/* FOOTER
----------------------------------------------------------*/
#footer
{
    color: #808080;
    /*font-size: 0.688em;*/
    font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;
    margin: 0 auto; /* centering for the rest */
    padding: 0;
    clear: both;
    text-align: left;
    background: url(bg_footer.gif) top left repeat-x;
    font-size: 0.917em;
    height: 32px;
    overflow: hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;    
}

#footer_links 
{
    width: 50%;
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 8px 0 0 0;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

#footer_links ul {
    padding-left: 1em;
}
#footer_links a, #footer_links a:active, #footer_links a:link, #footer_links a:visited, #footer_links a:hover
{
    color: #808080;
    text-decoration: none;
}

#footer_links a:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
    background-color: #808080;
    
}

#footer_copyright 
{
    display: inline-block;
    text-align: right;
    vertical-align: top; /* for other browsers */
    width: 50%;
    padding: 8px 0 0 0;    
}

#footer_copyright span 
{
    padding-right: 1em;
}