/* for info: rich@richoid.com */


/*       PAGE STRUCTURE       */

body {
	background-color: #cad6e0;
	text-align:center;
	font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;
	font-size:12px;
	line-height:15px;
}

#wrapper  {
	width:788px;
	margin:10px auto 0px auto;
	padding:0px;
	position:relative;	
}

#header {
	background-image:url('images/header2.jpg');
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	width:785px;
	height:136px;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
}

#content {
	width:781px; /* this is 4px smaller than header/footer because of 2px border*/
	border-left: 2px solid #557498;
	border-right: 2px solid #557498;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	background: url('images/content_bg.gif');
}
#sidebar {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}

#footer {
	background-image:url('images/footer.gif');
	width:785px;
	height:32px;
}
#subfooter {
	width:785px;
	margin:10px auto 0px auto;
	font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;
	font-size:10px;
	color:black;
}

/*   outer structure   */


#topnav ul  {
	margin:0;
	padding-left:0;
	list-style:none;
}
#topnav li.page_item {
	float:left;
	border:none;
	padding:13px 1.8em 2px 1.8em;
	background:none;
	border-right:1px solid #557498;
	list-style:none;
}
#topnav li.page_item a {
	color:#fff;
	font-weight:bold;
}

#searchform {
	font-size:11px; 
	color:#fff;
	position:absolute;
	top:8px;
	right:14px;
	}
#searchform input {
	font-size:9px;
	margin-top:0px;
}
#searchform label {
	display:block;
	float:left;
	margin: 4px 1em -3px 0px;
	padding:0px;
}

/*    Inner PAGE STRUCTURE     */


#lcolumn {
	float:left;
	width:180px;
	background-color: #9FB8D3;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px 0px 20px 0px;
	
}

#rcolumn {
	background-color: #cad6e0;
	width:598px;
	float:right;
	border-left:1px solid #557498;
	border-bottom:1px solid #557498;
	min-height:400px;
}

#rcolumn .post {
	background-color:#fff;
	border-right:1px solid #557498;
	border-bottom:1px solid #557498;
	border-left:1px solid #557498;
	width:96%;
	margin:10px auto 10px auto;
	padding-bottom:2em;
	text-align:left;
}
.post .heading {
	text-align:left;
	padding:9px 0px 7px 10px;
	background-color:#557498;
	font-weight:bold;
	color:#fff;
	border-top:1px solid #fff;
	border-bottom:1px solid #999;
	border-right:1px solid #999;
	border-left:1px solid #999;	
}
.post .heading a {
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.post .entry {
	background-color:#fff;
	padding:9px 10px 7px 10px;
	text-align:left;	
}

.entry .subhead {
	font-size:1.2em;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:1em 0px 0px 0px;
	padding:0px 0px .25em 0px;
	border-bottom:1px solid #CD6600;
	color:#EE7600;
}
.entry .subhead a {
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#EE7600;
}
.entry .subhead a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}
.entry ul.catshow {
	margin:0 1em;
	padding:0;
}
.entry ul.catshow a {
	font-size:.9em;
	color: black;
}
.entry ul.catshow li {
	list-style-type: none;
	font-size:.9em;
	color: #333;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
.entry h3.catshow {
	font-size:.8em;
	color:#222;
}
.multipost {
	margin:0px 0px 1em 1em;
}
.post .thedate {
	font-size:.85em;
	margin:.25em 1em;
	color:#557498;
	display:block;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #557498;
}
/*       NAVS    widgetized     */


