/* alternet */

#alternet {
	background-color: #fff;
}
.bg {
	background-color: #222b3d;
	background-image: url("http://gobnf.org/i/mtb/background.jpg");
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: top center;
}

#headcontainer {
  width:900px;
  height: 110px; 
  margin:0 auto; 
  padding:0; }
  
#logo { 
  width:167px; 
  float: left; 
  text-align:left; 
  padding:25px 5px 26px 0; }
  
#topad { 
  width:728px; 
  float: left; 
  text-align:center;
  padding: 10px 0 0 0; }
 
#topbanner { 
  width:728px; 
  float: left; 
  text-align:center;
  padding: 0 0 0 0; }

#newsletterTopbanner { 
  width:704px; 
  float: right; 
  text-align:center;
  padding: 0 0 0 0; }
 
 /* ----- start: topic area navigation ----- */ 
#topicwrap {
	width: 100%;
	  background: #1F58A9 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_v2.gif) repeat-x top left;
}
#topicarea { 
  width: 900px;
  height: 25px;
  margin:0px auto; 
  padding:0;  
  background: #1F58A9 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_v2.gif) repeat-x top left; }

#topichome a, #topichomeon a { 
  width:73px; 
  float: left; 
  text-align:center; 
  padding-top:5px; 
  padding-bottom:6px;
  margin-left:27px;
  border-right: 1px solid #0F2C54;
  border-left: 1px solid #0F2C54; }
  
#topichomeon a {
  background:#002964 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_on_v3.gif) repeat-x top left; }

#topicarchive a, #topicarchiveon a { 
  width:93px;
  float: left; 
  text-align:center; 
  padding-top:5px; 
  padding-bottom:6px; 
  border-right: 1px solid #0F2C54; }
  
#topicarchiveon a {
  background:#002964 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_on_v3.gif) repeat-x top left; }

#topiccolumnists a, #topiccolumnistson a { 
  width:102px; 
  float: left; 
  text-align:center; 
  padding-top:5px; 
  padding-bottom:6px;  
  border-right: 1px solid #0F2C54; }
  
#topiccolumnistson a {
  background:#002964 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_on_v3.gif) repeat-x top left; }
  
#topicvideo a, #topicvideoon a { 
  width:72px; 
  float: left; 
  text-align:center; 
  padding-top:5px; 
  padding-bottom:6px; 
  border-right: 1px solid #0F2C54; }
  
#topicvideoon a {
  background:#002964 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_on_v3.gif) repeat-x top left; }

#topicblogs a, #topicblogson a { 
  width:71px; 
  float: left; 
  text-align:center; 
  padding-top:5px; 
  padding-bottom:6px; 
  border-right: 1px solid #0F2C54; }
  
#topicblogson a {
  background:#002964 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_on_v3.gif) repeat-x top left; }

#topicdiscuss a, #topicdiscusson a { 
  width:82px;
  float:left;
  text-align:center;
  padding-top:5px;
  padding-bottom:6px; 
  border-right:1px solid #0F2C54; }
  
#topicdiscusson a {
  background:#002964 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_on_v3.gif) repeat-x top left; }
  
#topicabout a, #topicabouton a { 
  width:74px;
  float:left;
  text-align:center;
  padding-top:5px;
  padding-bottom:6px;
  border-right: 1px solid #0F2C54; }
  
#topicabouton a {
  background:#002964 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_on_v3.gif) repeat-x top left; }
  
#topicsearch a, #topicsearchon a { 
  width:80px; 
  float: left; 
  text-align:center; 
  padding-top:5px; 
  padding-bottom:6px; 
  border-right: 1px solid #0F2C54; }
  
#topicsearchon a {
  background:#002964 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_on_v3.gif) repeat-x top left; }

#topicdonate a, #topicdonateon a { 
  width:80px;
  float:left;
  text-align:center;
  padding-top:5px;
  padding-bottom:6px; 
  border-right:1px solid #0F2C54; }
  
#topicdonateon a {
  background:#002964 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_on_v3.gif) repeat-x top left; }

#topicadvertise a, #topicadvertiseon a { 
  width:102px;
  float:left;
  text-align:center;
  padding-top:5px;
  padding-bottom:6px; 
  border-right:1px solid #0F2C54; }
  
#topicadvertiseon a {
  background:#002964 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_on_v3.gif) repeat-x top left; }

#topicarea a {
  font-family:Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size:11px;
  text-align:center;
  text-decoration:none;
  color:#fff; }

#topicarea a:hover, #nav a:active {
  color:#fff;
  background:#2873C3 url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/topic_bg_hover.gif) repeat-x  top left; }
  
  /* ----- start: subnav bar ----- */

#subnav {
	padding-left: 10px;
	width: 900px;
	height: 23px;
  margin:0px auto; 
	}

#subnav * .subnavtext {
	display: none;
	}
	
#subnav * a {
  display: block;
	height: 23px;
	}

#subnav #media {
	width: 49px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_media_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}
	
#subnav #mediaon, #subnav #media a:hover {
	width: 49px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_media_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}
	
#subnav #election {
	width: 83px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_election08_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #electionon, #subnav #election a:hover {
	width: 83px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_election08_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}
	
#subnav #rights {
	width: 90px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_rights_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #rightson, #subnav #rights a:hover {
	width: 90px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_rights_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}
		
#subnav #iraq {
	width: 38px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_iraq_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}
	
#subnav #iraqon, #subnav #iraq a:hover {
	width: 38px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_iraq_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}
		
#subnav #environment {
	width: 83px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_environment_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #environmenton, #subnav #environment a:hover {
	width: 83px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_environment_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #water {
	width: 48px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_water_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #wateron, #subnav #water a:hover {
	width: 48px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_water_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #health {
	width: 51px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_health_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #healthon, #subnav #health a:hover {
	width: 51px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_health_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}


#subnav #drugs {
	width: 48px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_drugs_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #drugson, #subnav #drugs a:hover {
	width: 48px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_drugs_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #sex {
	width: 119px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_sex_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #sexon, #subnav #sex a:hover {
	width: 119px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_sex_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #cawp {
	width: 125px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_cawp_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #cawpon, #subnav #cawp a:hover {
	width: 125px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_cawp_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}
	
#subnav #democracy {
	width: 76px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_democracy_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}
	
#subnav #democracyon, #subnav #democracy a:hover {
	width: 76px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_democracy_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #books {
	width: 49px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_books_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #bookson, #subnav #books a:hover {
	width: 49px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_books_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #reprojustice {
	width: 127px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_reprojustice_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #reprojusticeon, #subnav #reprojustice a:hover {
	width: 127px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_reprojustice_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #gender {
	width: 56px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_gender_off.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}

#subnav #genderon, #subnav #gender a:hover {
	width: 56px;
	height: 23px;
	background: url(http://alternet.org/images/topic/subnav/subnav_gender_on.gif) no-repeat top left;
	float: left;
	}