body {

   background:#F6F3CC url(background5.png) repeat-y top center; 

	padding:0;

	margin:0;

	font-family:Verdana, Sans-serif;

	font-size:74%;

	text-align:center;

}	



abbr {

	cursor:help;

}	

/********************   LINK STYLES  *********/

a {

	color:#FC6289;

	font-size:1em;

	text-decoration:none;

}



#image {

	position:absolute;

	top:50px;

	left:0;

	width:160px;

	height:300px;

	background:url(about.gif) no-repeat;

}	



a:hover {

	color:#41B4F2;

	text-decoration:underline;

}



#toplinks a {

	margin-right:6px;

}	



span a {

	color:#429EDB;

	margin-left:6px;

}



span a:hover {

	color:#FC6289;

}

/****************   HEADER STYLES  ************/

h1 {

	color:#FF3366;

	font-family:tahoma, verdana, sans-serif;

	font-weight:normal;

	padding-left:10px;

	font-size:2.1em;

}



#header h1 {

	color:#333;

}



#sidebar h1 {

	font-size:1.4em;

	margin:0 0 0 5px;

	padding-top:5px;

	width:160px;

	color:#333;

}	



h2 {

	color:#999;

	padding-left:10px;

	font-size:0.9em;

	font-weight:normal;

	margin-top:-18px;

	text-transform:uppercase;

}	



h2 a {

	text-transform:none;

}

/********************    PARAGRAPH STYLES    **********/

p {

	font-size:1em;

	color:#222;

	margin-left:10px;

	margin-top:-1px;

	line-height:1.3em;

	

}	



#sidebar p, #sidebar ul {

	background:#E9F1F5 url(sidebottom.gif) no-repeat bottom right;

	padding:4px;

	

}	

/*********************     LIST STYLES    *************/

#sidebar ul {

	list-style:none;

	margin-bottom:0;

	padding-top:0;

}



#sidebar li {

	list-style-image:url(bullet.gif);

}

/**********************      IMAGE STYLES     ************/

#header img {

	margin-left:10px;

	margin-top:-10px;

	padding:3px;

	margin-bottom:0;

	border:1px solid #ccc;

}	

/********************    INDEPENDANT DIV IDS AND CLASSES   *******/

/***********************     MAIN CONTAINER  *******************/

#container {

	width:690px;

	margin:0 auto;

	padding-top:0 !important;

	padding-top:20px;

	text-align:left;

	position:relative;

}	

/*************************     TOP RIGHT HAND LINKS   *********/

#toplinks {

	position:absolute;

	top:12px;

	right:30px;

}

/*************************    LEFT COLUMN  ************/

#leftcolumn {

	float:left;

	width:470px;

}	

/*********************      RIGHT SIDEBAR COLUMN   ********/

#sidebar {

	float:right;

	width:200px;

	margin:10px 10px 0 0;

}	

/************************   FOOTER     ***********/

#footer {

	clear:both;

	margin-left:0;

	width:677px;

	text-align:center;

	border-top:1px solid #ccc;

	color:#888;

}	

/**********************      LINKS BELOW EACH POST    ***********/

span {

	float:right;

	margin-right:30px;

}

/***********************      RIGHT HAND SIDE CONTENT BOXES    *******/

.sidebox {

	width:185px;

	background:#E9F1F5 url(sidetop.gif) no-repeat top left;

	margin-bottom:15px;

}