html body {margin:0; padding:0;}

body {
	background: rgb(222,214,214);
	color: #000;
	font-family: tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: 110%;
	position:relative;
}

#banner {
		width:100%;
		background: url(images/redgrey.gif);
		position:absolute;
		top:0; left:0;
}
		
#banner h1 {margin:0 0 0 .5em; padding:.2em 0 .5em 0;}

#logo {position:absolute; left:1em; top:14em;} 

body > #news {position:absolute; left: 20%; top:15%; padding-top:5%; margin-top:5%; width:45%;}

#news {
	position:absolute; 
	left:20%; 
	top:18%;
	width: 45%; }

#news h2 {padding:1em 0 0 0; margin:0;}

#news ul {list-style:none;}

#news a {
		padding-left:20px; 
		background-image:url(images/db_bullet.gif);
		background-repeat: no-repeat;
		background-position: left;
		}
		
#news a:link {text-decoration:none; color:red;}
#news a:visited {text-decoration:none; color:red;}
#news a:hover {text-decoration:none; color:blue; background:red; background-image:url(images/db_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: left;}
#news a:active {text-decoration:none; color:blue; background:red; background-image:url(images/db_bullet.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: left;}


.placeholder {color:#999;}




#nav {
position:absolute; top:0; left:0;
width:80%;
color:#009;
text-align:center; }
#nav {
margin-top:7%; margin-bottom:0}
#nav ul {list-style-type:none; }
#nav ul li {display:inline;}
#nav ul li a {margin:0 .25em; padding: 0 .25em}
#nav a:link {text-decoration:none;}
#nav a:visited {text-decoration:none;}
#nav a:hover {color:rgb(237,25,25); text-decoration:underline;}
#nav a:active {color:rgb(237,25,25);}

#footer {position:absolute;}
body > #footer {position:fixed;}
#footer {background:url(images/redgrey.gif); width:100%; margin:auto; text-align:center; bottom:0;}

#bar {
		float:right;
		z-index:-1; 
		top:0; right:0; 
		width:32%; height:100%; 
		background:url(images/deadbird.jpg) top right repeat-y; 
		}