/*-----------------------
formatting for first page
-----------------------*/
a {
	text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
.container {
	background-image: url(images/bg_content_black.gif);
}
.mainFeatureHr{
	margin: 0px; 
	padding: 0px;
	border: 0px;
	height: 2px;
	background: url(images/bg_hr.gif);
	font-size: 1px;
}	
.mainFeautreContainer{
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	margin-left: 1px;
	width: 704px;
	background: #2E2E2E;
}
.mainFeature{
	padding: 25px 35px 25px 35px;
}
.subFeatureContainer {
	width: 49.9%;
	float: left;
}
.subFeature{
	padding: 25px 35px 25px 35px;
}
.directLinkContainers{
	position: relative;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	margin-left: 0px;
	width: 704px;
	height: 40px;
	background: #101010;
}
.directLinkContainers ul{
	padding: 0px;
	margin: 0px;
}
.directLinkContainers li{
	position: relative;
	width: 174px;
	text-align: center;
	float: left;
	display: block;
	height: 40px;
	border-right: 1px solid black;
	border-left: 1px solid #5A5A5A;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}

* html .directLinkContainers li{
	width: 176px;
}
.directLinkContainers a{
	position: relative;
	top: 10px;
	font-size: 120%;
	font-weight: bold;
}




.sideBar h2{
        padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px;
	color: #BBBBBB;
}

/*------------------------
news headlines
------------------------*/


.news-latest-item p{
	margin: 0px; 
	padding: 0px;
}