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jamygolden
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I think you should use ID’s wherever possible instead of classes, however, IDs should only be used once per page. As far as I know, javascript and CSS render IDs faster than classes. Also, try and keep you CSS selectors as precise as possible, eg: ‘a’ or ‘#menu a{}’, instead of ‘html body #content ul#menu li a{}’

I would do it like this:
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Regarding the background-size and doctype, I’m not sure. Try using this doctype instead:

As for the map. It’s way off :p I’m in South Africa and it was showing a map of Los Altos.