/* =======================================================================================================================
=RESET
========================================================================================================================*/

html,body,div,span,applet,object,iframe,
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,p,blockquote,pre,a,
abbr,acronym, address,big,cite,code,del,
dfn,em,font,img,ins,kbd,q,s,samp,small,
strike,strong,sub,sup,tt, var,dd,dl,dt,
li,ol,ul,fieldset,form,label,legend,
table,caption,tbody,tfoot,thead,tr,th,td 
{
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	border: 0;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-style: normal;
	font-size: 100%;
	font-family: inherit;
	text-align: left;
}

table 
{
	border-collapse: collapse;
	border-spacing: 0;
}

ol,ul 
{
	list-style: none;
}

q:before,q:after, blockquote:before,blockquote:after 
{
	content: "";
}

a 
{
	text-decoration: none;
}

/* =======================================================================================================================
=CLEAR FLOATS
========================================================================================================================*/
.container:after,
.main:after,
.column:after,
.sub-container:after,
.navigation:after,
.masthead-container:after,
.search-container:after

{
	content: ".";
	display: block;
	clear: both;
	height: 0;
	font-size: 0;
	line-height: 0em;
	visibility: hidden;
	overflow: hidden;
}

/* =======================================================================================================================
=GLOBAL STYLES
========================================================================================================================*/

body 
{
	background: #46381d url(images/body.jpg) repeat;
	color: #333;
	font-family: "lucida sans unicode", "lucida grande", verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, ul, ol, dl,
pre, p, blockquote, table, img 
{
	padding-bottom: .5em;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, strong, b, em, a b 
{
	font-weight: bold;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
	font-family:Georgia, Times, serif;
}

h1 
{
	font-size: 1.6em;
}

h2 
{
	font-size: 1.5em;
}

h3 
{
	font-size: 1.4em;
}

h4 
{
	font-size: 1.3em;
}


a:link, a:visited 
{
	color:#a6431c;
}

a:hover, a:focus 
{
	color:#828415;
}

p 
{
	font-size: 1em;
}

/*********************************************************************
# From comment on http://natbat.net/2006/Nov/22/inineimagequotes/
# From http://stumble.kapowaz.net/post/39515975/barclays
# See also http://webdesign.about.com/od/css/a/aa022805.htm
***********************************************************************/


blockquote 
{ 
	background:#e0e5d6;
#	background:url(images/commentlist_alt.gif) repeat;
	background:url(images/openquotebgd.png) top left no-repeat; 
	margin-bottom:10px;
	margin-left:0; 
	padding-right:5px; 
	padding-left:25px; 
}

	
blockquote p:last-child 
{ 
	padding-right:25px; 
	background:url(images/closequote.png) bottom right no-repeat; 
}

.aligncenter,
dl.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;
	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
	-khtml-border-radius: 3px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
	border-radius: 3px;
}

.wp-caption img {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	border: 0 none;
}

.wp-caption-dd,.wp-caption-text {
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 17px;
	padding: 0 4px 5px;
	margin: 0;
}


/* =======================================================================================================================
=LAYOUT
========================================================================================================================*/

.container {
	background:url(images/container_bg.jpg) repeat-x;
	position:relative;
}


/* =search */
.search-container {
	width:990px;
	height:39px;
	float:right;
	
}
.search {
	background:url(images/search_container.gif) no-repeat;
	float:right;
	width:380px;
	height:28px;
}

.search div {
	margin-left:100px;
}

.search input.txt {
	background:transparent;
	border:0;
	width:200px;
	vertical-align:middle;
	margin-right:15px;
	color:#888;
}

.search input.btn {
	vertical-align:middle;
}

/* end search */

.masthead-container {
	height:302px;
	background:url(images/boy.jpg) no-repeat left top;
	width:990px;
	
}

/* =logo */

h1.logo {
	float:left;
	margin:20px 0 0 284px;
	width:305px;
	background:url(images/logo.png) no-repeat;
	
}

h1.logo a {
	display:block;
	width:305px;
	height:75px;
	text-indent:-999em;
	overflow:hidden;
}

/* end logo */

/* =tools */

.tools {
	width:300px;
	padding:26px 0 0 30px;
	float:right;
}

.tools li {
	list-style:none;
	float:right;
}

.tools li a {
	display:block;
	text-indent:-999em;
	overflow:hidden;
}

.tools li.rss {
	padding-right:15px;
}

.tools li.rss a {
	background:url(images/rss.gif) no-repeat;
	width:65px;
	height:65px;
}

.tools li.rss a:hover {
	background-position:0 -65px;
}

.tools li.newsletter {
	padding-right:15px;
}

.tools li.newsletter a {
	background:url(images/newsletter.gif) no-repeat;
	width:70px;
	height:60px;
}

.tools li.newsletter a:hover {
	background-position:0 -60px;
}

.tools li.email a {
	background:url(images/email.gif) no-repeat;
	width:76px;
	height:66px;
}

