/* -------------- BASIC SETUP -------------- */

* {
	padding: 0; margin: 0; list-style: none; border: 0; /* base-line and other majour type settings are done in the local.css file */
}
.hide, .sIFR-alternate {
	height: 0; left: -999px; position: absolute; width: 0;
}
#main-container {
	margin: auto; 
	left: 0;
	position: relative;
	top: 0;
	width: 995px;
	z-index: 10;

}
#content-wrap {
	float: left;
	background: #fff;
	border-left: 1px solid #000; border-right: 1px solid #000;
	padding: 20px 110px 20px 110px;
	position: relative;
	left: 0px; top: 0px;
	margin-top: 455px;
	width: 773px;
}


/* COLUMNS */
/* column precentages do not add to 100% for IE 6 benefit. Did not want to duplicated so many measurements in the hack css file */
/* standard text container */
.col-cont {
	clear: left;
	float: left;
	width: 100%;
}

.col-cont p {
	margin-right: 10px;
}
/* 2 columns */
.half-col .column {
	float: left;
	width: 49.9%;
}
/* 3 columns */
.third-col .column {
	float: left;
	width: 33.2%
}
body .third-col .double {
	width: 66.7%;
}
/* 4 columns */
.quarter-col .column {
	float: left;
	width: 24.9%;
}
body .quarter-col .double {
	width: 50%;
}
body .quarter-col .tripple {
	width: 75%;
}

/* -------------- NAVBAR -------------- */
/* has a lot of local junk, having difficulty in how to seperate. 
Reusable vs easy to edit in a rush */

/*--------------------------------------*/
ul.nav {
	background: url(../img/BG/logo-mask.gif) 94px 2px no-repeat;
	height: 102px;
	left: 0px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 154px;
	width: 100%;
	z-index: 10;
}
ul.nav li {
	float: left;
	
}
ul.nav li.right {
	float: right;
}
ul.nav li a {
	background-position: bottom;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	display: block;
	height: 28px; /* gloabal height, widths vary */
	overflow: hidden;
	text-decoration: none;

}
ul.nav li a:hover {
	background-position: top;
}
/* menu items */
ul.nav li#home a#home {
	background-image: url(../img/menu/home_but.gif);
	margin-right: 90px;
	width: 94px;
}
ul.nav li#about a#about {
	background-image: url(../img/menu/about-congress_but.gif);
	width: 241px;
}

ul.nav li#host a#host {
	background-image: url(../img/menu/host-city_but.gif);
	width: 145px;
}
ul.nav li#registration a#registration {
	background-image: url(../img/menu/registration_but.gif);
	width: 189px;
}

ul.nav li#exhibitors a#exhibitors {
	background-image: url(../img/menu/exhibition_but.gif);
	margin-right: 35px;
	width: 130px;
}

/* DROPDOWN MENUS */
ul.nav li ul {
	background-color: #fff;
	border: 1px solid #a1b074;
	border-top: 0;
	left: -999em;
	margin-left: -1px;
	opacity: 0.90; filter: alpha(opacity=90);
	position: absolute;
	padding: 10px 0 5px 0;
}
ul.nav li#home ul 		{ width: 94px;}
ul.nav li#about ul 		{ width: 241px; margin-left: -2px;}
ul.nav li#host ul 		{ width: 215px;}
ul.nav li#registration ul { width: 175px;}
ul.nav li#exhibitors ul { width: 133px;}

ul.nav li:hover ul, ul.nav li.sfHover ul {
	left: auto;
	
}
ul.nav li ul li {
	float: none;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 2;
}

ul.nav li ul li a {
	border-top: 1px dotted #ccc;
	float: none;
	display: block;
	font-size: 14px;
	padding: 3px 0 3px 20px;
	height: auto;
}

ul.nav li#about ul .BG {
	left: -2px; /* some misalignment in the graphics */
}

/* --------- FOOTER -------------*/
#main-content-cap {
	background: url(../img/BG/bottom-stripe.png) left top no-repeat;
	clear: left;
	height: 54px;
}
#footer-container {
	background: url(../img/BG/world-footer.gif) center top no-repeat;
	height: 300px;
	margin: -130px 0 0 0;
	padding: 130px 0 80px 0;
	width: 100%;
}
#footer {
	margin: auto;
	position: relative;
	top: -43px;
	width: 995px;
}
ul.footer-nav {
	background: url(../img/BG/footer-nav.png);
	border: 1px solid #666; border-top: 0;
	margin: 0 0 30px 100px;
	padding: 70px 10px 10px 10px;
	width: 400px;
}
ul.footer-nav li a {
	background: url(../img/icon&graphics/list-graphic.png) left top no-repeat;
	font-size: 15px;
	margin: 5px 0 0 0;
	padding: 0px 0 0 22px;
}
ul.footer-nav li ul li{
	margin-left: 25px;
}

/* -------------- HEADER IMAGES -------------- */
.BG-city-plan {
	background: url(../img/BG/city-plan-vancouver.jpg) 200px 20px no-repeat;
	left: 0;
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 200px;
	z-index: 3;
}
.BG-header-stripe-mask {
	background: url(../img/BG/stripe-mask.png) left top no-repeat;
	height: 317px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 160px;
	left: 0px;
	width: 100%;
	z-index: 2;
}
body .BG-header {
	height: 300px;
	left: 0;
	overflow: hidden;
	position: absolute;
	top: 170px;
	width: 100%;
	z-index: 1;
}
#logo {
	left: 112px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 30px;
	z-index: 11; /* must be on TOP of ul.nav */
}
#logo a {
	background: url(../img/BG/logo.gif) left top no-repeat;
	display: block;
	height: 207px;
	width: 55px;	
}
#logo a:hover {
	opacity:.75;
	filter: alpha(opacity=75);
	-moz-opacity: 0.75;
}
#title {
	background: url(../img/menu/title.gif) left top no-repeat;
	display: block;
	height: 36px;
	left: 180px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 50px;
	width: 479px;
	z-index: 11; /* must be on TOP of ul.nav */
}