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<reference name="footer_links">
    <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="catalog/map/getCategoryUrl"/></action> <!-- sitemap -->
    <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="catalogsearch/getSearchTermUrl"/></action> <!-- Search Terms -->
    <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="catalogsearch/getAdvancedSearchUrl"/></action> <!-- Advanced Search -->
    <action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="contacts"/></action> <!-- Contact Page -->
    <remove name="return_link"/>  <!-- Orders and Returns -->
</reference>

<default>
    <reference name="top.links">
        <remove name="checkout_cart_link" />
    </reference>
</default>


<checkout_cart_index>
        <reference name="content">
            <remove name="checkout.cart.shipping" />
        </reference>
    </checkout_cart_index>

<!--you can add this to local.xml-->
<layout>
    <catalog_category_layered>
        <reference name="catalog.leftnav">
            <action method="unsetChild"><alias>category_filter</alias></action>
        </reference>
    </catalog_category_layered>
</layout>

<!-- Remove Blocks-->
<remove name="breadcrumbs" />
<remove name="cart_sidebar" />
<remove name="catalog.compare.sidebar">
<remove name="checkout.cart.coupon"/>
<remove name="currency" />
<remove name="left.newsletter" />
<remove name="catalog.leftnav" />
<remove name="paypal.partner.left.logo" />
<remove name="paypal.partner.right.logo" />
<remove name="sale.reorder.sidebar" />
<remove name="checkout.cart.shipping" />
<remove name="tags_popular" />
<remove name="wishlist_sidebar" />
<remove name="right.reports.product.compared" />
<remove name="left.reports.product.compared" />
<remove name="right.reports.product.viewed" />
<remove name="left.reports.product.viewed" />
<remove name="wishlist_link" />

<!-- Remove Items -->
<reference name="head">
	<!-- Remove ccs file -->
	<action method="removeItem"><type>skin_css</type><name>your-css-file.css></name><params /></action>
    <!-- Remove JS File -->
	<action method="removeItem"><type>skin_js</type><script>js/jquery-1.8.2.min.js</script></action>
</reference>

<!-- Remove Layered Navigation -->
<catalog_category_layered>
	<reference name="left">
		<action method="unsetChild"><name>catalog.leftnav</name></action>
	</reference>
</catalog_category_layered>

<!-- Remove links -->

<!-- Remove account link-->
<action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="customer/getAccountUrl"/></action>

<!-- Remove cart link -->
<remove name="checkout_cart_link" />

<!-- remove log in / log out links-->
<customer_logged_in>
	<reference name="top.links">
		<action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="customer/getLogoutUrl"/></action>
	</reference>
</customer_logged_in>
<customer_logged_out>
	<reference name="top.links">
		<action method="removeLinkByUrl"><url helper="customer/getLoginUrl"/></action>
	</reference>
</customer_logged_out>