/*  

Theme Name: pongal

Theme URI: http://techblissonline.com/pongal-red-wp-theme/

Description: 3-columns, SEO optimized, widget ready,  fast loading, wordpress theme by <a href="http://techblissonline.com/">Techblissonline.Com</a>.

Version: 1.0

Author: Techblissonline Dot Com

Author URI: http://techblissonline.com/

Tags: red, black, dark, three-columns, fixed-width 

The CSS, XHTML, design and PHP are released under GPL:

http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php

*/





/* HTML Elements */

* {

	margin:0;

	padding:0;

	}



body {

	font: 100% Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;	

	background: #111;

	border-top:5px solid #00599c;

	border-bottom:5px solid #00599c;    	

	color: #333;

	}



p {	

	margin: 10px 0;

	}



a:link, a:visited {

	color: #00599C;	

    text-decoration:none

	}



a:hover, a:active {

	color:#00599C;

    text-decoration:underline;

	}



a img {

	border:0;

	}



code {

	font: 1.0em 'Courier New', Courier, Fixed;

	background:#ececec;

	}	



acronym, abbr, span.caps {	

	font-size: 0.9em;

	letter-spacing: .07em;

	cursor: help;

}			



acronym, abbr {

	border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;

	}



blockquote {

	padding: 10px 10px 0 10px;

	border-top: 1px solid #ddd;

	border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;

	background: #eee;

	font:1.0em Arial;

	line-height:1.5em;

	margin:10px 0px;

	}



select {

	width: 130px;

	}	



/* Structure */

#page {

	width:940px;	

	margin:0px auto;		

	background:#ffffff;

	font-size:0.75em;

	}



.left {

	float:left;

	}



.right {

	float:right;

	}



.aligncenter {

	display: block;

	margin-left: auto;

	margin-right: auto;        

}



.alignleft {

	float: left;

}



.alignright {

	float: right;

}



#head{

	width:100%;	

}



#head_top{



	width:100%;

	height:44px;

	background:#FF0000;

}



#head_bottom{



	width:100%;

	height:120px;

	background:url(images/header-darkred-bg.jpg) no-repeat top;

	text-align:left;

    margin-bottom:1px;



}



#headbottom_center_text{



	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	padding-left:10px;

	padding-top:10px;

	float:left;



}

#headbottom_center_text #headbottom_center_title{



    font-family:Trebuchet, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-size:30px;

	color:#FF0000;	

	padding-bottom:5px;

	font-weight:bold;



}



#headbottom_center_text #headbottom_center_title a{    

	color:##FF0000;	

	font-weight:bold;



}



#headbottom_center_text #headbottom_center_title a:hover{    

        color: #CACACA;	

        text-decoration: none;	

}



#headbottom_center_text #headbottom_center_body{



	font-size:12px;

	line-height:15px;

	width:550px;

	color:#CACACA;

	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;



}



#tagline {

	margin-top:0px;	

	margin-left:20px;

	font-size:1.0em;

	color:#333;

	font-weight:bold;

	}



/*menu*/

#menu{



	font-size:10px;	

	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;	

	position:relative;	

	padding-right:0px;	

}



#menu #menu_pad{



	background:#000000;	

    width:940px;

}







#menu #menu_left{



	height:44px;

	padding-left:0px;

}



#menu .menu_sep{



	background:url(images/menu_sep.gif) no-repeat center center;	

}



#menu_left {	

	 width:100%;	 

	 margin: 0px;

	 font-size:1.1em;

	 font-weight:bold;	

	 list-style: none;		 

	}



#menu_left ul {

	list-style: none;			

	}



#menu_left li {

	float:left;

	cursor: pointer;		

	padding:14px 0px;

	display:block;

	border-right:1px solid #333;	

	list-style: none;		

	}



#menu_left li:hover {	

    background: #55AFD8;

	color:#FFF;

	}





#menu_left a {

	margin: 0px;

	padding:0px 16px;

	font-weight:bold;	

	color:#FFFFFF;	

	}

	

#menu_left a:visited {

	margin: 0px;

	padding:0px 16px;	

	color:#FFFFFF;

	font-weight:bold;	

	}



#menu_left a:hover {

	color:#FFFFFF;

	text-decoration:none;	

