/*
Theme Name: Neotrope News Network 2010A
Theme URI: http://wordpress.org/
Description: Proprietary template for magazine portals in the Neotrope News Network. <a href="http://neotrope.com/">Neotrope Entertainment</a>.
Version: 1.0
Author: Christopher Laird Simmons
Author URI: http://www.christophersimmons.com/
Tags: neotrope, newswire, christopher simmons, copyrighted theme

	The CSS, XHTML and design is Copr. (c) 1997-2010 by Neotrope - all rights reserved.
	
	Neotrope News Network 1.0 http://www.neotrope.net/

	This theme was designed and built by Christopher Simmons, at http://christophersimmons.com/

*/



/* Begin initial framework */

body  {
	font: 13px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	background: #FFFFFF;
	margin: 0; /* it's good practice to zero the margin and padding of the body element to account for differing browser defaults */
	padding: 0;
	text-align: center; /* this centers the container in IE 5* browsers. The text is then set to the left aligned default in the #container selector */
	color: #000000;
}


.NeotropetwoColFRH #container { 
	width: 980px;  /* using 20px less than a full 800px width allows for browser chrome and avoids a horizontal scroll bar */
	background: #FFFFFF;
	margin: 0 auto; /* the auto margins (in conjunction with a width) center the page */
	border: 1px solid #999;
	text-align: left; /* this overrides the text-align: center on the body element. */
}


.NeotropetwoColFRH #container-menu { 
	width: 982px;  /* using 20px less than a full 800px width allows for browser chrome and avoids a horizontal scroll bar */
	background: #ededed;
	margin: 0 auto; /* the auto margins (in conjunction with a width) center the page */
	margin-top: 10px;
}
		
.NeotropetwoColFRH #header { 
	background: #FFF; 
	padding: 0 10px 0 20px;  /* this padding matches the left alignment of the elements in the divs that appear beneath it. If an image is used in the #header instead of text, you may want to remove the padding. */
} 
.NeotropetwoColFRH #header h1 {
	margin: 0; /* zeroing the margin of the last element in the #header div will avoid margin collapse - an unexplainable space between divs. If the div has a border around it, this is not necessary as that also avoids the margin collapse */
	padding: 10px 0; /* using padding instead of margin will allow you to keep the element away from the edges of the div */
}
.NeotropetwoColFRH #sidebar1 {
	float: right; /* since this element is floated, a width must be given */
	width: 300px; /* the actual width of this div, in standards-compliant browsers, or standards mode in Internet Explorer will include the padding and border in addition to the width */
	background: #FFFFFF; /* the background color will be displayed for the length of the content in the column, but no further */
	padding: 15px 15px 0 0;
}
.NeotropetwoColFRH #mainContent { 
	margin: 0 330px 0 0; /* the right margin on this div element creates the column down the right side of the page - no matter how much content the sidebar1 div contains, the column space will remain. You can remove this margin if you want the #mainContent div's text to fill the #sidebar1 space when the content in #sidebar1 ends. */
	padding: 0 20px; /* remember that padding is the space inside the div box and margin is the space outside the div box */
	text-decoration:none;
	line-height:1.75em;
} 

#mainContent h1 {
	color:#332222;
	font-size:30px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
	line-height:normal;
}

#mainContent img {
	border:none;
	text-decoration:none;
	border-bottom:none;
}

#mainArticle { 
	color:#000;
	font-size:14px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

#mainArticle a { 
	color:#333399;
	font-size:14px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

#mainArticle a:visited { 
	color:#333399;
	font-size:14px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

#mainArticle a:hover { 
	color:#06F;
	font-size:14px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
	border-bottom:dotted; border-bottom-color:#06F; border-bottom-width:1px;
}


#topmenu { 
	float: left;
	padding:2px; padding-left:10px; padding-right:10px;
	text-align:center;
	color:#006;
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-weight:bold;
	background-color:#EEE;
	border-left:solid #999 1px; border-right:solid #999 1px; border-top:solid #999 1px;
}

#topmenu a { 
	color:#666;   
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

#topmenu a:visited { 
	color:#666;
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

#topmenu a:hover { 
	color:#06F;
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

#navbarA {
	border-right:solid; border-right-color:#999; border-right-width:1px; 
	padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; padding-left:12px; padding-right:12px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:12px;
	text-transform:uppercase;
}

