body  {
	font: .8em Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	background: #fff;
	margin: 0; /* it's good practice to zero the margin and padding of the body element to account for differing browser defaults */
	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;
	min-width: 990px;   
	max-width: 1400px;
	}
a:hover {outline:none;} /* remove outline on links when clicked, outline still appears for keyboard navigation - works in firefox, chrome, safari */
#mainContent h2 {
	border-bottom:#99B2CC 1px solid;
	font-size:1.5em;
	margin-top:0;
	}
#mainContent h3 {
	font-size:1.25em;
	color: #336699;
	}
.thrColHybHdr #container { 
	/*margin: 0 auto;  the auto margins (in conjunction with a width) center the page if needed */
	text-align: left; /* this overrides the text-align: center on the body element. */
	margin:0 10px;
	}  
.thrColHybHdr #header { 
	background: #336699; 
	color:#FFFFFF;
	margin:20px 0 0 0;
	} 
.thrColHybHdr #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 */
	text-indent:-999em; /* hide text */
	background:url(../images/nedclogo.jpg) top left no-repeat;
	width:390px;
	}
.thrColHybHdr #header h1 a {
	display:block;
	height:60px;
	}
#sectorsBtns  {
	display:block; 
	width:530px; 
	height:60px;
	float:right;
	margin-top:-15px;
	}
#sectorsBtns ul {
	list-style:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:0; 
	}
#sectorsBtns a {
	text-indent:-999em;
	width:90px;  
	height:60px;
	overflow:hidden;
	display:block; 
	margin-left:10px;
	border: #fff 2px solid;
	}
#sectorsBtns a:hover {
	border:#37D7FF 2px solid;
	}
#sectorsBtns ul li {
	overflow:hidden;
 	float:left;
	}
#sectorsBtns a#municipalHeaderBtn {	background:url(../images/headerbtns/municipal-btn.jpg) top left no-repeat; }
#sectorsBtns a#portsHeaderBtn {	background:url(../images/headerbtns/ports-btn.jpg) top left no-repeat; }
#sectorsBtns a#transitHeaderBtn { background:url(../images/headerbtns/transit-btn.jpg) top left no-repeat; }
#sectorsBtns a#constructionHeaderBtn { background:url(../images/headerbtns/construction-btn.jpg) top left no-repeat;	}
#sectorsBtns a#freightHeaderBtn { background:url(../images/headerbtns/freight-btn.jpg) top left no-repeat; }

#tagline {
	background:  url(../images/tagline.gif) no-repeat 8px 5px;
	width:400px;
	height:30px;
	text-indent:-999em;
	}

/* google search styles */
#search {
	float:right;
	margin-top:-32px;
	padding-right:10px;
	height:30px;
	}
#search-btn {
	width: 62px;
	height: 25px;
	cursor: pointer;
	background:  url(../images/search-btn.gif) no-repeat 0 3px;
	border:none;
	text-indent: -999em;
	}
#search-btn:hover {
	background:  url(../images/search-btn.gif) no-repeat -68px 3px;
	}
/* Tips for sidebar1:
1. Be aware that if you set a font-size value on this div, the overall width of the div will be adjusted accordingly.
2. Since we are working in ems, it's best not to use padding on the sidebar itself. It will be added to the width for standards compliant browsers creating an unknown actual width. 
3. Space between the side of the div and the elements within it can be created by placing a left and right margin on those elements as seen in the ".thrColHybHdr #sidebar1 p" rule.
*/

#mainContentContainer { /* wraps #mainContent and #sidebars1 and #sidebar2 */
	background: url(../images/leftnav-bg.gif) top left repeat-y;
	padding-top:8px;
	width:100%;
	}

/* left nav styles */
.thrColHybHdr #sidebar1 {
	float: left; 
	width: 13em; /* since this element is floated, a width must be given */
	padding: 0; /* top and bottom padding create visual space within this div */
	background-color:#FDF4CE;
	}
#sidebar1 ul, .sidebarList, #onThisPage ul  {
	margin:0 6px;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
	}
#sidebar1 li { 
	padding:3px; 
	border-bottom:#99B2CC 1px solid;
	}
#sidebar1 a { 
	color:#000; 
	font-size:.9em;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	display:block;
	}	
	
#sidebar1 a:hover { 
	color:#336699; 
	}	
#sidebar1 li li { 
	border-bottom:none;
	}
#sidebar1 ul ul { 
	margin-top:3px;
	margin-bottom:3px;
	}
#sidebar1 li li a { 
	border-bottom:none;
	background:url(../images/bullet-t.gif) 0 5px no-repeat;
	padding-left:13px;
	}
		
.thrColHybHdr #sidebar2 {
	float: right; 
	width: 20em; /* since this element is floated, a width must be given */
	}

