@charset "utf-8";
/* CSS Document */

/* =======================================
body formatting - START
*/

body{
background: #fff url(../grafix/left-bgd.jpg) 0 23px no-repeat;

/*
zero formatting - END
======================================= 

This ineeds to be seperated from the main css style sheet 
so that the left graduated background column
only appears on the main outer of any page and NOT in the
active content area of the page */