#the_column {
	background-image:url(../images/port_midBkgd.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0 0;
	background-color:#FFFFFF;
}

#submenu { position: absolute; top: 36px; left: 148px; }

#submenu a { font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; color: #413732; text-decoration: none;  line-height: 16px;}

#submenu a:hover, #submenu a.active { color: #8c0f33; }

#submenu span { position: relative; top: 1px; font-size: 9px; }



#portfolio { padding-top: 180px; padding-left: 77px;  /*width: 450px;  */height: auto;  }

#portfolio h2 { color: #699; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 18px; }

#portfolio h3 { color: #699; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 14px; text-transform: uppercase; }

#portfolio p, #contact p { font-size: 12px;  color: #333; line-height: 16px; padding-bottom: 14px;}

#portfolio a, #portfolio a:visited{ text-decoration: none; color: #999; }

#portfolio li { list-style:circle; margin-left: 16px; }

#portfolio li a, #portfolio li a:visited { color: #699; text-decoration: none;  }

#portfolio li a:hover, #portfolio a:hover { text-decoration: underline; color: #8c0f33; }

#slideshow { width: 792px; height: 245px; background-color: #fff; position: relative; left: 24px; overflow: auto; }

div#items_list {
	position: absolute;
	display: block;
	background-color:#FFFFFF;
	z-index: 130;
	height: 245px;
	width: 100%;
}

#items_list .slideitem { float: left; }

#items_list a {  display: block; }


#usgbc_logo { padding-top: 30px; }


#prev_btn, #next_btn { background-color: #979387;  position: absolute;  width: 24px; height: 245px; top: 246px; z-index: 5000; }

#prev_btn span, #next_btn span {
	display: block;
	width: 24px;	height: 245px;
	background-image:url(../images/port_backBtn.jpg);
	background-position: center center;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-color: #979387; 
}

#next_btn { right: 0; }

#next_btn span {
	background-image:url(../images/port_nextBtn.jpg);
}

#left_desc {
	float: left;
	position: relative;
	width: 300px;
}

#right_box {
	position: relative;
	width: 450px;
	height: 350px;
	float: right;
}

#the_pics {
	position: relative;
	width: 450px;
}

#the_pics img { padding: 2px; }

#logo_main { position: absolute; width: 200px; font-size: 0; text-indent: -3000px; line-height: 0; height: 0; }


#featured { position: absolute; left: 530px; top: 30px; width: 285px;}

#feat_desc { float: left; width: 135px; height: auto; }
#feat_pic { float: right; }

#featured h4 { font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 15px; color: #666; }
#featured h5 { font-size: 10px; color: #666; padding-bottom: 2px;}
#featured p { font-size: 10px; color: #666;  line-height: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; }

#feat_pic a { border: none; outline: none; }
#feat_pic img { width: 140px; }
#feat_pic .bar { position: relative; top: 4px; width: 141px; height: 17px; background-image:url(../images/view_proj_btn.jpg);  }
#feat_pic .bar a { display: block;  width: 141px; height: 17px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: -3000px; }