/* Set up the default font and ovrall size to include image */
.dropMenu {
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
width:550px;
height:25px;
position:relative; 
margin:0px;
}
/* get rid of the default padding - margin and bullets */
.dropMenu ul {
padding:0; 
margin:0;
list-style-type: none;
}
/* make menu horizontal */
.dropMenu ul li {
float:left;
position:relative;
}
/* set up the default top level links */
.dropMenu ul li a, .dropMenu ul li a:visited {
display:block; 
text-decoration:none; 
width:100px; 
height:20px;
padding-top:5px;
font-weight:normal;
color:#FFF; 
/*border-bottom:8px solid #888;*/
background:#5D1533; 
padding-left:5px;
padding-right:5px;
line-height:1.5em;
margin-right:0px;
text-align:center;
}
.dropMenu ul li a.menuClaro, .dropMenu ul li a.menuClaro:visited {
background:#751B40; 
}
/* hack for IE5.5 to correct the faulty box model */
* html .dropMenu ul li a, .dropMenu ul li a:visited {
width:110px;
w\idth:100px;
}
/* hide the drop down menu */
.dropMenu ul li ul {
display: none;
}
/* remove all table style so that it does not interfere with the menu */
.dropMenu table {
margin:-1px; 
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 */
.dropMenu ul li:hover a,
.dropMenu ul li a:hover, 
.dropMenu ul li:hover a.menuClaro,
.dropMenu ul li a.menuClaro:hover {
background:#E3D1D9;
/*color:#000; 
border-bottom:8px solid #606;*/
}
/* make the drop down menu show and correctly position it */
.dropMenu ul li:hover ul,
.dropMenu ul li a:hover ul {
display:block; 
position:absolute; 
top:1.2em;
margin-top:11px;
left:0; 
width:108px;
border:1px solid #E3D1D9;
border-top:0;
background:transparent;
}
/* style the drop down links with no hover */
.dropMenu ul li:hover ul li a,
.dropMenu ul li a:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
background:transparent url(../img/opaque.png); 
border:0;
margin:0;
color:#333;
font-weight:normal; 
font-size:0.9em;
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px; 
width:98px;
/*text-align:left;*/
}
/* style the drop down menu links when hovered */
.dropMenu ul li:hover ul li a:hover,
.dropMenu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover {
background:#5D1533; 
color:#fff;
}

/* special styling for IE5.5 and IE6 - transparency is non validating */
.dropMenu ul li a:hover ul {
background:transparent filter: alpha(opacity=80);
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=80);
opacity:0.8;
margin-top:10px; /* for IE5.5 faulty box model */
marg\in-top:11px; /* for IE6 */
}
/* IE5.5 hack for faulty box model in drop down menu */
.dropMenu ul li a:hover ul li a {
background:#E3D1D9;
width:108px; /* for IE5.5 faulty box model */
w\idth:98px; /* for IE6 */
}