/* common styling */

 /* Set up the default font and ovrall size to include image */
.menu {
font-family: tahoma, geneva, "lucida sans unicode", "lucida grande",verdana, sans-serif;
width:700px;
height:20px;
position:relative; 
font-family: tahoma, geneva, "lucida sans unicode", "lucida grande",verdana, sans-serif;
margin-top: 5px;
}
/* get rid of the default padding - margin and bullets */
.menu ul {
padding:0; 
margin:0;
list-style-type: none;
}
/* make menu horizontal */
.menu ul li {
float:right;
position:relative;
}
/* set up the default top level links */
.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
display:block; 
text-decoration:none; 
color:#000; 
width:70px; 
height:18px;
font-weight:bold;
color:#888; 
border-bottom:6px solid #888;
background:#fff; 
padding-right: 2px; 
line-height:18px;
margin-right:0px;
opacity: 0.85;
background:transparent filter: alpha(opacity=85);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=85);

}
/* hack for IE5.5 to correct the faulty box model */
* html .menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
width:80px;
width:70px;
}
/* hide the drop down menu */
.menu ul li ul {
display: none;
}
/* remove all table style so that it does not interfere with the menu */
.menu table {
margin:-1px; 
border-collapse:collapse;
font-size:1em;
}

/* first line for IE7 and non-IE browsers, second line for IE5.5 and IE6 */

/* style the top level hover */
.menu ul li:hover a,
.menu ul li a:hover {
color:#000; 
border-bottom:6px solid #606;

}
/* make the drop down menu show and correctly position it */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul li a:hover ul {
display:block; 
position:absolute; 
top:1.2em;
margin-top:11px;
left:0; 
width:110px;
border:1px solid #888;
border-top:0;
background:#fff;
opacity: 0.80;
background:transparent filter: alpha(opacity=80);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=80);
float: left;
}
/* style the drop down links with no hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
color:#111; 
border:0;
margin:0;
font-weight:bold; 
font-size:1em;
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px; 
width:110px;
float: left;
}
/* style the drop down menu links when hovered */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover {
/* background:#111; */ 
color:#f90000;
font-weight: bold;

}

/* special styling for IE5.5 and IE6 - transparency is non validating */
.menu ul li a:hover ul {
background:transparent filter: alpha(opacity=80);
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=80);
opacity:0.8;
margin-top:10px; /* for IE5.5 faulty box model */
margin-top:11px; /* for IE6 */

}
/* IE5.5 hack for faulty box model in drop down menu */
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a {
background:#fff;
width:120px; /* for IE5.5 faulty box model */
width:110px; /* for IE6 */
}