.nav_menu {
	color: #fff;
	font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	text-align: right;
	/*border: 1px solid black;*/
	/*padding-left: 15px; /*offset of tabs relative to browser left edge*/
}

.nav_menu ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style-type: none;
}

/*Top level list items*/
.nav_menu ul li {
	position: relative;
	display: inline;
	float: left;
}

/*Top level menu link items style*/
.nav_menu ul li a {
	color: #fff;
	/*background: #fff url('images/temp/tintblue.gif') top center repeat-x; /*background of tabs (default state)*/
	/*padding: 5px 7px 4px 7px;*/
	margin-right: 10px; /*spacing between tabs*/
	/*border: 1px solid #778;*/
	border-bottom-width: 0;
	text-decoration: none;
	display: block;
}

.nav_menu ul li a:hover{
	/*background-image: url('images/dropdownmenu-red.png'); /*tab link background during hover state*/
	/*background-repeat:  repeat-y;*/
}
	
/*1st sub level menu*/
.nav_menu ul li ul {
	position: absolute;
	left: 0;
	display: block;
	visibility: hidden;
	/*border-top: 1px solid black;*/
}

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

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

/* Sub level menu links style */
.nav_menu ul li ul li a {
	width: 117px; /*width of sub menus*/
	/*background: white;*/
	/*background-image: url('images/dropdownmenu-green.png');
	background-repeat: repeat-y;*/
	color: #fff;
	font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size: 13px; 
	font-weight: bold;
	padding: 8px;
	margin: 0 5px 0 0;
	border-top-width: 0;
	/*border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;*/
	/*text-transform: none;*/
}

.nav_menu ul li ul li a:hover { /*sub menus hover style*/
	color: black;
	/*background-color: transparent;*/
	/*border-bottom: 2px solid black;*/
}

/* ######### CSS classes applied to down and right arrow images  ######### */
/*
.downarrowclass {
	position: absolute;
	top: 7px;
	right: 5px;
}

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

/* Customization */
.home, .about, .menucb, .events, .recipes, .contact {
	width: 133px;
	height: 35px;
	padding-top: 4px;
	padding-right: 2px;
}

.about a, .menucb a, .events a, .recipes a, .contact a {
	cursor: default;
}
.home {
	background: transparent url('images/menu1.png') no-repeat;
}
.about {
	background: transparent url('images/menu2.png') no-repeat;
}
.about ul li a {
	background-image: url('images/dropdownmenu-orange.png');
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
	cursor: pointer;
}
.menucb {
	background: transparent url('images/menu3.png') no-repeat;
}
.menucb ul li a {
	background-image: url('images/dropdownmenu-yellow.png');
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
	cursor: pointer;
}
.events {
	background: transparent url('images/menu4.png') no-repeat;
}
.events ul li a {
	background-image: url('images/dropdownmenu-green.png');
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
	cursor: pointer;
}
.recipes {
	background: transparent url('images/menu5.png') no-repeat;
}
.recipes ul li a {
	background-image: url('images/dropdownmenu-blue.png');
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
	cursor: pointer;
}
.contact {
	background: transparent url('images/menu6.png') no-repeat;
}
.contact ul li a {
	background-image: url('images/dropdownmenu-purple.png');
	background-repeat: repeat-y;
	cursor: pointer;
}