/* default styles */
body {
	padding: 5px 0 0 0;
	margin: 0;
	/*font: .7em Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;  */
	font: .8em	sans-serif;

	line-height: 1.7em; 
	background: #fff url(images/bg.gif) repeat-x;
	color: #454545;
}
a {
	color: #447537;
	background: inherit;
}
a:hover {
	color: #73d23f;
	background: inherit;
}
/*
p {
	margin: 0 0 5px 0;
} */
h1 {
	font: bold 2.2em Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
	padding: 8px 0 0 0;
	margin: 0;
	letter-spacing: -1px;
}
h2 {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font: bold 1.8em  Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
	letter-spacing: -1px;
}
h1 a, h2 a {
	color: #000;
	background: inherit;
	text-decoration: none;
}
ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding : 0;
	list-style : none;
}
img {
	border: 0;
}
/* layout */
#content {
	margin: 10px auto;
	width: 960px;
}

#sub_container{
 padding:0;
}


#main {
	clear:both;
	width: 960px;
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
	/* margin: 0 auto; */
	background:#fff;
	border:#ddd 1px solid;
}

#logo {
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}
#slogan {
	font-size: 0.9em;
	margin: 0 0 10px 2px;
	padding: 0;
	color: #808080;
	background: #fff;
}
#top_info {
	/* line-height: 27px; */
	float: right;
	color: #808080;
	background: #fff;
	/* margin: 12px 5px 7px 0; */
	text-align: right;
	height: 90px;
	width:700px;
	border: #066 solid 1px;
}
/* round blue login button */
#loginbutton a {
	text-decoration: none;
	width: 24px;
	padding: 7px 12px;
	margin: 0 0 0 8px;
	height: 28px;
	background: #fff url(images/lb.gif) no-repeat;
	color: #000;
}
#loginbutton a:hover {
	background: #fff url(images/lbhover.gif) no-repeat;
	color: #000;
}
/* main horizontal menu */
/*---------------- menu tab----------------------*/
/* style the outer div to give it width */
.menu {font-size:11px;padding:0px; float:right; width:960px;}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none; height:28px; background:#808080;} /*267cb2*/

/* style the sub-level lists */
.menu ul ul {width: auto;}

/* float the top list items to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu ul li {float:left;height:28px;line-height:28px;}

/* style the sub level list items */
.menu ul ul li {display:block;width: auto;height:auto;position:relative;line-height:1em; border-bottom:1px #B2EB40 solid;} /*2384BF */

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;float:left;height:100%;font-size:11px;text-decoration:none;color:#fff;background:#808080;padding:0 21px 0 17px;}/*267cb2*/
.menu a.current{background:#B2EB40;} /*3da1e0*/
/* style the sub level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {display:block;background:#808080; color:#fff;width:12em;height:100%;line-height:1em; padding:0.5em 1em;}
.menu ul table ul a, .menu ul table ul a:visited  {width:14em; w\idth:12em;}


/* style the table so that it takes no part in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {position:absolute; left:0; top:0; font-size:1em; z-index:-1;}
.menu ul ul table {lef\t:-1px;}
.menu ul ul table ul.left {margin-lef\t:2px;}

.menu li:hover {position:relative;}
* html .menu a:hover {position:relative;}

/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#B2EB40;}
/* style the fourth level background */
.menu ul ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul ul a:visited {background:#B2EB40;}
/* style the sub level 1 background */
.menu ul :hover a.sub1 {background:#B2EB40;} /* 3DA1E0 */
/* style the sub level 2 background */
.menu ul ul :hover a.sub2 {background:#B2EB40;}

/* style the level hovers */
/* first */
.menu a:hover {color:#fff;background:#B2EB40;}
.menu :hover > a {color:#fff;background:#B2EB40;}
/* second */
.menu ul ul a:hover{color:#fff;background:#B2EB40;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#fff;background:#B2EB40;}
/* third */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#B2EB40;}
.menu ul ul ul :hover > a {background:#B2EB40;}
/* fourth */
.menu ul ul ul ul a:hover {background:#B2EB40;} /*eee*/


/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {visibility:hidden;position:absolute;height:0;top:28px;left:0;width:14em;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:14em;top:0;width:14em;}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-14em;}


/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul, .menu ul a:hover ul {visibility:visible; height:auto; padding-bottom:3em; ;} /*background:transparent url(images/trans.gif)*/
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul{visibility:hidden;}
/* keep the fourth level hidden when you hover on second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul ul{visibility:hidden;}
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{visibility:visible;}
/* make the fourth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul {visibility:visible;}


/* main menu topics */
#topics {
	text-align:center;
	clear: left;
	float: left;
	width: 640px;
	background: #B0D0DC url(images/topicsbg.gif) repeat-x left bottom;
	padding: 8px 5px;
	margin: 0 0 5px 0;
	color: #808080;
	height: 59px;
}
#topics li a {
	background-image: url(images/bullet.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center left;
	padding: 0 0 0 12px;
}
/* main menu search */
#search {
	float: right;
	text-align: right;
	background: #fff url(images/searchbg.gif) no-repeat;
	color: #000;
	padding: 32px 20px 12px 20px;
	min-height: 32px; /* FF height */
	height: 25px;	/* IE height */
	width: 270px;
}
/* search form styling */
	form, form p {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	/* line-height: 25px; */
}
.search {
	width: 170px;
	border: 1px solid #357994;
	background: #fff;
	color: #478F36;
	padding: 4px;
	margin: 0;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1.3em;
}
.button {
	padding: 4px;
	font: bold 12px  Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
}
/* left side */
#left {
	float: left;
	width: 635px;
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}
.subheader {
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
	padding: 8px;
	background: #f4f4f4 url(images/bgshade.gif) repeat-x;
	color: #808080;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}
.left_articles {
	margin: 0px 0 10px 0;
	background: #fff url(images/bgshade.gif) repeat-x;
	color: #454545;
	padding: 15px 15px 5px 10px;
}
.date {
	font-size: .9em;
	padding: 0 0 0 12px;
	background: #fff url(images/news.gif) no-repeat center left;
	color: #808080;
}
.bigimage {
	float: left;
	clear: left;
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	background: #eee;
	color: #000;
	/*width: 200px;
	height: 150px; */
	margin: 0 15px 10px 0;
}
.left_box {
	background: #f4f4f4;
	color: #808080;
	border-top: 1px dotted #ccc;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;
	padding: 15px;
	margin: 0 0 15px 0;
}
.thirds {
	float: left;
	width: 186px;
	padding: 0 10px 0 15px;
}
.thirdsBtm {
	float: left;
	width: 280px;
	height:220px;
	/* border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;	 */
	padding: 0 10px 0 15px;
}
/* right side */
#right {
	float: right;
	width: 310px;
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}
.right_articles {
	border: 1px solid #ccc;
	padding: 8px;
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
	background: #eee;
	color: #454545;
}
.image {
	float: left;
	margin: 0 9px 3px 0;
}
.notes {
	border-top: 1px dotted #ccc;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc;
	padding: 17px 10px 17px 80px;
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
	/* background: #fff url(images/notes.gif) no-repeat center left; */
	color: #454545;
}
/* footer */
#footer {
	clear: both;
	color: #808080;
	background: #FFF;
	padding: 10px 15px;
	border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
}
#footer .right {
	float: right;
}