@charset "utf-8";

/* RESET  */

body,div,dl,dt,dd,ul,ol,li,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,pre,form,fieldset,input,textarea,p,blockquote,th,td { 
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
table {
	border-collapse:collapse;
	border-spacing:0;
}
fieldset,img { 
	border:0;
}
address,caption,cite,code,dfn,em,strong,th,var {
	font-style:normal;
	font-weight:normal;
}
ol,ul {
	list-style:none;
}
caption,th {
	text-align:left;
}
h1,h3,h4,h5,h6 {
	font-size:100%;
	font-weight:normal;
}
q:before,q:after {
	content:'';
}
abbr,acronym { border:0;
}

body
{
	color: #666666;
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	font-family: Georgia, Arial;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-style: italic;
	line-height: 130%;
}

p {
	padding-top: 5px;
}

a {
	color: #1b5469;
	text-decoration: none;
}

/*
a {
	color: #294415;
	text-decoration: none;
}
*/

a:hover {
	text-decoration: underline;
	color: #e4058b;
}
h2 {
	font-size:120%;
	font-weight:bold;
	padding-top:6px;
	padding-bottom:6px;
	color: #e4058b;
}

em {
	font-weight:bold;
	font-style: italic;
}
/* FRONT PAGE RELATED */
#front_page_container {
	font-family: Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	position: relative;
	width: 800px;
}

#front_page_masthead {
	background-image: url(images/front_page_masthead_nav_bar.jpg);
	height: 150px;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	position: relative;
}

#front_page_masthead #about a {
	position: absolute;
	top: 117px;
	left: 43px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 130px;
	background: none;
}

#front_page_masthead #about a:hover {
	background-image: url(images/front_page_nicki_nav_bar_rollover_state.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -43px 0px;
}

#front_page_masthead #books a {
	position: absolute;
	top: 117px;
	left: 197px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
	background: none;
	
}
	.index_page_left_column
	{
		width:280px; height:50px; font-size:15px; line-height:19px;

}
#front_page_masthead #books a:hover {
	background-image: url(images/front_page_nicki_nav_bar_rollover_state.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -197px 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
}

#front_page_masthead #writing a {
	position: absolute;
	top: 117px;
	left: 286px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 90px;
	background: none;
}

#front_page_masthead #writing a:hover {
	background-image: url(images/front_page_nicki_nav_bar_rollover_state.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -286px 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 90px;
}

#front_page_masthead #events a {
	position: absolute;
	top: 117px;
	left: 396px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
	background: none;
}

#front_page_masthead #events a:hover {
	background-image: url(images/front_page_nicki_nav_bar_rollover_state.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -396px 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
}

#front_page_masthead #press a {
	position: absolute;
	top: 117px;
	left: 488px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
	background: none;
}

#front_page_masthead #press a:hover {
	background-image: url(images/front_page_nicki_nav_bar_rollover_state.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -488px 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
}

#front_page_masthead #links a {
	position: absolute;
	top: 117px;
	left: 568px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
	background: none;
}

#front_page_masthead #links a:hover {
	background-image: url(images/front_page_nicki_nav_bar_rollover_state.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -568px 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
}


#front_page_masthead #contact a {
	position: absolute;
	top: 117px;
	left: 653px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 100px;
	background: none;
}

#front_page_masthead #contact a:hover {
	background-image: url(images/front_page_nicki_nav_bar_rollover_state.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -653px 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 100px;
}
#front_page_footer_note {
	height: auto;
	width: 800px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	margin-top: 5px;
	text-align: right;
	font-size: x-small;
	padding-right: 30px;
	color: #666666;
}

#may_queen a {
	position: absolute;
	top: 195px;
	left: 500px;
	height: 206px;
	width: 144px;
	background: none;
}

#may_queen a:hover {
	background-image: url(images/front_page_books_rollover_state.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0px 0px;
	height: 206px;
	width: 144px;
}

#mother a {
	position: absolute;
	top: 195px;
	left: 645px;
	height: 206px;
	width: 144px;
	background: none;
}


