#beta {
	background: #F2EDEA;
}

/* Main background of the page */
html {
	/* Modern browsers */
	background:url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBgADAIAAANnV0vLt6iH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAAGAAMAAAIFRByJqFcAOw==);
	/* IE < 8 */
	*background:url(/desktop/i/thedailyedge/backgroundMain.gif);
}

/* Masthead */
.masthead .publications li.main { margin-top:-20px; }

/* Links */
a,.widgetOpinions .head h3,.widgetOpinions .head h3 a, .postMain .text h3 a { color:#b7252a; }

/* Various backgrounds */
.startSlideshow, .postShort .text, .postMain .text blockquote, .featuredCommentList, .js .dropdownContent,.js .dropdownOpened .dropdownHandle { background-color:#efe5e2; }

/* Navigation */
.navigation { background:#222; border-color:#111; }
.navigation .menu a:after { border-right-color:#222; border-left-color:#222;}

/* Section separator */
.sectionSeparator { border-color:#b8111a; text-shadow:0px 1px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); 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.sectionSeparator h3, .sectionSeparator .details, .sectionSeparator a.details { color:#fff;   }
.ie-lt8 .sectionSeparator { background-image:url(/desktop/i/thedailyedge/sectionSeparator.png);}

/* Drop down */
.dropdownTags .tags a { color:#fff; }
.dropdownContent h3  { color:#555; }
.js .dropdownContent, .js .dropdownOpened .dropdownHandle { border-color:#b7252a; }
.js .dropdownContent .tags a { color:#555; }
.js .dropdownHandle { color:#FFFFFF; }
.js .dropdownOpened .dropdownHandle { color:#B7252A; text-shadow:none; }
.iconDropdownClosed { background-position:-75px -25px; }
.iconDropdownOpened { background-position:-25px -50px; }

/* Widgets */
.widget { background-color:#f2edea; border-color:#7c7775; }

/* Tabs */
.tabMenu li a { color:#fff; text-shadow:0px 1px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.5); }
.js .ui-tabs-selected { background-color:#f2edea; border-color:#7c7775; }
.js .ui-tabs-selected a { color:#555555; text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); }

/* Buttons */
button, .button, #fancybox-close { background-image:url(/desktop/i/thedailyedge/sprite-buttons.png); }

/* Li */
.postMain .text ul li {  background-image:url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhBgAGAIAAALclKgAAACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAAGAAYAAAIFhI+pywUAOw==); }
.ie-lt8 .postMain .text ul li { background-image:url(/desktop/i/thedailyedge/li.gif);}

/* Icons */
.iconEmail { background-position:-0px -75px; }
.iconTwitterAuthor { background-position:-125px -125px; }

/* IE Fixes */
	/* We need to set the h1 width for IE6 because we absolutly position it */
	.ie6 .masthead .publications li.main { width:280px; }

.loading_comments {
    background-image: url("/desktop/i/thedailyedge/loading-large.gif");
}

.action-button {
    background:     #b7252a;
}
    .action-button:hover {
        background: #C4282D;
    }
    .action-button:active {
        background: #B02428;
    }