/*
	Theme Name: Postage Sydney
	Theme URI: http://www.templatelite.com/postage-sydney-free-wordpress-theme/
	Description: Rotatable image in the first photo frame. Theme options include Twitter and feed integration, advanced automatic thumbnails, custom style and more. Drop-down menu and Ad-sense ready. Tested on WP 3.0+ using Firefox, IE7, IE8, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera. 
	Version: 3.00
	Author: Expedia.com.au
	Author URI: http://www.expedia.com.au/
	Tags: blue, orange, two-columns, fixed-width, right-sidebar, custom-header, theme-options, custom-header, threaded-comments, sticky-post, holiday
*/

/*	[ Reset ] (follow Tweenty Ten)                                  */<!-- -->
html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe,
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre,
a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code,
del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp,
small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var,
b, u, i, center,
dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li,
fieldset, form, label, legend,
table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td {
	border: 0;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	vertical-align: baseline;
	/*background: transparent;*/ /*Note by Brian: may break IE 7 layout*/
}
body {
	line-height: 1;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
	clear: both;
	font-weight: normal;
}
ol, ul {
	list-style: none;
}
blockquote {
	quotes: none;
}
blockquote:before, blockquote:after {
	content: '';
	content: none;
}
del {
	text-decoration: line-through;
}
table { /* tables still need 'cellspacing="0"' in the markup */
	border-collapse: collapse;
	border-spacing: 0;
}
a img {
	border: none;
}

/*	[ Basic HTML ]                                                  */<!-- -->
body {
	position:relative; /*maybe wp_footer using absolute bottom*/
	font-size: 12px;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
	color:#000000;
	background:#152531 url('images/bg_repeat.jpg') repeat-y center top;
}

a { color:#000000; text-decoration:underline;}
a:hover { color:#970700; text-decoration:underline;}

h1 {font-size:30px;}
h2 {font-size:26px;}
h3 {font-size:21px;}
h4 {font-size:17px;}
h5 {font-size:14px;}
h6 {font-size:12px;}

hr { height:1px; border:none; border-top:1px dashed #8E6A30; width:95%; }
del { color:red; }
ins { color:green; }

p {margin: 0px 0px 12px 0px;}
pre { font-family: "Courier 10 Pitch", Courier, monospace; }
code { font-family: Monaco, Consolas, "Andale Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", monospace; }
blockquote {
	clear:left;
	text-align:justify;
	padding:0px 0px 0px 22px;
	margin:10px 10px 10px 10px;
	border-left:2px solid #8E6A30;
}
input,select,textarea {
	font-size:12px;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
}

ol { list-style:decimal; }
ul { list-style:disc; }
li { margin-left:20px; }

p,dl,hr,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,ol,ul,pre,table,address,fieldset {
	margin-bottom:20px;
}

/*	[ Predefined Class ]                                            */<!-- -->
.alignleft {float: left;}
img.alignleft {
	float: left;
	display:inline;
	margin:3px 8px 8px 0;
}

.alignright {float: right;}
img.alignright {
	float: right;
	display:inline;
	margin:3px 0 8px 8px;
}
.aligncenter, img.aligncenter{
	clear: both;
	display: block;
   margin:0 auto 8px auto;
}
.clear { clear:both; }
.spacer { height:30px; }
.hide-div { display:none; }

/*	[ Layout ]                                                      */<!-- -->
#bg_top{
	position:relative;
	background:url('images/bg_top.jpg') no-repeat center top;
}
#bg_btm{
}
#base {
	position:relative;
	margin:0px auto;
	width:980px;
	background:url('images/bg_base_repeat.jpg') repeat-y center top;
}
#base_top {
}
#base_btm {
}
#header {
	position:relative;
	width:980px;
	height:455px;
	background:url('images/bg_header.jpg') no-repeat center top;
	z-index:9000;/*for ie*/
}
#container {
	position:relative;
	overflow:hidden;
	width:980px;
	background:url(images/bg_container_top.jpg) no-repeat left top;
}
#container_top{
}
#container_btm{
}
#menubar {
	position:absolute;
	top:375px;
	left:40px;
	width:790px;
	height:30px;
}
#content {
	float:left;
	display:inline;
	overflow:hidden;
	width:650px;
	margin:20px 0 0 25px;
	padding:0;
}

#sidebar {
	overflow:hidden;
	display:inline;
	width:275px;
	padding:20px 0px 0 0;
	margin:20px 14px 0 0;
}

#footer {
	overflow:hidden;
	height:208px;
	padding:0;
	margin-top:-58px;
	background:url('images/bg_footer.jpg') no-repeat center bottom;
}

