.label.left {
  padding-top: 9px;
  background-position: 0 0px;
  top: 6px;
  left: -23px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.label.left.orange { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_orange_left.png); }
.label.left.red { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_red_left.png); }
.label.left.blue { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_blue_left.png); }
.label.left.green { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_green_left.png); }
.label.left.yellow { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_yellow_left.png); }
.label.left.purple { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_purple_left.png); }
.label.left.comment_form {
  height: 34px;
  width: 238px;
  margin-bottom: -7px;
  background-position: 0 0px;
  left: -50px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-image: url(../images/comments/comment_form_flag.png);
  position: relative;
}
.label.center {
  padding-bottom: 0px;
  padding-top: 0px;
  left: 10px;
  top: -9px;
  z-index: 10;
  margin-bottom: -10px;
  background-position: 164px 0px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_blue_middle.png);
  position: relative;
}
.label.right {
  margin-bottom: -7px;
  padding-bottom: 7px;
  top: 6px;
  right: -27px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: right bottom;
  position: relative;
  text-align: right;
}
.label.right.orange { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_orange_right.png); }
.label.right.red { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_red_right.png); }
.label.right.blue { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_blue_right.png); }
.label.right.green { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_green_right.png); }
.label.right.yellow { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_yellow_right.png); }
.label.right.purple { background-image: url(../images/labels/corner_purple_right.png); }
.label.sideways_right {
  float: right;
  background-position: right;
  min-width: 36px;
  min-height: 114px;
  top: 20px;
  right: -31px;
  position: relative;
}
.label.sideways_left {
  float: left;
  background-position: left;
  min-width: 36px;
  min-height: 135px;
  position: relative;
  margin-left: -66px;
}
.label.left.position_sectionhighlight {
  top: -20px;
  left: -19px;
  position: relative;
}
.label.left.position_opinionhighlight, .label.left.position_featurehighlight {
  left: -19px;
  position: absolute;
}
.label.left.position_opinionsub { left: -9px; }
.label.left.position_subcategory {
  top: -6px;
  left: -19px;
  position: absolute;
}
.label.left.position_backpagehighlight {
  left: -19px;
  position: absolute;
}
.label.right.position_opinionsubcat4 {
  width: 250px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -39px;
}
.featured_label { background-image: url(../images/labels/featured_label.png); }
.featured_label:hover { background-image: url(../images/labels/featured_label_hover.png); }
.author_label { background-image: url(../images/labels/author_page_label.png); }
.date_label { background-image: url(../images/labels/date_page_label.png); }
.label .text {
  text-transform: lowercase;
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  padding-top: 2px;
  padding-right: 30px;
  padding-left: 20px;
  color: white;
  font-size: 21px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: normal;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}
.label.center .text {
  padding-bottom: 5px;
  padding-top: 0px;
  padding-right: 70px;
}
.label.sideways .text {
  padding-left: 10px;
  padding-right: 10px;
  padding-bottom: 7px;
  padding-top: 7px;
}
.label.right .text {
  text-align: left;
  padding-left: 20px;
  padding-right: 90px;
}
.label.right .text.reducepadding {
  padding-left: 7px;
  padding-right: 30px;
}
.label.sideways .text.addpadding {
  padding-right: 15px;
  padding-left: 15px;
}
.label .text.black { color: black; }
.label .text.commentflag { text-align: right; }
.color_news { background-color: #ffb641; }
a .color_news:hover { background-color: #ffc800; }
.color_opinion { background-color: #7ca8ed; }
a .color_opinion:hover { background-color: #85b7f4; }
.color_feature { background-color: #e6e537; }
a .color_feature:hover { background-color: #eff04d; }
.color_ae { background-color: #f8796a; }
a .color_ae:hover { background-color: #f89273; }
.color_sports { background-color: #7be875; }
a .color_sports:hover { background-color: #97f983; }
.color_backpage { background-color: #aca4ee; }
a .color_backpage:hover { background-color: #bea9ee; }
.color_author { background-color: #cccccc; }
.opacity7 { opacity: 0.7; }
.opacity8 { opacity: 0.8; }
.opacity9 { opacity: 0.9; }
#meta_data {
  height: 20px;
  top: -5px;
  position: absolute;
}
#meta_data .label {
  float: left;
  padding-right: 20px;
  padding-left: 20px;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  height: 29px;
}
#meta_data .author_text {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 16px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: white;
  top: 8px;
  position: relative;
}
#meta_data .publication_date_text {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  margin-top: 8px;
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  color: white;
  font-size: 13px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
}
#meta_data .subcat_text {
  font-size: 16px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: white;
  top: 8px;
  position: relative;
}
#meta_data .subcat_title { font-weight: bold; }
#meta_data .black { color: black; }
#meta_data .meta_start {
  float: left;
  display: inline-block;
  height: 29px;
  width: 9px;
  background-position: bottom;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
#meta_data .meta_divider {
  float: left;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  height: 29px;
  width: 15px;
}
#meta_data.news .meta_start { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/start_news.png); }
#meta_data.news .meta_divider { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/divider_news.png); }
#meta_data.news .unselected { background-color: #ffb641; }
#meta_data.news .selected { background-color: #ffc800; }
#meta_data.ae .meta_start { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/start_ae.png); }
#meta_data.ae .meta_divider { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/divider_ae.png); }
#meta_data.ae .unselected { background-color: #f8796a; }
#meta_data.ae .selected { background-color: #f89273; }
#meta_data.sports .meta_start { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/start_sports.png); }
#meta_data.sports .meta_divider { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/divider_sports.png); }
#meta_data.sports .unselected { background-color: #7be875; }
#meta_data.sports .selected { background-color: #97f983; }
#meta_data.opinion .meta_start { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/start_opinion.png); }
#meta_data.opinion .meta_divider { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/divider_opinion.png); }
#meta_data.opinion .unselected { background-color: #7ca8ed; }
#meta_data.opinion .selected { background-color: #85b7f4; }
#meta_data.backpage .meta_start { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/start_backpage.png); }
#meta_data.backpage .meta_divider { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/divider_backpage.png); }
#meta_data.backpage .unselected { background-color: #aca4ee; }
#meta_data.backpage .selected { background-color: #bea9ee; }
#meta_data.feature .meta_start { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/start_feature.png); }
#meta_data.feature .meta_divider { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/divider_feature.png); }
#meta_data.feature .unselected { background-color: #e6e537; }
#meta_data.feature .selected { background-color: #eff04d; }
#meta_data.default .meta_start { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/start_default.png); }
#meta_data.default .meta_divider { background-image: url(../images/post-meta/divider_default.png); }
#meta_data.default .unselected { background-color: #d4d4d4; }
#meta_data.default .selected { background-color: #e1e1e1; }