/*---------[0]Hiding Stuff ---------*/

#secondaryNav { display: none; }
#secondaryUl { display: none; }
#top-google { display: none; }
#dipti { display: none; }
#mid-page { display: none; }
#popular { display: none; }
#nav-wrapper { display: none; }
#obog_signup_widget { display: none; }

/*---------[1]General---------*/

body {background:#f8f8f8;font:.9em/1.3em Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #111;margin:0; padding:0;}

h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,form {line-height:normal; margin:0; padding:0;}
h1 {width: 640px;}


a {color:#3166b0; text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;}
a:hover {color:#62956f;}
a img {border: none;}
a:focus {outline:none;}

.alignright, .aligncenter, .alignleft, .alignnone {padding:5px;}
.alignright, img.right {float:right;margin-left:5px;}
.alignleft, .alignnone, img.left {float:left;margin-right:5px;}
.aligncenter {margin:0 auto 5px auto;}
.clearjz {clear:both;}


.wp-caption {font-size:.75em;font-weight:bold;}
p.wp-caption-text {margin:5px 0 0 0 !important;padding:0 !important;}

#container {clear:both;width:980px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #ccc;margin:0 auto;padding:5px 15px;}

.clearance {
clear: both;
}


#header {width:980px; background:#f8f8f8;margin:0 auto 0 auto;height:110px;padding:20px 20px 0 20px;}
#logoTagline {float:left;width:235px}

#logo a {background:url('images/logo2.png') no-repeat;height:56px;width:235px;display:block;text-indent:-9999px; overflow:hidden;margin:20px 0 5px 0;}

h3#tagline {font-size:.9em;color:#f6e97d;text-align:right;margin-top:20px;}

#leaderboard {display: none;}

#navSearch {display: none;}


/*---------[3]Main Content---------*/


h2.articles {text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;color:#333;letter-spacing: 1px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-bottom:2px;}


#content {float:left;width:980px;margin:15px 0 20px 0;}

#main {float:left;display:inline;clear:both;}

#featured {float:left;width:962px;height:250px;border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;margin:0 20px 15px 5px;padding-left:5px;}

#featured h2 {font-size:1.1em;color:#333;font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;margin:0 10px 0 0;}

#featuredArticles {float:left;display:inline;width:660px;border-right:1px solid #ddd;}

.fitem {height:190px; background:#fff;background:#e0e0e0;border:0px solid #c3c4c6;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;}

.feature {float:left;display:inline; width:200px;margin:0 2px 0 0;padding-right:5px;height:220px;overflow:hidden;}
.feature h3 {font-size:.9em;margin:5px;text-align:left;}
.feature h3 a {color:#666;}
.feature img {width: 200px; height:135px;overflow:hidden;}
.feature p {font-size:.85em;line-height:normal;margin:0;padding:0;}
.feature .more {background:#999;height:20px;border:1px solid #c3c4c6;border-top:none;}
.feature .more p {line-height:22px;font-size:.8em;text-align:right;text-transform:uppercase;margin-right:5px;}
.feature .more p a {color:#fff;}


#promo-zone {display: none;}

.fitem-sm {height:60px; margin-left: 23px;overflow:hidden;}

.feature-sm {float:left;display:inline; width:290px;margin:0 2px 0 0;padding-right:5px;height:60px;overflow:hidden;}
.feature-sm h3 {font-size:.9em;margin:5px;text-align:left;}
.feature-sm h3 a {color:#666;}
.feature-sm img {width: 70px; height:47px;float:left; margin-right: 10px;}
.feature-sm p {font-size:.85em;line-height:normal;margin:0;padding:0;}







#about3P {float:left;display:inline;width:280px;margin-left:20px;}
#about3P p {font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:.9em;color:#666;margin:0 0 10px 0;padding:0;}

.post {float:left;clear:both;margin:0 0 25px 0px;padding:10px;border-bottom:1px dotted #999;background:#fff;}
.post h2 {font-size:1.6em;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:#333;}
.post h2 a {color:#333;font-weight:bold;}
.post p {margin:0 0 12px 0;padding:0 !important;}
.post p a {color:#3166b0;}
.post p a:hover {color:#668f83;text-decoration:underline;}
.post input#s {border:1px solid #ddd;padding:2px;}

.meta {float:left;width:100%;height:24px;margin: 5px 0 10px 0;}
.meta img.avatar {background:#fff;border:1px solid #ddd;padding:2px;}

.meta .authorImg {float:left;display:inline;width:28px;}
.meta .authorInfo {float:left;display:inline;with:600px;}

.meta h5 {color:#444;font-size:.85em;line-height:24px;}
.meta h5 a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}

.post p.more {font:.9em 'Lucida Grande',Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif;text-align:right;height:35px;line-height:39px !important;text-transform:uppercase;}
.post p.more img {vertical-align:text-bottom;}
.post p.more a {color:#333;padding-right:10px;}
.post p.more a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}


