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a{font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;color:#ccda3c;}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}
a img{border:none;}
.floatright{float:right;}
.floatleft{float:left;}
.spacer{clear:both;margin:0px;padding:0px;height:0px;width:0px;}
form,input{display:inline;}
#container{background:url(/images/top_bg.jpg) repeat-x center top;margin:0px;padding:25px 0px 0px;}
#content{margin:0px auto 30px;padding:0px;width:975px;position:relative;}
#footer{font-size:10px;line-height:10px;color:#848484;background:url(/images/footer_bg.jpg) repeat-x center top;}
#footer .content{margin:0px auto;padding:10px 0px 50px;width:960px;}
#footer .content ul{list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;}
#footer .content ul li{margin:0px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px;float:left;list-style:none;}
#footer .content a{color:#8a8a8a;}
#header{margin:0px;padding:0px;}
#titlebar{margin:0px 0px 12px;padding:0px;height:83px;width:794px;background:url(/images/jointheconversation.jpg) no-repeat;position:relative;}
div#login{margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;padding:0px;width:232px;height:90px;}
#login img.avatar{border:3px solid white;vertical-align:top;float:left;margin:3px 5px 0px 0px;width:30px;}
#logo{margin:0px;padding:0px;position:absolute;left:-25px;top:-55px;}
#sidecolumn{margin:0px;padding:0px;float:left;width:300px;}
#maincolumn{margin:0px;padding:0px;float:right;width:660px;}
.box{margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;}
#blurblist{margin:0px;padding:45px 0px 0px;width:125px;float:right;background:url(/images/darker_bg.jpg);position:relative;font-size:11px;line-height:15px;white-space:normal; word-wrap:break-word;}
#contest{background:url(/images/darker_bg.jpg);position:relative;}
.content{padding:10px;}
.boxtitle{position:absolute;left:-5px;top:-6px;}
#blurblist .content{background:url(/images/recentblurbs_bg.gif) no-repeat right bottom;}
.blurb{margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;}
.avatar{background:url(/images/darkest_bg.jpg) no-repeat;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;font-size:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #3c3c3c;line-height:10px;vertical-align:text-top;}
.avatar img{padding:3px;margin:0px 5px 0px 0px;background:#FFFFFF;}
.avatar a{color:#FFFFFF;}
.tinybump{padding-top:4px;float:right;width:70%;padding-bottom:4px;overflow:hidden;}
.extra .tinybump{float:left;width:90%;}
#nav{margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;height:50px;background:url(/images/nav_bg.gif) no-repeat center top;}
#contentcolumn{margin:0px;padding:0px;float:left;width:415px;}
#extracolumn{margin:0px;padding:0px;width:230px;float:right;}
#nav ul{list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:10px 0px 0px;}
#nav ul li{margin:0px;padding:0px 10px;float:left;}
#search{background:url(/images/search_bg.gif) no-repeat;height:36px;padding-top:9px;}
#bloggers{background:url(/images/darker_bg.jpg);position:relative;font-size:11px;}
#bloggers .avatar{background:url(/images/darkest_bg.jpg) no-repeat;margin:0px 0px 5px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;border-bottom:1px solid #3c3c3c;line-height:26px;vertical-align:text-top;font-weight:bold;}
#bloggers .blurb small{color:#999999;}


