/*Featured Area*/

#featured{
border:1px solid #595959;
border-top:none;
}

.featured{
border-left:1px solid #595959;  
background:#000 url(images/skin2/preload.gif) no-repeat scroll 50% 50%;
}

#top .preloading_background {
background:#191919 url(images/skin2/preload.gif) no-repeat scroll 50% 50%;
}

#top .fadeout{
background: transparent url(images/skin2/overlay.pg) repeat-y right top;
}

.bottom_left_rounded_corner{
background: transparent url(images/skin2/rounded.ng) no-repeat left bottom;
}
.bottom_right_rounded_corner{
background: transparent url(images/skin2/rounded.pg) no-repeat right bottom;
}

#top .feature_excerpt{
background: transparent url(images/skin2/transparency.pg) repeat 0 0;
border-top:1px solid #595959;
}

#top #featured a{
color:#eee;
}

#top .slidecontrolls span{
background:transparent url(images/skin1/slide_controlls.png) no-repeat top right;
}

#top .slidecontrolls .active_item, #top .slidecontrolls span:hover{
background:transparent url(images/skin1/slide_controlls.png) no-repeat top left;
}

.newsselect{
border-left:1px solid #595959;
background: #333;
}

.newsselect .single_item{
border-bottom:1px solid #595959;
}

.newsselect .single_item:hover, .newsselect .active_item{
background-color: #222;
text-shadow:1px 1px 0 #000;
}