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11 and a half hours of tinkering and I finally sorted it, don’t know how, or why it now works but I think it had something to do with the div tags however it was displaying correctly in IE so previously thought that couldn’t be the case

Here is the style.css file

/*
Theme Name: Arthemia
Theme URI: https://michaelhutagalung.com/2008/05/arthemia-magazine-blog-wordpress-theme-released/
Description: <a href="https://michaelhutagalung.com/2008/05/arthemia-magazine-blog-wordpress-theme-released/">Arthemia</a> theme is combining a magazine and a weblog into one; it is not too magazine-ish nor too blog-ish. Designed for WordPress. Gravatar support included along with automatic thumbnail resizer.
Version: 1.0
Author: Michael Jubel HutagalungF
Author URI: https://michaelhutagalung.com/2008/05/arthemia-magazine-blog-wordpress-theme-released/

The CSS, XHTML and design is released under GPL:
https://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php
*/

/* HTML Elements */
* {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	}

body {
	font: 100% Arial, Helvetica;
	background: #FFF;
	color: #333;
	}

p {
	margin: 15px 0;
	}

a:link, a:visited {
	color: #3c78a7;
	text-decoration:none
	}

a:hover, a:active {
	color: #3c78a7;
	text-decoration:underline;
	}

a img {
	border:0;
	}

code {
	font: 1.0em 'Courier New', Courier, Fixed;
	background:#ececec;
	}	

acronym, abbr, span.caps {
	font-size: 0.9em;
	letter-spacing: .07em;
	cursor: help;
	}			

acronym, abbr {
	border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;
	}

blockquote {
	padding: 10px 10px 0 10px;
	border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
	background: #eee;
	font:1.0em Arial;
	line-height:1.5em;
	margin:10px 0px;
	}

select {
	width: 130px;
	}	

/* Structure */

#head {
	width:1060px;
	margin:0px auto;
	margin-top:15px;
	padding:0px;
	font-size:9pt;
	}

#page {
	width:1040px;
	margin:0px auto;
	padding:10px;
	background:#ececec;
	font-size:10pt;
	}

.left, .alignleft  {
float : left;
} 

.right, .alignright  {
float : right;
} 

/* Navigation Bar*/
#navbar {
	margin:0 auto;
	margin-top:15px;
	padding:0px 10px;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	background:#2c2c2c url(images/navbar.png);
	}

#page-bar {
	width:822px;
	}

#page-bar ul {
	list-style: none;
	}

#page-bar li {
	float:left;
	list-style:none;
	cursor: pointer;
	display:block;
	border-right:1px solid #333;
	}

#page-bar li:hover {
	background: #3c78a7;
	}

#page-bar a, #page-bar a:visited {
	margin: 0px;
	padding:10px 16px;
	font-weight:bold;
	color:#FFF;
	display:block;
	}

#page-bar a:hover {
	text-decoration:none;
	display:block;
	}

#searchform {
	width:194px;
	float:right;
	text-align:right;
	padding-top:8px;
	margin-right:10px;
	}

/* Dropdown Menus */
#page-bar li {
	float: left;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	}

#page-bar li li {
	float: left;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	width: 122px;
	text-transform:none;
	}

#page-bar li li a, #page-bar li li a:link, #page-bar li li a:visited {
	background: #2B2B2B;
	width: 122px;
	float: none;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 5px 10px 5px 18px;
	border-top: 1px solid #C0C0C0;
	}

#page-bar li li a:hover, #page-bar li li a:active {
	background: #666666;
	padding: 5px 10px 5px 18px;
	}

#page-bar li ul {
	position: absolute;
	width: 10em;
	left: -999em;
	}

#page-bar li:hover ul {
	left: auto;
	display: block;
	}

#page-bar li:hover ul, #page-bar li.sfhover ul {
	left: auto;
	}

/* Text*/

h1 {
	font:3.5em Arial;
	font-weight:bold;
	letter-spacing:-0.08em;
	}

h2 {
	font:2.3em Georgia, "Times New Roman";
	}

h3 {
	font:1.3em Arial;
	margin-bottom:3px;
	color:#3c78a7;
	font-weight:bold;
	}

h4 {
	font:1.0em Arial;
	}

h3.cat_title, h3.cat_title a {
	color:#333;
	letter-spacing:-0.05em;
	font-size:0.85em;
	}

h3#respond {
	margin-top:0px;
	padding-top:20px;
	}

h3#comments {
	margin-top:32px;
	padding-left:0px;
	}

h3.authors {
	margin-top:15px;
	}

/* Index Page*/

#logo {
	width:350px;
	}

#tagline {
	margin-top:5px;
	font-size:1em;
	color:#333;
	}

#top {
	padding:0;
	}

#headline {
	width:590px;
	float:left;
	background:#fff;
	padding:10px;
	font-size:1.05em;
	line-height:1.5em;
	margin:10px 10px 10px 10px;
	}

