/* ------------------------------------ LEFT COLUM STYLE  ----------------------------------- */
#newsleft {width: 200px; float: left; }
.newscnt {display: block; border-top: 3px solid #8FCE90;}

/* ----------- Fonts for top menus are being described here ----------------------------------- */
DIV.menucnt {width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px; padding-top: 11px; }
DIV.menucnt UL {list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; }
DIV.menucnt LI {display: inline; font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase;  margin: 0px; padding: 0px; }
DIV.menucnt A {color: BLUE; font-size:1.2em ;font-weight: normal; text-decoration:none;}
DIV.menucnt LI A {display: block; text-transform: none;   background: url("../images/grad-small.gif") repeat-x; padding: 5px; margin: 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #8FCE90;}
DIV.menucnt LI A:hover {text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid #330099; }
DIV.menucnt FORM {padding: 2px;}

DIV.googsrch {width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px; padding-top: 11px;}
/* -- adsense -- */
DIV.adsenseframe {margin: 4px 0px; }
DIV.inbox {width: 250px; float: left; margin: 5px;}


/* ------------- HEADER current location----------------------------- */
#currpos {padding: 5px 0px 8px 220px; font-size: 0.9em; text-decoration: none; background: url("../images/news-menu-top.gif") no-repeat bottom;}
#currpos A {text-decoration: none; color: BLUE}
#currpos A:hover {text-decoration: underline}


/* ------------- NEWS column ----------------------------- */
#newsrght {padding: 0px 0px 0px 210px; font-family: Helvetica, Verdana; font-size: 12px;}
#newsrght H1 {Font-size: 2em; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica}
#newsrght HR {color: #BCD2EE; border: 1px solid}
#newsrght #Preview {font-weight: bold;}
#newsrght TABLE {font-size: 0.9em;}
#newsrght A {text-decoration: none; color: #000099;}
#newsrght A:hover {text-decoration: underline;}
#newsrght FORM {width: 300px; margin: 30px 0px 10px 0px; font-size: 0.9em; }
#newsrght #rateit {text-align: center; padding: 0px; }

.txtSub {color: #808080; font-weight: normal; margin: 2px 0px  5px 0px; font-size: 0.9em;}

/* ------------- RIGHT BOX ----------------------------- */
#rghtbox {float: right; width: 250px; margin: 5px;}
#rghtbox FORM {width: 250px; background: url("../images/gradb-big.gif") repeat-x right bottom; border: 1px solid #9AAFCB;}
#rghtbox FIELDSET {border: 0px; padding: 10px; }
#rghtbox LEGEND {font-weight: bold;}
#rghtbox #usrrat, #rghtbox #rateall {font-size: 1.3em}


/* ------------- RELEVANT BOX ------------- */
.breakingbox { padding-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top: 3px solid #D97F78; }
.breakingbox SPAN {font-size:0.9em; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 5px;}
.breakingbox UL {margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none;}
.breakingbox LI { padding: 5px 0px; font-size:1.2em}
.breakingbox .title {font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-transform: uppercase; }
.breakingbox A {font-weight: normal; color: BLUE; text-decoration:none;}
.breakingbox A:hover {text-decoration: underline;} 

/* ------------- FORUM COMMENTS BOX ----------------------------- */
#topiccnt {width: 400px; margin-top: 10px; padding-top: 5px; background: url("../images/dot-line.gif") repeat-x right top;}
#topiccnt FORM {text-align: left; width: auto; }
#topiccnt TD {font-size: 0.8em;}
#topiccnt #topicid {padding: 5px 0px 5px 0px; background:  url("../images/exl_bg.gif") no-repeat right top;}
#topiccnt #topicid A {font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none}
#topiccnt #topicid A:hover { text-decoration: underline}
#topiccnt .ptauth {margin-top: 10px; background: #DFE6EF; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 2px; border-bottom: 1px solid WHITE;}
#topiccnt .ptpost {padding: 3px 10px 10px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DFE6EF; background: url("../images/bl_bgpst.gif") repeat-x right top;}


/* ------------- BREAKING NEWS LIST  --------------------------- */
#brarbox {width: 330px; float: right; margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px; padding-top: 20px; font-size: 1em; background: url("../images/dot-line.gif") repeat-x right top;} 
#brarbox H2 {margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;}
#brarbox UL {margin-left:25px; list-style: url("../images/dot-line.gif"); padding: 0px;}
#brarbox LI {padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; margin: 0px} 
#brarbox A { color: BLUE}