#featured-post-wrap {
	background:#1c1c1c;
	width:960px;
	position:relative;
	padding:10px 0 13px;
	margin:0 auto 9px;
}

#featured-post-wrap .left, #featured-post-wrap .right {
	background:url(../images/featured-bg.gif) no-repeat 0 0;
	display:block;
	position:absolute;
	width:6px;
	height:229px;
	top:0;
}

#featured-post-wrap .left { left:0; }

#featured-post-wrap .right {
	background-position:0 100%;
	right:0;
}

#featured-post {
	margin:0 auto;
	z-index:1;
}

.featured-item {
	height:206px;
	overflow:hidden;
}

.featured-thumb {
	background:#1f1f1f;
	padding:7px;
	border:1px solid #0e0e0e;
	margin-right:5px;
	float:left;
	width:304px;
}

.featured-item .date-post {
	text-transform:uppercase;
	font-size:10px;
	font-style:italic;
	float:right;
	line-height:39px;
}

.featured-item .title {
	clear:left;
	font-size:24px;
	font-weight:normal;
	font-style:italic;
	padding-bottom:3px;
	border-bottom:1px solid #202020;
	margin-bottom:3px;
}

.featured-item .post {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	background:none;
	float:left;
	width:618px;
}

.featured-item .entry {
	color:#acacac;
}

.featured-item a.read-more {
	background:url(../images/featured-read-more-bg.gif) no-repeat 0 0;
	float:left;
	display:block;
	font:normal 11px Tahoma, Verdana, Arial;
	color:#FEFEFE;
	height:19px;
	line-height:19px;
	padding:0 6px;
	width:102px;
	margin-top:10px;
}

.featured-item a.read-more:hover { color:#C20909; }

#featured-prev, #featured-next {
	position:absolute;
	top:197px;
	width:24px;
	height:23px;
	text-indent:-9999px;
	cursor:pointer;
	z-index:2;
}

#featured-prev {
	background:url(../images/featured-nav-button.gif) no-repeat 0 0;
	right:33px;
}

#featured-next {
	background:url(../images/featured-nav-button.gif) no-repeat 100% 0;
	right:9px;
}

#featured-post-bottom {
	background:#2A2A2A url(../images/featured-bottom-bg.gif) no-repeat 50% 0;
	height:9px;
	display:block;
	width:960px;
	position:absolute;
	bottom:0;
}