Building these web pages:
For help in setting up the stylesheets for these web pages, the book "CSS The Missing Manual" by David Sawyer McFarland, published by O'Reilly, was invaluable. I had originally bought the book when setting up some Java Sever Faces (JSF) code for a project I was working on, but it was very helpful in setting up the CSS for these pages too. It also pointed out a lot of "gotchas" with being compatible with Internet Explorer 6. It also points you to some useful sites such as the following:

ColorSchemer which has a vast set of color schemes for fashion-challenged folks such as me. It shows colors that go together and provides their hex values as tooltips when you mouse over each color.
The ColorSchemer web site also has a handy little tool called ColorPix that you can download for free. It shows the hex values and a little preview as you scroll over colors on your screen (in case you are trying to match an existing scheme or just think some color you see on a web page is cool).

TankedUP, Which has nothing to do with filling your car or pounding beers. It is a dive shop in the Middle East that is run by a couple Brits (at least if you believe what you read on the web). Anyway, they have a link to some CSS development tips on how they set up their web site. Thanks Dean and Martin (really, that's what they say their names are).

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