.img_border { border: #CCCCCC 1px; }
body { color: #333; background-color: #3D4A5B; background: url('images/bg.jpg'); background-position: 50% 0; font: 62.5% Verdana, "Verdana", Times, serif; text-align: center; }
* { padding: 0; margin: 0; }
/*---:[ global elements ]:---*/
a { color: #0000FF; text-decoration: underline; }
a:visited { color: #3888B4; text-decoration: underline;}
a:hover { color: #08B8F4; text-decoration: underline; }
a img { border: none; }
blockquote { font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana, "Verdana", Times, serif; color: #555; background-color: #3D4A5B; margin: 0 30px  1.5em 30px; padding: 0 0 0 10px; border-left: 1px solid #aaa; }
abbr, acronym { border-bottom: 1px dotted #333; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: help; }

code { color: #090; background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Monaco,"Courier New", Courier, monospace; }
pre { width: 300px; margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; overflow: auto; font-size: 1.3em; float: left; clear: both; }
* html pre { font-size: 1.0em; }
p.center { text-align: center !important; }
p.bottom { margin: 0 !important; }
p.unstyled { font-size: 1.4em; }
.flickr_blue { color: #08B8F4; background-color: #ffffff; text-transform: lowercase; }
.flickr_pink { color: #ff2a96; background-color: #ffffff; text-transform: lowercase; }

/*---:[ headlines ]:---*/
h1, h2, h3 { font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; }
h1 { font-size: 3.6em; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
* html h1 { letter-spacing: -0.1em; }
#masthead h1 { padding: 0.4em 0; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; text-align: center; clear: both; }
h1 a { color: #3888B4; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; }
h1 a:visited { color: #3888B4; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; }
h1 a:hover { color: #08B8F4; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; }
h2 { font-size: 2.0em; color: #08B8F4; background-color: #ffffff; }
h2 a { text-decoration: none; color: #08B8F4; background-color: #ffffff; }
h2 a:visited { text-decoration: none; color: #08B8F4; background-color: #ffffff; }
h2 a:hover { text-decoration: none; color: #3888B4; background-color: #ffffff; }
.posts h2 { margin: 0 0 0.1em 0; line-height: 1.2em; }
.pages h2, h2.page_header { margin: 0 0 0.75em 0; padding: 0 0 0.6em 0; background: url('images/hr_tag_sep.gif') 0 100% no-repeat; }
h2.archive_head { font-weight: bold !important; font-size: 1.4em !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; letter-spacing: normal !important; 
                  margin: 0 0 1.8em 0 !important; padding: 0.4em 2px !important; border-top: 2px solid #000 !important; background: url('images/hr_dot_black.gif') 0 100% repeat-x !important; }
h3 { font-size: 1.0em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.entry h3 { margin: 2.5em 0 0.5em 0; }
.entry h3.top { margin: 1.5em 0 0.5em 0 !important; }
h3.comments_headers { font-size: 1.4em; }
h4 { font: 1.0em Verdana, "Verdana", Times, serif; color: #B0B0B0; background-color: #ffffff; }
h4 a, h4 a:visited { color: #333; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; }
h4 a:hover { color: #08B8F4; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline; }
.posts h4 { margin: 0 0 1.0em 0; padding: 0 0 1.0em 0; background: url('images/hr_title_sep.gif') 0 100% no-repeat; }
.pages h4 { font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 4.0em 0; padding: 0.4em 0 0 0; background: url('images/hr_tag_sep.gif') no-repeat; clear: both; }

/*---:[ core layout elements ]:---*/
#container { width: 900px; margin: 0 auto -30px auto; background: url('images/header.jpg') no-repeat; }
#content_box { width: 900px; text-align: left; float: center; clear: both; background: url('images/middle.jpg') background-position: top center;}
#content { width: 515px; padding: 0 20px 0px 75px; float: left; }
* html #content { overflow: hidden; }
#sidebar { width: 230px; margin: 0 0 0 0; float: left; }
* html #sidebar { overflow: hidden; }
#footer { width: 916px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font: 0em/0em Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;  float: center; clear: both; }

/*---:[ header styles ]:---*/
#masthead { width: 780px; height: 100px; background: url('images/header.jpg') no-repeat;   /* uncomment the height and 
background declarations here if you intend to use a graphic in the header instead of the h1 */ }
#masthead a { display: block; width: 800px; height: 100px;}
/* uncomment this line if you use a graphic in the header - make sure 
the height of your header graphic is equal to the height declared in 
this line of code! */
#nav_h ul {margin-left: 0;padding-left: 0;display: inline;} 
#nav_h ul li {margin-left: 0;padding-right: 0;list-style: none;display: inline;}
#nav_h ul li.first {margin-left: 0;border-left: none;list-style: none;display: inline;}
ul#nav { list-style: none; width: 698px; padding: 0 10px 0 80px; background: 0 100% repeat-x; float: center; clear: both; }
ul#nav li { padding: 0.85em 40px 0.7em 0; font: bold 1.4em Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; float: left;}
ul#nav li a, ul#nav li a:visited { color: #838383; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; }
ul#nav li a:hover { color: #08B8F4; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; }
ul#nav li a.current, ul#nav li a.current:visited, ul#nav li a.current:hover { color: #08B8F4; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; }
			
