+%%%------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%% Git version tracking
+%%%------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+%% If you don't use git or the vc package, comment this out.
+%% If you comment it out, be sure to remove the \rfoot comment below, too.
+\input{vc}
+
+%%%------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%% Required style files
+%%%------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\usepackage{url,fancyhdr}
+
+%% needed for xelatex to work
+\usepackage{fontspec}
+\usepackage{xunicode}
+
+%% color for the links
+\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{color}
+