a, a:visited, a:active, a:link, a:hover {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

body {
    background: url(../images/background.jpg) 0 0 repeat-x #c2c1c1;
    font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
    font-size: 67%;
}

#shell {
    width: 978px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

#head {
    height:124px;
    background: url(../images/bg_header_new.gif) 0 0 no-repeat transparent;
    margin-bottom: 19px;
}

#foot {
    height:52px;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    background: url(../images/bg_footer_new.gif) 0 0 no-repeat transparent;
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

#foot[id] {
    display: table; 
    position: static;
    padding-left: 20px;
}

#middle {position: absolute; top: 50%;} /* for explorer only*/
#middle[id] {display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; position: static;}

#inner {
    *margin-left: 20px; /* stupid IE only */
    position: relative; 
    top: 18px; 
} /* for explorer only */

.header_link {
    position: relative;
    top: 23px;
    left: 28px;
    display: block;
    width: 500px;
    height: 75px;
    text-indent: -1000em;
}

.footer_link {
    float: right;
    margin-top: 14px;
    margin-right: 18px;
    display: block;
    width: 175px;
    height: 30px;
    text-indent: -1000em;
}

.separator {
    height:20px;
}

.clearer {
    clear: both;
    height: 0px;
}

.col_h {
    height: 42px;
    font-size: 1.8em;
    line-height: 2.2em;
    color: white;
    padding-left: 20px;
}

.col_h a {
    color: white;
}


.col3_head {
    background: url(../images/title_background_3_new.gif) 0 0 no-repeat transparent;
    height: 34px;
    line-height: 1.9em;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.col2_head {
    background: url(../images/title_background_2_new.gif) 0 0 no-repeat transparent;
    height: 35px;
    line-height: 1.9em;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.col1_head {
    background: url(../images/title_background_1.gif) 0 0 no-repeat transparent;
    background-position: bottom right;
}

.col2_body {
    background-color: white;
}

.col3_body {
    height: 530px;
}

.col_b {
    background-color: white;
}

.col3_footer {
    background-color: #B10D20;
    text-align: center;
    color: white;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    padding: 10px 25px;
    height: 85px;
    line-height: 1.3em;
}

.col3_footer a {
    color: white;
}

#news_left, #news_right {
    width: 485px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

#news_left {
    float: left;
}

#news_right {
    float: right;
}

/* Internal styles */

.pad {
    padding: 15px 20px;
}

.story {
    border-bottom: 2px dotted black;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    padding-top: 5px;
}

.story_first {
    padding-top: 0;
}

.story_last {
    border-bottom: none; 
}

.author {
    height: 65px;
    width: 159px;
    margin-right: 4px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    float: left;
}

.author_text {
    padding: 10px;
}

.alpha {
    clear: left;
}

.omega {
    margin-right: 0;
}

.author_pic {
    margin: 0 10px 0px 0;
    float: left;
}

.story_title {
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.story_title a {
    color: black; /* IE */
    font-size: 1.4em;
    font-weight: bold;
}

.story_title_small {
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.story_title_small a {
    color: black; /* IE */
}

.author_name, .date {
    font-size: 1.2em;
}

.date_author {
    height: 30px;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.featured_story .lead {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    line-height: 1.3em;
    height: 90px;
}

.story .lead {
    font-size: 1.1em;
    line-height: 1.3em;
    padding: 0 0 0 0;
}

.link {
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.link .lead {
    padding-left: 80px;
    font-size: 1.1em;
    line-height: 1.3em;
}

.link_title {
    color: black;
}

.link_full_title {
    font-size: 1.2em;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: black;
}

.link .author_name {
    margin: 6px 0 20px 0;
}


#featured_articles {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.read_more {
    padding-left: 16px;
    background: url(../images/back_readmore.gif) 0 50% no-repeat transparent;
}

.story .read_more {
    margin-top: 8px;
}

.read_more_link {
    color: #c02126 !important;
}

.featured_story {
    background-color: #FFFFFF;
    margin: 0px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.featured_story .title {
    font-size: 1.5em;
    line-height: 1.4em;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    height: 46px;
}

.featured_story .title a {
    color: #000; /* IE */
}

.author_name {
    color: #DD9026 !important;
}

.author_name a {
    color: #DD9026 !important;
}

.featured_story_content {
    padding: 14px 20px;
    height: 205px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.feature_shot {
    display: block !important;
    height: 172px;
}

#standard_articles {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.blog_articles {
    width: 322px;
    margin-right: 5px;
    float: left;
}

.blog_articles_last {
    margin-right: 0 !important;
}


#become_blogger_title {
    color: #DD9026; 
    font-size:1.4em;
    line-height: 1.6em;
}

#become_blogger_title a {
    color: #DD9026; 
}

#become_blogger_text {
    color: white; 
    font-size:1.2em;
    line-height: 1.4em;
}

#become_blogger_text a {
    color: white; 
}

/*	=Search Box	===============================*/

.search_box {
    float: right;
    height: 1%;
    position: relative;
    padding: 10px 30px 0 0;
}

.search_box input {
    display: block;
    border: 0 none;
    width: 140px;
    height: 18px;
    padding: 6px 10px 0 6px;
    margin: 0;
    float: left;
    color: #444;
    background: url(../images/search_input.gif) 0 0 no-repeat transparent;
}

.search_box button {
    display: block;
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    border: 0 none;
    float: left;
    text-indent: -1000em;
    cursor: pointer; 
    background: url(../images/search_button.gif) 0 0 no-repeat transparent;
}

#login_form input {
    border: 1px solid white;
    background: 0 0 no-repeat transparent;
    color: white;
    padding: 4px 10px 0 6px;
}

#login_form button {
    background: url(../images/login_button.gif) 0 0 no-repeat transparent;
}

#all_bloggers_link {
    color: black;
}

.pub a, .pub img {
    display: block;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.rss_link {
    display:block; 
    line-height: 1px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 4px; 
    right: 4px;
}

strong {
    font-weight: bold;
}