ul#menu, ul#menu ul {
  list-style-type:none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

ul#menu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;	

	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
}

ul#menu li {
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
  margin-top: 1px;
}

ul#menu li a {
  background: #333;
  color: #fff;	
  padding: 0.5em;
  font-size:14px;
}

ul#menu li a:hover {
  background: #000;
   background-image:url('../img/navigation_background.jpg');
}

ul#menu li ul li a {
  background: #ccc;
  color: #000;
  padding-left: 20px;
}

ul#menu li ul li a:hover {
  background: #aaa;
  border-left: 5px #000 solid;
  padding-left: 15px;
}

ul#menu li a.selected_link {
	background:#b11717;
	 background-image:url('../img/navigation_background.jpg');
}