/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
 * GLOBAL
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
html, body {
	height: 100%;
}
body {
	background: #292929 url(/images/misc/bg-body.gif) center repeat-y;
	color: #A9A9A9;
	font-family: "Lucida Grande", Verdana, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: left;
}
form {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
.bigger {
	font-size: 17px;
}
.smaller {
	font-size: 11px;
}
.fine_print {
	font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: 9px;
	font-weight: normal;
}
.bold {
	font-weight: bold;
}
.italic {
	font-style: italic;
}
.white {
	color: #FFF;
}
.black {
	color: #333;
}
.red {
	color: #F00;
}
.strike {
	text-decoration: line-through;
}
.monospace {
	font-family: monospace;
}
.zero {
	border: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
 * LOCAL
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
	color: #CC0000;
	font-family: "Lucida Grande", Verdana, sans-serif;
	margin-top: 0;
	padding-top: 0;
}
h1 {
	font-size: 30px;
	font-weight: normal;
}
h2 {
	font-size: 20px;
	font-weight: normal;
}
h3 {
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: normal;
}
h4 {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 14px;
}
a {
	color: #FFF;
}
a:hover {}
a:visited {}
a:active {
	outline: none;
}
a:focus {
	-moz-outline-style: none;
}
.label {
	color: #757575;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.label_required {
	color: #F00;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.ben {
	color: #0072BC;
}
.melanie {
	color: #C60;
}
.greta {
	color: #A42E81;
}
.dirk {
	color: #5BA42E;
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
 * SKELETON
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
#outer {
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 0;
	width: 800px;
}
#header {
	background: #050505 url(/images/misc/bg-header.gif) bottom left repeat-x;
	padding: 0 0 1px 0;
	width: 800px;
}
#header .columns {
	height: 1%;
	overflow: auto;
	padding: 0 25px;
	position: relative;
}
#header .columns .left {
	left: 25px;
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 0px;
}
#header .columns .right {
	float: right;
	padding: 17px 0 17px 0;
	text-align: right;
}
#footer {
	background-color: #050505;
	border-top: 1px solid #444;
	margin-top: 25px;
}
#footer .content {
	margin: 0 25px;
	padding: 10px 0;
	text-align: center;
}
#footer .content .rss img {
	margin-right: 5px;
	vertical-align: middle;
}
#footer .content .copyright {
	color: #757575;
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
 * NAV BAR
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
#nav_bar {
	height: 40px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 25px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
#nav_bar ul {
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#nav_bar ul li {
	float: left;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
 * SLIDESHOW
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
#slideshow {
	margin-top: 25px;
	padding: 0 25px;
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
 * TWEET
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
#tweet {
	background-color: #7DDFF8;
	padding: 10px;
	position: relative;
	text-align: left;
	width: 200px;
}
#tweet img.arrow {
	position: absolute;
	right: 109px;
	top: -8px;
}
#tweet .status {
	color: #005A7D;
}
#tweet .dateline {
	color: #FFF;
	font-size: 9px;
	font-style: italic;
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
 * BLOG ENTRIES & COMMENTS
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
#entries, #entry {
	margin-top: 25px;
	padding: 0 25px;
}
.entry {
	margin-bottom: 25px;
	overflow: auto;
	width: 100%;
}
.entry .left {
	border-top: 1px dotted #444;
	float: left;
	margin: 0 !important;
	padding: 10px 0 0 0 !important;
	width: 98px !important;
}
.entry .left .dateline {
	color: #5BA42E;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-align: center;
}
.entry .right {
	float: none !important;
	margin: 0 0 0 98px !important;
	padding: 6px 0 0 10px !important;
	width: auto !important;
}
.entry .right h2.title {
	color: #5BA42E;
	letter-spacing: -.025em;
}
.entry .right .body {
	line-height: 20px;
}
.entry .right .body .smaller {
	font-size: 9px;
	line-height: normal;
}
#comments {
	margin-top: 25px;
	padding: 0 25px;
}
#comments h3 {
	border-top: 1px dotted #444;
	color: #5BA42E;
	font-size: 13px;
	margin-left: 108px;
	padding-top: 15px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
.comment {
	margin-bottom: 25px;
	overflow: visible;
	width: 100%;
}
.comment .left {
	float: left;
	position: relative;
	width: 98px;
}
.comment .left .sticker {
	color: #FFF;
	line-height: 27px;
	position: absolute;
	right: 0px;
	text-align: right;
	top: 0px;
	white-space: nowrap;
}
.comment .left .sticker a {
	color: #FFF;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.comment .left .sticker .default {
	background: url(/images/misc/arrow-default_sticker.gif) right no-repeat;
	padding: 0 15px 0 10px;
}
.comment .left .sticker .ben {
	background: url(/images/misc/arrow-ben_sticker.gif) right no-repeat;
	color: #FFF !important;
	padding: 0 15px 0 10px;
}
.comment .left .sticker .melanie {
	background: url(/images/misc/arrow-melanie_sticker.gif) right no-repeat;
	color: #FFF !important;
	padding: 0 15px 0 10px;
}
.comment .right {
	color: #757575;
	margin-left: 98px;
	padding: 4px 0 0 10px;
}
.comment .right .body {
	line-height: 20px;
}
.comment .right .dateline {
	color: #D9D9D9;
	font-size: 10px;
	font-style: italic;
	line-height: 20px;
}
#comment_form {
	margin-top: 25px;
	padding: 0 25px 0 133px;
}
#comment_form h3 {
	border-top: 1px dotted #444;
	color: #5BA42E;
	font-size: 13px;
	padding-top: 15px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
#comment_form input {
	width: 169px;
}
#comment_form .captcha {
	margin: 2px 0 6px 0;
}
div.pagination {
	padding-right: 20px;
	text-align: right;
}
div.pagination a.previous, div.pagination a.next {
	background-color: #222;
	border: 1px solid #444;
	display: inline-block;
	margin: 5px 0;
	padding: 4px 15px;
}
div.pagination a.previous:hover, div.pagination a.next:hover {
	background-color: #AAA;
	color: #222;
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
 * ABOUT
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
#about {
	overflow: auto;
	width: 100%;
}
#about .main {
	margin: 0 245px 0 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#about .sidebar {
	float: right;
	margin: 25px 25px 0 0;
	width: 220px;
}
#about .sidebar .nameplate {
	border-top: 1px dotted #444;
	color: #0072BC;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding: 10px 0;
	text-align: center;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
#about .sidebar .nameplate a {
	color: #0072BC;
}
#bio, #blog_roll, #greader, #shelfari {
	margin-bottom: 25px;
}
#bio .body {
	font-size: 11px;
}
#blog_roll ul {
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: center;
}
#blog_roll li {
	margin: 6px 0;
}
#greader ul {
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: left;
}
#greader li {
	margin: 6px 0;
}
#where_else .body {
	text-align: center;
}
#where_else .body .badge {
	padding: 0 3px;
}


/* ------------------------------------------------------------------
 * INLINE ALERTS & ERRORS
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
#ialert {
	background: url(/images/misc/icon-alert.gif) 15px 50% no-repeat;
	background-color: #FFC;
	border-top: 3px solid #F93;
	border-bottom: 3px solid #F93;
	margin: 0 0 15px 0;
	padding: 15px 15px 15px 75px;
}
#ialert h2 {
	color: #F00;
	font-size: 20px;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#ialert p {
	color: #292929;
	margin: 1.2em 0 0 0;
	padding: 0;
}
span.ierror {
	color: #F00;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding-left: 1em;
}