*{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
}

img{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
display: block;
}

body{
font-size: 8.5pt;
line-height: 16pt;
color: #515151;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background-color: #bfb196;
background-image:url(images/background_strip.jpg);
background-repeat: repeat-x;
}

#container{
position: absolute;
top: 0px;
left: 50%;
margin-left: -423px;
width: 847px;
}

/* ----------------------------------------------Page Content---------------------*/
#header{
float: left;
width: 847px;
}

#content{
float: left;
width: 847px;
background-color: #d5cfbf;

}

#contentLeft{
float: left;
width: 191px;
background-image:url(images/background_left.jpg);
background-position: top left;
background-repeat: no-repeat;

}

#contentRight{
float: left;
width: 608px;
background-image:url(images/background_panelstrip.jpg);
background-repeat: repeat-y;

}

#rightInside{
float: left;
width: 608px;
background-image:url(images/background_panelleft.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: top left;
}

#insideContent{
float: left;
width: 527px;
margin-top: 25px;
padding-left: 70px; 
}

#insideLeft{
float: left;
width: 355px;
}

#insideRight{
float: right;
width: 155px;
}


#insideRight2{
float: right;
width: 155px;
height: 892px; 
background-image:url(images/artistic_blue2.jpg); 
background-repeat: no-repeat; 
background-position: top right;
}

#insideRight3{
float: right;
width: 155px;
height: 1081px; 
background-image:url(images/profile_blue.jpg); 
background-repeat: no-repeat; 
background-position: top right;
}

#insideRight4{
float: right;
width: 155px;
height: 1273px; 
background-image:url(images/achievements_blue.jpg); 
background-repeat: no-repeat; 
background-position: top right;
}

#insideRight5{
float: right;
width: 155px;
height: 813px; 
background-image:url(images/writing_blue.jpg); 
background-repeat: no-repeat; 
background-position: top right;
}

.insideLeft4{
float: left;
width: 355px;
}

.insideRight4{
float: right;
width: 156px;
}

#footer{
float: left;
width: 847px;
height: 130px;
background-image:url(images/footer.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: left;
}

.footerText{
font-size: 7pt;
line-height: 9pt;
color: #62241a;
}

.copyright{
padding-top: 18px;
font-size: 7pt;
line-height: 9pt;
color: #d5cfbf;
}

/* ----------------------------------------------GENERAL STYLES---------------------*/

.artisticPoem{
font-size:7pt;
line-height: 14pt;
font-style: italic;
}

.italic{
font-style: italic;
}

.smallBold{
font-size: 7pt;
line-height: 14pt;
font-weight: bold;
}

.smallBold2{
font-size: 7pt;
line-height: 12pt;
font-weight: bold;
}

.booksNav{
font-size: 7pt;
line-height: 14pt;
font-weight: bold;
color: #62241a;
}

.writing1{
margin-left: 25px;
}

.writing2{
margin-left: 25px;
}


/*--------------------------------CONTACT FORM----------------------------*/

#contact_form{
}

#contact_form td{
vertical-align: top;
padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}

#contact_form input{
background-color:  #ffffff;
padding: 3px 3px 3px 3px;
border: 1px solid #cec4b2;
}

#contact_form textarea{
background-color:  #ffffff;
padding: 3px 3px 3px 3px;
border: 1px solid #cec4b2;
}

#contact_form checkbox{
background-color:  #ffffff;
padding: 3px 3px 3px 3px;
border: none;
}

#contact_form button{
width:68px;
height: 34px;
background-color: #ffffff;

}

/* ----------------------------------------------LINKS---------------------*/

A{
color: #515151;
text-decoration: underline;
}
A:HOVER{
color: #515151;
text-decoration: none;
}

A.footerText{
color: #62241a;
text-decoration: none;
}
A.footerText:HOVER{
color: #62241a;
text-decoration: underline;
}

A.booksNav{
color: #62241a;
text-decoration: underline;
}
A.booksNav:HOVER{
color: #62241a;
text-decoration: none;
}