  body {
margin : 0;
padding : 0;
text-align : left;
color : #000000;

background-image: linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(255,255,255) 0%, rgb(209,230,152) 56%, rgb(173,224,114) 80%);
background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(255,255,255) 0%, rgb(209,230,152) 56%, rgb(173,224,114) 80%);
background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(255,255,255) 0%, rgb(209,230,152) 56%, rgb(173,224,114) 80%);
background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(255,255,255) 0%, rgb(209,230,152) 56%, rgb(173,224,114) 80%);
background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(bottom, rgb(255,255,255) 0%, rgb(209,230,152) 56%, rgb(173,224,114) 80%);

background-image: -webkit-gradient(
	linear,
	left bottom,
	left top,
	color-stop(0, rgb(255,255,255)),
	color-stop(0.56, rgb(209,230,152)),
	color-stop(0.8, rgb(173,224,114))
);


font : 75% "Trebuchet MS", verdana, arial, tahoma, sans-serif;
}
#container {
	width : 1000px;
	margin : 0 auto;
	padding : 0;
	color : #000000;
	background-color: #FFF;
	background-image: url(../images/bgd2.jpg);
	background-repeat: repeat;
	background-position: right 180px;
}
			/*BANNER*/
#banner {
float : left;
width : 1000px;
height : 180px;
padding : 0;
margin-bottom : 0;
background : #eee url(../images/banner.jpg);
}
#banner h1{
margin : 140px 0 0 20px;
font : normal 2em georgia, verdana, arial, tahoma, sans-serif;
text-transform : none;
letter-spacing : 3px;
color : #ffffff;
background : transparent;
}
#banner h1 a{
color : #ffffff;
}
			/*MAIN CONTENT*/
#content {
	margin-left : 230px;
	margin-top : 0;
	line-height : 1.8em;
	width: 750px;
	padding-top: 0;
	padding-right: 10px;
	padding-bottom: 0;
	padding-left: 10px;
}
#content h1 {
	padding : 20px 0 0 0;
	text-transform : uppercase;
	color : #930;
	background : inherit;
	text-align : left;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 15px;
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-variant: normal;
}
			/*LEFT SIDEBAR*/
#sidebar {
float : left;
width : 200px;
margin : 0 0 0 0;
padding : 5px;
background : #858563 url(../images/bgd1.jpg) repeat-y top center;

}
			/*NAVIGATION*/
.menu {
	margin-bottom : 20px;
	width : 180px;
	padding : 10px 0 0 0;
	margin-left:0px;
}
.menu ul {
margin : 0;
padding : 0;
list-style-type : none;
}
.menu li {
margin : 0 0 0.2em 0;
list-style-type : none;
}
.menu a {
	display : block;
	font-size : 11px;
	color : #ffffff;
	width : 170px;
	padding : 0.5em 0.8em;
	text-decoration : none;
	border-left : 10px solid #1f5688;
	background-color: #390;
	
	border-radius: 5px;
}
.menu a:hover {
	border-left : 10px solid #1f5688;
	background-color : #630;
	color : #fff;
}
.links {
font-size : 1.4em;
text-transform : uppercase;
letter-spacing : 3px;
}
			/*RIGHT SIDEBAR*/
#sidebar-b {
	float : right;
	width : 200px;
	margin : 0 0 0 0;
	padding : 5px;
}
			/*FOOTER*/
#footer {
background : #ffffff url(../images/footer.gif) repeat-x top;
text-align:center;
}
#footer p{

padding : 20px;
margin-top : 5px;
height : 40px;
font-size : 0.8em;
border-top : 1px solid #236bac;
color : #000000;
}
#footer a:link, #footer a:visited {
color : #236bac;
text-decoration : none;
}
#footer a:hover {
color : #3186d3;
}
			/*TYPOGRAPHY*/
h1 {
margin : 0 0 10px 0;
font : normal 1.4em verdana, arial, tahoma, sans-serif;
text-transform : uppercase;
color : #acaf2c;
background : inherit;
}
blockquote {
font-weight : bold;
font-style : italic;
color : #b29b35;
}
			/*LINKS*/
a {
color : #236bac;
font-weight : bold;
text-decoration : none;
background : inherit;
}
a:hover {
text-decoration : none;
color : #369;
background : inherit;
}
a img {
border: 0;
}
			/*CLASS*/
.clear {
clear : both;
overflow : hidden;
width : 0;
height : 1px;
}
.post {
background-color : #404040;
padding : 3px;
margin : 20px 10px 0 5px;
border : 0 dashed #8a795d;
font-size : 80%;
}
.post .date {
background : url(../images/clock.gif) no-repeat left center;
padding-left : 15px;
margin : 0 15px 0 5px;
}
.post .comments {
background : url(../images/comment.gif) no-repeat left center;
padding-left : 15px;
margin : 0 15px 0 5px;
}
.post .readmore {
background : url(../images/document.gif) no-repeat left center;
padding-left : 15px;
margin : 0 15px 0 5px;
}
