body { background: #FFF; color: #222; font: 62.5% Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center; }

* { padding: 0; margin: 0; }

/*---:[ global elements ]:---*/

a { color: #082984}

	a:visited { color: #006; }

	a:hover { color: #CC6600; }
	
/*h1 { font: normal 2.8em Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #D80000; letter-spacing: -.05em; margin-bottom: 20px; }*/

h1 { font: bold 2.6em Arial, sans-serif; color: #082984; letter-spacing: -.04em; }

	* html h1 { letter-spacing: -.1em; }

h2 { font: bold 1.8em Arial, sans-serif; color: #CC6600; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
	
	* html h2 { letter-spacing: -.1em; }

h2 a {text-decoration:none;}
#articles h2 {margin-top:.5em;}
#articles p {padding-left:50px;background: url('images/logoicon.gif') no-repeat 0 2px;padding-bottom:1.0em}

h3 { font: normal 1.6em 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #CC6600;}

blockquote { min-height: 35px; padding: 10px 0 5px 10px; margin: 0 40px 15px 40px; background-color: #FFFAF5; clear: left;}
	

/*---:[ page layout with sub classes - mirrors XHTML markup structure ]:---*/

#header { width: 850px; height: 169px; margin: 0 auto; background: url('images/sitelogo.gif') no-repeat; text-align: left; }

	#header a { width: 715px; height: 169px; display: block; }

#nav { width: 100%; height: 90px; margin-bottom: 45px; background: #CC6600; text-align: center; }

#nav p {font: italic 2.0em Arial, sans-serif; width: 835px; padding: 5px 0 0 0px; margin: 0 auto; text-align:left;}
.news {font: normal .8em Arial, sans-serif;color:white;padding-left:30px}

	#nav ul { width: 835px; padding: 13px 0 0 0px; margin: 0 auto; list-style: none; }
	
		#nav ul li { height: 29px; font: normal 1.8em 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; float: left; }
		
			#nav ul li a, #nav ul li a:visited { padding: 0 7px; line-height: 29px; color: #FFF; text-decoration: none; }
			
				#nav ul li a:hover { color: #FFF; background: #082984; text-decoration: none; }

#container { width: 850px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: left; }

	#content { width: 600px; padding-right: 40px; float: left; }
	
		.post { width: 580px; padding: 0 0 20px 20px;}
		
			.post h1 { margin-bottom: 10px;}

            .continue1 a { color: #8DC919;  text-decoration: none;}
		    .continue1 a:visited { color: #000; text-decoration: none; }
			.continue1 a:hover { color: #8DC919; text-decoration: none; }

            .continue2 a { color: #8DC919;}
		    .continue2 a:visited { color: #000; text-decoration: underline; }
			.continue2 a:hover { color: #8DC919; text-decoration: underline; }
			
			.entry { font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6em; }
			
				.date { width: 64px; height: 69px; padding: 5px 7px 0 3px; margin: 0 12px 5px 0; background: url('images/date_holder.gif') no-repeat; color: #999; font: bold 2.4em Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -.08em; text-align: center; float: left; }
			
				.entry p { margin-bottom: 15px; }
				
				.entry ul { margin: 0 0 12px 50px; }
				
				.entry ol { margin: 0 0 12px 50px; }
				
					.entry li { margin-bottom: 3px; }
			
				img.left { margin: 0 15px 5px 0; float: left; }
				
				img.right { margin: 0 0 5px 15px; float: right; }
				
				img.center { margin: 0 auto 5px auto; display: block; }
			
			.post_meta_left { width: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; font: bold 1.2em Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.0em; float: left; }
			
				.categories { padding-left: 20px; background: url('images/sun.gif') 0 50% no-repeat; }
				
				.post_author { padding-left: 20px; background: url('images/person.gif') 0 50% no-repeat; }
			
			.post_meta_right { width: 180px; margin-bottom: 10px; font: bold 1.2em Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2.0em; float: left; }
			
				.thoughts { padding-left: 20px; background: url('images/bubble.gif') 0 50% no-repeat; }
				
				.perma { padding-left: 20px; background: url('images/perma.gif') 0 50% no-repeat; }
				
			.seo_book { margin-bottom: 30px; clear: both; }
			
				.seo_date { width: 267px; height: 236px; padding: 5px 7px 0 3px; margin: 0 15px 5px 0; background: url('images/seo_book.jpg') no-repeat; color: #999; font: bold 2.0em Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -.08em; float: left; }
			
					.date_box { width: 64px; height: 69px; text-align: center; }
			
				.buy_now { text-align: center; }
	
		.comments { width: 580px; padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 40px; float: left; }
		
			.comments h2 { margin-bottom: 10px; color: #AAA; border-bottom: 2px solid #CCC; }
			
			.comment { padding: 10px 0; margin-bottom: 10px; background: url('images/comment_bg.gif') 100% 95% no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid #EEE; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6em; }
			
				.comment p { margin-bottom: 15px; }
				
				.comments ul { margin: 0 0 12px 50px; }
				
				.comments ol { margin: 0 0 12px 50px; }
				
					.comments li { margin-bottom: 3px; }
				
				.comment_author { padding-left: 20px; background: url('images/person.gif') 0 50% no-repeat; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; }
				
				.comment_link { padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 10px; background: url('images/perma.gif') 0 50% no-repeat; }
	
			.comment_form { margin-top: 30px; }
			
				.comment_form label { padding-left: 6px; }
				
				.text_entry { padding: 3px; border-top: 2px solid #666; border-left: 2px solid #666; border-right: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; color: #549FC9; font: bold 1.2em 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, sans-serif; } 