	}



#searchform {	

	width:194px;

	float:right;

	text-align:right;

	padding-top:8px;	

	margin-right:0px;		

	}

	

/* Dropdown Menus */		

#menu_left li li {

	float: left;

	margin: 0px;

	padding: 0px;

	width: 122px;

	text-transform:none;

	}

	

#menu_left li li a, #menu_left li li a:link, #menu_left li li a:visited {

	background: #2B2B2B;

	width: 122px;

	float: none;

	margin: 0px;

	padding: 5px 10px 5px 18px;

	border-top: 1px solid #C0C0C0;

	}

	

#menu_left li li a:hover, #menu_left li li a:active {

	background: #666666;

	padding: 5px 10px 5px 18px;

	}





#menu_left li ul {

	position: absolute;

	width: 10em;

	left: -999em;

	}



#menu_left li:hover ul {

	left: auto;

	display: block;

	}

	

#menu_left li:hover ul, #menu_left li.sfhover ul {

	left: auto;

	}

	

/* end menu */	

	

/* end header */



/* Text*/

h1 {

	font:1.8em Arial;

	font-weight:bold;

	letter-spacing:-0.02em;		

	color:#FF0000;

	}



h2 {

	font:1.2em Georgia, "Times New Roman";

	margin-bottom:10px;

	font-weight:bold;

	}



h3 {

	font:1.0em Arial; 

	margin-bottom:10px;

	color:#ffffff; 

	font-weight:bold;

	}



h4 {

	font-weight:bold;

    font:1.2em Arial; 

	margin-bottom:3px;		

	color:#111111;

	font-weight:bold;

	}



h5 {

	font-weight:bold;

    font:1.2em Arial;       

	margin-bottom:3px;	

	color:#111111;

	}



h3.cat_title, h3.cat_title a {

	color:#333;

	letter-spacing:-0.05em;

	font-size:0.85em;

	}



h3#respond {

	margin-top:0px;

	padding-top:20px;

	color:#333;

	}



h3.comments {

	margin-top:32px;

	padding-left:0px;

	color:#333;

	}



h3.authors {

	margin-top:15px;

	}



/* Index Page*/



#top {

	padding:0;

	}



#headline {

	width:590px;

	float:left;

	background:#fff;

	padding:10px;

	font-size:1.05em;

	line-height:1.5em;

	margin:0;

	}



#headline  div.title {

	font-weight:bold;

	font:2.4em Georgia;

	letter-spacing:-0.05em;

	display:block;

	padding-bottom:5px;

	}



#headline div.meta {

	display:block;

	margin-top:-5px;

	padding-bottom:2px;

	}



#headline p {

	padding-bottom:15px;

	}



#featured {

	width:300px;

	background:#fff;

	float:right;

	padding:10px 10px 9px 10px;

	}



#featured .clearfloat {

	margin-top:7px;

	margin-bottom:8px;

	}



#featured .info {

	margin-top:5px;

	padding-top:5px;

	float:right;

	width:180px;

	}



#featured .title {

	font-weight:bold;

	}



#headline a img, #featured a img {

	border:1px solid #ccc;

	margin-top:5px;

	margin-right:10px;

	padding:2px;

	}





#middle {

	width: 920px;

	background:#fff;

	float:right;

	padding:10px;

	margin:10px 0;	

	}



.category {

	width:164px;

	float:left;

	border-top:8px solid #333;

	margin:0px;

	padding:5px 10px 10px 10px;

	background:#fff;

	}



.category p {

	margin:0;

	}

	

.category span.cat_title, #front-popular h3, #front-list .cat_title, #archive .cat_title {

	text-transform:lowercase;

	margin:0;

	font-weight:bold;

	font-size:1.5em;

	letter-spacing:-0.05em;

	}



#front-popular h3 {

	color:#fff;

	}



.category a {

	color:#333;

	display:block;

	background:none;

	}



.category a:hover {

	background:none;

	color:#fff;

	text-decoration:none;

	}



#middle a:hover {

	text-decoration:underline;

	display:block;

	}



#bottom {

	width: 940px;

	}



#front-list {

	width:590px;

	background:#fff;

	padding:10px;

	font-size:1.05em;

	line-height:1.75em;

	float:left;

	}



#archive {

	padding-top:15px;

	font-size:1.05em;

	line-height:1.75em;

	}	

	

