body {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #222;
	/*background: #e9e7df url(../images/common/footer-bot-bkgd.png) repeat 0 0;*/
	background: #d4cfca url(/images/common/mainbkgd.gif) repeat 0 0;
	font: 12px/16px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}


/* !---------------------- */
/* !----- typography ----- */
/* !---------------------- */

h1 {
  color: #1d5498;
  font: bold 18px/22px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 0.6em;
}

h2 {
  color: #1d5498;
  font: normal 15px/19px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 1.1em;
}

h3 {
  color: #1d5498;
  font: bold 13px/17px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 1em;
}

h4,
h5 {

}

p {
  color: #222;
  font: normal 12px/16px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 1em;
}

ul, ol {
  color: #222;
  font: 12px/16px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

p.listhead {
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 17px;
}

#contentSubCell p {

}

#contentSubCell .subHead {
  color: #1d5498;
	font: bold 14px/18px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

#contentSubCell .author {
  color: #222;
	font: italic bold 13px/17px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

#contentSubCell p.date {
	font: bold 12px/16px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

#contentSubCell #formTable p {
	font: 13px/17px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

#contentSubCell ul {
	margin: 0 0 18px 32px;
	padding: 0;
}

#contentSubCell p.formText {

}

#contentSubCell .smallCopy {
	font-size: 11px;
}

#contentSubCell .h1results {
	font: bold 18px/22px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #1d5498;
}

#contentSubCell strong {
	color: #222;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#contentSubCell dt {
	margin: 10px 0 4px 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#contentSubCell dd {
  color: #222;
	font: 13px/18px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.pubDate {
	color: #999;
	font-style: italic;
	line-height: 20px;
}

/* !------------------------- */
/* !----- anchor styles ----- */
/* !------------------------- */

a,
a.bodylink {
	color: #0b3c67;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

a,
a.bodylink,
a:active {
	outline: none;
}

a:hover,
a.bodylink:hover {
	color: #069;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a:visited,
a.bodylink:visited {
	color: #0b3c67;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

a:visited:hover,
a.bodylink:visited:hover {
	color: #069;
	text-decoration: none;
}


/* !---------------------------- */
/* !----- structure styles ----- */
/* !---------------------------- */

#top-cell {
	background: #58a1d4 url(/images/common/pope-center-header.png) no-repeat 0 0;
	border-bottom: none;
	vertical-align: bottom;
}

#top-cell span {
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
	font: italic 17px/21px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	letter-spacing: 0.05em;
	text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
	padding: 47px 30px 0 0;
	float: right;
}

#search-cell-1 {
	background-color: #eeeee8;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #b9a58f;
	border-left: 1px solid #b9a58f;
	width: 50%;
}

#search-cell-2 {
	text-align: right;
	background-color: #eeeee8;
	border-right: 1px solid #b9a58f;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #b9a58f;
	width: 50%;
	font: normal 14px "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #3c2813;
}

#search-cell-1 .website-date {
	font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 22px;
  margin-left: 21%;
}

table#main {
	width: 100%;
}

table#contentTable {
	margin: 0 auto;
	min-width: 771px;
	max-width: 1024px;
	width: 100%;
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
	-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
	box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

table#header {
	width: 100%;
}

table#contentSubCell {
}

td#navCell {
	width: 20%;
}

td#contentSubCell {
	width: 80%;
}


/* !------------------------------ */
/* !----- Google Site Search ----- */
/* !------------------------------ */

fieldset#search-site {
	border: none;
	padding: 5px 10px;
	margin: 0;
	float: right;
}

fieldset#search-site input {
	float: left;
	font: 12px/14px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

fieldset#search-site input.gfield {
	border: 1px solid #b9a58f !important;
	margin-right: 4px;
	padding: 2px;
	width: 150px;
	height: 14px;
	color: #333;
	background-color: #fff;
}

fieldset#search-site input.gsend {
	border: 1px solid #121212;
	background: #121212 url(../images/common/search-bg.png) repeat-x 0 0;
	width: 62px;
	height: 20px;
	padding-bottom: 2px;
	color: #fff;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 #161616;
	-webkit-border-radius: 2px;
	-moz-border-radius: 2px;
	border-radius: 2px;
	cursor: pointer;
}

fieldset#search-site input.gsend:hover {
  background: #414040 url(../images/common/search-bg-hover.png) repeat-x 0 0;
}

