/*____________________   layout styles   __________________________*/
body {
	background:	#000
	}

#container {
	width: 1000px;
	margin: 0px auto;
	height: 700px;
	background: url(../x-images/backgrounds/tru-life_bkg.jpg) no-repeat;
	} 

#header {
	position: relative;
	width: 1000px;
	height: 250px;
	float: left;
	} 
#sidebar {
	position: relative;
	width: 430px;
	height: 430px;
	float: left;
	}

#mainContent {
	position: relative;
	width: 570px;
	height: 430px;
	float: left;
	} 

#footer {
	position: relative;
	height: 20px;
	width: 1000px;
	float: left;
	clear:both;
	} 

/*___________________   utility styles   _____________________*/
.fltrt { /* this class can be used to float an element right in your page. The floated element must precede the element it should be next to on the page. */
	float: right;
	margin-left: 8px;
}
.fltlft { /* this class can be used to float an element left in your page */
	float: left;
	margin-right: 8px;
}
.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;
}