.default_bg    { background: #f5f5f5 url(../images/parliament.jpg) no-repeat right bottom; border: solid 1px #dddddd }

.about_bg   { background: #ffffff url(../images/apples.jpg) no-repeat right bottom; border: solid 1px #dddddd }

.advice_bg   { background: #ffffff url(../images/cherries.jpg) no-repeat right bottom; border: solid 1px #dddddd }

.jobs_bg   { background: #ffffff url(../images/mouse.jpg) no-repeat right bottom; border: solid 1px #dddddd }

.submit_bg   { background: #ffffff url(../images/register.jpg) no-repeat right bottom; border: solid 1px #dddddd }

.courses_bg   { background: #ffffff url(../images/files.jpg) no-repeat right bottom; border: solid 1px #dddddd }

.alerts_bg   { background: #ffffff url(../images/mouse.jpg) no-repeat right bottom; border: solid 1px #dddddd }

.contact_bg    { background: #ffffff url(../images/phone.jpg) no-repeat right bottom; border: solid 1px #dddddd }

.news_bg   { background: #ffffff url(../images/news.jpg) no-repeat right bottom; border: solid 1px #dddddd }

.border-left  { border-left: 1px solid #dddddd }

.border-top {
border-top: 1px solid #dddddd;
}

.news-title {
font-weight: bold;
border-bottom: 1px solid #dddddd;
}

.box {
background-color: #f5f5f5;
border: 1px solid #dddddd;
}

.box_white {
background-color: #ffffff;
border: 1px solid #dddddd;
}

.required { color: #f74747 }

hr { color: #dddddd; height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;}

form { margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;}

.privacy { font-size: 8pt; }

.bg   { background: url(../images/apples.jpg) no-repeat right bottom }

.small-text {
font-size: 8pt !important;
}

.footer {
background-color: #2972B7;
color: #f5f5f5;
padding-right: 10px;
font-family: Trebuchet MS;
font-size: 8pt;
}

.footer a {
font-weight: normal;
text-decoration: none;
color: #f5f5f5;
}
.footer a:hover {
font-weight: normal;
text-decoration: underline;
color: #f5f5f5;
}

td {
font-size: 10pt;
line-height: 1.75;
}

body {
font-size: 8pt;
font-family: Trebuchet MS;
background-color: #f5f5f5;
color: #333333;
}

ul  { 
list-style-type: none; 
list-style-image: url(../icons/bullet.gif); 
margin: 6px 0px 0px 16px;
padding-left: 0px 
}

li {
margin-left: 0px;
line-height: 1.75;
}

ul.menu {
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; 
padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; 
background-color:#f5f5f5;
border-top: 1px solid #2972B7;
border-bottom: 1px solid #2972B7;
}

li.menu { 
display: inline; 
list-style: none;
width: 100px;
} 

li.menu a {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
font-size: 8pt;
font-family: Trebuchet MS;
text-transform: uppercase;
text-decoration: none;
color: #2972B7;
text-align: center;
background-color: #f5f5f5;
padding: 1px 0px 1px 0px;
/* border-bottom: 1px solid #f5f5f5; */
}

li.menu a:hover {
text-decoration: none;
background-color: #dddddd;
/* border-bottom: 1px solid #2972B7; */
color: #2972B7;
}

li.this a {
background-color: #dddddd;
color: #2972B7;
/* border-bottom: 1px solid #2972B7; */
border-left: 1px solid #2972B7;
border-right: 1px solid #2972B7;
}

a {
color: #2972B7;
text-decoration: underline;
}

a:hover {
color: #2972B7;
text-decoration: underline;
}

input, select, button, submit, browse {
font-family: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Times New Roman;
font-size: 10pt;
font-weight: normal;
color: #333333;
border: 1px solid #dddddd;
height: 22px;
}

textarea {
font-family: Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Times New Roman;
font-size: 10pt;
font-weight: normal;
color: #333333;
border: 1px solid #dddddd;
}

/* scrolling news */
#news_items {
height: 50px;
overflow: hidden;
}

#news_items ul {
position: relative;
list-style: none;
margin: 0 0 0 20px;
padding: 0;
}

#news_items li {
margin-bottom: 10px;
}