* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 10pt;
	color: #0d2b3c;
}

body {
  background-image: url(gfx/gradient_bg.jpg);
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
  background-color: #a8b3b9;

}
/* this is the container elements which hold theese parts together */
#container {
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 760px;
}
/* this is the content element for the menu and text */
#content {
  float: left;
  background-image: url(gfx/faux_columns.gif);
  background-repeat: repeat-y;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
  width: 760px;
}
/*this is the elements for the menu */
#content ul { padding-top: 30px; width: 185px; float: left; }
#content ul li { list-style: none; width: 185px; }
#content ul a {
  display: block;
  padding: 2px 0 2px 15px;
  text-decoration: none;
	font-size: 11pt;
}
#content ul a:hover { background-color: #6695a7; }
/* this is the element for content text */
#content .text {
  margin-left: 10px;
  padding: 30px;
  float: left;
  width: 505px;
}
#content .text h1 { font-size: 14pt; padding-bottom: 20px; }
#content .text p { padding-bottom: 10px; } 

/* form elements */
input, select, option {
  border: 1px solid black;
	background-color: #dddddd;
	color: #000000;
}

/* header images */
h1#header { 
  background-image: url(gfx/top_header.gif); 
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  width: 760px;
  height: 61px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  text-indent: -999em;
}
h1#picture { 
  background-image: url(gfx/picture_header.jpg); 
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  width: 760px;
  height: 244px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  text-indent: -999em;
}