/* ================================================================ 
This copyright notice must be untouched at all times.

The original version of this stylesheet and the associated (x)html
is available at http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/padding.html
Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Stu Nicholls. All rights reserved.
This stylesheet and the assocaited (x)html may be modified in any 
way to fit your requirements.
=================================================================== */
/* style the outer div to give it width */
.menu {
float: left;
padding:0; 
margin:0;
width: 970px;
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  list-style-type: none; 
  height: 39px; 
  background: url(../images/uploads/state/nav_bg.jpg) top left no-repeat;
  padding-left: 2em;
}

/* style the sub-level lists */
.menu ul ul {
width: 10em;
}

/* float the top list items to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu ul li {
	float: left;
	height: 39px;
	line-height: 39px; 
	display: block;
}
/* style the sub level list items */
.menu ul ul li {
display: block;
width: 10em;
height: auto; 
line-height: 100%;
}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
  display: block;
  float: left;
  height: 39px; 
/*
  width: 7em; 

*/  font-size: 11px;
  text-align: center; 
  font: normal 12px/39px 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; 
  text-decoration: none;
  color: white;
  background: transparent; 
  padding: 0; 
padding-left: 1.25em;
padding-right:1.25em;
}
/* hack IE5.x to get the correct the faulty box model and get the width right */
/*
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:7em; w\idth:7em;}

*/
/* style the sub level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
display: block;
background: black; 
color: white;
width: 10em;
height:100%;
line-height: 160%; 
padding: 0.5em 1em; 
text-align: left;}

* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited  {width:10em; w\idth:10em;}


/* style the table so that it takes no part in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {border-collapse:collapse; padding:0; margin:-1px; width:0; height:0; font-size:1em; z-index:1;}



/* style the level hovers */
/* first */
* html .menu a:hover {
color:white;
background: #600; 
position:relative; 
z-index:100;}

.menu li:hover {
position:relative;
}

.menu :hover > a {
color: white;
background:#600;
}

#home #nav-home > a, 
#aboutus #nav-about > a, 
#statistics #nav-info > a, 
#howtohelp #nav-howtohelp > a, 
#supporters #nav-getinvolved > a, 
#news_item #nav-news > a, 
#news #nav-news > a, 
#member_news #nav-members > a, 
#stories #nav-members > a, 
#stories_item #nav-members > a, 
#forum #nav-members > a, 
#information #nav-res > a, 
#heart_defects #nav-res > a, 
#heart_defects_item #nav-res > a, 
#contact #nav-contact > a, 
#links #nav-links > a, 
#contact_thanks #nav-contact > a, 
#equirypack #nav-contact > a {
background:#330000;
}

/* second */
* html .menu ul ul a:hover{
color:white;
background:#600; 
position:relative; 
z-index:110;
}

.menu ul ul li:hover {position:relative;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#fff;background:#600;}

/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
	visibility: hidden;
	position: absolute;
	height: 0;
	top: 39px; 
	left: 0; 
	width: 8em;
}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul{
visibility:visible; 
height:auto; 
padding:0 3em 3em 3em; 
background: transparent; 
left: -3em;
}