body {
	background-color: #fff;
	background-image: url("images/bigredtile.gif");
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
  	color: #000;
	font-family: verdana, ariel, sans-serif;
	}

.oldbrowser {
	display:none;
	}

.date {
	color: #ccc;
	background-color: transparent;
	}
	
img {
	border: 0px;
	clear: both;
	}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
	margin-bottom: 8px; 
	margin-top: 0px;
	font-family: times, times new roman, serif;
	font-size: 12pt;
	line-height: 15pt;
	font-weight: normal;
	}


p {
	margin-bottom: 8px; 
	margin-top: 0px;
	font-family: times, times new roman, serif;
	font-size: 12pt;
	line-height: 15pt;
	}

.small {
	font-family: verdana, ariel, sans-serif;
	font-size: 10px;
	}
	
.news {
	font-family: verdana, ariel, sans-serif;
	font-size: 10px;
	}

.titles {
	font-family: verdana, ariel, sans-serif;
	text-align: left;
	padding: 8px 0px 0px 0px;
	font-variant: small-caps;
	}

.break {
	text-align: center;
	margin-top: 20px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	}


.caps {
	font-variant: small-caps;
	}


.bigcaps {
	font-size: 14pt;
	font-variant: small-caps;
	}


.quote {
	font-family: verdana, ariel, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 125%;
	} /* used for the quotes on the hp */

.quoter {
	font-family: verdana, ariel, sans-serif;
	font-size: 10px;
	color: #754D4A;
	background-color: transparent;
	/* font-variant: small-caps; */
	line-height: 92%;
	padding-bottom: 12px;
	} /* used for the quotes on the hp */

.linebreak {
	margin-top: 3em;
	}

/*
.dropcap {
	width: .9em;
	height: .5em;
	float: left;
	text-align: center;
	font-family: palatino, times, times new roman, serif;
	font-size: 25pt;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #910C03;
} */

.dropcap{
	font-family: palatino, times, times new roman, serif;
	font-size: 300%;
	height: .5em;
    float:left;
    font-weight:bold;
	color: #910C03;
}



/* ________structure of document________ */

#lefttop {
	position: absolute; 
	top: 210px;
	width: 230px;
	left: 5px;
	color: #4F4F4F;
	background-color: transparent;

	} /* holds logo */

#lefttop { 
	position: absolute; 
	top: 15px;
	width: 310px;
	left: 50px;
	height: 180px;
	color: #4F4F4F;
	background-color: transparent;
	border: 1px;
	border-top: 1px black solid;
	border-right: 1px  #094395 solid;
	border-bottom: 1px  #094395 solid;
	border-left: 1px black solid;
		} /* holds the page links */

#leftbottom {
	position: absolute;
	top: 197px;
	width: 310px;
	left: 50px;
	color: #000;
	background-color: #e7f6ef;
	border-top: 0px black solid;
	border-right: 1px #094395 solid;
	border-bottom: 1px black solid;
	border-left: 1px black solid;
	} /* holds the middle column bio and recent articles */

#leftbottom h1 {
	font-family: georgia, times, times new roman, serif;
	padding: 10px;
	font-size: 12px;
		}

#leftbottom p {
	font-family: georgia, times, times new roman, serif;
	padding: 10px;
	font-size: 12px;
	}


#righttop {
	position: absolute;
	top: 15px;
	width: 486px;
	left: 362px;
	background-color: transparent;
	border-top: 1px black solid;
	border-right: 1px black solid;
	border-bottom: 1px #094395 solid;
	border-left: 0px black solid;
	} /* flash top thingy */


#right {
	position: absolute;
	top: 110px;
	width: 486px;
	left: 361px;
	color: black;
	background-color: transparent;
	background-color: transparent;
	border-top: 0px black solid;
	border-right: 1px black solid;
	border-bottom: 1px black solid;
	border-left: 1px #094395 solid;
		} /* blog column */

#rightpad {
	padding: 25px;
	padding-top:15px;
	}

#rightpad h2 {
	padding-top: 20px;
	}
.posts {
	font-family: georgia, times, times new roman, serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 135%;
	}
	
.postinfo {
	display: none;
	}

#right a {
	text-decoration: underline;
	font-family: verdana, ariel, sans-serif;
	color: #094395;
	}

#right a:hover {
	color: #fff;
	background-color: #000;
	}

#right p {
	font-family: georgia, times, times new roman, serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 135%;
	}

#right h1 {
	margin-top: 15px;
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	font-family: georgia, times, times new roman, serif;
	font-size: 20px;
	line-height: 125%;
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #094395;
	}

#rightpad h2 {
	font-family: georgia, times, times new roman, serif;
	font-size: 10px;
	line-height: 135%;
	color: #094395;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	padding-top: 25px;
	background: transparent;
	}

#right h3 {
	font-family: georgia, times, times new roman, serif;
	font-size: 20px;
	line-height: 135%;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	padding-top: 5px;
	color: #094395;
	background: transparent;
	}



/* Linking */


a	{
	text-decoration: underline;
	font-family: verdana, ariel, sans-serif;
	color: #094395;
	background-color: transparent;
	}

a:hover {
	background-color: #094395;
	color: #fff;
	}

/* external LINKS area styles and links */

	
#links {
	font-family: verdana, helvetica, ariel, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	}

#links p {
	font-family: verdana, helvetica, ariel, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 12.5px;
	}

#links .links {
	margin-top: 12px;
	}

#links .titles {
	font-family: verdana, ariel, sans-serif;
	text-align: left;
	padding: 8px 0px 0px 0px;
	font-variant: small-caps;
	font-size: 15px;
	}

#links a {
	font-size: 12px;
	background-color: transparent;
	color: #910C03;
	text-decoration: underline;
	}

#links a:hover {
	background-color: #222;
	color: #fff;
	text-decoration: none;
	}