/*   
Theme Name:monochrome
Theme URI:
Description:This theme supports widget, threaded-comments, theme-options,and translation is ready. Also including page-navigation and multi level dropdown menu.You can see live demo including more information here http://www.mono-lab.net/demo1/
Author:mono-lab
Author URI:http://www.mono-lab.net
Version:2.2
Tags: black, white, three-columns, fixed-width, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready
*/


/* ----- basic --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
body { margin:0; padding:0; background:#000000; /* was #f2f2f2 */
       font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 
       font-size:12px; color:#666; }
a img { border:none; }
a, a:visited { color:#ccc; text-decoration:none; outline:none; }/* was #7f8e91 */
a:hover {
	color:#999999;
	text-decoration:underline;
}
p { font-size:12px; color:#666; margin:0 0 1em 0; padding:0; line-height:175%; }/* added color:#666; for poll question was line-height:200%;*/
ul { list-style-type:none; margin:0 0 1em 0; padding:0; line-height:0%; }
ul li { margin:0; padding:0; line-height:normal; zoom:1; }
ol { margin:0 0 1em 23px; padding:0; }
* html ol { margin:0 0 1em 23px; padding:0; }
ol li {
	padding:0 0 5px 0;
	list-style-image: url(img/bullet1.gif);
}
form,table,input,textarea,dl,dt,dd { margin:0; padding:0; }
table { border-collapse:collapse; width:100%; border:0; }
blockquote { margin:0 0 1em 0; padding:35px 20px 0 20px; border:1px solid #ccc; background:#fafafa url(img/quote1.gif) no-repeat 10px 10px; }
blockquote p { margin:0 0 5px 0; }
.quote_bottom { height:30px; background:#fafafa url(img/quote2.gif) no-repeat right ; margin-right:-10px; }
pre { border:1px solid #ccc; background:#fafafa; padding:10px 20px; margin:0 0 1em 0; overflow:auto; }
object { display:block; margin:0 auto; }
.wp-caption-text { text-align:center; }
.alignright { float:right; }
.alignleft { float:left; }
.aligncenter { display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; }
.centered { display: block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; }
.clear { clear:both; }
.smallcopy {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; /* I added */
	font-size:10px;
	color:#666;
	line-height: 12px;
}
h1 {
	font-size: 16px;
	line-height: 17px;
	color: #000000;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}/* 4D added */
h3 {
	font-size: 14px;
	line-height: 16px;
	color: #9F6F1E;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}/* 4D added */

/* ----- layout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
#wrapper { width:930px; margin:0 auto; }
#header { background:url(img/header.gif) no-repeat bottom; }
#contents { background:url(img/side.gif) repeat-y; }
#left_col { float:left; display:inline; width:690px; margin:0 0 0 2px; }
#right_col { float:right; display:inline; width:236px; margin:51px 2px 30px 0; }
#footer { background:url(img/footer.gif) no-repeat top; height:90px; }

/* ----- header -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
#header_top { height:260px; } /* was 125px, then 220px */
#logo {
	float:left;
	display:none;/* was display:inline; */
	margin:26px 0 0 5px;
}
#logoimage { /* I added to incorporate logo */
	float:center;
	display:relative;
	margin:0px 0 0 5px;/* was 26 0 0 5 */
	height: 180px;/* was 141 */
	width: 930px;
}

/*blogtitle*/
#logo a, #logo a:visited { color:#333; font-size:24px; }
#logo a:hover { text-decoration:none; color:#664186; }

/*description*/
#logo h1 { font-weight:normal; line-height:100%; margin:0; padding:0; color:#aaa; font-size:11px; }

/*header menu is at the bottom of this page*/


/* ----- left_col ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
.post { background:url(img/post_line.gif) no-repeat left bottom; }
#single_post { background:none; }
.post_even { background:url(img/meta_stripe.gif) repeat-y left; }
.post_content_wrapper { float:right; width:510px; padding:50px 15px; }
.post_meta { float:left; display:inline; width:120px; padding:0 15px 35px; margin:35px 0 0 0; }
.post_meta_bold {
	float:left;
	display:inline;
	width:120px;
	padding:0 15px 35px;
	margin:75px 0 0 0;
	font-size: 11px;
	color: #fff;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	line-height: 20px;
}/* I added this for Benefits include */
.content_noside { float:right; width:510px; padding:15px; }

/* post contents */
.post h2, #single_post h2, .page h2 {
	font-size:15px;
	margin:0 0 11px 0;
	line-height:18px;
	padding:0;
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #000000;
}
.post h2 a, .post h2 a:visited, #single_post h2 span, .page h2 span {
	color:#9F6F1E;
	line-height:120%;
	display:inline-block;
	padding:0 0 13px 0;
}
.post h2 a:hover { text-decoration:none; color:#664186; }

