@charset "utf-8";



/*
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CSS Style Sheet

Site: National Student Clearinghouse Research Site
Author:   Kim Duclos
Version:  2008.1
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/* =General
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

/* Remove padding and margin*/
* {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
} 


body  {
	font: 85% Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	background-color:#999966;
	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;
}

#container { 
	width: 980px;
	background: url(../images/pagebg.jpg) repeat-y top left;
	margin: 16px auto 0 auto;
	text-align: left; /* this overrides the text-align: center on the body element. */
} 

.offleft {
	text-indent: -9000px;
	position: absolute;
}

br {
	margin: 0;
}


/* =Typography
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/


html, body, div, p {
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #444;
}

strong {
	font-weight: bold;
}

blockquote {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	line-height: 1.8;
	font-weight: bold;
}

caption {
	font-weight: bold;
	background-color: #EEF0E3;
	padding: .4em;
}

.smalltext {
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: normal;
}	

.smalltextitalic {
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-style:italic;
}

.registeredtm {
	font-size: 9px;
	margin-bottom: 1em;
}	

.registrationmark {
	font-size: xx-small;
	vertical-align: top;
}	

.subhead {
	color: #660000;
}

.bodyitalic  {
	font-size: 1em;
	padding: 0 0 .7em 0;
	line-height: 1.7em;
	font-style: italic;	
}

.h2alternate {
	font-size: 115%;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #660000;
	margin-top: 1.5em;
	margin-bottom: 0.8em;
	padding-bottom: 0.2em;
}



/* =Headings
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p {
	margin-top: 0;
}

h1 {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 160%;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #660000;
	margin: 1em 0 1em 0;
	text-align: left;
}

h2 {
	font-size: 115%;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #660000;
	margin-top: 1.5em;
	margin-bottom: 0.8em;
	padding-bottom: 0.2em;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-bottom-color: #666666;
	text-align: left;
}

h3 { 
	font-size: 110%;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #000000;
	margin-top: 1.5em;
	margin-bottom: 1em;

}

h4 { 
	font-size: 100%;
	font-weight: bold;
	color:#666;
	margin-top: 1.5em;
	margin-bottom: 1em;
}



/* =Links
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

a, a:link {
	color: #000066;
	text-decoration:none;
	}
	
a:hover, a:active {
	color: #660000;
	text-decoration: none;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #660000;
}

a:visited {
	color: #333333;
}

a img {
	border-width: 0; 
	border-style: none;
}


#skipLinks {
	font-size: 80%;
}

#skipLinks a {
	color:#420000;
	position: absolute;
	text-align: right;
	margin-left: 825px;
}


/* =Floats
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

.fltrt { 
	float: right;
}

.fltlft { 
	float: left;
}


/* this class should be placed on a div or break element and should be the final element before the close of a container that should fully contain a float */
.clearfloat { 
	clear: both;
    height: 0;
    font-size: 1px;
    line-height: 0px;
}

.clearright {
	clear: right;
}

.clearrleft {
	clear: left;
}


/* =Branding/Header Area
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

/*Home*/
#header {
	height: 150px;
	background: url(../images/header-home.gif) no-repeat;
} 

/*Postsecondary*/
#psheader {
	height: 129px;
	background: url(../images/header-postsecondary.gif) no-repeat;
}

/*Secondary*/
#sheader {
	height: 129px;
	background: url(../images/header-secondary.gif) no-repeat;
}

/*Workshops*/
#wheader {
	height: 129px;
	background: url(../images/header-workshops.gif) no-repeat;
}

/*Library*/
#lheader {
	height: 129px;
	background: url(../images/header-library.gif) no-repeat;
}

/*Glossary*/
#gheader {
	height: 129px;
	background: url(../images/header-glossary.gif) no-repeat;
}

/*Contact Us*/
#cheader {
	height: 129px;
	background: url(../images/header-contact.gif) no-repeat;
}

