@charset "utf-8";
/*----------------GENERAL HTML-------These rules are strictly for global styles.--------------------*/
body
{
	background-image: url(../images/bg.gif);
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	background-position: left top;
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, td, div, small, ul {
	font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
h1
{
	font-size: 14px;
	color: #006699;
	margin: 0px;
}


h2
{
	font-size: 14px;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	line-height: 15px;
}

h3
{
	font-size: 14px;
	color: #000000;
	line-height: 15px;
}

p, ul
{
	font-size: 13px;
	color: #000000;
}

li {
	margin-bottom: 0px;
}

#small
{
	font-size: 11px;
	color: #000000;
	line-height: 12px;
}

.nine
{
	font-size: 9px;
	color: #000000;
}
/*----------------HYPERLINKS AND ROLLOVERS -------These rules are for global purposes only--------------------*/
a
{
color: #006699;
text-decoration:none;
}

a:hover
{
color: #006699;
text-decoration:underline;
}

a:active
{
color: #006699;
text-decoration:underline;
}

/*----------------MAIN NAVIGATION LINKS AND ROLLOVERS----these rules are for styling your main navigation and hyperlinks--------------------*/



/*----------------END MAIN NAVIGATION LINKS AND ROLLOVERS--------------------*/

/*----------------THIS IS THE SECTION FOR ALL MAIN LAYOUT RULES--------------------*/

#maincontainer {
	width: 784px;
	margin: 0px auto 0px auto;
	height: 800px;
}
#header {
	background-image: url(../images/masthead.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	height: 181px;
	width: 784px;
	position: relative;
}

#toplink
{
width: 420px;
float: left;
}

#sub_header1 {
	width:560px;
	height:120px;
	background: url(../images/mid_section_about.jpg) no-repeat;
	margin-bottom: 35px;
}
#sub_header2 {
	width:560px;
	height:120px;
	background: url(../images/mid_section_history.jpg) no-repeat;
	margin-bottom: 35px;
}
#top {
	position:absolute;
	width: 125px;
	height: 20px;
	top:12px;
	left: 655px;
	font-family:Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 10px;
	color: #666666;
	font-weight: normal;
	visibility: visible;
}
#nav {
	clear: both;
	width: 784px;
}

#main_content {
	width: 784px;
	background-color:#ffffff;
	display:table;
	float:left;
	margin-top: 5px;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	position:relative;
}
#left_column { /*home page */
	width:501px;
	float:left;
}
#right_column {/*home page */
	width:282px;
	float:left;
}
#bluenav { /*home page */
	background-image: url(../images/round_teal_box.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-color: #b9e5fb;
	clear: both;
	width: 277px;
	margin-left: 6px;
	position:relative;

}
#homefooter { /*home page */
	background:url(../images/bar.gif) no-repeat;
	width:784px;
	height:50px;
	clear:both;
}
#side_nav {
	width:221px;
	position:absolute;
	

}
#side_nav_research {
	width:221px;
	float:left;
	background:url(../images/side_research.jpg) no-repeat;
	height:1000px;
}
#maintext {
	width:560px;
	float:right;
}

#copyright {

}
/*----------------THIS IS THE SECTION FOR ALL CUSTOM TAGS AND FONT FORMATTING--------------------*/
table.small {
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height:12px;
}
#top a {
	font-weight:normal;
}
#left_column p {
	margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;
}
#right_column h1 {
	margin:0px 10px 15px 15px;
}
#right_column p {	
	margin:0px 10px 15px 15px;

}
#bluenav ul {
	margin: 0px;
	padding:10px 0px 0px 30px;
	background-color:#b9e5fb;
}
#bluenav li {
	list-style-image: url(../images/arrows_gray.gif);
	padding-bottom:14px;
	background-color:#b9e5fb;
}
#bluenav a {
	color: #333333;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size:12px;
}
#bluenav a:hover {
	color:#005581;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.image_left {
	float:left;
	margin: 0px 8px 8px 0px;
}
#learnmore {
	position:relative;
	top:18px;
	left:20px;
	font-size:16px;
	width:501px;
}
#learnmore a {
	color: #B9E6FB;
}
#learnmore a:hover {
	color: #ffffff;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#learnmore img {
	position:relative;
	top:2px;
}
#members {
	float:right;
	position:relative;
	top:18px;
	right:50px;
	width:200px;
}
#members a {
	color:#000000;
}
#members a:hover {
	color:#ffffff;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#footer a {

	font-weight:normal;
	color:#777777;
}
#footer a:hover {
	
}
#footer a#current {
	color:#000000;
}
#maintext p {
	margin: 0px 15px 15px 15px;
	font-size:12px;
}
#maintext h1 {
	margin: 0px 15px 15px 15px;

}
#maintext h1 a {
	font-weight:bold;
}
#maintext_sitemap {
	width:501px;
	margin-left:15px;
	font-size:12px;
}
#side_nav p a {
	font-weight:normal;
	color:#000000;
}
.eleven {
	font-size:11px;
	line-height:13px;
}
.twelve {
	font-size:12px;

}
.members {
	margin-left:15px;
}
.members td {
	font-size:12px;
}
.members td h2 {
	font-size: 14px;
	color: #006699;
}
#maintext_awards_01 {
	float:left;
	width:250px;
	margin-left:15px;
}
#maintext_awards_02 {
	float:left;
	width:250px;
	margin-left:15px;
}
#research_side {

	
}
#research_side2 {
	position:relative;
	top:260px;
}
#research2 p {
	font-size:10px;
	line-height: 12px;
}



#footer {
	text-align:center;
	margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;
	font-size:12px;
}

#logolink1 {
	
}