template.htaccess to be added above laravel public .htaccess
add index.html to .gitignore
add css/ie8/ to .gitignore
Revert to a95085adf45fd6cfcf6c01ac8ed988ad1de4ce21
add temp scss stylesheet for temporary styles from programming team
template.htaccess to be added before laravel .htaccess content -or- as a standalone .htaccess file
implement rem-to-pixel grunt plugin for better ie8 rem unit support
implemented ie8 fixes, updated README to include known issues