/*Site Map*/
#smheader {
	height: 129px;
	background: url(../images/header-sitemap.gif) no-repeat;
}

/*Career Opportunities*/
#coheader {
	height: 129px;
	background: url(../images/header-career.gif) no-repeat;
}

/*StudentTracker Initiatives*/
#iheader {
	height: 129px;
	background: url(../images/header-initiatives.gif) no-repeat;
}

/*ARRA*/
#arraheader {
	height: 129px;
	background: url(../images/header-arra.gif) no-repeat;
}

/*Our Approach*/
#oaheader {
	height: 129px;
	background: url(../images/header-approach.gif) no-repeat;
}

#header h1 {
	margin: 0; /* zeroing the margin of the last element in the #header div will avoid margin collapse - an unexplainable space between divs. If the div has a border around it, this is not necessary as that also avoids the margin collapse */
	padding: 10px 0; /* using padding instead of margin will allow you to keep the element away from the edges of the div */
}

#dividertop {
	height: 14px;
	background-image: url(../images/dividertop_tile.jpg);
	background-repeat: repeat-x;	
}



/* =Main Nav
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#mainNav {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	width: 755px;
	background-color: #F4EFC7;
	float: left;
}

#mainNav ul {
	display: inline;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	list-style-type: none;
	float: left;
	background-color: #F4EFC7;
}

#mainNav ul li {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	float: left;
	list-style-image: none;
}

#mainNav ul li a {
	padding: 0 2.5em;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: bold;
	line-height: 2.5em;
	text-decoration: none;
	color:#660000;
	display: block;
	float: left;
}

#mainNav a:hover, #mainNav a:focus, #mainNav a:active {
	background-color:#CCC;
}

#mainNav ul .currentpage {
	background-color: #CCC;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #660000;
}

#mainNav ul .currentpage a:hover, #mainNav ul .currentpage a:active {
	border-bottom: none;
}	




/* =Sidebar Area
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#sidebar1 {
	float: left;
	width: 225px;
	padding: 20px 0 30px 0;
	margin: 0;
}

#sidebar1 .welcome {
	font-style: normal;
	color: #660000;
	margin-top: 30px;
}

#sidebar1 .welcometxt {
	font-size: .85em;
	margin-bottom: 1em;	
}

#sidebar1 h3, #sidebar1 p {
	margin-left: 15px; /* the left and right margin should be given to every element that will be placed in the side columns */
	margin-right: 15px;
}

#sidebarsec {
	float: left;
	width: 225px;
	padding: 30px 0 30px 0;
	margin: 0;
}

/* =Sub Nav
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/


#sectionNav {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#sectionNav ul {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	list-style-type: none;
}

#sectionNav li {
	padding: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 12px;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-bottom-color: #660000;
	list-style-image: none;
}

#sectionNav a {
	color: #000066;
	text-decoration: none;
	border-bottom: none;
	display: block;
	padding: 10px 1px 5px 15px;
	background-color: #F4EFC7;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 12px;
}

#sectionNav a:hover {
	background-color: #333333;
	color: #FFFFCC;	
}

#sectionNav a:focus, #sectionNav a:active {
	color: #FFFFCC;
}

#sectionNav .current a {
	background-color: #660000;
	color: #FFFFCC;	
}




/* =Main Content
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#mainContent {
	width: 715px;
	float: right;
	text-align: center;
	padding: 15px;
}

#seccontent {
	width: 685px;
	text-align: left;
	font-size: .9em;
	margin: 13px 10px 15px 10px;
}

#feature {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0px;
	height: 14.5em;
	width: 685px;
	background-color:#FFFFCC;
	border: 1px;
	border-style:solid;
	border-color:#CCCCCC;
	text-align: left;
}

#announcement {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	width: 670px;
	text-align: left;
	align: left;
}

