@charset "utf-8";
/* CSS Document For FreelanceInstitute.com - Written By Dorian Bibbey of DorianDesign.com On June 13, 2009*/

/* MAIN ELEMENTS */

body {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 20px 0 0 0;
	background: #430014 url(../images/bg.jpg);	
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	color: #67585d;
	text-align: center;
}
img {
	border: none;	
}
a {
	text-decoration: none;	 
	color: #64021b;
}
a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
	color: #980027;
}
h2 {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 22px;
	color: #64021b;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-style: italic;
	display: inline;
}
h3 {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 16px;
	color: #64021b;
	font-weight: normal;
	font-style: italic;
	display: inline;
}
h4 {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	/*color: #2b2527;	*/
	color: #000000;	
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: normal;
}
h4 img {
	margin: 0 15px 0 0;
	vertical-align: middle;
}
p {
	margin: 10px 0 12px 0;
	padding: 0;
	line-height: 18px;
}
p.index_readmore {
	margin: 12px 0 0 0;
	padding: 0;
}
p.index_readmore a {
	padding: 0 10px 0 0;
	background: url(../images/redArrow.gif) right no-repeat;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 14px;
	color: #64021b;
	font-style: italic;
}
p.secondary_readmore a {
	padding: 0 10px 0 0;
	background: url(../images/redArrow.gif) right no-repeat;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #64021b;
	font-style: italic;
	/* text-decoration: none; */
}
p a {
	text-decoration: underline;	
}
#index p a {
	/*text-decoration: none;*/	
}

/* UNIQUE CLASSES */

.firstp {
	margin: 0 0 12px 0;	
}
.dottedLine {
	margin: 25px 0 25px 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/dottedLine.gif) repeat-x;
	height: 1px;
	width: auto;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.clear {
	clear: both;
	height: 0;
}
.boldItalic {
	font-weight: bold;
	font-style: italic;
}	
.dark {
/*	color: #2b2527;	*/
	color: #000000;	
}
.columns_index_icon {
	margin: 0 10px 0 0;
	padding: 0;
	vertical-align: top;
}
.floatingImage {
	margin: 0 32px 25px 0;
	padding: 0;
	float: left;
}
.floatingImageRight {
	margin: 0 0 20px 32px;
	padding: 0;
	float: right;
}

/* LISTS */

ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	line-height: 18px;
}
ul li {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
}
ul.general {
	 margin: 10px 0 15px 0; 
}
ul.general li {
	margin: 0 0 5px 0;
	padding: 0 0 0 13px;
	background: url(../images/redArrow.gif) 0 1px no-repeat;
}
ul.general a {
	text-decoration: underline;	
}
#menu {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/menuBg.gif) no-repeat;
	width: 950px;
	height: 60px;
	position: relative;
}
#menu ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-size: 12px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 10px;
	left: 13px;
}
#menu ul li {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 12px 0 12px;
	border-right: 1px solid #d8d8d8;
	border-left: 1px solid #fff;
	float: left;
}
#menu ul li.first {
	padding: 0 12px 0 0;
	border-left: none;
}
#menu ul li.last {
	padding: 0 0 0 12px;
	border-right: none;
}
#menu ul li.active a {
	color: #bb5412;	
}

/* UNIQUE IDS */

#gradient {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 574px;
	background: url(../images/gradient.jpg) repeat-x;
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	z-index: 0;
}
#container {
	margin: 0 auto 45px auto;
	padding: 0;
	width: 950px;	
	overflow: hidden;
	text-align: left;
	position: relative;
}
#header {
	margin: 0 0 30px 0;
	padding: 0;
	height: 49px;
	position: relative;
}
#logo {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
}
#tagLine {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/getpublished.png) no-repeat;
	width: 241px;
	height: 17px;
	position: absolute;
	top: 28px;
	left: 275px;
}
#login {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	color: #fff;
	position: absolute;
	top: 32px;
	right: 0;
}
#login a {
	color: #fff;	
}
#login img {
	margin: 0 3px 0 0;	
}
#content {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	width: 950px;
	background: #ffffff url(../images/contentbg.jpg) repeat-x bottom;
}
#banner_index {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/banner_index.png) no-repeat 25px 0;
	width: 950px;
	height: 210px;
	position: relative;
}
#banner_about {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/banner_about.png) no-repeat 25px 0;
	width: 950px;
	height: 100px;
	position: relative;
}
#banner_articles {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/banner_articles.png) no-repeat 25px 0;
	width: 950px;
	height: 100px;
	position: relative;
}
#banner_books {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/banner_books.png) no-repeat 25px 0;
	width: 950px;
	height: 100px;
	position: relative;
}
#banner_wanttowrite {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/banner_wanttowrite.png) no-repeat 25px 0;
	width: 950px;
	height: 100px;
	position: relative;
}
#banner_ecourses {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/banner_ecourses.png) no-repeat 25px 0;
	width: 950px;
	height: 100px;
	position: relative;
}
#banner_testimonials {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/banner_testimonials.png) no-repeat 25px 0;
	width: 950px;
	height: 100px;
	position: relative;
}
#banner_contact {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/banner_contact.png) no-repeat 25px 0;
	width: 950px;
	height: 100px;
	position: relative;
}
#banner_index_text {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	width: 440px;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #bc9293;
	position: absolute;
	top: 62px;
	left: 70px;
}
#banner_index_text p {
	line-height: 21px;	
}
#banner_index_text a {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 8px 0 0;
	background: url(../images/whiteArrow.gif) right no-repeat;
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 14px;
	color: #fff;
	font-style: italic;
}
#columns_index {
	margin: 45px 45px 0 45px;
	padding: 0;
	text-align: justify;
}
#columns_index_left {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 45px 0 0;
	width: 226px;
	border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
	float: left;
}
#columns_index_middle {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 45px 0 45px;
	width: 226px;
	border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
	float: left;
}
#columns_index_right {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 0 0 45px;
	width: 226px;
	float: left;
}
#content_middle {
	margin: 45px 45px 0 45px;
	padding: 0;
}
#content_middle_left {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 45px 0 0;
	width: 569px;
	border-right: 1px solid #ccc;
	float: left;
	text-align: justify;
}
#content_middle_right {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 0 0 45px;
	width: 200px;
	float: left;
}
#content_bottom {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	background: url(../images/containerBottom.gif) no-repeat;
	width: 950px;
	height: 45px;
}
#footer {
	margin: 25px 0 0 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-size: 11px;
	color: #764653;
}
#footer a {
	color: #764653;	
}
#footer_left {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	float: left;
}
#footer_right {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	float: right;
}