body {
	background: #F7F9FF;
	color: #030303;
	font-size:12px;
	font-family:Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
	margin:0;
	line-height:17px;
	}

a, a:visited{
	color: #0066cc;
	text-decoration: none;
	}
	
a:hover{
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: underline;
	}
	
#container { 
	width: 950px; 
	text-align: left; 
	margin: 0 auto;
	background:#fff;
	}

#content ul{margin:10px; padding:0;}
#content ul li{background:url(images/arrow_list.gif) no-repeat top left; list-style:none; list-style-image:none; padding:0 0 0 20px; line-height:20px; color:#696969;}

#content { 
	width:630px; 
	float: left; 
	clear: both;
	margin-top: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	padding:0 0 0 20px;
	overflow: hidden;
	background:#fff;
	}
.post {
	padding: 0px;
	clear: both;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.post .date {
	height: 50px;
	width: 45px;
	background: url(images/calendar.gif) no-repeat;
	font: normal 22px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #666666;
	text-align: center;
	padding: 0px 2px 0 0;
	line-height: 100%;
	float: left;
}
.post .date span {
	height: 19px;
	display: block;
	font: normal 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #ffffff;
	text-align: center;
	padding-top: 5px;
}
.post .title {
	float: left;
	margin-left: 10px;
	width: 490px;
}
.postdata {
	font-size: 90%;
	color: #999999;
}
.postdata a, .postdata a:visited {
	color: #999999;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.postdata a:hover {
	color: #44a1d0;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.postdata .category{
	background: url(images/mini-category.gif) no-repeat;
	padding-left: 18px;
        line-height: 15px;
	float: left;
}
.postdata .comments{
	background: url(images/mini-comment.gif) no-repeat;
	padding-left: 18px;
        line-height: 15px;
	float: right;
}
.mini-add-comment {
	background: url(images/mini-down-arrow.gif) no-repeat left center;
	padding-left: 12px;
	float: right;
}
.entry {
	padding: 10px 0px 5px;
	clear: both;
}

#content p{
	margin: 0px;
	line-height: 18px;
	padding: 0px 0px 15px 0px;
	}
	
#content p img{
	border: none;
	margin-right: 5px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	padding: 0px;
	}
#content p img a{
	border: none;
	margin-right: 5px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	padding: 0px;
	}
#content h1 {
	color: #0066cc;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif;
	margin: 0px;
	line-height: 150%;
	}
	
#content h1 a  {
	color: #0066cc;
	text-decoration: none;
	}

#content h1 a:hover {
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: underline;
	}

#content h2 {
	color: #0066cc;
	font-size: 15px;
	font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif;
	margin: 0px;
	line-height: 140%;
	border-bottom: dotted 1px #CCCCCC;
	}
#content h2 a  {
	color: #0066cc;
	text-decoration: none;

	}

#content h2 a:hover {
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: underline;
	}

blockquote{
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px;
	padding: 0px 25px 0px 10px;
	font-style: italic;
	color: #666666;
	border-left: 1px solid #cccccc;
	}
	
#content blockquote p{
	margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	}

.postspace {
	background: #FFFFFF url(images/post_div.png) no-repeat center;
	width: 440px;
	height: 60px;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
        overflow: hidden;
	}
.postspace2 {
	background: #FFFFFF;
	width: 440px;
	height: 0px;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
        overflow: hidden;
	}
/* ------------------------------------- comment area  */
h3#comments {
	background: url(images/comments.gif) no-repeat;
	padding-left: 22px;
	font: normal 140%/120% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	clear: both;
}
h3#respond {
	background: url(images/respond.gif) no-repeat;
	padding-left: 22px;
	font: normal 140%/120% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin: 20px 0px 0px;
	clear: both;
}
/* commentform */
#commentform {
	margin-top: 10px;

}
#commentform label {
	font-weight: bold;
	color:#666;
	font-size: 100%;
	padding-left: 5px;
}
#commentform small {
	color: #999999;
	font-size: 90%;
}
#commentform input {
	font: 110% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	width: 220px;
	padding: 5px 3px 3px 7px;
	background: url(images/form-field-bg.gif) no-repeat;
	border-top: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
	border-right: 1px solid #E2E2E2;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #E2E2E2;
	border-left: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
}
#commentform textarea {
	font: 110% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	width: 480px;
	height: 140px;
	background:url(images/form-field-bg.gif) no-repeat;
	border: solid 1px #e6e6e6;
	padding: 5px 3px 3px 7px;
}
#commentform #submit {
	font: 12px/100% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #000000;
	background: url(images/submit-btn.gif) no-repeat top left;
	border: none;
	width: 135px;
	height: 25px;
	padding-bottom: 6px;
	margin-left: 355px;
}
#commentform #submit:hover {
	background: url(images/submit-btn.gif) no-repeat bottom left;
}
#commentform textarea:focus, #commentform input[type="text"]:focus {
	border: solid 1px #3b9acc;
}

/* comment list */
.commentlist {
	margin: 10px 0px;
	padding-left: 45px;
	line-height: 130%;
}
.commentlist li{
	padding: 5px 10px;
}
.commentlist .alt {
	background: #F4F4F4;
}
.commentlist cite {
	font-weight: bold;
	font-style: normal;
	font-size: 110%;
	color: #669900;
}
.commentlist cite a, .commentlist cite a:visited {
	color: #669900;
}
.commentlist small {
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	display: block;
	font-size: 87%;
}
.commentlist small a, .commentlist small a:visited{
	color: #999999;
}

#sidebar { 
	width: 245px; 
	background: #FFFFFF top center no-repeat;
	float: right; 
	margin-top: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; 
        overflow: hidden;
	}

