h1, h2, h3 { margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; vertical-align: baseline; }


/*-----------------[BASIC STYLES]-----------------*/


.clear { padding: 0; margin: 0; 	clear: both; }

/*----------------[FEATURED SLIDER]---------------*/
#featured #slides { 
	width: 960px; 
	background-color: #e5e5e5; 
	border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; 
	height: 255px;
	padding: 3px; 
}
		#slides .slide { position: relative; }
		#featured .slider_shadow {
	background-image: url(../images/slider-shadow.png);
	width: 960px;
	height: 14px;
	display: block;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center;
}
		
.slide .banner {
	position: absolute;
	width: 615px;
	height: 319px;
	/*background: url(images/slider-banner.png) no-repeat; */
	top: 0px;
	padding: 5px 20px 0 335px;
	font-style: normal;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	/*text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px #000; */}
			
.slide .active { top: 90px; }
.banner h2 {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 37px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	display: block;
	font-weight: normal;
}
			
.banner span { top: 170px; left: 330px; height: 43px; display: block; background-image: url(images/slider-readmore-left.png); position: absolute; }

.banner span a {
	background: url(images/slider-readmore-right.png) no-repeat right;
	height: 27px;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #fff;
	text-transform: none;
	float: left;
	margin-right: -22px;
	padding: 8px 15px;
	text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px #6c6c6c;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#switcher { width: 444px; float: right; margin-top: -65px; margin-right:50px; }
#switcher .item { 
	margin-right: 17px; float: left; 
	height: 98px; width: 93px; 
	background: url(../images/slider-thumb-shadow.png) no-repeat bottom; 
	position: relative; 
}
.item div.wrap { 
	cursor: pointer; 
	background: #e4e4e4; 
	border-bottom: 1px solid #7f7f7f; 
	border-top: 1px solid #fff; 
	border-left: 1px solid #fff; 
	border-right: 1px solid #fff; 
	padding: 4px; width: 83px; 
	height: 83px; 
	position: absolute; 
}
.item div.active { margin-top: -15px; }
.item div span.image { width: 83px; height: 83px; display: block; }
.item .hover { 
	z-index: 10; 
	background-image: url(images/slider-hover.png);  
	display: none; position: 
	absolute; top: -160px; 
	left: -55px; width: 182px; height: 123px; 
	padding: 5px 15px 15px 15px;
	font-style: italic; 
	color: #525252; 
	text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px #fff; 
}
.item .hover span { color: #a4a4a4; font-size: 21px; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; float: left; }