* {
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
}
body  {
    font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size:12px;
    background:#2a2b2e url(images/pageBackground.jpg) no-repeat center top;
    color: #ffffff;
}
a {
    color:#9f9b36;
    font-size:12px;
    text-decoration:underline;
}
a:hover {
    color:#9f9b36;
    font-size:12px;
    text-decoration:none;
}
.logo {
    color:#ffffff;
    font-size:60px;
    font-style:italic;
    text-align:right;
}
.logo span {
    color:#9f9b36;
    font-size:60px;
    font-style:italic;
}
.author {
    color:#6f6f70;
    text-align:right;
}
#container {
    width:800px;
    margin:0 auto;
}
.contentTop {
    background:url(images/contentTop.png) no-repeat left top;
    height:18px;
}
.contentBottom {
    background:url(images/contentBottom.png) no-repeat left top;
    height:22px;
    padding-bottom:30px;
}
.contentBody {
    background:url(images/contentBackground.png) repeat-y left top;
    padding:20px 40px;
}
#footer {
    text-align:center;
    color:#707070;
    padding:50px 0 0 0;
    width:100%;
    background:#1b1c1f;
    height:100px;
    margin:20px 0 0 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 ul {
    margin:0;
    padding:70px 0 20px 0;
    text-align:center;
}
.menu li {
    list-style:none;
    display:inline;
    padding:20px 15px 0 15px;
}
.menu li a {
    color:#6f6f70;
    font-size:24px;
    font-weight:bold;
    text-decoration:none;
}
.menu li a:hover {
    color:#9f9b36;
    font-size:24px;
    text-decoration:none;
}
.menu #active a {
    color:#9f9b36;
    font-size:24px;
    text-decoration:none;
}
.leftCon {
    float:left;
    width:500px;
}
.leftCon li {
    list-style:none;
    padding:5px 0;
}
.rightCon {
    margin-left:540px;
}
.rightCon li {
    list-style:none;
    background:url(images/arrow.png) no-repeat left top;
    padding:9px 0 9px 35px;
}
h2 {
    padding:10px 0;
}