This didn't apply the exact look that I'm looking for, however it still looks good so I'm settling with this look for the example. If the columns had a set height then I could set a background image with a set height as well. IE: If I wanted this example to have a really nice gradient that didn't reoccur I could set all the content height to 400 pixels, then set the image background height to 400 pixels as well. In the example provided in the DVD I noticed that it uses margin-left and margin-right as auto, when to the best of my knowledge you can slim that down with the same effect by saying "margin: auto;" I texted it in multiple browsers and it applies the same effect.

I'm using floats, and Aslett clearing method into this example.

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