@charset "utf-8";
/* CSS Document  */

#header {
	background-image:url(../images/mps_images/mps_background.jpg);
	background-position: bottom;
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
	min-height: 150px;
	background-color:#04044C;
}

/*------------------------------------------------NAVIGATION BAR -----------------------------*/

/*Navigation menu container*/
#nav_bar {
	margin:auto;
	padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;
	width:90% ;/
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	text-align:left;
}

#nav_bar ul {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	list-style-type: none;
	height:50px;
	background:#00297a; /*mps blue*/
	background-image:url(../images/navbar_background.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
	background-position:center;
}	

#nav_bar li {
	width:12%;/*7em*/
	float:left;
	position:relative;
	line-height:40px;
}

#nav_bar a  {
	display:block;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight:800;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	height:50px;
}

#nav_bar li li  {
	display:block;
	text-align:center;
	font-weight:600;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	height:50px;
	background-color:#999999;
	width:100%;
}

#nav_bar ul ul {
	display: none;
	}
	
#nav_bar li ul a, #nav_bar li ul a:visited {
	line-height:20px;	
}

#nav_bar :hover > a {
	color:#ffffff;
	background-image:url(../images/navbar_background_hover.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
	border-left:#FF0000;
	border-left-style:double;
	}

#nav_bar li li :hover > a {
	color:#ffffff;
	background-color:#00297a;
	border-left:#FF0000;
	border-left-style:double;
	}
	
/*Allows the submenu to be showen when hovering over*/		
#nav_bar ul li:hover ul{
display:block;
position:absolute;
width:100%;
	}
	
/*-----------------------------------------END NAVIGATION BAR --------------------------------------------*/