.menu {width:950px;  background:#666; height:23px; z-index:100; font-family:arial, verdana, tahoma;}

/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:950px; w\idth:950px;}

/* 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:149px;}

/* 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:auto;position:relative;}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu li {float:left;width:5px;position:relative;}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;font-size:12px;text-decoration:none; color:#fff; height:23px; padding-left:10px; line-height:23px; }

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {background:#666; color:#fff; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:128px;  z-index:100;}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:150px;w\idth:128px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#fff; background:#999;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#fff; background:#999;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {background:#d4d8bd 130px center;}

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#c9ba65 130px center;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#c9ba65 130px 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:23px;left:5px; width:149px;}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:23px;t\op:24px;}


/* 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;;}


/* 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; }