#lowTech {	
	position: absolute; 
	overflow: hidden;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%; 
	top: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	padding: 60px 10px 10px 10px;
}
#lowTech h1 {
	color: #556169;
	font-size: 22px;
	margin-left: 30px;	
}
#lowTech form {
	margin: 1em 30px;
}
#lowTech p {
	margin: .5em 30px;	
}

#maproot {
	position: absolute; 
	overflow: hidden;
	width: 645px;
	height: 100%; 
	top: 0px;
	right: 0px;
}

#vtsContainer {
	position: relative;
	height: 280px;	
	border: 1px solid #D9DDDF;	
	background-image: url('/images/search/vtbg.gif');
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0 0;
	z-index: 5;	
}

#vtsContainer a.ie8notice {
	position: absolute;
	right: 0px;
	bottom: 2px;
	background-color: #F9FFCF;
	font-size: 11px;
	padding: 2px 10px;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#vtsContainer a.ie8notice:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.story {
	padding: 10px 7px 7px 7px;
	border-top: 1px solid #D9DDDF;	
}

.lead .story {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #D9DDDF;	
}

.first .story, .lead .story {
	border-top: none;	
}

.twoColumns {
	background-image: url('/images/common/vborder.gif');
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
	width: 100%; /* force layout in IE */
}

.leftColumn .twoColumns {
	background-position: 300px 0;	
}

.rightColumn .twoColumns {
	background-position: 237px 0;
}

.tips .dateline {
	display: none;
}

.rightColumn .twoColumns .announcements {
	float: left;
	width: 237px;	
}

.rightColumn .twoColumns .tips {
	float: left;
	width: 237px;	
	margin-right: -237px;	
}

.recentstories {
	float: left;
	width: 300px;
}

.tastyMorsels {
	float: left;
	width: 175px;
	margin-right: -300px;	
}

.tastyMorsels .abstract {
	line-height: 120%;
}

.tastyMorsels .topics {
	display: none;
}

.tastyMorsels .story .header h1 {
	font-size: 16px;
}

.shortlistings {
	clear: both;
	border-top: 1px solid #D9DDDF;
	padding: 10px 7px 7px 7px;
}

.shortlistings .shortlisting {
	margin: 10px 0px;
}

ul.sections {
	list-style: none;	
	margin: 0;
	padding: 35px 0 0 0;
	position: relative;	
}

ul.sections li a {
	text-decoration: none;
}

ul.sections li {	
	margin: 0 7px 1em 7px;
}

.otherRecent h6 {
	color: #8f8f8f;
	margin: .5em 0px;
	font-size: 100%;
	font-weight: bold;
}


/* modules (tag cloud) */
.module .sectionname, .module .sectiondesc {
	display: inline;		
}

.shortlisting .header a, .module .header a {
	text-decoration: none;
}
		
/* CONTENT TABLES, ETC. */	
.leftColumn {
	width: 476px;
	float: left;
}

.rightColumn {
	float: left;
	width: 475px;
	margin-right: -475px;
	
}

#content {
	background-image: url('/images/common/vborder.gif');
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
	width: 951px;
	background-position: 475px 0;	
	position: relative;
}


.key {
	margin: 30px 7px 20px 7px;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #8F8F8F;
}
.key a {
	padding-left: 22px;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #8F8F8F;
}

	
/* PORTLETS */			
.portletContainer {
	margin: 1px 0px;
	position: relative;
}
.portletContainer .borderBlocker {
	position: absolute;
	background-color: white;			
	height: 1px;
	width: 480px;
	left: -1;			
	top: -1px;
	line-height: 1px;
}

#wordOfTheDayPortlet   {
	height: 235px;
	width: 100%;
} 

#wordListPortlet   {
	height: 365px;
	width: 100%;
} 	

.module #tagCloud {
	border-top: 1px solid #DDDDDD;
}

/* SEARCH */
form.searchSite input.text {
	height: 26px;
	width: 370px;
	font-size: 18px;
	color: #333333;
}

form.searchSite h3 {
	margin: 10px 0px 5px 0px;
	font-size: 15px;
	color: #929dba;
	font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}

form.searchSite {
	display: block;
	margin: 10px 0px 20px 15px;
}