*,h1,h2,h3,p,em {
	font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;
}
p {

}
body {
	border: 0;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	max-width: 1000px;
	background-color: #b4a986; 
}

body#home #message {
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 22px;
}

img#signature {
	border: 0;
	margin-left: 120px;
	}

body#home #news {
	font-size: 12px;
	line-height: 22px;
}

#background-container {
	width: 1020px;
	background: transparent url("../images/border-shadow.gif") repeat-y 0 0;
}
#page-container {
	width: 899px;
	margin-left: 100px;
}

#header-container {
	height: 100px;
	background-color: #513024;
	color: #fff; /*alt text font*/
	/*border-left: 1px solid black;
	border-right: 1px solid black;*/
}
#header-name {
	float: left;
	margin-top: 25px;
	margin-left: 20px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
#header-byline {
	margin-top: 40px;
	overflow: hidden;
	float: right;
}

#menu-container {
	width: auto;
}

/*generic content container */
#content-container {
	width: auto;
	background: #b7311d url("../images/ldBackground.jpg") no-repeat 0 0;
	padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;
	border: 0;
	}

/*home page specific container, wider left margin */
#home #content-container {
	width: auto;
	background: #b7311d url("../images/ldBackground.jpg") no-repeat 0 0;
	padding: 20px 20px 20px 90px;
	/*border: 0px solid black;*/
	border: 0;
	}
	
#text-container {
	min-width: 750px;
	max-width: 900px;
	background-color: #fff;
	border: 1px solid #000;
	/*min-height: 600px;/**/
}

#portrait-container {
	float: left;
	position: relative;
	margin: 20px 20px 10px -60px;
	width: 204px;
	height: 296px;
}

/*home page content areas */

#home h2 { font-size: 1.2em; }
#home #news .img-container { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;}
#home #news img { border: 0 }
#home #news a { font-size: 1.5em; color: #b7311d; text-decoration: none; text-align: left; font-weight: bold;} 
#home #news a: hover { text-decoration: underline; }

#home #news {
	margin-top: 20px;
	margin-bottom: 50px;
	width: 30%;
	padding: 10px 10px 0 10px;
	float: right;
	border-left: 2px solid #513024;
	line-height: 1.4em;
	text-align: left;
}

#home #message {
	width: 60%;
	padding-right: 10px;
	padding-left: 20px;
	padding-top: 20px;
	border: 1px solid #fff; /*fixes display in ie6*/
	line-height: 1.4em;
}	
/*End HOME page specific section*/

/* Begin BOOK page specific content areas */
	
#book #message {
	width: 57%;
	padding-right: 10px;
	padding-left: 10px;
	padding-top: 20px;
}

#book #message h3 { margin-bottom: 20px; }
#book #message p { margin-bottom: 10px;}

#book h1.title {
	font-size: 2.4em;
	text-align: center;
	color: #b7311d;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	}

#book h2.title {
	font-size: .9em;
	text-align: center;
	margin: 10px 0 30px 0;
	padding: 0;
	}

#bookdetails {
	float: left;
	margin: 0 15px 15px 0;
	padding: 0 0 0 10px;
	/*border: 1px dashed green;/**/
	}
	
a.addme, img.addme {
	border: 0;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 0 20px 15px;
}
	
#bookpic {
	margin: 10px 0 0px 0;
}	

#buybook {
	border-top: 2px dotted black;
	background-color: #b4a986;
	width: 160px;
	font-size: 1em;
	padding: 0 10px 50px 10px;
}

#buybook h4 { margin: 20px 0 5px 0; }
#buybook ul {	color: #fff; margin: 0; padding: 0;}
#buybook li {	margin-left: 15px;}
	
#buybook a {
	border: 0;
	font-size: .9em;
	text-decoration: underline;
	color: #fff;
	}
#buybook a:hover {
	color: red;
}

#synopsis {
	padding: 20px 0 10px 0;
	}
	
#book #news {
	margin-top: 20px;
	margin-bottom: 50px;
	margin-right:10px;
	width: 36%;
	padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;/**/
	float: right;
	border: 1px solid #000;
	background-color: #C3B7B3;
}	

#news h2, #news form, #news input { text-align: left;}
#news input  { margin: 5px 0 0 10px; }
#news label { font-weight: bold; }
div#news {text-align: center;}

#signup {
	text-align: center;
}

#signup  div.section { 
	text-align: left; 
	margin-left: 20px;
}

#news h2 { font-size: 1.2em; display: inline;}
#news h3 { 
	font-size: 1em; 
	margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
	}
	
#news fieldset {
	padding: 0 10px 10px 10px;
	border: 1px dashed black;
	text-align: center;
}

input#lname, input#fname, input#email {
	text-align: left;
	width: 250px;
	height: auto;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	font-size: 16px;
	}
	
input#submit {
	text-align: center;
	border: 3px solid red;
	margin: 15px 0 5px 0;
	width: 150px;
}

input#submit:hover {
	border: 3px solid green;
	}


#video {
	text-align: center;
	margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
	border: 2px solid black;
	width: 300px;
	height:220px;
	}	

