#search-box table, #search-box table tr, #search-box table tr td {
	vertical-align: middle;
}
body {
	background-color: #f3f3f3;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
}
#outerContainer {
	margin: 0 auto;
	width: 950px;
}
#innerContainer {
	float: left;
	width: 100%;
}
#leaderboard {
	margin: 20px 0;
	overflow: hidden;
}
#header {
	margin: 0 15px;
}
#header h1 a {
	background-color: transparent;
	background-image: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/tia-logo.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-attachment: scroll;
	background-position: left top;
	display: block;
	height: 92px;
	width: 197px;
	float: left;
}
ul#firstNav {
	float: right;
}
ul#firstNav li {
	float: left;
	margin-left: 10px;
}
ul#firstNav li a, #toolbar ul li a {
	color: #505050;
	text-decoration: none;
}
ul#firstNav li a {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/pixmaps/bullet.gif) no-repeat left;
	padding-left: 18px;
}
#mainContent {
	background-color: #ffffff;
	clear: both;
	overflow: hidden;
}
#leftContent {
	float: left;
	clear: both;
	width: 551px;
	padding: 15px;
}
#breadcrumb {
	background-color: #a5a6a7;
	padding: 8px 8px 8px 3px;
	margin-bottom: 15px;
	height: 16px;
}
#breadcrumb ul li {
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 14px;
}
#breadcrumb ul li a {
	color: #fff;
	text-decoration: none;
	padding: 0 5px;
}
#breadcrumb ul li a.selected {
	color: #fff200;
}
#leftContent img {
	margin: 15px 0;        
}
.articlesContainer {
	padding: 8px 0;
	border-top: 8px solid #000000;
	width: 565px;
}
#topArticlesContainer {
	margin: 0;
}
#topArticlesContainer .topArticles {
	margin-bottom: 8px;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
}
#topArticlesContainer .article {
	padding: 7px 0;
	overflow: hidden;
}
#topArticlesContainer .article .image {
	float: left;
	width: 200px;
}
#topArticlesContainer .image {
	margin-right: 20px;
}
#articleContent h1 {
	font-size: 18px !important;
	text-indent: 0;
}
#articleContent p {
	color: #484848;
	margin: 12px 0;
	line-height: 15px;
}
#articleContent p.highlight {
	font-weight: bold;
}
#articleContent p#byline {
	font-size: 9px;
	margin-top: 4px;
}
#articleContent p#byline a {
	color: #484848;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#topArticlesContainer .article .image p, #articleContent #image p {
	font-size: 10px;
	margin-top: 3px;
}
#articleContent #image {
	float: right;
	margin: 0 15px;
	max-width: 200px;
}
#articleContent #image img {
	margin: 0;
}
#articleContent #image p {
	margin: 0 2px;
	font-size: 10px;
	margin-top: 5px;
	line-height: normal;
}
#divShareTools {
	padding: 5px;
}
#divShareTools span {
	float: left;
	color: #4c4d4f;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#divShareTools ul {
	float: right;
}
#divShareTools ul li {
	float: left;
	height: 14px;
	margin: 0 8px;
}
#divShareTools ul li.facebook {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/icon-facebook.gif) no-repeat left;
}
#divShareTools ul li.linkdin {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/icon-linkdin.gif) no-repeat left;
}
#divShareTools ul li.bookmark {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/icon-bookmark.gif) no-repeat left;
}
#divShareTools ul li.stumbleupon {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/icon-stumbleupon.gif) no-repeat left;
}
#divShareTools ul li.twitter {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/icon-twitter.gif) no-repeat left;
}
#divShareTools ul li a {
	padding-left: 20px;
	line-height: 14px;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#divArticleTools {
	padding: 8px;
	margin: 20px 0;
	background-color: #a5a6a7;
	overflow: hidden;
}
