/* main layout */


html, body {
	margin: 0; 
	padding: 0;
}

body {
    min-width: 1023px;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 10px 0;
}

#main_area, #top_area, #footer {
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 861px;
    text-align: left;
    padding: 0;
    clear: both;
}

#footer {
    height: 42px;
    padding: 4px 0 10px 0;
    font-size: 10px;
    line-height: 1.7;
}

#main_area {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    min-height: 600px;
    height: auto;
}
#main_area #wrapper {
    float: left;
    width: 861px;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    min-height: 600px;
    height: auto;
}
/* for IE */
/*\*/
* html #wrapper {
height: 600px;
}
/**/

#side_column {
    float: left;
    margin: 5px 5px 5px 8px;
    padding: 5px 0;
    width: 178px;
    min-height: 500px;
    height: auto;
}
/* for IE */
/*\*/
* html #wrapper #side_column {
height: 500px;
}
/**/


#main_content {
    /* float: left; width: 648px; */
    padding: 0;
    margin: 5px 5px 5px 200px;
    padding: 5px 0;
    
    width: 640px;
    overflow: hidden;
}


#frontpageMainField, #frontpageBottomField {
    width: 860px;
    margin: 0; 
    padding: 0;
}

#frontpageMainField {
    background: url(../images/top_image.jpg) top left no-repeat;
    height: 415px;
}
#frontpageBottomField {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    height: 215px;
}

#frontpageMainField #languages {
    float: right;
    width: 150px;
}
#frontpageMainField #fixedWrapperBlock {
    position: relative;
    clear: both;
}

#frontpageMainField #slogan {
    position: absolute;
    top: 240px;
    left: 70px;
    width: 425px;
    height: 100px;
    color: #ffffff; 
    text-shadow: graytext;
    font-size: 22px; 
}
#frontpageMainField #frontpagenews {
    top: 25px;
    left: 560px;
    width: 270px;
    height: 355px;
    position: absolute;
}