body {
	margin:0;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

#header {
	background-image:url(images/blogHeader6.jpg);
	background-repeat:no-repeat;
	width:970px;
	height: 174px;
	padding:44px 0 40px;
	margin:0 auto;
	position:relative;
	z-index:1001;
	margin-top: 20px;
}

#container {
	width:970px;
	padding:80px 0 40px;
	margin:0 auto;
	position:relative;
	z-index:1001;
}

/* pages menu */


#upper-pages {
	margin:0 auto;
	font-size:10px;
	padding:4px 0 0;
	position:relative;
	z-index:1002;
}


#pages {
	width:970px;
	margin:0 auto;
	font-size:14px;
	position:relative;
	z-index:1002;
	padding-right:5px;
}

#pages ul {
	float:right;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
#pages li {
	float:left;
	display:block;
	list-style:none;
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
}
#pages a {
	color:#000;
	text-decoration:none;
	padding:3px 6px;
	margin-right:3px;
}
#pages a:hover {
	color:#fff;
	background:#000;
}
#pages .current_page_item a {
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
	padding:3px 6px;
	margin-right:3px;
	background:url(images/post-shadow2.png) no-repeat;
}


/* corner shadows 


#upper-left {
	position:absolute;
	top:0;
	left:0;
	width:330px;
	height:330px;
	background:url(images/upper-left.png) no-repeat;
	z-index:100;
}
#upper-right {
	position:absolute;
	top:0;
	right:0;
	width:330px;
	height:330px;
	background:url(images/upper-right.png) no-repeat;
	z-index:100;
}

/* blog title */

h3.blog-title a {
	background:url(images/title-back2.gif) no-repeat left bottom;
	color:#fff;
	display:block;
	float:left;
	text-decoration:none;
	padding:8px 20px 22px;
	margin:0;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-style:italic;
	font-size:24px;
	line-height:24px;
}
h3.blog-title a:hover {
	background:url(images/title-back-over.gif) no-repeat left bottom;
	color:#fff;
}
.logo-spacer {
	display:block;
	clear:both;
	height:16px;
}
	
/* main column */

#main-col {
	float:left;
	width:570px;
	padding:0 0 20px 12px;
	font-size:12px;
	color:#000000;
}

#main-col .post {
	background:url(images/stripe.png) no-repeat;
	padding-top:20px;
	clear:both;
}
#main-col h2 {
	float:left;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-style:italic;
	font-weight:normal;
	font-size:24px;
	line-height:28px;
	width:350px;
	margin:12px 0 8px;
}
#main-col h4 {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-style:italic;
	font-weight:normal;
	font-size:16px;
	line-height:20px;
	margin:0 0 8px;
}
#main-col h2 a, #main-col h4 a {
	color:#000000;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#main-col h2 a:hover, #main-col h4 a:hover {
	border-bottom:1px solid #026BAD;
}
#main-col .spacer {
	height:50px;
	display:block;
	clear:both;
}
#main-col .comments, #main-col .date {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	float:right;
}
#main-col .comments {
	padding:8px;
	border:solid #026BAD;
	border-width:0 1px;
}
#main-col .date {
	padding:8px 0 8px 8px;
}
#main-col .inner {
	padding:12px 0;
}
#main-col .comments a, #main-col .sm-date a {
	color:#000000;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#main-col .inner a {
	color:#000;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#main-col .comment-count a:hover, #main-col .sm-date a:hover, #main-col .inner a:hover {
	color:#005D9A;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#main-col .comments .comment-count {
	font-size:18px;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-style:italic;
}
#main-col .date .year {
	display:block;
}
#main-col .date .day {
	font-size:18px;
	line-height:8px;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-style:italic;
}
#main-col .excerpt {
	font-size:14px;
	line-height:18px;
	padding:0 0 10px;
}
#main-col .filed {
	width:350px;
	float:left;
	font-style:italic;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	background:url(images/stripe.gif) repeat-x;
	padding-top:12px;
}
#main-col .filed a {
	font-style:normal;
	font-size:14px;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#main-col .continue a {
	float:right;
	font-style:italic;
	font-weight:bold;
	color:#fff;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
	background:url(images/continue-back.png) no-repeat right top;
	padding:18px 12px 8px;
}
#main-col .continue a:hover {
	background:url(images/continue-back-over.gif) no-repeat right top;
	color:#fff;
}

