body {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	background-color: #223d59;
	font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Arial;
}
#navigation_container {
	background-color: #021f3b;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px -475px;
	padding: 0px;
	clear: both;
	height: 31px;
	width: 950px;
	border-top-width: 0px;
	border-right-width: 0px;
	border-bottom-width: 3px;
	border-left-width: 0px;
	border-top-style: none;
	border-right-style: none;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-left-style: none;
	border-bottom-color: #2e97cc;
	position: relative;
	left: 50%;
}
#navigation {
	padding: 0px 9px;
	width: 400px;
	position: relative;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	margin: 0px;
	clear: none;
	float: left;
}

#navigation A {
	font-size: 11px;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	text-decoration: none;
	clear: none;
}
#navigation A:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

#rss {
	margin: 5px 0px 0px;
	padding: 0px 9px;
	float: right;
	font-size: 11px;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	clear: none;
}
#rss A {
	color: #FFFFFF;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#rss A:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}



#centering_container {
	padding: 0px;
	width: 950px;
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-right: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	margin-left: -475px;
	position: relative;
	left: 50%;
	clear: both;
}

#header {
	padding: 0px;
	height: 122px;
	width: 950px;
	position: relative;
	clear: both;
	margin: 0px;
	float: left;
}
#body_area {
	padding: 0px 9px;
	width: 932px;
	position: relative;
	background-color: #0c2340;
	margin: 0px;
	clear: both;
	float: left;
}
#left_column {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	clear: none;
	float: left;
	width: 201px;
	position: relative;
}

#blog {
	margin: 10px 10px 0px;
	padding: 30px 26px;
	clear: none;
	float: left;
	width: 659px;
	position: relative;
	color: #000000;
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	font-size: 12px;
}
#blog h1 {
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px -26px;
	padding: 0px 0px 0px 26px;
	color: #444647;
	/*background-image: url(images/arrow.gif);*/
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0px 5px;
	clear: both;
}
#blog h2 {
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #2e97cc;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}
#blog h2 A {
	text-decoration: none;
	padding-bottom: 20px;
	font-size: 24px;
}
#blog h2 A:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.shareblog {
	padding: 10px 0;
}

#blog A {
	color: #2e97cc;
}

#blog h1 A {
	color: #000;
	margin-bottom:-10px;
}
#blog A:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}


.talkback {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	clear: both;
	float: left;
	width: 458px;
	position: relative;
	display: block;
}

#comments {
	margin-top:10px;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;
	width: 90px;
	float: left;
	clear: none;
	color:#ffffff;
	background-image: url(images/icon_comment.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 5px 5px;
	background-color:#01538f;
}
#comments A {
	color:#ffffff;
	text-decoration: underline;
	margin-left:3px;
	
}
#comments A:hover {
	text-decoration: none;
	color:#ffffff;
	margin-left:3px;
}

#comments A:link {
	color:#ffffff;
	text-decoration: underline;
	margin-left:5px;

}

#author_comments {
	margin-top:10px;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	padding: 5px 0px 5px 20px;
	width: 190px;
	float: right;
	clear: none;
	color:#00538e;
	background-image: url(images/comment.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 110px 5px;
}
#author_comments A {
	color:#00538e;
	margin-left:3px;
	
}
#author_comments A:hover {
	text-decoration: none;
	color:#00538e;
	margin-left:3px;
}

#author_comments A:link {
	color:#00538e;
	margin-left:5px;

}


.share {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;
	width: 298px;
	float: left;
	clear: none;
	background-image: url(images/icon_share.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0px 1px;
	position: relative;
	margin-left:5px;
	margin-top:16px;
}
.share A {
	color: #2e97cc;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.share A:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
#rss_flyout {
	position: absolute;
	width: 311px;
	left: 0px;
	top: 18px;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 6px 2px 2px;
	border: 1px solid #2e97cc;
	background-color: #223d59;
	color: #FFFFFF;
}
.rss_flyout {
	position: absolute;
	width: 311px;
	left: 0px;
	top: 18px;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 6px 2px 2px;
	border: 1px solid #2e97cc;
	background-color: #223d59;
	color: #FFFFFF;
}
.rss_tab {
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 4px;
	padding: 0px 8px;
	clear: none;
	float: left;
	color: #081629;
	cursor: pointer;
}
.rss_tab_dn {
	color: #FFFFFF;
	background-color: #081629;
	clear: none;
	float: left;
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-right: 0px;
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	margin-left: 4px;
	padding-top: 0px;
	padding-right: 8px;
	padding-bottom: 0px;
	padding-left: 8px;
	cursor: pointer;
}

