<!--
/* left nav container */
#leftNav {
	margin-left: 0px; /* remember that padding is the space inside the div box and margin is the space outside the div box */
	background-color: #aebed0;
	/* background-image: url(../images/nav_main_bg.jpg); */
	height: 616px;
	width: 198px;
	margin-top: 0px;
}


/* create some space above the top home button*/
#leftNav #btn_nav_home {
	padding-top: 30px;
}



/* build the white lines for the sub navs */
/* first link in sub nav - has a unique background image */
#leftNav .nav_top {
	background-image: url(../images/bullet_bg_top.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;

}

/* middle links in sub nav - similar background ../images */
#leftNav .nav_middle {
	background-image: url(../images/bullet_bg_middle.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* bottom links have unique background image*/
#leftNav .nav_bottom {
	background-image: url(../images/bullet_bg_bottom.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* first link in sub nav - has a unique background image for selected */
#leftNav .nav_top_selected {
	background-image: url(../images/bullet_bg_top.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;

}

/* middle links in sub nav - similar background ../images for selected */
#leftNav .nav_middle_selected {
	background-image: url(../images/bullet_bg_middle.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* bottom links have unique background image for selected */
#leftNav .nav_bottom_selected {
	background-image: url(../images/bullet_bg_bottom.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* set spacing and font for all of the sub navs*/
.nav_top, .nav_middle, .nav_bottom {

	width: auto;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #000000;
	height: 20px;
	margin-left: 25px;
	padding-right: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 0px;
	padding-left: 15px;
}

/* links for sub nav */
.nav_top a, .nav_top a:visited, 
.nav_middle a, .nav_middle a:visited, 
.nav_bottom a, .nav_bottom a:visited {
	color: #FFFFFF;
	text-decoration: none;
}

/* hover for sub nav*/
.nav_top a:hover, .nav_middle a:hover, .nav_bottom a:hover {
	color: #2A5B93; 
	text-decoration: none;
}

/* nav elements that are showing a selected state and are still clickable */
.nav_top_selected, .nav_middle_selected, .nav_bottom_selected {

	width: auto;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #000000;
	height: 20px;
	margin-left: 25px;
	padding-right: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 0px;
	padding-left: 15px;
}

/* links for sub nav */
.nav_top_selected a, .nav_top_selected a:visited, 
.nav_middle_selected a, .nav_middle_selected a:visited, 
.nav_bottom_selected a, .nav_bottom_selected a:visited {
	color: #000000; 
	text-decoration: none;
}

/* hover for sub nav*/
.nav_top_selected a:hover, .nav_middle_selected a:hover, .nav_bottom_selected a:hover {
	color: #2A5B93; 
	text-decoration: none;
}

/* tertiary nav links - spacing and font info*/
.sub_nav_3 {
padding-left: 20px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 11px;
color: #000000;
}

/* tertiary link styles */
.sub_nav_3 a, .sub_nav_3 a:visited {
color: #FFFFFF;
text-decoration: none;
}

/* tertiary hover styles */
.sub_nav_3 a:hover {
color: #2A5B93;
}

/* tertiary nav links - showing a selected state and are still clickable */
.sub_nav_3_selected {
padding-left: 20px;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 11px;
color: #000000;
}

/* tertiary link styles */
.sub_nav_3_selected a, .sub_nav_3_selected a:visited {
color: #000000;
text-decoration: none;
}

/* tertiary hover styles */
.sub_nav_3_selected a:hover {
color: #2A5B93;
}

/* spacing and background image for tertiary menus */
#sub_nav_process, #sub_nav_team, #sub_nav_pr {
	height: auto;
	width: auto;
	margin-left: 25px;
	padding-top: 1px;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
	background-image: url(../images/bullet_3rd_tier.gif);
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
}

/* bottom tertiary nav is unique as there is no sub nav below it*/
#leftNav #btm_sub_nav {
	height: auto;
	width: auto;
	margin-left: 25px;
	padding-top: 1px;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
}
-->