.ddsmoothmenu-v ul{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
width: 222px; /* Main Menu Item widths */
list-style-type: none;
font: bold 15px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;}
 color:#7b3f44;
.ddsmoothmenu-v ul li{
position: relative;
}

/* Top level menu links style */
.ddsmoothmenu-v ul li a{
display: block;
overflow: auto; /*force hasLayout in IE7 */
color:#7b3f44;
text-decoration: none;
padding: 6px;
border-bottom: 2px solid #ff9900;

}

.ddsmoothmenu-v ul li a:link, .ddsmoothmenu-v ul li a:visited, .ddsmoothmenu-v ul li a:active{
background-image:url(images/left_menu_bg.jpg); /*background of menu items (default state)*/
color: white;
}


.ddsmoothmenu-v ul li a.selected{ /*CSS class that's dynamically added to the currently active menu items' LI A element*/
background: black; 
color: white;
}

.ddsmoothmenu-v ul li a:hover{
background: black; /*background of menu items during onmouseover (hover state)*/
color: white;
}

/*Sub level menu items */
.ddsmoothmenu-v ul li ul{
position: absolute;
width: 180px; /*Sub Menu Items width */
top: 0;
font-weight: normal;
visibility: hidden;
}

 
/* Holly Hack for IE \*/
* html .ddsmoothmenu-v ul li { float: left; height: 1%; }
* html .ddsmoothmenu-v ul li a { height: 1%; }
/* End */