body { 
    font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #fff8dc; color: black; 
    font-size: 80%;
}
a { color: #a52a2a; }

.clear { clear: both; }
.error { color: red; font-weight: bold; font-size: 110%; }
.status { color: black; font-weight: bold; }
.strong { font-weight: bold; }
ul.plain { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
ul.inline li { display: inline; }

/* top logo and site title */
#logodiv { float: left; width: 22%; line-height: 0; }
#top     { float: left; width: 78%;  }
#logo { margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; border: 0px; }
#title { font-weight: bold; font-size: 13pt; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; } 
#subtitle { font-weight: bold; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 2px; margin-left: 0px; } 

/* top menu */
#topmenu { font-weight: bold; }
#topmenu ul { list-style: none; margin: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0; }
#topmenu li a { text-decoration: none; color: black; font-size: 80%; font-weight: bold; }
#topmenu li { display: inline; margin: 0px; border: 1px black solid; border-left: 0px; padding: 2px 18px 4px; background-color: #e3f6ce;}
#topmenu li.first { border-left: 1px black solid ; }

/* float layout */
#greeting { font-weight: bold; font-size: 80%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 2px; } 
#textleft { font-weight: normal; font-size: 80%; margin-top: 0; } 
#col_nav_left  { float: left; width: 22%; }
#maincontent   { float: left; width: 50%; }
#col_nav_right { float: left; }
#col_nav_left_inner, #maincontent_inner, #col_nav_right_inner, #footer_inner { overflow: hidden; margin: 14px; }
#maincontent_inner { margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border: 1px black dashed; padding: 14px; }
#google_nav_right { float: left; padding: 14px 24px; padding-right: 4px; }

/* left nav menu */
#leftnav ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; margin-bottom: 6px; }
#leftnav h4 { font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; margin-top: 20px; }
#nav_science li, #nav_society li { margin-left: 1em; }
#validhtml img { border: 0px; margin-top: 20px; }

/* right banner menu */
#rightnav {  background-color: #f2f5a9; padding: 10px; font-size: 80%; border: 1px black solid; }

/* footer */
#footer { clear: both; font-size: 60%; text-align: right; }
#footer_inner { padding-top: 20px; }

/* poll in the left menu */
#poll { font-size: 80%;} 
#poll_question { margin-top: 4px; }
#poll ul { list-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; }
#poll li { display: inline; border-left: 2px black solid; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px; }
#poll li.first { border: 0px; padding-left: 0px; }

h5.sectiontitle { font-weight: bold; font-size: 120%; margin: 0px 0px 20px; color: #a52a2a; }