/* ----------------IMAGE SLIDER------------- */
#newsitem_outer {  
	width:410px; 
	margin:10px auto 10px;  
	position:relative; 
}
/* create custom forward-backward buttons for this container */
#newsitem_outer .SlideItMoo_forward,
#newsitem_outer .SlideItMoo_back{ 
	display:block; 
	position:absolute; 
	cursor:pointer; 
	width:20px; 
	height:118px; 
	bottom:0px; 
	right:0px; 
	background:url(../images/news_next_button.gif) no-repeat center;  
}
#newsitem_outer .SlideItMoo_back { 
	left:0px; 
	background:url(../images/news_back_button.gif) no-repeat center;  
}

/* the width is set to show the number of thumbnails that will be visible */
#newsitem_inner{ 
	position:relative ; 
	overflow:hidden ; 
	width:534px ; /* set a display width to make the slider look good in case js is disabled */
	margin:0px auto 0px;
	padding:0;
}
/* the thumbnails container; set a width on it so everything will be fine */
#newsitems { 
	display:block; 
	position:relative; 
	height:112px;
}
/* single element design */
.theNews { 
	display:block; 
	position:relative; 
	float:left; 
	margin-right:18px; 
	margin-top:12px;
	font-size:11px; 
	width:230px; 
	text-align:left; 
	padding: 0 5px;
}

.theNews .date {color:#999;}
.theNews h3 {padding:0;margin:0;}
.theNews h3 a {display:block;text-decoration:none;padding:2px 0 9px 0;margin:0;color:#333;text-decoration:none;}
.theNews h3 a:hover {text-decoration:underline}
.theNews p {font-size:12px;padding:0;margin:0;}
.theNews a {font-size:12px;color:#847D5F;}

#newscontainer #close{
  margin:4px 0 0 534px; #margin:4px 0 0 510px;
  position:absolute;
  z-index: 10;
  cursor:pointer;
}

#closeicon { width:12px;}