/* common styling */
/* set up the overall width of the menu div, the font and the margins */

.menu {
/*font-family: arial, sans-serif; 
width:750px; 
margin:0; 
margin:20px 0 60px 0;
position:relative;
z-index:100;*/
}
/* remove the bullets and set the margin and padding to zero for the unordered list */
.menu ul {
padding:0; 
margin:0;
list-style-type: none;
}
/* float the list so that the items are in a line and their position relative so that the drop down list will appear in the right place underneath each list item */
.menu ul li {
float:left; 
position:relative;
}

/* style the links to be 104px wide by 30px high with a top and right border 1px solid white. Set the background color and the font size. */
.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
display:block; 
text-decoration:none; 
/*width:106px;*/ 
padding-left:12px;
padding-right:12px;
padding-top:56px;
color:#666666; 
height:32px;
border:1px solid #fff;
border-width:0 2px 0 0; 
 
font-size:14px;
font-weight:bold;
}

.menu ul li:first-child{
 border-left: 2px #fff solid;
}

.menu ul li ul li:first-child{
 border-left: 0;
}

/* make the dropdown ul invisible */
.menu ul li ul {
display: none;
}

/* specific to non IE browsers */
/* set the background and foreground color of the main menu li on hover */
.menu ul li:hover a {
color:#666666; 
background:#ffffff;
}
/* make the sub menu ul visible and position it beneath the main menu list item */
.menu ul li:hover ul {
display:block; 
position:absolute; 
top:88px; 
left:0; 
width:105px;
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
 background:none;
color:#666666;
text-align:left;
width:146px;
height:18px;
padding-top:2px;
font-weight:normal;
border-width:0 0 0 2px;
margin-left: -2px;
font-size:12px;
}
/* style the background and forground colors of the links on hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {
background:url(../images/white_fill.png);
color:#000;
}