body, html {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	height:100%;
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
	height: 100%;
	background-image: url(../images/side_left_background.gif);
	background-position: left;
}
#header {
	z-index: 2;
	height: 78px;
	width: 100%;
	background-image: url(../images/header_back.gif);
	float: left;
	display: block;
	position: relative;
}
#header #header_right {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0px;
	right: 0px;
}
#header #logo {
	position: absolute;
	top: 6px;
	left: 45px;
}
#header #page_info {
	position: absolute;
	top: 10px;
	left: 196px;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
#header #page_info h1 {
	font-size: 36px;
	color: #003143;
}
#header #page_info h2 {
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #546f8e;
	font-weight: normal;
	margin-top: 4px;
}
#header #page_info h2 img {
	margin-right: 4px;
	margin-left: 4px;
	position: relative;
	top: 1px;
}
#left {
	padding-left: 4px;
	width:166px;
	display: block;
	float: left;
	left: 0px;
	position: absolute;
}
#left #menu {
	display: block;
	float: left;
	margin-top: 10px;
}
#left #menu li {
	margin-bottom: 6px;
	display: block;
	float: left;
}
#left #menu li img {
	position: relative;
	top: 3px;
	margin-right: 5px;
}
#left #menu a:link, #left #menu a:visited {
	background-image: url(../images/side_left_menu_back.gif);
	width: 156px;
	height: 26px;
	display: block;
	float: left;
	color: #13215c;
	font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	text-decoration: none;
	padding-top: 2px;
	padding-left: 4px;
}
#left #menu a:hover {
	background-position: bottom;
	color: #fff9e8;
}
#left h1 {
	margin-top: 10px;
	height: 19px;
	background-image: url(../images/side_left_subheader.gif);
	display: block;
	float: left;
	width: 134px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #293c0f;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding-left: 26px;
	padding-top: 7px;
	margin-bottom: 2px;
}
#left #link_list li {
	background-image: url(../images/side_left_hr.gif);
	background-position: bottom;
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	display: block;
	float: left;
	width: 150px;
	padding-top: 8px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
}
#left #link_list li a:link, #left #link_list li a:visited {
	color: #2b365e;
	background-image: url(../images/side_left_bullet.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	display: block;
	padding-left: 18px;
	background-position: 4px;
}
#left #link_list li a:hover {
	color: #586CB4;
}
#background {
	width: 100%;
	z-index: 1;
	position: absolute;
	opacity:0.14;
	filter:alpha(opacity=14);
	z-index: 1;
	left: 0px;
	top: 0px;
	height: 100%;
}
#content {
	float: left;
	z-index: 2;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 20px;
	display: block;
	padding-top: 20px;
	padding-left: 20px;
	margin-left: 175px;
	padding-right: 20px;
}
#canada_eh {
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 10px;
	left: 10px;
	border: none;
	z-index: 1;
}

#content .article {
	display: block;
	float: left;
}
#content .article .header {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	background-image: url(../images/mid_hr.gif);
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	background-position: bottom;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
}
#content .article .header .title {
	color: #2b3a75;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 32px;
	margin-left: 10px;
	display: block;
	padding-top: 4px;
}
#content .article .header .author {
	color: #595f65;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	display: block;
	padding-top: 4px;
}
#content .article .date {
	background-image: url(../images/mid_cal.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	height: 45px;
	width: 44px;
	float: left;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	width: 44px;
	text-align: center;
	left: 0px;
	top: 0px;
	margin-right: 10px;
}
#content .article .date .month {
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #3e8718;
	display: block;
	margin-top: 1px;
	margin-right: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	margin-left: 0px;
}
#content .article .date .day {
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 18px;
	color: #FFF;
	display: block;
	line-height: 14px;
	margin: 2px;
}
#content .article .text {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	float: left;
	color: #313131;
}
#content .article .footer {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	float: left;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	margin-top: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
}
#content .article .footer .comments:visited, #content .article .footer .comments:link {
	color: #145f05;
	background-image: url(../images/icons/comment.png);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	display: block;
	float: left;
	padding-left: 18px;
	background-position: 0px 3px;
}
#content .article .footer .comments:hover {
	color: #1F8D07;
}
#content .article .footer .read_more:visited, #content .article .footer .read_more:link {
	display: block;
	float: right;
	background-image: url(../images/mid_read_more_back.gif);
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	height: 22px;
	padding-right: 6px;
	padding-left: 6px;
	color: #ffecc7;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#content .article .footer .read_more:hover {
	background-position: bottom;
}
#middle {
	position: absolute;
	top: 78px;
	z-index: 2;
}
#right {
	display: none;
}