* { margin: 0; padding: 0; }

/* *** General Styles *** */

body  {
	/*background: url(images/background03.jpg);*/
	color: #293331;
	font: 13px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-align: center;
}

a {
	color: #293331;
}

a:hover {
	background: #a7aa9e;
}

#header a,
#topMenu a,
.blogItem h2 a,
.blogMeta a {
	text-decoration: none;
}


p {
	line-height: 1.5em;
	padding: 5px 0;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 { 
	font-weight: normal;
}

blockquote {
	background: url(images/body.gif) top left repeat-y;
	font-size: 14px;
	font-style: italic;
	padding: 5px 0 5px 30px;
}

ul,
ol {
	margin-left: 20px;
	line-height: 1.6em;
}

/* *** Layout *** */

#container { 
	background: url(images/spill.gif) no-repeat top right;
	margin: 0 auto;
	text-align: left;
	width: 920px;
} 

#header { 
	background: url(images/header.gif) no-repeat;
	height: 109px;
	padding: 0 20px 0 20px;
} 

#topMenu {
	background: url(images/menubar.gif) no-repeat;
	height: 48px;
}


#sidebar {
	/*background: url(images/auto.gif) no-repeat center;*/
	float: right;
	/*padding: 20px 30px 10px 0;*/
    padding: 20px 0px 10px 0;
	text-align: right;
	width: 180px; 
	height:800px;

}

#vertsepimg {
	/*background: url(images/auto.gif) no-repeat center;*/
	float: right;
	padding: 10px 20px 0px 0;
	text-align: right;
	width: 20px; 
	height:800px;

}

#mainContent {
	background: url(images/body.gif) repeat-y top right;
	/*background-color:#FFFFFF;*/
	padding: 20px 260px 10px 30px;
} 

#footer { 
	/*background: url(images/menubar.gif) no-repeat;*/
	font-size: 12px;
	height: 70px;
	padding: 0 10px 0 20px;
} 

/* *** Header Styles *** */

#header h1 {
	font-size: 48px;
	font-weight: normal;
	padding: 20px 0 0 170px;
}

#header h2 {
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: normal;
	text-align: right;
}

#header a:hover {
	background: none;
}

/* *** Top Menu Styles *** */

#topMenu ul {
	font-size: 24px;
	line-height: 1em;
	list-style: none;
	padding: 14px 30px 0 0;
	text-align: right;
}

#topMenu li {
	display: inline;
}

#topMenu a:hover {
	background: #ccffaa;
}

/* *** Blog Styles *** */

.article {
	padding-bottom: 20px;
	font: 13px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	line-height: 1.35em;
	/*font: 13px "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif;*/
	text-align: justify;
}

.blogItem {
	padding-bottom: 20px;
	font: 13px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	/*line-height: 1.35em;*/
	line-height: 100%;
	/*font: 13px "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif;*/
	text-align: justify;
	/*background: url(images/hr.gif) bottom left no-repeat;*/
    /*max-height: 200px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;*/
}

.profileItem{
	padding-bottom: 20px;
	font: 13px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	/*line-height: 1.35em;*/
	line-height: 100%;
	/*font: 13px "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif;*/
	text-align: justify;
	/*background: url(images/hr.gif) bottom left no-repeat;*/
    /*max-height: 200px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;*/
}

/*.blogItem .read-more { 
  position: absolute; 
  bottom: 0; 
  left: 0;
  width: 100%; 
  text-align: center; 
  margin: 0; padding: 30px 0;

  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, white);
}*/

.blogItem h2,
.blogItem h3 {
	font-weight: normal;
}

.blogItem h2 a:hover,
.blogItem h3 a:hover {
	background: none;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

.blogItem h2 {
	font-size: 14px;
	font-weight: bold;
    line-height: 1.35em;
	padding-bottom: 6px;
}

.blogItem h3 {
	
	font-size: 14px;
	padding-bottom: 6px;

}

.blogItem h4 {
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #006644;
	padding-bottom: 6px;
	font-weight: normal;
}

.blogItem p {
line-height: 1.35em;
}

.blogItem figure figcaption {
	line-height: 1.35em;
	}

.blogItem h3.blogMeta {
	background-position: top left;
	padding: 6px 0 0 0;
	text-align: right;
}

/* *** Sidebar Styles *** */

#sidebar h3 {
	font-size: 21px;
	font-weight: normal;
}

#sidebar ul {
	line-height: 1.8em;
	list-style: none;
	padding-bottom: 20px;
}

#sidebar ul a {
	text-decoration: none;
}

/* *** Comments Styles *** */

#comments {
	margin: 20px 0 0 20px;
}

#comments li {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.commentSep {
	/*background: url(images/hr.gif) bottom left no-repeat;*/
}

/* *** Footer Styles *** */

#footer p {
	padding: 30px 0 0 0;
	text-align: center;
}

.floatR {
	float: right;
	margin-left: 8px;
}

.floatL { 
	float: left;
	margin-right: 8px;
}

.clearfloat {
	clear:both;
    height:0;
    font-size: 1px;
    line-height: 0px;
}



/* ***** Read More Styling *****/

.read-more-state {
  display: none;
}

.read-more-target {
  opacity: 0;
  max-height: 0;
  font-size: 0;
  transition: .25s ease;
}

.read-more-state:checked ~ .read-more-wrap .read-more-target {
  opacity: 1;
  font-size: inherit;
  max-height: 999em;
}

.read-more-state ~ .read-more-trigger:before {
  content: 'Show more';
}

.read-more-state:checked ~ .read-more-trigger:before {
  content: 'Show less';
}

.read-more-trigger {
  /*cursor: pointer;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0 .5em;
  color: #666;
  font-size: .9em;
  line-height: 2;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  border-radius: .25em;*/
}