#front-list blockquote, #archive blockquote {

	padding: 0px 10px 0 10px;

	}



#front-list .title  a, #archive .title  a{

	font:1.8em Arial;

	font-weight:bold;	

	letter-spacing:-0.02em;		

	color:#111111;	

	}

#front-list .title  a:hover, #archive .title  a:hover {

	color: #00599c;

	text-decoration:none;

}



#front-list .clearfloat, #archive .clearfloat {

	padding-bottom:5px;

	/*border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;*/

	margin-bottom:5px;

	}



#front-list .spoiler, #archive .spoiler {

	display:block;

	margin-top:3px;

	}



#front-list p, #archive p {

	margin:10px;

	padding:0px;

	}



.author {

	font-size:0.8em;

	font-weight:bold;

	}



.meta {

	font-size:0.8em;

	color:#333;

	}



.meta a {

	color:#333;

	}



#headline p, #featured p {

	margin:0;

	}





/* Content Page*/



#content {

	width:590px;

	background:#fff;

	padding:10px;

	font-size:1.05em;

	line-height:1.75em;

	float:left;

	min-height:400px;

	}



#content .breadcrumbs, #content .breadcrumbs a {

	font-weight:bold;

	color:#00599c;

	}



#content h1.title {

	border-top:3px solid #ddd;		

	}



#content h2 {	

	margin-bottom:0px;	

	}

	

#content h2.title {

	font:1.5em Georgia;

	font-weight:bold;

	letter-spacing:-0.05em;

	border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;

	border-top:3px solid #ddd;	

	}



.post {

	font-size:1.05em;

	line-height:1.75em;

	}



.post p {

	margin-top:0px;

	}



.post h2 {

	padding-bottom:10px;

	}



.post .clearfloat {

	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;

	margin:10px 0px;

	}



.post ul, .post ol, #front-list ul, #front-list ol {

	margin-bottom:15px;

	}



.post ul li, #front-list ul li {	

	list-style:square;

	margin-left:30px;

	}



.post ol li, #front-list ol li {	

	list-style:decimal;

	margin-left:30px;

	}



.post ol li ul li, #front-list ol li ul li {	

	list-style:square;

	margin-left:20px;

	}



.post img, .post a img, #front-list img, #archive img {

	border:1px solid #ccc;

	margin:0 10px 5px 0;

	padding:2px;

	}



.post .ads {

	margin-top:10px;

	}



.entry {

	margin-top:20px;

	}



.stats {

	border-top:1px solid #e4e4e4;

    margin-top:0px;

	padding:4px 0px;

	text-transform:uppercase;

	font:0.8em Arial;

        color:#999;

	display:block;

	}



#stats span {

	padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px;

	}



#stats span a:hover {

	background:none;

	}



#stats span a {

	color:#333;

	}



#stats img, #nav img {

	border:0px;

	margin:0px;

	padding:0px;

	}



#tools {

	width:590px;

	height:25px;

	font-size:0.95em;

	}



#tools a:hover {

	background:none;

	}



.navigation {

	padding:5px 0px;

	text-align:Center;

	}



/* Sidebar*/

#sidebar {

	width:320px;

	float:right;

	margin:0px 5px 0px 0px;

	}

	

#sidebar h4 {

	font:1.1em Arial;

	font-weight:bold;

	color:#000000;	

	border-bottom: 2px solid #666666;

	margin:10px 0px 5px 0px;

	padding:3px 10px;

	text-transform: uppercase;

	}



#sidebar-top, #sidebar-bottom {

	width:300px;

	float:right;

	padding:0px 10px 10px 10px;	

	background:#F1F4DC;	

	border: 1px solid #D2D8E5;

	}



#sidebar-bottom, #sidebar-middle {

	margin-top:10px;

	}



#sidebar-middle {

	width:320px;

	float:right;

	background:#F1F4DC;

	}



#sidebar-left {

	width:135px;

	padding:0px 10px 10px 10px;

	float:left;

	background:#fff;	

	}



#sidebar-right {

	width:135px;

	padding:0px 10px 10px 10px;

	float:right;	

	}





#sidebar li {

	list-style:none;

	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;

	display:block;

	padding:2px 0px 2px 13px;

	background:url(images/sub.png) no-repeat 0 0px;	

