/*Featuread Area*/


#featured, .featured, .fadeout, .newsselect{ 
height:220px; 			/*this changes the height of the image slider*/
}

#feature_wrap{
width:610px;
position: relative;
margin-top:15px;

}

#featured{
position: relative;
width:610px;
overflow: hidden;
}



.featured{
width:450px;
position:absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
overflow: hidden;
display:none;
}

#top .feature_excerpt{
width:450px;
position: absolute;
display: block;
bottom: 0;
left:0;
z-index: 2;
padding:8px 10px;
font-size: 11px;
line-height:1.2em;
cursor: pointer;
}

.sliderdate{
display:none;
}

/*fadeslider*/
.fadeslider .featured{
width:100%;
border:none;
}

#top .slidecontrolls{
position:absolute;
width:10px;
right:-15px;
bottom:0;

}

#top .slidecontrolls span{
height:10px;
padding:2px 0;
width:10px;
display:block;
cursor: pointer;
}


#top .fadeslider .feature_excerpt{
width:610px;
}


/*newsslider*/

.newsselect{
position: absolute;
overflow: hidden;
width:276px;
right:0px;
top:0px;
border-left:1px solid #e1e1e1;
background: #fff;
z-index: 5;
}

.newsslider .newsItems{
position: absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
}

.newsslider .featured{
border:none;
}

#top .newsselect .sliderheading{
font-size:14px;
font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;
font-weight: bold;
padding: 0;
}

.newsselect .single_item{
padding:10px;
border-bottom:1px solid #e1e1e1;
display: block;
text-decoration: none;
line-height: 1.3em;
}

.newsselect .single_item:hover, .newsselect .active_item{
background-color: #f1f1f1;
text-shadow:1px 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
outline: none;
}

#top .newsslider .fadeout{
right:155px;
}

.newsselect .sliderdate{
display:block;
font-size: 11px;
}

/*accordion slider*/
.featured img{
display:block;
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
}

#top .fadeout{
position:absolute;
width:200px;
display:block;
right:0px;
z-index: 3;
}

#top .sliderheading{
display:block;
font-size: 20px;
font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;
padding-bottom:5px;
color:#3b5998;	
line-height:28px;
}

#top .heading_clone{
position: absolute;
z-index: 4;
bottom:8px;
left:8px;
font-size: 13px;
padding:0;
margin: 0;
font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;
color:#3b5998;	
line-height:18px;
}


.featured a, .featured a img, .featured img{
text-decoration: none;
border:none;
}

#top .featured1{
border:none;
display: block;
}

.bottom_right_rounded_corner, .bottom_left_rounded_corner{
position: absolute;
z-index: 50;
display: block;
height:7px;
width:7px;
bottom:0px !important; /* ie6fix */
left:0px;
bottom:-1px;
}

#top .bottom_right_rounded_corner{
right:0px !important; /* ie6fix */
right:-1px;
left:auto;
}


/*Featured Area*/

#featured{
border:none;
}

.featured{
border-left:none;  
background: #fff url(images/preload.gif) no-repeat center center;
}

.preloading_background{
background: transparent url(images/preload.gif) no-repeat 50% 50%;
}

#top .fadeout{
background: transparent url(images/overlay.png) repeat-y right top;
}

#top .feature_excerpt{
border:none;
}

#top .slidercontent{
font-size: 12px;
font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;
line-height:16px;
padding-top:5px;
width:300px;
}
.position_excerpt, #top #featured .feature_excerpt
{background: #fff; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;}

#top #featured a{
color:#3b5998;
}

#top .slidecontrolls span{
background:transparent url(images/slide_controlls.png) no-repeat top right;
}

#top .slidecontrolls .active_item, #top .slidecontrolls span:hover{
background:transparent url(images/slide_controlls.png) no-repeat top left;
}

.newsselect{
border-left:1px solid #e1e1e1;
background: #fff;
}

.newsselect .single_item{
border-bottom:1px solid #e1e1e1;
}

.newsselect .single_item:hover, .newsselect .active_item{
background-color: #f1f1f1;
text-shadow:1px 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
}