/*	[ Header ] Blog Title, Description, Home URL                    */<!-- -->
#blog_name {
	position:relative;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
	font-size:30px;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-align:center;
	padding:15px 25px 0 400px;
	margin:0;
	text-shadow: #ffffff 1px 1px 2px;
}
#blog_name a, #blog_name a:hover {
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
	color:#1D4F79; 
	text-decoration:none;
}
#blog_desc {
	position:relative;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
	font-size:12px; 
	color:#000000;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight:normal;
	padding:5px 20px 0 400px;
	margin:0;
	text-shadow: #ffffff 1px 1px 2px;
}
#header .indent {
	display:block; font-size:1%; line-height:0; text-align:left; text-indent:-10000px;
}

#header .home {
	position:absolute;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	left:0px;
	top:0px;
	width:980px;
	height:250px;
}
/*		[ Header ] Frame                                               */<!-- -->
#header #frame{
	position:absolute; 
	top:11px;
	left:1px; 
	width:184px;
	height:203px;
	background:url('images/frame_gen.php') no-repeat;
}
#header #compass{
	position:absolute; 
	top:198px;
	left:57px; 
	width:83px;
	height:85px;
	background:url('images/bg_compass.png') no-repeat;
}
/*		[ Header ] RSS                                               */<!-- -->
.rss {
	position:absolute;
	overflow:hidden;
	display:block;
	top:253px;
	left:884px;
	width:70px;
	height:70px;
	background:url('images/bg_rss.jpg') no-repeat 0 70px;
}
.rss:hover {
	background:url('images/bg_rss.jpg') no-repeat 0 0;
}

/*		[ Header ] Twitter                                           */<!-- -->
.twitter {
	position:absolute;
	top:378px;
	left:830px;
	display:block;
	width:41px;
	height:34px;
	background:url('images/bg_twitter.png') no-repeat 0px 0;
}
.twitter:hover{
	background:url('images/bg_twitter.png') no-repeat 0px -34px;
}

/*	[ Menu ]  Level 1                                               */<!-- -->
	/* if possible, give menu dynamic width*/
div.menu {
	font-size: 11px;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-weight: bold;
}

div.menu ul{
	position:absolute;
	list-style:none;
	top:0;
	left:0;
	height:30px;
	margin:0; 
	padding:0;
}
div.menu ul li {
	position:relative;
	display:inline;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
div.menu li a {
	display: block;
	overflow:hidden;
	height:14px;
	line-height:14px;/*set for IE7*/
	color: #56321F;
	padding:8px 8px 8px 25px;
	margin:0 2px;
	text-align:center;
	text-decoration:none;
	background:url(images/bg_menu_pin1.png) no-repeat 0 2px;
	text-shadow: #ffffff 1px 1px 3px;	
}

div.menu > ul > li a:hover, 
div.menu > ul > li.current_page_item > a,
div.menu > ul > li.current_page_ancestor > a,
div.menu > ul > li.current_page_parent > a,
div.menu > ul > li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
div.menu > ul > li.current-menu-item > a,
div.menu > ul > li.current-menu-parent > a{
	color:#871501;
	background:url(images/bg_menu_pin2.png) no-repeat 0 2px;
}
div.menu ul li.hover{
}
/*		[ Menu ]  Level 2                                            */<!-- -->
div.menu ul ul	{
	position: absolute;
	float: left;
	display: none;
	margin:0 0 0 0;
	padding:0 0 0 0;
	top: 100%; 
	left: 0;
	z-index:9999;
}
div.menu ul ul li {
	box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
	-moz-box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
	-webkit-box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
div.menu ul ul li a{
	display: block;
	padding:10px 10px 10px 10px;
	margin:0;
	width: 150px;
	height:auto;
	text-align:left;
	color:#ffffff;  
	border:1px #215B71 solid;
	background:#215B71;
	text-shadow: none;
}

						
div.menu ul ul li a:hover,
div.menu ul ul li.current_page_item > a,
div.menu ul ul li.current_page_ancestor > a,
div.menu ul ul li.current_page_parent > a,
div.menu ul ul li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
div.menu ul ul li.current-menu-item > a,
div.menu ul ul li.current-menu-parent > a{
	color:#ffffff;  
	height:auto;
	border: 1px #3E718E solid;
	background:#3E718E;
}

/* level 3*/
div.menu ul ul ul{ 
	left: 100%; 
	top: 0px;
}
div.menu ul li:hover > ul{ display:block; }

