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

.menu {
font-family: arial, sans-serif; 
width:850px;
margin-top:1px;
margin-left:auto;
margin-right:auto;
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-align:center; 
text-decoration:none; 
width:70px; 
height:25px; 
color:black; 
border:1px solid #757575;
border-width:1px 1px 0 0;
background:#fefefd top center no-repeat !important; 
line-height:25px; 
font-size:11px;
}
/* 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 { 
background:#252525 !important;
color:yellow;
}

/* make the sub menu ul visible and position it beneath the main menu list item */
.menu ul li:hover ul {
display:inline; 
position:relative;
top:10px; 
left:0px; 
width:97px;
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
background:#ffd677; 
color:black;
}
/* style the background and forground colors of the links on hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {
background:#ffd677; 
color:black;
}
