body {
	font-size:12px;
	font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color:#000000;
	background-color:#ffffff;
	BACKGROUND-POSITION: left top;
	background-image:  url(../_images/index_bg.gif);
	background-repeat: repeat-x;

}

UL LI {
	list-style-image: url(../_images/hot_topic_bullet.gif);
	top: -10px;
	position: relative;
}

A: link, A:active, A:visited{
	text-decoration:none;}
	
A:hover{
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.list_link {
	color:8D1C1C;
	font-size:10px;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.home_box {
border-left: 1px solid #D8D8D8;
}

/* this is the clipping region for the menu. it's width and height get set by script, depending on the size of the items table */
.mtDropdownMenu {
	position:absolute;
	overflow:hidden;
	left:-1000px;
	top:-1000px;
	}

/* this is the main container for the menu itself. it's width and height get set by script, depending on the size of the items table */
.mtDropdownMenu .content {
	position:absolute;
	}

/* this table comprises all menu items. each TR is one item. It is relatively positioned so that the shadow and background transparent divs can be positioned underneath it */
.mtDropdownMenu .items {
	position:relative;
	left:0px; top:0px;
	border:1px solid #999;
	z-index:2;
	}

.mtDropdownMenu.top .items {
	border-top:none;
	}

/* each TR.item is one menu item */
.mtDropdownMenu .item {
    color:#4A4B4B;
    font-size:10px;
    font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    text-decoration:none;
	/* this is a hack for mac/ie5, whom incorrectly cascades the border properties of the parent table to each row */
	border:none;
	cursor:pointer;
	cursor:hand;
	}

/* this DIV is the semi-transparent white background of each menu. the -moz-opacity is a proprietary way to get transparency in mozilla, the filter is for IE/windows 5.0+. */
/* we set the background color in script because ie mac does not use it; that browser only uses a semi-transparent white PNG that the spacer gif inside this DIV is replaced by */
.mtDropdownMenu .background {
	position:absolute;
	left:0px; top:0px;
	z-index:1;
	-moz-opacity:.8;
	filter:alpha(opacity=85);
	}

/* same concept as .background, but this is the sliver of shadow on the right of the menu. It's left, height, and background are set by script. In IE5/mac, it uses a PNG */
.mtDropdownMenu .shadowRight {
	position:absolute;
	z-index:3;
	top:3px; width:2px;
	-moz-opacity:.4;
	filter:alpha(opacity=40);
	}

/* same concept as .background, but this is the sliver of shadow on the bottom of the menu. It's top, width, and background are set by script. In IE5/mac, it uses a PNG */
.mtDropdownMenu .shadowBottom {
	position:absolute;
	z-index:1;
	left:3px; height:2px;
	-moz-opacity:.4;
	filter:alpha(opacity=40);
	}

/* this is the class that is used when the mouse is over an item. script sets the row to this class when required. */
.mtDropdownMenu .item.hover {
	background:#ffffff;
		color:8D1C1C;
	}

/* this is either the dingbat that indicates there is a submenu, or a spacer gif in it's place. We give it extra margin to create some space between the text and the dingbat */
.mtDropdownMenu .item img {
	margin-left:10px;
	}



.subtext {
	FONT-SIZE: 10px; 
	COLOR: #4A4A4A;
	line-height: 10px; 
	FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial, sans-serif;
}
.subtext_title {
	FONT-SIZE: 10px; 
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold;
	COLOR: #264771;
	line-height: 22px; 
	FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial, sans-serif;
}

.BodContent {
	padding-left: 6px;
		FONT-SIZE: 12px; 
	COLOR: #4A4A4A;
	line-height: 16px; 
	FONT-FAMILY: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.BodContent td {
	FONT-SIZE: 12px;
	COLOR: #4A4A4A;
	line-height: 16px;
	FONT-FAMILY: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

}

.BodContent a {
	color:#8D1C1C;
	text-decoration: none;


}
	
.content_highlight {
	FONT-FAMILY: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	FONT-SIZE: 12px; 
	COLOR: #808080;
	line-height: 17px;
	margin-top:10px;
} 


.headernav {
	FONT-SIZE: 10px; 
	COLOR: #D4D3D3;
	FONT-FAMILY: verdana, sans-serif;

	}
.headernav a {
	FONT-SIZE: 10px; 
	COLOR: #D4D3D3;
	FONT-FAMILY: verdana, sans-serif;
}
.headernav a:hover {
	FONT-SIZE: 10px; 
	COLOR: #D4D3D3;
	FONT-FAMILY: verdana, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:underline;
	
}

.list a {
	COLOR: #264771;
	
	}

.navbox {
	width:204px;
	background-color:#ffffff;
	layer-background-color:#FFFFFF;
}
		
.navsub{
	font-size:11px;
	background-color:#ffffff;
	layer-background-color:#ffffff;
	}
.navsub a {
		color:#666666;
		padding:4px 7px;
		text-decoration:none;
		background-color:#ffffff;
	}
.navsub a:hover {
		background-color:#ffffff;
		color:#8D1C1C;
		text-decoration:underline;
	}
	
.nav{
	font-size:11px;
	background-color:#F1F1F1;
	layer-background-color:#F1F1F1;
	color: #666666;
	padding:4px 7px;
	}

.nav a {
	FONT-WEIGHT: bold;
	color:#666666;
	text-decoration:none;
	background-color:#F1F1F1;
		
	}
.nav a:hover {
	background-color:#F1F1F1;
	color:#8D1C1C;
	}

#menubar {
	position:absolute;
	width:450px;
	left:35px;
	top:245px;
	background-color:#F9F1C8;
	border:1px solid #AD5800;
	padding:2px;
	}
#menubar a {
	color:#AD5800;
	letter-spacing:1px;
	border:1px solid #F9F1C8;
	padding-left:5px;
	padding-right:5px;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#menubar a.active {
	border-bottom-color:#CCC599;
	border-right-color:#CCC599;
	border-left-color:#FFFFFF;
	border-top-color:#FFFFFF;
}