body {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
    font-size: small;
    text-align: center;
    color: #333;
    background:  #e0e0e0; 
  }
    
  img {
    border: none;
  }
  
  li {
    font-size: x-small;
  }

  
  /* menu */

 
  #menu {
     font-family:Verdana;
	 font-weight:bold;
	 margin-left:-22px;
	 background-color: gray;
	 width:766px;
	 height:24px;
	 border-bottom:1px solid #666666;
	 font-size:11px;
	 
  }
  #menu div{
	padding:4px;
	
	/*border-bottom: 1px solid #666666;*/
	float:left;
	background-color: gray;
  }
  
  #menu a{
    color:black;
  }
  
  #menu a:hover{
    color:white;
	background-color:#333333;
  }
  
  #menu div span {font-style:italic;color:white;}

  
    
  /* links */
  
  a:link {
    /*color: #69c;*/
    color:navy;
    
  }
  
  a:visited {
    color: cian;
  }
  
  a:hover {
    color: maroon;
    }
  
  a:active {
    color: #cc3333;
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  
  /* ---( layout structure )---*/
  
  #wrap {
    width: 847px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: left;
    background: url(../pict/tile.gif) repeat-y;
    background-color: #A6A6A6;
  }
  
  #content {
    margin-left: 62px; /* to avoid the BMH */

    }
  
  #main-content {
    float: left;
    width: 750px;
    margin: 20px 0 0 0;
    padding: 0;
    line-height: 1.5em;

    }
  
  #sidebar {
    margin: 0 41px 0 547px;
    padding: 20px 0 0 0;
    font-size: 85%;
    line-height: 1.4em;
    color: #999;
    /*background: url(../pict/sidebar_bg.gif) no-repeat 0 0;*/

    }
  
  
  
  /* ---( header and site name )--- */
  
  #blog-header {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    font-family: Verdana, "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS";
    height: 190px;
  }
  
  #blog-header h1 {
    margin: -130px 0px 0px 570px; 
    font-size: x-large;
    width: 200px;
    color: #fff;
    position: relative;
    font-family: Arial;
  }
  
  
  /* ---( main column )--- */
  
 
  p.header{
    color: #666666;
    font-family: Tahoma;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: bold;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    height: 30px;
    padding-bottom: 0px !important;
  }
  p.header p{
    font-size: 0.8em;
	color:black;
	font-style:italic;
	position:relative;
	letter-spacing:0px;
  }
  
  h1.title {
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    font-family: Arial, "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS";
    font-size: 130%;
    color: #333333;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #999999;
	width:715px;
    padding-left:10px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
  }
  
  .post {
    margin: 0 0 1.5em 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
   }
  
  .post-footer {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 0 0 14px;
    font-size: 88%;
    color: #999;
    background: url(../pict/tictac_grey.gif) no-repeat 0 8px;
    }
  
  .post img {
    padding: 0px;
 	background-color:#666666; 
	border: 1px solid black;
   }
  

  
  /* ---( footer )--- */
  
  .clear { /* to fix IE6 padding-top issue */
    clear: both;
    height: 0;
    padding-bottom:10px;
  }
  
  #footer {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 0 9px 0;
    font-size: 85%;
    color: #ddd;
    background: url(../pict/bottom_sill.gif) no-repeat bottom left;
    }
  
  #footer p, p.header {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 20px 320px 20px 95px;
    background: url(../pict/bottom_sash.gif) no-repeat top left;
  }
  
 
  /* ---- overrides for post page ---- */
  
  .post {
    padding: 20px 20px 0px 20px;
    border: none;
   }
 
  
  hr{
     display:none;
  }