/* ----- BASE ----- */

* {
	margin: 0;
	padding:0;
}

html, body {
	height:100%;
}

body{
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-align:center; /* horizontal centering for IE Win quirks */
	background-image: url(background.jpg);
	background-attachment: fixed;
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	background-position: bottom;
}


/* ----- Footer ----- */

#imprintcontent{
	height: 24px;
	width: 850px;
	float:left
}
#imprintcontent a{
	color: #989893;	
	text-decoration: none;
}
#imprintcontent a:hover{
	color: #40403e;	
	text-decoration: none;
}
#imprintcontent ul {
	margin:0;
	font-size: 9px;
	color: #989893;	
	list-style:none;
}
#imprintcontent li {
	float:left;
	margin:0;
	padding:8px 0px 0px 18px;
   }


/* ----- Startpage ----- */

#distance{
	width: 1px;
	height: 50%;
	margin-bottom: -311px; /* half of container's height */
	float: left;
} 

#container{
	height: 616px;
	width: 850px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	position: relative; /* puts container in front of distance */
	text-align: left;
	clear: left;
	padding: 6px 6px 6px 6px;
}
#startbox{
	height: 590px;
	width: 848px;
	background-color: #e0e0e0;
	border: solid 1px #e0e0e0;
	float:left
}
#startimg{
	height: 451px;
	width: 848px;
	float:left
}
#startnews{
	padding: 55px 30px 0px 655px;
}
#startnews p{
	line-height: 12px;
	font-size: 9px;
	color: #FFFFFF;
}
#startnews p.newstext{
	font-size: 10px;
	padding: 3px 0px 10px 0px;
}
#startnews a{
	color: #FFFFFF;
	text-decoration: none;
	/*font-style:italic;*/
}
#startnews a:hover{
	color: #FFFFFF;	
	text-decoration: underline;
}
#startitem1, #startitem2, #startitem3, #startitem4{
	height: 139px;
	width: 212px;
	float:left;
}
#startitem1{
	background-image: url(start_bg_blue.jpg);
	background-color: #0e6a95;
	cursor: pointer;
}
#startitem2{
	background-image: url(start_bg_green.jpg);
	background-color: #a9b81a;
	cursor: pointer;
}
#startitem3{
	background-image: url(start_bg_yellow.jpg);
	background-color: #e8ce26;
	cursor: pointer;
}
#startitem4{
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
#startnav {
	height: 139px;
	width: 636px;
	float:left;
}
#startnav .textbox {
	padding: 37px 0px 0px 17px;
}
#startnav p{
	padding: 15px 10px 0px 0px;
	/* font-size: 9px; */
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 15px;
	color: #FFFFFF;	
}
#startnav a{
	color: #FFFFFF;	
	text-decoration: none;
}
#startnav a:hover{
	color: #FFFFFF;	
	text-decoration: underline;
}


/* ----- CLASSES ----- */

.hide{
	visibility: hidden;
	height:1px;
	width:1px;
}
.show{
}


/* ----- HEADINGS ----- */

h3{
	font-weight:bold;
}


/* ----- IMAGES ----- */

img{
	border: 0;
}


/* ----- LINKS ----- */

a{
	text-decoration: none;
}