body {
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
background:#96CAFF url('../images/background-light.jpg') repeat-x center top;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color:#555;
}

a:link, a:visited, a:hover, a:active { color:#186897; text-decoration:none; }
a:hover { color:#C51205; }
img {border:none;}
img.alignleft {float:left;margin-right:10px;}
h1, h2, h3 {margin:0px; padding:10px 0px; font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;}
h1 {
font-size:2.0em;
letter-spacing:-1px;
color:#808080;
font-style:italic;
font-weight:normal;
margin-bottom: 15px;
}
h2 {
font-size:1.5em;
letter-spacing:-1px;
color:#808080;
}
h3 {
font-size:1.2em;
color:#000;
}
form {
padding:0px;
margin:0px;
}

/*
*******************************************************************************
utility tags
*******************************************************************************
*/
.clearer {
clear:both;
font-size:0px;
line-height:0px;
}

.floatleft {
float:left;
}
.floatright {
float:right;
}
.alignleft {
text-align:left;
}

.alignright {
text-align:right;
}

.center {
text-align:center;
}

/*
*******************************************************************************
page layout
*******************************************************************************
*/
#outer {
padding:0px 0px 50px 0px;
}

.ie #outer {
padding:0px 0px 50px 0px;
}

.toplinks {
float:right;
margin-top:50px;
margin-right:25px;
}

#header {
height:44px;
background:#FFF url('../images/headerbackground.jpg') repeat-x center bottom;
overflow:visible;
}
#featured {
height:270px;
background-image:url('../images/backday.jpg');
z-index:2;
}

#logo {
float:left;
margin:-8px 0px 0px 0px;
width:278px;
height:85px;
overflow:hidden;
}

.menu {
float:right;
padding-top:0px;
padding-right:20px;
width:630px;
overflow:hidden;
}

#main {
background:#FFF url('../images/mainbackground.jpg') repeat-x center top;
}
*:first-child+html #main, * html #main { width:100%;}

#footer {
background:#272727 url('../images/footerbackground.jpg') repeat-x center top;
width:100%;
}

#inner {
width:960px; /* the width of the site */
margin:0px auto;
}

#mainTop {
background:url('../images/maintop.png') no-repeat center top;
height:15px;
}

#mainBottom {
background:url('../images/mainbottom.png') no-repeat center top;
height:0px;
position:relative;
top:-1px; /* hack for safari/chrome */
}

#main .content {
padding:35px 30px 15px 30px;
}

#header .content {
padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;
}

#leftpanel {
float:left;
width:640px;
}

#rightpanel {
margin-left:30px;
float:left;
width:230px;
}

#leftpanel p {
font-size:14px;
}

#leftpanel ul {
font-size:14px;
}

/*
*******************************************************************************
top Menu
*******************************************************************************
*/
a.title {
font-size:1.9em;
letter-spacing:-2px;
color:#457CA5;
font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
line-height:.8em;
}
a.title:hover {
color:#999;
}
p.tagline {
font-size:.9em;
color:#999;
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
}
.menu ul, .toplinks ul {
padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;
margin:0px;
}

.menu ul {
margin-top:-8px;
position:relative;
top:0px;
z-index:10;
height:44px;
float:right;
overflow:hidden;
}
.menu ul li, .toplinks ul li {
list-style-type:none;
float:left;
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
}

.toplinks ul li a {
font-size:.7em;
display:block;
padding:8px 16px;
color:#666;
letter-spacing:0px;
text-transform:uppercase;
}

.toplinks ul li.current_page_item a {
background:#FFF;
color:#666;
}
.toplinks ul li a:hover {
background:#FFF;
color:#BBB;
}
.menu ul li a {
height:44px;
padding:20px 10px 0px 10px;
text-align:center;
display:block;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
line-height:.8em;
letter-spacing:-1px;
text-transform:uppercase;
font-weight:bold;
color:#666;
font-size:14px;
background:url('../images/menubackground-stormy.jpg') repeat-x center -80px;
}

.ie .menu ul li a {
letter-spacing:-1px;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

