@charset "UTF-8";
/* Blog CSS  */


html, body {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 100%;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}
.right {
	float:right;
}
.left {
	float:left;
}
h1 {
	color: #62B5D0;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 30px;
	line-height:45px;
	margin-top: 0px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
h4 {
	font-size:20px;
	color: #999999;
	font-weight:normal;
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}
a:link {
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #9B1D11;
}
a:visited {
	color: #9B1D11;
}
a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
	color: #3c8ca7;
}

#container {
	width: 860px;
	margin-right: auto;
	margin-left: auto;
}
#content {
	float: left;
	width: 100%;
}
#header {
	height: 71px;
	width: 100%;
	padding-top:15px;
	/*background-image:url(images/blog_header.gif);*/
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center top;
	float: left;
	margin-bottom:75px;
}
#header div {
	float: right;
	margin-top: 25px;
	margin-right: 25px;
	font-size: 13px;
}

a:link img {
	outline: none;
	border: none;
}

a:hover img {
	outline: none;
	border: none;
}
a:active img {
	outline: none;
	border: none;
}
a:focus img {
	outline: none;
	border: none;
}
a {
	outline: none;
	border: none;
}
#blog-headline {
	margin-top: 30px;
	margin-bottom:25px;
	float: left;
	margin-left: 20px;
	width: 97%;
}
#blog-roll {
	float: left;
	width: 525px;
	padding-right: 20px;
	margin-top:0px;
	margin-left: 20px;
}
.post {
	font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	width: 500px;
	float: left;
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 19px;
	color: #666666;
	margin-bottom: 65px;
	color:#333333;
}
.date {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #BCBCBC;
	margin:-20px 0 12px 24px;
}
.backLink a{
	font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:10px;
	color:#707070;
}

.backLink a:hover{
	color:#bcbcbc;
	text-decoration:underline;
}

.headline {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 26px;
	line-height:28px;
	display: block;
	background-image: url(images/blog_post_cross.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	padding-left: 23px;
	margin-top:0px;
	padding-top:0px;
	background-position: 0px 5px;
	color: #AC1D17;
}
.headline a:link {
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #AC1D17;
}

.headline a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
	color: #AC1D17;
}
.headline a:active {
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #AC1D17;
}
#sidebar {
	width: 260px;
	float: left;
	border-left-width: 1px;
	border-left-style: solid;
	border-left-color: #CCCCCC;
	margin-top: 20px;
	padding-left: 20px;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	color: #666666;
	font-size: 16px;
	padding-bottom: 50px;
}
/*#sidebar span {
	display: block;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	padding-bottom: 20px;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-bottom-color: #CCCCCC;
}
*/

.sidebarBreak {
	display: block;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	padding-bottom: 20px;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-bottom-color: #CCCCCC;
}

#sidebar ul {
	margin-top: 10px;
	margin-right: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	margin-left: 15px;
	list-style-type: none;
	padding: 0px;
	font-size: 14px;
}
#sidebar li {
	margin-top: 7px;
}
#sidebar p {
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	line-height:150%;
	font-size:13px;
	color:#3c8ca7;
}

.sidebarDesc {
	line-height:150%;
	font-size:13px;
	color:#3c8ca7;
}

.widget_search .screen-reader-text {
	display:none;
}

#bottom-nav {
	width: 490px;
	padding-bottom:40px;
}
#bottom-nav a:link {
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #999999;
}

#bottom-nav a:hover {
	text-decoration:underline;
	color: #666666;
}
#bottom-nav a:active {
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #666666;
}
#footer {
	font-size:13px;
	color:#cccdcf;
	margin-top:35px;
	float:left;
	padding-bottom: 25px;
	padding-top: 10px;
	margin-left: 20px;
	width: 620px;
}
#footer a:link {
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #cccdcf;
}

