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

.menu {
font-family: arial, sans-serif; 
width:768px; 
margin:0; 
position:relative;
z-index:100;
margin:0 auto;
}
/* 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:128px;
	height:20px;
	color:#FFF;
	line-height:20px;
	font-size:11px;
	background-image: url(../firstchoice/images/nav_up.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-variant: normal;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
/* 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-color: #FFF;
	background-image: url(../firstchoice/images/nav_down.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
/* 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:105px;
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
background:#d4e3f5;
font-size:10px; 
color:#000;
}
/* style the background and forground colors of the links on hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {
background:#b1d0f3; 
font-size:10px; 
color:#000;
}