/*--- general rules......................................................... ---*/

body {
	background: #FFF;
	margin: 0; 
        border: 0;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: center;
	color: #000;
	font-family: Arial, Verdana, Geneva, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

img, form { 
	display: block; 
	margin: 0; 
	padding: 0; 
	border: 0;
}

a.flag {
	width: 26px;
	margin: 0;
	list-style-image: url(uk2.gif)
}

img.center { 
	display: block;
	text-align: center;
	margin: 0px auto; 
}

img.centerborder { 
	display: block;
	text-align: center;
	margin: 0px auto; 
    border: 2px solid #CCC;
}

div.center { 
	display: block;
	text-align: center;
	margin: 0px auto; 
}

hr { 
	color: #CCC;
	margin: 0px 22px;
}


acronym {
	border-bottom: 1px dotted;
}

div { 
	display: block; 
	padding: 0; 
	margin: 0; 
	border: 0; 
}

.hidden { 
	display: none; 
}

.strong { 
	font-weight: bold; 
}

.italic { 
	font-style: italic; 
}

.halfsmall { 
        font-size: 85%;
	line-height: 75%; 
}

.small { 
        font-size: 75%;
	line-height: 75%; 
}

.supersmall { 
        font-size: 50%;
	line-height: 75%; 
}

.halfbig { 
        font-size: 120%;
	line-height: 120%; 
}

.big { 
        font-size: 150%;
	line-height: 120%; 
}

.bigbig { 
        font-size: 190%; 
	line-height: 120%;
}

.bigbigbig { 
        font-size: 250%; 
	line-height: 120%;
}

.rientro { 
	margin: 0 0 0 15px; 
}

.colorblack { 
	color: #000000; 
}

.colorblue { 
	color: #000099; 
}

.colorred { 
	color: #FF0000; 
}

.right {
	text-align: right;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;       
}

.left {
	text-align: left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;       
}

.center {
	display: block;
	text-align: center;
	margin: 0px auto;      
}

.fright {
	float: right;
	clear: both;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

.fleft {
	float: left;
	clear: both;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

.outpage {
	position: absolute;
	left: -2000px;
	top: 0px;
}


.box {
	border: #CCC 2px solid;
	margin: 5px 28px;
        padding: 2px 0;
        text-align: center;
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
}

.boxleft {
	border: #CCC 2px solid;
	margin: 5px 28px;
        padding: 2px 0;
        text-align: left;
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
}

.boxtab {
	border: #CCC 2px solid;
	margin: 5px 00px;
        padding: 2px 0;
        text-align: center;
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
}

.boxyellow {
	border: #CCC 2px solid;
	margin: 5px 28px;
        padding: 2px 0;
        text-align: center;
	background-color: #ffffcc;
}

.boxleftyellow {
	border: #CCC 2px solid;
	margin: 5px 28px;
        padding: 2px 0;
        text-align: left;
	background-color: #ffffcc;
}

.boxleftyellowtab {
	border: #CCC 2px solid;
	margin: 5px 0px;
        padding: 2px 0;
        text-align: left;
	background-color: #ffffcc;
}

.boxwhite {
	border: #CCC 2px solid;
	margin: 5px 28px;
        padding: 2px 0;
        text-align: center;
	background-color: #ffffff;
}

.boxleftwhite {
	border: #CCC 2px solid;
	margin: 5px 28px;
        padding: 2px 0;
        text-align: left;
	background-color: #ffffff;
}

.boxleftwhitetab {
	border: #CCC 2px solid;
	margin: 5px 0px;
        padding: 2px 0;
        text-align: left;
	background-color: #ffffff;
}

/*--- blocks................................................................. ---*/

  
#page {
	margin: 0 0;
	padding: 2px 10px 2px 10px;
        min-width: 640px;
}        

#topbar {
	background-color: #000099;
	height: 17px;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: right;
        font-size: 85%;
        font-weight: bold;
        width: 100%; 
}        

#header {
	background-color: #FFF;
	background-image: url();
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: left;
        padding: 0 0 0 0px;
	text-align: center;
	height: 80px;
        border-left: 2px solid #DDD;
        border-right: 2px solid #DDD; 
}

#toolbar {
	background-color: #000099;
	height: auto;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: right;
        font-size: 85%;
        width: 100%; 
}

#navigation {
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
	text-align: left;
	height: auto;
	padding: 0;
        font-size: 115%;
        border-left: 2px solid #DDD;
        border-right: 2px solid #DDD;
}

