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

body {
	font-size:62.5%;
	font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;
	text-align:left;
	color:#3c3c3c;
	background:#000;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	filter: alpha(opacity=99.99);   
	-moz-opacity: .9999;   
	opacity: .9999;
	-khtml-opacity: .9999; 
	z-index:0;
}
html,body {
	height:100%;
}
p {
	margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px;
}
.indent {
	padding-left:30px;
	text-indent:30px;
}
a:link,
a:visited,
a img {
	border:none;
	text-decoration:underline;
	color:#3c3c3c;
}
a:hover,
a:active {
	border:none;
	text-decoration:underline;
	color:#99b83b;
}
.ON {
	color:#99b83b;
}
ul {
	padding:0px;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px;
}
li {
	padding:0px 0px 10px 0px;
	list-style-image:url(../_images/bullet_lt.png);
}
h1 {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:3em;
	color:#99b83b;
	font-weight:normal;
	margin:0px;
	padding:30px 0px 15px 0px;
}
.small {
	font-size:2em;
}
h2 {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:2.4em;
	color:#99b83b;
	font-weight:normal;
	margin:0px;
	padding:20px 0px 10px 0px;
}
#contentHome h2 {
	color:#99b83b;
}
#contentHome h4 {
	color:#99b83b;
}
h3 {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.6em;
	color:#99b83b;
	font-weight:normal;
	text-align:center;
	margin:0px;
	padding:25px 0px 10px 0px;
}
h4 {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.4em;
	color:#99b83b;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:0px;
	padding:25px 0px 10px 0px;
}
h4.padding {
	padding:25px 0px 115px 0px;
}
h5 {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.4em;
	color:#333333;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:0px;
	padding:15px 0px 5px 0px;
}
h6 {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.2em;
	line-height:1.3em;
	color:#99b83b;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:0px;
	padding:20px 0px 5px 0px;
}
.h7 {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.4em;
	color:#99b83b;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:0px;
	padding:15px 0px 5px 0px;
}
.h8 {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.4em;
	color:#FFF;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px 0px 5px 0px;
}
p.spacer {
	height:70px;
}
.highlight {
	color:#99b83b;
}
.highlight a:link,
.highlight a:visited,
.highlight a img {
	border:none;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#99b83b;
}
.highlight a:hover,
.highlight a:active {
	border:none;
	text-decoration:underline;
	color:#99b83b;
}
.white {
	color:#FFF;
}
.gray {
	color:#999;
}
.gray2 {
	color:#333333;
}
#container {
	position:relative; /* needed for footer positioning*/
	width:785px;
	margin-left:auto;
	margin-right:auto;
	font-size:1.2em;
	line-height:1.8em;
	padding:0px;
	height:auto !important; /* real browsers */
	height:100%; /* IE6: treated as min-height*/
	min-height:100%; /* real browsers */
	z-index:0;
}
@media print
{
#container {top:0%; margin-top:0px;}
}

/* ------------------------------ header ------------------------------ */
#header {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	height:100px;
	width:785px;
	top:0px;
	background:url(../_images/header.jpg) no-repeat;
	overflow:hidden;
}

