.menu {
width:100px; 
font-size:2em;
font-weight: bold;
font-family:Helvetica;
position:relative;
z-index:100;
}

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

.menu ul ul {
width:100px;
}


/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
float:left;
width:100px;
position:relative;
}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
font-size:16px;
text-decoration:none;
/* top "menu" color of text */ 
color: white; 


/* top menu width control */
width:90px; 
height:30px; 
/* border color of boxes */
border:1px solid white; 
border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px; 
background:black; 
padding-left:10px; 
line-height:29px;
}

/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:100px;
w\idth:139px;
}




/* 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:0;
top:31px;
left:0; 
width:100px;
}


/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:30px;
t\op:31px;
}



/* style the table so that it takes no part 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 {
background:black; 
/* text color on menu text */
color: white;
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 10px; 
width:129px


/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
width:100px;
w\idth:129px;
}


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


/* 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; 
}