#medbar {
	background-color: #000099;
	height: auto;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: left;
        font-size: 85%;
        width: 100%; 
}

#mainbox {
	height: auto;
	background-color: #FFF;
	background-image: url(../_img/sfondo_menu2.jpg);
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
	background-position: 0px 0px;
        border-right: 2px solid #DDD;
}

#menu {
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
        float: left;
        width: 216px;        
	text-align: left;     
}

#content {
        margin-left: 216px;
	text-align: left;
}

#footer {
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
	clear: left;
	height: 25px;
        text-align: left;
	font-size: 85%;
        font-weight: bold;
	margin-right: -2px;
}

#validazioni {
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
        margin-left: 216px;
	text-align: center; 
        width: auto;
	height: 25px;    
}

#loghi {
	background-color: #E3E6F7;	
	text-align: center;        
        width: 320px;
	height: 25px;    
}

#loghi_ric {
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
        margin-left: 6px;	
	text-align: center;        
        width: 200px;
	height: 70px;    
}

#top {
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
        float: left;
        width: 100%;        
	text-align: left;
	height: 20px;
}

/*--- elements ......................................................topbar ---*/

#topbar a.top {
	color: #DDD;
	text-decoration: none;
	padding-left: 15px; 
}

#topbar a.top:hover {
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#date {
	float: right;
	padding-right: 15px;
	color: #DDD;
}

/*--- elements .......................................................toolbar ---*/

#tool {
	height: auto;
}

ul#toolminitabs {
        list-style: none;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 1px 0;
        border-bottom: 2px solid #000099;
        font-weight: bold;
        text-align: right;
}
ul#toolminitabs li {
        display: inline;
        margin: 0 5px
}

ul#toolminitabs a {
        text-decoration: none;
        padding: 0 0 0px;
        border-bottom: 2px solid #000099;
        color: #DDD;
        background-color: #000099;
}
ul#toolminitabs a#current {
        border-bottom: 2px solid #FFF;
        color:#FFF;
        background-color: #000099;
}
ul#toolminitabs a:hover {
        border-bottom: 2px solid #FFF;
        color: #FFF;
        background-color: #000099;
} 

ul#toolminitabs a.normalopennew {
        text-decoration: none;
        padding: 0 0 0px;
        border-bottom: 2px solid #000099;
        color: #DDD;
        background-color: #000099;
}
ul#toolminitabs a.normalopennew:hover {
        border-bottom: 2px solid #FFF;
        color: #FFF;
        background-color: #000099;
} 


/*--- elements .................................................navigationbar ---*/

#nav {
	height: auto;
}

ul#navminitabs {
        list-style: none;
        margin: 0 0 0 15px;
        padding: 7px 0;
        border-bottom: 2px solid #E3E6F7;
        line-height: 100%;
        font-weight: bold;
        text-align: left;
}
ul#navminitabs li {
        display: inline;
        margin: 0 5px;
}
ul#navminitabs a {
        text-decoration: none;
        padding: 0 0 0 0;
        border-bottom: 3px solid #E3E6F7;
        color: #444;
        background-color: #E3E6F7;
}
ul#navminitabs a:hover {
        border-color: #F00;
        color: #000;
        background-color: #E3E6F7;
} 
ul#navminitabs a#current {
        border-color: #F00;
        color:#F00;
        background-color: #E3E6F7;
}

/*--- elements .........................................................medbar ---*/

#medbar a {
	color: #DDD;
	text-decoration:  underline; 
}
#medbar a:hover {
	color: #FFF;
	text-decoration: underline;
}
#path {
	padding-left: 216px;
	color: #DDD;
}

/*--- elements ...........................................................menu ---*/

#menu h1 {
	font-size: 115%;
	color: #000099;
	margin: 0 2px 0 2px;
	padding: 5px 20px;
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
}
#menu h2.title {
	color: #FFF;
	font-size: 85%;
	margin: 5px 20px;
	padding: 2px 0;
	border-top: 2px solid #CCC;
	background-color: #000099;
}
#menu h2.titlenobar {
	color: #FFF;
	font-size: 85%;
	margin: 0px 20px 5px 20px;
	padding: 2px 0;
	border-top: 2px solid #CCC;
	background-color: #000099;
}
#menu h2 {
	color: #FFF;
	font-size: 85%;
	margin: 5px 20px 5px 2px;
	padding: 2px 0 2px 18px;
        background-color: #000099;
}
#menu p {
        color: #444;
	margin: 1px 0 5px 0;
	padding: 0 28px 0 28px;
	line-height: 120%;
	font-size: 85%;
}
#menu ul { 
	margin: 0 0; 
	padding: 0; 
}