#headline  div.title {
	font-weight:bold;
	font:2.4em Georgia;
	letter-spacing:-0.05em;
	display:block;
	padding-bottom:5px;
	}

#headline div.meta {
	display:block;
	margin-top:-5px;
	padding-bottom:2px;
	}

#headline p {
	padding-bottom:15px;
	}

#featured {
	width:380px;
	background:#fff;
	float:right;
	padding:10px 10px 9px 10px;
	}

#featured .clearfloat {
	margin-top:7px;
	margin-bottom:8px;
	}

#featured .info {
	margin-top:5px;
	padding-top:5px;
	float:right;
	width:230px;
	}

#featured .title {
	font-weight:bold;
	}

#headline a img, #featured a img {
	border:1px solid #ccc;
	margin-top:5px;
	margin-right:10px;
	padding:2px;
	}

#middle {
	width: 920px;
	background:#fff;
	float:right;
	padding:10px;
	margin:10px 0;
	}

.category {
	width:164px;
	float:left;
	border-top:8px solid #333;
	margin:0px;
	padding:5px 10px 10px 10px;
	background:#fff;
	}

.category p {
	margin:0;
	}

#cat-1, #cat-3, #cat-5  {border-top:8px solid #333333;}
#cat-2, #cat-4 {border-top:8px solid #3c78a7;}

.category span.cat_title, #front-popular h3, #front-list .cat_title, #archive .cat_title {
	text-transform:lowercase;
	margin:0;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:1.5em;
	letter-spacing:-0.05em;
	}

#front-popular h3 {
	color:#fff;
	}

.category a {
	color:#333;
	display:block;
	background:none;
	}

.category a:hover {
	background:none;
	color:#fff;
	text-decoration:none;
	}

#cat-1:hover, #cat-3:hover, #cat-5:hover {background:#333333; color:#fff; }
#cat-2:hover, #cat-4:hover {background:#3c78a7; color:#fff; }
#cat-1:hover a, #cat-3:hover a, #cat-5:hover a {background:#333333; color:#fff; }
#cat-2:hover a, #cat-4:hover a {background:#3c78a7; color:#fff; }

#bottom {
	width: 940px;
	}

#front-list {
	width:450px;
	background:#fff;
	padding:10px;
	font-size:1.05em;
	line-height:1.75em;
	float:left;
	}

#archive {
	padding-top:15px;
	font-size:1.05em;
	line-height:1.75em;
	}

#front-list blockquote {
	padding: 0px 10px 0 10px;
	}

#front-list .title, #archive .title {
	font-weight:bold;
	font:2.0em Georgia;
	letter-spacing:-0.05em;
	}

#front-list .clearfloat, #archive .clearfloat {
	padding-bottom:10px;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	}

#front-list .spoiler, #archive .spoiler {
	display:block;
	margin-top:3px;
	}

#front-list p, #archive p {
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	}

.author {
	font-size:0.8em;
	font-weight:bold;
	}

.meta {
	font-size:0.8em;
	color:#333;
	}

.meta a {
	color:#333;
	}

#headline p, #featured p {
	margin:0;
	}

/* Content Page*/

#content {
	width:590px;
	background:#fff;
	padding:10px;
	font-size:1.05em;
	line-height:1.75em;
	float:left;
	min-height:400px;
	}

#content .breadcrumbs, #content .breadcrumbs a {
	font-weight:bold;
	color:#333;
	}

#content h2.title {
	font:2.2em Georgia;
	font-weight:bold;
	letter-spacing:-0.05em;
	border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;
	border-top:3px solid #ddd;
	padding:5px 0px;
	}

.post {
	font-size:1.05em;
	line-height:1.75em;
	}

.post p {
	margin-top:0px;
	}

.post .clearfloat {
	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;
	margin:10px 0px;
	}

.post ul, .post ol, #front-list ul, #front-list ol {
	margin-bottom:15px;
	}

.post ul li, #front-list ul li {
	list-style:square;
	margin-left:30px;
	}

.post ol li, #front-list ol li {
	list-style:decimal;
	margin-left:30px;
	}

.post ol li ul li, #front-list ol li ul li {
	list-style:square;
	margin-left:20px;
	}

.post img, .post a img, #front-list img, #archive img {
	border:1px solid #ccc;
	margin:0 10px 5px 0;
	padding:2px;
	}

.post .ads {
	margin-top:10px;
	}

.entry {
	margin-top:20px;
	}

#stats {
	margin-top:0px;
	padding:4px 0px;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	font:0.8em Arial;
	display:block;
	}

