body  {
	font: 80% Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	letter-spacing:.1em;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	background: #000000;
	color: #ffffff; 
}
#container {
	position: absolute;
	top:50px;
	left:20%;
	width:550px;
	border:1px red;
	padding:30px;
	background-color: #afaf43;
	background-image: url(../images/bg2.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;

	
		 /*  */
	}

#web_name {
	font: 200% Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	letter-spacing:.1em;
	width:550px;
	padding: 5;
	margin: 5;
	color: #000000; 
	letter-spacing:.2em;
	font-weight: bold; 
}

#menu_box {
	top:10px;
	left:10px;
	right:10px;
	border:1px solid gray;
	background-color: olive;
	background-image: url(../images/bg1.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	padding:5px;
	/* 
	
	instead of the syntax above for background try these;
	background-image: url(../images/chain_rusty3.jpg) no-repeat;
	this does not work with the no repeat at the end. adding the next line fixes the issue;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	interesting don't you think? */
	}

#header {
	background: #DDDDDD;
	background: url(images/header1.jpg) no-repeat;
	left: 48px;
	
	top: 82px;

}	

#sidebar1 {
	float: right; /* this element must precede in the source order any element you would like it be positioned next to */
	width: 287px; /* since this element is floated, a width must be given */
	background: url(images/chain_rusty.jpg) no-repeat;
	/* background: #555753;the background color will be displayed for the length of the content in the column, but no further */
	color: yellow;
	padding: 0 10px; /* this padding matches the left alignment of the elements in the divs that appear above it. */
	top: 141px;
	z-index:-1;
	left: 342px;
}
#blurbhead {
	padding: 0 10px; /* this padding matches the left alignment of the elements in the divs that appear above it. */
	left: 9px;
	width: 320px;
	top: 146px;
	}

#blurb {
	padding: 0 10px; /* this padding matches the left alignment of the elements in the divs that appear above it. */
	left: 11px;
	width: 420px;
	top: 240px;
	border-right:1px gray;

	}

#footer {
	background:#DDDDDD;
	background: url(images/footer1.jpg) no-repeat;
	top: 727px;
	width: 849px;
	height: 196px;
} 


/* Miscellaneous classes for reuse */
.fltrt { /* this class can be used to float an element right in your page. The floated element must precede the element it should be next to on the page. */
	float: right;
	margin-left: 8px;
}
.fltlft { /* this class can be used to float an element left in your page The floated element must precede the element it should be next to on the page. */
	float: left;
	margin-right: 8px;
}
.clearfloat { /* this class should be placed on a div or break element and should be the final element before the close of a container that should fully contain its child floats */
	clear:both;
    height:0;
    font-size: 1px;
    line-height: 0px;
}

a {
	color: #ffff00;
	font: 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	
	text-decoration: none; 
	letter-spacing:.1em;
	}
a:link { 
	/*font-weight: bold; */
	text-decoration: none; 
	color: #ffff00;
	}
a:visited { 
	/*font-weight: bold; */
	text-decoration: none; 
	color: #ffff00;
	}
a:hover, a:active { 
	text-decoration: none; 
	color: #FFCC99;
	font: 13px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
/*	letter-spacing:.2em;*/
	}
	
	
/* class styles */

.desc_text {
	color: #ffffff;
	letter-spacing:.1em;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: 500;
	}

.navText {
	font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #003366;
	line-height:16px;
	letter-spacing:.1em;
	text-decoration: none;
	}

.pageName{
	font: 24px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #3366CC;
	line-height:26px;
	letter-spacing:.2em;
	align-c
	}
	
.blurb_head_text{
	font:18px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color:#FFFF00;
	line-height:26px;
	letter-spacing:.1em;
	text-align:left;

}
/* others */	


#logo 	{
	font:24px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #CCFF99;
	letter-spacing:.2em;
	line-height:30px;
	}