#banner_area #navigation #nav {
    position:absolute;
    left:10px;    
    background-repeat:no-repeat;
    height:29px;
    width: 760px;
    margin-top:0px;
        
}

#banner_area #navigation #nav li {
    padding:3px 10px 8px 10px;
    background-image: url('../assets/nav_spacer.png');
    background-repeat:no-repeat;
    background-position:right 6px;
    height:20px;
    
    
}
#banner_area #navigation #nav li a {
    color:white;
    background-repeat:no-repeat;       
    text-transform:uppercase;
    font-size:11px;
    padding:3px 4px;        
    line-height:19px;
    background-position:center 4px;
    display:block;
    
}

#banner_area #navigation #nav li#nav_li_english {
    background:none;
    
    
}

#banner_area #navigation #nav li a#nav_english {
    color:#9f9f9f;
    
}

#banner_area #navigation #nav li#current a {
    color: #cadaef;
 }
#banner_area #navigation #nav li#current li a {
    color: white;
 }
    
#banner_area #navigation #nav  li:hover,
#banner_area #navigation #nav li#current li:hover,
#banner_area #navigation #nav  li.sfhover,
#banner_area #navigation #nav li#current li.sfhover,
#banner_area #navigation #nav  li a:hover,
#banner_area #navigation #nav li#current li a:hover {
     color: #cadaef;
     }




#banner_area #navigation #nav li li:hover,
#banner_area #navigation #nav li li.sfhover,
#banner_area #navigation #nav li li a:hover {
    
    color: #cadaef;
}

#banner_area #navigation #nav li li a {
 padding-bottom:2px;
    height:12px;
    }
#banner_area #navigation #nav li ul { 
background-image: url('../assets/submenu_background.png');
background-position:left 1px;
}    
    

#banner_area #navigation #nav li li {                
    background:none;
    
    padding:2px 10px 2px 10px;
}

#banner_area #navigation #nav li a {
    color:white;
    text-decoration:none;        
}


/* fixes the problem with menu not hiding itself on mouseout */

#nav li:hover, #nav li.hover {
    position: static;
}