#header_img img { display: block; } /* this is really just an 
IE 6 and 7 hack in disguise */

/*---:[ content styles ]:---*/
.entry { font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.65em; }
.entry blockquote { font-size: 1.0em; }
.entry blockquote.right { width: 200px; font-style: normal !important; font-size: 1.3em !important; margin: 0.3em 0 0.3em 15px !important; 
                          padding: 0.3em 0 !important; border: 2px double #aaa; text-align: center; float: right; }
.entry blockquote.left { width: 200px; font-style: normal !important; font-size: 1.3em !important; margin: 0.3em 15px 0.3em 0 !important; 
                         padding: 0.3em 0 !important; border: 2px double #aaa; text-align: center; float: left; }
.entry blockquote.right p, .entry blockquote.left p { margin: 0 !important; line-height: 1.5em !important; }
.entry p { margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; }
.entry ul, .entry ol { margin: 0 0 1.5em 40px; }
.entry ul { list-style-type: square; }
.entry li { margin: 0 0 0.5em 0; }
.entry ul li ul, .entry ul li ol, .entry ol li 
ul, .entry ol li ol { margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 30px; }
.entry dl { margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; }
.entry dt { font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 0.5em 0; }
.entry dd { margin: 0 0 1.5em 20px; }
.entry .ad { margin: 0 0 0.5em 15px; float: right; clear: right; }
.entry .ad_left { margin: 0 15px 0.5em 0; float: left; clear: left; }
.entry img { }
.entry img.left { padding: 2px; margin: 0.5em 15px 0.5em 0; border: 2px double #bbb; float: left; clear: left; }
.entry img.right { padding: 2px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 15px; border: 2px double #bbb; float: right; clear: right; }
.entry img.center { display: block; padding: 2px; margin: 0 auto 1.5em auto; border: 2px double #bbb; float: none; clear: both; }
.entry img.off { padding: 0 !important; border: none !important; }
.entry img.stack { clear: none !important; }
.tagged { margin: 0 0 4.0em 0; padding: 0.4em 0 0 0; background: url('images/hr_tag_sep.gif') no-repeat; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.6em; color: #888; background-color: #ffffff; clear: both; }
.tagged a, .tagged a:visited { padding: 2px; color: #B0B0B0; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; }
.tagged a:hover { color: #fff; background-color:#08B8F4; text-decoration: none; }
.add_comment { display: block; padding: 0 0 0 20px; font-weight: bold; float: right; }
.add_comment a, .add_comment a:visited { padding: 0; color: #B0B0B0; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; }
.add_comment a:hover { color: #df0000; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline; }
.navigation { width: 500px; margin: 0 0 3.0em 0; font-size: 1.4em; float: left; }
* html .navigation { margin: 0 0 2.5em 0; }
.previous { padding: 0 20px 0 0; float: left; }
.next { float: right; }
.clear { width: 500px; height: 1px; clear: both; }

