body, html {
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-family: Arial;
	font-size: 12px;	
	background: #FFF url(../pics/blog/bg.jpg) repeat-x top;
}
.clear {
	clear: both;
}
.left {
	float: left;
}
.right {
	float: right;
}
.wrapper {
	margin: 0 auto;
	width: 950px;
}
a img {
	border: none;
}

/*** TOP NAVIGATION ***/
.top_nav {
	display: block;
	height: 52px;
}
.top_nav_back {
	display: block;
	float: left;
	height: 16px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/backToSite.jpg) no-repeat;
	padding: 0 0 0 18px;
	font-size: 15px;
	margin: 16px 0 0 0;
	color: #7f7f7f;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.top_nav_back:hover {
	color: #000;
}
.top_nav ul {
	display: block;
	float: right;
	list-style: none;
	padding: 15px 0 0 0;
	margin: 0;
}
.top_nav ul li {
	float: right;
	margin: 0 0 0 10px;
	padding: 0;
}
.top_nav ul li a {
	text-indent: -9999px;
}
.top_nav_skype {
	display: block;
	height: 16px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/skypeIcon.jpg) no-repeat;
	font-size: 15px;
	color: #7f7f7f;
}
.top_nav_facebook {
	display: block;
	height: 21px;
	width: 56px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/facebook.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.top_nav_facebook:hover {
	background: url(../pics/blog/facebook.jpg) no-repeat 0 -21px;
}
.top_nav_facebook span {
	display: none;
}
.top_nav_twitter {
	display: block;
	height: 21px;
	width: 62px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/twitter.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.top_nav_twitter:hover {
	background: url(../pics/blog/twitter.jpg) no-repeat 0 -20px;
}
.top_nav_twitter span {
	display: none;
}
.top_nav_rss {
	display: block;
	height: 21px;
	width: 41px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/rss.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.top_nav_rss:hover {
	background: url(../pics/blog/rss.jpg) no-repeat 0 -20px;
}
.top_nav_rss span {
	display: none;
}
.top_nav_linkedin {
	display: block;
	height: 21px;
	width: 81px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/linkedin.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.top_nav_linkedin:hover {
	background: url(../pics/blog/linkedin.jpg) no-repeat 0 -21px;
}
.top_nav_linkedin span {
	display: none;
}
.top_nav_digg {
	display: block;
	height: 21px;
	width: 30px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/digg.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.top_nav_digg:hover {
	background: url(../pics/blog/digg.jpg) no-repeat 0 -21px;
}
.top_nav_digg span {
	display: none;
}
.top_nav_github {
	display: block;
	height: 21px;
	width: 47px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/gitHub.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.top_nav_github:hover {
	background: url(../pics/blog/gitHub.jpg) no-repeat 0 -21px;
}

/*** HEADER ***/
.header {
	width: 950px;
	height: 225px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/header.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.to_home {
	display: block;
	width: 320px;
	height: 225px;
	float: left;
	text-indent: -9999px;
}
.header .nav {
	display: block;
	float: right;
	text-align: right;
	list-style: none;
	line-height: 18px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 14px 0 0 0;
}
.header .nav a {
	display: block;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 15px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #000;
}
.header .nav a:hover {
	color: #F00;
}

/*** CONTENT ***/
.content {
	display: block;
}
.content ul {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0 0 0 20px;
}
.content li {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
}
.article_short {
	margin: 20px 0 0 0;
	padding: 0 0 10px 0;
	display: block;
	border-bottom: solid 1px #CCC;
}
h1 {
	font-family: Arial;
	font-size: 35px;
	font-weight: normal;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	line-height: 30px;
}
h1 a {
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: none;
}
h1 a:hover {
	color: #F00;
}
h6 {
	width: 690px;
	display: block;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #868686;
	background: #DDD;
	border: solid 1px #CACACA;
	padding: 8px 0 8px 15px;
	margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
}
.article_short {
	display: block;
	width: 950px;
}
.article_short dt {
	display: block;
	float: left;
	width: 375px;
	line-height: 24px;
}
.article_short dt .article_title {
	color: #000;
	font-family: Arial;
	font-size: 25px;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.article_short dt .article_title:hover {
	color: #F00;
}
.portfolio-link-selected {
	display: block;
	margin: 5px 0 0 0;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 15px;
	padding: 10px;
	background: #000;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #FFF;
}
.portfolio-link-non-selected {
	display: block;
	margin: 5px 0 0 0;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 15px;
	color: #000;
}
.article_short dd {
	display: block;
	font-size: 15px;
	border-left: solid 1px #000;
	overflow: hidden;
	padding: 0 0 10px 30px;
}
.article_short dd .thumb_img {
	width: 50px;
}
.article_short dd a img {
	padding: 2px;
	border: solid 1px #999;
}
.article_short dd p {
	display: block;
	margin: 0 0 10px 0;
	padding: 0;
	line-height: 20px;
}
.article_short dd p a {
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #000;
}
.article_short dd p a:hover {
	color: #F00;
}
.article_date {
	color: #7f7f7f;
	font-size: 12px;
	margin: 5px 0 0 0;
	padding: 0;
}
.article_date a {
	color: #7f7f7f;
}
.article_date a:hover {
	color: #F00;
}
.button {
	float: left;
	display: block;
	width: 103px;
	height: 22px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/button.jpg) no-repeat;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #FFF;
	font-size: 10px;
	text-align: center;
	padding: 7px 0 0 0;
	margin: 0 10px 0 0;
}
.button:hover {
	background: url(../pics/blog/button.jpg) no-repeat 0 -29px;
}
.articles_pager {
	display: block;	
	padding: 20px 0 20px 342px;
}
.next_page {
	display: block;
	width: 56px;
	height: 43px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/nextPage.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.next_page:hover {
	background: url(../pics/blog/nextPage.jpg) no-repeat 0 -43px;
}
.previous_page {
	display: block;
	width: 68px;
	height: 44px;
	background: url(../pics/blog/previousPage.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.previous_page:hover {
	background: url(../pics/blog/previousPage.jpg) no-repeat 0 -44px;
}
.with_border {
	border-bottom: solid 1px #CCC;
}
.article_long {
	display: block;
	padding: 20px 0 0 0;
	font-size: 15px;
	line-height: 19px;
	float: left;
	width: 710px;
}
.article_long .sub_title {
	display: block;
	margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-size: 22px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.article_long i {
	font-size: 14px;
	text-transform: italic;
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #999;
}
.article_long .sub-list {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
.article_long .sub-list li {
	margin: 6px 0 0 20px;
	padding: 0;
}
.article_long .sub-list li img {
	display: block;
}
.article_long h3 {
	font-family: Arial;
	font-size: 20px;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	line-height: 30px;
	display: inline;
}
.article_long_text {
	display: block;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
.article_long_text a {
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #000;
}
.article_long_text a:hover {
	color: #F00;
}
.article_long_separator {
	width: 100%;
	height: 1px;
	background: #CCC;
	margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
}
.comment_form {
	margin: 20px 0 20px 0;
}
.comment_form table {
	
