/*##########   SET BASE STYLES  & NORMALIZE BROWSER MARGINS  ############*/




* {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

body {
	background: #585756 url(/images/back.png) repeat;
	font-family: verdana, sans-serif;
	font-size: 9pt;
	line-height: 14pt;
	font-weight: normal;
	text-align: center; 
}


ul {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px;
}


li {
	padding:0px 0px 15px 1px;
	margin: 0px;
}

li img {
	padding:0px;
	margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px;
	display: inline;
}

img {
	margin: 0px 2px 0px 2px;
	padding: 0px;
}

h1 {
	margin: 35px 0px 10px 0px;
	font-size: 10pt;
	line-height: 13pt;
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
	color: #333;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	clear: both;
}


h2 {
	margin: 15px 5px 10px 0px;
	font-size: 9pt;
	line-height: 11pt;
	font-style: oblique;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
	color: #3369ba;
	clear: both;
}

h3 {
	margin: 12px 5px 10px 0px;
	font-size: 9pt;
	line-height: 11pt;
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;
	color: #333;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #333;
	clear: both;
}

h3.bluesanserif {
	margin: 2px 5px 10px 0px;
	font-size: 9pt;
	line-height: 11pt;
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
	color: #95a6b1;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #95a6b1;
	clear: both;
}

p {
	margin: 10px 15px 25px 0px;
	color: #2d2d2d;
	font-family: verdana, sans-serif;
	font-weight: normal;
}


a {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #438dda;
	font-family: verdana, sans-serif;
	font-weight: normal;
}

a:hover {
	background: #cde8fb;
}

a img {
	border: 0;
	vertical-align: middle;
}





/*##########   PAGE CONTENT AREA  ############*/


#wrap {
	position: absolute;
	top: 91px;
	left: 0px;
	width: 100%;
	height: auto;
}

#content {
	background: #fff url(/images/homeleftback.png) left 20px repeat-y;
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	width: 978px;
	height: auto;
	border-left: 7px solid #727a8d;
	border-bottom: 2px solid #727a8d;
	border-right: 7px solid #727a8d;
	text-align: left; /* Important - to left align content due to centering in the body style */
	overflow: hidden;
}


/*##########   NCAR PAGE HEADER  ############*/

#subheader {
	background-color: #fff;
	float: left;
	clear: left;
	width: 100%;
	height: 85px;
	display: inline;
}

#subheader img {
	margin: 0px;
	float: left;
	border: none;
}

#subheader a img {
	border: none;
}

#subheader .datetime {
	float: right;
	margin: 3px 15px 2px 0px;
	font: normal normal normal 11pt/12pt arial, verdana, sans-serif;
	color: #9a9394;
}


/*-----   NCAR HEADER  -----*/

#ncarheader {
	width: 500px;
	_width: 400px;
	height: 52px;
	float: left;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}


/*-----   GOOGLESEARCH  -----*/

#googlesearch {
	width: 450px;
	_width: 400px;
	float: right;
	margin: 2px 5px 0px 0px;
	display: inline;
}

#googlesearch input, submit {
	font-size: 8pt;
	float: right;
	background-color: #fff;
	vertical-align: middle;
	margin-left: 3px;
}




/*##########   MAIN COLUMN - NCAR RESEARCH  ############*/


#column_research {
	float: left;
	width: 468px;
	height: auto;
	margin-top: 0px;
}


#column_research p {
	font-size: 9pt;
	line-height: 14pt;
	color: #333;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
}

#column_research a {
	font-size: 9pt;
	line-height: 14pt;
	color: #333;
}


/*--------   SLIDESHOW FEATURE --------*/

#pagefeature  {
	background-color: #dfe8f1;
	width: 468px;
	height: 228px;
	float: left;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	border-bottom: 6px solid #fff;
}

#feature_slideshow {
	background-color: #dfe8f1;
	width: 344px;
	height: 226px;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	float: left;
}

#feature_about {
	width: 100px;
	height: auto;
	margin: 0px;
	/*margin: -5px 3px 0px 0px;*/
	padding: 0px;
	float: left;
}

#feature_about a img {
	margin-top: 2px;
	margin-left: 9px;
}



/*----------   TOPICS SUBCOLUMN  ----------*/

#topics_subcolumn {
	float: left;
	clear: left;
	width: 220px;
	height: auto;
	margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;
	padding: 0px 3px 0px 10px;

}

/*----------   RESOURCES SUBCOLUMN  ----------*/

#resources_subcolumn {
	float: left;
	width: 200px;
	height: auto;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px;
	padding-bottom: 15px;
}