.post_content {line-height:160%; }
.post_content p { margin:0 0 1em 0; }

.post_content a,.post_content a:visited {
	color:#96691C;
	font-weight: bold;
}
.post_content a:hover {
	color:#000000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}
.post_content a.more-link, .post_content a.more-link:visited 
  { display:block; clear:both; color:#666; margin:15px 0 0 0; height:20px; padding:0 0 4px 45px; background:url(img/read_more.gif) no-repeat left top; text-decoration:none; }
.post_content a.more-link:hover { color:#664186; background:url(img/read_more.gif) no-repeat left bottom; text-decoration:none; }

.post img, .post a img { border:0px solid #ccc; padding:0px; margin:0 10px 0 0;  background:#f2f2f2; }/* was border:1px padding:5px; */
.post a:hover img { border:0px solid #38a1e5; background:#9cd1e1; }/* was border:1px */
.post img.centered { display:block; margin:0 auto; }
.post img.alignright { margin:4px 0 15px 15px; display:inline; }
.post img.alignleft { margin:4px 15px 15px 0; display:inline; }
.post img.wp-smiley { border:0px; padding:0px; margin:0px; }

.post table { margin:0 0 1em 0; }
.post td, .post th { border:0px solid #ccc; padding:15px; } /* was border:1px  */
.post th { background:#eee; font-weight:normal; }

.post_content ul li { margin:0 0 1em 0; line-height:160%; background:url(img/bullet1.gif) no-repeat 3px 7px; padding:0 0 0 18px; }
.post_content ol li { margin:0 0 1em 0; }
.post_content input { margin:5px 0; }

/* post meta */
.post_meta { font-size:11px; text-align:right; line-height:160%; margin:34px 0 0 0; }
.post_meta dt {
	color:#000000;
	margin:20px 0 0 0;
	padding-top:20px;
	background:url(img/dot1.gif) repeat-x top;
}
.post_meta dt.meta_date { padding:16px 0 5px 0; margin:0; background:none; }
.post_meta a, .post_meta a:visited { color:#000; }
.post_meta a:hover { color:#FFF; }
.post_date { font-size:32px; padding:5px 0 0 0; }
.post_date span {
	color:#FFFFFF;
}

/* odd post color */
.meta_comment a, .meta_comment a:visited, .post_date, .post_meta dt.meta_comment {
	color:#000;
}

/* even post color */
.post_even .meta_comment a, .post_even .meta_comment a:visited, .post_even .post_date, .post_even .post_meta dt.meta_comment, .post_even .post_meta a:hover
 { color:#FFF; }

/* ----- right_col ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.side_box {
	color:#ccc;
	margin:0 25px 25px;
	font-size:11px;
	background:url() repeat-x top;
	clear:both;
	padding:0px 0 0;
	text-align: left;
}/* was color:#666; removed  background:url(img/dot1.gif */
.first_side_box { background:none; padding:0; }

.side_boxleftcol {
	color:#ccc;
	margin:0 25px 25px;
	font-size:11px;
	background:url() repeat-x top;
	clear:both;
	padding:0px 0 0;
	text-align: center;
}/* I added for left column */

#right_col h3 {
	font-size:11px;
	color:#9F6F1E;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	line-height:100%;
	margin:10 0 1em 0;
	padding:0;
}
#right_col a, #right_col a:visited {
	color:#9F6F1E;
}/* was color:#7d7d7d;  */
#right_col a:hover {
	color:#000000;
}

.side_box ul { margin:0; }
.side_box li { margin:0 0 1em 0; line-height:140%; }
.side_box li li { padding:0 0 0 1em; margin:3px 0; }

#information_area { padding:0 0 0 0; margin:0 0 0px 0; }
#information { color:#000; left top; padding:10px; border:0px solid #454545; margin:0 17px; line-height:160%; }/* removed background:url(img/stripe4.gif)  was color:#7d7d7d; changed border to 0 */
#entries_rss { font-size:11px; background:url(img/entries_rss.gif) no-repeat left top; padding:2px 0 0 18px; margin:8px 15px 0 0; float:right; display:inline; }
#entries_rss a:hover { text-decoration:none; }