#whoatv{background:url(/images/orange_bg.jpg);font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-weight:bold;}
#whoatv .content{background:url(/images/orange_dirt.gif) no-repeat right top;}
#contentleft{width:200px;margin:0px;padding:0px;float:left;}
#contentright{margin:0px;padding:0px;float:right;width:200px;}
#contentwide{width:415px;}
.smallpost{margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:0px;width:200px;float:left;display:inline-block;}
.smallpost .thumbnail img{width:200px;}
.smallpost.alternate{float:right;clear:right;}
.smallpost .header{background:#000000;padding-left:6px;}
.smallpost .content{color:#2b2b2b;background:url(/images/post_bg.jpg);}
.smallpost h1{font:normal 24px/24px Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif;letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 6px;}
.smallpost h1 a{font-weight:normal;color:#542280;}
.smallpost .avatar{margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;background:url(/images/buttonbg.png);border-top:1px solid #ACACAC;border-bottom:none;padding-right:4px;}
.smallpost .avatar a{color:#787878;}
.smallpost .header a{margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px;color:#FFFFFF;}
.smallpost .header .floatright{padding-right:6px;}
.smallpost .header a strong{color:#ff428c;}
.post{margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;}
.post a{color:#542280}
.post .header{background:#000000;padding-left:6px;}
.post .content{color:#2b2b2b;background:url(/images/post_bg.jpg);padding:15px 20px;}
.post h1{font:normal 34px/34px Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif;letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 6px;color:#009deb;}
.post .avatar{margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;background:url(/images/buttonbg.png);border-top:1px solid #ACACAC;border-bottom:none;padding-right:4px;font-size:14px;line-height:26px;}
.post .avatar a{color:#656565;}
.post .header a{margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:26px;color:#FFFFFF;}
.post .header .floatright{padding-right:6px;}
.post .header a strong{color:#ff428c;}
.post .dotline{padding:0px;background:url(/images/dotline.gif) repeat-x;color:#2b2b2b;margin:0px;overflow:hidden;height:1px;}
.post .avatar small a{font-size:10px;line-height:26px;text-transform:uppercase;}
.post .avatar small{font-size:10px;line-height:26px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#797979;}
#postblurbs .blurb{margin:15px 0px 0px;padding:0px;background:url(/images/buttonbg.png);border-top:1px solid #ACACAC;}
#postblurbs .blurb .avatar{margin:0px;border:none;}
.blurb .blurbcontent{padding:10px;font-size:11px;line-height:15px;}
.post .content textarea{width:362px;margin:0px;padding:6px;border:1px solid #737373;}
.post .content textarea:focus{outline:0;}
.post .content button{color:#313131;border:1px solid #A5A5A5;}
#submitblurb{padding:0px;margin:15px 0px 0px;position:relative;}
#textarrow{position:absolute;left:6px;top:-10px;}

/*------------- notices --------------- */
#notification-bar{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;color:#000;width:100%;cursor:pointer;background:white;font-size:24px;display:none;text-align:center;padding:30px 0px;z-index:1000;border-bottom:1px solid #999;opacity:0.85;}
#warning{position:fixed;top:35%;left:40%;width:400px;background:#FFC9C9;border:2px solid red;text-align:center;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;z-index:1000;color:red;padding:50px 0px;opacity:0.95;}
.errorExplanation {padding:5px 10px 5px 30px;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:15px;font-weight:bold;}
.errorExplanation {color:red;border:1px solid red;background: #FFC9C9; }

/*----------- polls --------------- */
#poll{background:url(/images/purple_bg.jpg);position:relative;}
.bar-holder{width:100%;border:1px solid white;padding:1px;height:10px;}
.result-bar{background:white;height:10px;opacity:0.1;width:0%;}
.result{margin-bottom:10px;}
button,input.submit{font:bold 14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;padding:5px 14px;margin:3px 0px;background:url(/images/buttonbg.png);color:#FFFFFF;text-transform:uppercase;border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;}
#poll .content{background:url(/images/poll_bg.gif) no-repeat right top;}

/*--------------- forms ------------- */
table.form{font-size:10px;border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px;margin:0px;width:100%;margin-top:0px;border-top:1px solid #d2d0bf;}
.label{font-size:9px;font-weight:bold;color:#665E59;text-transform:uppercase;vertical-align:top;line-height:11px;}
table.form tr td{padding:6px;border-bottom:1px solid #d2d0bf;vertical-align:top;}
table.form tr td img{vertical-align:middle;}
table.form td.label{width:20%;padding-top:10px;}
table.form td.control{width:80%;vertical-align:top;}
input.textfield,textarea{border:1px solid #999;padding:4px;}
/*---------------- videos/thumbnail list --------------- */
.thumbnail-list{list-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;}
.thumbnail-list li{float:left;width:180px;margin-bottom:15px;}
.thumbnail-list li img{width:170px;border:5px solid white;margin-top:5px;}
/*------------- user profile --------------- */
.profileimage{padding:5px;float:left;margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;background:#FFFFFF;border-bottom:1px solid #A7A7A7;}
.blurbcontent h3{font-size:13px;line-height:13px;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px;}
.blurbcontent h3 a{color:#542280;}
#container #issue-popup{display:block;position:absolute;width:170px;height:81px;background:blue !important;opacity:0.0;filter:alpha(opacity=00);z-index:50;right:5px;top:105px;}