BODY {
        background:#e6ffff;
        background-image:url("img/flakes1.gif");
        background-repeat:repeat;
        padding:0;
        }

#MENU {
        background:#009999;
        padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;
        margin-top:40px;
        }
#MENU A {text-decoration:none}
#MENU A:link {color:#ff0}
#MENU A:visited {color:#ff0}
#MENU A:active {color:#000}
#MENU A:hover {background:#fff; color:#009}

TD {
        padding-left:5px;
        font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size:11px;
        }
TD.FIRSTITEM {
        background:#009;
        border-top:1px solid #dfdfdf;
        border-right:1px solid #dfdfdf;
        border-bottom:1px solid #dfdfdf;
        border-left:1px solid #dfdfdf;
        }
TD.ITEM {
        background:#009;
        border-top:none;
        border-right:1px solid #dfdfdf;
        border-bottom:1px solid #dfdfdf;
        border-left:1px solid #dfdfdf;
        }
/* for the date beside e.g. News */
SPAN {
        font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size:9px;
        color:#ccc;
        }