#pseudo-body {
	background: #e7e8ea url('bkg.jpg') 50% 0 no-repeat; /* Moved background image from body to 'pseudo-body' div to fix IE 7 background-image-on-body bug  */
}
body.forum #pseudo-body {
	background-image: url('bkg_no-sidebar.png'); /* Removed sidebar portion of background image for full-width Forum pages */
}

.custom #container {
    margin-top: 0em;
    margin-bottom: 0em;
}

.custom #page {
background: #e7e8ea;
padding-left: 0px;
padding-right: 0px;
margin-right: 0px;
margin-left: 0px;
}

* { padding: 0; margin: 0; }

/*---:[ core layout elements ]:---*/

#header { border-bottom:none; }

.post_box { border-top: none; }
				
.top { border: none !important; }

#footer { border-top: none; text-align: right; clear: both; 
padding-left: 0em;
padding-right: 0em;
margin-right: 0em;
margin-left: 0px;
width:948px;
}



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

a { color: #f70; text-decoration: none; }

a:hover { color: #f90; text-decoration: underline; }

a img { border: none; }

blockquote { border-left: none; color: none; }

abbr, acronym { line-height: 1em; text-transform: lowercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: none; cursor: help; }

sub, sup { line-height: 0.5em; }

code { font-family: helvetica, arial, sanserif; line-height: 1em; background: #eee; }

pre { font-family: helvetica, arial, sanserif; background: #eee; border:none; overflow: auto; clear: both; }

p.center { text-align: center !important; }

p.bottom { margin: 0 !important; }

.remove_bottom_margin { margin-bottom: 0 !important; }

.wp-caption p.wp-caption-text {
margin: 0px;
padding:  0px 0px 5px 5px;
font-size: 9px;
font-style: italic;
line-height: 12px;
} 

/*---:[ form inputs ]:---*/

input, textarea { font-size: 1em; color: #999999; background: #eee; border: 1px solid #aaa; border-right-color: #ddd; border-bottom-color: #ddd; }

input:focus, textarea:focus { background: #ddd; border-color: #777; border-right-color: #ccc; border-bottom-color: #ccc; }
	
.format_text .text_input, #commentform p .text_input { width: 45%; }

.sidebar .text_input { width: 93%; } /* Based on inherited font size in sidebar */

input.form_submit { font-weight: bold; color: #111; border: 3px double #999; border-top-color: #ccc; border-left-color: #ccc; cursor: pointer; }
	
input.form_submit:hover { color: #ff9900; }



/*---:[ headlines and bylines ]:---*/

h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; }

	h2 a { color: #000; }

	h2 a:hover { color: #FF9900; }
	
	#content #archive_info h1 { font-size: 1.8em; line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; }
	
	#content h3 { font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; }


/*---:[ h3 and h4 sizes are calculated relative to the base font size of the content or sidebar ]:---*/
	
.sidebar h3 { color: #333;
font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 1.5em;
text-decoration: none; 
letter-spacing: -.02em;
text-transform: lowercase;
font-variant: normal;
}

h4 { font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold; }


/*---:[ headline meta data (includes bylines) ]:---*/

.headline_meta { font-style: italic; color: #ff9900; }

.headline_meta span, .headline_meta abbr { font-style: normal; text-transform: lowercase; letter-spacing: 1px; }

.headline_meta a { color: #888; border-bottom: none; }
	
.headline_meta a:hover { color: #ff9900; }





/*---:[ content styles ]:---*/

/* p and h3 links - dotted */
.format_text p a, .format_text h3 a { 
	text-decoration: none;
	background-color: transparent;
	border-bottom-width: none;
	border-left-width: 0px;
	border-right-width: 0px;
	border-top-width: 0px;
	border-style: none; 
}

.format_text p a:hover, .format_text h3 a:hover { text-decoration: none; border: none; }

.format_text a img { border: none; }

.format_text a:hover { text-decoration: none; }

.format_text p.note { background: #f5f5f5; border: none; }

.format_text p.alert { background: #ffffa0; border: none; }

.format_text .drop_cap { color: #888; float: left; }

.format_text ul { list-style: square; }
		
.format_text dt { font-weight: bold; }



/*---:[ pullquotes ]:---*/

.format_text blockquote.right, .format_text blockquote.left { border: none; }

.format_text blockquote.right { float: right; }

.format_text blockquote.left { float: left; }

.format_text blockquote.right p, .format_text blockquote.left p { margin: 0 !important; }
		


