.section_header {
	float:left;
	width:691px;
	height:120px;
	margin:1em 0 14px 0 ;
}
.middle_column {
	float:left;
	width:631px;
	padding:30px;
	margin:0 0 0 0;
	background:url(/images/beige_gradient_bg.jpg) repeat-x;
}
.middle_column h3 {
	letter-spacing:.05em;
	margin:0 0 .1em 0;
}
.middle_column_container {
	float:left;
	width:631px;
}
.article_listing_container {
	background:url(/images/beige_gradient_bg.jpg) repeat-x;
	float:left;
	margin:1em 10px 0 0;
	padding:30px;
	width:560px;
}
.article_listing_container h4 {
	font-size:1.4em;
	margin:0 0 1em 0;
}
.article_listing_container ul {
	margin: 0 0 0 16px;
}
.article_listing_container li {
	margin: 0 0 1em 0;
}
.article_listing_container li a {
	text-decoration: none;
}
.article_listing_container li a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
.article_listing_container li a.title {
	background: none !important;
	border: none !important;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, sans-serif;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.readers_forum {
	float:left;
	width:250px;
	margin:0 0 3em 0;
	background:url(/images/beige_gradient_bg.jpg) repeat-x;
}
.readers_forum h3 {
	display:block;
	text-indent:-1000em;
	width:250px;
	height:22px;
	background:url(/images/header_readers_forum.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.readers_forum h4 {
	color:#444444;
	margin:10px 0 0 10px;
}
.forum {
	float:left;
	clear:both;
	width:250px;
	margin:0 0 .5em 0;
}
.forum_title {
	float:left;
	width:158px;
	margin:.5em 10px 0 10px;
}
.forum_title a {
	color:#444444 !important;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.forum_title a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}
.join_container {
	float:left;
	width:50px;
	margin:1em 0 0 0;
}
a.join {
	float:left;
	width:41px;
	height:16px;
	background:url(/images/btn_join.jpg) no-repeat;
	background-position:left top;
	margin:0 10px 0 0;
	cursor:pointer;
}
a.join:hover {
	background-position:0 -16px;
}