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@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,300);
@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=PT+Sans+Narrow);

.about {
    float: left;
    margin: 20px;
    width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
    background: #000;
    font-family: 'Open Sans';
    line-height: 200px;
    -webkit-filter: sepia(0.4);
    position: relative;
    padding: 0 !important;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 0 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);    
    transition: 0.6s;
    -webkit-transition: 0.6s;
    -moz-transition: 0.6s;
    -o-transition: 0.6s;
    -ms-transition: 0.6s;
}

.about a img {
    position: absolute;
    height: 120%;
    width: 120%;
    left: 50%;
    top: 50%;
    margin-top: -60%;
    margin-left: -60%;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(-10deg);
    -moz-transform: rotate(-10deg);
    -o-transform: rotate(-10deg);
    -ms-transform: rotate(-10deg);
    transform: rotate(-10deg);
}

.about dl {
    opacity: 0;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    top: 0;
    padding: 20px;
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 2.5; 
    color: white;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
    transition: 0.6s;
    -webkit-transition: 0.6s;
    -moz-transition: 0.6s;
    -o-transition: 0.6s;
    -ms-transition: 0.6s;
}

.about:hover dl {
    opacity: 1;
}

.about dl dt {
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-family: 'PT Sans Narrow';
    font-size: 21px;
    line-height: 22px;
    margin: 50px auto;
    text-align: center;
}

.about dl dd {
    margin-left: 0;
}