body { /* this is the entire page */
    font-family: Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    background-color: #a7c5e1;
}

a { 
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: none;
}

a:hover {
    background-color: #C0C0C0;
    color: #000000; 
}

.nohover a:hover { background-color: transparent; }