@charset "UTF-8";
body  {
	margin: 0; 
	padding: 0;
	text-align: center; /* this centers the container in IE 5* browsers. The text is then set to the left aligned default in the #container selector */
	color: #000000;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 100%;
	background-color: #C6CFCE;
}
.thrColFixHdr #container { 
	width: 780px;  
	background: #FFFFFF;
	margin: 0 auto; 
	border: 1px solid #000000;
	text-align: left;
} 
.thrColFixHdr #header {
	padding: 0 10px 0 20px;  
	background-color: #FFF;
} 
.thrColFixHdr #header h1 {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 10px 0; 
}
.thrColFixHdr #sidebar1 {
	float: left; 
	width: 150px; 
	background-color: #FFF;
	clear: left;
	padding-top: 15px;
	padding-right: 10px;
	padding-bottom: 15px;
	padding-left: 20px;
}
.thrColFixHdr #sidebar2 {
	float: right; 
	width: 160px; 
	background: #EBEBEB; 
	clear: right;
	padding-top: 15px;
	padding-right: 10px;
	padding-bottom: 15px;
	padding-left: 20px;
}
.thrColFixHdr #mainContent { 
	margin: 0 200px; 
	padding: 0 10px; 
} 
.thrColFixHdr #footer {
	padding: 0 10px 0 20px;
	background-color: #FFF;
	text-align: center;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	border-top-width: 1px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-top-color: #666;
} 
.thrColFixHdr #footer p {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 10px 0;
}
.fltrt { 
	float: right;
	margin-left: 8px;
}
.fltlft { 
	float: left;
	margin-right: 8px;
}
.clearfloat {
	clear:both;
    height:0;
    font-size: 1px;
    line-height: 0px;
}#nav {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-align: right;
	background-color: #9CB0B1;
	padding-right: 5px;
}
#blankBar {
	height: 5px;
}
#cover {
	background-color: #2C5265;
	width: 180px;
	height: 277px;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	color: #95B2CE;
	font-size: 12px;
	text-align: center;
	vertical-align: middle;
	padding-top: 5px;
	padding-bottom: 5px;
	clear: left;
	float: left;
}


#leftNav {
	width: 160px;
	height: 180px;
	background-color: #16281E;
	color: #FFF;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	padding: 10px;
	margin: 0px;
	border-top-width: 2px;
	border-bottom-width: 2px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-top-color: #FFF;
	border-bottom-color: #FFF;
	clear: left;
	float: left;
}
#ads {
	clear: right;
	float: right;
	width: 140px;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 16px;
	color: #333;
	text-align: center;
	padding-top: 5px;
	padding-right: 10px;
	padding-bottom: 5px;
	padding-left: 10px;
	border-left-width: 1px;
	border-left-style: solid;
	border-left-color: #000;
}
#advocacyNews {
	width: 160px;
	padding: 10px;
	background-image: url(../images/home/left-fade.jpg);
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	height: 409px;
	color: #FFF;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	float: left;
	clear: both;
}
#leftSide {
	clear: none;
	float: left;
	width: 180px;
	height: 604px;
}
a:link {
	color: #244052;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.blogTopTital {
	color: #2C5265;
	font-size: 16px;
	width: 130px;
	border-bottom-width: .5px;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-bottom-color: #666;
	line-height: 24px;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}



a:visited {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #244052;
}
a:hover {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #395540;
}
a:active {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #244052;
}


A.nav:link {
	color: #244052;
	text-decoration: none;
}
A.nav:visited {
	color: #244052;
	text-decoration: none;
}
A.nav:active {
	color: #244052;
	text-decoration: none;
}
A.nav:hover {
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration: none;
	background-color: #244052;
}
TD.nav {
	
}
P.nav {
	
}
#headText {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #8D794F;
	width: 400px;
	float: right;
	clear: right;
	height: 100px;
}
#search {
	font-family: #2C5265;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #2C5265;
	font-weight: bold;
	height: 35px;
	text-align: left;
	padding: 8px;
}

.advertisementTitle {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	width: 140px;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-style: dotted;
	border-bottom-color: #000;
	line-height: 19px;
}
#ads img    {
	margin: 0px;
	padding-top: 10px;
	padding-right: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	padding-left: 0px;
}


#rightSideBar {
	clear: right;
	float: right;
	width: 160px;
	height: auto;
}
#leftSideBar {
	clear: left;
	float: left;
	width: 178px;
	height: 100%;
	border-right-width: 1px;
	border-right-style: solid;
	border-right-color: #666;
}
#middle {
	float: left;
	width: 422px;
	height: auto;
	padding-left: 8px;
	padding-right: 8px;
}
.thrColFixHdr #container #nav a:link {
	color: #244052;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.thrColFixHdr #container #nav a:visited {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #244052;
}
.thrColFixHdr #container #nav a:hover {
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration: none;
	background-color: #244052;
}
.thrColFixHdr #container #nav a:active {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #244052;
}
#container #middle p {
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-right: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	margin-left: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}