#menu ul li { 
	margin: 2px 0 0 20px;
	padding: 0 0 0 0px;
	list-style-type: none;
}

#menu ul li ul li{ 
	margin: 2px 0 0 20px;
	padding: 0;
	list-style-image: url(../_img/dt2_Rt.gif);
}

#menu ul li ul li ul li{ 
	margin: 2px 0 0 15px;
	padding: 0;
	list-style-image: url(../_img/fr2_Rt.gif);
}

#menu .listlink {
	font-size: 85%;
	font-weight: bold;
	    text-decoration: none;
        border-bottom: 2px solid #E3E6F7;
        color: #444;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#menu .listlink:hover { 
	font-size: 85%;
	font-weight: bold;
	    text-decoration: none;
        border-bottom: 2px solid #ff0000;
        color: #000;
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
}
#menu .listlinkAct {
	font-size: 85%;
	font-weight: bold;
	    text-decoration: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #ff0000;
        color:  #F00;
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
}

#menu .listlink2 {
	font-size: 85%;
	font-weight: bold;
    	text-decoration: none;
        border-bottom: 2px solid #E3E6F7;
    	color: #444;
	margin-left: 0px;

}
#menu .listlink2:hover { 
	font-size: 85%;
	font-weight: bold;
     	text-decoration: none;
        border-bottom: 2px solid #ff0000;
        color: #000;
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
}
#menu .listlink2Act {
	font-size: 85%;
	font-weight: bold;
        text-decoration: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #ff0000;
        color: #F00;
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
}

#menu img.leftdot {
        margin: 7px 5px 0 0px;
        float: left;
}

#menu img.count {
        margin: 5px 0 30px 10px;
        float: left;
        text-align: left;
        background-color: #000;
}

#loghi_ric img.serv {
        margin: 3px 6px 0px 6px;
        float: left;
}

/*--- elements ........................................................content ---*/

#content table {
         width: auto;
         border: solid 0px #000000;
         text-align: left;
         }

#content td {
         border: solid 0px #000000;
         padding: 10px;
         vertical-align: top;
         }

#content table.tab0 {
         margin-left: auto;
         margin-right: auto;
         width: 95%;
         border: solid 0px #000000;
         text-align: left;
         }

#content table.tab1 {
         margin-left: auto;
         margin-right: auto;
         width: 90%;
         border: solid 0px #000000;
         text-align: left;
         }

#content td.tab1 {
         width: 50%;
         border: solid 0px #000000;
         padding: 10px;
         vertical-align: top;
         }

#content td.tab1a {
         width: 33%;
         border: solid 0px #000000;
         padding: 10px;
         text-align: center;
         vertical-align: top;
         }

#content td.tab1b {
         width: 12%;
         border: solid 0px #000000;
         padding: 10px;
         text-align: center;
         vertical-align: top;
         }

#content td.tab1nomargin {
         width: 50%;
         border: solid 0px #000000;
         padding: 0px;
         vertical-align: top;
         }

#content td.tab1nomarginbr {
         width: 50%;
         border-right: 2px solid #CCC;
         padding: 0px;
         vertical-align: top;
         }

#content table.tab2 {
         margin-left: auto;
         margin-right: auto;
         width: 90%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         text-align: left;
         }
#content td.tab2a {
         width: 35%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 10px;
         vertical-align: top;
         }
#content td.tab2b {
         width: 65%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 10px;
         vertical-align: top;
         }
#content td.tab2b50 {
         width: 50%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 10px;
         vertical-align: top;
         }
#content td.tab2b25 {
         width: 25%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 10px;
         vertical-align: top;
         }
#content td.tab2nomargin50 {
         width: 50%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 1px;
         vertical-align: top;
         }
#content td.tab2nomargin25 {
         width: 25%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 1px;
         vertical-align: top;
         }
#content td.tab2nomargin15 {
         width: 15%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 1px;
         vertical-align: top;
         }

