#menu_container {
	width: 960px;
	height: auto;
	background: #9fd62a url(../images/menu_bg.gif) left bottom repeat-x;
	height: 32px;
	clear:both;
	z-index:20;
}

#menu {
	text-align: center;
	border-left: 1px solid #637d2b;
	border-right: 1px solid #637d2b;
	list-style-type: none;
	margin-left:170px;
	margin-right:-70px;
}

/* ------------------ LINK STYLING --------------------- */
#menu a:link, #menu a:visited { 
display: block;
width: auto;
font-size: 1.2em;
color: #fff;
height: 32px;
line-height: 32px;
margin:0;
padding:0 17px;
background: #8fba35 url(../images/menu_button_bg.gif) left bottom repeat-x;
text-decoration: none;
-webkit-transition-property:background-color,color;
-webkit-transition-duration:.15s;
-webkit-transition-timing-function:ease-in
}

#menu a.active {
background: #fff url(../images/menu_active_bg.gif) left bottom repeat-x ;
color: #698f14
}

/* ----------- LIST ITEM LINK STYLING -------------------  */
#menu li:hover > a { 
background: #698f14; 
color:#fff;
-webkit-transition-timing-function:ease-out
} 

#menu li ul li a:link,
#menu li ul li a:visited,
#menu li ul li a:hover,
#menu li ul li a:active,
#menu li ul li a:focus,
#menu li ul li a.active
{
height:30px;
line-height:30px;
color:#747474;
border:0;
font-size:1.1em;
width:170px;
text-align:left;
padding:0 10px;
}

#menu li ul li a:link, #menu li ul li a:visited { background:#f7f7f7 }

#menu li ul li a:hover,
#menu li ul li a:active,
#menu li ul li a:focus {
background-color: #E6E6E6;
background-image:none;
}

#menu li ul li a.active { font-weight:bold; }

#menu li { float:left }

#menu li:hover, #menu li:active, #menu li:focus {
position: relative;
background:url(../images/menu_button_bg_hover.gif) top left repeat-x;
}

#menu li ul { display:none }

#menu li:hover > ul {
display:block;
position: absolute;
top: 32px;
left: 0;
margin: 0;
background: transparent;
border: 1px solid #d9d8d6;
}

#menu li a:active,#menu li a:focus { background:#fff; color:#698f14 }

#menu li.ner { text-align:center; font-weight:normal }

/* make whole dropdown visible when hover on first level link and position it */
#menu li a:hover ul { visibility:visible }