#stats span {
	padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px;
	}

#stats span a:hover {
	background:none;
	}

#stats span a {
	color:#333;
	}

#stats img, #nav img {
	border:0px;
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
	}

#tools {
	width:590px;
	height:25px;
	font-size:0.95em;
	}

#tools a:hover {
	background:none;
	}

.navigation {
	padding:5px 0px;
	text-align:Center;
	}

/* Sidebar*/
#sidebar {
	width:200px;
	float:right;
	margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;
	}

#sidebar h3 {
	font:1.1em Arial;
	font-weight:bold;
	background:#333;
	color:#fff;
	margin:10px 0px 5px 0px;
	padding:3px 10px;
	}

#sidebar-top, #sidebar-bottom {
	width:300px;
	float:right;
	padding:0px 10px 10px 10px;
	background:#fff;
	}

#sidebar-bottom, #sidebar-middle {
	margin-top:10px;
	}

#sidebar-middle {
	width:320px;
	float:right;
	}

#sidebar-left {
	width:135px;
	padding:0px 10px 10px 10px;
	float:left;
	background:#fff;
	}

#sidebar-right {
	width:135px;
	padding:0px 10px 10px 10px;
	float:right;
	background:#fff;
	}

#sidebar li {
	list-style:none;
	border-bottom:1px dotted #ccc;
	display:block;
	padding:2px 0px 2px 13px;
	background:url(images/sub.png) no-repeat 0 0px;
	}

#sidebar li ul li:last-child{
	list-style:none;
	border-bottom:0px dotted #ccc;
	display:block;
	padding:2px 0px 0px 13px;
	background:url(images/sub.png) no-repeat 0 0px;
	}

#sidebar-ads {
	width:300px;
	float:right;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	padding:10px;
	background:#fff;
	}

/* Form Elements */

select {
	border:1px solid #333;
	width:100%
	}

.field {
	padding: 2px;
	border:1px solid #333;
	background:#fff;
	font-size:1.0em;
	}

#s {
	padding:1px;
	font-size:1.0em;
	width:150px;
	}

#searchsubmit {
	padding-left:5px;
	}

#commentform input {
	width: 140px;
	margin: 5px 5px 1px 0;
	}

#commentform textarea {
	width: 99%;
	margin-top:5px;
	}

/* Comments*/

.commentlist cite {
	font-style:normal;
	margin-bottom:4px;
	display:block;
	}	

.commentlist blockquote {
	background:#ededed;
	}

.commentlist li {
	padding: 10px 0px 10px 0px;
	list-style:none;
	margin-bottom:3px;
	}

.commentlist li li {
	background:none;
	border:none;
	list-style:square;
	margin:3px 0 3px 20px;
	padding:3px 0;
	}

.commenttext {
	padding: 10px 10px 0px 10px;
	background:#f2f2f2;
	border-top:1px solid #ddd;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
	width:495px;
	float:right
	}

.commentlist cite strong {
	font-size:1.1em;
	}

li.my_comment {
	background: #FFF;
	border:none;
	}

li.my_comment cite strong {
	font-size: 1.3em;
	color:#313228;
	}

#commentform small {
	background:#FFF;
	font-weight:bold;
	padding:0;
	}

.commentmetadata {
	color:#4d4d4d;
	display: block;
	margin-top:3px;
	text-align:right;
	font-size:0.9em;
	}

.commentmetadata a, .commentmetadata a:visited {
	color:#959382;
	}

.commentlist small {
	background:#e9e9e9;
	}

.avatar {
	border:1px solid #bbb;
	margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;
	float:left;
	padding:2px;
	width:55px;
	height:55px;
	}	

#comment {
	width:590px;
	background:#fff;
	}

/*Poll*/

#poll {
	color:#444;
	margin:0 0 0 0;
	float:left;
	width:250px;
      }

/* Footer*/

#front-popular {
	font-size:0.7em;
	color:#fff;
	width: 940px;
	background:#2c2c2c url(images/bottombar.png) bottom no-repeat;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding:10px;
	}

#recentpost, #mostcommented {
	width:280px;
	float:left;
	padding:10px;
	border:1px solid #fff;
	}

#mostcommented {
	margin-left:17px;
	}

#recent_comments {
	width:280px;
	float:right;
	padding:10px;
	border:1px solid #fff;
	}

#recentpost a, #mostcommented a, #recent_comments a {
	color:#fff;
	}

#recentpost ul, #mostcommented ul, #recent_comments ul {
	margin-top:5px;
	}

#recentpost ul li, #mostcommented ul li, #recent_comments ul li {
	list-style:none;
	border-top:1px dotted #fff;
	padding:5px;
	display:block;
	}

#recentpost ul li:hover, #mostcommented ul li:hover, #recent_comments ul li:hover {
	background:#3c78a7;
	color:#fff;
	}