/* search area */
#search_area { width:202px; height:27px; background:url(img/search.gif) no-repeat left top; margin:0 0 5px 0; }
#search_input {
	float:left;
	margin:7px 0 0 10px;
	border:0px;
	height:15px;
	display:inline;
	width:150px;
	font-size:12px;
	color:#000000;
	background-color: #CB8D24;
}/* { float:left; margin:7px 0 0 10px; border:0px; height:15px; display:inline; width:150px; font-size:12px; color:#999; background:transparent; } */
#search_button { float:right; }
#tag_list { margin:0 0 -25px 0;  }
.search_tag { float:right; display:block; margin:0 0 5px 0; padding:2px 0 2px 24px; font-size:11px; background:url(img/tag1.gif) no-repeat left top; }
.search_tag:hover { text-decoration:none; }
.active_search_tag { background:url(img/tag2.gif) no-repeat left top; }
#tag_list .wp-tag-cloud { clear:both; margin:0 0 10px 0; border:1px solid #f3dc19; background:#333; padding:6px; display:none; }
#tag_list .wp-tag-cloud li { display:inline; margin:0 5px 0 0; line-height:170%; }

#search_area_top { background:none; padding:0; margin:0 15px 5px; }

/* calendar */
#wp-calendar { border:2px solid #000; margin:0 auto; width:77%; color:#000; }
#wp-calendar th, #wp-calendar td { border:0px solid #444; padding:0; width:14%; line-height:160%; text-align:center; }
#wp-calendar th { line-height:100%; padding:4px 0 2px 0; font-weight:normal; }
#wp-calendar td a, #wp-calendar td a:visited {
	display:block;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#000000;
	background:#999999;
}
#wp-calendar td a:hover { text-decoration:none;  background:#444; }
#wp-calendar caption { padding:8px 0; }
#wp-calendar th { background:#999999; }
#wp-calendar tfoot td { border:none; padding:5px 0; }
#wp-calendar #prev a, #wp-calendar #prev a:visited, #wp-calendar #next a, #wp-calendar #next a:visited
  { text-decoration:none; background:none; }
#wp-calendar #prev a:hover, #wp-calendar #next a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }
#wp-calendar td#today {
	background:#000;
	color:#CB8D24;
	text-decoration:none;
}

/* recent post date (for non widget user) */
.side_box li.side_date { margin:0; padding:0; }

/* ----- footer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
#copyright { float:left; display:inline; margin:55px 0 0 -10px; color:#777; }
#copyright li { float:left; display:inline; font-size:11px; margin:0 10px 0 0; padding:0 0 0 13px; background:url(img/footer_line.gif) no-repeat left center; }
#copyright li a, #copyright li a:visited { text-decoration:underline; }

#return_top a { position:absolute; position:fixed; right:15px; bottom:15px; width:18px; height:99px;
                display:block; background:url(img/return_top.png) no-repeat left top; }
#return_top a:hover { background:url(img/return_top.png) no-repeat right top; }


/* ----- page ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
#page_noside_contents { background:url(img/side_noside.gif) repeat-y; padding:30px 122px 10px; }
#page_noside_header { background:url(img/header_noside.gif) no-repeat top; height:32px; margin:-32px 0 0 0; }
#page_noside_post { padding:0 15px 20px; background:none; }
#footer_noside { background:url(img/footer_noside.gif) no-repeat top; height:90px; }


/* ----- archive/category/tag/search/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
#headline { background:url(img/headline_bottom.gif) no-repeat left bottom; width:510px; margin:0 0 20px 0; }
#headline p { background:url(img/headline_top.gif) no-repeat left top; padding:26px 15px 22px; font-weight:bold; font-size:14px; margin:0; line-height:100%; text-align:center;  }
.archive_contents { margin:0 0 20px 0; padding:0 15px 20px; background:url(img/dot1.gif) repeat-x bottom; }
.archive_contents h2 { font-size:14px; margin:0 0 5px 0; padding:0; }
.archive_meta { margin:0 0 5px 0; color:#999; }
.archive_meta a, .archive_meta a:visited { color:#999; }
.archive_meta li { display:inline; font-size:11px; margin:0 10px 0 0; }
.archive_contents p { font-size:11px; margin:0; }
.archive_contents p a, .archive_contents p a:visited { color:#777; }
.archive_contents p a:hover { color:#664186; }

/* ----- page navi ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.page_navi { margin:0 0 10px 0; padding:20px 0 0 0; }
.page_navi li { line-height:0%; display:inline; padding:0; margin:0; font-size:11px; }
.page_navi a, .page_navi a:visited, .page_navi a:hover, .page_navi span.current,
.page_navi span.pages, .page_navi span.extend, .page_navi span.current, .page_navi span.dots
 { color:#999; width:30px; padding:0; margin:0 3px 0 0; display:block; float:left; text-align:center; line-height:30px; background:url(img/pager1.gif) no-repeat left top; }
.page_navi a:hover { color:#999; background:url(img/pager1.gif) no-repeat left bottom; text-decoration:none; }
.page_navi span.current { background:url(img/pager2.gif) no-repeat left top; color:#fff; }