#navbarA a { 
	color:#333;   
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:12px;
	text-decoration:none;
}

#navbarA a:visited { 
	color:#333;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:12px;
	text-decoration:none;
}

#navbarA a:hover { 
	color:#06F;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:12px;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.footsmall {
	font-size:10px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.footsmall a { 
	color:#333;   
	font-size:10px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.footsmall a:visited { 
	color:#333;
	font-size:10px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.footsmall a:hover { 
	color:#06F;
	font-size:10px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.footsmallB { 
	color:#333399;   
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.footsmallB a { 
	color:#333399;   
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.footsmallB a:visited { 
	color:#333399;
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.footsmallB a:hover { 
	color:#06F;
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.NeotropetwoColFRH #footer { 
	padding: 0 10px 0 20px; /* this padding matches the left alignment of the elements in the divs that appear above it. */
	background:#DDDDDD; 
} 
.NeotropetwoColFRH #footer p {
	margin: 0; /* zeroing the margins of the first element in the footer will avoid the possibility of margin collapse - a space between divs */
	padding: 10px 0; /* padding on this element will create space, just as the the margin would have, without the margin collapse issue */
}
.fltrt { /* this class can be used to float an element right in your page. The floated element must precede the element it should be next to on the page. */
	float: right;
	margin-left: 8px;
}

.fltrtStory { 
	float: right;
	margin-left: 8px;
	color:#333399;   
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
	line-height:normal;
}

.fltrtStory a { 
	color:#333399;   
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
	line-height:normal;
}

.fltrtStory a:visited { 
	color:#333399;   
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
	line-height:normal;
}

.fltrtStory a:hover { 
	color:#06F;   
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
	line-height:normal;
}

.fltlft { /* this class can be used to float an element left in your page */
	float: left;
	margin-right: 8px;
}

.fltlft2 { /* this class can be used to float an element left in your page */
	float: left;
	margin-right: 15px;
}

.fltlft3 { /* this class can be used to float an element left in your page */
	float: left;
	margin-right:5px;
	margin-left:5px;
}

#fltlft2 { /* this class can be used to float an element left in your page */
	position: absolute;
	top: 300px;;
}

.fltlftsexy { /* this class can be used to float an element left in your page */
	float: left;
	margin-right: 0px;
	margin:bottom:20px;
}

.navlist {
	font: 13px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	margin-bottom:0px;
	line-height:1.5em;
}

#navlist a { 
		color:#333399;   
		font: 13px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.5em;
		}

#navlist a:visited { 
		color:#333399;   
		font: 13px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.5em;
		}

#navlist a:hover { 
		color:#06F;   
		font: 13px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		border-bottom:dotted; border-bottom-color:#06F; border-bottom-width:1px;
		line-height:1.5em;
		}
	
#navlist li {
	display: inline;
	list-style-type: none;
	padding-right: 15px;
	font: 13px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	line-height:1.5em;
}

.clearfloat { /* this class should be placed on a div or break element and should be the final element before the close of a container that should fully contain a float */
	clear:both;
    height:0;
    font-size: 0px;
    line-height: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	margin: 0px;
}

/* HOME PAGE */

.home_title { 
	color:#069;
	font-size:16px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.home_title a { 
	color:#069;
	font-size:16px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.home_title a:visited { 
	color:#069;
	font-size:16px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.home_title a:hover { 
	color:#900;
	font-size:16px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.home_excerpt {	
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	line-height:1.35em;
	}

.home_excerpt p {	
	margin: 0 0;
	margin-top: 7px;
	}
	

#homepage-nav {
	padding-left: 5px;
	font:11px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	}
	
#homepage-nav li {
	list-style-type: none;
	font: 11px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height:1.15em;
}

#homepage-nav a { 
		color:#359;   
		font: 11px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.15em;
		}

#homepage-nav a:visited { 
		color:#359;   
		font: 11px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.15em;
		}

#homepage-nav a:hover { 
		color:#06F;   
		font: 11px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.15em;
		}
		
		
/* ARTICLES HOMEPAGE */

.homepage-nav2 {
	padding-top: 0px;
	font:12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height:1.25em;
	}

.homepage-nav2 a { 
		color:#359;   
		font: 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.25em;
		}