#recentpost ul li:first-child, #mostcommented ul li:first-child, #recent_comments ul li:first-child {
	border-top:0px dotted #fff;
	}

#footer {
	margin: 0 auto;
	width: 960px;
	font-size:0.6em;
	padding-top:10px;
	padding-bottom:10px;
	}

/* Float Properties*/

.clearfloat:after {
	content:".";
	display:block;
	height:0;
	clear:both;
	visibility:hidden;
	}

.clearfloat {
	display: inline-block;
	}

/* Hides from IE-mac \*/
* html .clearfloat {
	height:1%;
	}

*+html .clearfloat {
	height:1%;
	}

.clearfloat {
	display:block;
	}

I’ve tried validating the site but just can’t figure out what’s wrong, I hope someone can help.

Here is the index.php file

<?php get_header(); ?>

<?php if(!is_paged()) { ?>

<div id="top" class="clearfloat">	

		<div id="headline">
		<img src="<?php echo get_option('home'); ?>/wp-content/themes/arthemia/images/headline.png" width="75px" height="21px" alt="" />

		<?php query_posts("showposts=1&category_name=Headline"); ?>
		<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>	

	<div class="title"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></div>
	<div class="meta">[<?php the_time('j M Y') ?> | <?php comments_popup_link('No Comment', 'One Comment', '% Comments');?> | <?php if(function_exists('the_views')) { the_views(); } ?>]</div>
	<?php $values = get_post_custom_values("Headline");?>
 	<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>">
<img src="<?php echo bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/scripts/timthumb.php?src=/<?php
$values = get_post_custom_values("Image"); echo $values[0]; ?>amp&;w=300amp&;h=167&zc=1amp&;q=100"
alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" class="left" width="300px" height="167px"  /></a>
	<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
	<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>">Read the full story &raquo;</a>
	<?php endwhile; ?>
		</div>

	<div id="featured">

	<img src="<?php echo get_option('home'); ?>/wp-content/themes/arthemia/images/featured.png" width="72px" height="17px" alt="" />

	<?php query_posts("showposts=4&category_name=Featured"); $i = 1; ?>

      	<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
	<div class="clearfloat">
	<?php $values = get_post_custom_values("Image");
	if (isset($values[0])) { ?>
      <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>">
	<img src="<?php echo bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/scripts/timthumb.php?src=/<?php
$values = get_post_custom_values("Image"); echo $values[0]; ?>&w=60&h=60&zc=1&q=100"
alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" class="left" width="60px" height="60px"  /></a>
      <?php } ?>
	<div class="info"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" class="title"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
<div class="meta">[<?php the_time('j M Y') ?> | <?php comments_popup_link('No Comment', 'One Comment', '% Comments');?> | <?php if(function_exists('the_views')) { the_views(); } ?>]</div>	

</div>
    	</div>

      <?php endwhile; ?>

	</div>

</div>	

<BR />
	<?php } ?>

	<div id="bottom" class="clearfloat">

	<div id="front-list">	

	<?php
      $page = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
      query_posts("cat=-4,-5&paged=$page&posts_per_page=5"); ?>

	<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>		

	<div class="clearfloat">
	<h3 class="cat_title"><?php the_category(', '); ?> &raquo</h3>
	<div class="title"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></div>
	<div class="meta">[<?php the_time('j M Y') ?> | <?php comments_popup_link('No Comment', 'One Comment', '% Comments');?> | <?php if(function_exists('the_views')) { the_views(); } ?>]</div>	

	<div class="spoiler">
	<?php	$values = get_post_custom_values("Image");
	if (isset($values[0])) { ?>
      <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>">
	<img src="<?php echo bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/scripts/timthumb.php?src=/<?php
$values = get_post_custom_values("Image"); echo $values[0]; ?>&w=150&h=150&zc=1&q=100"
alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" class="left" width="150px" height="150px"  /></a>
      <?php } ?>

	<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
	</div>

	</div>

      <?php endwhile; ?>

	<div class="navigation">
		<?php if(function_exists('wp_pagenavi')) { wp_pagenavi(); }
			else { ?>

			<div class="right"><?php next_posts_link('Next Page &raquo;') ?></div>
			<div class="left"><?php previous_posts_link('&laquo; Previous Page') ?></div>
			<?php } ?>

	</div>

	</div>

<div id="poll">

<?php if (function_exists('vote_poll') && !in_pollarchive()): ?>

<li>
   <h2>Polls</h2>
   <ul>
      <li><?php get_poll();?></li>
   </ul>
   <?php display_polls_archive_link(); ?>
</li>

<?php endif; ?> 

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>

</div>

         </div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

I’ve done that at it has not worked ??

I’ll read those guides, hopefully they’ll help