.thrColFixHdr #container #leftSideBar #leftNav  a:link {
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height: 28px;
	white-space: nowrap;
	height: 30px;
	width: 165px;
	float: left;
	padding-left: 5px;
}
.thrColFixHdr #container #leftSideBar #leftNav  a:visited {
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height: 28px;
	white-space: nowrap;
	height: 30px;
	width: 165px;
	float: left;
	padding-left: 5px;
}
.thrColFixHdr #container #leftSideBar #leftNav  a:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height: 28px;
	white-space: nowrap;
	height: 30px;
	width: 165px;
	background-color: #D5E8F4;
	float: left;
	padding-left: 5px;
}
.thrColFixHdr #container #leftSideBar #leftNav  a:active {
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height: 28px;
	white-space: nowrap;
	height: 30px;
	width: 165px;
	float: left;
	padding-left: 5px;
}

.thrColFixHdr #container #leftSideBar #cover a:link {
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.thrColFixHdr #container #leftSideBar #cover a:visited {
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.thrColFixHdr #container #leftSideBar #cover a:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: none;
	background-color: #FFF;
}
.thrColFixHdr #container #leftSideBar #cover a:active {
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration: none;
}


#ads h2 {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 19px;
	padding: 0px;
	width: 140px;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-style: dotted;
	border-bottom-color: #000;
	font-weight: normal;
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-right: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	margin-left: 0px;
}






#container #middle h1 {
	color: #9C3509;
	padding-top: 4px;
	padding-right: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
	padding-left: 4px;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0px;
}
#container #middle h3 {
	color: #9C3509;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0px;
	padding-top: 4px;
	padding-right: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
	padding-left: 0px;
}
#container #middle h5 {
	color: #000;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0px;
	padding-right: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
	padding-left: 0px;
}
.by {
	font-size: 10px;
	color: #666;
}
#container #middle  a:link {
	color: #9C3509;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	padding-left: 4px;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#container #middle  a:visited {
	color: #9C3509;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 12px;
	padding-left: 4px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#container #middle  a:active {
	color: #9C3509;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 12px;
	padding-left: 4px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#container #middle  a:hover {
	color: #254052;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 12px;
	padding-left: 4px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#container #middle h3 a:link {
	color: #000;
	font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#container #middle h3 a:visited {
	color: #000;
	font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#container #middle h3 a:active {
	color: #000;
	font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#container #middle h3 a:hover {
	color: #9C3509;
	font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#container #middle h5 a:link {
	color: #000;
	font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
}
#container #middle h5 a:visited {
	color: #000;
	font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
}
#container #middle h5 a:active {
	color: #000;
	font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
}
#container #middle h5 a:hover {
	color: #9C3509;
	font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
}
#container #middle #blogroll #blogrollTitle {
	color: #FFF;
	background-color: #9D350A;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding-top: 4px;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
	padding-left: 10px;
}
#container #middle #blogroll #blogsLeft {
	clear: left;
	float: left;
	width: 49%;
}
#container #middle #blogroll #blogsRight {
	clear: right;
	float: right;
	width: 49%;
}
#container #middle #blogroll h2 {
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #333;
	margin: 0px;
	padding-top: 4px;
	padding-right: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
	padding-left: 0px;
}
#container #middle #blogroll a:link {
	color: #9C3509;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: normal;
	padding-top: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
}
#container #middle #blogroll a:visited {
	color: #9C3509;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: normal;
	padding-top: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
}
#container #middle #blogroll a:active {
	color: #9C3509;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: normal;
	padding-top: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
}
#container #middle #blogroll a:hover {
	color: #254052;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: normal;
	padding-top: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
}
#container #middle #blogroll p {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}

#container #middle h4 {
	margin: 0px;
	padding-top: 0px;
	padding-right: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
	padding-left: 0px;
}
#container #middle h4 a:link {
	color: #9C3509;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 16px;
}
#container #middle h4 a:visited {
	color: #9C3509;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 16px;
}
#container #middle h4 a:active {
	color: #9C3509;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 16px;
}
#container #middle h4 a:hover {
	color: #9C3509;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 16px;
}
#container #middle #theNatureOfThingsLeft {
	float: left;
	width: 80px;
	clear: left;
}
#container #middle #theNatureOfThingsRight {
	float: left;
	clear: right;
	width: 340px;
}
#container #middle #studentNotebooksLeft {
	clear: left;
	float: left;
	width: 80px;
}
#container #middle #studentNotebooksRight {
	clear: right;
	float: left;
	width: 340px;
}
#container #middle #notesFromTheFieldLeft {
	float: left;
	width: 80px;
	clear: left;
}
#container #middle #notesFromTheFieldRight {
	float: left;
	clear: right;
	width: 340px;
}