/* ------------------------------ top nav ------------------------------ */
#topNav ul a:link,
#topNav ul a:visited,
#topNav ul a img {
	color:#FFF;
	border:none;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#topNav ul a:hover,
#topNav ul a:active {
	color:#FFF;
	border:none;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#topNav ul {
	list-style:none;
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:0px;
	margin:0px;
	height:42px;
	width:785px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.1em;
	color:#FFF;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg.jpg) no-repeat;
	overflow:hidden;
}
#topNav li {
	list-style:none;
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:10px 0px;
	line-height:22px;
	text-align:center;
	float:left;
}
#topNav li#theIssue {
	padding:10px 1px 10px 0px;
	margin-right:1px;
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg1.jpg) no-repeat;
	width:99px;
}
#topNav li#theIssue.ON,
#topNav li:hover#theIssue { /* makes whole block highlight */
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg1_over.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#topNav li#theEffort {
	padding:10px 1px 10px 1px;
	margin-right:1px;
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg2.jpg) no-repeat;
	width:108px;
}
#topNav li#theEffort.ON,
#topNav li:hover#theEffort { /* makes whole block highlight */
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg2_over.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#topNav li#takeAction {
	padding:10px 1px 10px 1px;
	margin-right:1px;
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg3.jpg) no-repeat;
	width:116px;
}
#topNav li#takeAction.ON,
#topNav li:hover#takeAction { /* makes whole block highlight */
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg3_over.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#topNav li#riceCenter {
	padding:10px 1px 10px 1px;
	margin-right:1px;
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg4.jpg) no-repeat;
	width:136px;
}
#topNav li#riceCenter.ON,
#topNav li:hover#riceCenter { /* makes whole block highlight */
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg4_over.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#topNav li#CBGHome {
	padding:10px 1px 10px 1px;
	margin-right:1px;
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg5.jpg) no-repeat;
	width:126px;
}
#topNav li:hover#CBGHome { /* makes whole block highlight */
	 background:url(../_images/nav_bg5_over.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#topNav li#news {
	padding:10px 1px 10px 1px;
	margin-right:1px;
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg6.jpg) no-repeat;
	width:71px;
}
#topNav li#news.ON,
#topNav li:hover#news { /* makes whole block highlight */
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg6_over.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#topNav li#contactUs {
	padding:10px 0px 10px 1px;
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg7.jpg) no-repeat;
	width:111px;
}
#topNav li#contactUs.ON,
#topNav li:hover#contactUs { /* makes whole block highlight */
	background:url(../_images/nav_bg7_over.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#topNav li:hover { /* makes whole block highlight */
}
#topNav li:hover a { /* makes whole block highlight */
}
#topNav li:hover a.drop { /* makes whole block highlight */
}
#topNav li li:hover a.drop { /* makes whole block highlight */
}
#topNav li ul {
	position: absolute;
	display:block;
	left:-10000px;
}
#topNav li:hover ul {
	left:-5px;
}
#topNav ul li li {
	list-style:none;
	float:none;
	z-index:20;
}
#topNav ul li a:hover,
#topNav ul li a:active {
	text-decoration:none;
}
#topNav ul li li a:hover,
#topNav ul li li a:active {
	text-decoration:none;
}
/* ------------------------------ image strip ------------------------------ */
#imgStrip {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	color:#999999;
	background:#3c3c3c;
	height:auto;
	width:735px;
	padding:150px 25px 20px 25px;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:0;
}
#imgStrip-home {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	color:#FFF;
	font-size:.95em;
	line-height:1.4em;
	height:330px;
	width:235px;
	padding:0px 0px 0px 550px;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:200;
}
#imgStrip-theIssue {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	color:#999999;
	background:#3c3c3c;
	height:auto;
	width:735px;
	padding:150px 25px 20px 25px;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:0;
	background:#3c3c3c url(../_images/header_theIssue.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#imgStrip-theEffort {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	color:#999999;
	background:#3c3c3c;
	height:auto;
	width:735px;
	padding:150px 25px 20px 25px;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:0;
	background:#3c3c3c url(../_images/header_theEffort.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#imgStrip-takeAction {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	color:#999999;
	background:#3c3c3c;
	height:auto;
	width:735px;
	padding:150px 25px 20px 25px;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:0;
	background:#3c3c3c url(../_images/header_takeAction.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#imgStrip-riceCenter {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	color:#999999;
	background:#3c3c3c;
	height:auto;
	width:735px;
	padding:150px 25px 20px 25px;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:0;
	background:#3c3c3c url(../_images/header_riceCenter.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#imgStrip-news {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	color:#999999;
	background:#3c3c3c;
	height:auto;
	width:735px;
	padding:150px 25px 20px 25px;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:0;
	background:#3c3c3c url(../_images/header_news.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#imgStrip-contactUs {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	color:#999999;
	background:#3c3c3c;
	height:auto;
	width:735px;
	padding:150px 25px 20px 25px;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:0;
	background:#3c3c3c url(../_images/header_contactUs.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#imgStrip-donate {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	color:#999999;
	background:#3c3c3c;
	height:auto;
	width:735px;
	padding:150px 25px 20px 25px;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:0;
	background:#3c3c3c url(../_images/header_donate.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#imgStrip-students {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	color:#999999;
	background:#3c3c3c;
	height:auto;
	width:735px;
	padding:150px 25px 20px 25px;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:0;
	background:#3c3c3c url(../_images/header_students.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#imgStrip-advocate {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	color:#999999;
	background:#3c3c3c;
	height:auto;
	width:735px;
	padding:150px 25px 20px 25px;
	overflow:hidden;
	z-index:0;
	background:#3c3c3c url(../_images/header_advocate.jpg) no-repeat;
}
#imgTrans {
	position:absolute;
	display:block;
	top:142px;
	left:0px;
	height:330px;
	width:785px;
	background:url(../_images/header_home.jpg) no-repeat;
	padding:0px;
	z-index:0;
}
#transButton {
	position:absolute;
	display:block;
	top:142px;
	left:550px;
	height:60px;
	width:215px;
	padding:10px 10px 0px 10px;
	z-index:300;
}
.transButton { 
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	height:60px;
	width:215px;
	padding:10px 10px 0px 10px;
	z-index:200;
}
.trans1 { 
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	height:110px;
	width:195px;
	margin-bottom:1px;
	padding:10px 20px;
	z-index:200;
}
.trans2 { 
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	height:109px;
	width:195px;
	padding:10px 20px;
	z-index:200;
}
#imgOver {
	position:absolute;
	z-index:200;
}
#imgOver.home {
	position:absolute;
	top:125px;
	left:-95px;
	z-index:200;
}
#imgOver.theIssue {
	position:absolute;
	top:-61px;
	left:479px;
	z-index:200;
}
#imgOver.theEffort {
	position:absolute;
	top:-61px;
	left:479px;
	z-index:200;
}
#imgOver.riceCenter {
	position:absolute;
	top:-61px;
	left:479px;
	z-index:200;
}

