.menu { 
width:777px; 
height:32px; 
position:relative; 
z-index:100;
/*border-right:2px solid #09c;*/
font-family:arial, sans-serif;
}

/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {
width:779px; 
w\idth:777px;
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0;margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
}

.menu ul ul {

width:111px;
}

/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
float:left; 
width:111px;
position:relative;
}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
font-size:12px;
white-space: nowrap;
text-decoration:none; 
text-align: center;
color:#fff; 
width:110px; 
height:30px; 
border:1px solid #73bedd; 
border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; 
background:#09c; 
line-height:29px; 
font-weight:bold;
}

/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:111px; 
w\idth:110px;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
background:#ebebeb url(http://www..gif) no-repeat 110px center;}

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover { 
background:#c9ba65 url(http://www..gif) no-repeat 110px center;
}

.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
background:#c9ba65 url(http://www.gif) no-repeat 110px center;}


/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
visibility:hidden;
position:absolute;
height:0;
top:31px;
left:0; 
width:110px;
border-top:1px solid #73bedd;
}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:30px;
t\op:31px;}


/* style the table so that it takes no ppart in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {
position:absolute; 
top:0; left:0; 
border-collapse:collapse;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
background:#ebebeb; 
color:#000; 
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 0px; 
width:110px;
border-width:0 1px 1px 1px;
}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {
width:111px;
w\idth:110px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
color:#000; 
background:#d2d2d2;
}

.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
color:#000; 
background:#d2d2d2;
}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul{
visibility:visible; 
}