* /*Sets padding and margin to 0 for all values*/
{
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
}
body, html {
	color: #000; 
	font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif;
	background-color: #fff; 
	text-align: center; /*** Centers the design in old IE versions ***/
}
body {
	font-size: 70%;
	background-image: url('images/bg-gradient2.gif');
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	background-position: 0px 40px;
}
p {
	padding: 7px 0 7px 0;
}
a {
	color: #000099;
	text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
	color: #0000FF;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5 {
	font-weight: bold;
	padding-bottom: 5px;
	color: #026;
}
h1 {
	font-size: 2em;
}
h2 {
	font-size: 1.6em;
}
h3 {
	font-size: 1.4em;
}
img {
	border: 0;
}
.clear {
	clear: both;
}
#mainContainer {
	width: 990px;
	margin: 0 auto; /*** Centers the design ***/
	min-height: 300px;
/*	background: #add8e6; */
	text-align: left; /*** Because we centered the text in body we have to move the text back to left aligning ***/
}
* html #mainContainer {
	height: 300px; /*** IE doesn't support min-height, but instead it handles height as min-height so we need to hack the height ***/
}
/**************************
HEADER
**************************/
#header {
	height: 39px;
	overflow: hidden;
	text-align: left;
	color: white;
	background-color: black;
	border-bottom: 1px white solid;
	position: absolute;
	z-index: 1000;
}
#headerEmpty {
	height: 40px;
	overflow: hidden;
	text-align: left;
	color: white;
	background-color: black;
}
#headerCenterImage {
	width: 960px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}
/**************************
CONTENT AND COLUMNS
**************************/
.outer {
	margin-top: 160px; /*** We need to add some space for our top menu ***/
	padding-left: 15px;  
}
* html .outer {
/*** No need for hacking IE on this layout ***/
}
.inner {
	width: 960px;
	background-color: white;
}
* html .inner {
	width: 100%;
}
/*** div.inner is wider than its container, div.outer, and so overlaps to the right, pushing
div.right into the proper position. IE expands div.outer instead, requiring a Tan hack to avoid 
blowing the layout apart. IE gets the original 100% width as in the Livingstone layout.
***/
.float-wrap {
	float: left;
	width: 990px;
	margin-left: -15px; /*** Same length as .outer padding-left but with negative value ***/
}
* html .float-wrap {
/*** No need for hacking IE on this layout ***/
}
#content {
	float: left;
	width: 600px;
	padding-left: 15px;
	min-height: 800px;
	background-image: url('images/shadow-left.png');
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: top left;
/*	background-color: #fff; */
}
* html #content {
	position: relative; /*** IE needs this  ***/
	height: 800px; /*** IE doesn't support min-height, but instead it handles height as min-height so we need to hack the height ***/
}
.contentWrap {
	padding: 0px 30px 5px 30px;
	background-color: white;
	min-height: 300px;
}
* html .contentWrap {
	height: 300px; /*** IE doesn't support min-height, but instead it handles height as min-height so we need to hack the height ***/
}
.contentWrap ol, .contentWrap ul {
	margin: 0px 0 0px 20px;
}
.contentWrap li {
	padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.verticalSpacer {
	height: 30px;
	width: 100%;
	background-color: #fff;
}
/**************************
RIGHT MENU
**************************/
/*** div.left is in div.float-wrap, and when div.float-wrap is neg margined to the left, 
div.left is carried over into the proper position. 
***/
#right {
	float: right;
	width: 360px;
	min-height: 800px;
	padding-right: 15px;
	background-image: url('images/shadow-right.png');
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: top right;
/*	background-color: #fcc; */
}
* html #right {
	position: relative; /*** IE needs this  ***/
	height: 800px;
}
#right ul {
	list-style: none;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
}
#right li {
	padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.sidebarWrap {
	padding: 0px 30px 0px 29px;
	background-color: white;
	min-height: 300px;
	border-left: 1px solid #888;
}
* html .sidebarWrap {
	height: 300px; /*** IE doesn't support min-height, but instead it handles height as min-height so we need to hack the height ***/
}
.sidebarSection {
	width: 100%;
/*	background-color: red;*/
}
.sidebarHeader {
}
.popularArticle {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.popularArticle .popularThumb {
	width: 100px;
	height: 75px;
	overflow: hidden;
	float: left;
}
.popularArticle .popularThumb img {
	width: 100px;
}
.popularArticle .popularLink {
	width: 185px;
	padding-left: 15px;
	float: left;
}
/*************************
TOP MENU + MASTHEAD
**************************/
#bannerContainer {
	float: left; 
	margin: -160px 0 0 -975px; /*** Move the column so it takes the positon as a top menu ***/
	width: 960px;
	height: 160px;
/*	background-image: url('images/header-01.png'); */
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0px 0px;
/*	overflow: hidden;*/
/*	background-color: #cfc; */
}
* html #bannerContainer {
	position: relative;  /*** IE needs this  ***/
}
#masthead {
	position: relative;
	height: 160px;
	width: 960px;
/*	overflow: hidden;*/
	top: -40px;
	height: 160px;
}
* html #masthead {
	margin-top: -160px;
}
#topmenu {
	z-index: 1000;
	position: absolute;
	margin: 120px 0 0 0; /*** Move below masthead image ***/
	float: left; 
	width: 940px;
	height: 40px;
	padding: 0 0 0 20px;
	background-image: url('images/menu-bg.png');
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	background-position: 0px -240px; 
/*	background-color: red; */
}
* html #topmenu {
	position: relative;  /*** IE needs this  ***/
}
#topmenu ul {
	list-style: none;
}
#topmenu li {
	display: inline;
	float: left;
	padding-right: 20px;
}
#topmenu li a{
	text-decoration: none;
	font-family: Helvetica, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: 18px;
	line-height: 40px;
	color: #fff;
}
#topmenu li a:hover{
	color: #bef;
}
/**************************
FOOTER
**************************/
#footer {
	width: 960px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	text-align: center;
	color: #888;
/*	background-color: yellow; */
}