.menu {
position:relative;
z-index:100;
}

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

.menu ul ul {
width:90px;
}

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

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display: block;
font-size: 13pt;
font-weight: bold;
font-style: italic;
text-decoration: none; 
color: #FFFFFF; 
width: auto; 
height: 21px;
padding: 0 5px 0 5px; 
text-align: center;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
color:#660000;
background:#EEEEEE;
}

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
color:#660000;
background:#EEEEEE;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {

}


/* 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: 18px ;
top:21px;
}

/* 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;
}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
font-size: 10pt;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: italic;
color: #FFFFFF; 
height: 18px; 
}



/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover {
color:#660000; 
background:#EEEEEE;
}

.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
color:#660000;
background:#EEEEEE;
}

/* 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; 
}