diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 41c1637..e78dc65 100755
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ author: webshootertk
 markdown: kramdown
 rouge: true
 
-theme: jekyll-theme-cayman
\ No newline at end of file
+theme: jekyll-theme-cayman
diff --git a/_includes/footer.html b/_includes/footer.html
index 78cc15e..ae131c1 100644
--- a/_includes/footer.html
+++ b/_includes/footer.html
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <footer>
-    <p class="text-center">
-    	<a href="https://www.llnl.gov/disclaimer.html">Privacy &amp; Legal Notice</a>
-       * LLNL-WEB-XXXXXX *
-        <a href="https://github.com/PCMDI/CMEC">GitHub</a>
-    </p>
-</footer>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <p align="center">
+    <img src="Data/media/images/doe.svg" width = "50" height = "50" class="thumbnail">
+    <a href="https://www.llnl.gov/disclaimer.html">Privacy &amp; Legal Notice</a>
+    * LLNL-WEB-XXXXXX *
+    <a href="https://github.com/PCMDI/CMEC">GitHub</a>
+  </p>
+</footer>
diff --git a/_includes/hero.html b/_includes/hero.html
index 3d99475..c076466 100755
--- a/_includes/hero.html
+++ b/_includes/hero.html
@@ -41,10 +41,3 @@
   line-height: 1.2;
 }
 </style>
-
-<div class="hero-unit">
-  <div class="hero-bg"></div>
-  <h1>CMEC</h1>
-  <p>Coordinated Model Evaluation Capabilities</p>
-  <p><a class="btn btn-primary btn-large" href="about.html">Learn more »</a></p>
-</div>
diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index 9199a48..290cb7d 100755
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <style>
       body {
-        padding-top: 50px;
-        padding-bottom: 20px;
+        padding-top: 10px;
+        padding-bottom: 10px;
       }
     </style>
   </head>
@@ -30,37 +30,27 @@
             <span class="icon-bar"></span>
             <span class="icon-bar"></span>
           </button>
-          <a class="brand" href="{{site.baseurl}}/"><img src="Data/media/images/place_holder_sm.png"/> &nbsp; Home </a>
+          <a class="brand" href="{{site.baseurl}}/"> &nbsp; CMEC </a>
           <a class="brand" href="{{site.baseurl}}/about.html"> &nbsp; About </a>
           <a class="brand" href="{{site.baseurl}}/capabilities.html"> &nbsp; Capabilities </a>
           <a class="brand" href="{{site.baseurl}}/results.html"> &nbsp; Results </a>
           <a class="brand" href="{{site.baseurl}}/protocols.html"> &nbsp; Protocols </a>
           <a class="brand" href="{{site.baseurl}}/resources.html"> &nbsp; Resources </a>
           <a class="brand" href="{{site.baseurl}}/contact.html"> &nbsp; Contacts </a>
-
-          <div class="nav-collapse">
-            <ul class="nav">
-              {% assign pages_list = site.pages | sort:"weight" %}
-              {% assign group = 'navigation' %}
-              {% include pages_list %}
-            </ul>
-          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div style="margin-bottom: 60px;"></div>
     <!-- Main jumbotron for a primary marketing message or call to action -->
 
-<div class="container">
-
+    <div class="container">
         {{content}}
-</div>
-  <br>
-  <hr>
-  {% include footer.html %}
-      <hr>
-
+    </div>
 
+    <br>
+    <hr>
+    {% include footer.html %}
+    <hr>
     <!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index a723316..92a35db 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -3,20 +3,8 @@ layout: default
 title: CMEC
 ---
 
+<h1>CMEC</h1>Coordinated Model Evaluation Capabilities
+
+
 
-{% include hero.html %}
 
-<div class="span12">
-  <div class="row">
-    <div class="span4">
-        <h3>Sponsors</h3>
-        <a target="_blank" href="http://energy.gov">
-          <h4 class="muted">DOE</h4>
-          <img src="Data/media/images/doe.svg" width = "100" height = "100" class="thumbnail">
-        </a>
-    </div>
-    <div class="span8">
-        &nbsp;
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</div>