}
.menu ul li a:hover {
text-align:center;
display:block;
color:#FFF;
background:url('../images/menubackground-stormy.jpg') repeat-x center top;
}
.menu ul li.current-cat a {
text-align:center;
display:block;
color:#FFF;
background:#FFF url('../images/menubackground-stormy.jpg') repeat-x center top;
}

/*
*******************************************************************************
featured content
*******************************************************************************
*/
#featured {
}
#featured h1 {
font-style:normal;
}
#featured_left {
float:left; 
color:#FFF;
font-size:.8em;
}
#featured_left .panel_left {
font-size:.8em;
color:#DDD;
font-style:italic;
margin-top:20px;
}

#featured_left .panel_left img {
border:1px solid #FFF;
margin-top:15px;
}

#featured_left .panel_left a.thumbnail {
display:block;
overflow:hidden;
}
#featured_left .panel_left {
width:210px;
float:left;
margin-left:45px;
}

#featured_left .panel_right {
margin-left:10px;
margin-top:50px;
width:500px;
float:left;
}

#featured_left .panel_right h1 {
margin-top:30px;
font-size:2.0em;
color:#000;
}

.ie #featured_left .panel_right h1 {
font-size:2.1em;
}

#featured_left .panel_right h1 a {
color:#000;
}

#featured_left .panel_right p {
font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;
font-size:14px;
color:#FFFF00;
}

#featured_left .panel_right h1 a:hover {
color:#DDD;
}
#featured_left a {
color:#FFF;
}
#featured_left a:hover {
color:#DDD;
}
#featured_left h1 {
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
#featured_right {
float:left;
width:380px;
height:320px;
position:relative;
margin-left:10px;
margin-right:10px;
}
#featured_right .content {
margin:5px 10px 10px 10px;
width:360px;
height:205px;
overflow:hidden;
border:1px solid #112625;
background-image:url('../images/featured_right-stormy.jpg');
}
#featured_right img {
border:1px solid #FFF;
}
#featured_right ul {
margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;
padding:0px;
list-style-type:none;
}
#featured_right ul li {
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
float:left;
}
#featured_right ul li a {
float:left;
overflow:hidden;
display:block;
}
#featured_right ul li div a {
width:203px;
padding:0px 10px 5px 15px;
color:#BBB;
font-size:.7em;
}
*:first-child+html #featured_right ul li div a , * html #featured_right ul li div a  { width:208px !important; }
#featured_right ul li a.thumbnail {
padding:20px 0px 15px 20px;
height:120px;
}
#featured_right ul li a.posttitle {
padding-top:20px;
font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
font-size:1.1em;
color:#DDD;
}
#featured_right ul li a.read {
font-size:.8em;
color:#FFF;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-style:italic;
text-align:right;
}
*:first-child+html img.featured-top, * html img.featured-top { margin-bottom:-3px; }

/*
**************************************************
excerpts
**************************************************
*/
#main .excerpt {
border-top:1px solid #D6D6D6;
padding:30px 0px 25px 15px;
}

#main .excerpt img {
border:1px solid #777;
}
#main .excerpt img.noborder {
border:none !important;
}
#main .excerpt h2 {
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
line-height:1.4em;
}
#main .excerpt h2 a {
color:#808080;
}
#main .excerpt h2 a:hover {
color:#999;
}
#main .excerpt .panel_left {
float:left;
width:160px;
padding-right:30px;
padding-bottom:30px;
line-height:1.5em;
font-size:.7em;
font-style:italic;
color:#AAA;
}

#main .excerpt .panel_right {
float:left;
width:425px;
font-size:.9em;
line-height:1.2em;
color:#555;
}
#main.subpage .excerpt .panel_left {
float:left;
width:100px;
padding-right:30px;
line-height:1.5em;
font-size:.7em;
font-style:italic;
color:#AAA;
}
#main.subpage .excerpt .panel_right {
float:left;
width:465px;
font-size:.9em;
line-height:1.2em;
}
#main .excerpt .post-content {
width:620px;
font-size:.9em;
line-height:1.8em;
overflow:hidden;
}
#main .excerpt .post-content p {
margin:15px 0px 15px 0px;
}
#main .excerpt p {
padding:0px;
margin:15px 0px 15px 0px;
font-size:.8em;
}
#main .excerpt .post_details {
padding:0px;
margin:0px;
color:#AAA;
}