/*---:[ end pullquotes ]:---*/



/*---:[ image handling classes ]:---*/

.format_text img.left, .format_text img.alignleft { float: left; clear: left; }
	
.format_text img.right, .format_text img.alignright { float: right; clear: right; }
	
.format_text img.center, .format_text img.aligncenter { display: block; float: none; clear: both; }
	
.format_text img.block, .format_text img.alignnone { display: block; clear: both; }

.format_text img.frame { background: transparent; border-style: dotted; border-color: none; }
	
.format_text img.stack { clear: none !important; }



/*---:[ end image handling classes ]:---*/
		
.format_text .ad { float: right; clear: right; }

.format_text .ad_left { float: left; clear: left; }
	


/*---:[ after-post elements ]:---*/

.format_text .to_comments { color: #666; clear: both; }

.format_text .to_comments span { color: #111; }

.format_text .to_comments span.bracket { color: #ccc; }

.format_text .to_comments a { color: #666; text-decoration: none; }

.format_text .to_comments a:hover { color: #111; text-decoration: underline; }
	
.format_text .post_tags { color: #666; }



/*---:[ archive information block ]:---*/
	
#archive_info { border-bottom: none; }

#archive_info p { text-transform: lowercase; letter-spacing: 2px; }
	


/*---:[ post navigation links ]:---*/

.prev_next { text-transform: lowercase; letter-spacing: 2px; border-top: 2px solid #ddd; color: #ff9900; clear: both; }

.prev_next .next { text-align: right; }

.prev_next .floated { float: left; }

.prev_next a { text-decoration: none; }
	
.prev_next a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
	
.post_nav a { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; }



/*---:[ rotating image styles ]:---*/

#multimedia_box { width: 0%; }

#image_box { padding: 0em; background: #eee; border-bottom: none; }

#image_box img { display: block; padding: 0em; background: #fff; border: none; }

#commentform textarea { width: 98%; }
#commentform p.allowed { width: 98%; }



/*---:[ video box styles ]:---*/

#video_box { padding: 1em; background: #000; }

/*---:[ custom box styles ]:---*/

#custom_box { padding: 0em; background: none; border-bottom: none;}



/*---:[ sidebar styles ]:---*/

.sidebar a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

ul.sidebar_list { list-style: none; }

li.widget { width: 100%; }

li.centered { text-align: center; }
	
li.widget p { text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12px; color: #ff9900; }
		
li.widget p a { text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12px; }
		
li.widget p a:hover { text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12px; }

li.widget ul { list-style: none; }
		


/*---:[ widget box styles ]:---*/
		
li.widget .widget_box { background: #FF9900; color: #FF9900; border-style: none; border-color: none; }
		


/*---:[ google custom search ]:---*/

li.thesis_widget_google_cse form input[type="text"] { width: 95%; }

li.thesis_widget_google_cse form input[type="submit"] { font-weight: bold; color: #111; background: url('images/submit-bg.gif'); border: 3px double #999; border-top-color: #ccc; border-left-color: #ccc; cursor: pointer; }

li.thesis_widget_google_cse form input[type="submit"]:hover { color: #FF9900; }
		

/*---:[ calendar widget ]:---*/

#calendar_wrap { width: 98%; padding: 0 1%; }

#calendar_wrap a { font-weight: bold; }

#calendar_wrap a:hover { background: #ddd; text-decoration: none; }

table#wp-calendar { width: 98%; border-collapse: collapse; }

table#wp-calendar caption { font-weight: normal; text-transform: lowercase; letter-spacing: 2px; background: #e5e5e5; }

table#wp-calendar th { width: 14%; background: #f2f2f2; border-bottom: none; text-align: center; }

table#wp-calendar td { width: 14%; color: #ff9900; text-align: center; }

table#wp-calendar td#next, table#wp-calendar td#prev { width: 45%; text-transform: lowercase; letter-spacing: 1px; }

table#wp-calendar td#next { text-align: right; }

table#wp-calendar td#prev { text-align: left; }



/*---:[ comment styles ]:---*/

.comments_intro p { color: #666; }
		
.comments_intro a { text-decoration: underline; }
		
.comments_intro a:hover { text-decoration: none; }

.comments_intro span { color: #111; }

.comments_intro span.bracket { color: #ccc; }

dl#comment_list { border-top: none; }
			
dl#comment_list dt a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

dl#comment_list dt .comment_author { font-weight: bold; }
				
.avatar img { float: right; }

.comment_time, .edit_comment { color: #888; }
			
.comment_time a, .edit_comment a { color: #888; }
				
.comment_time a:hover, .edit_comment a:hover { color: #888; }

.comment_num { float: right; }

dl#comment_list .comment_num a { font-weight: bold; color: #aaa; }

dl#comment_list .comment_num a:hover { color: #fff; background: #aaa; text-decoration: none; }

