/* bulletted list styles **********************************************************/

/* TOP MENU **********************************************************/

ul#menu_home, ul#menu_top {
	list-style-type: none; 
	list-style-image: none;
	margin: 2px 0 4px 280px ; /* top right bottom left */
	padding: 0px 0 5px 0 ;
	border-top: 2px dotted #C6E6F2;
	border-bottom: 2px dotted #C6E6F2;
}

ul#menu_top { margin: 0 0 4px 280px ; }

ul#menu_home li, ul#menu_top li { display: inline; }

ul#menu_home li a, ul#menu_top li a { 
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #005696; /* blue */
	text-decoration: none;
	margin: 3px 5px 0 5px;
}

ul#menu_home li a:hover, ul#menu_top li a:hover { color: #009BC9; } /* brite blue */

ul#menu_home li a.selected, ul#menu_top li a.selected { color: #000000; } /* black */


/* NEWS HOME **********************************************************/

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

ul#news_home li { 
	font-size: 75%;
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #005696; /* blue */
	text-decoration: none;
	margin: 0 0 6px 0;
	padding: 5px 0 0  0 ;
	border-top: 1px dotted #C6E6F2;
}

ul#news_home li a { /* controls the read more link */
	font-size: 85%;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #009BC9; /* brite blue */
	text-decoration: none;
}

ul#news_home li a span { /* controls the read more arrows */
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: 90%;
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #000000; /* black */
	margin: 0 0 0 3px;
}

ul#news_home li a:hover { color: #005696; /* blue */ }  /* controls the read more rollover */

ul#news_home li.title { /* the big News title */ 
	font-size: 120%;
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #009BC9; /* brite blue */
	border-top: none;
	margin: 40px 0 6px 0;
}

/* MENU & NEWS LISTS LEFT **********************************************************/

ul#menu_left, 
ul#news_list {
	list-style-type: none; 
	list-style-image: none;
	margin: 0 0 0 0 ;
	padding: 0 0 0 0 ;
}

ul#menu_left li, 
ul#news_list li { 
	width: 170px;
	font-size: 80%;
	font-weight: normal;
	line-height: 1.2;
	color: #005696; /* blue */
	text-decoration: none;
	margin: 0 0 3px 0;
	padding: 0 0 5px 10px ;
	border-bottom: 2px dotted #C6E6F2;
	background: url(../media/menu_left_blank.gif) top left no-repeat;
}

ul#menu_left li a, 
ul#news_list li a { /* controls the read more link */
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration: none;
}

ul#menu_left li a:hover,
ul#news_list li a:hover { color: #009BC9; /* brite blue */ }  /* controls the read more rollover */

ul#menu_left li.selected { /* controls the selected menu item */
	background: url(../media/menu_left_bullet.gif) center left no-repeat;
}

ul#news_list li.selected { /* controls the selected news item */
	background: url(../media/menu_left_bullet.gif) top left no-repeat;
}

ul#menu_left li.selected a,
ul#news_list li.selected a { /* controls the selected news item */
	color: #000000; /* black */ 
}