.tools li.email a:hover {
	background-position:0 -66px;
}


/* =left content */

.asides {
	width:365px;
	float:left;
	margin-bottom:10px;
}

/* =navigation */

.asides .navigation {
	background:url(images/navigation_bg.gif) repeat-x top;
	height:57px;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	position:relative;
}

.asides .navigation .edge-nav {
	background:url(images/nav_edge.png) no-repeat;
	width:41px;
	height:57px;
	position:absolute;
	bottom:0;
	right:0;
}

.asides .navigation li {
	float:left;
}

.asides .navigation a {
	height:57px;
	display:block;
	text-indent:-999em;
}

.asides .navigation a.home {
	background:url(images/home.gif) no-repeat;
	width:71px;
}

.asides .navigation a.about {
	background:url(images/about.gif) no-repeat;
	width:73px;
}

.asides .navigation a.archives {
	background:url(images/archives.gif) no-repeat;
	width:95px;
}

.asides .navigation a.contact {
	background:url(images/contact.gif) no-repeat;
	width:83px;
}

.asides .navigation a.home:hover,
.asides .navigation a.about:hover,
.asides .navigation a.archives:hover,
.asides .navigation a.contact:hover {
	background-position:0 -57px;
}

/* =column one */

.asides .one {
	background:url(images/asides.jpg) repeat;
	width:340px;
	margin:0 10px;
	padding:10px 0;
}

/* =featured */

.asides h2.featured {
	background:url(images/featured_h2.png) no-repeat;
	text-indent:-999em;
	display:block;
	padding:0;
	margin-left:10px;
	height:34px;
}

.asides .featured-post {
	padding:10px;
}

.asides .featured-post h2 a {
	background:url(images/dash_green.gif) repeat-x bottom;
	color:#c6c80e;
	display:block;
	padding-bottom:6px;
}

.asides .featured-post h2 a:hover {
	background:url(images/dash_orange.gif) repeat-x bottom;
	color:#f46229;
	
}

.asides .featured-post p {
	color:#bfba8b;
	font-size:.8em;
	line-height:1.5em;
}

.asides .featured-post p.meta {
	font: .7em georgia, times, serif;
	color:#9d986c;
	letter-spacing:1px;
}

.asides .featured-post p.more a {
	background:url(images/arrow_orange.gif) no-repeat 0 5px;
	padding-left:15px;
	color:#f46229;
}

.asides .featured-post p.more a:hover {
	background:url(images/arrow_lightgreen.gif) no-repeat 0 5px;
	color:#c6c80e;
}

.asides .featured-post img {
	width:300px;
	padding:6px;
	background:#6f5931;
	border:2px dashed #826a3e;
}

.main {
	margin:0;
	float:left;
}

.column {
	float:left;
}

/* = main column */

.content {
	float:left;
	position:relative;
	top:-150px;
	margin-bottom:-140px;
	width:613px;
	padding:6px;
	background:#fefced;

}
.container .edge {
	background:url(images/two_edge.png) no-repeat;
	position:absolute;
	z-index:10;
	left:926px;
	top:152px;
	width:64px;
	height:60px;
}

.edge-alt {
	background:url(images/two_blue_edge.png) no-repeat;
	position:absolute;
	z-index:20;
	left:-6px;
	bottom:-6px;
	width:68px;
	height:61px;
}

.content ul {
	list-style-type: disc;
	list-style-position: outside;
/*	font-size: .8em; */
	margin-left: 16px;
	margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.content ol {
	list-style-type: decimal;
	list-style-position: outside;
/*	font-size: .8em; */
	margin-left: 16px;
	margin-bottom: 6px;
}

/* =column two */

.content .two {
	background:#f2f0de url(images/two_bg.jpg) repeat-y right;
	padding:6px;
	width:601px;
	position:relative;
}

.content .two h2 a {
	background:url(images/dash_brown.gif) repeat-x bottom;
	color:#a6431c;
	display:block;
	padding-bottom:4px;
}

.content .two h2 a:hover {
	color:#828415;
}

.content .two p {
/* font-size:.8em; */
	color:#45371b;
	line-height:1.5em;
	padding-bottom:20px;
}

.content .two p.meta {
	color:#737b7f;
	font:.9em georgia, times, serif;
}

.content .two p.more {
	background:#e2e0ca;
	display:inline;
	padding:2px 6px 4px 6px;
 	font-size:.8em; 
}

.content .two p.more:hover {
	background:#f1e4dd;
}

.content .two p.more a {
	background:url(images/arrow_green.gif) no-repeat 0 5px;
	padding-left:15px;
	color:#777907;
}

.content .two p.more a:hover {
	background:url(images/arrow_red.gif) no-repeat 0 5px;
	color:#a6431c;
}

.content .two h2.pagetitle {
	padding-left:15px;
}

.content .two .entry {
	margin-bottom:15px;
	margin-left:110px;
}

.content .two .entry-extended {
	padding:0 15px 15px 15px;
	margin-bottom:30px;
	width:570px;
}