#footer a:hover {
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #999999;
}
#footer a:active {
	text-decoration:none;
	color: #cccdcf;
}
.main-menu {
	float:right;
}
#home_current {
	float:left;
	display:block;
	background-image: url(images/home.gif);
	width:61px;
	height:50px;
	margin-right:5px;
}
.tags {
	margin-top: 20px;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #999999;
	font-weight: bold;
	border-top-width: 1px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-top-color: #CCCCCC;
}
#home-button {
	display:block;
	width:30px;
	height:30px;
	background-image:url(images/blog-home.png);
}
#home-button span, #rss-button span {
	display: block;
	visibility:hidden;
}
#home-button:hover {
	display:block;
	width:30px;
	height:30px;
	background-image:url(images/blog-home.png);
	background-position:-31px;
	cursor:pointer;
}
#rss-button {
	display:block;
	width:49px;
	height:30px;
	background-image: url(images/rss-button.png);
}
#rss-button:hover {
	display:block;
	width:49px;
	height:30px;
	background-image: url(images/rss-button.png);
	background-position:-50px;
	cursor:pointer;
}
#main-blog-menu ul {
	list-style-type:none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#main-blog-menu li {
	float:left;
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
li.categories {
	margin-top: 10px;
	margin-right: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	margin-left: 15px;
	list-style-type: none;
	padding: 0px;
	font-size: 14px;
} 
li.cat-item {
	list-style-type:none;
}
#s {
	background-color: #999999;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	border:none;
	margin:5px 0 5px 0;
	padding:2px;
}
#searchsubmit {
	background-image: url(images/search.gif);
	border:0;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	width:60px;
	height:20px;
	letter-spacing:.125exs;
}
#searchsubmit:hover {
	background-image: url(images/search-roll.gif);
	border:0;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	width:60px;
	height:20px;
	letter-spacing:.125exs;
}
h3 {
	color: #AC1D17;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin-top: 25px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:16px;
	margin-top:20px;	
}
#comments {
	font-size:12px;
	color:#999999;
	margin-top:15px;
	padding-top:15px;
	border-top-width: 1px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-top-color: #CCCCCC;
}
#comments textarea {
	width: 450px;
}
#about-copy {
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:9px;
}
h2 {
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:16px;
	line-height:24px;
	margin-top:30px;
	margin-bottom:15px;
}
h1 p {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
.aligncenter {
	display:block;
	text-align:center;
	margin-left:auto;
	margin-right:auto;
}
.alignright {
	display:block;
	float:right;
}
.alignleft {
	display:block;
	float:left;
}

.redLine {
	border-top-width: 5px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-top-color: #9B1D11;
	display: block;
}

.redLine2 {
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-style: dotted;
	border-bottom-color: #9B1D11;
	padding-bottom: 2px;
	display: block;
}

ul.nav a {
	display: block;
	padding: 25px 8px 0px 0px;
	width: 85px;
	color: #9B1D11;
	margin: 1px 0px 0px 0px;
	border-right: dotted 1px #9B1D11;
}

ul.nav {
	list-style: none;
	font-size: 1.5em;
	float: right;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 10pt;
	border-left: dotted 1px #9B1D11;
	margin-top: 25px;
	padding-left: 0px;
	width: 377px;
}
ul.nav li {
	float:left;
	text-align:right;
}
ul.nav li a {
	display:block;
	padding:25px 8px 0px 0px;
	width:85px;
	color:#9b1d11;
	margin:1px 0px 0px 0px;
	border-right:dotted 1px #9b1d11;
}
ul.nav li a:hover {
	text-decoration:none;
	background-color:#edfaff;
	/*background: -moz-linear-gradient(right center , #f7f6f0 40%, rgb(255, 255, 255) 70%) repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;*/
}




/*Livefyre CSS Override */
/*Livefyre Header (comment & listner count)*/
#livefyre {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight:normal;
}

.lf_head_bar{
}

.lf_comment_count{
}

.lf_listener_count{
}

.lf_avatar{
}

/* Login Bar */
.lf_login_bar{
}

.lf_user_nick{
}

/*Action Bar (Following, Posts to FB/Twitter)*/
.lf_action_bar{
}

/*the comments section*/
.lf_comment_user{
}
#lf_comments{
color:#555;

font-size:12px;
}
.lf_comment_container{
}
.lf_comment_user_rating{
color: #fff;
}
.lf_comment_date{
color: #fff;
}
.lf_share{
}
.lf_flag{
}
.lf_flag_box{
}


#livefyre .lf_comment_container .lf_comment .lf_comment_footer .lf_admin_bar a {
}

#livefyre .lf_comment_container .lf_comment .lf_comment_footer .lf_flag {
}

#livefyre .lf_comment_container:hover .lf_comment .lf_comment_footer .lf_flag {
}

#livefyre .lf_comment_container .lf_comment .lf_comment_footer .lf_comment_date {
}

#livefyre .lf_comment_container .lf_comment .lf_comment_footer .lf_share {
}

#livefyre .lf_comment_container .lf_comment .lf_comment_footer .lf_share:hover {
}

