#smoothcontainer{
	background: none !important;
	position: relative;
	clear: both;
	top: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	width: 100%;
	height: 25px;
	margin: 0;
	font-size: 12px;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	overflow: visible;	
	z-index: 100;
}
/*#menu_cntr { 
	position: absolute;
	top: 80px;
	left: 0px; 
	width: 100%; 
	height: 25px;
	z-index: 250;
}*/
.menu_cntr_bg {
	position: absolute;
	left: 0px;
	width: 100%;
	height: 25px;
	background-color: #000;
	opacity: .40;
	-moz-opacity: .40;
	filter: alpha(opacity=40);
	z-index: 90;
}
.menu_cntr_bg {
/*	top: 80px;*/
}

.ddsmoothmenu{
background: none; /*background of menu bar (default state)*/
width: 100%;
}

.ddsmoothmenu ul{
z-index:100;
margin: 0;
padding: 0 0 0 39px; /* left padding to visually center menu links */
list-style-type: none;
z-index: 220;
}

/*Top level list items*/
.ddsmoothmenu ul li{
position: relative;
display: inline;
float: left;
line-height: 16px;
}

/*Top level menu link items style*/
.ddsmoothmenu ul li a{
display: block;
background: none; /*background of menu items (default state)*/
color: #D4D4D4;
padding: 4px 0px 3px 0px; 
margin: 0px 19px 0px 42px; /* was 0 34 0 42 */ /* must adjust the padding in .js file to match, for no submenu arrows */
border-right: 0px solid #EEE;
/*color: #2d2b2b;*/
text-decoration: none;
z-index: 240;
}


.ddsmoothmenu ul li a:link, .ddsmoothmenu ul li a:visited{
color: #D4D4D4;
}

.ddsmoothmenu ul li a.selected{ /*CSS class that's dynamically added to the currently active menu items' LI A element*/
background: none; 
color: #FFF;
}

	
/*1st sub level menu*/
.ddsmoothmenu ul li ul{
position: absolute;
left: 0;
padding: 0;
text-align: left;
display: none; /*collapse all sub menus to begin with*/
visibility: hidden;
}

/*Sub level menu list items (undo style from Top level List Items)*/
.ddsmoothmenu ul li ul li{
display: list-item;
float: none;
position: relative;
}

/*All subsequent sub menu levels vertical offset after 1st level sub menu */
.ddsmoothmenu ul li ul li ul{
top: 0;
}

/* Sub level menu links style */
.ddsmoothmenu ul li ul li a{
/*font: normal 13px Verdana;*/
width: 140px; /*width of sub menus*/
padding: 4px 30px;
margin: 0 30px;
border-top-width: 0;
border-bottom: 0px solid gray;
color: #D4D4D4;
background: #000;
opacity: .50;
-moz-opacity: .50;
filter: alpha(opacity=50);
}

/* Holly Hack for IE \*/
* html .ddsmoothmenu{height: 1%;} /*Holly Hack for IE7 and below*/


/* ######### CSS classes applied to down and right arrow images  ######### */

.downarrowclass{
position: absolute;
top: 12px;
right: 7px;
}

.rightarrowclass{
position: absolute;
top: 6px;
right: 5px;
}


/* ######### ANIMATION DEFAULT STYLES ######### */
/*.menuFadeBG {
	background: #CCF;
	position: absolute;
	top: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	opacity: 0;
	-moz-opacity: 0;
	filter: alpha(opacity=0);
	border-radius: 8px; 
	-moz-border-radius: 8px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 8px;
	z-index:-10;
} 
*/
/* ######### CSS for shadow added to sub menus  ######### */

.ddshadow{
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 0;
height: 0;
background: #FFF;
z-index: 100;
padding: 0;
}

.toplevelshadow{ /*shadow opacity. Doesn't work in IE*/
opacity: 0.65;
-moz-opacity: 0.65;
filter: alpha(opacity=65);
	border-radius: 8px; 
	-moz-border-radius: 8px;
	-webkit-border-radius: 8px;
}