.bg {background: url(images/button4.gif);}

.menu {padding:0 0 0 32px; margin:0; list-style:none; height:40px; background:#fff url(images/button1a.gif) repeat-x; position:relative; font-family:arial, verdana, sans-serif; }
.menu li.top {display:block; float:left; position:relative;}
.menu li a.top_link {display:block; float:left; height:40px; line-height:33px; color:#bbb; text-decoration:none; font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; padding:0 0 0 12px; cursor:pointer;}
.menu li a.top_link span {float:left; font-weight:bold; display:block; padding:0 24px 0 12px; height:40px;}
.menu li a.top_link span.down {float:left; display:block; padding:0 24px 0 12px; height:40px; background:url(images/down.gif) no-repeat right top;}
.menu li a.top_link:hover {color:#000; background: url(images/button4.gif) no-repeat;}
.menu li a.top_link:hover span {background:url(images/button4.gif) no-repeat right top;}
.menu li a.top_link:hover span.down {background:url(images/button4a.gif) no-repeat right top;}

.menu li:hover > a.top_link {color:#000; background: url(images/button4.gif) no-repeat;}
.menu li:hover > a.top_link span {background:url(images/button4.gif) no-repeat right top;}
.menu li:hover > a.top_link span.down {background:url(images/button4a.gif) no-repeat right top;}

.menu table {border-collapse:collapse; width:0; height:0; position:absolute; top:0; left:0;}

.menu a:hover {visibility:visible;}
.menu li:hover {position:relative; z-index:200;}

.homepic img
{
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=50);
-moz-opacity: 0.5;
}
.homepic:hover img
{
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=100);
-moz-opacity: 1;
}
.homepic img{
border: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.homepic:hover img{
border: 1px solid navy;
}

.homepic:hover{
color: red; /* Dummy definition to overcome IE bug */
}