body{
	background-color:#dddddd;
	padding:0;
	margin-left:0;
	margin-top:0;
	margin-bottom:0;
	font-family:verdana,arial, helvetica,sans-serif;
	font-size:1em;
	text-align:center;/*ie needs this to center the container*/
	color:#999999;
	text-decoration:none;
}

p{
	font-family:verdana,arial, helvetica,sans-serif;	
	margin-bottom:0;
	
}

ul{
	margin-bottom:0;
	margin-top:0;
	list-style:disc;
}

li{ 
	text-indent:0;
	margin-left:-20px;
	margin-bottom:1em;
	padding: 0; 
}

hr{
	color:#990000;
}

/*classes related to page structure*/
.outerContainer{
	margin-left:auto;
	margin-right:auto;
	margin-bottom:0;
	width:80%;
	padding:0;
	background-color: #ffffff;
	border-left: 1px solid #666666;
	border-right: 1px solid #666666;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #666666;	
	text-align:justify;/*couldn't put this in the body declaration*/
}

.banner{
	background-image:url("images/banner1.jpg");
	background-position:center;
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	/*background-attachment: fixed; makes it disappear in netscape*/
	height:140px;
}

.maroonStrip{
	background-color: #cc9999;
	width:100%;
	height: 5px;
	font-size:0;
	margin-bottom:0;
	border-top-color: #666666;
	border-top-width: 1px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-bottom-color: #666666;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-style: solid;			
}

div#contentPlateContainer{
	margin-left:13em;/*that 13 em keeps the div to the right of the menu bar*/
	margin-right:0;
	padding-top:5px;
	padding-left:.5em;
	padding-right:8px;
	padding-bottom:16em;
	border-left:2px solid #666666;
}

h2{
	height:1.2em;
	width:90%;
	margin-left:.5em;
	margin-top:5px;
	margin-bottom:3px;	
	margin-right: 1.2em;
	padding-left:15px;
	background-image: url('../images/TitleBoxBackground.jpg');	
	background-repeat: no-repeat;	
	background-position: right;
	background-color: #ffffff;
	border-color: #666666;
	border-style: solid;
	border-width: 1px;
	font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;		
	text-decoration:none;	
	font-weight:bold;	
	font-size:.6em;
	color:#990000;
}

.contentPlate{
	position:relative;	
	margin-left:12px;
	margin-right:12px;
	margin-bottom:14px;
	font-size:.6em;
	color:#000000;	
}

.identificationBar{
	width:100%;
	height:1.2em;
	font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
	text-align:center;
	color:#990000;
	text-decoration:none;
	font-weight:normal;
	font-size:.6em;
}

/*found on class news and email directory index pages, to choose class*/
.decade_select{
	font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
	text-align:center;
	color:#990000;
	text-decoration:none;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:1.2em;	
	margin-bottom:0;
	margin-top:1em;
}
.button{
	background-color: #cc9999;
	padding:0;
}
select{
	font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
	background:#cc9999;
	color:#000000;
	margin-right:1em;
	width:20em;
}
/*vertical navigation*/
ul#nav{
	position:absolute;
	left:10%;
	top:150px;/*fixed due to fixed height of banner*/
	background-color:#ffffff;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial,Sans-Serif;
	margin:0;
	list-style-type:none;		
	padding:.5em;

}

ul#nav li{
	position:relative;
	margin:0;
	width:12em;
	padding:0;
	list-style-type:none;
	background:transparent;	
	line-height:150%;	
}

ul#nav a{	
	color:#990000;	/*controls color of main menu items*/
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	display:block;
	font-size:.9em;
	text-align:left;	
}

ul#nav a:hover{
	color:#999999;	
	background-color:#ffffff;	
}

ul#nav li#current {
	/*padding-left:1em;
	background-image: url('images/tassle.gif');	*/
	background-repeat: no-repeat;	
	background-position: left;	
}
ul#nav li#currentTest {
	padding-left:1em;
	background-image: url('images/tassle.gif');
	background-repeat: no-repeat;	
	background-position: left;	
}
/*links found in text somewhere*/
a:link, .nav a:link {
	font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
	color:#666666;
	text-decoration:underline;
	font-weight:normal;
}
a:visited, .nav a:visited{
	font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
	color:#666666;
	text-decoration:underline;
	font-weight:normal;
}
a:link.visited{
	font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
	color:#666666;
	text-decoration:underline;
	font-weight:normal;
}
a:active, .nav a:active {
	font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
	color:#666666;
	text-decoration:underline;
	font-weight:normal;
}

a:hover, .nav a:hover {
	font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
	color:#999999;
	text-decoration:underline;
	font-weight:normal;
}

div#accessibility li{
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	list-style: none;
	display: inline;
}

#accessibility ul{
	list-style: none;
	margin:0;
}
div#accessibility a{
	color: #dc2a1a;
	font-weight: bold;
	position: absolute;
	top: 10px;
	right: 0px;
	overflow: hidden;
	width: 0;
	height: 0;
	font-size: .8em !important;
	z-index: 1002;
}
#accessibility A:active, .accessibility A:focus { /* Only show skiplinks on focus */
	position: absolute;
	overflow: visible;
	width: auto;
	height: auto;	
	border: 0;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 6px;
	font-size: .6em;
	background: #FFF;
	z-index: 10000;
}