.aviaslider{ 
height:1000px; 	/*this changes the height of the image slider*/
width:508px;
overflow: hidden;
position: relative;
background: #fff url(preload.gif) center center no-repeat;
margin: 0px auto;
}

.aviaslider li, .aviaslider .featured{
display: block;
width:100%;
height:100%;
position: absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
z-index: 1;
}

.js_active .aviaslider li, .js_active .aviaslider .featured{
display:none;
}

.aviaslider img, .aviaslider a img, .aviaslider a{
border:none;
text-decoration: none;
}

.slider-container { position:relative; }

.slidecontrolls{
position: absolute;
left:5px;
top:5px;
z-index:1000;
}

.slidecontrolls a{
width:13px;
display:block;
cursor: pointer;
background: #E4E4E4;
font-size: 10px;
color:#333333;
float:left;
outline: none;
text-align:center;
padding: 1px 0px;
margin:0px 1px;
text-decoration:none;
}

.slidecontrolls a:hover, .slidecontrolls .active_item{
background: #333333;
color:#ffffff;
}

.feature_excerpt{
width:980px;
position: absolute;
display: block;
bottom: 0px;
text-align: left;
left:0;
z-index: 2;
padding:10px;
line-height:1.5em;
cursor: pointer;
background: #333333;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-size:13px;
}

.feature_excerpt strong{
display: block;
font-size: 17px;
font-weight:bold;
padding-bottom: 3px;
}