.mtDropdownMenu {
    position: absolute;
    overflow: hidden;
    left: -1000px;
    top: -1000px;
    font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    }

/* main container for the menu */
.mtDropdownMenu .content { position: absolute; }

/* table comprises all menu items. each TR is one item */
.mtDropdownMenu .items {
    background-image: url('../images/drop_menu_2.gif');
    background-position: bottom center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    -moz-opacity: .8;
    filter:alpha(opacity=80);
    position: relative;
    left: 0px;
    top: 1px;
    margin-right: 0px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    text-align: left;
    border: none;
    z-index: 2;
    }

    /* margin from top of menu to first link */
.mtDropdownMenu.top .items {
    margin-top: 1px;
    border-top: none;
}

/* each TR.item is one menu item */
.mtDropdownMenu .item {
    text-align: left;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-family: Verdana, Arial;
    text-decoration: none; /* this is a hack for mac/ie5, whom incorrectly cascades the border properties of the parent table to each row */
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    cursor: hand;
}

/* semi-transparent white background of each menu. */
.mtDropdownMenu .background {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0px;
    top: 0px;
    z-index: 1;
    -moz-opacity:.8;
    filter:alpha(opacity=80);
    }

/* sliver of shadow on the right of the menu */
.mtDropdownMenu .shadowRight {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 3;
    top: 3px;
    width: 0px;
    -moz-opacity:.5;
    filter:alpha(opacity=50);
    }

/* sliver of shadow on the bottom of the menu. */
.mtDropdownMenu .shadowBottom {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 1;
    left: 3px;
    height: 0px;
    -moz-opacity:.5;
    filter:alpha(opacity=50);
    }

/* mouse hover. */
.mtDropdownMenu .itemHover {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-family: Verdana, Arial;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-align: left;
    background-color: #000000;
    cursor: pointer;
    cursor: hand;
}

/* dingbat that indicates there is a submenu */
.mtDropdownMenu .item img {
    margin-left: 5px;
    }

.menutitle {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: bolder;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}