dl#comment_list dd { border-bottom: none; }

a.comment_link { color: #111; text-decoration: none; font-variant: small-caps; border-bottom: none; }

a.comment_link:hover { color: #111; border-bottom-color: #111; }
			


/*---:[ author comment and alternating comment colors ]:---*/
	
.author_comment { background: #e7f8fb; }

/*
	dl#comment_list dt, dl#comment_list dd { background: #f5f5f5; }

	dl#comment_list .alt { background: #fff !important; }
	*/
	


/*---:[ end author comment and alternating comment colors ]:---*/
	
dl#trackback_list { padding-left: 1.1em; border-top: none; }
	
dl#trackback_list dt a { color: #111; }
	
dl#trackback_list dt a:hover { color: #111; text-decoration: underline; }
	
dl#trackback_list dd { color: #888; }

.comments_closed p { text-transform: lowercase; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #888; }



/*---:[ comment form styles ]:---*/

#respond p { color: #555; }

.login_alert { background: #f5f5f5; border: none; }

.login_alert p { font-weight: bold; }

#commentform { border-top: none; }

#commentform p { margin-bottom: 1em; }
	
#commentform p a { text-decoration: underline; }
		
#commentform p a:hover { text-decoration: none; }

#commentform textarea { width: 100%; }

#commentform p.allowed { width: 100%; font-size: 1em; padding: 0.6em 0.4em; background: #f9f7e4; border: none; border-top: 0; }

#commentform p.allowed span { color: #807e70; }
	

/* Support for the highly-recommended Subscribe to Comments Plugin */

#commentform p.subscribe-to-comments label { font-size: 1em; }



/*---:[ footer styles ]:---*/

#footer a { color: #666666; border-bottom: none; }

#footer a:hover { color: #ff9900; }



/*---:[ self-clearing floats from Dan Cederholm ]:---*/

ul#tabs:after, #content_box:after, #sidebars_box:after, .format_text:after, .prev_next:after, ul.sidebar_list:after { content: "."; display: block; height: 0; clear: both; visibility: hidden; }

ul#tabs:after{
position: absolute;
width: 950px;
}


/* ----------> Custom CSS <---------- */


/*To make nav styles disappear and style the new nav*/

.custom #header_area{ display: none; display: inline; }

.custom #nav_area ul { border-bottom: none; border-left: none;display: inline; }

.custom #nav_area ul li { border-width: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; background: none; display: inline; }

.custom #header { border-bottom: none; display: inline; }

.custom #header_area{ display: none; }

.custom #nav_area { background: none; padding: none; border-bottom: none; display: inline; }
 
.custom #nav_area ul { border-bottom: none; border-left: none; display: inline; }

.custom #nav_area ul li { border-width: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; background: none; display: inline; }

.custom #title_area { background: none; padding: none; border-bottom: none; display: inline; }

.custom #header { border-bottom: none; display: inline; }


/*Attaching an image/logo in the header*/

.custom #title_area { background: none; padding: none; border-bottom: none; display: inline;}

.custom #header { border-bottom: none; height: 0px; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; background: none;display: inline; }


/*Activate if you want the logo and tagline to disappear*/

.custom #nav_area ul { border-bottom: none; border-left: none; display: inline;}
.custom #nav_area ul li { border-width: none; margin-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; background: none; }
.custom #nav_area ul#tabs { border-left: none;display: inline; }
.custom #header { border-bottom: none; display: inline;}
.custom #header { border-top: none;display: inline; }


.custom #searchform { 
        margin0px; 
        padding: 0em;
        background: none;
        border: none;
        position:relative;
        right: 0px;
        /* left: 500px; */
        float:right;
       
}

.custom #feedtwit { 
        float: left;
        margin-top: 2.5em;
       _margin-top: .75em;
        padding-top: 3.75em;
        margin-left: .25em;
        border: 0px; 
        background: none; 
        font-size: 1.3em; 
        line-height: 1.2em;
        display: inline; 
        width: 230px;
        height:auto;
}


.custom #birdtwit { 
float: left; 
margin-top: 1em;
padding-top: .5em;
margin-left: 0;
border: 0px; 
background: none;
display: inline;
width: 250px;
height: 25px;
}


.custom #zeo2 { 
 float: left; 
 margin-top: 1em;
 margin-left: .3em;
 margin-bottom: 2em;
 border: 0px; 
 background: none;
 display: inline;
 height: 25px;
 width:230px;
_margin-top: 0px;
_padding-top: 0px;
_padding-bottom: 0px;
_margin-bottom: 0px;
}