.content .two .entry-extended li.cat-item {
	padding-top:6px;
	padding-left:10px;
}

.content .two .entry-extended .postmetadata p {
	padding-bottom:0;
}

.content .two .entry-extended  p.meta {
	padding-bottom:5px;
}


.content .two .entry-thumb {
	width:82px;
	height:82px;
	padding:6px;
	background:#dcd8c5;
	border:1px solid #bcb99e;
	float:left;
}

.content .two .entry-thumb img {
	width:82px;
	height:82px;
	padding:0;

}


.content .navigation {
	margin-top:50px;
	margin-left:110px;
}

/* =commentlist */

ol.commentlist li {
	background:#e2e0ca;
	background:url(images/commentlist.gif) repeat;
	font-size:.8em;
}

ol.commentlist li.alt {
	background:#e0e5d6;
	background:url(images/commentlist_alt.gif) repeat;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	
}

ol.commentlist li p {font-size:.9em !important; clear:left; padding:10px 20px 10px 40px;}

img.avatar {float:left; margin-right:10px;}

/* =contactform */

form {font-size:.8em;}
input {margin-bottom:5px;}
input.short {margin-left:4px;}
legend span {color:#888;}
textarea {margin-bottom:10px;}
fieldset label {float:left;}

/* =below the fold */

.sub-container {
	float:left;
	clear:both;
	width:100%;
}

/* =first sub column */

.sub-container .one {
	width:342px;
	margin-left:10px;
}

.sub-container ul li {
	padding-bottom:20px;
}

.sub-container li ul {
	background:none;
	padding:0 0 10px 0;
}

.sub-container li {
	padding:2px 12px;
	font-size:.8em;
}

.sub-container li ul li {
	padding:2px 12px;
	font-size:100%;
}

.sub-container ul li ul li a {
	background:url(images/dash_grey.gif) repeat-x bottom;
	display:block;
}

.sub-container .category a {
	color:#b4bdc2;
	padding-bottom:4px;
}

.sub-container .category a:hover {
	color:#fff;
}

.sub-container .category {
	background:url(images/categories.jpg) no-repeat bottom;
	padding-top:10px;
	width:342px;
	position:relative;
	border-top:1px solid #333;
}

.sub-container .category .edge-cat {
	background:url(images/cat_edge.png) no-repeat right bottom;
	height:46px;
	width:43px;
	position:absolute;
	bottom:0;
	right:1px;
}

.sub-container .category li h2 {
	background:url(images/categories_h2.gif) no-repeat;
	width:140px;
	height:27px;
	text-indent:-999em;
	overflow:hidden;
}

.sub-container .category ul {
	padding:0;
	height:20em;
}

.sub-container .category li ul {
	background:none;
}

/* =second sub column */

.sub-container .two {
	width:288px;
	margin-left:10px;
}

.sub-container .discussed {
	background:url(images/discussed.jpg) no-repeat bottom;
	padding-top:10px;
	position:relative;
	border-top:1px solid #333;
}

.sub-container .discussed .edge-dis {
	background:url(images/green_edge.png) no-repeat right bottom;
	height:45px;
	width:44px;
	position:absolute;
	bottom:0;
	right:0px;
}


.sub-container .discussed h2 {
	background:url(images/discussed.gif) no-repeat;
	width:201px;
	height:22px;
	padding-bottom:15px;
	text-indent:-999em;
	overflow:hidden;
}

.sub-container .discussed ul {
	padding:0;
	height:20em;
}

.sub-container .discussed li ul {
	background:none;
}


.sub-container .discussed a {
	background:url(images/dash_lightgreen.gif) repeat-x bottom;
	color:#ece9d7;
	padding-bottom:4px;
}

.sub-container .discussed a:hover {
	color:#333;
}

/* =third sub column */

.sub-container .three {
	width:332px;
	margin-left:10px;
}
.sub-container .links {
	background:url(images/links.jpg) no-repeat bottom;
	padding-top:10px;
	position:relative;
	border-top:1px solid #333;
}

.sub-container .links .edge-links {
	background:url(images/red_edge.png) no-repeat right bottom;
	height:48px;
	width:50px;
	position:absolute;
	bottom:-1px;
	right:0;
}

.sub-container .links h2 {
	background:url(images/links.gif) no-repeat;
	width:200px;
	height:27px;
	text-indent:-999em;
	overflow:hidden;
}

.sub-container .links ul {
	padding:0;
	height:20em;
}

.sub-container .links li ul {
	background:none;
}

.sub-container .links li ul li {
	padding: 2px 12px;
}

.sub-container .links a {
	background:url(images/dash_rose.gif) repeat-x bottom;
	color:#ece9d7;
	padding-bottom:4px;
}

.sub-container .links a:hover {
	color:#333;
}


.copyright {clear:both; float:left; padding:12px; color:#8c6e31; font-size:.8em; }