* {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
}
body  {
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	background:#c72b01 url(images/pageBackground.jpg) no-repeat center top;
	color: #ffffff;
}
a {
	color:#ebca00;
	font-size:12px;
	text-decoration:underline;
}
a:hover {
	color:#ebca00;
	font-size:12px;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.logo {
	color:#ebca00;
	font-size:36px;
	font-style:italic;
	padding-top:30px;
}
.author {
	color:#ebca00;
}
#container { 
	width: 800px; 
	margin: 0 auto; /* the auto margins (in conjunction with a width) center the page */
} 
#header { 
} 
#sidebar1 {
	float: left;
	width: 543px;
	background:url(images/leftBackground.png) repeat-y left top;
}
#sidebar1 p {
	padding:20px;
}
#sidebar1 ul {
	padding:0 20px;
}
h2 {
	padding:0 20px;
}
#sidebar1 li {
	list-style:none;
	padding:7px 0;
}
#mainContent { 
	margin: 0 0 0 571px;
	background:url(images/rightBackground.png) repeat-y left top;
}
#mainContent p {
	padding:20px;
}
#mainContent li {
	list-style:none;
	padding:7px 0;
}
#mainContent ul{
	padding:0 20px;
} 
#footer {
	text-align:center;
	padding:200px 0 20px 0;
} 
.clearfloat { /* this class should be placed on a div or break element and should be the final element before the close of a container that should fully contain a float */
	clear:both;
    height:0;
    font-size: 1px;
    line-height: 0px;
}
.menu {
	background:#c72b01;
	padding:10px 0;
	margin:20px 0;
}
.menu ul {
	margin:0;
	text-align:center;
}
.menu li {
	list-style:none;
	display:inline;
	padding:20px 15px 0 15px;
}
.menu li a {
	color:#ffffff;
	font-size:24px;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.menu li a:hover {
	color:#ebca00;
	font-size:24px;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.menu #active a {
	color:#ebca00;
	font-size:24px;
	text-decoration:none;
}