.homepage-nav2 a:visited { 
		color:#359;   
		font: 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.25em;
		}

.homepage-nav2 a:hover { 
		color:#06F;   
		font: 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.25em;
		}
		

.home_recent_thumb { padding: 0 10px 0 0; margin: 0 0 0.25em 0; float: left; border:none; width:40px; height:40px; }
.home_recent_thumb img { float: left; margin: 0; border:none; width:40px; height:40px; }
.home_recent_thumb a img { background: #FFF; padding: 2px; margin: 0; border: 0; border:none; width:40px; height:40px; }
.home_recent_thumb a:hover img { background: #FFF; padding: 2px; margin: 0; border: 0; border:none; }

.home_recent_thumb2 { padding: 0 10px 0 0; margin: 0 0 0.25em 0; float: left; border:none; width:100px; height:100px; }
.home_recent_thumb2 img { float: left; margin: 0; border:none; width:100px; height:100px; }
.home_recent_thumb2 a img { background: #FFF; padding: 2px; margin: 0; border: 0; border:none; width:100px; height:100px; }
.home_recent_thumb2 a:hover img { background: #FFF; padding: 2px; margin: 0; border: 0; border:none; }

.home_recent_thumb3 { padding: 0 10px 0 0; margin: 0 0 0.25em 0; float: left; border:none; width:60px; height:60px; }
.home_recent_thumb3 img { float: left; margin: 0; border:none; width:60px; height:60px; }
.home_recent_thumb3 a img { background: #FFF; padding: 2px; margin: 0; border: 0; border:none; width:60px; height:60px; }
.home_recent_thumb3 a:hover img { background: #FFF; padding: 2px; margin: 0; border: 0; border:none; }
	
/* INDEX CATS */

.index_title a { 
	color:#069;
	font-size:20px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.index_title a:visited { 
	color:#069;
	font-size:20px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.index_title a:hover { 
	color:#900;
	font-size:20px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.index_excerpt {	
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	line-height:1.5em;
	}

.index_excerpt p {	
	margin: 0 0;
	}

/* End initial framework */


	
#sidebar-top {
    font-size:11px;
}

#sidebar-top h3 {
	font:12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	background:#DEDEDE;
	color:#111;
	margin:8px 0px 5px 0px;
	padding:3px 10px;
	}

#sidebar-nav {
	padding-left: 5px;
	font:12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	}
	
#sidebar-nav li {
	list-style-type: none;
	font: 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height:1.25em;
	margin-bottom:8px;
}

#sidebar-nav a { 
		color:#333399;   
		font: 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.25em;
		}

#sidebar-nav a:visited { 
		color:#333399;   
		font: 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.25em;
		}

#sidebar-nav a:hover { 
		color:#06F;   
		font: 12px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.25em;
		}



#popular-page {
	padding-left: 5px;
	padding-right: 15px;
	font:14px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	}
	
#popular-page li {
	list-style-type: none;
	font: 14px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	text-decoration: none;
	line-height:1.25em;
	margin-bottom:9px;
	padding-bottom:8px;
	border-bottom:dashed #999 1px;
}

#popular-page a { 
		color:#069;   
		font: 14px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.25em;
		}

#popular-page a:visited { 
		color:#069;   
		font: 14px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.25em;
		}

#popular-page a:hover { 
		color:#333;   
		font: 14px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
		text-decoration:none;
		line-height:1.25em;
		}
		
		
/* Borrowed image tags - initial framework */

.entry-content img {
    margin: 0 0 18px 0;
    max-width:100%;
}
.alignleft,
img.alignleft {
	float: left;
    margin-right:20px;
}
.alignright,
img.alignright {
	display: block;
	float: right;
    margin-left:20px;
}
.aligncenter,
img.aligncenter {
	margin-left:auto;
	margin-right:auto;
	display: block;
	clear: both;
}
.wp-caption {
	text-align: center;
	margin-bottom:18px;
}
.wp-caption img {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	border: 0 none;
}
.wp-caption p.wp-caption-text {
	margin: 0;
	padding:5px;
}
.gallery img {
    margin:0;
}
.wp-smiley { /* Prevent the smileys from breaking line-height */
	max-height:12px;
	margin:0 !important;
}


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