/* fix iframe width for GSS results */
#cse-search-results iframe { width: 595px; }


#footerCell {
	padding: 6px 0;
	border: 1px solid #b9a58f;
	background: #fff;
}

#footerCell p {
  color: #333;
	text-align: center;
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 1.5;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#footer-bottom {
	background: #e9e7df url(../images/common/footer-bot-bkgd.png) repeat 0 0;
}

#infoCell {
}

#shadow {
	padding: 0 0 30px;
}

#soft-gradient {
	background: transparent url(../images/common/soft-gradient-bkgd.png) repeat-x center top;
	padding: 0 15px;
	height: 1%;
}
* html #soft-gradient {
	background-image: none;
}


/* !---------------------- */
/* !----- navigation ----- */
/* !---------------------- */

#navCell {
	background: #EEEEE8;
	border-right: 1px solid #B9A58F;
	border-left: 1px solid #B9A58F;
}

#navCell .nav-header {
	color: #fff;
	letter-spacing: 0.1em;
	text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 #9e9284;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	background-color: #c8b8a7;
	border-top: 1px solid #d5cbbd;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #d5cbbd;
}

#navCell .nav-header span {
	border-top: 1px solid #eeeee8;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeee8;
	display: block;
	padding: 6px 8px;
}

#navCell ul {
  font: bold 12px/16px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}

#navCell ul li {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #9C8873;
}

#navCell ul li ul {
	font-weight: normal;
}

#navCell ul li ul li {
	border-top: 1px solid #D5CBBD;
	border-bottom: 0;
}

#navCell .navBkgd {
	background: url(../images/common/navbkgd.gif) no-repeat;
}

#navCell li.lastLine {
	border: 0;
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* nav linkstyles */

#navCell ul li a {
	display: block;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 4px 8px;
	color: #3C2813;
	text-decoration: none;
	display: block;
}

#navCell ul li ul li a {
	padding: 4px 8px 4px 18px;
	background: url(/images/common/navbullet.gif) no-repeat;
	background-position: 10px 7px;
}

#navCell ul li a:hover {
	color: #0b3c67;
	text-decoration: none;
	background-color: #FFF;
}

#navCell ul li ul li a:hover {
	background-color: #F8F6F4;
}

#navCell a.bottomLine {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #EEEEE8;
}

#navCell a.bottomLine:hover {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #D5CBBD;
}

#navCell ul li .navNoLink {
	display: block;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 4px 8px;
	color: #0b3c67;
	background-color: #FFF;
	display: block;
}

#navCell ul li ul li .navNoLink {
	padding: 4px 8px 4px 18px;
	background: #F8F6F4 url(/images/common/navbullet.gif) no-repeat;
	background-position: 10px 7px;
	display: block;
}


/* !---------------------------- */
/* !----- nav buttons ----- */
/* !---------------------------- */

.nav-buttons {
  padding: 2px 0 2px 2px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #a0886e;
}

.nav-buttons a.nc-collegefinder {
  display: block;
  background: url(/images/common/college-finder-button.png) no-repeat;
  width: 149px;
  height: 28px;
  margin: 2px auto 4px;
  text-indent: -9999px;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.nav-buttons a.nc-collegefinder:hover {
  background-position: 0 -29px;
}

.nav-buttons a.nc-alumniguide {
  display: block;
  background: url(/images/common/alumni-guide-button.png) no-repeat;
  width: 149px;
  height: 28px;
  margin: 4px auto 2px;
  text-indent: -9999px;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.nav-buttons a.nc-alumniguide:hover {
  background-position: 0 -29px;
}

