/* EMeyer reset styles */
html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp, small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var, b, u, i, center, dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li, fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	border: 0;
	outline: 0;
	font-size: 100%;
	vertical-align: baseline;
	background: transparent;
}
ol, ul {
	list-style: none;
}
ul {
	list-style-type: disc;
	margin: 1em 0 1em 2.2em;
}
ul.plain {
	list-style-type: none;
}
ol {
	list-style-type: decimal;
	margin: 1em 0 1em 2.5em;
}
blockquote, q {
	quotes: none;
}
table {
	border-collapse: collapse;
	border-spacing: 0;
}
/* end EMeyer reset */

/* General styles */
body {
	line-height: 1;
	background-color: #fff;
	color: #000;
	font: normal 1em Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	padding-left:385px;
	padding-right:385px;
}
h1 {
	font: bold 140% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #000;
}
h2 {
	font: bold 115% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #666;
	margin: .4em 0 0 0;
}
h3 {
	font: bold 100% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #000;
}
sup {
	vertical-align:super;
	font-size:75%;
}

sub {
	vertical-align:sub;
	font-size:75%;
}

div.tooltip {
		border:1px solid InfoText;
		background:InfoBackground;
		color:InfoText;
		font:small-caption;
		padding:2px 4px;
		text-align:left;
		position:absolute;
		width:auto;
		height:auto;
}
.clear {
	clear:both;
}
hr.adv {
	border: 0; 
	border-top: 1px solid #CCDBE3;
	width: 100%;
	height: 1px;
}
#sizer .first {
	margin-left: 0;
	border-left: none;
}
/* links */
a {
	color : #347A9E;
	text-decoration : underline;
}
a:hover, a:active {
	color : #8B7D33;
	text-decoration : underline;
}
a:visited {
	color : #666;
	text-decoration : underline;
}
a:visited:hover {
	color : #8B7D33;
	text-decoration : underline;
}
#navcol a {
	color : #000;
	text-decoration : none;
}
#navcol a:hover {
	color : #000;
	text-decoration : underline;
}
#navcol a:active {
	color : #5087A4;
	text-decoration : underline;
}
#navcol a:visited {
	color : #666;
	text-decoration : none;
}
#navcol a:visited:hover {
	color : #666;
	text-decoration : underline;
}

/* ************ fluid layout ************** */
#sizer {
	width: 100%;
}
#expander {
	position:relative;
	margin-left: -385px;
	margin-right: -385px;
	min-width: 770px;
	max-width: 1200px;
}
/* ********** banner section ************ */
#header {
	text-align:left;
	font-size: 70%;
	margin: 6px auto;
}
#pagebanr {
	width: 100%;
	height:65px;
	background-color:#5d7c8c;
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/08/nc-banr.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	position: relative;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccdbe3;
}
#search {
	margin-left:159px;
	background: #000;
	text-align: right;
}
#search form {
	display: inline;
}
#type {
	font: bold 150% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #8b7d33;
	background: #b4ab7b;
	text-align: left;
	border-top:  1px solid #ccdbe3;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccdbe3;
	margin-left:159px;
	position: relative;
}
#type.set1 {
	background: #a99bb0;
	color: #6f587b;
}
#type.set2 {
	background: #beab8f;
	color: #927345;
}
#type.set3 {
	background: #deb872;
	color: #c88813;
}
#type-pad {
	padding: 3px 15px;
}
#pstrip.arc {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/archive.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.arts {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/arts.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.bizecon {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/business.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.campusnews {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/campusnews.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.edu {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/education.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.environ {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/environment.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.events {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/events.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.health {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/health.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.intnlaffairs {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/intnlaffairs.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.people {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/people.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.politics {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/politics.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.science {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/science.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.socialsci {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/socialsci.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.statelocal {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/statelocal.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.students {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/students.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#pstrip.techeng {
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/photostrips/techeng.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
}
#email {
	position: absolute;
	top: 8px;
	right: 10px;
}
#skip a {
	position: absolute;
	left: -1000px;
	font-size: 80%;
	color:#fff;
}
#skip a:focus, #skipnav a:active {
	left: 300px;
	top: 30px;
	overflow: visible;
}
/* ******** container divs *********** */
#mid {
	width:95%;
	min-width:770px;
	text-align:center;
	margin: 0 auto;
}
#outside {
	width: 100%;
	border: solid 1px #ccdbe3;
	border-top:0;
	background-image:url(/news/images/nc/08/nc-side-bg.png);
	background-repeat:repeat-y;
	overflow:visible;
}
#container {
	width: 100%;
	min-width:770px;
	display: inline;
}
/* ******* navigation column ******* */
#navcol {
	float:left;
	width:159px;
	text-align: left;
	font-size: 70%;
}
#rail {
	padding: 4px 8px 4px;
}
#rail p {
	margin-bottom: .8em;
}
#rail ul {
	list-style:none;
	margin:0;
}
#rail li {
margin:1em 0 0;
}
#tophed ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#tophed li {
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: .2em 0 .8em;
}
.railsub {
	font: bold 100% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #3f6478;
}
div.railsub {
	margin-bottom:.5em;
}
.navimg {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ccdbe3;
}
/* *********** content ************ */
#contentcol {
	padding-left:159px;
}
#content {
	text-align:left;
	margin: 10px 10px 10px 15px;
	font-size: 85%;
	position:relative;
}
#content p {
	margin:1em 0;
}
#content h3 + p {
	margin-top: 0;
}
#content.archive h3 {
	font: bold 110% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #000;
	margin-top:.5em;
}
#rssnf {
	position:absolute;
	top: 0;
	right: 1em;
	text-align:right;
}
#content .atclear {clear: right;}
#inshare {width:104px; height:20px; margin-left:auto;}
#share {
	text-align:right;
}
.byline {
	font-weight: normal;
}
.date {
	color: #999;
}
.month {
	font : bold 100% Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color : #000000;
}
.dateline {
	font-weight: bold;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
.caption, .credit {
	font: normal 80% Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #300;
}
.credit {
	font-style: italic;
}
.smallbody {
	font-size: 80%;
}
.intro {
	font : bold 90% Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	color : #8B7D33;
}
.headline A, a.headline {
	color : #15435D;
	text-decoration : none;
}
.headline A:HOVER, a.headline:HOVER {
	color : #15435D;
	text-decoration : underline;
}
.headline A:ACTIVE, a.headline:ACTIVE {
	color : #5087A4;
	text-decoration : underline;
}
.headline A:VISITED, a.headline:VISITED {
	color : #15435D;
	text-decoration : none;
}
.headline A:VISITED:HOVER, a.headline:VISITED:HOVER {
	color : #15435D;
	text-decoration : underline;
}
.headline {
	font : bold 100% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color : #000000;
}
.bin_headline {
	font : bold 100% Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	color : #000;
}
.bin_headline A, a.bin_headline {
	color : #15435D;
	text-decoration : none;
}

