/*Featuread Area*/


#featured, .featured, .fadeout, .newsselect{ 
  height: 345px;
  width: 867px;
  margin-bottom: 35px;
  margin-left:12px;
  margin-top:24px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.featured {
 margin-top:24px;
 }

#feature_wrap{
width:911px;
margin-top:-26px;
position: relative;
height: 395px; 
background:#dbdbdb url("images/backgrounds/sliderback.jpg") bottom center no-repeat;

}

.featured{
width:600px;
position:absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
overflow: hidden;
display:none;
}

.feature_excerpt{
width:600px;
height:100px;
position: absolute;
display: block;
left:0;
bottom:0;
z-index: 3;
padding:0px 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;
}

/*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;
}

.newsselect .sliderheading{
font-size:13px;
font-family: Arial, Helevtica, Verdana, san-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;
width:256px;
}

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

.newsslider .fadeout{
right:155px;
}

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

/*accordion slider*/
.featured img{
display:block;
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
}

.fadeout{
position:absolute;
width:200px;
display:block;
right:0px;
top:-24px;
z-index: 4;
background: transparent url(../images/skin1/overlay.png) repeat-y right top;
}

.sliderheading{
display:block;
font-size: 32px;
color:#fff;
margin-bottom:7px;
margin-top:5px;
font-weight:bold;
background:#000;
width:100%;
padding:20px;
}

.heading_clone{
position: absolute;
z-index: 4;
bottom:20px;
left:20px;
font-size: 16px;
font-weight:normal;
/*text-transform: uppercase;*/
padding:0;
padding-left:7px;
margin: 0;
}
#featured a{

}

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

.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;
}

.bottom_right_rounded_corner{
right:0px !important; /* ie6fix */
right:-1px;
left:auto;
}
.position_excerpt, #featured .feature_excerpt{
/*background: #fff;*/
}


/*SHORTCODE STYLES*/
.pullquote{
font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
font-size:1.3em;
font-style:italic;
line-height:1.6em;
}

.pullquote_left{
float:left;
width:40%;
margin:2% 4% 2% 0;
padding:0 0 0 3%;
}

.pullquote_right{
float:right;
margin:2% 0 2% 4%;
padding:0 0 0 3%;
width:40%;
}