body {
  height: 100%;
}

.maintable {
  height: 100%;
}


#newsitems {
  width: 80%;
}


/* news item related */

.newsheader {
 color: white;
 background-color: #009966;
 text-align: center;
}

.newstitle {
  font-family: Georgia;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-align: center;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.newsdate {
  font-family: Georgia;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: normal;
  text-align: right;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.newsbody {
  font-family: Georgia;
  font-size: 14px;
  background-color: #DFF3EB;
}

.newsposter {
  font-family: Georgia;
  font-size: 14px;
  background-color: #DFF3EB;
}

.newscomments {
  text-align: right;
  font-family: Georgia;
  font-size: 14px;
  background-color: #DFF3EB;
}

.newsfooter {
 background-color: #009966;
}