/* home page */
.index { background-image: url(../images/alt_background_solid.jpg); }
.index .banner1 { background-image: url(../images/pages/index/althome_piece1.gif); }
.index .banner2 { background-image: url(../images/pages/index/althome_piece2.gif); }
.index .banner3 { display: none; background-image: url(../images/pages/index/althome_piece4.gif); }

.index .buttons .tour A { position: absolute; left: 155px; top: 0px; width: 117px; height: 23px; background-image: url(../images/pages/index/Altbutton_taketour.gif); }
.index .buttons .tour A:hover { background-image: url(../images/pages/index/Altbutton_taketour-over.gif); }
.index .buttons .bsuccess A { display: none;  }
.index .buttons .bsuccess A:hover { display: none; }
.index .buttons .advice A { display: none; }
.index .buttons .advice A:hover { display:none; }
.index .buttons .vote A { display: none; }
.index .buttons .vote A:hover { display:none; }
/* register and signin buttons have right black edge we hide; set width to 236 instead of 237; bottom image has black line on bottom we hide */
.index .buttons .register A { position: absolute; left: 360px; top: 0px; width: 235px; height: 23px; background-image: url(../images/pages/index/Altbutton_beamember.gif); }
.index .buttons .register A:hover { background-image: url(../images/pages/index/Altbutton_beamember.gif); }
.index .buttons .signin A { position: absolute; left: 38px; top: 0px; width: 117px; height: 23px; background-image: url(../images/pages/index/Altbutton_signin.gif); }
.index .buttons .signin A:hover { background-image: url(../images/pages/index/Altbutton_signin-over.gif); }
.index .success { display: none; }

.index .bimage1 { position: absolute; left: 21px; top: 0px; width: 39px; height: 26px; background-image: url(../images/pages/index/althome_piece13.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0px 0px;} 
.index .bimage2 { position: absolute; left: 272px; top: 0px; width: 39px; height: 29px; background-image: url(../images/pages/index/althome_piece15.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0px 0px;} 
.index .bimage3 { display: none; } 
.index .bimage4 { display: none } 

.altquicksearch {  float: left; width: 180px; color: red; font-size: 0.9em; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 10px; }
.altquicksearchgo { float: left; width: 50px; }