/* home carousel ------------------------------------------------ */ 

.carousel {
position: relative;
width: 550px;
height: 285px;
background-color: #101010;
overflow: hidden;
}
	    
.carousel .carousel_img { 
z-index: 1;
position: absolute;
left:0px;
top:0px;
float: left; 
width: 550px;
height: 285px;
}

.carousel .carousel_title  {
top: 215px;
left: 5px;
width: 540px;
height: 65px;
position: absolute;
z-index: 20;
background: url('fade.png');
overflow: hidden;
}

.carousel .carousel_title h2  {
margin: 10px;
float: left;
display: inline;
height: 45px;
width: 80px;
border-right: 1px solid #999999;
color: #fe0000;
text-transform: uppercase;
font-size: 12px;
}

.carousel .carousel_title h2 img   {
padding-bottom: 10px;
}

.carousel  .carousel_title .story {
float:left;
display: inline;
margin: 4px 6px 4px 4px;
width: 540px;
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #dddddd;
padding-bottom: 10px;
text-decoration: none;
}

.carousel .carousel_title .story h1   {
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 150%;
color: #AAB0B3;
margin-bottom: 0;
margin-top:0;
padding-top:0;
text-decoration: none;
}

.carousel .carousel_title .story h1 a:link  {
font-family: Arial;
color: #AAB0B3;
margin-bottom: 0;
margin-top:0;
padding-top:0;
text-decoration: none;
}
.carousel .carousel_title .story h1 a:visited   {
font-family: Arial;
color: #AAB0B3;
margin-bottom: 0;
margin-top:0;
padding-top:0;
text-decoration: none;
}
.carousel .carousel_title .story h1 a:hover   {
font-family: Arial;
color: #AAB0B3;
margin-bottom: 0;
margin-top:0;
padding-top:0;
text-decoration: none;
}
.carousel .carousel_title .story h1 a:active  {
font-family: Arial;
color: #AAB0B3;
margin-bottom: 0;
margin-top:0;
padding-top:0;
text-decoration: none;
}

.carousel .carousel_title .story p   {
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #dddddd;
padding-bottom: 10px;
}