.post.misc {padding-bottom:10px;}
.post.misc h2 {border-bottom:1px dashed #ccc;margin-bottom:10px;padding-bottom:5px;}
.post.misc h3 {margin:15px 0 10px 0;text-transform:uppercase;}

.post h3.page-title {
font-size: 1.5em;
margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.entry {float:left;clear:both;width:645px;}
.entry {font-size:.9em;}
.entry p {margin-bottom:10px;}

p.share {float:left;font:.85em 'Lucida Grande',Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif;color:#444;margin-top:10px;}
p.share a {font-weight:normal;color:#555;border-bottom:none;}
p.share a.discuss {font-weight:bold;}
p.share a:hover {color:#194686;}

p.share img  {vertical-align:bottom;}

.stbutton {height:16px;vertical-align:bottom;line-height:41px;}

#bbContent, #postFirstAd {float:left;display:inline; width:300px;margin:20px 15px 20px 15px;}

#bbContentAds {display: none;}



/* -- Archives -- */

#byDate h5 {float:left;display:inline;width:35px;font-size:1em;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal !important;margin-top:2px}
#byDate ul li {list-style:none;float:left;margin:0 3px 0 3px;}
#byDate ul li a.future {color:#1d4539;}
#byDate .year {clear:both;margin-bottom:5px;}

ul#byCategory {list-style-image:url("images/bullet-list.png");margin:0 0 0 15px;padding:0;}
ul#byCategory li {margin:0;padding:0;}

/* -- Author -- */

.author-archive {
border: 1px dotted grey;
padding: 5px;
}

.author-archive h2 {
line-height: 2em;
border-bottom: 1px dotted grey;
}

.author-archive p {
padding: 10px! important;
font-size: .85em;
}

.author-archive img {
float: left;
margin-right: 10px;
}

#authorInfo {margin-top:20px;}
#authorPhoto {float:left;display:inline;width:215px;}
#authorPhoto img {width:200px; height:200px;padding:3px; border:1px solid #ddd;}

#myRecent {float:left;margin-top:20px;}
#myRecent h3 {font-size:2em;margin-bottom: 9px;}
#myRecent h2 {font-size:1.3em; padding: 10px; background: #eee;margin-bottom: 22px;}
#myRecent .entry {border-bottom: 5px solid #eee; margin-bottom:20px;}


/* -- Single -- */
#singleAd {display: none;}


.post p.tags {background:url('images/bg-more.gif') no-repeat;font:.75em 'Lucida Grande',Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif;height:35px;width:645px !important;line-height:39px !important;}
.post p.tags img {vertical-align:text-bottom;}
.post p.tags a {color:#333;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;}
.post p.tags a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}
.post p.tags span {text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;font-weight:bold;}
.post p.tags img#tag {margin-left:5px;}

.tagzone {clear:both;}

span.sep {margin:0 10px 0 10px; color:#666}

#comments {display: none;}



/*---------[4]Sidebar---------*/


#sidebar {float:right;display:inline;width:290px;}
#sidebar h3 {font-size:1.2em;font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;color:#333;letter-spacing: 1px;border-bottom:1px dashed #bbb;margin:3px 0 10px 0;padding-bottom:2px;}
#sidebar div.widget {float:left;width:280px;clear:both;padding:5px;margin-bottom:10px;}
#sidebar a {font-weight:bold;}

#subscribe form {margin-bottom:10px;}
#sidebar form input.text {width:185px;border:1px solid #ddd;}
.subscribeTo {clear:both; height:35px;}
.subIcon {float:left;width:28px;}
.subText {float:left;width:250px;font-size:.85em;line-height:normal;margin:0 0 0 0;color:#999;}

.sponsor {float:left;clear:both;height:60px;}
.sponsor img {float:left; display:inline;width:40px;height:40px;background:#c8ea83;margin-right:5px;border:1px solid #bbb;padding:3px;}
.sponsor p {font-size:.75em;font-family:Arial;line-height:normal;margin:3px 0 5px 0;padding:0;}
.sponsor p.sponsorTitle {color:#999;}
.sponsor p.sponsorLink a{text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:normal;}


.event {margin-bottom:10px;}


.widget ul {list-style-image:url("images/bullet-list.png");margin:0 0 10px 10px;padding:3px 10px 0 10px;}
.widget ul li {margin:0 0 5px 0;padding:0;}
.widget ul li a {font-size:.9em;font-weight:normal;}

.widget_links ul {list-style-image:url("images/bullet-list.png");margin:0 0 0 10px;padding:3px 10px 0 10px;}
.widget_links ul li {margin:0; padding:0;}
.widget_links ul li a {font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;}
.widget_links h3 {
font-size:12px! important; 
border: none! important; 
margin: 0! important;
padding: 0! important;
}

