@charset "utf-8";
/* CSS Document */

body
{
	background:url(../images/background.gif) no-repeat;
	font-size:12px;
	font-family: "Gill Sans MT", Georgia, Verdana, "Times New Roman";
}



#footer
{
	font-family: "Gill Sans MT", Georgia, Verdana, "Times New Roman";
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #000000;
	text-align: center;
	padding-bottom: 15px;
}

#whats_new
{
	background-color: #ffffff;
	height:1265px;
	width: 785px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	margin-top: 15px;
	padding: 15px;
}

/* this is the middle section of that holds page content, title, menu, etc.*/
#middle
{
	background-color: #ffffff;
	height:650px;
	width: 815px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	margin-top: -8px;	
}

/* this is for the placement of the text to the right of the photos on the services pages*/
#copy_right
{
	font-family: "Gill Sans MT", Georgia, Verdana, "Times New Roman";
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #000000;
	height: 570px;
	width: 300px;
	float: right;
	padding-left:2.5%;
	margin-top: -385px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 557px;
	
}

/*this is for the description above the photos on the services pages*/
#copy_top
{
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #000000;
	height: 96px;
	width: 408px;
	float: left;
	margin-top: 15px;	
	margin-left: 6px;
}

/*this is for the photos under services*/
#services_photo
{
	height: 370px;
	width: 415px;
	top: 262px;
	border-style:solid;
	border-color: #cccccc;
	border-width:2px;	
	margin-left: 7px;
	margin-top: 3%;
	float: left;
}



/* this is for the placement of the contact information on the contact us page*/
#contact
{
	font-family: "Gill Sans MT", Georgia, Verdana, "Times New Roman";
	width: 290px;
	font-size:16px;
	margin-left:35px;
	float: left;
}

/* this is what created the divider on the contact us page*/
#contact_divider
{
	height: 360px;
	width: 8px;
	float: center;
	margin-top: -10px;
	background-color: #CCCCCC;
}

/* this is for the placement of the links on the contact us page*/
#contact_links
{
	font-family: "Gill Sans MT", Georgia, Verdana, "Times New Roman";
	font-size: 11px;
	height: 373px;
	width: 474px;
	position: absolute;
	margin-left: 350px;
	top: 285px;	
}

/* this is for placement of the slideshow photos*/
#case_photo
{
	
	width: 450px;
	height:400px;
	border-style:solid;
	border-width:2px;
	border-color: #cccccc;
	margin-left: 4px;
	margin-top: 3%;
	float: left;
}


/* this is for the text located to the right of the slideshow for the case studies*/
#case_right
{
	font-family: "Gill Sans MT", Georgia, Verdana, "Times New Roman";
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #000000;
	height: 448px;
	width: 270px;
	float: right;
	padding-left:1%;
	margin-top: -400px;
	position: absolute;	
}



/* this is the case study title that was placed below the slideshow*/
#case_top
{
	font-family: "Gill Sans MT", Georgia, Verdana, "Times New Roman";
	font-size: 18px;
	color: #000000;
	height: 23px;
	width: 460px;
	float: left;
	margin-left: 4px;	
}


/* this is the holder of page content located below the menu for the services and case studies pages*/
#content_holder
{
	background-color: #ffffff;
	height:488px;
	width: 750px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	margin-left: 15px;
	margin-top: 2px;	
}

#legal
{
	background-color: #ffffff;
	height:125px;
	width: 815px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	margin-top: -8px;	
}


/* this is the frame that holds the slideshow on the front page*/
#frame
{
	margin: 0 auto;
	width: 630px;
	height:330px;
	position:relative;
}



/*THIS IS THE CODE FOR THE MAIN NAVIGATION MENU*/
.menu 
{
	z-index: 100; 
	padding:0 0 0 14%; /*moves the position of the entire menu*/
	margin:0; /*controls the size of the menu background*/
	list-style:none; 
	height:35px; /*sets the height of the gray stripe across the top behind navigation menu*/
	background:url(../images/nav-dark.gif) repeat-x; 
	white-space:nowrap; 
	position:relative; 
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 
	font-size: 12px;
	cursor:pointer;
}