.bin_headline A:HOVER, a.bin_headline:HOVER {
	color : #15435D;
	text-decoration : underline;
}

.bin_headline A:ACTIVE, a.bin_headline:ACTIVE {
	color : #5087A4;
	text-decoration : underline;
}

.bin_headline A:VISITED, a.bin_headline:VISITED {
	color : #666;
	text-decoration : none;
}

.bin_headline A:VISITED:HOVER, a.bin_headline:VISITED:HOVER {
	color : #666;
	text-decoration : underline;
}

.bin_date {
	font : bold 110% Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	color : #666666;
}

.bin_subhead {
	font : bold 100% Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	color : #666666;
}

.archive A, a.archive {
	color : #15435D;
	text-decoration : none;
}

.archive A:HOVER, a.archive:HOVER {
	color : #15435D;
	text-decoration : underline;
}

.archive A:ACTIVE, a.archive:ACTIVE {
	color : #5087A4;
	text-decoration : underline;
}

.archive A:VISITED, a.archive:VISITED {
	color : #666;
	text-decoration : none;
}

.archive A:VISITED:HOVER, a.archive:VISITED:HOVER {
	color : #666;
	text-decoration : underline;
}

.archive {
	font : normal 100% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color : #000;
}
.maintext td {
	padding : 12px 0px 0px 0px;
	font : normal 90% Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	vertical-align : top;
}
.set1 {                    			  /* ********** lavender *********** */
	font-weight:bold;
	color: #6f587b;
}
.set2 {                               /* ********** tan *********** */
	font-weight:bold;
	color: #927345;
}
.set3 {                               /* ********** orange *********** */
	font-weight:bold;
	color: #c88813;
}
/* ********* images  *********** */
.pixLeft {
	margin : 0 .5em .3em 0;
	float: left;
	border: 0;
}
.pixRight {
	margin : 0 0 .3em .5em;
	float: right;
	border: 0;
}
.pixboxLeft {
	float: left;
	margin: 0 .5em .3em 0;
}
.pixboxRight {
	float: right;
	margin: 0 0 .3em .5em;
}
.pixboxTopC, table.pixboxTopL, table.pixboxTopR {
	margin-bottom: .7em;
	margin-top: .5em;
	text-align:left;
}
.pixboxTopL td {
	vertical-align:bottom;
	text-align:right;
	padding-right:.5em;
}
.pixboxTopR td {
	vertical-align:bottom;
	text-align:left;
	padding-right:.5em;
}
.pixboxLeft img, .pixboxRight img, .pixboxTopC img {
	display: block;
	padding-bottom: .2em;
}
/* ********** footer *********** */
#footer {
	font-size: 70%;
	color: #000;
	margin : 10px 20px 10px 176px;
	text-align: left;
}
#footer ul {
	margin: 0;
}
#footer li {
	list-style-type: none;
	display: inline;
	border-right: 1px solid #000;
	padding: 0 6px 0 6px;
}
#footer li.last {
	border-right: 0;
}
#footer li.first {
	padding-left: 0;
}