.menu {font-family: arial, sans-serif; width:131px; height:217px; position:relative; margin:0; font-size:11px;}
.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {display:block; text-decoration:none; color:white; text-transform: lowercase; width:121px; height:26.5px; background:transparent  url(../images/opaque.png); line-height:26.5px; font-size:11px; padding-left:10px;}
.menu ul {padding:0; margin:0;list-style-type: none;}
.menu ul li {float:left; position:relative;}
.menu ul li ul {display: none;}

/* specific to non IE browsers */
.menu ul li:hover a {color:#fff;}
.menu ul li:hover ul {display:block; position:absolute; top:0; left:131px; width:565px; background:transparent;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li {float:left; text-align:center;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {display:block; background:transparent  url(../images/opaque.png); color:white; width:83px; float:left;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {color:white; font-weight:bold;}