.nav-buttons a.donate {
  display: block;
  background: url(/images/common/donate-button.png) no-repeat;
  width: 149px;
  height: 28px;
  text-indent: -9999px;
}

.nav-buttons a.donate:hover {
  background-position: 0 -29px;
}


/* !--------------------- */
/* !----- home ---------- */
/* !--------------------- */

#contentCell {
	padding: 8px 0 2px;
	border-right: 1px solid #B9A58F;
	background-color: #fff;
}

#homeMainTable #mainCopy {
	border-bottom-color: #B9A58F;
	border-width: 0 0 1px 0;
	border-style: none none solid none;
}

#homeMainTable #mainCopy h1 {
	margin-right: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 7px;
	margin-left: 10px;
}

#homeMainTable #mainCopy h2 {
	color: #222;
	margin-right: 10px;
	margin-left: 10px;
}

#homeMainTable #mainCopy img.main-photo {
	/*max-width: 361px;*/
	width: 96%;
	height: auto;
	margin: 0 2% 15px;
	/*float: right;*/
}

#homeMainTable #mainCopy p {
	margin-right: 10px;
	margin-left: 10px;
}

#homeMainTable #mainCopy p.author {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: bold;
}

#homeMainTable #mainCopy a.authorLink {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#homeMainTable #mainCopy a.authorLink:hover {
	color: #666666;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#homeMainTable #mainCopy hr {
	margin-right: 10px;
	margin-left: 10px;
	clear: right;
}

/* !--- home rec reading --- */

#homeMainTable #recReading {
	border-bottom: #B9A58F;
	border-left: #B9A58F;
	border-width: 0 0 1px 1px;
	border-style: none none solid solid;
}

#homeMainTable #recReading ol {
	padding: 0 5px;
	margin: 0 0 0 25px;
}

#homeMainTable #recReading ol li {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 4px 1px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #DADAC8;
}

#homeMainTable #recReading li.lastLine {
	border: 0;
	margin-bottom: 8px;
}

#homeMainTable #recReading a {
	font-weight: bold;
}

/* !--- home sub cat --- */

#homeSubTable {
	margin-top: 2px;
}

#homeSubTable img {
	margin-bottom: 2px;
}

#homeSubTable td#headlines {
	border-right: 1px solid #B9A58F;
}

#homeSubTable td#headlines p {
	margin: 5px 10px 8px 6px;
}

#homeSubTable td#research p {
	margin: 5px 2px 8px 10px;
}

#homeSubTable p.rule {
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #B9A58F;
}

#homeSubTable a {
	font-weight: bold;
}


/* !-------------------------- */
/* !----- subPage styles ----- */
/* !-------------------------- */

#contentSubCell {
	padding: 20px;
	border-right: 1px solid #B9A58F;
	background-color: #fff;
}

#contentSubCell h1 {
	font-size: 22px;
	line-height: 25px;
}

#contentSubCell .h1subhead {
	font-size: 15px;
	color: #6d4b39;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	display: inline-block;
	padding-bottom: 0.5em;
}

#contentSubCell h1 img {
	border: 1px solid #300;
	margin: 0 0 15px 15px;
}

#contentSubCell h2 {
	/* margin-bottom: 14px; */
}

#contentSubCell h3 {
	margin: 4px 0 14px 0;
}

#contentSubCell p {

}

#contentSubCell .authorLink {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#contentSubCell .authorLink:hover {
	color: #666666;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#contentSubCell p.comments-listed {
	font: bold 12px/16px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #000;
	background: transparent url(../images/common/icon-comment.png) no-repeat left center;
	padding-left: 20px;
	float: right;
}

#contentSubCell hr,
#contentSubCell hr.rule {
	border: 0;
	color: #B9A58F;
	background-color: #DADAC8;
	height: 1px;
}

#contentSubCell #formTable p {
	margin: 0 0 0 5px;
	padding: 0;
}

#contentSubCell #staffPhotos img {
	border: 1px solid #666666;
	margin: 0 0 0 20px;
}

/* !-------------------------- */
/* !----- donate styles ----- */
/* !-------------------------- */

