/* Set up the default font and ovrall size to include image */
.menu {
	width:959px;
	background:no-repeat 20px;
	position:relative;
	padding-left: 1px;
	z-index: 1;


}
/* get rid of the default padding - margin and bullets */
.menu ul {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	list-style-type: none;
	top: -10px;


}
/* make menu horizontal */
.menu ul li {
float:left;
position:relative;
}
/* set up the default top level links */
/*.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {*/
.menu ul li a {
	display:block;
	color:#DE326C;
	padding-left:5px;
	padding-right:5px;
	font-size: 11px;
	line-height: 1.5em;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	border-top: 1px solid #999999;
	border-right: 1px solid #999999;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #999999;
	border-left: 1px none #999999;
	height: 1.5em;
	text-decoration: none;
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 to correct the faulty box model */
/** html .menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {*/
* html .menu ul li a {
width:250px;
width:250px;
}
/* hide the drop down menu */
.menu ul li ul {
display: none;
}
/* remove all table style so that it does not interfere with the menu */
.menu table {
margin:-1px; 
border-collapse:collapse;
font-size:1em;
}

/* first line for IE7 and non-IE browsers, second line for IE5.5 and IE6 */

/* style the top level hover */
.menu ul li:hover a,
.menu ul li a:hover {
	color:#FFFFFF;
	background-color: #E12D6A;

}
/* make the drop down menu show and correctly position it */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul li a:hover ul {
	display:block;
	position:absolute;
	top:1.2em;
	left:0;
	width:300px;
	border:1px solid #888;
	border-top:0;
	background:transparent;
	margin: 5px 0px 0px;
	
	text-align: left;


}
/* style the drop down links with no hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a {
	display:block;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	border:0;
	margin:0;
	font-size:11px;
	height:auto;
	line-height:1em;
	padding:5px 5px 5px 10px;
	width:300px;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	background-color: #E7588A;
}
/* style the drop down menu links when hovered */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover {
background:#FFFFFF; 
color:#E12D6A;
}