/*  slider container(s) */
#container-news{position:relative; margin:0 0 0 2px; width:600px; height:30px; overflow:hidden;}

.item { display: block; width: 600px; height:30px; margin:0; padding:0;}



/* controls styling */

.prev_btn, .next_btn {text-align:left; font-size: 12px; }
.prev_btn { float: left; width:22px; margin:0 1px 0 0; }
.next_btn { float: left; margin:0 0 0 0; padding:0 0 0 0; }

#controls1 { display: block; padding:9px 0 0 5px; position:relative; width: 75px;  }







.clearit { clear: both; }

h3.news{ font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#ffffff; font-weight:normal; margin:10px 0 0 0; padding:0; }
h3.news a{ font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#ffffff; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;}
h3.news a:link{ font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#ffffff; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;}
h3.news a:visited{ font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#ffffff; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;}
h3.news a:hover{ font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#b9baba; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:underline;}
h3.news a:active{ font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#ffffff; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;}