/************************************************************************
-) Slider: only the following lines are necceassary for slider styling,
   rest of the css file styles the demo page
*************************************************************************/
.aviaslider{ 
height:400px; 	/*this changes the height of the image slider*/
width:980px;
overflow: hidden;
position: relative;
background: #fff url(/images/preload.gif) center center no-repeat;
}

ul.aviaslider {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;	
}

.aviaslider li, .aviaslider .featured{
display: block;
width:100%;
height:100%;
position: absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
z-index: 1;
}

.js_active .aviaslider li, .js_active .aviaslider .featured{
display:none;
}

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

#slidecontrolls-wrapper {
	position: relative;
	background: #333 url('/images/bg-homepagebanner.jpg') repeat-x;
	margin: 0 auto;
	height: 50px;
	width: 980px;	
}

.slidecontrolls{
	margin: 0 auto;
	position: relative;
	float:left;
}

.slidecontrolls a {
	height: 50px;
	width: 51px;
	display:block;
	cursor: pointer;
	background: transparent url('/images/btn-banner-controlls.jpg') center bottom no-repeat;
	float:left;
	outline: none;
}

.slidecontrolls a:hover, .slidecontrolls .active_item{
	background: transparent url('/images/btn-banner-controlls.jpg') center top no-repeat;
}

.feature_excerpt{
width:980px;
position: absolute;
display: block;
bottom: 0;
left:0;
z-index: 2;
padding:14px 15px;
font-size: 11.5px;
line-height:1.5em;
cursor: pointer;
background: #000;
color: #fff;
}

.feature_excerpt strong{
display: block;
font-size: 15px;
padding-bottom: 3px;
}