/* So the HTML5 structural tags work in older browsers */
article, aside, figure, footer, header, nav, section {
    display: block;
}
/* the styles for the elements */
* {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}
html {
	background-color: #DCEAFE;
}
body {
	font-family: Times New Roman, sans-serif;
    font-size: 100%;
  
}
a:focus, a:hover {
	font-style: italic;
}
/* the styles for the header */
header {
	border-top: none;
	border-bottom: none;
	padding: 1em 0;
	padding-bottom: .5em;
	background-image: linear-gradient(30deg, blue 0%, skyblue 30%, white 50%, skyblue 80%, blue 100%);
}
header h1 {
	color: black;
	font-size: 200%;
	font-style: bold;
	text-align: center;
}
header h2 {
	color: black;
	font-size: 150%;
	font-style: italic;
	text-align: center;
}
.shadow {
	text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px yellow;
}
/* the styles for the form */
fieldset {
    margin-bottom: .5em;
    padding: .5em 1em;
}

legend {
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 120%;
}
label{
    float: left;
    font-size: 120%;
    width: 15em;
	padding: .2em;
    text-align: left;
}

input, select {
    width: 20em;
    margin-left: 0.5em;
    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
    
}
input:required, input[required] input:invalid {
	border: 1px solid black;
}
input:valid {
	border: 1px solid black;
}
input:invalid {
	box-shadow: none;
}
br {
    clear: both;
}

/* the styles for the navigation bar */
nav {
	clear: both;
}
nav ul {
	list-style: none;
	text-align: center;
	padding: 1em 0;       /* padding above and below li elements */
	background-color: black; }
nav li {
	display: inline; }
	
nav a {
	padding: 1em 1.5em;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: white;
	font-weight: bold;
	border-right:none; }
nav a.current { color: red; }

/* the styles for the section */
section {
	clear: left;
	padding: 0 20px;
	padding-top: 15px;
	width: 700px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	
}
section h1 {
	color: black;
	font-size: 100%;
	padding: 1em 0 .25em;
}

/* the styles for the footer */
footer {
	border-top: none;
	clear: both;
}
footer p {
	padding: 1em 0;
	text-align: center;
}