#thicktabs{
margin:0;
margin-top: 1px;
padding: 0;
float: left;
font: 11px Verdana;
letter-spacing:0.11em;
float:left;
padding-left:10px;


}

#thicktabs li{
display: inline;

}

#thicktabs li a{
float: left;
color: #fff;
padding: 15px 10px; /*padding of tabs*/

text-decoration: none;
background: transparent url(../images/pinkbg.gif) top right no-repeat;



}

#thicktabs li a#leftmostitem{ /*Extra CSS for left most menu item*/
border-left: 1px solid #d3bdbe; /*left border style*/
}

#thicktabs li a#rightmostitem{ /*Extra CSS for right most menu item*/
border-right: 1px solid #d3bdbe; /*right border style*/
background-position: top left; /*Position background image to the left instead of default right, to hide indented underline for this link*/
}

#thicktabs li a:visited{
color:#fff;
}

#thicktabs li a:hover{
color: #fff;;
background-image: url(../images/pinkbgover.gif); /*background image swap on hover*/
}



<!--[if IE]>
<style type="text/css">
p.iepara{ /*Conditional CSS- For IE (inc IE7), create 1em spacing between menu and paragraph that follows*/
padding-top: 1em;
}