/*Featured Area*/

#featured{
border:1px solid #595959;
border-top:1px solid #595959;
}

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

#page1 .preloading_background {
background:#191919 url(../preload.gif) no-repeat scroll 50% 50%;
}

#page1 .fadeout{
background: transparent url(../overlay.png) repeat-y right top;
}

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

#page1 .feature_excerpt{
background: transparent url(../transparency.png) repeat 0 0;
border-top:1px solid #595959;
}

#page1 #featured a{
color:#eee;
}

#page1 .slidecontrolls span{
background:transparent url(../slide_controlls.png) no-repeat top right;
}

#page1 .slidecontrolls .active_item, #page1 .slidecontrolls span:hover{
background:transparent url(../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;
}

#mercontainer {
	clear:both;
	float:left;
	width:100%;
	padding-top:.5em;
}
#mercol1 {
	float:left;
	width:90%;
	position:relative;
	left:3%;
	overflow:hidden;
	padding-bottom:20px;
}
#merhome h1 {
	margin-top:45px;
}
ul.merch {
	margin:10px 0 0 0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
}
#merhome ul.merch {
	margin:20px 0 0 0;
}
ul.merch li {
	margin:0 0 20px 0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
}
ul.merch li.left {
	clear:left;
	float:left;
	width:47%;
	position:relative;
	overflow:hidden;
}
ul.merch li.right {
	clear:right;
	float:right;
	width:47%;
	position:relative;
	overflow:hidden;
}
ul.merch li a {
	display:block;
	text-decoration:none;
	border:1px solid #ddd;
	background-color:#fff;
	color:#000;
	-moz-border-radius-topright:10px;
	-moz-border-radius-bottomright:10px;
	-webkit-border-top-right-radius:10px;
	-webkit-border-bottom-right-radius:10px;
	background-position:96% center;
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	padding:0;
	overflow:hidden;
	position:relative;
}
ul.merch li a:hover {
	border:1px solid #000;
	background-color:#fff;
	color:#000;
	background-position:96% center;
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
ul.merch li a span {
	display:block;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	background:#dddddd;
	width:100%;
	position:relative;
	right:120px;
	min-height:120px;
}
ul.merch li a:hover span {
	background:#000;
	color:#fff;
}
ul.merch li a span strong {
	display:block;
	padding:10px 10px 5px 130px;
	cursor:pointer;
}
ul.merch li a span em {
	display:block;
	padding:5px 10px 10px 130px;
	cursor:pointer;
}