ul.menu a {
display: block;
text-decoration: none; 

font-family: PTSans; 
font-size: 1em; 
color: #222222;
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 100; 
line-height: 1.25em; 

    -moz-transition:color .5s;
    -webkit-transition:color .5s;
    -o-transition: color .5s;
    -ms-transition:color .5s;      
}

ul.menu a:hover { 
color: #AA1122; 
text-decoration: none;

    -moz-transition:color .5s;
    -webkit-transition:color .5s;
    -o-transition: color .5s;
    -ms-transition:color .5s;      
}

/*--GLOBAL SPACINGS--*/
ul {
margin: 0px;
margin-top:0px;
margin-bottom:0px;

padding-top:0px;
padding-bottom:0px; 
padding-left: 0px;

display: block;
text-decoration: none;
opacity:0.9;
text-shadow:0px 0px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

/*--1ST-ORDER SETTINGS--*/
ul.menu li {
list-style:none; 

padding-top:2px;
padding-left: 0px;
margin-top:12px;
margin-bottom:12px;

font-family: PTSans; 
font-size: 1.1em;
color: #222222;
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 100; 
line-height: 1em;
}

/*--1ST-ORDER LINKS INACTIVE--*/
ul.menu li a {
color: #222222;

    -moz-transition:color .5s;
    -webkit-transition:color .5s;
    -o-transition: color .5s;
    -ms-transition:color .5s;      

}

/*--1ST-ORDER LINKS ONMOUSEOVER--*/
ul.menu li a:hover { 
color: #AA1122; 
    -moz-transition:color .5s;
    -webkit-transition:color .5s;
    -o-transition: color .5s;
    -ms-transition:color .5s;      
}

/*--1ST ORDER LINKS ONCE DROP-DOWN IS ACTIVE--*/
ul.menu li a.active {
color: #AA1122;
}

/*--2ND-ORDER SPACINGS & TEXT STYLE--*/
ul.menu li ul.acitem li {

margin: 15px;
margin-top:3px;
margin-bottom:3px;

padding-top:0px;
padding-bottom:0px; 
padding-left: 0px;

font-family: PTSans; 
font-size: 0.8em; 
color: #222222;
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 100; 
line-height: 1em;
opacity:0.9;
text-shadow:0px 0px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

/*--2ND-ORDER LINKS--*/
ul.menu li ul.acitem li a {
color: #222222;

    -moz-transition:color .5s;
    -webkit-transition:color .5s;
    -o-transition: color .5s;
    -ms-transition:color .5s;      
}

/*--2ND-ORDER LINKS ONMOUSEOVER--*/
ul.menu li ul.acitem li a:hover {
color: #902040;

    -moz-transition:color .5s;
    -webkit-transition:color .5s;
    -o-transition: color .5s;
    -ms-transition:color .5s;      
}