/* --- ESSENTIALS --- */

* {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	}

body {
	background: url(../images/bg.gif) no-repeat;
	background-color: #1b1b1b;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	}

.center {
	width: 976px;
	position: relative;
	text-align: left;
	}

.wrapper {
	width: 976px;
	}

img {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	border: 0;
	}

/* --- TYPOGRAPHY --- */

p {
	line-height: 1.75em;
	padding-bottom: 1em;
	}
	
p.small {
	font-size: 10px;
	}

b.purple {
	color: #B4A2D2;
	font-weight: bold;
	}

hr {
	border: 0;
	height: 2px;
	background-color: #26272c;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	}

a {
	color: #FFFF99;
	text-decoration: none;
	}
	
a:hover {
	color: #FFFFFF;
	text-decoration: underline;
	}

/* --- PAGE ELEMENTS --- */


/* BRANDING */ 
#header {
	position: absolute;
	width: 976px;
	height: 49px;
	}
	
#logo {
	position: absolute;
	top: 11px;
	left: 8px;
	}


/* NAVIGATION */	
#navigation {
	position: absolute;
	background: url(../images/nav_bg.jpg) no-repeat;
	width: 976px;
	height: 67px;
	top: 49px;
	}
	
#menu {
	position: absolute;
	width: 960px;
	height: 25px;
	top: 8px;
	left: 8px;
	}
	
#caption {
	position: absolute; 
	top: 41px;
	left: 20px;
	}
	

/* DYNAMIC CONTENT */	
#middle {
	position: absolute;
	background: url(../images/repeat_bg.jpg) repeat-y;
	width: 976px;
	height: 291px;
	top: 111px;
	}
	
#left {
	position: absolute;
	background: url(../images/cbg.jpg) no-repeat;
	width: 465px;
	height: 287px;
	left: 4px;
	top: 4px;
	}

#left_content {
	position: absolute;
	width: 433px;
	top: 15px;
	left: 20px;
	}	


/* IMAGES ON RIGHT */
#right {
	position: absolute;
	width: 503px;
	height: 287px;
	right: 4px;
	top: 4px;
	}
	
/* MISSION STATEMENT */
#mission {
	position: absolute;
	background: url(../images/mission_bg.jpg) no-repeat;
	width: 976px;
	height: 198px;
	top: 400px;
	}
	
#mission_purpose {
	position: absolute;
	top: 10px;
	left: 20px;
	width: 400px;
	height: 200px;
	}
	
#quality_policy {
	position: absolute;
	top: 10px;
	right: 20px;
	width: 495px;
	}


/* FOOTER(s) */	
#footer_01 {
	position: absolute;
	background: url(../images/footer_bg.jpg) no-repeat;
	top: 595px;
	width: 976px;
	height: 26px;
	}
	
#footer_02 {
	position: absolute;
	background: url(../images/footer_bg.jpg) no-repeat;
	top: 402px;
	width: 976px;
	height: 26px;
	}
	
	
/* CONTACT */	
#contact_info_01 {
	font-size: 9px;
	letter-spacing: .1em;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	position: absolute;
	width: 976px;
	top: 625px;
	text-align: center;
	color: #999999;
	}
	
#contact_info_02 {
	font-size: 9px;
	letter-spacing: .1em;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	position: absolute;
	width: 976px;
	top: 433px;
	text-align: center;
	color: #999999;
	}