/*Featuread Area*/
#featured, .featured{
border:1px solid #aaa;
}


#featured, .featured, .fadeout, .newsselect{ 
height:280px; 			/*this changes the height of the image slider*/
}

#feature_wrap{
width:970px;
position: relative;
margin-left:0px;


}

#featured{
position: relative;
width:970px;
overflow: hidden;
}



.featured{
width:780px;
position:absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
overflow: hidden;
display:none;
}

.feature_excerpt{
width:740px;
position: absolute;
display: block;
bottom: 0;
left:0;
z-index: 2;
padding:10px 20px;
font-size: 11.5px;
line-height:1.5em;
cursor: pointer;
}

.sliderdate{
display:none;
}

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

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

}

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


.fadeslider .feature_excerpt{
width:917px;
}
/*Featuread Area*/

.bottom_right_rounded_corner{
right:0px !important; /* ie6fix */
right:-1px;
left:auto;
}
.featured{
border-left:1px solid #aaa;  
background: #E5EAED url(/site/assets/skin1/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat 30px 50%;
}

.preloading_background{
background: transparent url(/site/assets/skin1/ajax-loader.gif) no-repeat 30px 50%;
}

.fadeout{
background: transparent url(/site/assets/skin1/overlay.png) repeat-y right top;
}

.bottom_left_rounded_corner{
background: transparent url(/site/assets/skin1/rounded.png) no-repeat left bottom;
}
.bottom_right_rounded_corner{
background: transparent url(/site/assets/skin1/rounded.png) no-repeat right bottom;
}
#featured a {
color:#444444;
}
.featured1{
border:none;
display: block;
}

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

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

.sliderheading{
display:block;
font-size: 26px;
}

.heading_clone{
position: absolute;
z-index: 4;
bottom:20px;
left:20px;
font-size: 13px;
text-transform: uppercase;
padding:0;
margin: 0;
}


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

.bottom_right_rounded_corner{
right:0px !important; /* ie6fix */
right:-1px;
left:auto;
}
.sliderheading  {
display:block;
font-size:18px;
font-weight:normal;
letter-spacing:0.4px;
line-height:1.2em;
padding-bottom:5px;
position:relative;
}
.heading_clone  {
bottom:20px;
font-size:13px;
left:20px;
margin:0;
padding:0;
position:absolute;
text-transform:uppercase;
z-index:4;
}
.feature_excerpt{
border-top:1px solid #eee;
}

.position_excerpt, #featured .feature_excerpt
{background: #fff;}