#main-col .sm-col-left, #main-col .sm-col-right {
	width:275px;
}
#main-col .sm-col-left .post, #main-col .sm-col-right .post {
	padding:16px;
	background:url(images/post-shadow.png) no-repeat;
	width:243px;
}
#main-col .sm-col-left {
	float:left;
}
#main-col .sm-col-right {
	float:right;
}
#main-col .sm-date {
	font-size:11px;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	background:url(images/liner.png) no-repeat;
	padding:5px 0 0;
}
#main-col .sm-col-left .inner, #main-col .sm-col-right .inner {
	padding:0;
}
blockquote {
	font-style:italic;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:16px;
	line-height:20px;
}
	

/* previous next links */

.post-nav {
	height:20px;
}
.previous a {
	display:block;
	float:left;
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
	padding:4px 6px;
}
.next a {
	display:block;
	float:right;
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
	padding:4px 6px;
}
.previous a:hover, .next a:hover {
	color:#ffe400;
	background:#000;
}	
	


/* side column main */

#side-col {
	float:right;
	width:360px;
	padding:0 0 40px;
}
.tags a {
	color:#000;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.tags a:hover {
	color:#005D9A;
	text-decoration:underline;
}

/* tabs */

.spacer {
	display:block;
	height:10px;
	font-size:0;
	line-height:0;
}
.liner-up {
	display:block;
	background:url(images/stripe.png) no-repeat;
	height:30px;
	font-size:0;
	line-height:0;
}
.liner {
	display:block;
	background:url(images/stripe-flipped.png) no-repeat;
	height:30px;
	font-size:0;
	line-height:0;
}

ul#tabnav {
	height:40px;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	display:block;
}
ul#tabnav li {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	float:left;
	list-style-type:none;
}
ul#tabnav li a {
	color:#000;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:14px;
	font-style:italic;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	display:block;
	float:left;
	margin:0 3px 0 0;
	padding:8px 12px 18px;
}
ul#tabnav li a:hover, ul#tabnav li a.selected {
	color:#fff;
	background:url(images/title-back.gif) no-repeat left bottom;
}
.panel {
	display:block;
	width:360px;
	overflow:auto;
}


.postList {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	overflow:hidden;
	width:359px;
}
.postList li {
	list-style:none;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	background:url(images/liner.png) no-repeat;
}
.postList a {
	display:block;
	padding:6px 10px;
	font-size:13px;
	line-height:18px;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	color:#000000;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.postList a:hover {
	background:url(images/nav-over.png) no-repeat;
}
.postList a .listMeta {
	font-size:11px;
	line-height:14px;
	text-decoration:none;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.postList li a .quote {
	display:block;
	height:38px;
	overflow:hidden;
}
.postList li a .right {
	float:right;
}

.flickr {
	color:#fff;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:14px;
	font-style:italic;
	font-weight:bold;
	padding:0 0 10px;
}
.flickr a img {
	border:1px solid #fff;
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
	margin:6px;
	float:left;
}
.flickr a:hover img {
	border-color:#ffe400;
	color:#ffe400;
}
.search {
	color:#000000;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:14px;
	font-style:italic;
	font-weight:bold;
	padding:21px 0 10px;
}
.search form {
	margin:0;
	padding:8px 0;
	text-align:center;
}
.search input {
	color:#fff;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	border-style:none;
	background:url(images/post-shadow2.png);
}
.search .txt-field {
	float:left;
	width:286px;
}
.search .btn-search {
	float:right;
}

