a:link {
	color: silver;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a:visited {
	color: #b3b3b3;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a:active {
	color: #dc8827;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
	color: #fff;
	background: #dc8827;
}

#banner {
	width: auto;
	margin: 0 0 75px 0;
	height:200px;
}

blockquote {
	font: 9pt arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: silver;
	line-height: 150%;
	margin: 30px;
}

body {
	background:#333;
}

.bottom {
	border: 0px dotted gray;
	float: left;
	width: 840px;
	padding: 5px;
	margin: 15px 0 30px 0;
}

.caption {
	font: 8pt arial;
	color:#ccc;
	text-align: center;
	line-height: 130%;
}

#contact {
	width: 375px;
	border: 0 solid #505050;
	margin: 0 auto;
}

#container {
	width: 850px;
	padding-top: 25px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}

#content {
	position:relative;
	top:100px;
	width:800px;
	margin: 0 auto;

}

.excerpt1 {

    border: 0px solid #fff;
	float: right;
	width: 412px;
	color: #dc8827;
	font: 19pt Century Gothic, sans sarif;
	padding: 1px;
}

.excerpt2 {
	border: 0 solid #505050;
	float: left;
	width: 400px;
	color: #fff;
	background: #333;
	padding: 10px;
}

.excerpt3 {
	border: 0px solid #fff;
	float: right;
	width: 470px;
	margin: -35px 45px 0 0;
	padding: 15px;
	text-decoration: none;
}

.excerpt5 {
	border: 0 solid #505050;
	float: left;
	top: -170px;
	left: 10px;
	width: 350px;
	margin: 5px;
	padding: 50px;
}

#footer {
	position:absolute;
	font: 7pt arial;
	bottom:-220px;
	color:#ccc;
	width:800px;
	padding:25px;
}

.homunculus {
	border: 1px dashed gray;
	float: right;
	top: 10px;
	left: 30px;
	width: 230px;
	margin: 5px;
	padding: 10px;
}

h2 {
	text-align:center;
}

h4 {
	color: silver;
	font-size: 16pt;
	font-family: Century Gothic, arial, sans-serif;
}

h7 {
	font-family:CarbonTypeRegular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:24pt;
	color:#ccc;
}

hr {
	color:#333;
}

img.pngfix {
	behavior: url(pngHack.htc);
}

.image {
	float: left;
	width: relative;
	border: none;
	margin: 5px;
	padding: 5px;
}

.indentlist {
	margin-left: 275px;
}

.itemText img {
	padding: 2px 15px 10px;
}

.menu a: hover {
	border: 2px solid gray;
	padding: 3px;
}

p {
	color:#ccc;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:10pt;
}

.play {
	float: left;
	top: -15px;
	left: -10px;
	width: 550px;
	color: silver;
	font: 12pt Century Gothic, sans sarif;
	margin: 5px;
	padding: 10px;
}

#poetry {
	width: auto;
	border: 0 dotted gray;
	margin-left: 240px;
	background: #333;
	padding: 5px;
}

#prosepoetry {
	width: 625px;
	background: #333;
}

.pryvett {
	border: 0 solid #FFF;
	float: left;
	width: 400px;
	margin: -600px 0 0 65px;
	padding: 15px;
}

#publications {
	float: left;
	border: 1px solid #505050;
	text-align: center;
	width: 250px;
	margin: 0 0 10px 10px;
}

#sidebar {
	float: right;
	border: 1px solid #505050;
	width: 215px;
	margin: 10px 0 20px 10px;
	padding: 10px;
}

#sparksmenu {
	float: left;
	border: 2px solid #505050;
	width: 215px;
	background: #333;
	font: 8pt Century Gothic, sans sarif;
	margin: 15px;
	padding: 5px 5px 10px;
}

.xavier {
	border: 1px dashed gray;
	float: right;
	position: relative;
	top: 40px;
	left: 60px;
	width: 370px;
	background: #333;
	margin:5px;
	padding:15px;
}

#menu_buttons {
	border: 0px solid #fff;
	width: 550px;
	height: 26px;
	align: center;
}

#Home_button {
	background:url(images_site/button_Home_off.jpg) no-repeat;
	padding: 0 74px 60px 0;
	border: 1px solid #505050;
}

#Home_button:hover {
	background:url(images_site/button_Home_over.jpg) no-repeat;
	padding: 0 74px 60px 0;
	border: 1px solid #505050;
}

#Writing_button {
	background:url(images_site/button_Work_off.jpg) no-repeat;
	padding: 0 74px 60px 0;
	border: 1px solid #505050;
}

#Writing_button:hover {
	background:url(images_site/button_Work_over.jpg) no-repeat;
	padding: 0 74px 60px 0;
	border: 1px solid #505050;
}

#Contact_button {
	background: url(images_site/button_Contact_off.jpg) no-repeat;
	padding: 0 74px 60px 0;
	border: 1px solid #505050;
}

#Contact_button:hover {
	background:url(images_site/button_Contact_over.jpg) no-repeat;
	text-decoration:none;
	padding:0 74px 60px 0;
}