.rating {
	width:80px;
	height:16px;
	margin:0 0 20px 0;
	padding:0;
	list-style:none;
	clear:both;
	position:relative;
	background: url(http://thoughtark.com/thoughtark/public/images/star-matrix.gif) no-repeat 0 0;
}

ul.rating li {
	cursor: pointer;
	/*ie5 mac doesn't like it if the list is floated but ie6 does\*/
	float:left;
	/* end hide*/
	text-indent:-999em;/* hide text*/
}

ul.rating li a {
	position:absolute;
	left:0;
	top:0;
	width:16px;
	height:16px;
	text-decoration:none;
	z-index: 200;
}
ul.rating li.one a {left:0}
ul.rating li.two a {left:16px;}
ul.rating li.three a {left:32px;}
ul.rating li.four a {left:48px;}
ul.rating li.five a {left:64px;}

.nostar {background-position:0 0}
.onestar {background-position:0 -96px}
.twostar {background-position:0 -112px}
.threestar {background-position:0 -128px}
.fourstar {background-position:0 -144px}
.fivestar {background-position:0 -160px}

ul.rating li a:hover {
	z-index:2;
	width:80px;
	height:16px;
	overflow:hidden;
	left:0;
	background: url(http://thoughtark.com/thoughtark/public/images/star-matrix.gif) no-repeat 0 0
}
	  
ul.rating li.one a:hover {background-position:0 -96px;}
ul.rating li.two a:hover {background-position:0 -112px;}
ul.rating li.three a:hover {background-position:0 -128px}
ul.rating li.four a:hover {background-position:0 -144px}
ul.rating li.five a:hover {background-position:0 -160px}