/*	[ Search Box ]                                                  */<!-- -->
.mainsearch {
	position:relative;
	top:0px;
	left:20px;
	overflow:hidden;
	width:225px;
	height:60px;
	background:url('images/bg_search.png') no-repeat 0px -60px;
}
.mainsearch_hover {
	background:url('images/bg_search.png') no-repeat 0 0px;
}

.mainsearch .keyword {
	position:absolute;
	visibility:hidden;
	top:14px;
	left:65px;
	width:130px;
	height:23px;
	line-height:23px;
	margin:0 0 0 0;
	font-size:13px;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-style:italic;
	/*text-transform: uppercase;*/
	color:#636363; 
	border:none;
	background:transparent;
}
.mainsearch .submit {
	position:absolute;
	cursor:pointer;
	border:none;
	top:0px;
	left:0px;
	height:60px;
	width:60px;
	background:transparent;
}
/*	[ Content ] Post                                                */<!-- -->
.postbox{
	position:relative;
	overflow:hidden;
	width:650px;
	margin:0 0 30px 0;
	padding:0 0 20px 0;
	background:url('images/bg_post_btm.png') no-repeat right bottom;
}
.post_title{
	/*float:right;*/
	/*width:470px;*/
	padding:16px 20px 30px 70px;
	min-height:20px;
	background:url('images/bg_post_title.png') no-repeat left bottom;
}

.post_title a{
	color: #7090B3;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.post_title a:hover{
	text-decoration:underline;
}
.post_title h1, .post_title h2{
	font-size:19px;
	line-height:20px;
	font-weight:normal;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}

.post_date_author{
	margin-top:-10px;
	padding:5px 0 0 20px;
	font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:9px;
	line-height:15px;
	color:#000000;	
	text-align:left;
	letter-spacing:1px;
}

.post_date_author a{
	color:#333333;;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.sticky .post_title{
	background:url('images/bg_post_title_sticky.png') no-repeat left bottom;	
}

.sticky .post_title a{
	color:#D15901;
}

.page .post_date_author{
	visibility: hidden; 
}

/*		[ Content ] Entry                                            */<!-- -->
.entry{
	overflow:hidden;
	color:#000000;
	width:610px;
	line-height: 1.7em;
	margin:20px 0px 10px 20px;
}
.entry a{
	color:#000000;
	text-decoration:underline;
}
.entry a:hover{
	color:#970700;
	text-decoration:underline;
	/* border-bottom:2px #970700 solid;*/ /* will cause images border*/
}

img.post_thumb {
	float:left;
	display:block;
	padding:1px;
	margin:5px 10px 0 0;
	border:2px solid #144991;
	background:transparent;
}
/*		[ Content ] Post Info                                        */<!-- -->
.info {
	line-height: 1.7em;
	font-size: 10px;
	padding:5px 0 0 0;
	margin:0px 30px 0 30px;
	color:#000000;
}
.info a{
	color:#970700;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.info a:hover{
	text-decoration:underline;
}

.info_category {
	font-size: 10px;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
	padding: 0px 0px 4px 20px;
	background: url('images/icon_category.png') no-repeat top left;
}

.info_tag {
	font-size: 10px;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
	padding: 0px 0px 4px 20px;
	background: url('images/icon_tag.png') no-repeat top left;
}

.info_comment {
	font-size: 10px;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
	padding: 0px 0px 4px 20px;
	background: url('images/icon_comment.png') no-repeat top left;
}

/*		[ Content ] MISC                 */<!-- -->
.archivetitle {
	color: #71654A;
	text-align:left;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight:bold;
	line-height:10px;
	padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
	margin:0;
	font-style:italic;
}
.navigation {
	clear:both;
	overflow:hidden;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight:normal;
	margin: 30px 10px 0px 20px;
	padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;
	border:1px #8E6A30 dashed;
}
.navigation a{
	color:#970700;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.sorry {
	font-size: 11px;
	font-style: italic;
	margin: 20px 20px 0px 20px;
	padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
	border: 1px dashed #8E6A30;
}
#featured {
	padding:0;
	margin-top:10px;
}

/*	[ Comment ] General                                             */<!-- -->
#postmetadata {
	font-size: 11px;
	margin: 10px 10px 20px 10px;
	padding: 5px 15px 5px 15px;
	border:2px #7090B3 solid;/*7090B3*/
	/*background:url('images/bg_comment.png');*/
	background:transparent;
}
#postmetadata a{
	text-decoration:underline;
}
.nocomments {background: none;padding:10px;}