/* ----- header-menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
#header_menu { float:left; display:inline; margin:20px 0 0 0; height:30px;  }/* removed background:url(img/header_menu_right.gif) no-repeat right top;  */

#menu {
	float:left;
	font-size:12px;
	padding-bottom:21px;
	height:52px;
	margin:0;
	font-weight: bolder;
}/* removed background:url(img/header_menu_left.gif) no-repeat left top;  */
#menu, #menu ul { line-height:1; margin:0; padding:0; }
#menu li { position:relative; float:left; height:48px; margin:2px 0 0 0; z-index:10; }/* removed border-left:1px solid #444; */
#menu ul li { height:auto; border-left:none; padding:0; left:auto; margin:0; }
#menu a:link, #menu a:visited {
	color:#CB8D24;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	display:block;
	padding:0px 17px 0px;
	position:relative;
} /* was padding:19px 30px 14px; */
#menu a:hover {
	color:#FFFFFF;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	text-decoration:none;
} /* was #f3193d and background:#333; */
#menu ul { position:absolute; top:17px; left:0; display:none; opacity:0; width:200px; }
#menu ul ul { margin:0 0 0 189px; top:0; }

#menu ul a:link, #menu ul a:visited,
 #menu .current_page_item ul a:link, #menu .current_page_item ul a:visited,
  #menu ul .current_page_item a:link, #menu ul .current_page_item a:visited,
   #menu ul .current_page_item ul a:link, #menu ul .current_page_item ul a:visited,
 #menu .current-cat ul a:link, #menu .current-cat ul a:visited,
  #menu ul .current-cat a:link, #menu ul .current-cat a:visited,
   #menu ul .current-cat ul a:link, #menu ul .current-cat ul a:visited
   { color:#ccc; font-size:10px; background:#282828; line-height:140%; padding:9px 25px 7px; border:1px solid #444; width: 120px; margin:-1px 0 0 0; } /* was padding:9px 28px 7px;  and width: 132px;  */
#menu ul a:hover, #menu .current_page_item ul a:hover, #menu .current-cat ul a:hover,
 #menu .first_menu ul a:hover, #menu .last_menu ul a:hover
   { color:#FFFFFF; background:#333; }

#menu .current_page_item, #menu .current-cat { z-index:9;}/* removed background:url(img/stripe2.gif) left top;   */
#menu .current_page_item a:link, #menu .current_page_item a:visited,
#menu .current-cat a:link, #menu .current-cat a:visited
  {
	color:#FFFFFF;
	padding-bottom:15px;
}/* was padding-bottom:21px; and removed background:url(img/header_menu_arrow.gif) no-repeat center bottom; /
#menu ul .current_page_item a:link, #menu ul .current_page_item a:visited,
#menu ul .current-cat a:link, #menu ul .current-cat a:visited
  { color:#EC008C; background:#282828) left top; } /* was #e2415b and removed url(img/stripe2.gif*/
#menu ul .current_page_item ul a:link, #menu ul .current_page_item ul a:visited,
#menu ul .current-cat ul a:link, #menu ul .current-cat ul a:visited
  { color:#999; background:#282828; }
#menu ul .current_page_item ul a:hover, #menu ul .current-cat ul a:hover { color:#FFFFFF; background:#333; }

#menu .first_menu { border:none; background:none; }
#menu .first_menu_active {  }/* removed background:url(img/header_menu_first_active.gif) no-repeat left top;   */
#menu .first_menu a:hover {  }/* removed background:url(img/header_menu_first_hover.gif) no-repeat left top;   */
#menu .last_menu { background:none; }
#menu .last_menu_active { ) no-repeat right top; }/* removed background:url(img/header_menu_last_active.gif   */
#menu .last_menu a:hover {  }/* removed background:url(img/header_menu_last_hover.gif) no-repeat right top;   */

#menu ul .parent_menu > a:link, #menu ul .parent_menu > a:visited { background:#282828 url(img/arrow4.gif) no-repeat right 14px; }
#menu ul .parent_menu > a:hover { background:#333 url(img/arrow4.gif) no-repeat right 14px; }

/* ---------- clearfix hack ---------- */
.clearfix:after { content: "."; display: block; clear: both; height: 0; visibility: hidden; }
.clearfix { display: inline-block; }
/* exlude MacIE5 \*/
* html .clearfix { height: 1% }
.clearfix {display:block;}
/* end MacIE5 */