/* CSS FILE FOR THE START PAGE */

/* flags -- see other css file for flag formatting*/
.flags{
	margin-top:1em;
}

/* header */
.header{
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color:#666666;
	font-size:0.7em;
	margin:1em;
	width:550px;
	margin-left:auto;
	margin-right:auto;
	text-align:center;
}

/* menu bit */

.content{
	background-color:#7C9ED5;
}
.menu{
	display:block;
	position:relative;
	background-image:url(../images/graphics/bground_city.gif);
	background-position:bottom;
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	width:550px;
	margin-left:auto;
	margin-right:auto;
}
.menu h1{
	font-size:1.2em;
}
.menu ul{
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	padding-top:1em;
	padding-bottom:0em;
}
.menu li{
	list-style-type:none;
	text-align:left;
}
.menu ul .text{
	padding:40px 0 40px 0;
}
.menu a{
	display:block;
	color:#333333;
	width:30em;
	text-decoration:none;
	margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 0;
	width:550px;
	height:100px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:1.2em;
	font-weight:bold;
	background-image:url(../images/graphics/menu_item.gif);
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	opacity:0.8;
	filter: alpha(opacity=80);	
	overflow:hidden;
}
.menu a:hover{
	opacity:1.0;
	filter: alpha(opacity=100);		
}
.menu a img{
	float:left;
	vertical-align:middle;
	margin-right:1em;
	border:0;
}