#comments_title {
	font-size: 13px;
	text-align: left;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin: 0px 10px 0px 10px;
	padding:0;
	font-variant: normal;
	border-bottom: 2px solid #7090B3;
}

ol.commentlist {
	position:relative;
	list-style: none;
	margin:5px 0px ;
	padding:5px 10px 5px 10px;
	font-size:12px;
	background:none;
	border:none;
}
ol.commentlist .comment a{
	text-decoration:none;
	border-bottom: 1px #970700 dotted;
}
ol.commentlist .trackback a.url,
ol.commentlist .pingback a.url{
	text-decoration:none;
	font-style:italic;
}

ol.commentlist .comment,
ol.commentlist .trackback,
ol.commentlist .pingback{
	margin:10px 0 0 0;
	padding:0;
}

ol.commentlist .children{
	list-style: none;
	padding:0;
	margin:0 0 0 15px;
}

ol.commentlist .comment div, 
ol.commentlist .trackback div, 
ol.commentlist .pingback div{
	border:1px #7090B3 solid;
	border-left:3px #7090B3 solid;
	padding:5px;
	/*background:url('images/bg_comment.png');*/
	/*background:#FFE079;*/
	background:transparent;
}

ol.commentlist .trackback div, 
ol.commentlist .pingback div{
	border:1px #7090B3 dashed;
}

ol.commentlist .comment div div{
	background:none;
	padding:0;
	border:none;
}

ol.commentlist .says{
	display:none;
}
ol.commentlist .avatar{
	position:relative;
	float: left;
	margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;
	padding: 0;
	border:none;
}

ol.commentlist .fn{ 
	color:#000000;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-style:normal;
}
ol.commentlist .fn a{
	color:#000000;
	text-decoration:none;
	font-weight:bold;
	border:none;
	font-style:normal;
}
ol.commentlist .fn a:hover{
	text-decoration:underline;
}

ol.commentlist .bypostauthor .fn,
ol.commentlist .bypostauthor .fn a,
ol.commentlist .comment-author-admin .fn,
ol.commentlist .comment-author-admin .fn a,
ol.commentlist .comment-author-author .fn,
ol.commentlist .comment-author-author .fn a,
ol.commentlist .comment-author-editor .fn,
ol.commentlist .comment-author-editor .fn a,
ol.commentlist .comment-author-contributor .fn,
ol.commentlist .comment-author-contributor.fn a{
	font-style:italic;
	text-decoration:none;
	border:none;
}
ol.commentlist .bypostauthor .fn,
ol.commentlist .bypostauthor .fn a{
	text-decoration:underline;
}

ol.commentlist .comment .comment-meta{
	float:left;
	margin:5px 0 0px 0px;
	padding:0;
	font-size:10px;
}

ol.commentlist .comment .comment-meta a, 
ol.commentlist .trackback .comment-meta a, 
ol.commentlist .pingback .comment-meta a {
	color:#000000;
	text-decoration:none;
	border:none;
	
}
ol.commentlist .comment .comment-body{
	clear:both;
	padding:10px 0 0 0;
	border-top: 1px dashed #7090B3;
}
ol.commentlist .comment .reply{
	position:relative;
	clear:both;
	overflow:hidden;
	margin:5px -5px -5px 0;
	padding:0px;
	font-size:10px;
	text-align:center;
}
ol.commentlist a.comment-reply-link{
	float:right;
	display:block;
	font-size:10px;
	color:white;
	padding:5px;
	background:#7090B3;
	text-decoration:none;
	border:0;
}
ol.commentlist a.comment-reply-link:hover{
	text-decoration:underline;
}
ol.commentlist .trackback a.comment-reply-link, 
ol.commentlist .pingback a.comment-reply-link{
	display:none;
}

/*		[ Comment ] Paging                                           */<!-- -->
.commentnavi{
	overflow:hidden;
	font-size:11px;
	margin:0;
	padding-right:10px;
}
.commentnavi a{
	text-decoration:underline;
}
.commentpages{
	float:right;
	padding:5px 10px;
}
.page-numbers{
	font-weight:bold;
	padding:2px 3px 2px 3px;
}
.current{
	font-weight:bold;
}
/*		[ Comment ] Form                                             */<!-- -->
#respond {
	clear:both;
	padding:5px 10px 5px 5px;
	margin:10px 10px 0px 10px;
	font-size:11px;
	border:2px #7090B3 solid;
	background:transparent;
}
#respond p{
	margin: 8px 0;
}
.commentlist #respond{ /*when click reply*/
	margin-right:0;
}

#reply-title{ /*this is h3*/
	font-size:15px;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:0;
}
#cancel-comment-reply-link{
	color:#ff0000;
}

