h1.header_text{ 
	position: absolute;
	display: none;
}

div#header {


	height: 144px;
	width: 100%;
	background: url(../images/bg_header.gif) repeat-x;
	text-align: left;
}

div#menu {


	height: 66px;
	width: 100%;
	background: url(../images/bg_menu.gif) repeat-x;
	text-align: left;
	clear: both;
}

div#newsletter_box {


	color: #fff;
	float: left;
	width: 259px;
	padding-top: 5px;
	height: 139px;
}
div#newsletter_box p{
	font-size: 1.2em;
	font-family: "Tahoma", "Geneva", sans-serif;
	text-align: left;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}


ul.menu {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	width: 990px;
	list-style: none;
	margin-left: 30px;
}

ul.menu li{
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	float: left;
}

ul.menu a {

	font-family: "Tahoma", "Geneva", sans-serif;
	color: #ffffff;
	display: block;
	height: 40px;
	padding-top: 26px;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	outline: none;
	width: 130px;
	text-align: center;
	background: url(../images/bg_menu_item_grey.gif) top no-repeat;
	position: relative;
}

ul.submenu {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	position: absolute;
	list-style: none;
	display: none;
	background-color: #444444;
	border-top: solid 1px white;
	border-left: solid 1px white;
	border-right: solid 1px white;
}

ul.submenu li {


	float: none;
}

ul.submenu a {

	font-family: "Tahoma", "Geneva", sans-serif;
	display: block;
	color: #ffffff;
	text-decoration: none;
	height: 16px;
	text-align: left;
	padding-left: 3px;
	padding-top: 2px;
	width: 150px;
	border-bottom: solid 1px white;
	background: none;
}

ul.submenu a:hover {


	background-color: #7e7e7e;
}

ul.articles {


	margin-left: 5px;
	margin-top: 20px;
	list-style: none;
}

ul.articles a{


	color: #000000;
	font-size: 1.4em;
	text-decoration: none;
}

ul.articles li {


	margin-bottom: 3px;
}

ul.articles a:hover{
	text-decoration: underline;
}

span.grey {
	color: #727272;
}

a.header_logo {
	display: block;
	float: left;
	width: 739px;
	height: 144px;
}

form.newsletter_form fieldset{
	border: none;
}


form.newsletter_form input{
	font-family: "Verdana";
	font-size: 1.2em;
	padding: 3px;
}

form.newsletter_form input.submit{
	padding: 2px;
}