#announcement .announce {
	font-size: .85em;
	margin-bottom: 1em;	
}

#secfeature {
	margin: 20px 0 0 0;
	padding: 0px;
	height: 18em;
	width: 685px;
	background-color:#FFFFCC;
	border: 1px;
	border-style:solid;
	border-color:#CCCCCC;
	text-align: left;
}

#libsecfeature {
	margin: 20px 0 0 0;
	padding: 0px;
	height: 14.3em;
	width: 685px;
	background-color:#FFFFCC;
	border: 1px;
	border-style:solid;
	border-color:#CCCCCC;
	text-align: left;
}

#pssecfeature {
	margin: 20px 0 0 0;
	padding: 0px;
	height: 16em;
	width: 685px;
	background-color:#FFFFCC;
	border: 1px;
	border-style:solid;
	border-color:#CCCCCC;
	text-align: left;
}

#wsfeature {
	margin: 20px 0 0 0;
	padding: 0px;
	height: 19em;
	width: 685px;
	background-color:#FFFFCC;
	border: 1px;
	border-style:solid;
	border-color:#CCCCCC;
	text-align: left;
}

#contact {
	margin: 15px 10px 15px 15px;
	padding: 10px 15px 10px 15px;
	width: 275px;
	background-color:#FFFFCC;
	border: 1px;
	border-style:solid;
	border-color:#CCCCCC;
	text-align: left;
}

#featurecol1 {
	margin: 0px;
	display: inline; /*IE6 fix*/
	padding: 0px;
	width: 222px;
	float: left;
}

#featurecol2 {
	margin: 0;
	display: inline; /*IE6 fix*/
	padding: 0;
	width: 410px;
	float: left;
}

.featureimg {
	margin: 20px;
	text-align: left;
}

.featuretitle {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: .9em;
	color: #660000;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin-top: 25px;
	margin-left: 50px;
	margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.secfeaturetitle {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 140%;
	line-height: 1.1em;
	color: #660000;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin-top: 23px;
	margin-left: 50px;
	margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.featuretext {
	margin-top: 8px;
	margin-left: 50px;
}

#featurecol2 .secfeaturetext {
	margin-top: 5px;
	margin-left: 50px;
	font-size: .85em;
}

#featurecol2 .link {
	color: #000066;
}


#featurecol2 a:hover, #featurecol2 a:active {
	color: #660000;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #660000;
}

.featuremorelink {
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 0.85em;
	color: #000066;
	line-height: 3;
}

#feature a:hover, a:active {
	color: #660000;
}
	

#mainlinks {
	width: 700px;
	padding: 0px;
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 30px;
	text-align: left;
	float: left;
}

#mainlinkcol1 {
	margin: 10px;
	display: inline; /*IE6 fix*/
	padding: 0px;
	width: 155px;
	height: 200px;
	float: left;
}

#mainlinkcol2 {
	margin: 10px;
	display: inline; /*IE6 fix*/
	padding: 0px;
	width: 155px;
	height: 200px;
	float: left;
}

#mainlinkcol3 {
	margin: 10px;
	display: inline; /*IE6 fix*/
	padding: 0px;
	width: 155px;
	height: 200px;
	float: left;
}

#mainlinkcol4 {
	margin: 10px;
	display: inline; /*IE6 fix*/
	padding: 0px;
	width: 155px;
	height: 200px;
	float: left;
}

#col {
	width: 675px;
	padding: 0px;
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 30px;
	text-align: left;
	float: left;
	position: relative;
}

#col1 {
	margin: 10px;
	padding: 10px;
	width: 175px;
	float: left;
	display: inline;
	position: relative;
}

#col2 {
	margin: 10px;
	padding: 10px;
	width: 175px;
	float: left;
	display: inline;
	position: relative;
}

#col3 {
	margin: 10px;
	padding: 10px;
	width: 175px;
	float: left;
	display: inline;
	position: relative;
}

.image {
	margin: 15px 0 20px 0;
	text-align: left;
}

.title {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 120%;
	color: #660000;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin-bottom: 0.5em;
	padding-bottom: 0.2em;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #660000;
}

