body {
	background: #f1f6f9;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #000;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}


/* ===== Set defaults for browser compatibility ===== */
ul, ol, dl { /* Due to variations between browsers, it's best practices to zero padding and margin on lists. */
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p {
	margin-top: 0;	 /* Removing top margin gets around an issue where margins can escape from their containing div. The remaining bottom margin will hold it away from any elements that follow. */
	padding-right: 15px;
	padding-left: 15px;
	position: relative;
}
a img { /* Removes the default blue border displayed in some browsers around an image when it is surrounded by a link */
	border: none;
}


/* ===== BASELINE STYLING ===== */
h1 {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 1.7em;
	color: #600;
	line-height:1.2em;
	margin-bottom: 0.4em;
}
h2 {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.3em;
	color:#cc8800;
	font-weight: normal;
	line-height:1.2em;
	margin-bottom: 0.4em;
	margin-top: 1em;
}
h3 {
	font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;
	font-size:1.1em;
	color:#009;
	font-weight: normal;
	line-height:1.2em;
	margin-bottom: 0.3em;
	margin-top: 1em;
}
p, li, dd, dt {
	font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
	font-size:0.9em;
	font-weight: normal;
	color:#000055;
	line-height:1.3em;
	text-align: justify;
	vertical-align: top;
	margin-bottom: 0.6em;
}
dt {
	margin-left:0;
	margin-top:1.8em;
	font-weight: bold;
}
dd {
	margin-left:1em;
}
dd strong {
	font-style: italic;
}
li {
	margin-left: 3em;
}
ul, ol, dl {
	margin-bottom:1.4em;
}
a:link, a:visited, a:active {
  color: #3173C9;
  float: none;
  text-decoration:none;
  padding-bottom:.1em;
  border-bottom: dashed thin;
}
a:hover {
	color: #cc8800;
	float:none;
	text-decoration: none;
	border-bottom: solid thin;
}
sup {
	font-size: 0.5em;
}


/* ===== Wrapper/Container ===== */
/* ~~ this fixed width provides top padding to offset lower the top edge of the site layout ~~ */
.wrapper {
	width: 992px;
	margin: 0px auto; /* the auto value on the sides, coupled with the width, centers the layout */
	padding: 10px, 0, 10px, 0;
	position: relative;
}

/* ~~ this container surrounds the main content area divs~~ */
.container {
	width: 992px;
	background: transparent url(_images/menu/content-bg.png) repeat-y;
	float: left;
	padding: 0px 10px;
	margin: 0 auto; /* the auto value on the sides, coupled with the width, centers the layout */
	position: relative;
	clear: both;
}



/* ===== Top Navigation ===== */
.nav-wrapper {
	clear: both;
	float: left;
}
.nav {
	background: #fff url(_images/menu/nav_bg.png) repeat-x;
	float: left;
}
.nav-left {
	background: url(_images/menu/nav_left.png) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	width: 11px;
	height: 41px;
}
.nav-right {
	background: url(_images/menu/nav_right.png) no-repeat top right;
	float: left;
	width: 11px;
	height: 41px;
	clear: right;
}
.nav ul {
	height: 38px;
	float: left;
	margin: 0;
	padding-top: 3px;
	list-style: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: .9em;
}
.nav li {
	float: left;
	padding: 0 7px;
	background: url(_images/menu/split.png) no-repeat right center;
	text-align:left;
	position: relative;
	margin:0;
	z-index: 1;
	font-size: 1em;
}
.nav li.last {
	background: none;
}
.nav li:hover {
	z-index:2;
}
.nav li a {
	display: block;
	line-height: 38px;
	overflow: hidden;
	float: left;
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration:none;
}
a .menu-left {
	background: url(_images/menu/menu_left.gif) no-repeat left top;
	width: 8px;
	height: 32px;
	line-height: 35px;
	display: block;
	float: left;
}

                                                      /* %%%%%%% MENU MAIN ITEMS %%%%%%% */
a .menu-mid {
	background: url(_images/menu/menu_mid.gif) repeat-x top left;
	height: 32px;
	line-height: 35px;
	display: block;
	float: left;
	/* [disabled]font-size: 0.9em; */
}
a .menu-right {
	background: url(_images/menu/menu_right.gif) no-repeat top left;
	width: 8px;
	height: 32px;
	line-height: 35px;
	display: block;
	float: left;
}
.nav li a:hover .menu-left,
.nav li.active a .menu-left,
.nav li:hover a .menu-left,
.nav li a:hover .menu-mid,
.nav li.active a .menu-mid,
.nav li:hover a .menu-mid,
.nav li a:hover .menu-right,
.nav li.active a .menu-right,
.nav li:hover a .menu-right, {
  background-position: 0 -37px;
/*  line-height: 35px; */
}
.nav li a:hover,
.nav li.active a,
.nav li.hover a,
.nav li:hover a {
  color:#cc8800;  /* Gold Color*/
  border-bottom:none;
}
.nav li:hover .sub,
.nav li.hover .sub {
  display:block;
}
.nav li .sub {
  text-transform: none;
  text-align: left;
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: 27px;
  left: 6px;
  background: url(_images/menu/submenu_top.png) no-repeat;
  width: 186px;
  padding-top: 9px;
}
.nav li ul{
	background: url(_images/menu/submenu_bg.png) repeat-y;
	width: 162px;
	height: auto;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 12px 10px;
	list-style: none;
	font-size: 1em;										/* added */
}