#content table.tab3 {
         margin-left: auto;
         margin-right: auto;
         width: 90%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         text-align: left;
         }
#content td.tab3a {
         width: 5%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 10px;
         text-align: center;
         vertical-align: top;
         }
#content td.tab3b {
         width: 65%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 10px;
         text-align: left;
         vertical-align: top;
         }
#content td.tab3c {
         width: 10%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 10px;
         text-align: center;
         vertical-align: top;
         }
#content td.tab3d {
         width: 10%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 10px;
         text-align: center;
         vertical-align: top;
         }
#content td.tab3e {
         width: 10%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 10px;
         text-align: center;
         vertical-align: top;
         }
#content td.tab3f {
         width: 33%;
         border: solid 1px #808080;
         padding: 10px;
         text-align: center;
         vertical-align: top;
         }

#content h1 {
	font-size: 115%;
	color: #F00;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 5px 28px;
	background-color: #E3E6F7;
}
#content h2.title {
	color: #000099;
	font-size: 85%;
	margin: 5px 28px;
	padding: 2px 0;
	border-top: 2px solid #CCC;
	background-color: #EBEEFB;
}

#content h2.title2 {
	color: #000099;
	font-size: 85%;
	margin: 14px 28px 5px 28px;
	padding: 2px 0;
	border-top: 2px solid #CCC;
	background-color: #EBEEFB;
}

#content h2 {
	color: #000099;
	font-size: 85%;
	margin: 5px 28px;
	padding: 2px 0;
        background-color: #EBEEFB;
}
#content h3 {
	color: #0000bb;
	font-size: 85%;
	margin: 20px 28px 5px 28px;
	padding: 2px 0;
}
#content h3.center {
	color: #0000bb;
	font-size: 85%;
	text-align: center;
	margin: 20px 28px 5px 28px;
	padding: 2px 0;
}
#content h4 {
	color: #000;
	font-size: 85%;
	margin: 10px 28px 0px 28px;
	padding: 2px 0;
}
#content h4.center {
	color: #000;
	font-size: 85%;
	text-align: center;
	margin: 10px 28px 0px 28px;
	padding: 2px 0;
}
#content h5 {
	color: #000;
	font-size: 85%;
	margin: 5px 58px 0px 58px;
	padding: 2px 0;
}

#content p {
        color: #555;
	margin: 1px 0 8px 0;
	padding: 0 28px 0 28px;
	line-height: 120%;
	font-size: 85%;
}

#content p.h5 {
        color: #555;
	margin: 1px 0 5px 0;
	padding: 0 58px 0 58px;
	line-height: 120%;
	font-size: 85%;
}

#content p.tab {
        color: #555;
	margin: 1px 0 5px 0;
	padding: 0;
	line-height: 120%;
	font-size: 85%;
}

#content ul.rientro {
        color: #555;
	margin: 1px 0 5px 0;
	padding: 0 28px 0 28px;
	line-height: 120%;
	font-size: 85%;
}

#content ul.h5 {
        color: #555;
	margin: 1px 0 5px 0;
	padding: 0 58px 0 58px;
	line-height: 120%;
	font-size: 85%;
}

#content img.h5 {
	margin: 1px 0 5px 88px;
        background-color: #000;
}
#content img.left {
        margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
        float: left;
        border: 2px solid #CCC;
}

#content img.right {
        margin: 0 0 10px 10px;
        float: right;
        border: 2px solid #CCC;
}

#content img.leftnb {
        margin: 0 10px 10px 0;
        float: left;
        border: 0px;
}

#content img.rightnb {
        margin: 0 0 10px 10px;
        float: right;
        border: 0px;
}

#content img.border {
        margin: 2px 0 2px 0;
        border: 2px solid #CCC;
}

#content img.noborder {
        margin: 2px 0 2px 0;
        border: 0px;
}

#content ol.number { 
	margin: 0 0; 
	padding: 0; 
}
#content ol.number li { 
	margin: 0 0 0 52px;
	padding: 0 28px 0 0;
	list-style-type: decimal;
	color: #000099;
}
#content ol.letter { 
	margin: 0 0; 
	padding: 0; 
}
#content ol.letter li { 
	margin: 0 0 0 52px;
	padding: 0 28px 0 0;
	list-style-type: lower-alpha;
	color: #000099;
}

#content ul { 
	margin: 0 0; 
	padding: 0; 
}
#content ul li { 
	margin: 0 0 0 45px;
	padding: 0 28px 0 0;
	list-style-type: none;
	list-style-image: url(../_img/dot_B.gif);
}
#content ul li ul li { 
	margin: 0 0 0 20px;
	padding: 0;
	list-style-image: url(../_img/dot_Bo.gif);
}

#content ul li ul li ul li { 
	margin: 0 0 0 20px;
	padding: 0;
	list-style-image: url(../_img/dot_B+.gif);
}

