body {
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	background-image: url(backgrounds/granite.jpg);
	
}


/* -- links -- */

a:link {
color: #0000CC;
text-decoration: none;
background: transparent;
font-family: "Helvetica", Arial, Sans-serif; 
font-size: 12px;
}

a:visited {
color: #0000FF;
text-decoration: none;
background: transparent;
font-family: "Helvetica", Arial, Sans-serif; 
font-size: 12px;
}

a:hover {
color: #0000FF;
text-decoration: underline;
background: transparent;
font-family: "Helvetica", Arial, Sans-serif; 
font-size: 12px;
}

a:active {
color: #0000FF;
text-decoration: none;
background: transparent;
font-family: "Helvetica", Arial, Sans-serif; 
font-size: 12px;
}