body {
	background:navy url(back.gif) repeat-y top center;
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	font-family:Verdana, Sans-serif;
	font-size:88%;
	text-align:center;
}	

abbr {
	cursor:help;
}	
/********************   LINK STYLES  *********/
a {
	color:black;
	font-size:1em;
    text-decoration:underline;
}

#image {
	position:absolute;
	top:50px;
	left:0;
	width:160px;
	height:300px;
	background:url(about.gif) no-repeat;
}	

a:hover {
	color:#41B4F2;
	text-decoration:underline;
}

#toplinks a {
	margin-right:6px;
}	

span a {
	color:black;
	margin-left:6px;
}

span a:hover {
	color:#FC6289;
}
/****************   HEADER STYLES  ************/
h1 {
	color:yellow;
	font-family:tahoma, verdana, sans-serif;
	font-weight:bold;
	padding-left:10px;
	font-size:2.5em;
}

#header h1 {
	color:black;
}

#sidebar h1 {
	font-size:1.4em;
	margin:0 0 0 5px;
	padding-top:5px;
	width:160px;
	color:black;
}	

#leftcolumn h1 {
	padding-top:20px;
}	

h2 {
	color:black;
	padding-left:10px;
	font-size:0.9em;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin-top:-18px;
	text-transform:uppercase;
}	

h2 a {
	text-transform:none;
}
/********************    PARAGRAPH STYLES    **********/
p {
	font-size:1em;
	color:black;
	margin-left:10px;
	margin-top:-1px;
	line-height:1.3em;
	text-indent:2em;
}	

#sidebar p {
	background:#E9F1F5 url(sidebottom.gif) no-repeat bottom right;
	padding:4px;
	text-indent:1em;
}	
/*********************     LIST STYLES    *************/
#sidebar ul {
	list-style:none;
	margin-bottom:0;
	padding-top:0;
}

#sidebar li {
	list-style-image:url(bullet.gif);
}
/**********************      IMAGE STYLES     ************/
#header img {
	margin-left:10px;
	margin-top:-10px;
	padding:3px;
	margin-bottom:0;
	border:1px solid #ccc;
}	
/********************    INDEPENDANT DIV IDS AND CLASSES   *******/
/***********************     MAIN CONTAINER  *******************/
#container {
	width:690px;
	margin:0 auto;
	padding-top:0 !important;
	padding-top:20px;
	text-align:left;
	position:relative;
}	
/*************************     TOP RIGHT HAND LINKS   *********/
#toplinks {
	position:absolute;
	top:12px;
	right:30px;
}
/*************************    LEFT COLUMN  ************/
#leftcolumn {
	float:left;
	width:470px;
}	
/*********************      RIGHT SIDEBAR COLUMN   ********/
#sidebar {
	float:right;
	width:200px;
	margin:10px 10px 0 0;
}	
/************************   FOOTER     ***********/
#footer {
	clear:both;
	margin-left:0;
	width:677px;
	text-align:center;
	border-top:1px solid #ccc;
	color:#888;
}	
/**********************      LINKS BELOW EACH POST    ***********/
span {
	float:right;
	margin-right:30px;
}
/***********************      RIGHT HAND SIDE CONTENT BOXES    *******/
.sidebox {
	width:185px;
	background:#E9F1F5 url(sidetop.gif) no-repeat top left;
	margin-bottom:15px;
}