css issues with connect-lists

css issues with connect-lists

Have grabbed the code to play with this function, so I can submit a list of what users do, from a list of options of what they could do ....
here is the demo...
http://jqueryui.com/demos/sortable/#connect-lists

the trouble is this is only a part of a far longer form.. actually based on this template..

http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/20 ... query.aspx

does the basis in CSS mean that they are incompatible? i'm really new to css, but dropping the connect list into the form really didnt work.. is this repairable? say can i 'isolate' the draggable selections so they are not affected by the css for the forms pages?

thanks for any advice, its something i am willing to spend a lot of time on if I can get the pages working together, just all new to me.
i am also having issues getting the basic jquery validation scripts running with this forms template.. is this a common issue?