@charset "utf-8";
/* CSS Document */

/*********************************/
/*       BROWSER RESET
/*********************************/

body,div,dl,dt,dd,ul,ol,li,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,pre,form,fieldset,input,textarea,/*blockquote,*/th,td {    
    margin:0;   
    padding:0;   
} 

/*keep enabled if used for layout
table {  
    border-collapse:collapse;   
    border-spacing:0;   
} */

address,caption,cite,code,dfn,/*em,strong,*/th,var {  
    font-style:normal;   
     font-weight:normal;   
 } 

 caption,th {  
     text-align:left;   
 } 

q:before,q:after {  
    content:'';   
} 

abbr,acronym { border:0;   
}  

a img { border: none; }

/*accessibility links*/
.hidden, .nostyles {
display:none;
margin:0 -10000px 0 0;
}

/*********************************/
/*            BODY
/*********************************/

body {
background:url(../images/bodyBkgd.jpg) repeat-x #e7e7e8;
font-family:"Century Gothic", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:62.5%; 
color:#343434;
}

H1 {font-size:2em}  /* displayed at 24px */
H2 {font-size:1.5em}  /* displayed at 18px */
H3 {font-size:1.25em}  /* displayed at 15px */
H4 {font-size:1em}  /* displayed at 12px */

/*********************************/
/*           CONTAINER
/*********************************/

#container {
background:url(../images/containerBkgd.gif) repeat-y;
height:auto;
margin:0 auto;
position:relative;
font-size:1em;  /* displayed at 12px */
width:946px;
top:15px;
}

#hdr {background:url(../images/hdrBkgd.jpg);
height:172px;
}

/*logo*/
#hdr h1{
background:url(../images/logo.jpg) no-repeat;
width:311px;
height:172px;
position:relative;
float:left;
}

/*hotlink*/
#hdr h1 a {
display:block;
width:310px;
height:150px;
outline:none;
}

#hdr h2 {
background:url(../images/slogan.jpg) no-repeat;
width:626px;
height:172px;
position:relative;
float:right;
}

#hdr h1 span, #hdr h2 span {
display:none;
}

#search {
position:absolute;
margin:10px 0px 0 0;
clear:left;
right:0;
width:200px;
}

#desc {
background:url(../images/search.jpg) no-repeat center;
width:64px;
height:19px;
padding:5px 0 0 0;
position:absolute;
margin:0 0 0 -65px;
}

.searchInput {
width:110px;
height:1.3em;
margin:0 1em 0 0;
}

/*********************************/
/*           FLASH
/*********************************/

#flash {
position:relative;
top:-15px;
left:8px;
}

/*********************************/
/*             NEWS
/*********************************/

#container #newsTop {
background:url(../images/newsTop.jpg) no-repeat;
width:248px;
height:50px;
display:block;
position:relative;
left:18px;
float:left;
top:-17px;
}

#container #newsTop span {
font-size:1.5em;
color:#3d6f99;
font-weight:normal;
padding:0 0 0 14px;
position:relative;
top:8px;
}

/*the actual news text*/
#news {
clear:left;
position:relative;
float:left;
width:220px;
left:35px;
font-size:1.4em;
color:#666666;
margin:-13px 0 0 0;
line-height:1.2em;
}

#news a{
border-bottom:#CCCCCC 1px dashed;
text-decoration:none;
color:#666666;
}

#news a:hover {
text-decoration:none;
color:#277fc1;
}

#news a.morenews {
border-bottom:none;
padding:0 0 0 15px;
background:url(../images/morenewsIcon.gif) no-repeat 0 5px;
height:12px;
}

/*********************************/
/*         CONTENT AREA
/*********************************/

#contentarea {
min-height:350px;
height:auto;
font-size:1.4em;/*14 pt*/
width:600px;
margin:0 0 0 265px;
position:relative;
padding:0 0 49px 35px;
border-left:1px solid #e1e4e8;
line-height:1.3em;
}

#contentarea ul, #contentarea ol {
margin:0 2em;
}

#contentarea a {
color:#3b516e;
text-decoration:underline;
}

#contentarea a:hover {
color:#277fc1;
text-decoration:none;
}

#contentarea .txthdr {
font-size:1.6em;
color:#3b516e;
margin:0 0 20px 0;
}

#container #contentarea #txtarea {
position:relative;
z-index:97;
}

/*********************************/
/*            FOOTER
/*********************************/

#gems {
background:url(../images/gemsBot.jpg) no-repeat;
width:253px;
height:165px;
position:absolute;
clear:left;
bottom:70px;
margin:0 0 0 17px;
z-index:95;
}

#footer {
background:url(../images/footerBkgd.jpg) no-repeat;
width:946px;
height:89px;
clear:both;
}

#footer p {
text-align:center;
font-size:1.3em;
padding:32px 0 0 0;
}

#footer a {
padding:0 10px;
text-decoration:none;
}

#footer a:hover {
text-decoration:underline;
}

#footer a {color:#000000;
}