/* =body Default settings for the basic site */
	body {
	background-color:#000000; 
	background-image:url(images/blackbkg.jpg);
	background-attachment: fixed;
	padding:15px;
	margin:15px;
	font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 
	font-size:1em; 
	color:#ffffff;
	line-height:150%;
	} 

/* =a:link Setting for links on any page */
	a:link {
	background-color: transparent;
	color:#808080;
	text-decoration:none;
	} 

/* =a:hover Settings for mouse hovering over link on any page */
	a:hover {
	background-color: transparent;	
	color:#e0e0e0;
	text-decoration:none;
	}

/* =a:active Settings for link on the active page */
	a:link {
	background-color: transparent;	
	color:#808080;
	text-decoration:none;
	}
	
/* =a:visited Setting for visited link on any page */
	a:visited {
	background-color: transparent;	
	color:#ffffff;
	text-decoration:none;	
	} 
	
/* =.center Setting for centering items on any page */
	.center {
	text-align:center;
	}
	
/* =.right Setting for right aligning items on any page */
	.right {
	text-align:right;
	}

/* -.emph Settings for italics */
	.emph {
	font-style:italic;
	}

/* assures images have no borders */
	img {
	border:0;
	}