a img {
  border: none;/*remove border for linked imgs*/
}

#carousel {
	width:625px;
	height:257px;	
	margin:0 auto;
	background:#ffffff;
	background:url(../images/slide_bg.gif) no-repeat; 
	z-index:10;

}

#slides {
	overflow:hidden;
	/* fix ie overflow issue */
	position:relative;
	width:625px;
	height:257px;
	z-index:10;
}

#slides ul {
	position:relative;
	left:0;
	top:0;
	list-style:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;	
	width:1875px;			
}

#slides li {
	width:625px;
	height:257px;	
	float:left;
}

#slides li img {
	padding:0px;
}



#buttons {
	width: 62px; 
	margin: 0 15px 0 0;
}

#buttons a {
	display:block; 
	width:31px; 
	height:30px;
	text-indent:-999em;
	float:left;
	outline:0;
}

a#prev {
	background:url(../images/arrow.gif) 0 -31px no-repeat; 
}

a#prev:hover {
	background:url(../images/arrow.gif) 0 0 no-repeat;
}

a#next {
	background:url(../images/arrow.gif) -32px -31px no-repeat; 
}

a#next:hover {
	background:url(../images/arrow.gif) -32px 0 no-repeat;
}


.clear {clear:both}