.donateOption {
	float: left;
	width: 40%;
	padding-right:10%;
}

.donateOption img,
.donateImage img,
.donateLogo img {
	max-width: 100%;
}

.donateImage {
	float: left;
	width: 30%;
}

.donateImageText {
	float: left;
	width: 64%;
	height: 150px;
	padding-left: 3%;
	padding-right: 3%
}

#donateLogo {
	text-align: center;
	padding: 20px;
}

#donateLogo img {
	padding: 20px;
}

#donateLogo a {
	text-decoration: none;
}

.review {
	height:160px;
}

#reviewHeader {
	padding-top: 15px;
}

#donateInfo {
	margin-top: 30px;
	float: left;
}

.donateImageText p{
	text-align: center;
	padding-top: 15px;
}

.donateCitation {
	font-style: italic;
}


/* !----------------------- */
/* !----- misc styles ----- */
/* !----------------------- */

h2 a,
.past-articles-box a.bodylink {
    text-decoration: none;
}

h2 a:hover,
.past-articles-box a.bodylink:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* !---------------------------- */
/* !----- Past Articles ----- */
/* !---------------------------- */

.past-articles-box {
	float: right;
	width: 165px;
	margin: 0 0 40px 34px;
	}


/* !---------------------------- */
/* !----- contact form ----- */
/* !---------------------------- */

#contentSubCell input {
	font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #000;
	padding: 1px 3px;
	margin: 0;
	border: 1px solid #9C8873;
	background-color: #FFF;
	width: auto;
	height: 16px;
}

#contentSubCell textarea {
	font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #000;
	padding: 1px 3px;
	margin: 0;
	border: 1px solid #B9A58F;
	background-color: #FFF;
	width: auto;
}

#contentSubCell select {
	font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #000;
	padding: 1px 3px;
	margin: 0;
	border: 1px solid #B9A58F;
	background-color: #FFF;
	width: auto;
}

#contentSubCell input.formButton {
	font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #000;
	padding: 3px;
	margin: 0;
	border: 1px ridge #B9A58F;
	background-color: #EEEEE8;
	width: 100px;
	vertical-align: middle;
	height: auto;
}

#contentSubCell #formTable .contactInput {width: 400px;}
#contentSubCell #formTable .contactTextarea {width: 400px;}
#contentSubCell #formTable .contactSelect {width: 350px;}

#contentSubCell form.paypal-donate input[type="image"] {
	background-color: transparent;
	border: none;
	margin: 20px 0;
	padding: 0;
	height: auto;
}


/* updates */


#homeMainTable {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	padding-top: 6px;
	padding-left: 0;
}

#homeMainTable a {
	font-weight: bold;
}

#infoCell #contentTable #contentCell {
	padding: inherit 0;
}

#mainCopy {
	border-right: 1px solid #b9a58f !important;
	border-bottom: none !important;
}

/*
#mainCopy h2 {
	position: relative;
	left: 6px;
}
*/

#container-research {
	padding-bottom: 20px;
}

#container-research p {
	padding: 10px 0 0 !important;
}

#container-research p.rule {
	margin: 0 10px !important;
}

#container-research a,
#container-research a:visited {
  color: #1d5498;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 18px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

#container-research a:hover,
#container-research a:visited:hover {
  color: #39c;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

#homeMainTable #mainCopy h2#researchHeader,
#edu-opinion h2 {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 13px;
	line-height: 16px;
	font-weight: normal;
	letter-spacing: 0.12em;
	text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 #593725;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	background-color: #845a42;
	padding: 5px 10px;
	margin-right: 0;
	margin-left: 0;
}

#edu-opinion {
	padding: 0;
	width: 232px;
}

#edu-opinion h2 {
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 16px;
	letter-spacing: 0;
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

#edu-opinion h3 {
	line-height: 0;
	text-indent: -1000em;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	width: 233px;
	height: 23px;
}

#edu-opinion p a {
  color: #1d5498;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 18px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