.widgettitle {
	display:none;;
}
.home_item {
	margin-top:-2em;
}
#sidebar li.page_item {
	background-color: #557498;
	color: #fff;
	width:179px;
	border-bottom:1px solid #333;
	border-right:1px solid #333;
	border-left:1px solid #999;
	text-align:left;
	font-weight:bold;
	list-style:none;
	margin:1px 0px 0px 0px;
	padding:10px 0px 8px 0px;
	text-indent: 1em;	
}
#sidebar .cat-item {
	background-color: #557498;
	color: #fff;
	width:179px;
	border-bottom:1px solid #333;
	border-right:1px solid #333;
	border-left:1px solid #999;
	text-align:left;
	font-weight:bold;
	list-style:none;
	margin:1px 0px 0px 0px;
	padding:10px 0px 8px 0px;
	text-indent: 1em;	
}
#sidebar .blog_subcategories .cat-item {
	background-color: #557498;
	color: #fff;
	width:176px;
	border-top:1px solid #999;
	border-bottom:1px solid #333;
	border-right:1px solid #333;
	border-left:1px solid #999;
	text-align:left;
	list-style:none;
	margin:1px 0px 0px 0px;
	padding:5px 0px 3px 3px;	
	font-size:.9em;
	font-weight:normal;
	overflow:hidden;
}
#sidebar_ie {
	margin-top:-14px;
}
#sidebar_ie ul li ul li{
	margin-top:10px;
}
#sidebar_ie .cat-item {
	background-color: #557498;
	color: #fff;
	width:175px;
	border-bottom:1px solid #999;
	border-right:1px solid #333;
	border-left:1px solid #999;
	text-align:left;
	font-weight:bold;
	list-style:none;
	margin:1px 0px 0px 0px;

	text-indent: 1em;	
}
#sidebar_ie .blog_subcategories .cat-item {
	background-color: #557498;
	color: #fff;
	width:173px;
	border-bottom:none;
	border-top:none;
	border-right:none;
	border-left:none;
	text-align:left;
	list-style:none;
	margin:1px 0px 0px 0px;
	font-size:.8em;
	font-weight:normal;
	overflow:hidden;
}
#sidebar ul {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
	
}
#sidebar ul li#pages {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
	
}

#sidebar ul li#pages ul{
	margin-top:0px;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;	
}
#sidebar_ie ul li#pages ul{
	margin-top:-14px;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;	
}
.page_item a {
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.cat-item a {
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
}
h2.widgettitle {
	height:0px;
}


ul.blog_subcategories li:before {
	content: "\00BB \0020";
	}

/*       UTILITY ELEMENTS       */

.clearance {
	clear:both;
}

/*      PRETTIFY            */
blockquote {
	margin:0px 0px 0px 1.5em;
	color:black;
	font-family:Georgia,times, serif;
}
cite {
	font-style: italic;
	color:black;
	margin:0px 0px 0px 1.5em;
	font-family:Georgia,times, serif;
}

cite:before {
	content:"~";
}

.lquotes {
	float:left;
	margin:0px 0px 0px -.5em;
	font-size:28px;
	line-height:22px;
	color:#cad6e0;
}
.rquotes {
	font-size:22px;
	line-height:12px;
	color:#cad6e0;
        float:right;
        margin-right:-.75em;
      visibility:hidden;
}
.alignleft {
	float:left;
	margin:0px 1.2em 0px 0px;
}

/* align */
.aligncenter, div.aligncenter {display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;}
.alignleft {float: left;}
.alignright {float: right;}
.wp-caption {border: 1px solid #ddd; text-align: center; background-color: #f3f3f3; padding-top: 4px; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0px;}
.wp-caption img { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 .5em 0; border: 0 none;}
.wp-caption p.wp-caption-text { font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; padding: 0 4px 5px; margin: 0;
}

dd.gallery-caption {
	font-size:.8em;
	color:black;
	text-align:left;
	width:150px;
	margin-left:18px !important;
	
}
.gallery-icon {
}
#post-603 h2 a {
	font-family: Verdana;
	font-size:12px;
	margin-top:3px;
	padding-left:1.2em;
}
#post-603 {
	border-top:1px solid #557498;
	margin-top:10px;
}
p.small_link a {
	font-size: .9em;
	margin:0px 0px 0px 2em;
	font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;
}
h3 {
	line-height:1em;
}
#commentform p {
	text-align:left;
	margin-left:48px;
}