.menu {
	position: relative;
	top: 9px;
	left: 205px;
	height:47px;
	
}
/* get rid of the default padding - margin and bullets */
.menu ul {
padding:0; 
margin:0;
list-style-type: none;
}
/* make menu horizontal */
.menu ul li {
float:left;
position:relative;
text-align: right;
}
/* set up the default top level links */
.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
display:block; 
text-decoration:none; 
font-family: Verdana;
font-weight:normal;
font-size: 14px;
color:#FFF; 
line-height:1.5em;
margin-right: 32px;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 to correct the faulty box model */
* html .menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
/*width:128px;
w\idth:118px;
*/
}
/* hide the drop down menu */
.menu ul li ul {
display: none;
}
/* remove all table style so that it does not interfere with the menu */
.menu table {
margin:0px; 
border-collapse:collapse;
font-size:1em;
}

/* first line for IE7 and non-IE browsers, second line for IE5.5 and IE6 */

/* style the top level hover */
.menu ul li:hover a,
.menu ul li a:hover {
color:#2384ae; 
border-bottom:0px solid #02425e;
}

/* make the drop down menu show and correctly position it */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul li a:hover ul {
display:block; 
position:absolute; 
top:1.4em;
margin-top:22px;
right:0; 
background:transparent;
border-top:0px solid #02425e;
border-bottom:2px solid #02425e;
}

/* style the drop down links with no hover */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
background:transparent url(../images/opaque.png); 
color:#000; 
border:0;
margin:0;
color:#465C69;
font-weight:normal; 
font-size:13px;
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:4.4px; 
width:180px;
text-align: ;
}
/* style the drop down menu links when hovered */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover {
background:#888; 
color:#fff;
}

/* special styling for IE5.5 and IE6 - transparency is non validating */
.menu ul li a:hover ul {
background:transparent filter: alpha(opacity=90);
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=90);
opacity:0.8;
margin-top:36px; /* for IE5.5 faulty box model */
margin-top:25px; /* for IE6 */
}
/* IE5.5 hack for faulty box model in drop down menu */
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a {
background:#ddd;
width:180px; /* for IE5.5 faulty box model */
width:180px; /* for IE6 */
}