body {
margin: 0;
border: 0;
background:  url(images/back_image.gif) center center no-repeat fixed;
background-color: #FFFDF5;
}

/* colour of hyperlinks */
a {
color: #0E5609; 
text-decoration: none;
}

a hover { 
color: #0E5609; 
text-decoration: underline; 
} 

a active { 
color: #0E5609; 
text-decoration: none; 
} 

a visited { 
color: #0E5609; 
text-decoration: none; 
}


/* page image positioning */

#top_left {
position: absolute; 
left: 0; top: 0;
background:  url(images/top_left.gif) top left no-repeat;
width: 253px;
height: 304px;
z-index: 30;
}

#top_right {
position: absolute; 
right: 0; top: 0;
background:   url(images/top_right.gif) top right no-repeat;
width: 253px;
height: 304px;
z-index: 20;
}

#top_tile {
position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;
background: #ccc url(images/top_tile.gif) top left repeat;
width: 100%;
height: 109px;
z-index: 10;
}

#top_logo {
position: absolute; 
left: 0;
top: 0px;
width: 100%;
height: 43px;
text-align: center;
z-index: 40;
}

#header_text {
position: absolute; 
left: 0;
top: 49px;
width: 100%;
height: 20px;
text-align: center;
color: #007D06;
font: 13px arial;
font-weight: bold;
z-index: 50;
}

#top_nav {
position: absolute; 
left: 0;
top: 72px;
width: 100%;
height: 20px;
text-align: center;
color: #0E5609;
font: small-caps 16px arial;
font-weight: bold;
letter-spacing: 4px;
z-index: 50;
}
#backimage {
position: absolute; 
left: 0;
top: 0px;
width: 100%;
height: 150px;
text-align: center;
z-index: 40;

}

#leftside {
background: url(images/left_tile.gif);
}
#rightside {
background: url(images/right_tile.gif);
}

/* text and content settings */

#content_header {
text-align: center;
font: small-caps 16px arial;
font-weight: bold;
color: #0E5609; 
}

#content_width {
width: 70%;
text-align: justify;
font: 14px arial ;
}
/* home page content settings */
#content_index {
text-align: center;
font: 14px arial ;
}

#bottom_text {
position: absolute; 
left: 0;
bottom: 8px;
width: 100%;
height: 20px;
text-align: center;
color: #0E5609;
font: small-caps 11px arial ;
letter-spacing: 1px;
z-index: 50;
}