/* common styling */
/* set up the overall width of the menu div, the font and the margins */
.menu {
font-family: arial, sans-serif; 
width:750px; 
margin:0; 
margin:15px 0 60px 0;
position:relative;
z-index:100;

}
/* 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; 
margin: -10px 0px 0px 0px;
position:relative;
font-weight:bold;
}
/* 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:120px; 
height:36px; 
color:white; 
//border:1px solid #fff;
border-width:1px 1px 0 0;
background:url(cssplay_2.gif); 
line-height:36px; 
font-size:11px;
}
/* make the dropdown ul invisible */
.menu ul li ul {
display: none;
margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;
}

/* specific to non IE browsers */
/* set the background and foreground color of the main menu li on hover */
.menu ul li:hover a {
background:url(cssplay_1b.gif); 

}
/* 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:36px; 
left:0; 
width:120px; 
height:36px;
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
display:block;
background:url(cssplay_2.gif); 
color:white; 
width:120px; 
height:41px;
}
/* style the background and forground colors of the links on hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {
//background:#fce07f; 
width:120px; 
height:41px;
background:url(cssplay_1b.gif); 

} 

/*
#menu {
padding:0; 
margin:0 19px; 
list-style-type:none; width:962px; height:36px; background:url(cssplay_0.gif) no-repeat top right;}
#menu li {float:left; display:inline; width:120px; background:url(cssplay_1.gif);}
#menu li a, #menu li a:visited {display:block; width:120px; height:36px; color:#ddd; font-size:1.1em; text-decoration:none; line-height:32px; font-family:arial, verdana, sans-serif; background:url(cssplay_0.gif);}

#menu li a:hover {color:#fff;  background:url(cssplay_1.gif);} 
#menu li a.chosen, #menu li a.chosen:visited,  #menu li a:active, #menu li a:focus {color:#fff;  background:url(cssplay_2.gif);} 
#menu li.java a:hover {color:#fff;  background:url(cssplay_1b.gif);} */