#featured{
position: relative;
width:940px;
height:360px;
overflow: hidden;
}

.featured{
width:700px;
height:360px;
position:absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
overflow: hidden;
display:none;
cursor:default;
background: #fff url(../images/preload.gif) no-repeat center center;
}

.featured a:link,
.featured a:visited,
.featured a:hover {
	text-decoration:none;
	cursor:default;
}

.feature_excerpt{
width:640px;
height:100px;
position: absolute;
display: block;
bottom: 0;
left:0;
z-index: 3;
padding:0px 20px;
padding-right:40px;
cursor:default;
line-height:1.3em;
background:url(../images/slider-header-bg.png);
}
* html .feature_excerpt {
	background-image:none;
	background-color:#000;
}

.featured img{
display:block;
position: relative;
z-index: 2;
}

.sliderheading{
display:block;
font-size:22px;
font-family:Georgia,serif;
color:#fff;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:italic;
line-height:1.2em;
margin-bottom:5px;
}

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

.slidercontent {
color:#fff;
}

.slidercontent .link {
	font-weight:bold;
	color:#2577b4;
}

.fadeout{
position:absolute;
width:200px;
height:360px;
display:block;
right:0px;
z-index: 4;
background: transparent url(../images/overlay.png) repeat-y right top;
}

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