Why this works:







By using the "custom" class, you are creating more specific CSS declarations for HTML



elements. CSS styling is applied through rules of specificity, and because declarations



prepended with .custom are more specific, they get applied when the page is rendered!



*/















/* Update block */







.custom .update { border: 3px solid #DDCE93; background: #F7F3E2; padding: 1.0em 15px; margin: 0 0 1.46667em 0; clear: both; }





#thesis_promo { background: #cce1f5; border: solid #2361a1; border-width: 5px 0; padding: 0.533em 0.733em; }

        #thesis_promo h3 { margin-top: 0; }

        #thesis_promo p { margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; }

        #thesis_promo img { width: 13em; margin: 0 0 0 1.467em; }







.custom div.adblock img {



        padding: 4px;



        background: #fff;



}















.custom blockquote.left {



   width: 150px;



   margin: 5px 15px 5px 0;



   padding: 5px 0;



   border: 3px double #aaa;



   border-width: 3px 0;



   font-size: 1.4em;



   text-align: center;



   float: left;



}







.custom blockquote.right {



   width: 150px;



   margin: 5px 0 5px 15px;



   padding: 5px 0;



   border: 3px double #aaa;



   border-width: 3px 0;



   font-size: 1.4em;



   text-align: center;



   float: right;



}







.custom li.widget .callout { padding: 0.846em; line-height: 1.385em; background: #e3f0f2; border: 0.077em solid #addde6; }







.custom .callout { padding: 0.846em; line-height: 1.385em; background: #e3f0f2; border: 0.077em solid #addde6; }











.custom .calloutyellow { padding: 0.846em; line-height: 1.385em; background: #ffffcc; border: 0.077em solid #addde6; }







.custom .format_text p.noteyellow { padding: 0.571em 0.786em; background: #ffffcc; border: 1px solid #ccc; }











.custom .format_text p.notegreen { padding: 0.571em 0.786em; background: green; border: 1px solid #ccc; }











.custom .format_text p.noteorange { padding: 0.571em 0.786em; background: orange; border: 1px solid #ccc; }







.custom .format_text p.notepink { padding: 0.571em 0.786em; background: pink; border: 1px solid #ccc; }







/* header image */



.custom #header { padding: 0.1em 0.1em; border-bottom: #000; clear: both; background: url("/images/tree.jpg") repeat-x; background-position: left top; }







/* background colours */



body.custom { background: #8B7D7B; }



.custom #container { margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 2em; padding: 0.3em; background-color: #fff; border-top: 1px solid #000; border-left: 1px solid #000; border-right: 3px solid #000; }



.custom #footer { font-size: 0.9em; padding-top: 1.1em; color: #CDB7B5; border-top: 1px solid #000; text-align: center; }







/* text styles */



.custom #content_box { color: #000; border-top: 1px solid #000; }



.custom .drop_cap { font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;; padding: 0.04em 0.07em 0 0; font-size: 3.571em; line-height: 0.76em; color: #458B00; float: left; }



.custom .format_text a, a:visited { color: #B22222; text-decoration: none; }



.custom .format_text a:hover { color: #B22222; text-decoration: none; }







/*---:[ sidebar list styles ]:---*/



.custom #sidebar_1 ul ul { color: #8B7E66; margin-left: 0; list-style: none; }



.custom #sidebar_1 ul ul li { color: #8B7E66; padding-left: 1.2em; background-image: url('images/leaf-icon2.png'); background-repeat: no-repeat; }



.custom #sidebar_1 a, a:visited { color: #00868B; text-decoration: none; }



.custom #sidebar_1 a:hover { color: #00868B; text-decoration: underline; background-color: none; border-top: none; border-bottom: none; }







/*---:[ nav menu styles ]:---*/



.custom ul#tabs { list-style: none; background: url('images/dot-ddd.gif') 0 100% repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff}