#mother a:hover {
	background-image: url(images/front_page_books_rollover_state.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -145px 0px;
	height: 206px;
	width: 144px;
}

#front_page_nicki {
	background-image: url(images/front_page_nicki_nav_bar_rollover_state.jpg);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0px -33px;
	height: 606px;
	width: 800px;
}

/*INSIDE PAGE RELATED*/

#masthead {
	background-image: url(images/masthead_nav_bar.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	height: 130px;
	width: 629px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	position: relative;
	margin-top: 20px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	background-position: center;
}
#masthead a {
	top: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	height: 130px;
	width: 629px;
	position: absolute;
}
#bio_masthead {
	background-image: url(images/masthead_nav_bar.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	height: 130px;
	width: 769px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	position: relative;
	margin-top: 20px;
	margin-bottom: 5px;
	background-position: center;
}
#bio_masthead ul {
	position: relative;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	width: 629px;

}
#bio_masthead a {
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	height: 130px;
	width: 769px;
	position: absolute;
}


 #about a, #about b {
	position: absolute;
	top: 90px;
	left: 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 110px;
	background: none;
}

 #about a:hover, #about b {
	background-image: url(images/masthead_rollover.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0px 0px;
}

 #books a, #books b {
	position: absolute;
	top: 90px;
	left: 129px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
	background: none;
}
 #books a:hover, #books b {
	background-image: url(images/masthead_rollover.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -129px 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
}

 #writing a, #writing b {
	position: absolute;
	top: 90px;
	left: 200px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 90px;
	background: none;
}

 #writing a:hover, #writing b {
	background-image: url(images/masthead_rollover.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -200px 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 90px;
}

 #events a, #events b {
	position: absolute;
	top: 90px;
	left: 300px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
	background: none;
}

 #events a:hover, #events b {
	background-image: url(images/masthead_rollover.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -300px 0px;
}

 #press a, #press b {
	position: absolute;
	top: 90px;
	left: 385px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
	background: none;
}

 #press a:hover, #press b {
	background-image: url(images/masthead_rollover.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -385px 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
}

 #links a, #links b {
	position: absolute;
	top: 90px;
	left: 462px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
	background: none;
}

 #links a:hover, #links b {
	background-image: url(images/masthead_rollover.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -462px 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 70px;
}


 #contact a, #contact b {
	position: absolute;
	top: 90px;
	left: 539px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 100px;
	background: none;
}

 #contact a:hover, #contact b {
	background-image: url(images/masthead_rollover.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: -539px 0px;
	height: 30px;
	width: 100px;
}
#container {
	width: 700px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
}
.events_body {
	width: 590px;
	margin-right: auto;
	margin-left: auto;
}
img  {
	padding: 6px;
}
.float_left {
	float: left;
}
.float_right {
	float: right;
}
.bio_body {
	width: 780px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
}
.copy {
	width: 500px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
}
.books_body {
	width: 629px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
}
.clearfloat {
	clear: both;
	height: 6px;
}
.decor {
	background-image: url(images/books_r4_c3.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	width: 42px;
	height: 36px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	margin-bottom: 6px;
	margin-top: 6px;
}
#footer_629 {
	background-image: url(images/masthead_nav_bar.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	height: 8px;
	width: 629px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	margin-top: 10px;
	background-position: 0px -81px;
}
#footer_note {
	height: 10px;
	width: 629px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	margin-top: 5px;
	text-align: right;
	font-size: x-small;
	padding-right: 30px;
	color: #666666;
	line-height: 80%;
}
h3 {
	font-weight: bold;
}

.dark_line {
	background-image: url(images/dark_line.gif);
	background-repeat: repeat-x;
	width: 800px;
	height: 6px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	margin-top: 5px;
}

#footer_769 {
	background-image: url(images/masthead_nav_bar.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	height: 8px;
	width: 769px;
	margin-left: auto;
	margin-right: auto;
	margin-top: 10px;
	background-position: 0px -81px;
}

#twitter_update_list ul li span {
	font-size:11px;
	border-bottom-width: thin;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-bottom-color: #55A9BB;
}