/* common styling */
/* set up the overall width of the menu div, the font and the margins */

#rpl_menu {
font-family: arial, sans-serif; 
/*width:750px; */
margin:0; 
/*margin:20px 0 60px 0;*/
margin:0 0 0 0;
position:relative;
z-index:100;
background-image:url(images/bg.png);
background-repeat:repeat-x;
/*font-size:large;*/
}
/* remove the bullets and set the margin and padding to zero for the unordered list */
#rpl_menu ul {
padding:0; 
margin:0;
list-style-type: none;
}
/* float the list so that the items are in a line and their position relative so that the drop down list will appear in the right place underneath each list item */
#rpl_menu ul li {
float:left; 
position:relative;

}
/* style the links to be 104px wide by 30px high with a top and right border 1px solid white. Set the background color and the font size. */
#rpl_menu ul li a, #rpl_menu ul li a:visited {
display:block; 
text-align:center; 
text-decoration:none; 
/*width:106px; */
padding-left:1ex;
padding-right:1ex;
/*height:30px; */
color:#fff; 
border:1px solid #fff;
border-width:1px 1px 0 0;
/*background:#c9c9a7; */
background-image:url(images/bg.png);
line-height:30px; 
/*font-size:11px;*/
font-size:14px;
font-family:"Times New Roman", Times, serif;
font-weight:bold;
}
#rpl_menu>ul>li>a, #rpl_menu>ul>li>a:visited {
	border-width:0 1px 0 1px;
	border-color:#2e4a8d;
}

/* make the dropdown ul invisible */
#rpl_menu ul li ul {
display: none;
}

/* specific to non IE browsers */
/* set the background and foreground color of the main menu li on hover */
#rpl_menu ul li:hover a {
color:#fff; 
background:#2e4a8d;
}
/* make the sub menu ul visible and position it beneath the main menu list item */
#rpl_menu ul li:hover ul {
display:block; 
position:absolute; 
top:31px; 
left:0; 
width:105px;
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
#rpl_menu ul li:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
background:#a5c6e7; 
color:#fff;
}
/* style the background and forground colors of the links on hover */
#rpl_menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {
 
/*background:#ffeedd; */
color:#fff;
}