html {
	height:100%;
	overflow-y:scroll;  /* prevents vertical scrollbar jump issue */
	}
	
	body {
	height:100%;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	font-size: 62.5%; /* Resets 1em to 10px */
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, helvetica;
	background: #C9CDD0;
	background:url(images/bg-xhatch.gif) repeat;
	color: #222;
	text-align: center;
	}
	
	
	/* ---- PAGE WRAPPER ELEMENT --- */	
	#page {
	width: 988px;
	margin: 0 auto; /* the auto margins (in conjunction with a width) center the page */
	text-align:left;
	background-color: #FFF;
	border: 1px solid #768189;	
	}
	
	
/* -------- HEADER ELEMENTS ------- */

	#header {
	float:left;
	height: 165px;
	 /* background:url(images/nameplate_notext.gif) no-repeat; */
	background:url(images/nameplate.jpg) no-repeat;
	}
	
	#headerimg {
	float:left;
	width:650px;
	margin-top:30px;
	border:0px solid white;
	}
	
	#headerimg a.bloghome {
	position:absolute;
	display:block;
	margin:0px 0 0 28px;
	width:810px;
	height:115px;
	border:0px solid red;
	}
	
	#headerimg a.intaud {
	position:absolute;
	top:0px;
	display:block;
	width:22px;
	height:150px;
	border:0px solid lime;
	}
		
	#headerimg a {
	display:block;
	width:400px;
	height:100px;
	
	}
	
	#headerimg h1 {
	color:#EAEAEA;
	font-size:64px;
	margin:6px 50px;
	font-family:"Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	}
	
	#headerimg .description {
	font-size:12px;
	margin-left:40px;
	color:#EAEAEA;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, "Lucida Sans";
	}
	
	#headerright {
	float:right;
	text-align:right;
	width:200px;
	height:100px;
	overflow:hidden;
	}
	
/* ------- END HEADER ELEMENTS ------ */

/* ------- PAGE MENU NAVIGATION ----- */

	#pagenav { 
	float:right;
	margin:2px 20px;
	padding:4px;
	font-size:13px;
	text-align:right;
	}
	
	#pagenav ul { 
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	list-style-type: none;	   
	}
	
	#pagenav li {
	display:inline;
	padding:6px 10px;
	}
	
	#pagenav li.nopad {
	 padding:6px 0px;
	}
	
	#pagenav a {
	color:#EAEAEA;
	}
	
		
/* ------- END PAGE MENU NAVIGATION ----- */


/* ------- CONTENT ELEMENTS ------------- */

	#content {
	margin-top:18px;
	font-size: 1.3em;
	line-height:1.3em;
	}
	
	.narrowcolumn {
	float: left;
	padding: 0 0 20px 45px;
	margin-right:10px;
	width: 620px;
	}
	
	.widecolumn {
	float: left;
	padding: 0 0 20px 20px;
	margin-right:10px;
	width: 700px;
	}
/* ------- END CONTENT ELEMENTS --------- */


/* ------- BLOGINTRO DIV -------------- */

#blogintro {
	padding:2px; border:0px solid #E4E4E4;
}

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


/* ------- SIDE BAR ELEMENTS ------------ */

	#sidebar
	{
	float:right;
	margin-right:10px;
	padding: 20px 0 10px 0;
	width: 220px;
	font-size:12px;
	}
	
	#sidebar form {
	margin: 0;
	}


	#sidebar h2 {
	font-size: 1.2em;
	margin:2px 0;
	padding:2px 8px;
	background-color:#344451;
	color:#EAEAEA;
	}
	#sidebar ul, #sidebar ul ol {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	}
	
	#sidebar ul li {
	list-style-type: none;
	list-style-image: none;
	margin-bottom: 15px;
	}
	
	#sidebar ul p, #sidebar ul select {
	margin: 5px 0 8px;
	}
	
	#sidebar ul ul, #sidebar ul ol {
	margin: 5px 0 0 10px;
	}
	
	#sidebar ul ul ul, #sidebar ul ol {
	margin: 0 0 0 10px;
	}
	
	ol li, #sidebar ul ol li {
	list-style: decimal outside;
	}
	
	#sidebar ul ul li, #sidebar ul ol li {
	margin: 3px 0 0;
	padding: 0;
	}
	
	#sidebar ul.feeds li { 
		background:url(images/rssfeed-blue-12.png) no-repeat;
		background-position:left;
		padding-left:15px;
		margin:8px 0;
	}
	
	.feedinfo {
		background:url(images/icon_info.gif) no-repeat;
		font-size:100%;
		margin-left:8px;
		padding-left:24px;
	}
/* ------- END SIDE BAR ELEMENTS --------- */


/* ------- SEARCH FORM ELEMENTS ---------- */
	#searchform {
	margin-bottom:20px;
	}

/* ------- SEARCH FORM ELEMENTS ---------- */

/* ------- POST ELEMENTS ----------------- */

	.post {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	}
	
	.post h2 { /* post title */
	font-size:17px;
	margin-bottom:6px;
	}
	
	.post hr {
	display: block;
	}
	
	.entry {
	margin:0px 0 14px 0;	
	border:0px solid red;
	}
	
	.entry p {
	margin:10px 0px;