.custom #archives {
text-transform:normal;
float: left;
margin-top: 1em;
margin-left:.5em;
border: 0px; 
background: none;
display: inline;
}

.custom #categories-463931101{ 
float: left;
margin-top: 1em;
margin-left: .5em;
border: 0px; 
background: none;
display: inline;
}


/*---:[ multimedia_box styles ]:---*/

.custom #newMedia { 
float: left; 
margin-top: 1.3em;
margin-left: .5em;
border: 0px; 
background: none;
}

.custom #sub { 
 float: left;
 margin-left: 3.3em; 
 margin-top: 6em;
 margin-bottom: .25em;
 font-size: 1.6em; 
 line-height: .1em;
 display: inline; 
 width: 200px;
 height: 20px;
_margin-bottom: 0px;
_padding-bottom: 0px;
}

.custom #searchsubmit { 
margin-left:0;
float: right; 
width: 0em;
height:0em;
border: none;
color:none;
}

.custom #searchsubmit2 { 
margin-left:0; 
font-size: 1.3em; 
line-height: 1em; 
font-weight: normal;  
margin-left: .2em; 
margin-right: .2em;
display: inline;
}

.custom #searchsubmit3 { 
font-size: .8em; 
margin-top: .1em;
margin-left: .1em;
margin-right: .1em;
font-weight: normal; 
display: inline; 
position: relative;
top: 0px;
right: 0px;
left: 0px;
width: auto;
}

.custom .search_form{
margin-left:0; 
width:150px;
height:500px;
height:1em;
font-size: .8em; 
line-height: .5em; 
font-weight: normal;
}


.custom #headline1 {
	float: left;
        top: 0;
	display: inline;
}

.custom .zhome {
	float: left;
        margin: 0;
        display: inline;
}




/*---:[ nav menu styles ]:---*/

.custom #nav_area ul#tabs li a { display: block; line-height: none; text-transform: lowercase; letter-spacing: none; 
}


.custom #nav_area ul#tabs li {
font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
text-transform: lowercase;
font-size:12px;
color:#333333;
line-height:0;
margin-top:1em;
float: left;
display: inline;
}

.custom #nav_area ul#tabs li#zeo-searchbox { float:right; }


.custom #nav_area ul#tabs li a:link, .custom #nav_area ul#tabs li a:visited {
text-decoration:underline;color:#f60;font-weight:normal;
}
.custom #nav_area ul#tabs li a:hover{
text-decoration:underline;color:#ff9900;font-weight:normal;
}
.custom #nav_area ul#tabs li a:active{
text-decoration:underline;color:#999999; font-weight:normal;
}

.custom #s{ 
width: 13em;
height: 1.3em;
font-size: 1.6em;
}
.custom #s2{ 
width: 10em;
height: 1.3em;
font-size: 1.6em;
}

.custom #submit{ 
background:FF9900;
}


.custom #footer_area {
background:#e0e0e0; 
padding-left: 0px;
padding-right: 0px;
margin-right: 0px;
margin-left: 0px;
paddint-top:1em;
padding-bottom:3em; 
height: auto;

}
.custom #footer {
padding-left: 0px;
padding-right: 0px;
margin-right: 0px;
margin-left: 0px;

/*border-top-width: 1px;
border-top-style: solid;
border-top-color: #bbd;*/

}

.custom #flinks { 
float: left;
margin: 0;
font-size: 1.3em; 
font-weight: normal; 
text-align:left; 
width: 55%;
}

.custom #copyright { 
font-size: 1.3em;  
font-weight: normal; 
margin: 0; 
text-align:right;
}

.custom #disclaimer {  
font-size: 1em; 
color: #666666; 
line-height: .2em; 
margin-top: 1em; 
margin-left: 0em; 
text-align:left;
}



.custom #tag_cloud{
float: left;
width:240px;
height:auto;
margin-top:3em;
padding-top:1em;
margin-left:.5em;
margin-right: .5em;
border-top-width: 1px;
border-top-style: solid;
border-top-color: #ccc;
}


.custom #sidebar_1{
_display: inline;
_margin-top: 0em;
}

.custom #content{
_margin-left:1em;
_float:left;
_width:655px;
}

.custom #sidebars{
_padding-left:1em;
_width:216px;
_float:right;
_height: auto;
_margin:0em;
}

.custom #content_box{
_width:970px;
_margin:0px;
_padding:0px;
}