/* ------------------------------ side nav ------------------------------ */

/* ------------------------------ content ------------------------------ */
#contentHome {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;
	height:auto;
	width:785px;
	color:#FFF;
	background:#242424 url(../_images/grad_home.jpg) top repeat-x;
	float:left;
}
a:link.blue,
a:visited.blue,
a img.blue {
	border:none;
	text-decoration:underline;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	color:#76b9d3;
}
a:hover.blue,
a:active.blue {
	border:none;
	text-decoration:underline;
	color:#FFF;
}
#contentHome a:link,
#contentHome a:visited,
#contentHome a img {
	border:none;
	text-decoration:underline;
	color:#76b9d3;
}
#contentHome a:hover,
#contentHome a:active {
	border:none;
	text-decoration:underline;
	color:#FFF;
}
#content {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;
	height:auto;
	width:785px;
	background:#dbdbdb url(../_images/grad_content.jpg) top repeat-x;
	float:left;
	z-index:200;
}
#content.spacer {
	height:300px;
}
#content a:link,
#content a:visited,
#content a img {
}
#content a:hover,
#content a:active {
}
.full {
	padding:15px 25px 15px 30px;
}
#col1 {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:15px 15px 15px 30px;
	height:auto;
	width:220px;
	float:left;
}
#col2 {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;
	height:auto;
	width:220px;
	float:left;
}
#col3 {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:15px 20px 15px 15px;
	height:auto;
	width:220px;
	float:left;
}
#contentHome #col1 {
	background:url(../_images/home_images1.jpg) 18px 52px no-repeat;
	padding-top:0px;
}
#contentHome #col2 {
	background:url(../_images/home_images2.jpg) 8px 52px no-repeat;
	padding-top:0px;
}
#contentHome #col3 {
	background:url(../_images/home_images3.jpg) 8px 52px no-repeat;
	padding-top:0px;
}
#TAcol1 {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	margin:40px 25px 15px 30px;
	padding:175px 0px 0px 15px;
	height:auto;
	width:210px;
	background:url(../_images/takeAction1.jpg) no-repeat;
	float:left;
}
#TAcol2 {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	margin:40px 25px 15px 0px;
	padding:175px 0px 0px 15px;
	height:auto;
	width:210px;
	background:url(../_images/takeAction2.jpg) no-repeat;
	float:left;
}
#TAcol3 {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	margin:40px 30px 15px 0px;
	padding:175px 0px 0px 15px;
	height:auto;
	width:210px;
	background:url(../_images/takeAction3.jpg) no-repeat;
	float:left;
}
#imgCol {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:40px 0px 15px;
	height:auto;
	width:225px;
	float:left;
}
#copyCol {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:15px 20px 20px 0px;
	height:auto;
	width:330px;
	float:left;
}
#copyWide {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:0px 20px 20px 0px;
	left:225px;
	height:auto;
	width:540px;
	float:left;
}
.copyWide {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:15px 20px 0px 0px;
	height:auto;
	width:540px;
	float:left;
}
.sideCol {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:15px 0px 0px 0px;
	height:auto;
	width:170px;
	float:left;
}
#sideBar {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:20px 15px 15px 25px;
	height:auto;
	width:170px;
	background:#9dbb3e url(../_images/grad_sideBar.jpg) top repeat-x;
	float:left;
}
#sideBar a:link,
#sideBar a:visited,
#sideBar a img {
}
#sideBar a:hover,
#sideBar a:active {
	color: #51621F;
}

