a 
{
	outline: none;
	color: inherit;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a:focus, a:link, a:visited, a:hover, a:active { outline:none; }


/*.floatL { float: left;  }*/
/*.floatR { float: right; }*/

img { border-style: none; }




/* the below is for the menus on the menu page */


		span.reference
		{
			position:fixed;
			left:10px;
			bottom:10px;
			font-size:12px;
			/*border:yellow 1px solid;*/
		}


		span.reference a	/* not sure what the purpose of this is */
		{
			color:#aaa;
			/*text-transform:uppercase;*/
			text-decoration:none;
			text-shadow:1px 1px 1px #000;
			margin-right:30px;
			border:yellow 0px solid;
		}


		span.reference a:hover	/* not sure what the purpose of this is */
		{ color:#ddd; border:yellow 0px solid; }


		ul.sdt_menuXXX
		{ margin-top:150px; }



ul.sdt_menu
{
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	list-style: none;
	font-family:"Myriad Pro", "Trebuchet MS", "sans-serif";
	font-size:13px;
	width:1500px;
}

ul.sdt_menu a				/* affects the ulr link of the final page menus on the right (or left for last menu item up top) */
{
	text-decoration:none;
	outline:none;
	border:red 0px solid;
}

ul.sdt_menu li
{
	float:left;
	width:200px;			/* controls the space of (between?) the top menu sections */
	height:80px;
	position:relative;
	/*cursor:pointer;*/
	border:red 0px solid;		/* no point in setting this, as it does not seem to display */
}

ul.sdt_menu li > a
{
	position:absolute;
	top:0px;
	left:0px;
	width:200px;			/* controls the width of the top ulr link items */
	height:80px;
	z-index:12;
	background:transparent url(../images/overlay.png) no-repeat bottom right;
	-moz-box-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000 inset;		/*  this will add a border around the box */
	-webkit-box-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000 inset;	/*  this will add a border around the box */
	box-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000 inset;		/*  this will add a border around the box */
	border:black 0px solid;
}

ul.sdt_menu li a img			/* I think this affects the images (if used) that pop up above the top menu items when active */
{
	border:none;
	position:absolute;
	width:0px;
	height:0px;
	bottom:0px;
	left:85px;
	z-index:100;
	-moz-box-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000;
	-webkit-box-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000;
	box-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000;
}

ul.sdt_menu li span.sdt_wrap
{
	position:absolute;
	top:0px;
	left:0px;
	width:200px;			/* controls the width of the area immediatly around the top url link items (ie around the name, like Biography) and affects the width when dropped down */
	height:60px;
	z-index:15;
	border:black 0px solid;
}

ul.sdt_menu li span.sdt_active
{
	position:absolute;
	/*background:#000;*/
	top:85px;
	width:200px;			/* not sure what the real purpose of this is */
	height:0px;
	left:0px;
	z-index:14;
	-moz-box-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000 inset;
	-webkit-box-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000 inset;
	box-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000 inset;
	border:blue 0px solid;
}

ul.sdt_menu li span span.sdt_link,
ul.sdt_menu li span span.sdt_descr,
ul.sdt_menu li div.sdt_box a
{
	margin-left:15px;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	text-shadow:1px 1px 1px #000;
}

ul.sdt_menu li span span.sdt_link		/* appears to affect the text of the top level menu items: Biography, Services, etx */
{
	/* color:#fff; */			/* white */
	color:#800000;				/* maroon (#800000) */
	/*font-size:24px;*/
	font-size:20px;
	float:left;
	clear:both;
	width:80%;
}

ul.sdt_menu li span span.sdt_descr
{
	color:#0B75AF;
	float:left;
	clear:both;
	width:300px; /*For dumbass IE7*/
	font-size:10px;
	letter-spacing:1px;
	border:red 0px solid;
}

ul.sdt_menu li div.sdt_box			/* appears to affect the secondary dropdown menu (usually on the right) */
{
	display:block;
	position:absolute;
	width:200px;				/* controls the width of the straight dropdown menus under the main menus  (biography, services, ...) */
	overflow:hidden;
	/* height:170px; */
	height:200px;
	top:85px;
	left:0px;
	display:none;
	/*background:#000;*/
	background-image: url(../images/gradient_charcoal_300x300.png);
	border:red 0px solid;
}

ul.sdt_menu li div.sdt_box a			/* appears to affect the secondary dropdown menu (usually on the right) */
{
	float:left;
	clear:both;
	line-height:30px;
	color:#fff;				/* the color of the text in the drop down menu */
}

ul.sdt_menu li div.sdt_box a:first-child
{
	margin-top:15px;
}

ul.sdt_menu li div.sdt_box a:hover
{
	color:#fff;
}