/* type selectors */
html {
	background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, white 0%, #facd8a 100%);	
}
body {
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 100%;
	width: 990px;
	background-color: white;
	margin: 15px auto;
	padding: 15px 0;
	border: 1px solid black;
}
article, aside, h1, h2, h3, p {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
article, aside {
	margin-top: 1.5em;
	margin-bottom: 1em;	
}

a { font-weight: bold; }
a:link, a:visited { color: #931420; }
a:hover, a:focus { color: black; }

p {
	font-size: 95%;
	padding: .25em 0;
}
em { font-weight: bold; }

fieldset {
    margin-top: 1em;
    margin-bottom: 1em;
    padding-top: .5em;
}
legend {
    color: #931420;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 85%;
    margin-bottom: .5em;
}
label {
    float: left;
    width: 12em;
    text-align: right;
}
label, input, select {
	font-size: 90%;
}
input, select {
    width: 15em;
    margin-left: .5em;
    margin-bottom: .5em;
}
input:required {
	border: 3px solid red;
}
input:valid {
	border: 1px solid black;
}
/* input:invalid {
	box-shadow: none;
} */
br {
    clear: both;
}
#buttons input {
	width: 10em;
}

/* the styles for the header */
header { 
	padding-bottom: 2em;
}
header h2 {
	font-size: 220%;
    color: #f2972e;
    text-shadow: 2px 3px 0 black;
    margin-left: 120px;
	margin-bottom: .25em;
}
header h3 {
	font-size: 130%;
	font-style: italic;
    margin-left: 120px;
}
header img { 
	float: left;
	margin-left: 20px;
}

/* The styles for the navigation menu - operation */
#nav_menu ul {
	list-style: none;
	position: relative;    /* So the submenus can be positioned */
}
#nav_menu ul li {
	float: left;
}
#nav_menu ul ul {
	display: none;         /* Don't display submenu until hover of the li element */
	position: absolute;
	top: 100%;
}
#nav_menu ul ul li {
	float: none;
	position: relative;
}
#nav_menu ul ul li ul {
	position: absolute;
	left: 100%;
	top: 0;
}
#nav_menu ul li:hover > ul {
	display: block;           /* Display the submenu on hover of the li element */
}
#nav_menu ul:after {
	content: "";
	clear: both;
	display: block;
}

/* The styles for the navigation menu - formatting */
#nav_menu ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
#nav_menu ul li a {
	text-align: center;
	display: block;
	width: 198px;
	padding: .7em 0;
	text-decoration: none;
	background-color: #facd8a;
}
#nav_menu ul li a.current {
	color: #f2972e !important;
}
#nav_menu ul li:hover ul li a {
	display: block;
	text-align: center;
}

/* the styles for the article */
article {
	width: 535px;
	margin-left: 20px;
	padding-right: 25px;
	float: right;
}
article h1 {
	font-size: 170%;
	margin-bottom: 0.35em;
}

/* the styles for the sidebar */
aside {
	width: 350px;
	float: right;
	padding: 20px;
	background-color: #ffebc6;
	margin-right: 20px;
}
aside h2 {
	font-size: 130%;
	padding-bottom: .5em;
}
aside ul { 
	margin-top: 0;
	margin-bottom: 1.5em; 
}
aside li {
	font-size: 95%;
	padding-bottom: 0.35em;
}

/* the styles for the footer */
footer {
	clear: both;
	border-top: 2px solid #f2972e;
	padding-top: 0.7em;
}
footer p {
	font-size: 80%;
	text-align: right;
	margin-right: 20px;
}