/* common styling */
.menu {font-family: arial, sans-serif; height:20px;  margin:0; font-size:11px; /* margin:50px 0; */ background:#fff; position:relative;  top: 51px;  left: 0px; float: right;}
.menu ul {padding:0; margin:0; list-style-type: none;}
.menu ul li {float:left; background:url("images/norm_right.gif") no-repeat right top; margin-right: 2px;}
.menu ul li.last {margin-right: 0px;}
.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {float:left;  text-decoration:none; padding:0 10px 0 10px; height:20px; line-height:20px; color:#000; background:url("images/norm_left.gif") no-repeat left top; }
.menu ul li ul {display: none;}
.menu ul li a:hover {color: #666666;}
/* specific to non IE browsers */

/*my try at getting it to work: .menu ul li.active ul {display:block; position:absolute; top:16px; left:0; color:#fff;} 
but that kept the current menu shown as well as overlay the other droplines (Bit obvious when you think about it*/
.menu ul li:hover a {color:#666666;}
.menu ul li:hover ul {display:block; position:absolute; top:16px; left:0; color:#fff; }
.menu ul li:hover ul.right_side li {float:right; border:0; border-left:1px solid #eee;}
.menu ul li:hover ul.left_side li {float:left; border:0; border-left:1px solid #eee;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a.hide {color:#fff;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover a.hide { color:#fff;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li ul {display: none;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li, .menu ul li.active ul li , .menu ul li.active ul li a {background: none;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li.last {padding-right: 150px;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {display:block; color:#000000; background: none;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover { color:#666666;}