%);
  background: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 70%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 100%);
  background: linear-gradient(top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 70%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 100%);
}
.featured-post-inner {
  height: 215px;
  position: relative;
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
}
.featured-posts a,
.featured-posts a:hover {
  height: 215px;
  color: #fff;
}
.featured-posts .featured-post:nth-child(1),
.featured-posts .featured-post:nth-child(2),
.featured-posts-num-4 .featured-post:nth-child(3),
.featured-posts-num-4 .featured-post:nth-child(4){
  float: left;
  width: 50%;
}
.featured-posts-num-5 .featured-post:nth-child(3),
.featured-posts-num-5 .featured-post:nth-child(4),
.featured-posts-num-5 .featured-post:nth-child(5) {
  float: left;
  width: 33.33333333%;
}
.featured-title {
  padding: 20px;
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  bottom: -60px;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  line-height: 20px;
  transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
}
.featured-title h2 a {
  color: #fff;
}
.featured-title h2 {
  font-family: 'droid sans';
}
.featured-title span.tie-date {
  font-size: 9pt;
}
.featured-title h2 {
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .6) 0 0 5px;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 26px;
}
.featured-title span.tie-date .fa {
  margin-right: 3px;
}