/*##########   MAIN COLUMN - PEOPLE AND NEWS  ############*/

#column_peoplenews {
	float: right;
	width: 478px;
	_width: 465px; /* for IE6 */
	height: auto;
	margin: -10px 0px 20px 27px;
	_margin: 0px; /* for IE6 */
	padding: 0px;
}

#column_peoplenews h1 {
	font-size: 9pt;
	line-height: 11pt;
	color: #333;
	border-top: 1px solid #95a6b1;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #95a6b1;
	background: #d2e0ea;
	padding: 2px;
	width: 100%;
}

#column_peoplenews p {
	font-size: 8pt;
	line-height: 12pt;
	color: #333;
	font-variant: normal;
}

#column_peoplenews a {
	font-size: 8pt;
	line-height: 12pt;
	color: #333;
}

#column_peoplenews ul {
	font-size: 8pt;
	line-height: 12pt;
	color: #333;
}

#column_peoplenews .title_event {
	font: normal normal bold 9pt/11pt arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #2161b9;
}

/*----------   NEWS & EVENTS SUBCOLUMN   ----------*/

#newsevents_subcolumn {
	float: left;
	width: 210px;
	_width: 180px; /* for IE6 */
	height: auto;
	/*min-height: 800px;*/
	margin: 0px;
	padding-right: 20px;
	border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
}


/*----------   PEOPLE & ANNOUNCEMENTS SUBCOLUMN  ----------*/


#peopleannounce_subcolumn {
	float: left;
	width: 210px;
	_width: 180px; /* for IE6 */
	height: auto;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 4px;
	padding-left: 20px;
	border-left: 1px solid #ccc;
	}


/*----------   EVENTS  ----------*/


#events {
	float: left;
	clear: left;
	width: 210px;
	height: 180px;
	margin: 0px;
	overflow: auto;
	}



/*########  FOCUS AREAS SUBCOLUMN  ########*/

#focusareas_subcolumn {
	float: left;
	clear: left;
	background-color: #fff;
	width: 500px;
	_width: 460px;
	height: auto;
	margin: 10px 0px -20px -30px;
	_margin: 10px 0px -20px 0px;
	padding: 5px;
}


#focusareas_subcolumn p {
	font-size: 8pt;
	line-height: 10pt;
	font-variant: normal;
}

#focusareas_subcolumn a {
	font-size: 8pt;
	line-height: 10pt;
	font-variant: normal;
	color: #2161b9;
}

#focusareas_subcolumn ul {
	margin: -10px 3px 0px 2px;
}

#focusareas_subcolumn li {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}

#focusareas_subcolumn ul li a {
	font-size: 8pt;
	line-height: 10pt;
	font-variant: normal;
	color: #2161b9;
	padding: 0px;
}

/*----------   FEATURED RESEARCH ----------*/

#featuredresearch {
	background: #e4eef6;
	margin: 10px 6px 20px 0px;
	_margin: 10px 2px 20px 0px;
	padding: 3px 0px 7px 0px;
	width: 160px;
	_width: 130px;
	height: 340px;
	float: left;
	clear: both;
}

#featuredresearch img {
	_width: 130px;
}

#featuredresearch img.small_icon {
	_width: 12px;
}



/*----------   FEATURED MODEL ----------*/

#featuredmodel {
	background: #e4eef6;
	margin: 10px 6px 20px 0px;
	_margin: 10px 2px 20px 0px;
	padding: 3px 0px 7px 0px;
	width: 160px;
	_width: 130px;
	height: 340px;
	float: left;
}

#featuredmodel img {
	_width: 130px;
}

#featuredmodel img.small_icon {
	_width: 12px;
}


/*----------   FEATURED TECHNOLOGY ----------*/

#featuredtechnology {
	background: #e4eef6;
	margin: 10px 0px 20px 0px;
	_margin: 10px 2px 20px 0px;
	padding: 3px 0px 7px 0px;
	width: 160px;
	_width: 130px;
	height: 340px;
	float: left;

}

#featuredtechnology img {
	_width: 130px;
}

#featuredtechnology img.small_icon {
	_width: 12px;
}


/*#######   PAGE FOOTER  #######*/


#footer {
	background-color: #f0ac6d;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 5px;
	width: 975px;
	height: 25px;
	float: left;
	clear: both;
	border-top: 1px solid #809280;
}

#footer p {
	font-size: 8pt;
	line-height: 10pt;
	margin: 3px 3px 3px 15px;
	padding: 3px 3px 20px 3px;
}

#footer a {
	color: #4c4b4c;
}