/* comment form styles */

.comments-PII, .comments-PII-2 {
	float:left;
}
.comments-PII {
	width:240px;
	margin-right:15px;
}
.comments-PII-2 {
	width:310px;
}
.comments-PII input {
	color:#fff;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	border-style:none;
	background:url(images/post-shadow.png);
	width:240px;
}
.comments-PII-2 textarea {
	color:#fff;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	border-style:none;
	background:url(images/post-shadow.png);
	width:300px;
	height:180px;
}
.comments-PII-2 input {
	color:#fff;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	border-style:none;
	background:url(images/post-shadow.png);
	padding:2px 5px;
}

.note {
	font-size:10px;
}


/* comment list styles */

#comment-list {
	font-size:12px;
	padding:10px 0;
}
#comment-list .bigger {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-style:italic;
	font-weight:normal;
	font-size:18px;
	line-height:22px;
}
.comment-left {
	padding:16px 0;
	background:url(images/liner.png) no-repeat;
}
.comment-meta {
	float:left;
	width:120px;
	margin-right:10px;
	font-size:14px;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-weight:bold;
}
.comment-metadata {
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:11px;
	font-weight:normal;
}
.comment-metadata a, .comment-meta a, comments-PII a, comments-PII-2 a {
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.comment-metadata a:hover, .comment-meta a:hover, comments-PII a:hover, comments-PII-2 a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
}
.comment-txt {
	float:left;
	width:440px;
	font-size:12px;
	line-height:18px;
}

/* rss */

.box {
	margin-top: 5px;
}

.box h2 {
	background:transparent url(images/rss-header.png) repeat-x scroll 0 0;
	color:#fff;
	display:block;
	font-size:1.1em;
	font-weight:bold;
	height:22px;
	line-height:22px;
	margin-top:20px;
	text-indent:10px;
}

.subscribe {
	background: #FFF;
	margin-bottom: 30px;
	padding-right: 10px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
}

.rssfeed {
	line-height: 1.4em;
	background: url(images/bullet.png) no-repeat;
	background-position: left 5px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.rssfeedlinks {
	padding-top: 5px;
	padding-bottom: 5px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #ddd;
}

.rssfeedlinks a {
	font-weight: bold;
	padding-left: 22px;
	background: url(images/rss.png) no-repeat left;
	color: #444;
	margin-right: 40px;
}

.rssfeedlinks a:hover {
	color: #111;
}

.box .subscribe p {
	margin-left: 20px;
}

.subscribe form {
	display: inline;
}

.subscribe fieldset {
	display: inline;
}

.subscribe input {
	display: inline;
	vertical-align: middle;
}

#rssinput {
	width: 200px;
	padding-left: 4px;
	padding-top: 1px;
	padding-bottom: 1px;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	background-color: #000000;
	border: 1px solid #000000;
}

#rssinput:hover {
	border: 1px solid #000000;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	background-color: #000000;
}

#rssbutton {
	color: #fff;
	cursor: pointer;
	font-weight: normal;
	background-color: #000000;
	border: 1px solid #000000;
	margin-left:20px;
}

#rssbutton:hover {
	border: 1px solid #000000;
	background-color: #006699;
}
.rss {
	float: left;
}

.rss a {
	float: left;
	display: block;
	font-weight: bold;
	background: url(images/rss.png) no-repeat left;
	padding-left: 25px;
	line-height: 1.5em;
	color: #a9a88d;
	margin-right: 25px;
}

.rss a:hover {
	color: #fff;
	background: #a9a88d url(images/rss.png) no-repeat left;
	line-height: 1.5em;
}

.property {
	float: right;
	color: #777;
	line-height: 1.5em;
	font-size: 11px;
}

.property a {
	color: #777;
}

.property a:hover {
	text-decoration: none;
}



/* footer */

#footer {
	font-size:11px;
	color:#000000;
	padding:12px 0;
	background:url(images/liner.png) no-repeat;
}
#footer .bigger {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-style:italic;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:16px;
}
#footer a {
	color:#000000;
	text-decoration:none;
}
#footer a:hover {
	color:#026BAD;
	text-decoration:underline;
}
#footer .dinpattern-logo a {
	display:block;
	width:135px;
	height:44px;
	float:right;
	background:url(images/logo-dinpattern.png) no-repeat;
	text-indent:-500px;
	overflow:hidden;
}