/*---:[ monetize styles ]:---*/
ul.sidebar_list { list-style: none; }
ul.sidebar_list li.monetize { width: 230px; margin: 0 0 2.5em 0; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.4em; float: left; }
li.monetize h2 { font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0 0 0.8em 0; 
padding: 0.4em 2px; border-top: 2px solid #000; background: url('images/hr_dot_black.gif') 0 100% repeat-x; }
li.monetize p { margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; padding: 0 10px; }
li.monetize ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; }
li.monetize ol { margin: 0 0 0.5em 20px; }
li.monetize li { margin: 0 0 0.7em 0; text-align:center; }
/*---:[ sidebar styles ]:---*/
ul.sidebar_list { list-style: none; }
ul.sidebar_list li.widget { width: 230px; margin: 0 0 2.5em 0; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.4em; float: left; }
li.widget h2 { font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0 0 0.8em 0; 
				padding: 0.4em 2px; border-top: 2px solid #000; background: url('images/hr_dot_black.gif') 0 100% repeat-x; }
li.widget p { margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; padding: 0 10px; }
li.widget ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
li.widget ol { margin: 0 0 0.5em 20px; }
li.widget li { background-image: url('images/arrow_right.gif'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: .13em .1em;  padding-left: 2em; margin: 0 0 0.7em 0; }
li.widget li a, li.widget li a:visited{text-decoration: none; }
li.widget li a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }
li.widget li .recent_date { padding: 0 0 0 8px; font-weight: bold; color: #888; background-color: #ffffff; }
li.widget ul.flickr_stream { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0 10px; }
li.widget ul.flickr_stream li { margin: 0; padding: 0 5px 5px 0; display: inline; }
li.widget ul.flickr_stream li a img { padding: 2px; }
/*--- li.widget ul.flickr_stream li a:hover img { background-color: #ff2a96; } --*/
/*---< FlickrRSS styles for the widget only >---*/
li.widget_flickrrss { }
li.widget_flickrrss a img { margin: 0 5px 5px 0; padding: 2px; }
/*--- li.widget_flickrrss a:hover img { background: #ff2a96; } --*/
/*---< Calendar widget styles >---*/
#calendar_wrap { font-size: 1.3em; }
/*---< This collection of lines is only here to make widget link categories work. I realize that it's ridiculous, and believe me when I say that I hate it more than you do. >---*/
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-1, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-2, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-3, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-4, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-5, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-6, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-7, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-8, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-9 { width: 230px; margin: 0 0 2.5em 0; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.4em; float: left; }
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-1 h2, ul.sidebar_list 
li#linkcat-2 h2, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-3 h2, ul.sidebar_list 
li#linkcat-4 h2, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-5 h2, ul.sidebar_list 
li#linkcat-6 h2, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-7 h2, ul.sidebar_list 
li#linkcat-8 h2, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-9 h2 { font-weight: bold;font-size: 1.1em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: normal; 
					margin: 0 0 0.8em 0; padding: 0.4em 2px; border-top: 2px solid #000; background: url('images/hr_dot_black.gif') 0 100% repeat-x; }
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-1 ul, ul.sidebar_list 
li#linkcat-2 ul, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-3 ul, ul.sidebar_list 
li#linkcat-4 ul, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-5 ul, ul.sidebar_list 
li#linkcat-6 ul, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-7 ul, ul.sidebar_list 
li#linkcat-8 ul, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-9 ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-1 li, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-2 li, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-3 li, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-4 li, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-5 li, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-6 li, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-7 li, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-8 li, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-9 li{background-image: url('images/arrow_right.gif'); background-repeat: 
									no-repeat;  background-position: .13em .1em;  padding-left: 2em; margin: 0 0 0.7em 0; }
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-1 li a, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-2 li a, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-3 li a, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-4 li a, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-5 li a, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-6 li a, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-7 li a, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-8 li a, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-9 li a {text-decoration: none; }
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-1 li 
a:hover, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-2 li a:hover, ul.sidebar_list 
li#linkcat-3 li a:hover, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-4 li a:hover, 
ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-5 li a:hover, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-6 
li a:hover, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-7 li a:hover, ul.sidebar_list 
li#linkcat-8 li a:hover, ul.sidebar_list li#linkcat-9 li a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

/*---:[ footer styles ]:---*/
#footer a, #footer a:visited, #footer a:hover { color: #333; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration: none;}

/*---:[ comment styles ]:---*/
#comments { width: 500px; float: left; clear: both; }
ul#comment_list { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 4.0em 0; border-top: 1px solid #bbb; float: left; }
ul#comment_list li.comment { width: 500px; padding: 2.1em 0 0 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted #bbb; float: left; }
ul#comment_list li.trackback { width: 470px; padding: 2.1em 15px 0 15px; background: url('images/trackback_bg.gif'); }
.comment_meta { margin: 0 0 1.5em 0; }
.comment_meta strong { font-size: 1.6em; }
.comment_time { font: normal 1.1em Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #888; background-color:#FFFFFF; }
.comment_time a, .comment_time a:visited, .comment_time a:hover { color: #888; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; }
.comment .entry { padding: 0 15px; }

/*---:[ comment form styles ]:---*/
#comment_form { width: 500px; padding: 1.0em 0; float: left; }
#comment_form p { padding: 0.6em 0; }
#comment_form label { padding: 0 0 0 10px; font-size: 1.2em; }
#comment_form .text_input { width: 191px; padding: 2px; color: #444; background-color:#FFFFFF; font: normal 1.4em Verdana, "Verdana", Times, serif; 
                            border-top: 2px solid #999; border-left: 2px solid #999; border-right: 1px solid #CCCCCC; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; }
#comment_form .text_area { width: 321px !important; }
#comment_form .text_input:focus { border-top: 2px solid #666; border-left: 2px solid #666; border-right: 1px solid #ddd; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; }
#comment_form .form_submit { padding: 0.4em 4px; background: url('images/submit_bg.gif'); border: 2px double #666; font: bold 1.4em Verdana, "Verdana", Times, serif; cursor: pointer; }
#comment_form p.subscribe-to-comments { font-size: 1.4em; }
#comment_form p.subscribe-to-comments label { font-size: 1.0em; }

/*---:[ search form styles ]:---*/
#search_form { }
#search_form .search_input { width: 221px; padding: 2px; color: #090; background-color:#FFFFFF; font: normal 1.0em Verdana, "Verdana", Times, serif; 
                             border-top: 1px solid #999; border-left: 1px solid #999; border-right: 1px solid #f5f5f5; border-bottom: 1px solid #f5f5f5; }
li.widget .search_input { font-size: 1.1em !important; }
#search_form .search_input:focus { border-top: 1px solid #666; border-left: 1px solid #666; border-right: 1px solid #ddd; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; }