diff --git a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/black.css b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/black.css
index d0e09c72c..68c6e1f6c 100644
--- a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/black.css
+++ b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/black.css
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .news_ticker_black { height:25px; overflow:hidden; clear:both; background:#FFFFFF url("../images/black/bg.gif") repeat-x left top; white-space:nowrap; }
 
-.news_ticker_black table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed;}
-.news_ticker_black table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top; }
+.news_ticker_black table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed; border-left:1px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000; }
+.news_ticker_black table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top; padding:0 6px 0 6px; }
 
 .news_ticker_black .tickerBox { height:16px; margin:3px 0 3px 0; padding-top:3px; white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; }
 
diff --git a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/blue.css b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/blue.css
index d7d7a9d7d..bc9c8af48 100644
--- a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/blue.css
+++ b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/blue.css
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .news_ticker_blue { height:25px; overflow:hidden; clear:both; background:#FFFFFF url("../images/blue/bg.gif") repeat-x left top; white-space:nowrap; }
 
-.news_ticker_blue table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed;}
-.news_ticker_blue table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top; }
+.news_ticker_blue table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed; border-left:1px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000;}
+.news_ticker_blue table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top; padding:0 6px 0 6px;}
 
 .news_ticker_blue .tickerBox { height:25px; padding-top:6px; white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; }
 
diff --git a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/gray.css b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/gray.css
index f408135a8..3df93b939 100644
--- a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/gray.css
+++ b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/gray.css
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .news_ticker_gray { height:25px; overflow:hidden; clear:both; background:#FFFFFF url("../images/gray/bg.gif") repeat-x left top; white-space:nowrap; }
 
-.news_ticker_gray table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed;}
-.news_ticker_gray table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top; }
+.news_ticker_gray table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed;  border-left:1px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000; }
+.news_ticker_gray table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top;  padding:0 6px 0 6px;}
 
 .news_ticker_gray .tickerBox { height:25px; padding-top:6px; white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; }
 
diff --git a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/green.css b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/green.css
index 5335aba80..bfbe66f5e 100644
--- a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/green.css
+++ b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/green.css
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .news_ticker_green { height:25px; overflow:hidden; clear:both; background:#FFFFFF url("../images/green/bg.gif") repeat-x left top; white-space:nowrap; }
 
-.news_ticker_green table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed;}
-.news_ticker_green table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top; }
+.news_ticker_green table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed; border-left:1px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000;}
+.news_ticker_green table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top; padding:0 6px 0 6px; }
 
 .news_ticker_green .tickerBox { height:25px; padding-top:6px; white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; }
 
diff --git a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/red.css b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/red.css
index 19fbfb01d..8e2acf392 100644
--- a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/red.css
+++ b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/red.css
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .news_ticker_red { height:25px; overflow:hidden; clear:both; background:#FFFFFF url("../images/red/bg.gif") repeat-x left top; white-space:nowrap; }
 
-.news_ticker_red table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed;}
-.news_ticker_red table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top; }
+.news_ticker_red table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed; border-left:1px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000;}
+.news_ticker_red table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top; padding:0 6px 0 6px;}
 
 .news_ticker_red .tickerBox { height:25px; padding-top:6px; white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; }
 
diff --git a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/yellow.css b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/yellow.css
index 4b05e5d9b..ac1b5d26c 100644
--- a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/yellow.css
+++ b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/css/yellow.css
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .news_ticker_yellow { height:25px; overflow:hidden; clear:both; background:#FFFFFF url("../images/yellow/bg.gif") repeat-x left top; white-space:nowrap; }
 
-.news_ticker_yellow table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed;}
-.news_ticker_yellow table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top; }
+.news_ticker_yellow table { width:100%; height:25px; margin:0; padding:0; table-layout:fixed; border-left:1px solid #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000;}
+.news_ticker_yellow table td { white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; height:25px; vertical-align:top; padding:0 6px 0 6px; }
 
 .news_ticker_yellow .tickerBox { height:25px; padding-top:6px; white-space:nowrap; overflow:hidden; }
 
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diff --git a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/images/red/right.gif b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/images/red/right.gif
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diff --git a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/images/yellow/left.gif b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/images/yellow/left.gif
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diff --git a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/images/yellow/right.gif b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/images/yellow/right.gif
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diff --git a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/list.html b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/list.html
index 46d94dd9e..a6aff03f8 100644
--- a/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/list.html
+++ b/widgets/newest_document/skins/news_ticker/list.html
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@
 {@ $_news_ticker_id = "news_ticker_".time() }
 <div class="news_ticker_{$colorset}">
     <table cellspacing="0">
-    <col width="15" />
-    <col />
-    <col width="14" />
     <tr>
-        <td><img src="./images/{$colorset}/left.gif" width="15" height="25" alt="" /></td>
         <td>
             <div class="tickerBox" id="{$_news_ticker_id}">
                 <ul>
@@ -35,7 +31,6 @@
                 </ul>
             </div>
         </td>
-        <td><img src="./images/{$colorset}/right.gif" width="14" height="25" alt="" /></td>
     </tr>
     </table>
 </div>