body {
text-align: center;
background: #fff url(img/bg.jpg) top left repeat-x;
margin:0;
padding:0;
font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;
}

ul {
list-style: none;
}

li {
margin-bottom: 5px;
}

a {color:#990000;text-decoration:none;}
a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}

h1 {font-size:20px;font-weight:normal;}
h2 {font-size:14px;}
h1,h2,h3,h4 {text-align:left;}

#container {
margin: 0 auto;
text-align:left;
width: 640px;
}

#left-side {
float:left;
background: url(img/left-side-repeat.jpg) top left repeat-y;
width: 283px;
}



#left-side-top {
background: url(img/left-side-top.jpg) top left no-repeat;
min-height: 399px; /*change to min-height */
padding-top:138px;
}

/* min-height for ie */
/*\*/
* html #left-side-top {
height: 399px;
}
/**/

#left-side-bottom {
background: url(img/left-side-bottom.jpg) top left no-repeat;
min-height: 121px /*change to min-height */
}

/* min-height for ie */
/*\*/
* html #left-side-bottom {
height: 121px;
}
/**/

#left-side ul {
list-item-style: none;
text-align:right;
margin-right:35px;
}

#left-side ul li a {
color: #f6f6f6;
font-size: 15px;
}

#left-side ul li a:hover {
text-decoration:none;
color: #fff;
background: #fff;
color: #000;
}

#left-side h2 {
font-size: 12px;
text-align:right;
color: #ddd;
margin-right:35px;
margin-top: 10px;
}

#right-side {
line-height:1.45em;
float:right;
width: 356px;
margin-top: 136px;
text-align: left;
}

#right-side ul {
list-style-type: circle;
}

#blog-stuff {
padding-left: 11px;
margin-top: 20px;
font-size:12px;
}

#blog-stuff h2 {
background: #eee;
color: #000;
font-size:12px;
padding: 2px;
	filter:alpha(opacity=75);
	opacity: 0.75;
	-moz-opacity:0.75;
}

#blog-stuff ul li a {
font-size:12px;
}



.post-listing {
border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
}

.post-date {
font-size: 10px;
color:#aaa;
margin-top:-15px;
}

.article_menu {
font-size: 10px;
line-height:12px;
}

#right-side h2.post-title {
font-size:16px;
}

.comment_header {
font-size:10px;
z-index: 99;
}

.comment_odd p.comment_header, .comment_even p.comment_header {padding-left:25px;background:#eee;}


.comnum a {
font-size: 40px;
font-weight:bold;
position:absolute;
color: #fbfbfb;
}

.comment_odd {background:#e5e5e5;}
.comment_even {background:#e9e9e9;}
.comment_odd p, .comment_even p {
padding: 5px 10px;
}

/* Latest Posts
*************************/
#latest-posts {
background: #f1ddd2;
font-size:11px;
}

#latest-posts ul {
padding:0;
padding-left: 10px;
margin: 0;
list-style: none;
}

#latest-posts li {
margin: 2px 0;
padding: 2px 0;
border-bottom: 1px solid #f8ede8;
}

#latest-posts li a {
color: #9e8584;
}

#latest-posts h2 {
background: #9f928b url(img/latest-posts-header.gif) top left no-repeat;
color: #fff;
font-weight: normal;
font-size:12px;
padding-left: 10px;
margin-bottom:0;
}

#latest-posts-bottom {
background: #f1ddd2 url(img/latest-posts-bottom.gif) top left no-repeat;
height: 9px;
}

/* Latest Quote
*************************/
#latest-quote {
margin-top: 5px;
background: #dbe8ea;
color: #8e999b;
font-size:11px;
}

#latest-quote blockquote {
padding:0;
padding-left: 10px;
padding-right: 10px;
padding-top: 10px;
padding-bottom:10px;
margin: 0;
background: url(img/latest-quote-bg.gif) top left no-repeat;
}

#latest-quote blockquote h3 {
text-align:right;
margin:0;
padding:0;
}

#latest-posts li {
margin: 2px 0;
padding: 2px 0;
border-bottom: 1px solid #f8ede8;
}

#latest-posts li a {
color: #9e8584;
}

#latest-quote h2 {
background: #9f928b url(img/latest-quote-header.gif) top left no-repeat;
color: #fff;
font-weight: normal;
font-size:12px;
padding-left: 10px;
margin-bottom:0;
padding-bottom:0;
}

#latest-quote-bottom {
background: #f1ddd2 url(img/latest-quote-bottom.gif) top left no-repeat;
height: 9px;
}

/* Forms
***********************/
form {font-size:11px;}
form label {width:100px;}
form input {border:1px solid #ccc;}
form textarea {width:350px;border:1px solid #ccc;}