.c_nav {
	float:left;
	width: 100%;
	margin: 10px 0 10px 0;
	vertical-align:middle;
}
.c_nav .left {
 float:left;
}
.c_nav .right {
 float:right;
}
/* lists are use for navigation because if browser does not support CSS, it will be shown as a simple list which the user can still navigate */
.c_nav ul {
	list-style-image: none;
	list-style-type: none;
	float: left;
	margin:0px; /* takes away the weird padding around the left buttons in FF */
	padding:0px; /* does the same as above */
}
.c_nav li {
	float: left; /* places list items, 'buttons', next to each other */
	margin-right: 1px; /* spaces between the 'buttons' */
	margin-left: 1px;
}
/* --- GENERAL --- */
	/* navigation font colour */
	.c_nav a:hover {
		color: #FFFFFF;
	}
	/* common dimensions and properties for the navigation buttons */
	.c_nav a {
		height: 24px;
		background-repeat: no-repeat;
		background-position:left;
		float: left;
		line-height: 24px;
		text-decoration: none;
		font-weight: bold;
		color: #FFF;
		text-transform: uppercase;
		font-size:11px;
	}
	/* common dimensions and properties for the right part of the nav buttons */
	.button_extra {
		cursor:hand; /* because of the span tag, exporer shows a text cursor instead for some reason */
		float:left;
		padding-left:8px;
		padding-right:8px;
		background-image:url(../assets/button/but2_right.gif);
		background-repeat:no-repeat;
		background-position:right;
	}	
/* --- << LEFT BUTTONS -- */
	.c_nav .left a {
		background-image: url(../assets/button/b.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .left a:hover {
		background-image: url(../assets/button/a.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .left .button_extra {
		background-image:url(../assets/button/b_x.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .left a:hover .button_extra {
		background-image:url(../assets/button/a_x.gif);
	}

/* --- >> RIGHT BUTTONS -- */
	.c_nav .right a {
		background-image: url(../assets/button/a.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .right a:hover {
		background-image: url(../assets/button/b.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .right .button_extra {
		background-image:url(../assets/button/a_x.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .right a:hover .button_extra {
		background-image:url(../assets/button/b_x.gif);
	}
			
/* --- QUICK SEARCH buttons --- */
	.c_nav .right .tan a .button_extra {
		background-image:url(../assets/button/tan_x.gif);
	}	
	.c_nav .right .tan a:hover .button_extra {
		background-image:url(../assets/button/tan_2_x.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .right .tan a {
		background-image: url(../assets/button/tan.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .right .tan a:hover {
		background-image: url(../assets/button/tan_2.gif);
	}
	
/* --- SUB buttons -- */
	.c_nav .sub a {
		background-image: url(../assets/button/sub.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .sub a:hover {
		background-image: url(../assets/button/sub_2.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .sub .button_extra {
		background-image:url(../assets/button/sub_x.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .sub a:hover .button_extra {
		background-image:url(../assets/button/sub_2_x.gif);
	}
/* --- >> RIGHT BUTTONS -- */
	.c_nav .left .left_green a {
		background-image: url(../assets/button/white.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .left .left_green a:hover {
		background-image: url(../assets/button/white_2.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .left .left_green .button_extra {
		background-image:url(../assets/button/white_x.gif);
	}
	.c_nav .left .left_green a:hover .button_extra {
		background-image:url(../assets/button/white_2_x.gif);
	}