/*** ESSENTIAL STYLES ***/
.sf-contener {clear: both;}
.sf-right {
  float:right;
  margin-right:14px;
  width:7px;
}
.sf-menu, .sf-menu * {list-style:	none;}
.sf-menu {
	margin: 30px 0 10px;
	padding:0;
	width:980px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d1d1d1;  /* this is the thin line bottom border of the menu */
    border-top: 5px solid black;
}
.sf-menu > li{border-right: 3px solid white;margin-top: -5px;padding: 5px 0 2px;}  /* padding was 9x 0 5px; *//* lessens white space below menu bar colors */
.sf-menu > li > a{text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 15px ; color: #000 !important;} /*changed from word black *//* tried w/ #000000 */
.sf-menu ul {
	position:absolute;
	top:-999em;
	width:10em; /* left offset of submenus need to match (see below) */
}
.sf-menu ul li {
	width:100%;
}
.sf-menu li:hover {
	visibility:inherit; /* fixes IE7 'sticky bug' */
    background: black; /* is this what changes the color on the main menu when submenus are selected or just on hover? */
}
.sf-menu > li:hover > a{color: white !important;}
.sf-menu li {
	float:left;
	position:relative;
}
.sf-menu a {
	display:block;
	position:relative;
	color:#000;
}
.sf-menu li:hover ul,
.sf-menu li.sfHover ul {
	left:0;
	top:48px; /* match top ul list item height */
	z-index:99;
	width:auto;
}
ul.sf-menu li:hover li ul,
ul.sf-menu li.sfHover li ul {
	top:-999em;
}
ul.sf-menu li li:hover ul,
ul.sf-menu li li.sfHover ul {
	left:100%; /* match ul width */
	top:0;
}
ul.sf-menu li li:hover li ul,
ul.sf-menu li li.sfHover li ul {
	top:-999em;
}
ul.sf-menu li li li:hover ul,
ul.sf-menu li li li.sfHover ul {
	left:100%; /* match ul width */
	top:0;
}

/*** DEMO SKIN ***/
.sf-menu {
	float:left;
	margin-bottom:	1em;
}
.sf-menu a {
	display:block;
	margin-right:2px;
	padding: 0 22px 0 20px;
	line-height:34px !important; /* added !important */
	border:0;
	text-decoration:none;
}
.sf-menu a, .sf-menu a:visited  { /* visited pseudo selector so IE6 applies text colour*/
	white-space:nowrap;
}
.sf-menu li li {background: #999} /* this is the background color of the pulled down menu items until they are hovered over *//* #CCC is a light gray. #999 is darker than #CCC */
.sf-menu li li:hover > a{color: white !important; font-weight: bold;} /* this is the color of the text that is being hovered over */
.sf-menu li li a{font-size: 13px;}

/*** arrows **/
.sf-menu a.sf-with-ul {
	min-width:1px; /* trigger IE7 hasLayout so spans position accurately */
}
.sf-sub-indicator {
	overflow:hidden;
	display:block;
	position:absolute;
	top:1.05em; /* IE6 only */
	right:10px;
	width:10px;
	height:10px;
	text-indent:-999em;
	background:url(../img/arrows-ffffff.png) no-repeat -10px -100px; /* 8-bit indexed alpha png. IE6 gets solid image only */
}
a > .sf-sub-indicator {  /* give all except IE6 the correct values */
	top:11px;
	background-position:0 -100px; /* use translucent arrow for modern browsers*/
}
/* apply hovers to modern browsers */
a:focus > .sf-sub-indicator,
a:hover > .sf-sub-indicator,
a:active > .sf-sub-indicator,
li:hover > a > .sf-sub-indicator,
li.sfHover > a > .sf-sub-indicator {
	background-position: -10px -100px; /* arrow hovers for modern browsers*/
}

/* point right for anchors in subs */
.sf-menu ul .sf-sub-indicator { background-position: -10px 0; }
.sf-menu ul a > .sf-sub-indicator { background-position:  0 0; }
/* apply hovers to modern browsers */
.sf-menu ul a:focus > .sf-sub-indicator,
.sf-menu ul a:hover > .sf-sub-indicator,
.sf-menu ul a:active > .sf-sub-indicator,
.sf-menu ul li:hover > a > .sf-sub-indicator,
.sf-menu ul li.sfHover > a > .sf-sub-indicator {
	background-position: -10px 0; /* arrow hovers for modern browsers*/
}

/*** shadows for all but IE6 ***/
.sf-shadow ul {
	padding:0;
	background:white;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 6px gray; /* was #747474 */
    min-width: 150px;
}
.sf-shadow ul.sf-shadow-off {background:transparent;}
li.sf-search {
  float:right;
  line-height: 25px;
  background:inherit;
}
li.sf-search input {
  margin-top:4px;
  padding:3px 0 3px 20px;
  -moz-border-radius:0 5px 5px 0;
  background:url(../img/search.gif) no-repeat left center #fff;
}