/* added June 17 to make better sidebar for channels */

.sponsor-side-chan ul {
list-style-image:url("images/bullet-list.png");
margin:0 0 0 10px;
padding:3px 5px 0 10px;}
.sponsor-side-chan ul li {
margin:0 0 13px 0;
padding:0;}
.sponsor-side-chan ul li a  {
font-size:1em;font-weight:normal;line-height: 13px;
}

/* end June 17 additions */


#sky-ad {text-align: center;}

.events  {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
font-size: .9em;
}



#top-promo-buttons {
padding-left: 22px;
}


.sponsor-side {
font-size: .8em;
line-height: 13px;
}


.contact-sales {
  font-size: .9em;
}



/*---------[5]Footer---------*/

#footer {clear:both;font-size:.85em;line-height:normal !important;background:#3268af;color:#fff;margin-bottom:15px;padding:10px;}
#footer p {line-height:normal;margin:0;padding:0;}
#footer a {color:#fff;}
#footer a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}
#footer h4 {color:#fff;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing: 1px;font-weight:bold;border-bottom:1px dashed #fff;margin-bottom:5px;padding-bottom:3px;}
#footer h5 {float:left;display:inline;width:35px;font-size:1em;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal !important;margin-top:2px}
#footer ul {margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;}
#footer ul li {margin-bottom:5px;}

#footerLeft {float:left;display:inline; width:560px;}
#footerRight {float:left;display:inline;}

#footerLeft div {margin-bottom:15px;}
#generalInfo, #follow3P {float:left;display:inline;width:140px;margin-left:40px;}
#footerSearch {clear:both;float:left;margin:15px 0 0 40px;}

#footer  .member {float:left;display:inline; width:120px; margin:0 20px 0 0;}


#footer #follow img {vertical-align:text-bottom;}

#footerLinks {height:40px;font-size:.9em;color:#555;}
#footerLinks p a {color:#666;}
#footerLinks p#copyright {float:left;display:inline;width:350px;}
#footerLinks p#disclaimer {float:right;display:inline;}

/*---------[6]Special Stuff---------*/

h1.buzz {
color: #43B54C;
margin-bottom: 22px;
}


/*-- BLOGADS ---- */

div#adspot_496117597.adspot {
border-spacing:0;
overflow:hidden;
background-color:;
border-color:#000000;
border-width:0px;
border-style:none;
width:162px !important;
font-size:10pt;
}
div#adspot_496117597 .adspot_head {
font-family:Arial;
font-size:10pt;
color:#000000;
font-weight:bold;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none;
text-align:left;
}
div#adspot_496117597 a.adspot_link , div#adspot_496117597 a.adspot_adurl {
font-family:Arial;
font-size:8pt;
font-style:italic;
color:#584533;
font-weight:normal;
margin:0;
padding:0;
display: inline;
text-decoration:underline;
text-align:left;
background-image: none;
}
div#adspot_496117597 a.adspot_link:link, div#adspot_496117597 a.adspot_link:visited, div#adspot_496117597 a.adspot_adurl:link, div#adspot_496117597 a.adspot_adurl:visited {
color:#584533;
text-decoration:underline;
font-size:8pt;
font-style:italic;
}
div#adspot_496117597 a.adspot_link:active, div#adspot_496117597 a.adspot_link:hover, div#adspot_496117597 a.adspot_adurl:active, div#adspot_496117597 a.adspot_adurl:hover {
color:#584533;
text-decoration:none;
}
div#adspot_496117597 * ul {
list-style-position:outside;
list-style-image:none;
list-style-type:none;
width:162px;
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
div#adspot_496117597 * li {
background:#FFFFFF;
width:160px;
margin:0;
margin-bottom:5px;
padding:0;
text-align:left;
border-color:#DAE5EE;
border-width:1px;
border-style:solid;
border-spacing:0;
display:block;
text-indent:0;
overflow:hidden;
line-height: 12px;
}
div#adspot_496117597 span.blogad_rss_ad li {
border: none;
}
div#adspot_496117597 .adspot_adhead {
text-align:left;
font-family:Arial;
font-size:10pt;
font-weight:bold;
color:#000000;
margin:0;
padding:2px;
border-spacing:0;
width:160px;
display:block;
}
div#adspot_496117597 * img {
border-width:0;
border-spacing:0;
}
div#adspot_496117597 * li * img {
text-align:center;
display:block;
clear:both;
margin:auto;
}
div#adspot_496117597 .adspot_adtext {
font-family:Arial;
font-size:8pt;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
color:#000000;
margin:0;
padding:2px;
border-spacing:0;
display:inline;
clear:both;
width:160px;
text-align:left;
}
div#adspot_496117597 div.adspot_link {
width:162px !important;
text-align:left;
}


/*---------KILL Sidebar---------*/

#sidebar {display: none;}