a {
    /*font-size : 0.8em;*/
    /* all text other than the links themselves is red - thus the pipes | separating the links are read */
    color : #CC0000;
    line-height : 1.1em;     
    border-bottom-width : 0px;
}

a:link {
    color: White;
    text-decoration: none;
}

a:visited {
    color: White;
    text-decoration: none;
} 
a:hover {
    color: #CC0000;
}

a:active {
    color: #CC0000;  
}