.slider-wrap{margin:0 9px;padding:9px 0;width:925px;height:307px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;z-index:10;}
#slider li{display:inline;float:left;width:925px;margin:0px;padding:0px;height:307px;}

.slider-text-wrap{background:url(../images/index/slideroverlay-trans.png) no-repeat;width:320px;height:229px;position:absolute;z-index:20;margin:50px 0 0 9px;}
.slider-text-hide{width:275px;height:180px;overflow:hidden;margin:0 0 0 20px}
.slider-text li{display:inline;float:left;width:275px;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12px;}
.slider-text h2{color:#000066;font-size:27px;line-height:50px;}
.slider-text strong{font-weight:bold;}
.slider-text p{margin:13px 0;}

.slider-buttons{margin:16px 0 0 18px;}
.slider-button{background:url(../images/sprites.jpg) no-repeat -193px -116px;display:inline-block;width:16px;height:16px;margin:0 4px;}
.slider-button:hover, .slider-button.active{background-position:-209px -116px;}

.newsletter-signup{background:url(../images/index/newssignup-bg.jpg) no-repeat;width:397px;height:157px;border:1px solid #cacdd3;margin:5px 0;}
.newsletter-signup h2{color:#990000;font-size:18px;text-align:center;margin:25px 0 8px 0;}
.newsletter-signup div.jointext{margin:0 0 20px 0;text-align:center;}
.newsletter-signup input{width:151px;color:#707276;font-size:13px;padding:5px 10px 4px 10px;float:left;margin:0 6px 0 0;}
.rss-btn{display:block;width:51px;height:27px;background:url(../images/sprites.jpg) no-repeat -351px -64px;float:right;position:relative;margin:-6px 18px 0 0;}
.rss-btn:hover{background-position:-351px -91px;}

.newsheader{background:url(../images/index/newsheader-bg.jpg);border:1px solid #cacdd3;width:480px;height:44px;color:#990000;font-size:20px;padding:26px 0 0 23px;margin-left:4px;}

.twitter-feed{width:379px;float:left;}
.twitter-feed li{background:#3c67b8;padding:0;color:#ffffff;height:23px;margin-bottom:1px;}
.twitter-feed li.alt{background:#002f99;}
.twitter-feed li a{color:#ffffff;float:left;display:block;width:225px;height:16px;overflow:hidden;}
.twitter-feed li a:hover{color:#999999;}
.twitter-feed li div div{font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f1a725;}

.feed-text li{height:46px;margin:0 6px 6px 6px;padding:8px 0 14px 70px;border-bottom:1px dotted #a2a5ab;}
.feed-text li .home_excerpt{font-size:13px;color:#2b2c2e;height:20px;overflow:hidden;padding:5px 0 0 0;}
.feed-text li a{color:#000066;font-size:18px;padding-top:5px;display:block;}
.feed-text li a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.entry-date{width:43px;height:46px;position:absolute;background:url(../images/sprites.jpg) no-repeat -193px -132px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;font-size:9px;text-align:center;margin:0 0 0 -50px;}
.entry-date div{color:#000066;font-size:18px;padding-top:6px;}

a.join_us{display:block;width:171px;height:40px;background:url(../images/index/join_us.gif) no-repeat;}
a.join_us:hover, a.view_issues:hover, a.join_today:hover{background-position:bottom;}
a.view_issues{display:block;width:171px;height:40px;background:url(../images/index/view_issues.gif) no-repeat;}
a.join_today{display:block;width:171px;height:40px;background:url(../images/index/join_today.gif) no-repeat;}