.custom ul#tabs li { font-weight: 700; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1em; padding: 0.545em 0.818em; background: #B22222; border: 4px solid #fff; border-left: 0; border-bottom: 4px solid #fff; text-transform: lowercase; letter-spacing: 1px; float: left; }



.custom ul#tabs li.current_page_item, ul#tabs li.current-cat { background: #00868B; border-bottom-color: #fff; }



.custom ul#tabs li a, ul#tabs li a:visited { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }



.custom ul#tabs li a:hover { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }



.custom ul#tabs li.rss { background: none; border: none; float: right; }



.custom ul#tabs li.rss a, .custom ul#tabs li.rss a:visited { color: #000; background: url('images/icon-rss.png') 100% no-repeat; }







/*---:[ headlines ]:---*/



.custom h1, h2, h3, h4 { color: #000; font-weight: normal; }



.custom h2 a, h2 a:visited { color: #000; border-bottom: 0px solid #B23AEE; text-decoration: none; }



.custom h2 a:hover { color: #000; border-bottom: none; }



.custom h3 { font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.286em; line-height: 1.222em; }



.custom .sidebar h3 { text-align: center; background: #fff; font-size: 1.1em; color: #000; font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; }







/*---:[ comments ]:---*/



.custom .to_comments { margin-bottom: 1.833em; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.833em; color: #CDB7B5; clear: both; }



.custom .to_comments span { font-size: 1.667em; line-height: 1.1em; color: #CDB7B5; }



.custom .to_comments span.bracket { color: #EED5D2; }



.custom .to_comments a, .to_comments a:visited { color: #CDB7B5; text-decoration: none; }



.custom .to_comments a:hover { color: #CDB7B5; text-decoration: none; }



.custom .comments_intro { font-size: 1.2em; margin-top: 3.667em; padding: 0 0 0.583em 0.917em; line-height: 1.833em; color: #CDB7B5; }



.custom .comments_intro span { font-size: 1.667em; line-height: 1.1em; color: #CDB7B5; }



.custom .comments_intro span.bracket { color: #EED5D2; }



.custom dl#comment_list { border-top: 1px dotted #EED5D2; }



.custom .comment_num a, .comment_num a:visited { color: #CDB7B5; padding: 0.1em 0.3em; text-decoration: none; }



.custom .comment_num a:hover { color: #CD6090; background: #aaa; }



.custom a.comment_link, a.comment_link:visited { color: #CDB7B5; text-decoration: none; font-variant: small-caps; border-bottom: 1px solid #CD6090; }



.custom a.comment_link:hover { color: #CD6090; border-bottom-color: #CDB7B5; }



.custom .post_tags { font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.833em; color: #CDB7B5; }







/* footer styles */



.custom #footer a, #footer a:visited { font-size: 1em; color: #CDBA96; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #CDBA96; }



.custom #footer a:hover { font-size: 1em; color: #CDBA96; text-decoration: none; }















/* .custom #container { margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 2em; padding: 0.3em; background-color: #fff; border: none; }



.custom #page { background: #fff; }



.custom body { background: #fff; font-family: Georgia, sans-serif; } */















/* This line sets up our clickable background image based on the site title's link */



/* DIY: Adjust the height & width attributes to reflect the actual size of your image */



/* DIY: Change the filename of your image to reflect the actual header's file name */



.custom #header #logo a { display: block; height: 125px; width: 960px; background: url('images/jfm.jpg') no-repeat; outline: none; }



/* This line gets rid of the site title & tagline by casting them out to far left field */



.custom #header #logo, .custom #header #tagline { text-indent: -9999px; }



/* This line collapses the vertical space of the tagline so that there isn't unnecessary white space after the header image */



/* This is a bit of a kludge, but it seems to work. */



.custom #header #tagline { height: 0; margin-top: -6px; }



/* This line removes the padding from the header so that the background image sits close to the nav menu, the bottom border of the header, and the sides of the content */



.custom #header { padding: 0; }







.custom div.adblock img {



        padding: 4px;



        background: #fff;



};} background: #F7F3E2; padding