#first-block, #books-block, #quotes-block, #reviews-block, #photo-block, #photo2-block {
text-align:center;
padding:3.5rem 0;
}
#awards-block {
text-align:left;
padding:3.5rem 0;
}
#carousel {
text-align:center;
background:#d9ccc3;
}
#bigpic {
text-align:center;
background:#d9ccc3;
padding-top: 2.75em;
}
#news-block {
background:#d9ccc3;
padding:3.5rem 0;
}
#news-block2 {
background:#d9ccc3;
}
#photo-block {
background:#d9ccc3;
}
#photo2-block {
background:#d9ccc3;
}
#photo4-block {
background:#ffe605;
}
#awards-block {
background:#d9ccc3;
}
#caption-block {
background:#262626;
text-align:center;
padding: 0.625em 1.25em;
}
#bio1-block {
background:#d9ccc3;
font-weight: bold;
text-align:center;
padding: 2em 3em;
}
#bio-block {
background:#fff;
padding: 2em 1em;
}
#books {
background:#fff;
padding: 2em 1em;
}
#books-block {
background:#d9ccc3;
}
#quotes-block {
background:#fff;
}
#reviews-block {
background:#fff;
}
footer {
background:#fff;
padding:1rem 0;
}
#stripe {
background:#d9ccc3;
}
#funkystripe {
background: linear-gradient(to right, #0198d1, #47033e, #0198d1, #47033e, #0198d1); 
}
#funkystripe2 {
background-image: url("../img/background.jpg");
}

#funkystripe3 {
background-image: url("../img/background.jpg");
}
#scroll {
background:#d9ccc3;
}
#scroll2 {
background:#d9ccc3;
}
#scroll3 {
background:#d9ccc3;
}
#latest-news {
background: #d9ccc3 none repeat scroll 0 0;
}
#latest-news-top {
background: #d9ccc3 none repeat scroll 0 0;
}
#reviews-old {
background: linear-gradient(to right, #0198d1, #47033e, #0198d1, #47033e, #0198d1);
}
#reviews {
background-image: url("../img/background.jpg");
}


.news-text {
	height: auto;
	padding: 0.625em 1.25em;
}
@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
  .right {
  float:none;
  }
}