#main .excerpt .post_details a:link {
color:blue;
}

#main .excerpt .post_details a:hover {
color:red;
}

#main .excerpt .datewrapper {
position:absolute;
margin-left:-75px;
width:65px;
height:84px;
background:#FFF url('../images/date-light.jpg') no-repeat center center;
font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}
*:first-child+html #main .excerpt .datewrapper, * html #main .excerpt .datewrapper { margin-left:-690px; }
*:first-child+html #main.subpage .excerpt .datewrapper, * html #main.subpage .excerpt .datewrapper { margin-left:-670px; }
*:first-child+html #main.single .excerpt .datewrapper, * html #main.single .excerpt .datewrapper { margin-left:-75px; }
#main .excerpt .datenumber {
width:65px;
height:38px;
font-size:2.0em;
text-align:center;
font-weight:normal;
color:#888;
}
#main .excerpt .datemonth {
width:65px;
height:27px;
font-size:1.0em;
text-align:center;
text-transform:uppercase;
color:#888;
}

#main .excerpt .dateyear {
width:65px;
height:27px;
font-size:1.0em;
text-align:center;
text-transform:uppercase;
margin-top:-10px;
color:#888;
}

#main .excerpt blockquote {
margin:0px 5px 0px 5px;
padding:10px;
border: 1px solid #496347;
}

/* 
*******************************************************************************
Comments
*******************************************************************************
*/

h3.comments {
font-size: 1.5em;
font-weight: bold;
margin-bottom: 20px; 
}

.comment-body {
min-height: 80px;
}

.comment-meta {
margin-top: 15px;
}

#main ol.commentlist {
    list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero;
margin:20px 0px 20px 25px;
padding:0px;
font-size:.9em;
line-height:1.7em;
color:#CCC;
}
#main ol.commentlist li {
border-top:1px solid #D3D3D3;
background-color:#F0F0F0;
margin:10px 0px 0px 0px;
padding:10px 5px 5px 10px;
color:#888;
}
#main ol.commentlist li ul {
list-style:none;
margin:0px 15px 0px 10px;
padding:0px;
}
#main ol.commentlist li ul li {
background-color:#E6E6E6;
}
#main ol.commentlist li ul li ul li {
background-color:#DDD;
}
#main ol.commentlist li ul li ul li ul li {
background-color:#D3D3D3;
}
#main #respond {
margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;
padding:15px;
border: 1px solid #CCC;
font-size:.9em;
line-height: 1.7em;
}
#main #respond p {
font-size: .9em;
line-height: 1.5em;
margin-bottom: 15px;
}
#main #respond p.comment-warning {
font-style: italic;
font-size: .9em;
}

/*
*******************************************************************************
sidebar
*******************************************************************************
*/
#rightpanel .widget {
margin:0px 0px 30px 0px;
width:230px;
}
#rightpanel .widget h3 {
background:url('../images/widgetbackground.jpg') no-repeat center top;
font-size:1.2em;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color:#FFF;
width:220px;
height:43px;
line-height:43px;
padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;
}

#rightpanel .widget .textwidget {
padding:10px 0px 0px 10px;
}
#rightpanel .widget table {
margin:10px 0px 0px 10px;
}

#rightpanel .widget ul {
list-style:none;
margin:0px;
padding:10px 0px 0px 10px;
}
#rightpanel .widget ul li {
list-style:none;
clear:both;
}
#rightpanel .widget ul li ul {
padding:0px 0px 0px 15px !important;
}
#rightpanel .widget a {
display:block;
padding:6px 8px;
font-size:.9em;
}
#rightpanel .widget a:hover {
background:#E3E3E3;
color:#666;
}

/* DT Addition */
#rightpanel .widget select {
margin: 5px 0px;
padding: 2px;
width: 240px; 
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 0.8em;
}

