/************************************************************************
featured
*************************************************************************/
#feature_info{
background: transparent url('../images/skin1/border_horizontal.png') repeat-x bottom left;  
}

.fancyborder{
background: transparent url('../images/skin1/fancy_border.png') repeat 0 0; 
}

/*#wrapper_featured_area{ 
background: #f8f8f8 url('../images/skin1/bg.png') repeat-x left -805px ;  
}*/

/*#wrapper_featured_area .center{ 
background: transparent url('../images/skin1/bg_featured.png') no-repeat center 417px ;  
} */

/*#wrapper_heading{ 
background: #f8f8f8 url('../images/skin1/bg.png') repeat-x left bottom ;  
border-bottom:1px solid #fff;
color:#fff;
}*/

#wrapper_heading h2, #wrapper_heading h2 a{
color: #ccc;
}

.featured, .preloading{
background: #fff url(../images/preload.gif) no-repeat center center;
}

.featured a, .newsselect a, .featured a:hover{
color:#555;
}

.newsselect a:hover{
color:#777;
}

.position_excerpt, #top .featured_inside .feature_excerpt { 
background:none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFFFFF; 
}


#top .slidecontrolls a{ 
background:transparent url(../images/slide_controlls.png) no-repeat  -28px top; 
}

#top .slidecontrolls .active_item, #top .slidecontrolls a:hover{
background:transparent url(../images/slide_controlls.png) no-repeat 2px top ;
}

.big_button{ background: transparent url('../images/skin1/button.png') no-repeat left 0px; }

.big_button strong{
background: transparent url('../images/skin1/button.png') no-repeat right -60px !important;
background: transparent url('../images/skin1/button.png') no-repeat right -59px; /*ie6 bugfix*/
color: #fff;
}

.big_button:hover{ 
background: transparent url('../images/skin1/button.png') no-repeat left -120px !important; 
background: transparent url('../images/skin1/button.png') no-repeat left 0px; /*ie6 bugfix*/
}
.big_button:hover strong{ 
background: transparent url('../images/skin1/button.png') no-repeat right -180px !important;  
background: transparent url('../images/skin1/button.png') no-repeat right -60px; /*ie6 bugfix*/
}