/*formatting for the body of portion of the we site pages */
body {
	/*setting the font format for the site*/
    font-family: sans-serif;
	/*setting the margins for the body*/
    margin: 10px 10px 0px 10px;
	/*indicating that there will be no padding for the body*/
    padding: 0px;
	/*sets the background color for the site (currently set to black), for users that disable pictures*/
    background: #000;
	/*setting the background image for the site, this is the paint splatter background seen on the site*/
    background-image: url(images/background.jpg);
	/*fixeing the background image so that it stays in the same location */
    background-attachment: fixed;
	/* setting the position of the background image to start from the top left corner*/
    background-position: top left;
	/*setting no repeat on the background if there is more space available than the size of the picture*/
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* divs for layout */
#header {
	/*setting the header to be a banner image*/
    background: url(images/banner_summer.gif) no-repeat top left;
	/*setting the width for the entire site*/
    width: 952px;
	/*setting the height for the header of the site*/
    height: 235px;
}

/* divs for layout */
#header2 {
	/*setting the header to be a banner image*/
    background: url(images/banner_summer.gif) no-repeat top left;
	/*setting the width for the entire site*/
    width: 952px;
	/*setting the height for the header of the site*/
    height: 235px;
}

/*formatting the left navigation menu and styling*/
#leftnav {
	/*making the postion setting absolute, or measured from the top left corner of the page, fixed*/
    position: absolute;
	/*setting the location margin from the left side*/
    left: 10px;
	/*setting the width for the navigation menu*/
    width: 170px;
	/*setting the menu height*/
    height: 670px;
	/*giving the menu some padding from the top*/
    padding-top: 10px;
	/*setting the background for the menu to a background image of a torn edge box*/
    background-image: url(images/leftnav.gif);
	/*setting the font size for the menu to an appropriate size*/
    font-size: 12px;
	/*aligning the meny items to center*/
    text-align: center;
}

/*formatting the footer for the site underneath the left navigation menu*/
#leftfooter {
	/*making the position for the footer to absolute positioning*/
    position: absolute;
	/*setting the text color for the footer to white*/
    color: #fff;
	/*setting the margin setting from the left side*/
    left: 10px;
	/*setting the width for the footer*/
    width: 170px;
	/*setting the margin setting from the absolute top */
	top: 940px;
	/*giving the bottom of the footer some padding*/
    padding-bottom: 20px;
	/*aligning the text to center*/
    text-align: center;
}

#leftfooter p {
	/*setting the font size for the footer*/
	font-size: 10px;
}

/*setting the side link button format*/
#leftfooter A:link IMG {
	/*clearing the default decorations*/
    text-decoration: none;
	border: none;
}

/*setting the side navigation links for visited settings*/
#leftfooter A:visited IMG {
	/*clearing any text decoration on the links*/
    text-decoration: none;
	border: none;
}

/*setting the hover settings for the side navigation menu items*/
#leftfooter A:hover IMG {
	/*clearing an decoration on the links*/
    text-decoration: none;
}

#contentIndex {
    color: #fff;
	min-height: 600px;
    width: 595px;
    margin-left: 175px;
    padding-left: 10px;
    padding-right: 10px;
}

#home-ad {
	width: 600px;
	height: 170px;
	background: url() no-repeat 0 0;
}

/*formatting the news preview box on the home page*/
#newsBox {
	/*floating the news box to the right side of the page*/
	float:right;
	/*setting the border to 2 pixels wide and to a slate colour*/
	border:1px solid #fff;
	/*setting the colour of the text to white*/
	color:#FFFFFF;
	/*setting the width of the news box*/
	width:200px;
	/*setting margins on all sides of the news box*/
	margin:10px;
	/*setting the padding on the inside of the box on the left and right*/
	padding-left:5px;
	padding-right:5px;
	/*setting the font size for the items in the news box*/
	font-size:.65em;
}

#contentMain {
    color: #fff;
    min-height: 600px;
    width: 737px;
    margin-left: 175px;
    padding-left: 10px;
}

/*formatting the right side of the weg pages*/
#rightnav {
	/*setting the positioning to be measured from the absolute top*/
    position: absolute;
	/*setting the items inside the box to be aligned in the center*/
	text-align: center;
	/*setting the location of the box from the left and top measurements*/
    left: 800px;
    top: 240px;
	/*setting the width of the right box*/
    width: 150px;
	/*setting the colour of the text to white*/
    color: #fff;
}

/*setting the side link button format*/
#rightnav A:link IMG {
	/*clearing the default decorations*/
    text-decoration: none;
	border: none;
}

/*setting the side navigation links for visited settings*/
#rightnav A:visited IMG {
	/*clearing any text decoration on the links*/
    text-decoration: none;
	border: none;
}

/*setting the hover settings for the side navigation menu items*/
#rightnav A:hover IMG {
	/*clearing an decoration on the links*/
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* formatting for lists and links */
#leftnav li {
    text-align: left;
    color: #000;
}

/*formatting the text that is used as hyperlinks*/
A:link {
	/*clearing the default decoration for hyperlink text*/
    text-decoration: none;
	/*setting the links to bold*/
    font-weight: bold;
	/*setting the colour of the links to white*/
    color: #fff;
}

/*formatting the hyperlink text that has been previously visited*/
A:visited {
	/*clearing the default decoration for visited hyperlinks*/
    text-decoration: none;
	/*setting the links to bold*/
    font-weight: bold;
	/*setting the font colour to white*/
    color: #fff;
}

/*setting the format of hyperlink text for when it is hovered over*/
A:hover {
	/*setting the hover decoration to underline the text*/
    text-decoration: underline;
	/*setting the colour of the font to white*/
    color: #fff;
}

/*setting the side link button format*/
#leftnav A:link {
	/*clearing the default decorations*/
    text-decoration: none;
	/*setting the colour of the font to black*/
    color: #000;
}

/*setting the side navigation links for visited settings*/
#leftnav A:visited {
	/*clearing any text decoration on the links*/
    text-decoration: none;
	/*setting the colour of the text to black*/
    color: #000;
}

/*setting the hover settings for the side navigation menu items*/
#leftnav A:hover {
	/*clearing an decoration on the links*/
    text-decoration: none;
	/*setting the colour of the text to white*/
    color: #fff;
}

/*setting the format for any text contained in a paragraph*/
p {
	/*setting the font size*/
    font-size: 12px;
}

#contentIndex p {
    padding-top: 5px;
}