.date_block {
  clear: both;
}


.the_date {
  display:block;
  text-align: center;
  float:left;
  background: url(../images/dateicons/dateicon.gif) no-repeat;
  width:40px;
  margin-right: 5px;
}

.date_m {
  display:block;
  font-size: 85%;
  margin:0;
  padding: 1px 0 0 0;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-align:center;
  color: #eeeeec;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.date_d {
  display:block;
  font-size:110%;
  margin: 0 0 1px 0;
  padding:0 0 0 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #3465a4;
  letter-spacing: -1px;
}

.date_dw {
  display:block;
  font-size:85%;
  margin: -0.6em 0 0 0;
  padding: 0 0 0.4em 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: #3465a4;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
}