body 
{
	margin: 0; 
	padding: 0; 
	font-family:verdana, arial;
	font-size:12px;
	color:#333333;
	line-height:15px;
}

#leftColumn{
	width:33%;
	background:url('../img/left.jpg') no-repeat bottom right;
}
#mainColumn{
	width:972px;
	
}

#menuColumn{
	padding-top:15px;
	width:271px;
	background:url('../img/menuBG.jpg') repeat-y top left;	
}


#contentColumn{
	font-size:90%;
	color:#333333;
	width:701px;
}

#rightColumn{
	width:33%;
	background:url('../img/right.jpg') no-repeat bottom left;
}
#footerColumn{

	font-size:80%;
	color:#333333;
	text-align:center;
	height:35px;
	background:url('../img/footer.jpg') no-repeat top left;
}

#contentLoad{
	width:640px;
	min-height:450px;
	height:auto;
	padding-left:60px;
	padding-top:20px;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:16px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	position:absolute;
	-moz-opacity:.8;
	filter:alpha(opacity=80);
	background:#ffffff url('../img/loading.gif')  20px 20px no-repeat;
}

/* ------------------------------------------ fonts ------------------------------------------------*/

a{
	font-family:tahoma, verdana, arial;
	font-size:11px;
	color:#3a803a;
	text-decoration:none;
	letter-spacing:normal;
}

a:hover{
	font-family:tahoma, verdana, arial;
	font-size:11px;
	color:#48a942;
}

a:active{
	font-family:tahoma, verdana, arial;
	font-size:11px;
	color:#3a803a;
}

h2{
	font-size:24px;
	letter-spacing:1px;	
	font-family:georgia;
	color:#ff9900;
	font-weight:bold;
}