.menu {
    z-index: 999;
}

#nav {
	position: absolute;
    top: 5px;
    right: 5px;
    margin:0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
}

#nav .hovered {
    background:#f5f5f5;
}

	/* make the LI display inline */
	/* it's position relative so that position absolute */
	/* can be used in submenu */
	#nav li {
        min-width:30px;
		float:left;
		display:block;
		position:relative;
		z-index:500;
		margin:0 1px;
        border-radius: 5px;
	}

	/* this is the parent menu */
	#nav li a {
		text-decoration:none;
        font-size: 14px;
        color: #0000ff;
	    padding: 5px 5px 0 5px;   
        cursor: pointer;
	}

    #nav a:hover {
        color: #555;
        text-decoration:underline;
    }

	/* you can make a different style for default selected value */
		/* submenu, it's hidden by default */
		#nav ul {
            background:#f5f5f5;
			position:absolute;
			left:0;
			display:none;
			margin:-2px 0 0 -1px;
			padding:0;
			list-style:none;
		}

		#nav ul li:hover {
            background-color:#ddd;
        }

        #nav ul a:hover {
            /*background:#f5f5f5;*/

        }


		#nav ul li {
			float:none;
            min-width:30px;
            display:block;
            white-space:nowrap;
		}

        #nav ul li a.text {
            color:black;
        }

        #nav ul li a.normal {
            color:black;
            text-decoration:none;
            cursor:auto;
        }

        #nav ul li.floated {
            float:left;
        }

        #nav ul li.centered {
            padding-left:18%;

        }

		/* display block will make the link fill the whole area of LI */
		#nav ul a {
			display:block;
			height:12px;
			padding: 8px 5px;
		}


/* random access notofications menu*/
#menu-unread{
    position:absolute;
    padding: 0 ;
    font-weight:normal;
    font-size:14px;
    background-color:#f5f5f5;
    width:310px;
    list-style:inside;
    border-radius:5px;
}

#menu-unread li{
    border-radius:5px;
    padding:4px;
    }

#menu-unread li:last-child{
    margin-bottom:20px;
}

#menu-unread li:hover{
    background-color:#ddd;
}


#menu-unread li a{
    color:black;
    text-decoration:none;
}


#menu-unread li a:hover{
    text-decoration:underline;
}



/*notofications navigation*/

#notificationsNav {
    margin:0;
    /*padding:0;*/
    list-style-image:url(../img/chat.png);
    padding-left:20px;
}

#notificationsNav li {
    /*margin-left:40px;*/
    margin-left:20px;
    padding:8px 0 0 0;
    display:list-item;

}

#notificationsNav li.unreadThreads {
    padding:25px 0 0 0;
}

#notificationsNav ul {
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
    list-style-image:url(../img/msg.png);
    /*list-style-image:url(../img/eye.png);*/

}

#notificationsNav a{
    color:blue;
    cursor:pointer;
    text-decoration:underline;
}

#notificationsNav div.message{
    padding-bottom:8px;
}