body{
	background-image:url(../images/background.gif);
	background-position:left top;
	background-repeat:repeat-y;
	color:black;
	background-color:black;
	margin:0;
	padding:.5lem 0 1em 1em;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color:white;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

#banner {
	position:absolute;
	left:0;
	top:0;
	width:244px;
	height:270px;
	background-image:url(../images/logo.gif);
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	z-index:4;
}

#forum_menu {
	position:absolute;
	left:0;
	top:271;
	width:244px;
	height:270px;
	z-index:5;
}

#forum_content {
	padding:3em 1em 2em 275px;
}

#menu{
	position:absolute;
	right:0;
	top:20px;
	padding:.5em;
	width:450px;
	float:right;
	text-align:right;
	background-repeat:repeat-y;
	background-position:left;
	z-index:5;
}

#menu a{
	font-family:"Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:white;
}

#menu a:hover{
	text-decoration:underline;
}

#content{
	padding:5em 8em 2em 275px;
}

.partition{ padding:0 1em 1em 1em; margin:2em 0; position:relative; border:1px solid #727272; }
.partition h1{ font-family:"Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size:200%; color:white; }
.partition p{padding:0 .5em;}