@import url();

body {
	font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;
	font-size: 90%;
	line-height: 1.8em;
	text-align: left;
	margin: 0;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	padding: 0; 
	background: rgb(255, 255, 255) url('../images/trees.jpg') top left repeat-x;
	color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
}

a, a:link, a:visited {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #727272;
}

a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

img {
	border: 0;
}

h1 {
	font-size: 1.5em;
	font-weight: bold;
}


/* div { border: 1px dotted blue; } */

#maincontainer {

	position: relative;
	width: 900px;
	height: 680px;
	top: 50px;
	left: 0px;
	background: #f1f1f1;
	
	/*  standard height with strip: 680px
		height without strip: */
		
	height: 570px;
	margin: 0px auto;
}

#menu {

	position: absolute;
	width: 100px;
	height: 350px;
	top: 10px;
	left: 10px;
	background: #fff url('../images/bars_2.png') top left no-repeat;
	color: #808080;
}

#bodycontent {

	position: absolute;
	width: 770px;
	height: 550px;
	top: 10px;
	left: 120px;
	background: #fff;
	overflow: hidden;	
	color: #808080;
	background: white url('../images/bars_1.png') bottom right no-repeat;
	z-index: 1;
	padding-top: 3px;
}