.menu {font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; width:200px; height:200px; position:relative; margin:0; font-size:11px; margin:0px 0; color: gray;}

.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {display:block; text-decoration:none; color:gray; width:150px; height:20px; text-align:left; border:1px dotted gray; border-width:0px 0px 1px 0; background:#fff; line-height:19px; font-size:11px; padding-left: 10px; text-transform:uppercase;}
.menu ul {padding:0; margin:0;list-style-type: none; }
.menu ul li {float:left; margin-right:1px; position:relative;}
.menu ul li ul {display: none;}

/* specific to non IE browsers */
.menu ul li:hover a {color:gray; background:#ffefdb;}
.menu ul li:hover ul {display:block; position:absolute; top:0; left:160px; width:310px; text-transform:none; border: 1px solid gray; background:url(/images/hovergradient.png); z-index:3;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {display:block; color:#000; width:300px; text-transform:none; border: 0px;background: transparent; z-index:3;}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover {background:#ffefdb; color:#000;z-index:3;}