#sidebar h2 {
	color: #000;
	font-size: 15px;
	background: url(images/side_head_bg.gif) repeat-x top;
   	line-height: 20px;
	text-align: center; 
	font-family: Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif;
	font-weight: bold;
	list-style: none;
	padding:5px 0;
	margin:5px 0;
	}
#sidebar ul {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px 0px 20px 0px;
	}
	
#sidebar li {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	}
	
#sidebar ul li {
	list-style: square inside;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 5px 0px 0px 0px;
	}
#sidebar ul li ul {
	padding: 0px;
}
	
#sidebar ul li a {
	color: #0066cc;
	text-decoration: none;
	}

#sidebar ul li a:hover {
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: underline;
	}
#sidebar ul li ul li {
	color: #000000;
	padding: 5px 0px 0px 15px;
}
#sidebar ul li ul li a {
	color: #0066cc;
}

#footer { 
	background: #2569ac;
	color: #ffffff;
	text-align: center;
	padding: 15px 0;
	border-top: 10px solid #336699;
	clear: both;

	}
#footer a {
	color: #ffffff;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	}
	
#footer a:hover{
	color: #ffffff;
	text-decoration:underline;
	}

div#the_post_ticker
{
	border-top: 2px dotted #CCC;
	border-bottom: 2px solid #CCC;
	padding: 4px;
	margin-bottom: 4px;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-family: Verdana;
	height: 40px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
div#the_post_ticker a
{
	font-weight: bold;
	text-decoration: none;
}
div#the_post_ticker a:hover
{
	text-decoration: underline;
}
#search {
	font-size: 0.9em; 
	border-top: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
	border-right: 1px solid #E2E2E2;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #E2E2E2;
	border-left: 1px solid #e6e6e6;
}
#search #searchsubmit {
	border: #999 1px solid; 
	font-size: 0.9em; 
	background: url(images/search-btn.png) no-repeat;
	margin: 0 0 0 2px; 
	color: #265e15; 
	width: 135px;
	height: 25px;
	padding: 2px; 		
}


/*=======================*/


#home_content { 
	width:98%; 
	float: left; 
	clear: both;
	font-size:12px;
	margin-top: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	padding:0 10px;
    overflow: hidden;
	line-height:20px;
	}


#home_content p{
	margin: 0px;
	line-height: 18px;
	padding:0;
	}

#home_content img{
	border: none;
	margin:0 5px 0 0;
	padding:0px;
	}
#home_content p img a{
	border: none;
	margin-right: 5px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	padding: 0px;
	}
#home_content h1 {
	color: #0066cc;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif;
	margin: 0px;
	line-height: 150%;
	}
	
#home_content h1 a  {
	color: #0066cc;
	text-decoration: none;
	}

#home_content h1 a:hover {
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: underline;
	}

#home_content h2 {
	color: #0066cc;
	font-size: 15px;
	font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif;
	margin:10px 0 5px 0;
	line-height: 140%;
	}
	

#home_content h2 a  {
	color: #0066CC;
	text-decoration: none;
	border:1px solid #1374EE; border-top:none;
	background: url(images/side_head_bg.gif) repeat-x top;
	padding:5px;
	margin:0;
	}

#home_content h2 a:hover {
	color: #EC8B11;
	text-decoration:none;
	background: url(images/side_head_bg_over.gif) repeat-x bottom;
	border:1px solid #EC8B11; border-bottom:none;
	}
#home_content blockquote p{
	margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	}

#home_content h3
	{
		color: #0066cc;
		font-size: 12px;
		font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif;
		margin:10px 0 5px 0;
		line-height: 140%;
	}
	
#home_content h4
	{
		color:#2187ED;
		font-size: 12px;
		font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif;
		margin:10px 2px 5px 0;
		line-height: 140%;
		display:inline;
	}


br{line-height:8px;}

#home_content ul{margin:10px 10px 10px 240px; padding:0;}
#home_content ul li{ background:url(images/arrow_list.gif) no-repeat top left; list-style:none; list-style-image:none; padding:1px 0 0 20px; line-height:20px; margin:0; font-weight:bold;}

.fleft{float:left;}
.fright{float:right;}
.fclear{clear:both;}


a.tryit, a.tryit:link, a.tryit:visited 

{
background: #4777D1; line-height:25px; font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; padding:5px 20px; color:#fff; border:1px solid #666666;

}

a.tryit:hover, 

a.tryit:active

{

	background: #666666;line-height:25px;	color: #CDCDCD; text-decoration:none;	border:1px solid #4777D1;

}

a.readlnk, a.readlnk:link, a.readlnk:visited 

{

background:url(images/read_more.gif) no-repeat top right; line-height:25px; font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; padding:5px 20px 5px 20px; color:#fff;

}

a.readlnk:hover, 

a.readlnk:active

{

	background:url(images/read_more.gif) no-repeat 100% -25px;  line-height:25px;
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #333; width:135px;


}


/*---------------------*/


#navbar {
	background:url(images/menu_bg.jpg) no-repeat top left;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px ;
	width:238px;
	height:175px;
	}
	
#navbar li {
	display:block;
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	text-align:left;
	}
		
#navbar ul {
	margin: 0px;
	padding:0px;
	}
	
#navbar ul li {

	margin:0 15px;
	padding: 9px 0px;
	font-weight:bold;
	}
	
#navbar ul li a {
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #005597;
	padding: 9px 0px 9px 30px;
	margin:0 10px;
	background:url(images/arrow_link_hover.gif) no-repeat left;
	text-decoration: none;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	
	}

#navbar ul li a:hover {
	color:#fff;
	background:url(images/arrow_link.gif) no-repeat left;
	margin:0 10px;
	padding: 9px 0px 9px 30px;
	}
	


#header {
	width: 100%;
	height: 175px;
	}