.menu li.top 
{
	float:left;  /*sets the menu horizontal */ 
	position:relative;
	/*top: -33px; added for firefox*/
}

.menu li a.top_link 
{
	/*display:block;  causing menu to jump on mouse hover*/
	height:40px;
	line-height:33px; 
	color:#000; 
	text-decoration:none; 
	font-size:12px; 
	padding:0 0 0 28px; 
	cursor:pointer;
	
}


.menu li a.top_link span 
{
	
	display:block; 
	padding:0 24px 0 24px; 
	height:35px;
	
}


.menu li a.top_link span.down /*sets the look of the drop down menu*/
{
	
	display:block; 
	padding:0 20px 0 20px; /*padding around middlelinks*/ 
	height: 35px; /*sets the height of the middle menu buttons*/
	background: no-repeat right top;
}


.menu li:hover > a.top_link 
{
	color:#000; 
	background: url(../images/nav-light-1.gif); 
	height: 30px; 
	padding:0 20px 0 14px; /*padding around links on the end*/
}



/* keep the 'next' level invisible by placing it off screen. */
.menu ul, 
.menu :hover ul
{ /*sets the drop down list styles*/
	position:absolute; 
	left:-9999px; 
	top:-9999px; 
	width:0; 
	height:0; 
	margin:0; 
	padding:0; 
	list-style:none;
}

.menu :hover ul.sub 
{
	left:0px; 
	top:35px; /*positions the drop down directly below the naviation menu*/ 
	background:#DBDBDB; 
	padding:5px 0; 
	width:171px; /*width of background for drop down*/
	height:auto;
}

.menu :hover ul.sub li 
{
	display:block; 
	height:20px; 
	position:relative; 
	float:left; 
	width:150px;
}

.menu :hover ul.sub li a 
{
	display:block; 
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 
	font-size:11px; 
	height:20px; 
	width:169px; /*width of highlighted link on drop down*/
	line-height:20px; 
	text-indent:8px; 
	color:#000; 
	text-decoration:none;
}

.menu :hover ul.sub li a:hover 
{
	background:url(../images/nav-light-2.gif);
}

.menu :hover ul :hover ul 
{
	white-space:nowrap; 
	width:150px; 
	z-index:200; 
	height:auto;
}








/*THIS IS THE CODE FOR THE SERVICES MENU*/
.nav 
{
	
	z-index: 100; 
	padding:0 0 0 20%; /*moves the position of the entire menu*/
	margin-left: 40px; /*controls the size of the menu background*/
	list-style: none; 
	width: 147px; 
	background:url(../images/BUTTON.gif) repeat-x; /* dark gray background */
	white-space:nowrap; 
	font-size: 12px;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 
	color:#000;
	text-align: center;
	
}


.nav li.down 
{
	float:none;  
	position:relative;
	margin-left: -75px;
	
}

.nav li a.down_link 
{
	/*display:block;  causing menu to jump on mouse hover*/
	height:60px;
	margin-left: -20px;
	line-height: 23px; /*moves postion of text*/
	padding:0 0 0 25px; 
	text-decoration: none;
	color:#000; 
	cursor:pointer;
	
}


.nav li a.down_link span
{
	
	border: outset;
	display:block; 
	padding: 5px 10px 8px 10px; 
	height:20px;
	width: 180px;
	margin-left: 12px;
	margin-top:-12px;
		
}





/*SHOWS IMAGE DURING MOUSE HOVER*/
.nav li:hover > a.down_link 
{
	 
	background: url(../images/BUTTON-3.gif); /* light gray hover image */
	height: -10px; 
	padding:0 5px 0 5px; 
}