#index a.normalopennew {
	font-size: 85%;
	color: #555;
	text-decoration: underline;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#index a.normalopennew:hover {
	font-size: 85%;
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#index ul { 
	margin: 0 0; 
	padding: 0; 
}
#index ul li { 
	margin: 0 0 0 45px;
	padding: 0 28px 0 0;
	list-style-type: none;
	list-style-image: url(../_img/dot_B.gif);
}
#index ul li ul li { 
	margin: 0 0 0 15px;
	padding: 0;
	list-style-image: url(../_img/fr2_B.gif);
}

#return ul { 
	margin: 0 0; 
	padding: 0; 
}
#return ul li { 
	margin: 0 0 0 45px;
	padding: 0 28px 0 0;
	list-style-type: none;
	list-style-image: url(../_img/FrecciaReturnR.gif);
}
#content .riquadro { 
        width: auto;
        height: auto;
	margin: 10px 28px; 
	padding: 5px 5px;
        border: 2px solid #CCC;
}

#content .normaltxt {
	font-size: 100%;
}

#content .smalltxt {
	font-size: 80%;
}

#content .list {
	font-size: 85%;
	color: #555;
	text-decoration: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#content .liststrong {
	font-size: 85%;
	color: #555;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#content .listlink {
	font-size: 85%;
	color: #555;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#content .listlink:hover { 
	font-size: 85%;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration: underline;
        color: #000;
}
#content a.listlinkopennew {
	font-size: 85%;
	color: #555;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#content a.listlinkopennew:hover {
	font-size: 85%;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration: underline;
        color: #000;
}

#content a.normalnobold {
	color: #555;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#content a.normalnobold:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#content a.normalnoboldopennew {
	color: #555;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#content a.normalnoboldopennew:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#content a.normal {
	color: #555;
	text-decoration: underline;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#content a.normal:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#content a.normalopennew {
	color: #555;
	text-decoration: underline;
	font-weight: bold;
}
#content a.normalopennew:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#content a.infoopennew {
	color: #555;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#content a.infoopennew:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#content a.newnew {
	color: #555;
	text-decoration: none;
	background-image: url(../_img/stella.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	padding-left: 20px; 
}
#content a.newnew:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#content a.new {
	color: #555;
	text-decoration: none;
	background-image: url(../_img/freccina.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	padding-left: 20px; 
}
#content a.new:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#content a.inbox {
	color: #555;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	text-decoration: none; 
}
#content a.inbox:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#content a.serv {
	color: #555;
	background-image: url(../_img/freccina.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	text-decoration: none;
	padding-left: 20px; 
}
#content a.serv:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#content a.iniz {
	color: #555;
	background-image: url(../_img/freccina.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	text-decoration: none;
	padding-left: 20px; 
}
#content a.iniz:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#content a.opennewfreccia {
	color: #555;
	background-image: url(../_img/freccina.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	text-decoration: none;
	padding-left: 20px; 
}
#content a.opennewfreccia:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#content a.opennewstella {
	color: #555;
	background-image: url(../_img/stella.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	text-decoration: none;
	padding-left: 20px; 
}
#content a.opennewstella:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#content a.indexret {
	color: #555;
	background-image: url(../_img/top.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	text-decoration: none;
        font-weight: bold;
	padding-left: 30px;
}
#content a.indexret:hover {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

ul#contentminitabs {
        list-style: none;
        color: #555;
        margin: 0 28px;
        padding: 0 0 7px 0;
        line-height: 200%;
        font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 85%;
        text-align: left;
}
ul#contentminitabs li {
        display: inline;
        margin: 0px 5px;
}
ul#contentminitabs a {
        text-decoration: none;
        padding: 0 0;
        border-bottom: 3px solid #CCC;
        color: #555;
        background-color: #FFF;
}
ul#contentminitabs a#current {
        border-color: #F00;
        color:#000;
        background-color: #FFF;
}
ul#contentminitabs a:hover {
        border-color: #F00;
        color: #000;
        background-color: #FFF;
} 

/*--- elements ........................................................footer ---*/

#top a.top {
	color: #000099;
	text-decoration: none;
	background-image: url(../_img/top2.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	padding-left: 21px; 
}
#top a.top:hover {
	color: #000099;
	text-decoration: underline;

}

#loghi img.serv {
        margin: 3px 6px 0px 6px;
        float: left;
}


/*--- end .................................................................... ---*/