diff --git a/lib/assets/stylesheets/dmproadmap.scss b/lib/assets/stylesheets/dmproadmap.scss
index 833637c..b751bd8 100644
--- a/lib/assets/stylesheets/dmproadmap.scss
+++ b/lib/assets/stylesheets/dmproadmap.scss
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@
 */
 
 
-/* EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS SPECIFIC TO THE BOOSTRAP 3.x IMPLEMENTATION OF ROADMAP */
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS SPECIFIC TO THE BOOSTRAP 3.x IMPLEMENTATION OF ROADMAP      */
+/*   we unfortunately need to use `!important` throughout to get it to override consistently */
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* SASS variables */
 $dark-grey: #333;
 $medium-grey: #827D7E;
@@ -63,11 +64,21 @@
 
 $footer-background: $body-background;
 $footer-color: $dark-grey;
-$footer-margin-top: 40px;
+$footer-margin-top: 30px;
 
 $tab-borders: 2px solid $primary-color;
 
 
+
+/* GENERIC PAGE STYLING */
+/* ------------------------------------------ */
+a, a:visited, a:hover, a:focus {
+  color: $primary-color !important;
+}
+footer {
+  margin-top: $footer-margin-top;
+}
+
 /* GENERIC TAB STYLING */
 /* ------------------------------------------ */
 /* Make sure the active tab is the primarycolor and that it has a border */ 
@@ -95,10 +106,10 @@
 /* Make user that the tab content is surrounded by a border and has adequate padding */
 .tab-content {
   border: $tab-borders;
-  border-bottom-right-radius: $border-radius;
   margin-top: -1px;
 
   .tab-pane {
     padding: 15px 15px 25px 15px;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+