html, body {
  min-height: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

#contents {
  position: absolute;
  min-height: 99.85%;
  width: 901px;
  height: 99.85%;
  margin-left: 50px;
  background-image: url(graphics/background.jpg);
  background-repeat: repeat-y;
}

html>body, html>body #contents {
  height: auto;
}

body, table {
  margin: 0px;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}

#menu {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50px;
  z-index: 1;
}

#footer {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -1px;
  width: 100%;
}

a.footer:active {  color: #FF6600; text-decoration: underline;}
a.footer:link {  color: #EEEEEE; text-decoration: none;}
a.footer:visited {  color: #EEEEEE; text-decoration: none;}
a.footer:hover {  color: #FF6600; text-decoration: underline;}


html>body #footer {
  width: 70%;
}

#main {
  height: auto;
  min-height:450px;
}

#cols {
  margin-left: 18px;
  margin-top: 226px;
}
  
#leftcol {
  position: absolute;
  top: 230px;
  height: 200px;
  width: 210px;
}

#newstop {
  position: absolute;
  top: 435px;
}

#news {
  position: absolute;
  top: 450px;
  height: 123px;
  width: 203px;
  overflow: auto;
  margin-top: 5px;
  margin-left: 5px;
  margin-right: 5px;
\\  scrollbar-face-color: #99CCFF; 
\\  scrollbar-shadow-color: darkblue; 
\\  scrollbar-highlight-color: #lightblue; 
\\  scrollbar-3dlight-color: #lightblue; 
\\  scrollbar-darkshadow-color: #CCCCCC; 
\\  scrollbar-track-color: #FFFFFF; 
\\  scrollbar-arrow-color: #000000;
}

#bigO {
  position: absolute;
  top: 226px;
  left: 245px;
}

#rightcol {
  position: relative;
  width: 550px;
  left: 225px;
}

a:active {  color: #0099CC; text-decoration: underline;}
a:link {  color: #F26600; text-decoration: none;}
a:visited {  color: #F26600; text-decoration: none;}
a:hover {  color: #0099CC; text-decoration: underline;}

.calendar {
  position: absolute;
  visibility: hidden;
}

.viscalendar {
  position: absolute;
  visibility: visible;
}

.date {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0px;
  z-index: 3;
}

.smalltext {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.smallertext {
  font-size: 9px;
  line-height: 9px;
  font-family: verdana, geneva, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}

a.arrows:active {  color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none;}
a.arrows:link {  color: #000000; text-decoration: none;}
a.arrows:visited {  color: #000000; text-decoration: none;}
a.arrows:hover {  color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none;}

.cmsmenu {
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

a.cmsmenu:active {  color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline;}
a.cmsmenu:link {  color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline;}
a.cmsmenu:visited {  color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline;}
a.cmsmenu:hover {  color: #CCCCCC; text-decoration: underline;}


/* this is the clipping region for the menu. it's width and height get set by script, depending on the size of the items table */
.DropdownMenu {
  position:absolute;
  overflow:hidden;
  left:-1000px;
  top:-1000px;
}

/* this is the main container for the menu itself. it's width and height get set by script, depending on the size of the items table */
.DropdownMenu .content {
  position:absolute;
}

/* this table comprises all menu items. each TR is one item. It is relatively positioned so that the shadow and background transparent divs 

can be positioned underneath it */
.DropdownMenu .items {
  position:relative;
  left:0px; top:0px;
  border:1px solid #999999;
  z-index:2;
}

.DropdownMenu.top .items {
  border-top:none;
}

/* each TR.item is one menu item */
.DropdownMenu .item {
    color:#006699;
    font-size:10px;
    font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    text-decoration:none;
  /* this is a hack for mac/ie5, whom incorrectly cascades the border properties of the parent table to each row */
  border:none;
  cursor:pointer;
}

/* this DIV is the semi-transparent white background of each menu. the -moz-opacity is a proprietary way to get transparency in mozilla, the 

filter is for IE/windows 5.0+. */
/* we set the background color in script because ie mac does not use it; that browser only uses a semi-transparent white PNG that the spacer 

gif inside this DIV is replaced by */
.DropdownMenu .background {
  position:absolute;
  left:0px; top:0px;
  z-index:1;
  -moz-opacity:.95;
  filter:alpha(opacity=95);
}

/* same concept as .background, but this is the sliver of shadow on the right of the menu. It's left, height, and background are set by 

script. In IE5/mac, it uses a PNG */
.DropdownMenu .shadowRight {
  position:absolute;
  z-index:3;
  top:-2px; width:2px;
  -moz-opacity:.4;
  filter:alpha(opacity=40);
}

/* same concept as .background, but this is the sliver of shadow on the bottom of the menu. It's top, width, and background are set by 

script. In IE5/mac, it uses a PNG */
.DropdownMenu .shadowBottom {
  position:absolute;
  z-index:1;
  left:2px;
  height:2px;
  -moz-opacity:.4;
  filter:alpha(opacity=40);
}

/* this is the class that is used when the mouse is over an item. script sets the row to this class when required. */
.DropdownMenu .item.hover {
  background:#006699;
  color:#FFFFFF;
}

/* this is either the dingbat that indicates there is a submenu, or a spacer gif in it's place. We give it extra margin to create some space 

between the text and the dingbat */
.DropdownMenu .item img {
  margin-left:10px;
}