#livefyre .lf_comment_container .lf_comment .lf_comment_footer .lf_mod_options {
}

#livefyre .lf_comment_container:hover .lf_comment .lf_comment_footer .lf_mod_options a:hover {   
}



/*MailChimp*/

/* MailChimp Form Embed Code - Slim - 08/17/2011 */
#mc_embed_signup h3 {display:block; font-size:20px; padding-bottom:0px; margin-bottom:0px; font-weight:bold; color:#9b1d11; }
#mc_embed_signup p {font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height:20px; font-size:13px; width:230px; margin-top:5px; color:#444;}


#mc_embed_signup #social {margin-left:30px; margin-top:25px;}
#mc_embed_signup #social a {margin-left:5px;}
#mc_embed_signup #social a:active {margin-top:1px;}


#mc_embed_signup form {display:block; position:relative; text-align:left; padding:10px 0 10px 0}
#mc_embed_signup h2 {font-weight:bold; padding:0; margin:15px 0; font-size:1.4em;}
#mc_embed_signup input {display: inline-block;
width: 210px;
height: 23px;
padding: 4px;
margin-bottom: 9px;
font-size: 13px;
line-height: 18px;
color: #555;
border: 1px solid #CCC;
-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
-moz-border-radius: 3px;
border-radius: 3px;
border-image: initial;}
#mc_embed_signup input[type=checkbox]{-webkit-appearance:checkbox;}
#mc_embed_signup input[type=radio]{-webkit-appearance:radio;}
#mc_embed_signup input:focus {border-color: rgba(82, 168, 236, 0.8);
    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) inset, 0 0 8px rgba(82, 168, 236, 0.6);
    outline: 0 none;}
{clear:both; background-color: #aaa; border: 0 none; border-radius:4px; color: #FFFFFF; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size:15px; font-weight: bold; height: 25px; line-height: 32px; margin: 0 5px 10px 0; padding:0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; width: auto;}

#mc_embed_signup .button  {
	-moz-box-shadow:inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #ffffff;
	-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #ffffff;
	box-shadow:inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #ffffff;
	background:-webkit-gradient( linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0.05, #ededed), color-stop(1, #dfdfdf) );
	background:-moz-linear-gradient( center top, #ededed 5%, #dfdfdf 100% );
	filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ededed', endColorstr='#dfdfdf');
	background-color:#ededed;
	-moz-border-radius:6px;
	-webkit-border-radius:6px;
	border-radius:6px;
	border:1px solid #dcdcdc;
	display:inline-block;
	color:#777777;
	font-family:arial;
	font-size:14px;
	font-weight:bold;
	padding:6px 6px;
	text-decoration:none;
	text-shadow:1px 1px 0px #ffffff;
	height:33px;
}
#mc_embed_signup .button:hover {
	background:-webkit-gradient( linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0.05, #dfdfdf), color-stop(1, #ededed) );
	background:-moz-linear-gradient( center top, #dfdfdf 5%, #ededed 100% );
	filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#dfdfdf', endColorstr='#ededed');
	background-color:#dfdfdf;
}
#mc_embed_signup .button:active {
	position:relative;
	top:1px;
}
#mc_embed_signup .small-meta {font-size: 11px;}
#mc_embed_signup .nowrap {white-space:nowrap;}     
#mc_embed_signup .clear {clear:none; display:inline;}

#mc_embed_signup label {display:block; font-size:15px; padding-bottom:15px; font-weight:bold; color:#9b1d11; margin-left:35px; margin-top:13px;}
#mc_embed_signup input.email {display:block; padding:4px 0; margin:0 2% 10px 0; text-indent:5px; width:100px; min-width:130px; float:left;}
#mc_embed_signup input.button {display:block; width:90px; margin:0 0 0px 0; min-width:90px;}

#mc_embed_signup div#mce-responses {float:left; top:-1.4em; padding:0em .5em 0em .5em; overflow:hidden; width:90%;margin: 0 5%; clear: both;}
#mc_embed_signup div.response {margin:1em 0; padding:1em .5em .5em 0; font-weight:bold; float:left; top:-1.5em; z-index:1; width:80%;}
#mc_embed_signup #mce-error-response {display:none;}
#mc_embed_signup #mce-success-response {color:#529214; display:none;}
#mc_embed_signup label.error {display:block; float:none; width:auto; margin-left:1.05em; text-align:left; padding:.5em 0;}

#mc_embed_signup{clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width:260px;}