#content-bar {
	width: auto;
	background-color: #b4a986;
	border: 1px dotted black;
	margin: 0 30px 10px 30px;
	}
	
.content-item {
	padding: 5px;
	text-align: center;
	width: auto;
	display: block;
	border-bottom: 2px dotted black;
	}
	
.content-item.last { border: 0; }

.content-item:hover {
	background-color: #b73221;
	color: #fff;
	}
	
#content-bar a {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #000;
}

.divider {
	width: auto;
	display: block;
	color: #b7311d;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #000;
	margin: 40px 10px 40px 10px;
	text-align: center;
	}

#endorsements {
	display: block;
	border: 0;
	background-color: transparent;
	width: auto;
	padding: 10px;
	text-align: center;
	margin-top: 0px;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	}
	
#endorsements p {
	margin: 0;
	background-color: #E4E0DF;
	display: block;
	text-align:left;
	font-size: .9em;
	margin-top: 10px;
	padding: 5px;
	}

#endorsements em {
	margin: 0;
	font-size: .9em;
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: bold;
	display: block;
	text-align: left;
	text-indent: 20px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	background-color: #E4E0DF;
	padding: 0 5px 0 5px;
}

.bookdata {
	font-size: .75em;
	display: block;
	margin-top: .3em;
}

/*End BOOK page specific section*/


/* Begin ALL OTHER page specific content areas */

#generic #text-container {
	background-color: #fff;
	border: 1px solid #000;
	padding-right: 20px;
	padding-left: 40px;
	padding-top: 20px;
}

#generic h2 { color: #b7311d; }
#generic h3 { color: #000; }
#generic h3>a { text-decoration: none; }
#generic a:hover { text-decoration: underline;}

/*BEGIN speaking engagement section*/
table {
	border: 0;
	margin-bottom: 30px;
	width: 80%;
	background-color: #b4a986;
	border: 1px solid #000;
	
}
table.contact { padding: 20px 0;}
table.speaking{ padding: 10px 0;}

.speaking td.lhs { 
	width: 180px; 
	text-align: right; 
	font-weight: bold; 
	border: 0; 
}

.speaking td.rhs { 
	padding: 0 10px;
	text-align: left; 
}
td.title { font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;}
/*END speaking engagement section*/

/*BEGIN contact page definitions*/
.contact { font-size: 1.2em; }
.contact td.lhs{
	width: 120px; 
	text-align: right; 
	font-weight: bold; 
	border: 0; 
	padding-right: 20px;
}
/*END contact page definitions*/

/*End ALL OTHER page specific section*/


/*generic clear floated column elements */
.content-clear {
	clear: both;
}


#footer {
	clear: both;
	width: 912px;
	text-align: center;
	height: 50px;
	padding-top: 40px;
	margin-left: 91px;
	background: transparent url("../images/border-bottom.gif") repeat-x 0 0;
}

/* ^^^^^^^^ BELOW IS THE CODE FOR THE MENU ^^^^^^^^^^ */

#menubar {
	behavior:url(./scripts/csshover.htc);/* you must link to the hover.htc file for this menu to work in IE6 and earlier */
}

ul#menubar {
margin:0;
padding:0;
list-style-type:none;
width:auto;
position:relative;
display:block;
height:25px;  /*updated jfm*/
text-transform:uppercase;
font-size:14px;
font-weight:bold;
background:transparent url("../images/bgOFF.gif") repeat-x top left;
font-family:Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;
border-bottom:1px solid #B46E4C;/**/
border-top:1px solid #E4C2AC;/**/
}

ul#menubar li {
display:block;
float:left;
margin:0;
padding:0;
}

ul#menubar li a.main {
display:block;
float:left;
color: #513024;
text-decoration:none;
padding: 6px 15px 0 15px;
height:24px;
background:transparent url("../images/bgDIVIDER.gif") no-repeat top right;
}

ul#menubar li a.main:hover {
background:transparent url("../images/bgHOVER.gif") no-repeat top right;
}

ul#menubar li a.current, ul#menubar li a.current:hover {
color: #fff;
background: #B46E4C;
height:20px;
}

/*nested submenu follows */
ul.submenu {
	display: none;
}

li.drop-menu:hover ul.submenu {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style-type: none;
	width: 300px;
	display: block;
	float:left;
	position: absolute;
	margin-top: 26px;
	font-size: 12px;
	background-color: #b4a986;
	font-family: sans-serif;
	z-index: 1;
}

.submenu li {
	width: 300px;
	text-align: left;
	border-left: 1px solid #000;
	border-right: 1px solid #000;
	border-bottom: 1px dashed #000;
}

.submenu li.first {
	border-top: 1px solid #000;
}

.submenu li.last {
	border-top: 0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #000;
}

.submenu li:hover li {
    float: none; 
	} 

ul.submenu li a {
	display: block;
	color: #000; 
	text-decoration: none;
	/*height: 30px;/**/
	padding: 10px 0 10px 13px;
	background-color: #b4a986;
}

.submenu li a:hover {
	background-color: #b73221;
	color: #fff;
	text-decoration: underline;
}