/* ------------------------------ forms ------------------------------ */
#forms {
	position:relative;
	display:block;
	padding:0px 0px 30px 0px;
	height:auto;
	background:#dbdbdb;
	float:left;
	z-index:200;
}
.amount {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:2em;
	color:#333;
}
.other {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.2em;
	color:#333;
}
.info {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.2em;
	color:#333;
}
.submit {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.2em;
	color:#333;
}
.checkbox {
	width: 19px;
	height: 25px;
	padding: 0 5px 0 0;
	background: url(../_images/form_checkbox.png) no-repeat;
	display: block;
	clear: left;
	float: left;
}
.radio {
	width: 19px;
	height: 25px;
	padding: 0 5px 0 0;
	background: url(../_images/form_radio.png) no-repeat;
	display: block;
	clear: left;
	float: left;
}
.select {
	position: absolute;
	width: 158px; /* With the padding included, the width is 190 pixels: the actual width of the image. */
	height: 21px;
	padding: 0 24px 0 8px;
	color: #666;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 13px;
	background: url(../_images/form_select.png) no-repeat;
	overflow: hidden;
}

.textfield {
	background: url(../_images/form_textfield.jpg) repeat-x;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 13px;
	color: #666;
	border: 1px solid #444;
}

/* -------------------------- form validation -------------------------- */
.LV_validation_message{
    font-weight:bold;
    margin:0 0 0 5px;
}

.LV_valid {
    color:#00CC00;
}
	
.LV_invalid {
    color:#CC0000;
}
    
.LV_valid_field,
input.LV_valid_field:hover, 
input.LV_valid_field:active,
textarea.LV_valid_field:hover, 
textarea.LV_valid_field:active {
    border: 1px solid #00CC00;
}
    
.LV_invalid_field, 
input.LV_invalid_field:hover, 
input.LV_invalid_field:active,
textarea.LV_invalid_field:hover, 
textarea.LV_invalid_field:active {
    border: 1px solid #CC0000;
}

/* ------------------------------ gallery ------------------------------ */
#gallery {
}
#gallery img {
}
a.thumb img {
	filter: alpha(opacity=80);   
	-moz-opacity: .80;   
	opacity: .80;
	-khtml-opacity: .80;
}
a.thumb:hover img {
	filter: alpha(opacity=99.99);   
	-moz-opacity: .9999;   
	opacity: .9999;
	-khtml-opacity: .9999;
}

/* ------------------------------ crossfade ------------------------------ */
ul.crossfade {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	list-style: none;
	position: relative;
}
#fade-example-2 li {
	list-style: none;
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 785px;
	height: 330px;
	visibility: hidden;
}
li img {
	display: block;
}
.example {
	position: relative;
	width: 785px;
	height: 330px;
}
.ajax {
}

/* ------------------------------ footer ------------------------------ */
#footer {
	position:relative;
	height:20px;
	padding:5px 0px;
	width:785px;
	margin-left:auto;
	margin-right:auto;
	background:#000 url(../_images/footer_logo.png) left no-repeat;
	color:#FFF;
	font-size:.85em;
	font-variant:small-caps;
	text-align:right;
	bottom:0px; /* stick to bottom */
	z-index:200;
}
#footer a:link,
#footer a:visited {
}
#footer a:hover,
#footer a:active {
}
.clear {
	clear:both;
}
#clear {
	clear:both;
}


/* ----------------------- ie6 detection ----------------------------- */
.error {
	background:#FBE3E4;
	color:#8a1f11;
	border-color:#FBC2C4;
	padding:20px;
	border:dashed 2px red;
	width:90%;
	margin:0px auto;
	font-family:Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:1em;
	line-height:1.3em;
}

.error a, .error a:hover{
	color:#8a1f11;
}

/* simply moves close box to right */
.kickRight {
	text-align:right;
}