	}
	
	.entry a {
	font-weight:bold;
	}
	
	.entry small {
	margin:4px 0px;	
	}
	
	.entry .more {
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:normal;
	text-decoration:underline;
	}
	.pubdate {
	margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;
	color:#992937;

	}
	
	
	.postmetadata {
	clear: both;
	margin:5px 0;
	font-size:11px;
	}
	
	.postmetadata a {
		
	}
	
	.postmetadata span {
	padding-left:20px;
	}
	
	.postmetadata small {
	font-size:1em;
	}
	
	.postmetadata .commenticon {
	float:left;
	background:url(images/comments.png) no-repeat;
	}
	
	.clear {
	clear: both;
	}
	
	.navigation {
	display: block;
	text-align: center;
	margin-top: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 60px;
	}
	
/* ------- POST ELEMENTS ----------------- */


/* ------- COMMENT ELEMENTS -------------- */

	#commentform input {
	width: 170px;
	padding: 2px;
	margin: 5px 5px 1px 0;
	}
	#commentform label {
	
	}
	
	#commentform textarea {
	width: 100%;
	padding: 2px;
	}
	
	#commentform #submit {
	margin: 0;
	float: right;
	}

	h3.comments {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 40px auto 20px ;
	}
	
	ol.commentlist {
	margin:0px 0;
	padding:0;
	}
	.commentlist li, #commentform input, #commentform textarea {
	font: 0.9em 
	}
	
	
	.commentlist li {
	font-weight: bold;
	border: 1px solid #ddd;
	}
	
	.alt {
	background-color: #f8f8f8;
	border: 1px solid #ddd;
	}
	
	.commentlist p {
	font-weight: normal;
	line-height: 1.5em;
	text-transform: none;
	}
	
	#commentform p {
	
	}
	
	.commentsmetadata {
	font-weight: normal;
	}
	
	.commentlist {
	margin:0;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: justify;
	}

	.commentlist li {
	margin: 15px 0 3px;
	padding: 5px 10px 3px;
	list-style: none;
	}
	
	.commentlist p {
	margin: 10px 5px 10px 0;
	font-size:.85em;
	}
	
	#commentform p {
	margin: 5px 0;
	}
	
	.nocomments {
	text-align: center;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	}
	

/* ------- END COMMENT ELEMENTS -------------- */


	
/* --------- FOOTER ELEMENTS ------------- */

	#footer {
	background: #eee no-repeat top;
	border: 0px solid ;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0 auto;
	clear: both;
	}
	
	#footer p {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 6px 0;
	text-align: center;
	}
	
/* --------- END FOOTER ELEMENTS --------- */


/* --------- DEFAULT ELEMENT STYLES ------ */
	a {outline: none;}	
	a {
	color: #325587;
	text-decoration:none;
	}
	
	a:hover {
	color: #344451;
	}
	
	h1 {font-size:22px;	}
	
	h2 {font-size:18px;	}
	
	h3 {font-size:16px;	}
	
	h4 {font-size:14px;	}
	
	h5 {
	font-size:10px;
	color:#7f7f7f;
	padding-left:1px;
	font-weight:400;
	}

	small {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
	font-size: 0.9em;
	}
	
	code {
	font: 1.1em 'Courier New', Courier, Fixed;
	}
	
	acronym, abbr, span.caps
	{
	font-size: 0.9em;
	letter-spacing: .07em;
	}
	
	blockquote {
		margin: 15px 30px 0 10px;
		padding-left: 20px;
		border-left: 5px solid #ddd;
		}
	
	blockquote cite {
		margin: 5px 0 0;
		display: block;
		}
/*--------- ALIGN IMAGE ELEMENTS -------- */
	img {
	border:0px;
	}

	p img {
	padding: 0;
	max-width: 100%;
	}
	
	img.centered {
	display: block;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	}
	
	img.alignright {
	padding: 4px;
	margin: 0 0 2px 7px;
	display: inline;
	}
	
	img.alignleft {
	padding: 4px;
	margin: 0 7px 2px 0;
	display: inline;
	}
	
	.alignright {
	float: right;
	}
	
	.alignleft {
	float: left
	}
		
/*--------- ALIGN IMAGE ELEMENTS -------- */
	

/* ----------- CALENDAR ELEMENTS ---------- */
#calendar {
	text-align:center;
}

#calendar .nav {
font-weight:bold;
font-size:22px;
padding:2px;
}

.calendar{
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	border-collapse:collapse;
	border:2px solid #EDEDED;
	color:#222;
}
.calendar th, td {
	font-size:12px;
	border:1px solid #CDCDCD;
}
.calendar td {
	text-align:center;
	width:25px;
	padding:3px 0px;
}
.calendar a {
	display:block;
	width:25px;
}

.highlight {
	background:#E4E4E4;
}
/* ----------- CALENDAR ELEMENTS ---------- */

/* ********* social media buttons  ************/

.post td {
border:none;
padding:3px;
font-size:90%;
color:#666;
}