/*----- basic styling -----*/
* {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

body  {
	background: #000000 url(../_images/topTile.gif) repeat-x left top;
	margin: 0; /* it's good practice to zero the margin and padding of the body element to account for differing browser defaults */
	padding: 0;
	text-align: center;
}

#container {
	width: 950px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	text-align: left;
} 

/*------- header styles -------*/

#header {
	height: 262px;
	background-image: url(../_images/topFlames.jpg);
	margin-left: -344px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: left 34px;
} 

#header h1 {
	margin-left: -9000px;
	float: left;
}

/* Navigation */
#header #navigation {
}

#header ul { padding: 0;  margin: 0;  float: right; height: 34px;  width: 549px;  list-style: none;  color: #fff; }

#header li { float: left;  height: 34px; }
#header li a { display: block;  padding-top: 33px;  height: 0px !important;  overflow: hidden;  border-bottom:none;}

#header li#home { background: transparent url(../_images/tn_home-over.gif) top left no-repeat;border-bottom:none; width: 101px}
#header li#about { background: transparent url(../_images/tn_about-over.gif) top left no-repeat;border-bottom:none; width: 98px}
#header li#portfolio { background: transparent url(../_images/tn_portfolio-over.gif) top left no-repeat;border-bottom:none; width: 139px}
#header li#blog { background: transparent url(../_images/tn_blog-over.gif) top left no-repeat;border-bottom:none; width: 89px}
#header li#contact { background: transparent url(../_images/tn_contact-over.gif) top left no-repeat; border-bottom:none; width: 122px}

#header li#home a:link,#header li#home a:visited,#header li#home a:active { background: transparent url(../_images/tn_home.gif) top left no-repeat;border-bottom:none; width: 101px}
#header li#about a:link,#header li#about a:visited,#header li#about a:active { background: transparent url(../_images/tn_about.gif) top left no-repeat;border-bottom:none; width: 98px}
#header li#portfolio a:link,#header li#portfolio a:visited,#header li#portfolio a:active { background: transparent url(../_images/tn_portfolio.gif) top left no-repeat;border-bottom:none;width: 139px }
#header li#blog a:link,#header li#blog a:visited,#header li#blog a:active { background: transparent url(../_images/tn_blog.gif) top left no-repeat; border-bottom:none; width: 89px}
#header li#contact a:link,#header li#contact a:visited,#header li#contact a:active { background: transparent url(../_images/tn_contact.gif) top left no-repeat; border-bottom:none; width: 122px}

#header li#home a:hover,#header li#about a:hover,#header li#portfolio a:hover,#header li#blog a:hover,#header li#contact a:hover { background: none;border-bottom:none; }

/* Auto Nav Selection */
#home_page #header li#home a:link,#home_page #header li#home a:visited, #home_page #header li#home a:active { background: none !important;}
#about_page #header li#about a:link,#about_page #header li#about a:visited, #about_page #header li#about a:active { background: none !important;}
#portfolio_page #header li#portfolio a:link,#portfolio_page #header li#portfolio a:visited,#portfolio_page #header li#portfolio a:active{ background: none !important; }
#blog_page #header li#blog a:link,#blog_page #header li#blog a:visited,#blog_page #header li#blog a:active{ background: none !important; }
#contact_page #header li#contact a:link,#contact_page #header li#contact a:visited,#contact_page #header li#contact a:active { background: none !important; }

/*------- sidebarHome styles -------*/

#sidebarHome {
	float: right; /* since this element is floated, a width must be given */
	width: 225px;
	border-top-width: 3px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-top-color: #342211;
	background-image: url(../_images/sh_recentNews.gif);
	background-position: left top;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}
#sidebarHome h1 {
	margin-left: -9000px;
	padding: 0px;
	margin-top: 0px;
}
#sidebarHome ul{
	margin-top: 10px;
	padding: 0;
	color: #684f38;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 17px;
	list-style-type: none;
	font-weight: normal;
}
#sidebarHome li{
	background-image: url(../_images/dotted_divider.gif);
	padding-top: 10px;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	background-position: left bottom;
}
#sidebarHome a{
	color: #e2db9c;
	font-size: 13px;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#sidebarHome a:hover{
	color: #fff;
	font-size: 13px;
	text-decoration: none;
}

/*------- sidebarAbout styles -------*/

#sidebarAbout {
	float: right; /* since this element is floated, a width must be given */
	width: 225px;
	border-top-width: 3px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-top-color: #342211;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
}
#sidebarAbout img {
	padding-top: 8px;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
	border-bottom-width: 3px;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-bottom-color: #342211;
}
#sidebarAbout h1 {
	margin-left: -9000px;
	padding: 0px;
	margin-top: 0px;
}
#sidebarAbout ul{
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #998c5b;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 17px;
	list-style-type: none;
	font-weight: normal;
}
#sidebarAbout li{
	background-image: url(../_images/dotted_divider.gif);
	padding-top: 5px;
	padding-bottom: 5px;
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	background-position: left bottom;
}
#sidebarAbout ul li strong {
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #e2db9c;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 12px;
}
#sidebarAbout a{
	color: #998c5b;
	text-decoration: none;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #998c5b;
}
#sidebarAbout a:hover{
	color: #e2db9c;
	text-decoration: none;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #e2db9c;
}

/*------- sidebarPortfolio styles -------*/

#sidebarPortfolio {
	float: left; 
	width: 238px;
	background: url(../_images/h_portfolio.png) no-repeat left top;
	margin-top: -32px;
	padding-top: 32px;
}



/*------- content styles -------*/

#mainContent {
	border-top-width: 3px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-top-color: #342211;
	width: 704px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 20px 0px 0px;
	float: left;
} 

/*------- content contact styles -------*/

#mainContentContact {
	background: url(../_images/h_contact.png) no-repeat left top;
	width: 704px;
	margin-top: -32px;
	padding-top: 32px;
	float: left;
} 

#mainContentAbout {
	background: url(../_images/h_about.png) no-repeat left top;
	width: 704px;
	margin-top: -32px;
	padding-top: 32px;
	float: left;
} 

#mainContentPortfolio {
	width: 712px;
	float: right;
} 


/*------- footer styles -------*/

#footer {
	height: 60px;
	padding: 0;
	border-top-width: 3px;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-top-color: #342211;
	margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
} 
#footer p {
	float: left;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 10px;
	color: #56381c;
	margin: 0; /* zeroing the margins of the first element in the footer will avoid the possibility of margin collapse - a space between divs */
	padding: 17px 0 30px; /* padding on this element will create space, just as the the margin would have, without the margin collapse issue */
	font-weight: normal;
}
#footer a {
	color: #684f38;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#footer  a:hover {
	color: #998c5b;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#footer .subscribe{
	padding-top: 17px;
	float: right;
	margin: 0;
}
#footer .subscribe a {
	color: #684f38;
	text-decoration: none;
	background: url(../_images/subscribe.gif) no-repeat right center;
	padding-right: 15px;
}
#footer .subscribe a:hover{
	color: #998c5b;
	text-decoration: none;
	background: url(../_images/subscribe.gif) no-repeat right center;
	padding-right: 15px;
}
.clear {
	clear: both;
}