.carousel-caption {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: bold;
  /* display: none;  remove comment to hide captions */
}

.carousel-control {
  text-shadow: 0;
}

.carousel-control.left {
    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0,rgba(0,0,0,.0001) 100%);
    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%);
    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear,left top,right top,from(rgba(0,0,0,0)),to(rgba(0,0,0,00001)));
    background-image: linear-gradient(to right,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%) !important;
}

.carousel-control.right {
    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0,rgba(0,0,0,.0001) 100%);
    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%);
    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear,left top,right top,from(rgba(0,0,0,0)),to(rgba(0,0,0,00001)));
    background-image: linear-gradient(to right,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%) !important;
}