/* So the HTML5 structural tags work in older browsers */
article, aside, figure, footer, header, nav, section {
    display: block;
}

/*the reset selector*/
*{
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

html{
	background-color:#FFF;
}

/* the styles for the elements */
body {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 87.5%;
	width:800px;
	margin-top:0px;
	margin-bottom:0px;
	margin-left:auto;
	margin-right:auto;
	border:3px solid #800000;
	/*background-color:blue;*/
	background-color:#fffded;
		}
	
a:hover{
	font-style:italic;
}

a:focus{
	font-style:italic;
}

/*the styles for the header*/

header {
	border-bottom: 3px solid #800000;
	padding-bottom:3.5em;
	padding-top: 1.5em;
	background-image:linear-gradient(30deg, #800000 0%, #fffded 30%, white 40%, #fffded 80%, #800000 100%);
	background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(30deg, #800000 0%, #fffded 30%, white 40%, #fffded 80%, #800000 100%);
	background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(30deg, #800000 0%, #fffded 30%, white 40%, #fffded 80%, #800000 100%);
	background-image:-o-linear-gradient(30deg, #800000 0%, #fffded 30%, white 40%, #fffded 80%, #800000 100%);
	}

header h1 {
	color:#800000;
/*	border-bottom:3px solid #800000;
*/}

header h2 {
	font-style:italic;
	}

header img {
	float: left;
	padding-left:30px;
	padding-right:30px;
}
	
/* the styles for the section */
section {
	padding-right:20px;
	padding-left:20px;
	clear: left;
	width:525px;
	float:right;
}

section h1 {
	font-size: 150%;
	color:#800000;
	padding-top:.5em;
	padding-bottom:.25em;
}

section h2 {
	font-size:120%;
	padding-bottom:.25em;
	}

/*section img{
	padding-bottom:1em;
}*/

section p{
	padding-bottom:.5em;
}

section blockquote{
	padding-right:2em;
	padding-left:2em;
	font-style:italic;
}

section ul{
	padding-bottom:1.5em;
	padding-left:1.25em;
}

section li{
	padding-bottom:.35em;
}

/* the styles for the article */
article{
	border-top:2px solid #800000;
	border-bottom:2px solid #800000;
}

article img{
	float:right;
	margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px;
	border: 1px solid #000;
}


/* the styles for the aside */

aside{
	width:215px;
	float:right;
	padding-left:20px;
	/*background-color:#fffded;*/
	}

aside h1 {
	font-size: 150%;
	color:#800000;
	padding-top:.5em;
	padding-bottom:.25em;
}

aside h2 {
	font-size:120%;
	padding-bottom:.25em;
	}
	
aside img{
	padding-bottom: 1em;
	}

/*#speakers {
	font-size: = 175%;
	border-top:3px solid #800000;
	border-bottom:3px solid #800000;
	border-radius:6px;
	border-style:double;
	box-shadow:5px 0 0;
	font-size:175%;
	padding-top:.25em;
	padding-left:.25em;
	margin-bottom:.25em;
}*/

.shadow {
	text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #800000;
}
/* the styles for the footer */

footer{
	border-top:3px solid #800000;
	clear: both;
}

footer p{
	text-align:center;
}