.vnav {
  margin: 25px 5px 30px 5px;
  padding: 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: Garamond, Times, serif;
  font-size: 1.2em;
  font-weight: bold;
  border-right: solid 1px #e2e2e2;
 
}
.vnav ul{
  margin: 0;
  padding: 10px 0;     /*vert distance between links*/
  list-style: none;
  width: 100%;
 
}
.vnav li { 
  margin: 5px 0 5px 0;
}


.vnav li a {
  padding: 5px 5px 5px 0.5em;
  background: #fff url("../assets/rice.jpg") repeat; 
  color:#000;
  text-decoration: none;
  margin:0 5px 0 5px;
  display:block; /*makes links active full length*/
  width: auto;
  height: 0.1%; /*IE6 needs height or background colors become ghosts until hovered*/
 
/*
border-right: solid 10px #000;
border-left: 10px solid #000;
*/
}
.vnav li a:link, .vnav li a:visited {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #004;
  border: solid 1px #666;
  
}

.vnav li a:hover { 
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #009;
  background: ;
  border: solid 1px #004;

}