#divArticleTools ul.article, #leaderboard div.left {
	float: left;
}
#divArticleTools ul.article {
	padding: 0px;
}
#divArticleTools ul.article li {
	float: left;
	height: 21px;
	padding-left: 30px;
	margin-right: 20px;
}
#divArticleTools ul.article li a {
	line-height: 21px;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-size: 11px;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#divArticleTools ul.article li.email {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/icon-envelope.gif) no-repeat left;
}
#divArticleTools ul.article li.print {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/icon-printer.gif) no-repeat left;
}
#divArticleTools ul.article li.order {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/icon-papers.gif) no-repeat left;
}
#divArticleTools ul.pagination, #leaderboard div.right {
	float: right;
}
#divArticleTools ul.pagination li {
	float: left;
	border: 1px solid #fef200;
	background-color: #fef200;
	padding: 2px 5px;
	margin-left: 5px;
}
#divArticleTools ul.pagination li.active {
	background-color: #000000;
}
#divArticleTools ul.pagination li.active a {
	color: #fef200;
}
#divArticleTools ul.pagination li a {
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#topArticlesContainer .article .copy {
	float: left;
	width: 330px;
}
#topArticlesContainer .article .no-image {
	margin-left: 0;
	width: 545px;
}
#topArticlesContainer .article .copy p {
	color: #484848;
	margin: 10px 0;
	line-height: 15px;
}
.webex {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/web-exclusive-white.gif) no-repeat top right;
	border: 1px solid #fff;
}
.rss {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/icon-rss.gif) no-repeat right;
}
#topArticlesContainer .article a, #divShareTools ul li a, .divImageHolder a span, .download p a {
	color: #474747;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#topArticlesContainer .article .copy div a {
	font-size: 16pt;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#topArticlesContainer .article a:hover, #divShareTools ul li a:hover, .moreStories ul li a:hover, #leftContent h1 a:hover, .divImageHolder a span:hover, #articleContent p#byline a:hover {
	color: #b5b5b5;
	text-decoration: underline;
}
div a.more {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/pixmaps/bullet.gif) no-repeat left;
	padding-left: 20px;
}
#topArticlesContainer .article img {
	margin: 0;
}
#leftContent h1, .rightContent h1 {
	color: #484848;
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 16px;
}
#leftContent h1 a {
	color: #484848;
}
.moreStories {
	clear: both;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
}
.moreStories h1 {
	margin-right: 10px;
}
.noBorder {
	border-bottom: none;
}
.emphasis {
	padding-top: 7px;
	background-color: #f6f6f6;
}
.moreStories ul {
	margin: 10px 0;
}
.moreStories ul li {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/pixmaps/bullet.gif) no-repeat 0 2px;
	color: #484848;
	padding-left: 20px;
	line-height: 15px;
	margin: 8px 0;
}
.moreStories ul li a, a.emailStoryLink {
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #484848;
}
#rightContainer {
	float: right;
	width: 340px;
	margin: 15px 15px 20px 0;
}
#mediaAdsContainer {
	float: right;
	width: 122px;
	margin: 15px 5px 0 0;
}
#mediaAdsContainer img {
	margin-bottom: 15px;
}
.rightContent {
	padding: 8px 8px 15px 8px;
	background-color: #f6f6f6;
	color: #484848;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.rightContent .divImageHolder {
	margin-top: 8px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.rightContent .divImageHolder span, .download p a {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/pixmaps/bullet.gif) no-repeat left;
	padding-left: 18px;
}

