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Browser Compatibility


This Web site has been designed to meet World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards for HTML authored Web pages which include the use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). These standards have been established for Web designers to take advantage of the latest browser technologies to create better, cleaner, and more interactive Web pages that are more universally compatible with all styles of Web browsers. As browser technologies continue to change, an increased importance will be placed on using an up-to-date Web browser in order to view Web pages on the Internet.

As standards have changed, old standards have either been replaced or discarded in favor of new ones. Most newer Web browsers are designed to work for both older and newer standards, but some browsers handle some of those standards differently. We encourage our visitors to use a Web browser that is as up-to-date as possible (see the Help menu of your browser for current version number and update information). Below is a list of links providing information on a variety of industry-accepted browsers that are available for downloading either full-versions or upgrades from their respective Web sites.