#rightpanel #commentsWrapper {
margin-bottom:10px;
}
#rightpanel #recent-comments {
background:url('../images/commentsbackground-stormy.jpg') repeat-y center top;
color:#FFF;
margin-top:-5px;
width:240px;
}
#rightpanel #recent-comments a {
display:block;
padding:5px 20px;
color:#FFF;
font-size:.8em;
font-style:italic;
}

#rightpanel #recent-comments .author {
padding:0px 0px 5px 20px;
font-size:.6em;
color:#CCC;
}
*:first-child+html #rightpanel #recent-comments .content, * html #rightpanel #recent-comments .content  { padding-bottom:10px; }
#rightpanel #recent-comments .content {
margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;
padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;
}

/*
**************************************************
footer
**************************************************
*/
#footer {
padding:20px 0px;
color:#CCC;
}
#footer .widget {
margin-left:20px;
width:215px;
float:left;
padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;
font-size:.8em;
}
#footer .widget .header {
width:27px;
overflow:visible;
}
#footer .widget .textwidget {
padding:15px 0px 0px 10px;
line-height:1.6em;
}
#footer .widget .rightmost {
width:165px;
text-align:right;
letter-spacing:-1px;
color:#888;
}
#footer .widget .rightmost a {
display:inline;
padding:0px;
}
#footer .widget .rightmost a:hover {
background:none;
color:#FFF;
}
#footer .widget ul {
list-style:none;
margin:0px;
padding:10px 0px 0px 5px;
}
#footer .widget li {
list-style:none;
}
#footer .widget ul li ul {
padding:0px 0px 0px 15px !important;
}
#footer .widget a {
color:#BBB;
display:block;
padding:6px 9px;
width:100%;
}
#footer .widget a:hover {
color:#FFF;
background:#161616;
}

#fullarchive {
margin-top:4px;
}

#fullarchive a:link {
font-size:12px;
padding:2px;
}

#sl img {
width:84px;
height:84px;
}

#about {
font-size:12px;
line-height:1.4em;
}

.wp-pagenavi {
	margin:30px 0px 30px 0px;
	width:100%;
	text-align:center;
}
.wp-pagenavi a, .wp-pagenavi a:link {
	padding: 3px 6px; 
	margin: 2px;
	text-decoration: none;
	border: none;
	color: #FFF;
	background-color: #BBB;
	font-size:.9em;
}
.wp-pagenavi a:visited {
	padding: 3px 6px; 
	margin: 2px;
	text-decoration: none;
	border: none;
	color: #FFF;
	background-color: #BBB;
	font-size:.9em;
}
.wp-pagenavi a:hover {	
	color: #FFF;
	background-color: #888;
}
.wp-pagenavi a:active {
	padding: 3px 6px; 
	margin: 2px;
	text-decoration: none;
	border: none;
	color: #FFF;
	background-color: #888;
	font-size:.9em;
}
.wp-pagenavi span.pages {
	padding: 3px 6px; 
	margin: 2px;
	text-decoration: none;
	border: none;
	color: #666;
	background-color: #FFF;
	font-size:.9em;
}
.wp-pagenavi span.current {
	padding: 3px 6px; 
	margin: 2px;
	text-decoration: none;
	border: none;
	color: #FFF;
	background-color: #888;
	font-size:.9em;
}
.wp-pagenavi span.extend {
	padding: 3px 6px; 
	margin: 2px;
	text-decoration: none;
	border: none;
	color: #666;
	background-color: #FFF;
	font-size:.9em;
}

#featured_left .panel_left .nobo img {
border:0px none;
margin-top:15px;
z-index:3;
}

#wel {
position:relative;
z-index:3;
text-shadow: 0 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.8);
}

#welt {
position:relative;
z-index:3;
}

#bshad {
position:relative;
background: url('../images/bugshad.png') no-repeat 0 174px;
z-index:3;
}

#tempic {
position:relative;
left:0px;
top:0px;
width:960px;
height:270px;
z-index:2;
background: url('../images/backday.jpg') no-repeat;
}