/*ie6*/
* html .download p a  {
 	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/pixmaps/bullet.gif) no-repeat left top;
}

/*ie7*/
html>body .download p a { 
*background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/pixmaps/bullet.gif) no-repeat left top;
}


.rightContent .divImageHolder a {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #484848;
}
.rightContent a {
	text-decoration: none;
}
.ad {
	padding: 0;
}
.rightContent p {
	line-height: 15px;
}
.rightContent .divImageHolder img {
	border: 8px solid #c9c7ca;
	float: left;
	display: block;
	margin-right: 10px;
	vertical-align: bottom;
}
.download img {
	float: left;
	margin-right: 10px;
}

.align {
	text-align: center;
}
.align img {
	margin: 0 auto;
}
.bar {
	border-top: 8px solid #000000;
}
.rightContent p {
	margin: 10px 0;
	color: #484848;
}
#toolbar {
	border-top: 8px solid #000000;
	margin: 0 1px;
	overflow: hidden;
	padding: 5px 15px 7px 15px;
	background-color: #fff301;
	#padding-top: 5px;
	#padding-bottom: 0;
}
#toolbar ul {
	float: left;
}
#toolbar ul li {
	float: left;
	margin-right: 20px;
}
#search-box {
	float: right;
	margin-top: 1px;
	#margin-top: 0;
}
#search-box label {
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#search-box input {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#search-box input[type=radio] {
	#height: 14px;
}
#search-box span {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/web-exclusive.gif) no-repeat top left;
	padding-left: 25px;
	margin-right: 10px;
	#line-height: 30px;
}
#toolbar .text, .rightContent .text {
	height: 16px;
	border: 1px solid #cecbc6;
}
.rightContent .text {
	width: 230px;
	margin-right: 10px;
}
.ad {
	padding-top: 5px;
	text-align: center;
}
#toolbar .search, .rightContent .submit, #searchBox .search {
	width: 61px;
	height: 20px;
	border: none;
}
.rightContent .submit {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/btn-submit.gif) no-repeat top left;
}
#toolbar .search, #searchBox .search {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/btn-search.gif) no-repeat top left;
}
#latestContainer {
	clear: both;
	background-color: #000000;
	padding-top: 0;
	padding: 20px;
	color: #ffffff;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.divLatest {
	width: 290px;
	float: left;
}
.divLatest h2 {
	border-bottom: 1px solid #d4d4d4;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.divLatest ul {
	margin: 8px 5px;
}
.divLatest img {
	margin: 12px 10px 0 0;
	float: left;
}
.divLatest p {
	margin: 12px 0;
	line-height: 18px;
}
.divLatest ul li {
	padding-left: 18px;
	line-height: 18px;
	margin: 5px 0;
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/bullet2.gif) no-repeat 0 3px;
}
.divLatest ul li a {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #ffffff;
}
/* .divLatest ul li a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}  */
#searchBox {
	padding: 0 20px 15px 20px;
	color: #484848;
	overflow: hidden;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}
#searchBox .text {
	width: 200px;
	height: 16px;
	border: 1px solid #cecbc6;
	margin: 0 10px 0 10px;
}
#searchBox .radio {
	vertical-align: middle;
	height: 16px;
	margin: 0 5px;
}
#searchBox .search {
	float: right;
	#float: none;
	#margin-left: 7px;
}
#searchBox .label {
	color: #000000;
	font-weight: bold;
	vertical-align: middle;
}
#searchBox p {
	margin-top: 20px;
}
.news ul li {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/bullet2.gif) no-repeat 0 5px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
ul#latestNewsList li {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/bullet2.gif) no-repeat 0 3px;
	font-weight: bold;
/*	height: 18px; */
}
ul#latestIssueList {
	float: left;
	margin: 8px 0 !important;
	width: 125px;
  position:relative;
}
ul#latestIssueList li {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/bullet2.gif) no-repeat 0 3px;
  display:block;
}

ul#latestIssueList li a {
	text-decoration: none;  
}

ul#latestIssueList li a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;   
}
.middle {
	margin: 0 15px;
}
ul#latestCommentsList li {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/balloon.gif) no-repeat 0 3px;
	font-style: italic;
}
.highlight {
	font-weight: bold;
	font-style: normal;
}
#footer {
	margin: 8px 15px;
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/tia-footer.gif) no-repeat top left;
	height: 24px;
	vertical-align: bottom;
}
#footer p {
	color: #999999;
	font-size: 11px;
	margin-top: 12px;
	padding-left: 55px;
	float: left;
}
#footer ul {
	float: right;
	margin: 0;
}
#footer ul li {
	float: left;
	margin-top: 11px;
	margin-left: 20px;
}
#footer ul li a {
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 11px;
}
.media {
	width: 780px !important;
}
#signUpImageContainer {
	float: right;
}
#signUpImageContainer img {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#signUpFormContainer {
	position: absolute;
	width: 300px;
	background-color: #fff;
	border: 1px solid #696969;
	padding: 15px;
	top: 350px;
	left: 600px;
	display: none;
}
#signUpExitButtonContainer {
	width: 8px;
	position: absolute;
	left: 300px;
}
#signUpExitButtonContainer div.exit {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/btn-exit.gif) no-repeat left;
	width: 8px;
	height: 9px;
}
#signUpExitButtonContainer div.exit a {
	color: #ffffff;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#signUpFormHeader {
	font-size: 12px;
}
#mainSignUpFormContainer {
	text-align: right;
	vertical-align: top;
}
#mainSignUpFormContainer table tr td {
	padding: 5px;
}
#signUpFormFonts, #mainSignUpFormContainer label {
	font-size: 11px;
	color: #666666;
}
#signUpFormFonts {
	margin: 10px 0;
}
#mainSignUpFormContainer input[type=text] {
	width: 210px;
	border: 1px solid #666666;
}
#mainSignUpFormContainer input[type=submit] {
	background: url(http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/images/btn-submit.gif) no-repeat;
	width: 61px;
	height: 20px;
	border: none;
}
#sky {
	margin-top: 5px;
}
#button2 {
	margin-top: 10px;
}
div.about_us_header {
	color: #474747;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 16pt;
	font-weight: bold;
}
ul.list li {
	list-style: square inside none;
	padding: 2px 0 2px 20px;
}
a.buy {
	background: url("../images/img/btn_buy.gif") no-repeat scroll left top transparent;
	display: block;
	height: 21px;
	text-indent: -9999px;
	width: 91px;
}
.emailStoryInput {
	width: 200px;
}
.emailStoryLabel {
	display: block;
	padding: 5px 0;
}
#articleContent h2 {
	font-size: 14px;
	padding: 3px 0;
}

