body { background: #ffffff; margin: 0px; color: #000000; font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center; }
div, td { color: #000000; font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; }
img { border: none; }

a { color: #215ba1; text-decoration: underline; }
a:visited { color: #215ba1; text-decoration: underline; }
a:active { color: #215ba1; text-decoration: underline; }
a:hover { color: #215ba1; text-decoration: none; }

a.a1,
a.a1:visited,
a.a1:active { color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; display: block; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: -1px; }
a.a1:hover { color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline; display: block; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: -1px; }



h1 { color: #03417f; font-size: 24px; font-family: "Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; }

#border-top { width: 100%; background: url(../images/bg_topdots.gif) repeat-x; }
#border-btm { width: 100%; background: url(../images/bg_btmdots.gif) bottom repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid #D0DDED; padding-top: 20px; }
#container { width: 927px; margin: auto; }
#logo { float: left; margin: 10px 0px 4px 22px; }
#tagline { float: right; color: #00203e; font-size: 14px; font-family: "Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 20px 11px 0px 0px; }
#tagline strong { color: #f46c0e; }
#tagline #dot { float: left; margin: 6px 10px 0px 0px; }
#dot-left { text-align: right; }
#dot-left img { position: relative; top: 35px; }
#dot-right { padding-top: 18px; }

#sidebar { background: #123251 url(../images/bg_sidebar.gif) no-repeat; width: 225px; height: 254px; vertical-align: top; text-align:left;}
#sidebarlinks { padding: 30px 0px 0px 22px; width: 185px; color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-family: "Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; }
#sidebarlinks a { color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; }
#sidebarlinks a strong { letter-spacing: 0px; }
#sidebarlinks ul { padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; margin: 0px; margin-left:5px; }
#sidebarlinks li { background: url(images/bullet.gif) no-repeat 0 4px; margin-bottom: 3px;line-height: 12px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; }
/*#sidebarlinks li a {text-decoration: underline;}
#sidebarlinks li a:hover {text-decoration: none;}*/

#columns { background: #d0dded; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff; }
#resources { float: left; background: #f46c0e url(../images/btn_resources.gif) no-repeat; width: 339px; height: 74px; }
#success { float: left; background: #f46c0e url(../images/btn_success.gif) no-repeat; width: 335px; height: 74px; }
.links1 { margin-top: 35px; }
.links1 td a,
.links1 td a:visited,
.links1 td a:active { color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; display: block; }
.links1 td a:hover { color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline; display: block; }

#whyphonics { background: url(../images/img_books.gif) repeat-x; width: 338px; height: 220px; float: left; }
#whyphonics h1 { color: #03417f; font-size: 24px; font-family: "Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 18px 0px 18px 0px; }
#phonicstext { margin: 0px 18px 0px 24px; }
#readmore { text-align: right; margin-top: 15px; }
#story { border-left: 1px solid #ffffff; border-top: 1px solid #ffffff; width: 335px; height: 220px; float: left; }
#storyhd { margin: 10px 0px 8px 12px; }
#storytext { margin-left: 20px; width: 295px; height: 65px; overflow: hidden; }

#footer { border-top: 1px solid #c8d7ea; }
#copyright { margin-top: 8px; color: #11304d; float: left; }
#symbol { color: #f47010; font-family: "Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; }
#design { margin-top: 8px; float: right; }
#design a,
#design a:visited,
#design a:active { display: block; background: url(../images/dot_design.gif) no-repeat 4px; padding-left: 22px; color: #11304d; text-decoration: none; }
#design a:hover { display: block; background: url(../images/dot_design.gif) no-repeat 4px; padding-left: 22px; color: #215ba1; text-decoration: none; }

.br1 { clear: both; }

#blank1 { float: left; }

/* Navigation */
.ddmx { font: 11px Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; }
.ddmx .item1,
.ddmx .item1:hover,
.ddmx .item1-active,
.ddmx .item1-active:hover { background: #000000; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; display: block; white-space: nowrap; position: relative; }
.ddmx .item2,
.ddmx .item2:hover,
.ddmx .item2-active,
.ddmx .item2-active:hover { padding: 3px 8px 4px 8px; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; text-decoration: none; display: block; white-space: nowrap; position: relative; z-index: 500; }
.ddmx .item2 { background: #e5e1da; }
.ddmx .item2:hover,
.ddmx .item2-active,
.ddmx .item2-active:hover { background: #ffffff; }
.ddmx .arrow,
.ddmx .arrow:hover { padding: 3px 16px 4px 8px; }
.ddmx .item2 img,
.ddmx .item2-active img { position: absolute; top: 4px; right: 1px; border: 0; }
.ddmx .section { border: 1px solid #b8b4ae; position: absolute; visibility: hidden; z-index: -1; }
* html .ddmx td { position: relative; } /* ie 5.0 fix */




/* Blog Styles */

.navigation {
	display: block;
	text-align: center;
	margin-top: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 40px;
	}
	
	img.centered {
	display: block;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	}

img.alignright {
	padding: 4px;
	margin: 0 0 2px 7px;
	display: inline;
	}

img.alignleft {
	padding: 4px;
	margin: 0 7px 2px 0;
	display: inline;
	}

.alignright {
	float: right;
	}

.alignleft {
	float: left
	}
	
#phonicsBlog {
padding:10px 15px 5px 15px;
font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
}


#phonicsBlog h1, h2, h3 {
	font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif;
	font-weight: bold;
	}

#phonicsBlog h1 {
	font-size: 4em;
	text-align: center;
	}
	
#phonicsBlog h1, h1 a, h1 a:hover, h1 a:visited, #headerimg .description {
	text-decoration: none;
	color: white;
	}

#phonicsBlog h2, h2 a, h2 a:visited, h3, h3 a, h3 a:visited {
	color: #333;
	}

#phonicsBlog h2, h2 a, h2 a:hover, h2 a:visited, h3, h3 a, h3 a:hover, h3 a:visited, #sidebar h2, #wp-calendar caption, cite {
	text-decoration: none;
	}