.rss_tab_content {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 22px 22px 10px;
	clear: both;
	float: left;
	width: 267px;
	background-color: #081629;
	position: relative;
}
.feed {
	margin: 0px 0px 12px;
	padding: 0px;
	clear: none;
	float: left;
	width: 50%;
}
.feed img {
	vertical-align: top;
	padding: 0px;
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-right: 12px;
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	margin-left: 0px;
}
.feed A {
	font-size: 10px;
	text-decoration: underline;
}






.entry_break {
	background-image: url(images/entry_break.gif);
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	background-position: 0px 0px;
	margin: 12px 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	height: 2px;
	width: 100%;
	clear: both;
	float: left;
}

#right_column {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	clear: none;
	float: right;
	width: 201px;
	position: relative;
}

.promo {
	margin: 0px 0px 12px;
	padding: 0px;
	clear: both;
	float: left;
	width: 201px;
}
.promo h1 {
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #2e97cc;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 6px 16px 7px;
	background-color: #05101d;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	background-image: url(images/promo_linebreak.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: bottom;
}
.promo div {
	background-color: #08182b;
	font-size: 11px;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 16px;
}
.promo div A {
	color: #FFFFFF;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.promo div A:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.promo ul {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	list-style-type: none;
}
.promo ul li {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px;
	list-style-type: none;
	background-image: url(images/bullet.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0px 2px;
}
.promo ul li A {
	color: #FFFFFF;
	text-decoration: none;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}
.promo ul li A:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
.search_input {
	color: #FFFFFF;
	background-color: #000000;
	border: 1px solid #1f668a;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	height: 20px;
	width: 100px;
}



b.niftycorners {
	clear: both;
}
.auth ul {
	list-style:none;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	
}

.auth h1 {
font-size:20px;
color:#000000;
margin-bottom:-10px;
}

.auth h1 a{
font-size:20px;
color:#000000;
text-decoration:none;
}

.auth h1 a:link{
font-size:20px;
color:#000000;
text-decoration:none;
}

.auth h1 a:hover{
font-size:20px;
color:#000000;

}
.auth ul li {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}

.auth ul li a{
color:#000000;
text-decoration:none; 
}

.auth ul li a:hover{
color:#000000;
text-decoration: underline;
}

.auth ul li p {
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}
#footer {
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	padding: 9px;
	clear: both;
	width: 932px;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	font-size: 11px;
	position: relative;
}
#footer ul {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	float: right;
	clear: right;
}
#footer ul li {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0px 24px 0px 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	font-size: 11px;
	display: inline;
}
#footer A {
        color: #FFFFFF;
        text-decoration: none;
}
#commentspopup {
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 1%;
	width: 98%;
	font-size: 11px;
}#commentspopup h1 {
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #000000;
}
#commentspopup h2 {
	font-size: 14px;
	color: #000000;
	font-weight: bold;
}

#excerpt {
position:relative;
float:left;
width:400px;
margin-bottom:10px;
}

#post_footer {
position:relative;
float:left;
margin-bottom:15px;
padding-bottom:15px;
width:600px;
border-bottom:solid 1px #999999;
color:#000;
}

#post_footer a{
color:#00538e;
text-decoration: none;
}

#post_footer a:hover{
color:#00538e;
text-decoration: underline;
}

#doug_top {
background-color:#e40000;
color:#fff;
width:669px;
height:157px;
background-image:url(red_bg.jpg);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-position:top;
}


#doug_top h1{
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:52px;
font-weight:bold;
margin-left:10px;
margin-bottom:-20px;
padding-bottom:0px;
letter-spacing:-4px;
}

#doug_top h2{
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:18px;
font-weight:bold;
margin-left:20px;
}

#doug_top h2 a{
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:18px;
color:#FFFFFF;
font-weight:bold;
margin-left:20px;
text-decoration:underline;
}

#doug_top h2 a:hover{
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:18px;
color:#FFFFFF;
font-weight:bold;
margin-left:20px;
text-decoration:underline;
}

#doug_top h2 a:link{
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:18px;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:underline;
}

#right {
	position:relative;
	float:right;
	background-color:#9a0000;
	color:#fff;
	padding-bottom:5px;
	padding-top:5px;
	width:182px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin-bottom: 6px;
}

#left_title {
float:left;
position:relative;
width:450px;
}

#right_links {
	float:left;
	position:relative;
	width: 210px;
	margin-top: 20px;
}

#right_links a{
color:#FFFFFF;
text-decoration:underline;
}

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

#right_links a:link{
color:#FFFFFF;
text-decoration:underline;
}