.downloadReportsItem {
height: 120px;
clear: both;
}
    
.sub-menu-home, .sub-menu-home * {
	margin:			0;
	padding:		0;
	list-style:		none;     
}
.sub-menu-home {
	line-height:	1.0;
	position: 		absolute;
	#position:		static;
	#margin-top:	-2px;
}
.sub-menu-home ul {
	position:		absolute;
	top:			-999em;
	width:			10em; /* left offset of submenus need to match (see below) */
}
.sub-menu-home ul li {
	width:			100%;
	font-weight:	normal;
}
.sub-menu-home li:hover {
	visibility:		inherit; /* fixes IE7 'sticky bug' */
	border: 		1px solid #CDCDCD;
}
.sub-menu-home li {
	float:			left;
	position:		relative;
	border: 		1px solid #FFF200;
}
.sub-menu-home a {
	display:		block;
	position:		relative;
}
.sub-menu-home li:hover ul,
.sub-menu-home li.sfHover ul {
	left:			0;
	top:			2.5em; /* match top ul list item height */
	margin-left:	-1px;
}
.sub-menu-home li:hover ul {
	border:			1px solid #CDCDCD;
	margin-top:		-1px;
	border-bottom-width: 0;
}
.sub-menu-home li:hover ul li {
	border: none;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #CDCDCD;
}
ul.sub-menu-home li:hover li ul,
ul.sub-menu-home li.sfHover li ul {
	top:			-999em;
}
ul.sub-menu-home li li:hover ul,
ul.sub-menu-home li li.sfHover ul {
	left:			10em; /* match ul width */
	top:			0;
}
ul.sub-menu-home li li:hover li ul,
ul.sub-menu-home li li.sfHover li ul {
	top:			-999em;
}
ul.sub-menu-home li li li:hover ul,
ul.sub-menu-home li li li.sfHover ul {
	left:			10em; /* match ul width */
	top:			0;
}

/*** DEMO SKIN ***/
.sub-menu-home {
	float:			left;
}
.sub-menu-home a {
	padding: 		.75em 1em;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.sub-menu-home a, .sub-menu-home a:visited  { /* visited pseudo selector so IE6 applies text colour*/
	color:			#505050;
}
.sub-menu-home li {
	background:		#FFF200;
}
.sub-menu-home li li {
	background:		#FFFFFF;
}
.sub-menu-home li li li {
	background:		#FFFFFF;
}
.sub-menu-home li:hover, .sub-menu-home li.sfHover,
.sub-menu-home a:focus, .sub-menu-home a:hover, .sub-menu-home a:active {
	background:		#FFFFFF;
	outline:		0;
}

/*** arrows **/
.sub-menu-home a.sf-with-ul {
	padding-right: 	2.25em;
	min-width:		1px; /* trigger IE7 hasLayout so spans position accurately */
}
.sf-sub-indicator {
	position:		absolute;
	display:		block;
	right:			.75em;
	top:			1.05em; /* IE6 only */
	width:			10px;
	height:			10px;
	text-indent: 	-999em;
	overflow:		hidden;
	background:		url('../_images/arrows-505050.png') no-repeat -10px -100px; /* 8-bit indexed alpha png. IE6 gets solid image only */
}
a > .sf-sub-indicator {  /* give all except IE6 the correct values */
	top:			.8em;
	background-position: 0 -100px; /* use translucent arrow for modern browsers*/
}
/* apply hovers to modern browsers */
a:focus > .sf-sub-indicator,
a:hover > .sf-sub-indicator,
a:active > .sf-sub-indicator,
li:hover > a > .sf-sub-indicator,
li.sfHover > a > .sf-sub-indicator {
	background-position: -10px -100px; /* arrow hovers for modern browsers*/
}

/* point right for anchors in subs */
.sub-menu-home ul .sf-sub-indicator { background-position:  -10px 0; }
.sub-menu-home ul a > .sf-sub-indicator { background-position:  0 0; }
/* apply hovers to modern browsers */
.sub-menu-home ul a:focus > .sf-sub-indicator,
.sub-menu-home ul a:hover > .sf-sub-indicator,
.sub-menu-home ul a:active > .sf-sub-indicator,
.sub-menu-home ul li:hover > a > .sf-sub-indicator,
.sub-menu-home ul li.sfHover > a > .sf-sub-indicator {
	background-position: -10px 0; /* arrow hovers for modern browsers*/
}

/*** shadows for all but IE6
.sf-shadow ul {
	background:	url('../images/shadow.png') no-repeat bottom right;
	padding: 0 8px 9px 0;
	-moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 17px;
	-moz-border-radius-topright: 17px;
	-webkit-border-top-right-radius: 17px;
	-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 17px;
}
.sf-shadow ul.sf-shadow-off {
	background: transparent;
}             

/*vega*/

ul.sub-menu {
z-index: 8;
}