/* =======================================================================================================================
=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, em 
{
    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;
}

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

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


/* =search */
.search-container {
    width:990px;
    height:39px;
    float:left;
    
}
.search {
    background:url(images/search_container.gif) no-repeat;
    float:left;
    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(header/rotate.php) 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 {
    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;
}

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

.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;
}


/* =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; }