#edu-opinion p a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

#edu-headlines {
	/*background: url(/images/home/head-higher-education.gif);*/
}

#edu-state {
	background: url(/images/home/head-state.gif);
}

#edu-national {
	background: url(/images/home/head-national.gif);
}

#opinion {
	/*background: url(/images/home/head-opinion.gif);*/
}

#edu-opinion p {
	margin: 1em 10px;
}

.rule {
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #B9A58F;
}

* html td#ncbottom { /* lines up the the bottom img of NC in IE6 Win */
	position: relative;
	left: 3px;
	width: 205px;
}

#homeMainTable h1 a,
#homeMainTable h1 a:visited,
p.listhead a,
p.listhead a:visited {
	color: #1d5498;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#homeMainTable h1 a:hover,
#homeMainTable h1 a:visited:hover,
p.listhead a:hover,
p.listhead a:visited:hover {
  color: #39c;
  text-decoration: underline;
}


/* !----------------------------------- */
/* !----- social buttons - header ----- */
/* !----------------------------------- */

#search-cell-1 a.twitter-btn,
#search-cell-1 a.facebook-btn,
#search-cell-1 a.rssfeeds-btn {
  text-indent: -1000000px;
	background: transparent no-repeat 0 0;
	display: block;
	width: 22px;
	height: 22px;
	margin-right: 10px;
	float: left;
}

#search-cell-1 a.twitter-btn:hover,
#search-cell-1 a.facebook-btn:hover,
#search-cell-1 a.rssfeeds-btn:hover {
	background-position: 0 -22px;
}

#search-cell-1 a.twitter-btn {
	background-image: url(../images/common/smb-twitter-btn.png?a);
	margin-left: 12px;
}
#search-cell-1 a.facebook-btn {
	background-image: url(../images/common/smb-facebook-btn.png?a);
}
#search-cell-1 a.rssfeeds-btn {
	background-image: url(../images/common/smb-rss-btn.png?a);
}


#contentSubCell ul.rssfeeds-list,
#contentSubCell ul.rssfeeds-list li {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

#contentSubCell ul.rssfeeds-list li {
  background: transparent url(../images/common/icon-feed-small.png) no-repeat 16px 1px;
  padding: 0 0 2px 32px;
}

/* !---------------------------- */
/* !----- donate button ----- */
/* !---------------------------- */

#search-cell-2 a.donate-btn {
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 20px;
  border: 1px solid #425085;
  -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
	border-radius: 3px;
	display: block;
	width: 84px;
	margin-top: 4px;
	float: right;
	/* fallback/image non-cover color */
  background-color: #0b458c;
  /* Firefox 3.6+ */
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#3267a6, #0b458c);
  /* Safari 4+, Chrome 1+ */
  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#3267a6), to(#0b458c));
  /* Safari 5.1+, Chrome 10+ */
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#3267a6, #0b458c);
  /* Opera 11.10+ */
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#3267a6, #0b458c);
}

#search-cell-2 a.donate-btn:hover {
  /* fallback/image non-cover color */
  background-color: #0b458c;
  /* Firefox 3.6+ */
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#5e89ae, #0b458c);
  /* Safari 4+, Chrome 1+ */
  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#5e89ae), to(#0b458c));
  /* Safari 5.1+, Chrome 10+ */
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#5e89ae, #0b458c);
  /* Opera 11.10+ */
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#5e89ae, #0b458c);
}


/* !---------------------------- */
/* !----- social styles ----- */
/* !---------------------------- */

#disqus_thread {
	padding: 1.5em 1em 0 0;
}

.addthis_toolbox {
	padding-bottom: 1em;
}

a.addthis_button_email,
a.addthis_button_print {
	margin: 0 16px 0 0;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 10px;
}

a.addthis_button_email:hover,
a.addthis_button_print:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

a.addthis_button_email span,
a.addthis_button_print span {
	padding-right: 4px;
}


/* NOTE: keep this snippet at the bottom */
td#ncbottom {
	width: 201px;# /* hack: Safari ignores this rule and any css after because of the pound sign */
}