a:link{/*colors all links in one color & eluminate the underline option*/
	text-decoration: none;
	color:#40b0ff;
}
@font-face {/*to use a custom font installed locally*/
	font-family: 'myFont';
	src: url('fonts/GauntletClassic_TB.otf') format('opentype');
	font-weight: normal;
	font-style: normal;	
}

h1, h2, h3 ,h4, h5, h6{
		font-family: "Gauntlet classic",MyFont, "Times New Roman", Verdana, sans-serif;
}

body{
	background: url('pattern_01.jpg') repeat;
}
/*##########################################################*/

header{
	height: 100px;
	border-top:3px solid #f4f4f4;
	padding-top:40px; 

}
header h1{
	font-size: 60px;
}
header h1 span{
	color:#40b0ff;
}
header img{
	padding:15px 0 0 20px;
}

/*##########################################################*/

nav{
	font-family: "Gauntlet classic",MyFont, "Times New Roman", Verdana, sans-serif;
	height: 70px;
	background-color: #f4f4f4;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	border-top: 2px solid #40b0ff;
}
nav ul{
	list-style-type: none;
	height: 70px;
}
nav ul li{
	display: inline-block;
	padding: 22px 20px;
	border-right: 1px solid #ededed;
}
nav ul li a{
	font-size:18px;	
	color: #000000 !important;
}
nav ul li.active{
	background-color: #ededed;
}
nav ul li.active a{
	color: #40b0ff !important;
}
nav ul li:hover{
	background-color: #ededed;
}
/*##########################################################*/
.nivo-controlNav{
	display: none;
}

/*##########################################################*/
/*the three paragraphs css styles*/
#three_parags {
	padding:40px 0;
	width: 100%;
	margin-top: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 10px;
	border-top: 5px solid #ededed;
	border-bottom: 5px solid #ededed;
	background-color:#f4f4f4;
}

.one_parag h2 {
	font-size: 30px;
	color: #515151;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ededed ;
	padding-bottom: 10px;

}

.one_parag p{
	border-top: 1px solid #ffffff ;
	font-size: 14px;
	color: #808080;
	padding: 20px 0;
	line-height:21px;
}
a.p_Button{
	display: block;
	height:26px;
	width:70px;
	background-color:#40b0ff;
	padding:8px 15px; 
	font-size:14px;
	color:white; 
	margin-bottom: 15px;
	text-align: center;
}
.p_Button a{

}

/*#########################################################*/
#recents{
	padding-top: 20px;
	padding-bottom: 20px;
	
}
#recents h2{
	font-size: 30px;
	color: #515151;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ededed ;
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	margin-bottom: 20px;
}
#from_blog a{
	font-size: 18px;
}
#from_blog p{
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #808080;
	margin: 10px 0  30px 0;
}
#from_portfolio p{
	font-size: 12px;
	margin-top: 5px;
	color: #808080;
	margin-top: 22px;
}
/*#########################################################*/




/*############################################################*/
footer{
	padding:30px 0;
	border-top: 3px solid #ededed;
	background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05);	
}

/*##########################################################*/