#banner
{
position:absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
width:445;
height:76;
background-image: url("banner.jpg");
background-color: #00FF00;

}

#content
{
position:absolute;
top: 400;
}

#banner h1
{
display:none;
}

/*navigation */

#nav_menu 
{
font-family: arial, sans-serif;
position: absolute;
top:80;
left:0;
width: 450px;
height:56px;
font-size:14px;
color:#999;
margin: 0 auto;
}

#nav_menu ul 
{
list-style-type: none;
}

#nav_menu ul li 
{
float: left;
position: relative;
}

#nav_menu ul li a 
{
text-align: center;
border-right:1px solid #e9e9e9;
border-left:1px solid #e9e9e9;
padding:20px;
display:block;
text-decoration:none;
color:#999;
}

#nav_menu ul li:hover a 
{
background:#0000ff;
}

#nav_menu ul li ul 
{
display: none
}

#nav_menu ul li:hover ul 
{
display: block;
position: absolute;
}

#nav_menu ul li:hover ul li a 
{
display:block;
background:#12aeef;
color:#ffffff;
width: 110px;
text-align: center;
border-bottom: 1px solid #f2f2f2;
border-right: none;
}

#nav_menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover 
{
background:#6dc7ec;
color:#fff;
}

/*content pane*/

p:first-letter
{
position:relative;
top:5;
font-size:200%;
}