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

.menu {
width:950px; 
margin:0; 
margin:20px 0 20px 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-align:left; 
text-decoration:none; 
height:30px; 
color:#fff; 
border-width:1px 1px 0 0;
line-height:30px; 
font-size:15px;
}
/* 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-color:#fff;
color:#353535;
}
/* 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:31px; 
left:0; 
width:150px;
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
display:block;
width:150px;
background-color:#353535; 
color:#fff;
border:1px;
border-style:solid;
border-color:#fff;
}
/* style the background and forground colors of the links on hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {
background-color:#fff; 
color:#353535;
border:1px;
border-style:solid;
border-color:#fff;
}