#outer_wrapper {
/* because "min-width" is not supported by IE, these pages use a script from PVII */
width:985px;

/* this is to "minimize" an IE bug related to background painting, but because it creates a gap below the footer, the same declaration is also added to #footer */
margin: 0 auto;
/* faux-column technique, this is the left one */
background:#00a86e url(left.gif) repeat-y left
}
#wrapper {
/* faux-column technique, this is the right one */
background:url(right.gif) repeat-y right
}
#header {
padding:1px solid;
background:#fff;
height:128px;
/* this is to "give layout" to the element and fix some peek-a-boo bug in  IE (v6 sp2) */
width:985px;
/* the above declaration creates an horizontal scroll bar in IE, this is to get rid of it */
margin:0 -1px
}
#container {
float:left;
width:985px;
/* IE doubles the margins on floats, this takes care of the problem */
display:inline;
/* this is where Ryan Brill (author of the ALA's article) and I go in "opposite directions" */
margin-left:-200px
}
#left {
float:left;
width:190px;
height:700px;
/* IE doubles the margins on floats, this takes care of the problem */
display:inline;
margin-left:200px;
overflow: hidden;
background: #66cc99;
}
#main {
/* the width from #left (190px) + the negative margin from #container (200px) */
margin-left:0px;
width:505px;
height:700px;
background:#00a86e;
}
#introduction {
margin-top:0px;
margin-left:390px;
width:505px;
height:500px;
background:#fff;
}
/* good to know: if #sidebar is to be shorter than #main, then there is no need for this rule */
#sidebar {
/* this is to keep the content of #sidebar to the right of #main even if the content of "main is shorter */
padding-left:100%;
/* this is to "bring back" the #sidebar that has been moved out of the viewport because of the padding value */
margin-left:-92px;
margin-top:-700px;
width:290px;
}
#sidebar p {
/* this is to make sure IE (v6 sp2) *displays* this element (same problem as #header, but using a different fix) */
position:relative;
overflow: hidden;
background: #66cc99;
}
#footer {
/* see #outer_wrapper  */
width:985px;
/* this is to clear #container */
clear:both;
border-top:0px solid #b0b0b0;
border-bottom:0px solid #b0b0b0;
background:#fff;}
/* this is the class that is applied to 2 structural hacks in the markup. The first "meaningless" element is used to clear #left in NN6 and the last one is used to clear #container in NN4 */
.clearing {height:0;clear:both}
#fadeimages {
position:absolute;
z-index:-1000;
}
#fadeimages2 {
position:absolute;
z-index:-1000;
}
#fadeimages3 {
position:absolute;
z-index:-1000;
}