#menubackground{

  background: -moz-linear-gradient(bottom, #000000  , #333333 15%);
  position:absolute; 
  width:100%; 
  height:50px; 
  z-index:-1; 
  top: 0px; 
  left:0px;
  }
  /* defines the menu bar height 
  color etc not the tabs*/
#menu {
	list-style:none;
	width:798px;
	margin:29px auto 0px auto;
	height:22px;
	padding:0px;

	 background: #606060;

}

  /* defines the parent headings or 
  Labels and their spacing*/
#menu li {
	float:left;
	display:block;
	text-align: center;
	position:relative;
	padding: 4px 12px 2px 0px;
	width: 120px;
	margin-right:0px;
	border-right: 1px solid #333333;

}


  /* defines the shape and size of the hover state menu bar 
  Labels and their spacing*/

#menu li:hover {

	padding: 5px 12px 9px 0px; /*hover region size*/
	width: 120px;
	/* Background color and gradients */
	
	background: #ffffff; /*tab rollover color*/
	/*background: linear-gradient(top, #F4F4F4, #EEEEEE);
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#F4F4F4), to(#EEEEEE));*/
	 border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
	/* Rounded corners */



}

#menu li a {
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:14px; 
	color: #ffffff; /*menu main bar font color*/
	display:block;
	outline:0;
	
	text-decoration:none;
	
}

#menu li:hover a {
	color:#000000;

}
#menu li .drop {
	padding-right:0px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:14px; 
	font-weight: normal;
	color: #ffffff; /*menu main bar font color*/
	background:url("img/drop.gif") no-repeat right 8px;
}
#menu li:hover .drop {
	padding-right:0px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:13px; 
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #000000; /*menu main bar font color*/
	background:url("img/drop.gif") no-repeat right 8px;
}

.dropdown_1column, 
.dropdown_2columns, 
.dropdown_3columns, 
.dropdown_4columns,
.dropdown_5columns {
	margin:9px auto;/*top edge of drop down area under main bar*/
	float:left;
	position:absolute;
	left:-999em; /* Hides the drop down */
	text-align:left;
	padding:10px 5px 10px 5px;
	border:1px solid #4A5E4B;
	border-top:none;
	
	/* Gradient background */
	background:#ffffff; /* menu background color*/
	/*background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #F6F6F6, #D8D8D8);
	background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#EEEEEE), to(#BBBBBB));*/


}

.dropdown_1column {width: 122px;}
.dropdown_2columns {width: 122px;}
.dropdown_3columns {width: 420px;}
.dropdown_4columns {width: 500px;}
.dropdown_5columns {width: 700px;}

#menu li:hover .dropdown_1column, 
#menu li:hover .dropdown_2columns, 
#menu li:hover .dropdown_3columns,
#menu li:hover .dropdown_4columns,
#menu li:hover .dropdown_5columns {
	left:-1px;
	top:auto;
}

.col_1,
.col_2,
.col_3,
.col_4,
.col_5 {
	display:inline;
	float: left;
	position: relative;
	margin-left: 5px;
	margin-right: 5px;
}
.col_1 {width:115px; height: 190px}/*column width and height*/
.col_2 {width:115px; }
.col_3 {width:410px;}
.col_4 {width:550px;}
.col_5 {width:690px;}

#menu .menu_right {
	float:right;
	margin-right:0px;
}

#menu li:hover .align_right {
	left:auto;
	right:-1px;
	top:auto;
}

#menu p, #menu h2, #menu h3, #menu ul li {
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	line-height:20px;
	font-size:12px;
	text-align:left;

}
#menu h2 {
	font-size:21px;
	font-weight:400;
	letter-spacing:-1px;
	margin:7px 0 14px 0;
	padding-bottom:14px;
	border-bottom:1px solid #666666;
}
#menu h3 {
	font-size:13px;
	color: #000000;
	margin:2px 0 2px 0;
	padding-bottom:0px;
	border-bottom:1px solid #000000;
}
#menu h4{
	font-size:14px;
	color: #FF0000;
	margin:7px 0 2px 0;
	padding-bottom:0px;
	border-bottom:1px solid #888888;
}
#menu p {
	line-height:18px;
	margin:0 0 10px 0;
}

#menu li:hover div a {
	font-size:12px;
	color:#086A87; 
}/* menu font color*/
#menu li:hover div a:hover {
	color:#000000;
}/* menu font rollover color*/


.strong {
	font-weight:bold;
}
.italic {
	font-style:italic;
}



#menu li ul {
	list-style:none;
	padding:0;
	margin:0 0 12px 0;
}
#menu li ul li {
	font-size:12px;
	line-height:18px;
	position:relative;

	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	float:none;
	text-align:left;
	
	border: none;
}
#menu li ul li:hover {
	background:none;
	border:none;
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
}