}
.comment_form_input {
	padding: 5px;
	border: solid 2px #CCC;
	font-size: 15px;
	width: 340px;
}
.comment_form_area {
	padding: 5px;
	border: solid 2px #CCC;
	font-size: 15px;
	width: 340px;
	height: 150px;
	font-family: Arial;
}
.comment_form td {
	vertical-align: top;
	padding: 5px 0 0 0;
}
.add_your_comment {
	display: block;
	margin: 10px 0 0 0;
}
.small {
	font-size: 10px;
	color: #A3A3A3;
	line-height: 15px;
}
.comment_table {
	width: 100%;
	background: #EAE6D9;
	margin: 0 0 3px 0;
}
.comment_table a {
	color: #000;
}
.comment_table a:hover {
	color: #F00;
}
.comment_table_user {
	width: 200px;
	padding: 10px;
	vertical-align: top;
}
.comment_table_text {
	vertical-align: top;
	padding: 10px 10px 10px 20px;
	border-left: solid 1px #CCC;
}
.comment_num {
	color: #D9D2BB;
	font-size: 30px;
	width: 15px;
	padding: 10px 10px 0 10px;
	vertical-align: top;	
}
.share_this_container {
	float: right;
	margin: 5px 0 0 0;
}
.share_this_container a {
	color: #000;
	font-size: 12px;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.share_this_container_after {
	
}
.share_this_container_after a {
	text-decoration: none;
}
.disqus {
	display: block;
	margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
}
.disqus a {
	color: #000;
}
.share_this_container_after a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
.footer .article_long_separator {
	background: #383838;
	margin: 20px 0 20px 0;
}
.external {
	color: #000;
}
fieldset {
	border: none;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
}
.article_teasers {
	float: right;
	padding: 0 10px 10px 10px;
	background: #E1E1E1;
	border: solid 1px #C0C0C0;
	width: 200px;
	margin: 20px 0 0 0;
	line-height: 15px;
}
.article_teasers a img {
	border: none;
}
.article_teasers h2 {
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
	padding: 5px 0 5px 0;
	font-size: 12px;
	text-align: center;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	border-bottom: solid 1px #999;
	border-top: solid 1px #999;
	background: #FFF;
}
.article_teasers ul {
	margin: 0 0 0 13px;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: url(../pics/blog/teaserBullet.jpg);
}
.article_teasers ul li {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
.article_teasers a {
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #000;
	text-decoration: none;
}
.article_teasers a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
.search_form {
	line-height: 22px;
}
.search_form .search_field {
	width: 170px;
}
.search_form .search_button {
	width: 21px;
	height: 20px;
	border: none;
	background: url(../pics/blog/searchButton.jpg) no-repeat;
}
.search_form .search_checkbox {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
}

/*** FOOTER ***/
.footer {
	display: block;
	width: 100%;
	height: 450px;
	background: #000;
}
.footer_inner {
	width: 950px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 20px 0 0 0;
	font-size: 14px;
}
.footer a {
	color: #FFF;
}
.footer a:hover {
	color: #F00;
}
.footer_inner .nav a {
	display: block;
	float: left;
	margin: 0 8px 0 0;
}
.footer_contact_info {
	color: #DDD;
}
.footer_contact_info strong {
	font-size: 35px;
}
.footer_inner .nav {
	display: block;
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	float: left;
	height: 30px;
}
.footer_inner .nav li {
	float: left;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
}