#news_carousel a { color: #fff; }

  #news_carousel {
     width: 444px;
     height: 333px;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
     overflow: hidden;  /* this will make only show 1 li */
     position: relative;
  }
  #news_carousel ul.news {
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    position: relative;
  }
  #news_carousel ul li {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    position: relative; /* so that we can do absolute positioning of the paragraph inside of it */
    float: left; /* align one next to the other */
  }
  #news_carousel ul.news li p {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10px;
    left: 0;
    margin: 5px;
  }
  #news_carousel ul.news li p strong {
    width: 444px;
    display: block;
    padding: 5px;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 20px;
    background-image: url(../design_art/carousel_bg_black_trans.png);
  }
  
  #news_carousel ul.news li p span {
    width: 444px;
    display: block;
    padding: 2px 5px;
    color: #000;
    background-image: url(../design_art/carousel_bg_white_trans.png);
  }
  #news_carousel ul.controls {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px; right: 20px;
    list-style-type: none;
  }
  #news_carousel ul.controls li a {
    float: left;
    font-size: 15px;
    margin: 5px;
    padding: 2px 7px;
    background: #000;
    text-decoration: none;
    outline: none;
  }

  #news_carousel ul.controls li a.active {
    border: 2px solid #ccc;
  }

  #news_carousel .timer {
    background: #fff;
    border: 2px solid #000;
    height: 1px;
    left: 30px;
    position:absolute;
    top: 30px;
    width: 100px;
  }