/*************** Featured Block *************/
.featured_block {
}
.featured {
	background:#444;
	float:left;
	width: 610px;
	height: 250px;
}
.featured_img {
	width:541px;
	height:52px;
	padding:250px 0 0 0;
	float:left;
}
.featured_desc {
	height:52px;
	background:url(../images/featured_desc_bg.png) repeat-x top left;
	padding:0 0 0 10px;
}
.featured_desc h2 {
	font-size:18px;
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#FFF;
	padding:15px 0 0 0;
	letter-spacing: -1px;
}
ul.slideshow {
    list-style:none;
    overflow:hidden;
    position:relative;
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
    width: 610px;
    height: 250px;
}  
ul.slideshow li {
    position:absolute;
    left:0;
    right:0;
}
ul.slideshow li.show {
    z-index:3;   
}
ul.slideshow img {
    border:none;   
}
#slideshow-caption {
    width:610px;
    height:50px;
    position:absolute;
    bottom:0;
    left:0;
    color:#fff;
    background:#000;
    z-index:5;
}
#slideshow-caption .slideshow-caption-container {
    padding:5px 10px;  
    z-index:5;  
}
#slideshow-caption h3 {
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 15px;
    text-shadow: none;
}
#slideshow-caption p {
    padding:0;
    font-size:14px;
    margin: 0 0 0 0 !important;
}
.newspost {
	padding: 12px 0;
	border-bottom: 1px dashed #888;
}