/* common styling */
/* set up the overall width of the menu div, the font and the margins */
.menu {
    margin: 0; 
    margin: 0;
    z-index: 1;
}
/* 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; 
    width: 125px; 
    color: #000;
    border: 1px solid #fff;
    border-width: 1px 1px 0 0;
    background: #E6DFCF;/*#c9c9a7; */
    line-height: 20px; 
}
/* 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: #fff; 
    background: #ACCC4D;
}
/* 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: 21px; 
    left: 0; 
    width: 126px;
    z-index: 1;
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
    display: block; 
    background: #E6DFCF;/*#faeec7; */
    color: #000;
}
/* style the background and forground colors of the links on hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {
    background: #A4C34C; 
    color: #fff;
}