#commentform {
	margin:0;
	padding:10px 0 0 0;
}
#respond .comment-notes{
}
#respond label{
	font-size: 12px;
	margin-right:10px;
}
#respond .required{
	font-weight: bold;
}
#respond .form-allowed-tags {
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 14px;
}
#respond .form-allowed-tags code {
	font-size: 11px;
}

#respond input{
	font-size: 11px;
	padding-left: 2px;
	vertical-align: middle;
	border: 1px solid #7090B3;
	font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	background:white;
}
#respond textarea{
	width: 98%;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	color:#C2AE7D;
	border: 1px solid #7090B3;
	padding: 2px 2px 2px 2px;
	margin-left:5px;
	/*background:url('images/bg_comment2.png');*/
	background:white;
}
#respond #submit {
	cursor:pointer;
	height: 20px;
	color: #ffffff;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size: 11px;
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
	padding: 0px 15px 2px 15px;
	border: 1px solid #7090B3;
	/*background:url('images/bg_comment2.png');*/
	background:#7090B3;
	font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}

/*	[ Sidebar ] General                                             */<!-- -->
#sidebar select {
	margin:10px 0px 0px 25px;
	font-size:11px;
	width:230px;
	overflow:hidden;
}

/*		[ Sidebar 1]                                                 */<!-- -->
#sidebar1 {font-size:11px;}
#sidebar1 a { color:#4F4F4E; text-decoration:none;}
#sidebar1 a:hover { color:#970700; text-decoration:underline;}
#sidebar1 ul {
	position:relative;
	list-style-type:none;
	margin:0;	
	padding:0;
}

#sidebar1 > ul > li {
	margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;
	padding:0px 0px 20px 0px;
	background:url('images/bg_sb_btm1.png') no-repeat left bottom;
	min-height:110px;
}
#sidebar1 > ul > li > h4 {
	width:275px;
	/*height:54px;*/
	/*line-height:36px;*/
	color:#F06702;
	font-family:Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif;
	font-size:14px;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin:10px 0 0 0;
	padding:15px 10px 0 20px;
	min-height:37px;
	background:url('images/bg_sb_head1.png') no-repeat left top;
}
#sidebar1 li li {
	list-style-type:none;
	line-height:1.6em;
	padding:0px 0px 0px 12px;
	margin:0 0 0 10px;
	background:url('images/bg_sb_arrow1.png') no-repeat 0px 7px;
	min-height:0;
}
#sidebar1 li li li{
	margin:0;
}
/*	[ Footer ] Link and credit                                      */<!-- -->
#footer_credit{
	position:absolute;
	left:20px;
	bottom:0;
	width:565px;
	height:45px;
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	font-size:11px;
	color:#FFEAB0;
	text-align:left;
	line-height:1.4em;
}
#footer_credit a{
	font-size:11px;
	color:#FFEAB0;
	text-decoration:none;
	
}
#footer_credit a:hover{
	text-decoration:underline;
}


/*	[ Widget & MISC]                                                */<!-- -->
.wp-caption {
	text-align:center; 
	color:#000000;
	padding-top:3px;
}
.wp-caption .wp-caption-text{
	font-size:10px;
	line-height:17px;
	padding:5px;
	margin:0;
}
#wp-calendar {
	width:205px;
	margin:0 0 0 35px;
	text-align:center;
	font-size:11px;
	color:#F06702;
	line-height:16px;
}
#wp-calendar caption {
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding-bottom: 4px;
	text-align: center;
}
#wp-calendar td { font-size:11px; color:#4F4F4E;}
#wp-calendar td a { color:#4F4F4E; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;}

.wp_tag_cloud div {
}

.textwidget {
	padding:10px 10px 0 10px;
	line-height:1.6em
}
#akismetwrap {
	margin:10px 10px 0 10px;
}
.rsswidget img {
	display:none;
}

#sidebar h4 a.rsswidget {
	margin-left:0px;
	overflow:hidden;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.wp-smiley {
	vertical-align:middle;
	border:0px;
	padding:0px;
}
/*	[ Custom Widget and options]                                    */<!-- -->
/*.widget_ads160 {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	text-align:center;
	overflow:hidden;
}*/
.widget_ads250 { /* |5px  5px[img=125px]5px 5px[img=125px]5px 5px| .... total 280px*/
	padding:4px 4px 4px 5px;
	margin:0;
	text-align:center;
	overflow:hidden;
}
.widget_ads250 img{
	padding:4px;
}
<!-- -->

/*************************************************** my edit *****************************************************************/
@media (max-width: 979px) {
	#subiz_widget{
		display:none !important;
	}
	.subiz_wrapper{
		display:none !important;
	}
}
/*************************************************** my edit *****************************************************************/