/* Main container */
.container {
  width: 950px;
  margin: 10px auto;
  background-color:#fff;
  border:3px solid #eee;
  display:table; /* must put this in for FireFox. */
 

}

.column {
  float: left;
}

/* header and footer*/
.header  { width: 950px;}
.footer { width: 950px;}

/* middle content box with left and right column*/
.mid  { width: 950px;}

/* Content Column*/
.content_column  { width: 500px;}

/* left and right Columns*/
.sidebar_left  { width: 225px; }
.sidebar_right { width: 225px; }