.nav li:hover li,
.nav li.active li,
.nav li.visited li{
	width: 100%;
	padding: 1px 0 2px;
	border-bottom: 1px #C1D9F0 dashed;
	background: none !important;
	font-size: 1em;										/* added */
}
.nav li:hover li a,
.nav li.active li a,
.nav li.visited li a {
	color: #09548B;
	background: none !important;
	line-height: normal;
	width: 156px;
	padding: 8px 3px 3px;
	text-indent: 1px;
	font-size: 1em;										/* added */
}
.nav li.visited li a,
.nav li a:visited {									/* added */
	margin-left: 0px;
}
                                                         /* %%%%%%% MENU SUB ITEMS %%%%%%% */
.nav li:hover li a:hover,
.nav li.active li a:hover {
	color: #fff;
	background: #F33 !important;	/* #165B9F - Dark Blue*/
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height: normal;
	font-size: 1em;
	margin-left: 0px;									/* added */
}
/*IE*/													/* added */
.nav li li a:hover,
.nav li li a:hover {
	margin-left: 0px;
}
/*IE*/
.nav li li a:hover,
.nav li li a:hover {
	color: #fff;
	background: #165B9F !important;
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height: normal;
	font-size: 1em;										/* added */
	margin-left: 0px;									/* added */	
}
/**/
.nav .btm-bg {
	background: url(_images/menu/submenu_bottom.png) no-repeat;
	width: 205px;
	height: 9px;
	overflow: hidden;
	clear: both;
}


/* ===== HEADER ===== */
.header {
	background-image: url(_images/theme/header.jpg);
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	background-position: center;
	height: 160px;
	width: 98%;
	float: left;
	clear:both;
}


/* ===== SIDE BAR ===== */ 
.block_left {
	width: 240px;
	float:left;
	position: relative;
	background-color: #ffffff;
	padding-left: 20px;
	padding-right: 20px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	padding-top: 10px;
}
.block_left img {
	margin-left: 10px;
	margin-top: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.block_left h2{
	color: #C93;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	text-align: center;
	width: 210px;
	margin-bottom: 1em;
  
}
.block_left ul{
	list-style-type: none;
	margin-top: -10px;
}
.block_left li{
	background-image: url(_images/theme/sidebarBullet.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position:left;
	border-bottom:thin dashed #999;
	padding:.5em 0;
	margin:0;
}
.block_left a:link, a:visited, a:active {
	font-family: Verdana, serif;
	font-size: .8em;
	margin-left: 1.2em;
	color: #606a72;
	text-decoration: none;
    padding-bottom:.1em;
	border-bottom:none;
}
.block_left a:hover {
	color: #000044;
	text-decoration: none;
	border-bottom:solid thin;
}

/* ===== MAIN CONTENT AREA ===== */
.block_main {
	padding-bottom:6px;
	float:left;
	position: relative;
	padding-left: 20px;
	background: #FFF;
	width: 657px;
	padding-top: 10px;
}
.block_half {
	float:left;
	width: 328px;
}


/* ===== FOOTER ===== */
.footer {
	padding-top: 30px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	width:970px;
	background-color: #FFF;
	position: relative;/* this gives IE6 hasLayout to properly clear */
	clear: both; /* this clear property forces the .container to understand where the columns end and contain them */
}
.footer p {
	font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
	font-size: 0.7em;
	color: #3F4093;
	float:none;
	text-align:center;
	line-height: 2.2em;
}
.footer a:link, .footer a:visited, .footer a:active {
	color: #3173C9;
	float: none;
	text-align:center;
	text-decoration:none;
	padding-bottom:.1em;
	border-bottom:dashed thin;
}
.footer a:hover {
	color: #cc8800;
	float:none;
	text-align:center;
	text-decoration: none;
	border-bottom:solid thin;
}

/* ~~ miscellaneous float/clear classes ~~ */
.fltrt {  /* this class can be used to float an element right in your page. The floated element must precede the element it should be next to on the page. */
	float: right;
	margin-left: 8px;
}
.fltlft { /* this class can be used to float an element left in your page. The floated element must precede the element it should be next to on the page. */
	float: left;
	margin-right: 8px;
}
.clearfloat { /* this class can be placed on a <br /> or empty div as the final element following the last floated div (within the #container) if the #footer is removed or taken out of the #container */
	clear:both;
	height:0;
	font-size: 1px;
	line-height: 0px;
}


/* ===== CONTAINER BOTTOM ===== */
.containerBottomLeft {
	height:12px;
	width:10px;
	float:left;
	background-image:url(_images/menu/content-bottom-left.png);
	background-repeat:none;
}
.containerBottomCenter {
	width: 969px;
	height:12px;
	float:left;
	background-image:url(_images/menu/content-bottom-center.png);
	background-repeat:none;
}
.containerBottomRight {
	height:12px;
	width:10px;
	float:left;
	background-image:url(_images/menu/content-bottom-right.png);
	background-repeat:none;
}


/* ===== MISCELLANEOUS ===== */
.pictures-left {
  float: left;
  margin-right: 15px;
}
.pictures-right {
  float: right;
  margin-left: 15px;
}
p.strong, span.strong {
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #000099;
}


.readMoreButton{
	border: 0px;
	width: 100px;
	height: 26px;
	float:left;
	margin-left:15px;
	margin-top:.4em;
}