		.entry_nav { margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 1.2em; }
		
			.entry_nav p { margin-bottom: 10px; }
			
		img.book { border: 0; margin: 0 15px 5px 0; }
		
	#sidebar { width: 150px; float: left; font: 1.3em Arial, sans-serif; text-align:center}
	#sidebar img {border: none;}
	#sidebar a {text-decoration: none;}
	#sidebar h2 {margin-top:10px}


	
		.search { margin-bottom: 30px; text-align: left; }
		
			.search_field { width: 117px; height: 16px; padding: 4px 10px; border: 0; background: url('images/search_bg.gif') 0 0 no-repeat; font: bold 1.3em Arial, sans-serif; }
			
				.search_field:focus, * html .search_field { background-position: 0 -24px; }
				
				* html .search_field { background-attachment: fixed; }
	
		.ask_me { position: relative; width: 210px; height: 232px; margin-bottom: 25px; background: url('/images/pro_consult.gif') 50% 0 no-repeat; }
	
			.ask_me_link { position: absolute; width: 90px; height: 22px; top: 170px; left: 52px; }
		 
				.ask_me_link a { width: 90px; height: 22px; display: block; }
				
		.rss { width: 92px; height: 48px; margin: 0 auto; background: url('images/rss.gif') no-repeat; text-align: left; clear: both; }
		
			.rss a { width: 48px; height: 48px; display: block; }
	
/*#footer { width: 100%; height: 80px;}*/
#footer { width: 100%; height: 80px; text-align: center; clear: both; }


	#footer ul { width: 835px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0 auto; list-style: none; }
	
		#footer ul li { height: 31px; font: normal 2.4em 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; float: left; }
		
			#footer ul li a, #footer ul li a:visited { padding: 0 10px; line-height: 31px; color: #FFF; text-decoration: none; }
			
				#footer ul li a:hover { color: #FFF; background: #76BEE5; text-decoration: none; }
	
	#footer p { width: 835px; padding-top: 6px; margin: 0 auto; color: #FFF; text-align: right; clear: both; }
	
		#footer p a, #footer p a:visited { color: #FFF; }
		
			#footer p a:hover { color: #FFF; text-decoration: none; }
		
/* special content formatting */

.shade0 { background-color:#FFCC41} /* base color */
.shade1 { background-color:#FFD971} /* colors made from slayeroffice.com/tools/color_palette/ */
.shade2 { background-color:#FFE6A1}
.shade3 { background-color:#FFF2CF}
.shade4 { background-color:#FFFAED}
.shade5 { background-color:#D9AD37}
.shade6 { background-color:#BF9931}
.shade7 { background-color:#806621}
.shade8 { background-color:#403310}
.shade9 { background-color:#1A1407}
.red {color:#FF1407}
.navy {color: #082984}

a.email_entry {
	background: url(images/email.gif) center left no-repeat;
	padding-left: 13px;
}

.welcome {
	border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); 
	margin-top: 0.7em; 
	background-color: $FCFCFC;
}

.signup {
	margin:0 auto;
	margin-top:5px;
	width: 438px;
	padding:15px;
	overflow:hidden;
}
.signup h3 {
	text-align:center;
	padding-top:0;
    font-weight: bold;
	border:0;
}
.signup .cellleft {
	width:230px;
	display:inline;
	float:left;
}
.signup .cellright { 
	display:inline; 
	float:right;
	margin-top:5px;
}

.floatleft {
	display:inline;
	float:left;

}
.floatright {
	display:inline;
	float:right;

}
.subtitle {
	padding:0;
	margin-top:-.7em;
	font-size:115%;
	font-weight:bold;
	border-bottom: none;
	line-height:normal;
}

.TestimonialText, .TestimonialText p { font-family: "Courier New", Courier, mono; font-size: 11pt}
.TestimonialText p {text-align:left; text-indent: 0;line-height: normal;}
.TestimonialText .TestSig {text-align:right; font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-style:italic;}
.Testimonial {background-color:#EFEBFF; margin:auto; padding: 9px; border: navy solid 1px;width:80%}

.LeftPic {position:absolute;left:0;text-align:center;width:180px;}
.LeftPic img {border:solid white 3px;}

.vn {font-family: Courier New; font-size: 10px; color:blue; vertical-align: top}


.inline {border: 4px dotted #CC6600; 
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; 
	padding: 10px;
	margin:10px 10px 10px 10px}
.inline h3 { padding-top:5px; padding-bottom: 0px; font: bold 1.5em Arial, sans-serif; color: #CC6600; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.inline img {margin: 6px 10px 0 0}


/*
Quote Stylings from http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2003/05/21/stylingBlockquotes
These create big quote bracketts around quotes.
*/


.highlight {
	border-top: 1px solid #99cc00;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #99cc00;
	background: transparent url(images/bg_stripes.gif) left top repeat;
	margin: 0px;
	width: 98%;
	padding: 5px;
}


/* Legacy code when changing CSS to new MV Css */
.quote {
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-style: normal;
	padding-bottom: 2px;
	padding-left: 8px;
	color: #003399;
	font-weight: bold;
	line-height: 22px;
}

.quote_author {
	font-family: Verdana, Arial;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #666666;
	text-decoration: none;
	text-align: center;
}
dt {font-weight:bold; padding-top:.5em}
dd {margin-left: 3em}
ol u {margin-left: -1.5em; font-weight:bold}