body {
    color: #000000;
    margin: 0;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: normal;
    font-variant: normal;
    background-color: #253046;
    font-family: helvetica;
    font-size: 13px;
    background-image: url(images/body_bg_1.gif);
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
 }

 .sf_blog_sidebar {
    float: left;
    margin: 0;
    margin-top: 0px;
    width: 200px;
    padding: 0 3px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: #5F6C8C;
    background-image: none;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
 }