/* right sidebar homepage styles */
.sidebarList li { 
/*	background:url(../images/bullet-blue-sm.gif) 8px 7px no-repeat; */
	background:url(../images/bullet-t.gif) 8px 7px no-repeat; 
	padding:3px 3px 8px 25px;
	border-bottom:#99B2CC 1px dashed;
	margin-left:4px;
	}
.sidebarList   {
	font-size:.85em;
	}
.sidebarList li {
	margin-top:5px;
	}
li.moreInfoLinks {
	text-align:right;
	background-image:none !important; /* remove bullet image from more info list item (e.g., news, more funding opps, etc0  */
	border-bottom:none;
	}
#mainContent ul {	
	list-style-type:square;
	}
#mainContent ul ul, #sidebar2 ul ul {	
	margin-top:5px;
	}
#mainContent li, #sidebar2 li, #mainContent li li, #sidebar2 li li {	
	padding-bottom:5px;
	}
#onThisPage {
	background:#FDF4CE;
	padding:5px;
	border:#FCFDF2 1px solid;
	position:absolute;
	width: 19em;
	top:120px;
	}
#onThisPage h3 {
	font-size:1em;
	padding:0;
	line-height:0;
	margin:10px;
	}
#onThisPage ul ul {
	margin-left:-6px;
	}
#onThisPage li {
	background:url(../images/bullet-t.gif) 15px 5px no-repeat;
	padding-left:30px;
	}
.thrColHybHdr #sidebar1 h3, .thrColHybHdr #sidebar1 p, .thrColHybHdr #sidebar2 p, .thrColHybHdr #sidebar2 h3 {
	margin-left: 10px; /* the left and right margin should be given to every element that will be placed in the side columns */
	margin-right: 10px;
	}
	
/* Tips for mainContent:
1. If you give this #mainContent div a font-size value different than the #sidebar1 div, the margins of the #mainContent div will be based on its font-size and the width of the #sidebar1 div will be based on its font-size. You may wish to adjust the values of these divs.
2. The space between the mainContent and sidebar1 is created with the left margin on the mainContent div.  No matter how much content the sidebar1 div contains, the column space will remain. You can remove this left margin if you want the #mainContent div's text to fill the #sidebar1 space when the content in #sidebar1 ends.
3. To avoid float drop, you may need to test to determine the approximate maximum image/element size since this layout is based on the user's font sizing combined with the values you set. However, if the user has their browser font size set lower than normal, less space will be available in the #mainContent div than you may see on testing.
4. In the Internet Explorer Conditional Comment below, the zoom property is used to give the mainContent "hasLayout." This avoids several IE-specific bugs that may occur.
*/
.thrColHybHdr #mainContent {
 	margin: 0 20em 0 13em; /* the right margin can be given in ems or pixels. It creates the space down the right side of the page. */ 
	padding: 0 1em 0 1em; /* padding here creates white space "inside the box." */
	background-color:#FFFFFF;
	} 
.thrColHybHdr #footer { 
	margin-top:15px;
	padding:10px 0;
	border-top:#99B2CC 1px solid;
	border-bottom:#99B2CC 1px solid;;
	text-align:center;
	font-size:.85em;
	margin-left:18em;
	margin-bottom:5px;
	} 
.thrColHybHdr #footer p {
	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 0; /* padding on this element will create space, just as the the margin would have, without the margin collapse issue */
	}

/* Miscellaneous classes for reuse */
.fltrt { /* this class can be used to float an element right in your page. The floated element must precede the element it should be next to on the page. */
	float: right;
	margin-left: 8px;
	}
.fltlft { /* this class can be used to float an element left in your page */
	float: left;
	margin-right: 8px;
	}
.clearfloat { /* 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 */
	clear:both;
    height:0;
    font-size: 1px;
    line-height: 0px;
	}

#topStory h2, .sidebarHeadings {
	font-size:.85em;
	background:#FDF4CE;
	border-bottom:#99B2CC 1px solid;
	padding:3px 3px 3px 7px;
	}
#nemap {padding-top:20px;}

/* colored box/button styles */
.blueButton {
	background:#1DAFE7 url(../images/blue-gradient-bg.jpg) top left repeat-x; 
	padding:5px; 
	border:#11779D 3px solid; 
	text-align:center; 
	margin:auto; 
	margin-bottom:15px; 
	margin-left:10px;
	font-size:.85em;
	/*  
	margin-right:10px;
	*/
	}
.greenButton {
	background:#009900 url(../images/green-gradient-bg.jpg) top left repeat-x; 
	padding:5px; 
	border:#3E884F 3px solid; 
	max-width:350px; 
	text-align:center; 
	margin:auto; 
	margin-bottom:5px; 
	width:85%; 
	font-size:.9em;
	}
.blueButton a, .greenButton a {
	color:#FFFFBF;
	text-decoration:none;
	}
.blueButton a:hover, .greenButton a:hover {
	color:#FFFFFF;
	text-decoration:underline;
	}
.greenBox {border:#336633 3px solid; background:#009900; color:#FFFFFF;   padding:3px 5px; margin-bottom:5px; font-size:.95em;}
.greenBox h2 {font-size: 1.2em; padding:0; margin:0;}

.greenBox a {color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none;}
.greenBox a:hover {color:#FFFFBF; text-decoration:underline;}
.greenBox ul {margin:5px 0; padding-left:20px; list-style-type:square;}
.text-small {
	font-size: .85em;
	}