/* common styling */
/* set up the overall width of the menu div, the font and the margins */
.menu {
font-family: arial, sans-serif; 
height:25px; margin-left:40px; float:left;

}
/* 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;
top:3px; margin-right:2px;
}
/* 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:103px; 
height:25px; 
color:#000; 
border-bottom:1px solid #fff;

background:url(../images/index_002.gif) no-repeat;; 
line-height:24px; 
font-size:12px;
}
/* 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:#d00000; 
background:url(../images/index_001.gif);
}
/* 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:22px; 
left:1px; 
width:101px;
overflow:hidden;
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
background:#faeec7; 
color:#000;
}
/* style the background and forground colors of the links on hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {
background:#dfc184; 
color:#000;
}