body{
 margin:0px;
 font-family:Arial;
 font-size:12px;
 background:#FFCC00;
 text-align:center;
}

#main{
 width:700px;
 margin-left:auto;
 margin-right:auto;
}

#header{
 width:700px;
 height:65;
 background:#E8ECF1;
 border:1px solid black;
 border-bottom:0px;
 text-align:left;
}

#menu{ 
 top:65px;
 height:21px;
 width:700px;
 background:#8FA2B5;
 border-right:1px solid black;
 border-left:1px solid black;
 text-align:left;
}

#menu table.menu{
 height:21px;
 width:450px;
}

#menu a{
 vertical-align:middle;
 color:white;
 font-size:15px;
 font-weight:bold;
 text-decoration:none;
 text-align:left;
}

#content{
 width:700px;
 height:auto;
 background:#E8ECF1;
 border:1px solid black;
 border-top:0px;
 padding-bottom:25px;
 text-align:left;
}

#footer{
 padding-top:10px;
 width:700px;
 height:auto;
 color:#919191;
 font-size:10px;
 text-align:center;
}

#footer a{
 color:#919191;
 text-align:center;
}

div.topic{
 padding-top:20px;
 padding-left:18px;
 height:23px;
 font-size:17px;
 color:#576F90;
 font-weight:bold;
 background:url("img/bar.gif");
 background-repeat:no-repeat;
 background-position:bottom left;
}

div.post {
 padding-left: 18px;
 padding-right:10px;
 line-height: 1.5em;
 text-align:justify;
}

div.signature{
 text-align:right;
}

ul{
 color:#576F90;
}

li{
 color:#576F90;
 font-size:13px;
}

a{
 color:#576F90;
}

#contactform input{
 width:300px;
}

#contactform textarea{
 width:300px;
 height:200px;
}

.menurow {
 color:white;
 font-size:15px;
 font-weight:bold;
 text-decoration:none;
}
	
.menuitem  {
    background:#8FA2B5;
    font-family: Arial;
    font-size: 15px;
	font-weight:bold;
    text-decoration:none;
    color:#FFFFFF;
    }

.menuitemhover {
    font-family: Arial;
    font-size: 15px;
	font-weight:bold;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	text-decoration:none;
	background:#778796;
	}

.transMenu {
	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 */
.transMenu .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 */
.transMenu .items {
	position:relative;
	left:0px; top:0px;
	z-index:2;
	}

.transMenu.top .items {
	border-top:none;
	}
.transMenu .itemfont {
    font-family: Arial;
    font-size: 13px;
	font-weight:bold;
	color:#FFFFFF;
}
.transMenu .item {
    color:#FFFFFF;
    font-family: Arial;
    font-size: 13px;
	font-weight:bold;
   	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 */
.transMenu .background {
	position:absolute;
	left:0px; top:0px;
	z-index:1;
	-moz-opacity:.9;
	filter:alpha(opacity=90);
	}

/* 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 */
.transMenu .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 */
.transMenu .shadowBottom {
	position:absolute;
	z-index:1;
	left:3px; height:2px;
	-moz-opacity:.4;
	filter:alpha(opacity=40);
	}
.transMenu .shadowTop {
	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. */
.transMenu .item.hover {
	background:#778796;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	}

/* 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 */
.transMenu .item img {
	margin-left:8px;
	}

