body {
    background: #fff url(../images/bgGrad.jpg) repeat-x bottom; 
    background-attachment: fixed;
    font-family: Optima, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    color: #222;
}

a {
	color: inherit;
	text-decoration: none;
}

blockquote{
	background: url(../images/leftquote.jpg) no-repeat left -5px;
	color: #666;
	font-style: italic;
	padding-left: 30px;
	margin: 20px 40px 20px 40px;
}

em{
	font-style: italic;
}

h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6{
	font-weight: normal;
}

textarea {
	background: #dfdff8;
	border: 1px solid #bbc6f8;
}

textarea:focus {
	background: #fff;
	border: 1px solid #a8b2df;
} 

#header {
  background: url(../images/headerbg.jpeg) no-repeat top left;
  height: 250px;
}

#navigation {
	background: #004483 url(../images/navigationGrad.jpg) repeat-x top;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #000;
	border-top: 1px solid #000;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 13px;
	height: 40px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	text-shadow: 0px 2px #19140c;
}

#navigation ul {
	list-style-type: none;
}

#navigation ul li {   
	float: left;
	padding: 0 0 0 40px;
}

#navigation ul li a {
	color: #fff;
	height: 40px;
	line-height: 40px;
}

#navigation ul li a:hover {
    color: #84ff57;
}

#navigation ul li:hover ul {
	background: #004180 url(../images/dropdownGrad.jpg) top repeat-x;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #000;
	border-left: 1px solid #000;
	border-right: 1px solid #000;
	border-top: 1px solid #00729a;
	display: block;
	position: absolute;
	z-index: 999;
}

#navigation ul ul {
	display: none;
}

#navigation ul ul li {
	float: none;	
	padding: 0 10px;
}

#logo {
	float: left;
	height: 185px;
	width: 460px;
	margin: 32px;
}

#slideshow {
	float: right;
	height: 250px;
	width: 310px;
	overflow: hidden;
}

#page{
	padding: 20px 40px;
}

#main {
	background: #fff;
	font-family: Georgia,Times,serif;
}

#main #petitionlinks{
	padding: 5px 40px;
}

#main .half-page {
	width: 418px;
	height: 450px;
	margin-right: 10px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
	position: relative;
	float: left;
}


#main .custom-button{
	-webkit-box-shadow:none;
	-moz-box-shadow:none;
	box-shadow:none;
	background: none;
	border: none;
	margin: 10px 0px;
}

#main .custom-button:hover{
	background: none;
}

#main p {
	padding: 10px 0;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-family: Times,serif;
	line-height: 26px;
	
}

#main p a{
	color: #018901;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 18px;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #018901;
}

#main p a:hover{
	background: #d8f0d8;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#main ul{
	list-style: none;
	margin: 20px 0 20px 0;
}

#main li {
	background: #a7ff82;
	margin: 10px;
	padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px;
}

#main h2 {
	color: #466794;
	font-size: 24px;
	text-align: center;
}

#main h2 a {
	border-bottom: none;
}

#main h3 {
	font-size: 18px;
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	margin: 20px 0 5px 0;
}

#main h4 {
	color: #019a47;
	font-family: Optima, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	text-align: center;
}

#main img {
}





img.alignleft  {
	margin:  5px 10px 5px 0;
}

img.alignright {
	margin: 5px 0 10px 5px;
} 

#comments {
	text-align: center;
}

#commentlist li{
	background: #dfdff8;
	border-left: 3px solid #003b73;
	margin-left: -45px;
}

.author {
	color: #019a47;
	font-family: Optima, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-weight: bold;
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}

.by_line {
	margin: 0;
	text-align: center;
}

.comments {
	border-bottom: 1px dashed #ccc;
	padding: 5px 0 5px 0;
}

.date {
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	font-style: italic;
	margin: 20px 0 10px 0;
}

.entry_details a {
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #333;
}

.fn {
	color: #003b73;
	font-family: Optima, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-style: normal;
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	text-transform: uppercase;	
}

.page_content {
	margin: 10px 0 0 0;
	text-align: justify;
}

.page_content p:first-child:first-line {
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	font-variant: small-caps;
}

.page h1{
	font-size: 32px;
}

.page h2 {
	border-bottom: 1px dashed #ccc;
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
}

.post {
	margin: 0 0 20px 0;
	text-align: justify;
}

.post h2 {
	margin: 0;
}

#post_info {
	border-bottom: 1px dashed #ccc;
}

#post_info h2 a:link {
	text-decoration: none;
}

#post_info h2 a:hover {
	background: none;
}

.says {
	font-style: italic;
}

.the_post p:first-child:first-line {
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	font-variant: small-caps;
}

.the_post a {
	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
	background: #cfe74c;
	padding: 3px;
}

.to_top {
	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
	background: #b1e174;
	padding: 5px;
}



#edit a:link {
	-moz-border-radius: 3px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
	background: #cbe0fc;
	padding: 5px;
}

#footer {
	color: #fff;
	background: #004483 url('../images/footerbg.jpg') repeat-x bottom;
    text-shadow: 0px 2px 3px #1f1f52;	
}

#footer a {
	color: #fff;
}

#footer a:hover {
	color: #84ff57;
}

#footer h2 {
	border: none;
	color: #ff7d3c;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 16px;
	margin: 10px 0;
    text-transform: capitalize;
}

#footer hr {
	border-left: 1px solid #002749;
	border-right: 1px solid #002749;
	border-top: 1px solid #002749;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #005fb6;
	float: none;
}

#footer ul {
	list-style: none;
	font-size: 14px;
}

#footer ul li {
	float: left;
	margin-right: 20px;
}

/* 404 */

.searchform {
	padding: 20px 0;
}

.search {
	height: 28px;
	font-size: 24px;
}


/* General purpose */

.small-caps{
	font-variant: small-caps;
}