@charset "UTF-8";



body {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;	
	text-align:center;
	background-color:#000;
	color:#ccc;
	font-family:  Myriad Pro, Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:13px;
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	background-position:top;
	background-image:url(/images/ns-bgimages/home.jpg);
	behavior:url(/css/csshover.htc);
}

h1 {font-size:23px;
font-weight:normal;
color:#FFFFFF;}

h2 {font-size:19px;
font-weight:normal;
color:#FFFFFF;}

a {color:#ffffff;}

strong { color:#FFFFFF; }

#position-container {
/*
// this div positions a thin element at the centre of the screen from which the container div steps 400px to the left of.
// No longer used 
padding:0px;
margin:0px;
left:50%;
height:100%;
position:absolute;*/
}

#container {
	vertical-align:top;
	width:940px;
	border: 1px #999 solid;	
	text-align:left;
	padding:0px;
	margin:0px auto;
	clear:both;
	border-top:none;
	margin-bottom:25px;
	}
	
#topSlice {
	width:940px;
	height:189px;
	display:block;
	background-image:url(/images/ns-bgimages/topbanner.jpg);
	background-position:bottom left;

}

#topFlashSlice {
width:940px;
height:250px;
padding:0px;
margin:0px;
background-image:url(/images/ns-bgimages/topbanner.jpg);
	background-position:bottom left;

}
/*
#flashpositioner {
left:50%;

width:1px;
position:fixed;
z-index:0;

}

#flashcontentcontainer {
	position:absolute;
overflow:hidden;
	text-align:center;
}
*/

#maincontent {
	padding:15px;
	padding-top:5px;
	background-image:url(/images/layout/60percent.png);
	vertical-align:top;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:1;
}

#leftcolumn {
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	width:693px;
	float:left;
	
	
	
}

#rightcolumn {
	width:200px;
	float:left;
	margin:0px 0px 0px 15px;
}

#rightcolumn ul {
list-style:none;
padding:0px;
margin:0px;
font-size:10px;
margin-top:10px;
}

#rightcolumn ul li {
padding:2px 5px 2px 5px;
background-image:url(/images/layout/70percent.png);
border:1px solid #666666;
margin:0px 0px 3px 0px;
width:190px;
}

#rightcolumn  img {
border:1px solid #666666;
}

#rightcolumn ul li:hover {
background-color:#999999;
}

#rightcolumn ul li a {
color:#999999;
text-decoration:none;
width:190px;
display:block;

}
#rightcolumn ul li a:hover {
color:#CCCCCC;
}

#rightcolumn ul li .columnhilite {
color:#FF0000;
}

#container2 {
top:0px;
position:absolute;
left:-530px;
width:100%;
z-index:1;
}

.menuarea {
background-image:url(/images/menubg.png);
	width:100%;
	padding:0px;
	margin:0px;
	clear:both;
	overflow:auto;
	vertical-align:bottom;
}





.clear {
	clear:both;
	height: 0px;
	overflow: hidden;
}

#submenu {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}



#submenu ul {
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
list-style: none;

}


#submenu li {
margin:0px;
font-size: 14px;
font-weight: normal;
float: left;

}

#submenu li a {
color:#eeeeee;
display: block;
padding: 5px;
padding-left:10px;
padding-right:10px;

}

#sumbenu li a:visited {
color: #eeeeee;

}

#submenu li a:hover {
color: #000000;
text-decoration: none;
padding-left:10px;
padding-right:10px;
background-image: url(/images/menubg2.png);
background-repeat: no-repeat;

}

.floatright {
float:right;
margin-left:10px;
margin-bottom:10px;

}

.floatleft {
float:left;
margin-right:10px;
margin-bottom:10px;

}

.microtext {
font-size:xx-small;
}

.rightfloat {
	float:right;
	margin-top:0px;
	margin-left:10px;
	margin-bottom:10px;
}

.leftfloat {
	float:left;
	margin-top:0px;
	margin-left:0px;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	margin-right:10px;
}

#compbox {
	background-image:url(/images/ns-bgimages/nscompetition.jpg);
	width:900px;
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	height:420px;
	position:relative;
}

#compbox select {
top:100px;
position:absolute;

}

.notice {
background-image:url(/images/tick.png);
font-weight:bold;
font-size:20px;
background-repeat:no-repeat;
display:block;
padding:0;
margin:0;
height:44px;
padding-left:70px;
padding-top:23px;
color:#95D965;

}

.warning {
background-image:url(/images/warning.png);
font-weight:bold;
font-size:20px;
background-repeat:no-repeat;
display:block;
padding:0;
margin:0;
height:44px;
padding-left:70px;
padding-top:23px;
color:#f00;
}

.button {
background-image:url(/images/button252.png);
padding:10px;
display:block;
width:232px;
height:16px;
text-align:center;
text-decoration:none;
font-weight:bold;
}


.button:hover {
background-position:bottom;

}