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

.menu {
font-family: Trebuchet MS,arial, sans-serif; 
width:750px; 
margin:0; 
margin:50px 0;

}
/* 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:center; 
text-decoration:none; 
/* font-weight:bold; */
width:100px;
height:20px; 
color:#000; 
/* border:solid #FFF; */
border-width:0px 1px 0px 1px;
background:#ABA9B1 url(pics/btn_inactive_2.png);
line-height:20px; 
font-size:11px;
}
/* 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:#000; 
text-decoration:none;
background:#E8E7EF url(pics/btn_active_2.png);
}
/* 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:20px; 
left:0; 
width:100px;
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
background:#DBDBEB /* url(pics/btn_inactive_2.png)*/ ; 
color:#000;
}
/* style the background and forground colors of the links on hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {
background:#FFFFCC /* url(pics/btn_active_2.png)*/ ; 
text-decoration:none;
color:#000;
}