	}



#sidebar li ul li{

	list-style:none;

	border-bottom:0px dotted #ccc;

	display:block;

	padding:2px 0px 0px 13px;

	background:url(images/sub.png) no-repeat 0 0px;

	}



#sidebar-ads {

	width:300px;

	float:right;

	margin-bottom:10px;

	padding:10px;

	background:#fff;	

	}



div.author-image{width:48px;height:48px;float:right;margin:0 10px 0 5px}

div.author-bio{width:250px;display:inline;margin:0 10px 0 0}	



/* Form Elements */



select {

	border:1px solid #333;

	width:100%

	}

	

.field {

	padding: 2px;

	border:1px solid #333;

	background:#fff;

	font-size:1.0em;

	}



#s {

	padding:1px;

	font-size:1.0em;

	width:150px;

	}

	

#searchsubmit {

	padding-left:5px;

	}



#commentform input {

	width: 140px;

	margin: 5px 5px 1px 0;

	}



#commentform textarea {

	width: 99%;

	margin-top:5px;

	}







/* Comments*/



/* Comments Styling */

.commentlist li {

margin-bottom: 1.5em;

padding-top: 1em;

border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;

border-top: 1px solid #ddd;

background:#F1F4DC;

}



.commentmetadata {

	color:#4d4d4d;

	display: block;

	margin-top:3px;	

	text-align:right;

	font-size:0.9em;	

	}



.commentlist p {

margin:1em;

}



.commentlist ul.children {

background-color: #F5FCFD;

}



li.bypostauthor {

/*background-color: #87CEFA;*/

background:#FFE87F;

color:#000000;

}



li.pingback, li.trackback {

background-color: #FFFFE0;

}



.navigation {

display: block;

text-align: center;

margin-top: 10px;

margin-bottom: 20px;

}





#footer {

	font-size:0.75em;

	color:#000000;

	width: 940px;	

	background:#F1F4DC;	

	border: 1px solid #D2D8E5;

	margin: 0 auto;

	padding:0px;

	}

	

#footer h4 {

	font:1.1em Arial;

	font-weight:bold;

	color:#000000;	

	border-bottom: 2px solid #666666;

	padding:3px 10px;

	text-transform: uppercase;

	}



#footerleft, #footermiddle {

	width:280px;

	float:left;

	padding:10px;	

	}



#footermiddle {

	margin-left:17px;

	}



#footerright {

	width:280px;

	float:right;

	padding:10px;	

	}



#footerleft ul, #footermiddle ul, #footerright ul {

	margin-top:5px;

	}



#footerleft ul li, #footermiddle ul li, #footerright ul li {

	list-style:none;

	border-bottom:1px dotted #666666;

	padding:5px;

	display:block;	

	}

	

#footerleft ul li a, #footermiddle ul li a, #footerright ul li a {

	color:#000000;

	}



#footerleft ul li:hover, #footermiddle ul li:hover, #footerright ul li:hover {

	background:#ffffff;

	color:#000000;

	}



#footerleft ul li:first-child, #footermiddle ul li:first-child, #footerright ul li:first-child {

	border-top:0px dotted #000000;

	}





#footerbottom {

	margin: 0 auto;

	width: 960px;

	font-size:0.6em;

	padding-top:10px;

	padding-bottom:10px;	

	color:#ffffff;

	}



#footerbottom a {

	color:#ffffff;

	}

	

/*Archive properties*/



#archive ul li {	

	list-style:square;

	margin-left:30px;

	}



/*Image Caption CSS*/	



.wp-caption {

	border: 1px solid #ddd;

	text-align: center;

	background-color: #f3f3f3;

	padding-top: 4px;

	margin: 10px;	

}



.wp-caption img {

	margin: 0;

	padding: 0;

	border: 0 none;

}



.wp-caption-dd {

	font-size: 11px;

	line-height: 17px;

	padding: 0 4px 5px;

	margin: 0;

}	





/* Float Properties*/



.clearfloat:after {

	content:".";

	display:block;

	height:0;

	clear:both;

	visibility:hidden;

	}



.clearfloat {

	display: inline-block;

	}





/* Hides from IE-mac \*/

* html .clearfloat {

	height:1%;

	}



*+html .clearfloat {

	height:1%;

	}



.clearfloat {

	display:block;

	}