.container {
   background-color: #ffcc33;  /* the background          */
   filter:alpha(opacity=80);   /* Internet Explorer       */
   -moz-opacity:0.8;           /* Mozilla 1.6 and below   */
   opacity: 0.8;               /* newer Mozilla and CSS-3 */

}

.container2 {
   background-color: #08559C;  /* the background          */
   filter:alpha(opacity=75);   /* Internet Explorer       */
   -moz-opacity:0.7;           /* Mozilla 1.6 and below   */
   opacity: 0.7;               /* newer Mozilla and CSS-3 */
   z-index: -1;                      /* place it over the other DIV */

}
   
}
.opaque {
   filter:alpha(opacity=100);  /* discarded */
   -moz-opacity:1.0;           /* discarded */
   opacity: 1.0;               /* discarded */
   z-index: 100;                      /* place it over the other DIV */
}

a.news {color: #993333; font-weight: bold; }
a.news:hover {color: #1C4871; }