/* layout_style.css */

body {
    font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
    font-size: small;
    margin: 5px;
	background:#ffffff url(../images/large_blue_circles.gif);
}

#banner {
    background:url(../images/sweeping_curves_blue.gif);
    position: absolute; 
	left: 1px; 
	top: 0pt; 
	width: 758px; 
	height: 106px;
}

#logo {
	 position: absolute; 
	 left: 15px; 
	 top: 9px; 
	 width: 106px; 
	 height: 50px;
}

#sidebar {
	 background: url(../images/curved_gold_and_blue.gif);
	 position: absolute; 
	 left: 1px; 
	 top: 106px; 
	 width: 208px; 
	 height: 580px;
	 
	/* transparency settings */
    filter: alpha( opacity = 80 );	/* for IE */
	opacity: 0.8;     				/* CSS3 standard */
	 
}