.titlepr {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 125%;
	color: #660000;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 1em 0;
	padding-bottom: 1em 0;
}

#mainlinks .content {
	margin-top: 8px;
}

#mainlinks .content p {
	font-size: .9em;
}

#mainlinks .morelink {
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 0.85em;
	color: #000066;
	line-height: 2.7;
}

#mainlinks a:hover, a:active {
	color: #660000;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #660000;
}

#mainlinks .image a:hover, a:active, #mainlinks .title a:hover, a:active {
	color: #660000;
	border-bottom: none;
}

#seccontent p {
	margin-bottom: .6em;
	line-height: 1.4em;
}

#seccontent a {
	color: #000066;
	}
	
#seccontent a:hover, a:active {
	color: #660000;
}

#seccontent .storyimage {
	padding: 0 0 15px 15px;
	float: right;	
	}
	

/* =FAQs & Case Study
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

.faqquestion {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 1.2em;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #003366;
	margin: 1.4em 0 .5em 0;
}

.faqanswer {
	margin-left: 20px;
}

.casestudydesc {
	font-size: .9em;
	padding: 0 0 .5em 35px;
	line-height: 1.5em;
}

.casestudyname {
	padding: 1em 0 0 35px;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 1em;
}

.reference {
	margin-left: 0em;
	font-size: 10px;
	padding-left: 35px;
}

.smallheader {
	font-size: 1em;
	padding: 0 0 .3em 0;
	line-height: 1em;
	font-weight: bold;
}


/* =Glossary
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

dl {
	margin-top: 15px;
}

dt {
	padding-bottom: 3px;
	margin: 1.3em 0 8px 0;
	font-size: 1.1em;
	font-weight: bold;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-bottom-color: #663300;
}

dd {
	padding-left: 20px;
}
	

/* =Images
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

/* Remove border around linked images*/
img {
	border: 0;
}




/* =Lists
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

ul {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	list-style-type: none;
}

li {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0 0 5px 8px;
	list-style-position: outside;
	line-height: 1.3;
}

#seccontent ul {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0 0 0 10px;
}

#seccontent li {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 5px 0 5px 25px;
	background-image: url(../images/mainbullet.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0 20%;
}

p.liindent {
	font-size: .9em;
	padding: 0 0 .7em 35px;
	line-height: 1.7em;
}


.conferencename  {
	font-size: 1em;
	padding: 0 0 .7em 0;
	line-height: 1.7em;
	font-weight: bold;
}


.eventname  {
	font-size: 1em;
	padding: 0 0 .7em 0;
	line-height: 1.7em;
	color: #900;
}

.eventdate  {
	font-size: 1em;
	padding: 0 0 .7em 0;
	line-height: 1.7em;
	font-style: italic;	
}




/* =Footer
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#footer {
	clear: both;
	padding: 8px 0 1em;
	background: #660000;
	height: 30px;
}

#footer p {
	font-size: 10px; 
	color:#EFE5AE;
	margin: 0; 		/* zeroing the margins of the first element in the footer will avoid the possibility of margin collapse - a space between divs */
	padding: 10px; 	/* padding on this element will create space, just as the the margin would have, without the margin collapse issue */
}

#footer p#links {
	float: left; 
	width: 45%;
}

#footer p#copyright {
	float: right; 
	width: 50%; 
	text-align: right;
}

#dividerbottom {
	height: 14px;
	background-image: url(../images/dividerbottom_tile.jpg);
	background-repeat: repeat-x;	
}

#footer a, #footer a:link {
	color: #EDDEA5;
	text-decoration:none;
	}
	
#footer a:hover, #footer a:active {
	color: #FFFFFF;
}

#footer a:visited {
	color: #CC9900;
}



/* =Tables
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/


table {
	border: none;
}


td, th {
	border: none;
}


/* =Forms
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#leftcolumn {
	padding: 10px;
	float: left;
}