	/*             styles for the star rater                */	
	.star-rating{
		list-style:none;
		margin: 0px;
		padding:0px;
		width: 125px;
		height: 25px;
		position: relative;
		overflow:hidden;
		background: url('../img/alt_star.gif') top left repeat-x;		
	}
	.star-rating li{
		padding:0px;
		margin:0px;
		/*\*/
		float: left;
		/* */
	}
	.star-rating li a{
		display:block;
		width:25px;
		height: 25px;
		line-height:25px;		
		text-decoration: none;
		text-indent: -9000px;
		z-index: 20;
		position: absolute;
		padding: 0px;
		overflow:hidden;
	}
	.star-rating li a:hover{
		background: url('../img/alt_star.gif') left bottom;
		z-index: 2;
		left: 0px;
		border:none;
	}
	.star-rating a.one-star{
		left: 0px;
	}
	.star-rating a.one-star:hover{
		width:25px;
	}
	.star-rating a.two-stars{
		left:25px;
	}
	.star-rating a.two-stars:hover{
		width: 50px;
	}
	.star-rating a.three-stars{
		left: 50px;
	}
	.star-rating a.three-stars:hover{
		width: 75px;
	}
	.star-rating a.four-stars{
		left: 75px;
	}	
	.star-rating a.four-stars:hover{
		width: 100px;
	}
	.star-rating a.five-stars{
		left: 100px;
	}
	.star-rating a.five-stars:hover{
		width: 125px;
	}
	.star-rating li.current-rating{
		background: url('../img/alt_star.gif') left center;
		position: absolute;
		height: 25px;
		display: block;
		text-indent: -9000px;
		z-index: 1;
	}
	
	/* remove halo effect in firefox   */
	a:active{
		outline: none;
	}	
	
	
	
/* testing thumbnails */
#image_gallery {
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}
ul#gallery_thumbs {
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#gallery_thumbs li {
background: none;
display: inline;
}
.thumb img { /* styles thumbnail previews */
background: #fff;
padding: 2px;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
}
.thumb:hover img {
background-color: transparent;
}
.thumb span { /* hides large previews */
visibility: hidden;
position: absolute;
}
.thumb span img { /* styles large previews */
background: #fff;
padding: 2px;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
}
.thumb:hover span { /* displays preview while hovering over thumb */
visibility: visible;
top: 80px; /* absolute positioning to control where previews are displayed */
left: 0;
z-index: 100;
}







	/*             styles for the mini-star rater                */	
	.starky-rating{
		list-style:none;
		margin: 0px;
		padding:0px;
		width: 75px;
		height: 15px;
		position: relative;
		overflow:hidden;
		background: url('../img/alt_starky.gif') top left repeat-x;		
	}
	.starky-rating li{
		padding:0px;
		margin:0px;
		/*\*/
		float: left;
		/* */
	}
	.starky-rating li a{
		display:block;
		width:15px;
		height: 15px;
		line-height:15px;		
		text-decoration: none;
		text-indent: -9000px;
		z-index: 20;
		position: absolute;
		padding: 0px;
		overflow:hidden;
	}
	.starky-rating li a:hover{
		background: url('../img/alt_starky.gif') left bottom;
		z-index: 2;
		left: 0px;
		border:none;
	}
	.starky-rating a.one-starky{
		left: 0px;
	}
	.starky-rating a.one-starky:hover{
		width:15px;
	}
	.starky-rating a.two-starkys{
		left:15px;
	}
	.starky-rating a.two-starkys:hover{
		width: 30px;
	}
	.starky-rating a.three-starkys{
		left: 30px;
	}
	.starky-rating a.three-starkys:hover{
		width: 45px;
	}
	.starky-rating a.four-starkys{
		left: 45px;
	}	
	.starky-rating a.four-starkys:hover{
		width: 60px;
	}
	.starky-rating a.five-starkys{
		left: 60px;
	}
	.starky-rating a.five-starkys:hover{
		width: 75px;
	}
	.starky-rating li.current-rating{
		background: url('../img/alt_starky.gif') left center;
		position: absolute;
		height: 15px;
		display: block;
		text-indent: -9000px;
		z-index: 1;
	}