/* get rid of those system borders being generated for A tags */
a:active {
  outline:none;
}

:focus {
  -moz-outline-style:none;
}


/* root element for the scrollable. when scrolling occurs this element stays still. */
.scrollable {

	/* required settings */
	position:relative;
	overflow:hidden;
	width: 970px;
	height: 208px;
	margin-left: 4px;

	/* custom decorations */
	border:none;
}

/*
	root element for scrollable items. Must be absolutely positioned
	and it should have a extremely large width to accomodate scrollable items.
	it's enough that you set the width and height for the root element and
	not for this element.
*/
.scrollable .items {
	/* this cannot be too large */
	width:20000em;
	position:absolute;
	clear:both;
}

/* single scrollable item */
.scrollable .items .item{
	float:left;
	margin:0px 0px 9px 9px;
	background-color:#fff;
	
	border:none;
	cursor:pointer;
	width:152px;
	height:198px;
	overflow:hidden;
	
	-moz-border-radius:4px;
	-webkit-border-radius:4px;
}

/* active item */
.scrollable .active {
	border:none;
	z-index:9999;
	position:relative;
} 


.itemSite		{ padding-bottom: 4px
}

.itemImg		{
}


.itemHook		{padding-top: 2px;
}

.itemHead		{
}


.itemText		{font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana, Arial; color: #222; padding-top: 5px;
}

a.LitemHead {font-size: 15px; font-family: Verdana, Arial;}
a.LitemHead2 {font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana, Arial;}

/* this makes it possible to add next button beside scrollable
.scrollable {
	float:left;
	margin-top: 5px;
} */

/* prev, next, prevPage and nextPage buttons */
a.browse {
	display:block;
	width:23px;
	height:20px;
	float:right;
	cursor:pointer;
	font-size:1px;
}

/* right */
a.right 				{
	background:url(/img/carousel/forward.gif) no-repeat;
	margin-top: 1px;
	margin-right: 5px;
}
/* a.right:hover 		{ background-position:-30px -30px; } */
/* a.right:active 	{ background-position:-60px -30px; } */ 


/* left */
a.left				{
	background:url(/img/carousel/reverse.gif) no-repeat;
	margin-top: 1px;
	margin-right: 5px;
} 
/* a.left:hover  		{ background-position:-30px 0; } */
/* a.left:active  	{ background-position:-60px 0; } */


a.left.disabled {
	background:url(/img/carousel/reverse_off.gif) no-repeat;
}

a.right.disabled {
	background:url(/img/carousel/forward_off.gif) no-repeat;
}


/* disabled navigational button 
a.disabled {
	visibility:hidden !important;		
} 	*/


/* disqus summary */

.disqus_summary {
	position:relative;
	overflow:hidden;
	width: 154px;
	height:550px;
}

/* active item */
/*
.disqus_summary .active {
	border:none;
	z-index:9999;
	position:relative;
} 
*/
.ds_fix {
	height: 542px;
}

.disqus_summary .items {
	/* this cannot be too large */
	width:20000em;
	position:absolute;
	clear:both;
	margin-top: 4px;
}


.disqus_summary .items div.item {
	height: 95px;
	width: 150px;
}

.disqus_summary .items div.tmp_fix {
	height: 90px;
}


a.ds_ctrls {
	position:relative;
	margin-top: 3px;
	margin-left: 2px;
	cursor: pointer;
}
/* a.right:hover 		{ background-position:-30px -30px; } */
/* a.right:active 	{ background-position:-60px -30px; } */ 

.background_ctrls {
	background-color: #fff;
	width: 100%;
	height: 20px;
	z-index: 99999;
	padding-top: 2px;
	padding-bottom: 2px;
	text-align: right;
}

a.disqus_prev {
	margin-right: 2px;
	background:url(/img/carousel/up.gif) no-repeat;	
}

a.disqus_next {
	margin-right: 2px;
	background:url(/img/carousel/down.gif) no-repeat;
}

a.disqus_prev.disabled {
	background:url(/img/carousel/up_off.gif) no-repeat;	
}

a.disqus_next.disabled {
	background:url(/img/carousel/down_off.gif) no-repeat;
}

/* latest news */

a.latest_prev {
	margin-right: 2px;
	background:url(/img/carousel/up.gif) no-repeat;	
}

a.latest_next {
	margin-right: 2px;
	background:url(/img/carousel/down.gif) no-repeat;
}

a.latest_prev.disabled {
	background:url(/img/carousel/up_off.gif) no-repeat;	
}

a.latest_next.disabled {
	background:url(/img/carousel/down_off.gif) no-repeat;
}

.latest_news_scroller {
	position:relative;
	overflow:hidden;
	width: 298px;
	height: 280px;
}

.latest_news_scroller .items {
	/* this cannot be too large */
	width:20000em;
	position:absolute;
	clear:both;
	margin-top: 6px;
}


.latest_news_scroller .items div.item {
	height: 20px;
	width: 298px;
}