.stage {width:907px; height:245px; position:relative; z-index:0; top: 0px; left: 0px;
    /* background:url('../img/top_bg.jpg') no-repeat left top;*/   
}
.stage .stgslide {height:240px; top:0px; left:279px; position:absolute; overflow:hidden; z-index:1;}
.stage .stgslide .stgslidecredit {display:none;}
.stage .stgslide .stgslidecontent {display:none;}
.stage .stgcredit {top:223px; left:285px; position:absolute; font-size:.75em; font-weight:normal; color:#FFF; text-align:right; background:#000000 url(../img/slide/arrow.gif) no-repeat 0px 3px; padding:0 10px; z-index:2;}

.stage .stghrimg h1 {width:313px; height:220px; margin:0; text-indent:-9999em;}
.stage .stghrtxt {width:200px; height:146px; top:5px; left:5px; position:absolute; font-size:17px; line-height:1.5em; color:#FFF; text-align:center; font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; 
                  background:url(../img/aboutpic.jpg) no-repeat;
                  position:absolute; z-index:0; padding:50px 45px 0px 35px;}
.stage .stgvidlnkbtn {width:300px; top:230px; left:26px; position:absolute; text-align:center;}
.stage .stgbtnwrpr {width:200px; top:210px; left:35px; position:absolute; text-align:center;}
.stage .stgbtnoff, .stage .stgbtnon {width:20px; font-size:10px; color:#FFF; border:1px solid #FFF; padding:1px 5px; margin:5px 10px; display:block; cursor:pointer; display:inline;}  /*special locations*/
.stage .stgbtnoff {background-color:#CCCCCC;}
.stage .stgbtnon  {background-color:#006fbc;}
.hrtxt-sub {margin-top:10px; font-size:18px; color:#def2ff; text-align:center; font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-style:italic;}

/*  NEWS TICKER */
#ajaxticker1{
	width: 660px;
	padding-top: 4px;
	margin-left:150px;
	font-size:.75em;
}
#ajaxticker1 span{ /*IE6 bug fix when text is bold and fade effect (alpha filter) is enabled. Style inner DIV with same color as outer DIV*/
}
.skyline
{
    position:relative; z-index:2; background:url('../img/skyline_b.png') no-repeat left top;
    width:500px;
    height:71px;
    margin-top:-71px;
    left:430px;
}
/**** NEWS TICKERS ****/
.news_ticker .adballoons
{
    background:url(../img/adballoons.png) no-repeat top left;
    height:29px;
    width:76px;
    float:left;
    margin-left:-76px;
    margin-top:0px;     
}
.news_ticker{
	height:23px;
	margin:0 auto;
	z-index:5;
	padding:0px 12px;

}
.newsticker_end
{
    background:url(../img/newsticker_end.gif) no-repeat top right;
    height:23px;
    width:13px;
    float:right; 
    margin-top:-23px; 
}
.news_ticker .news_body{
	background:#e2e2e2 url('../img/news_title.jpg') no-repeat left top;
	height:23px;
	border:#ccc 1px solid;
}
.news_ticker a.morenews{
	float:right;
	width:65px;
	height:22px;
	background:url(../img/news_more.gif) no-repeat;
}
.news_ticker a.morenews:hover{
	background:url(../img/news_more_up.gif) no-repeat top left;
}
.news_ticker a{
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#333;
}
.news_ticker a:hover{
	color:#52bdec;
}
.body_area_front 	
{
    margin:0px auto;
    margin-top:7px;
	z-index:5;
	padding:0px 12px;
	background:url(../img/bg_body.gif) repeat-y;
}
/***** LEFT COLUMN ****/
.body_area_front .left_column{
	background:url(../img/event_title.gif) no-repeat top left;
	width:250px;
	padding:5px 10px 0px 30px;
	float:left;
	font-size:.75em;
	border-top:1px solid #CCC;
}
/***** CENTER COLUMN ****/
.body_area_front .center_column{
	margin:5px 240px 0px 290px;
	padding:5px 0px 5px 0px;

	min-height:150px;
	border-top:1px solid #CCC;
}
.body_area_front .center_column .center_body{
    padding-right:5px;


}
.center_title a{
	font-family:"Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.2em;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.center_simple{
	font-family:"Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:1.3em;
	font-style:italic;
	color:#52bdec;
}
.center_text{
	font-size:.8em;
	margin:0px 0px 7px 10px;
}
.center_quote{
	background:url(../img/quote.gif) no-repeat top left;
	color:#999;
	font-family:"Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-style:italic;
	font-size:1.1em;
	padding:10px 0px 0px 25px;
	width:300px;
}
.center_text a.btn{
	margin:7px;
	float:right;
	background:url(../img/online_btn.gif) no-repeat top left;
	width:96px;
	height:21px;	
}
.center_text a.btn:hover {
	background:url(../img/online_btn_over.gif) no-repeat top left;
}
/***** RIGHT COLUMN ****/
.body_area_front .right_column{
	width:240px;
	padding:0px;
	float:right;
	border-top:1px solid #CCC;
		border-left:#ccc 1px solid;
}
.body_area_front .right_column .block
{
    border-bottom:#CCC 1px dashed;
    font-size:.8em;
}
.body_area_front .right_column .block img{
	padding:0px;
}
.body_area_front .right_column .block a{	
	font-size:.9em;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.body_area_front .right_column .last_row{
	border:0px;
	font-size:.8em;
}