#nav, .nav, #nav .nav li {
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
}

#nav {
/*margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;*/
margin:-25px auto 0px auto;
height: /*20px;*/ /*1.3em;*/ 4em;
/*background-color: #f99b1c;
border-bottom: 1px solid black;*/
width: 990px;
}

/* #nav ul {
margin:0px auto;
background-color: #f99b1c;
} */

#nav li {
float:left;
display:inline; 
cursor:pointer; 
list-style:none; 
/* padding:0px 10px 0px 10px; */
padding:0px 2px 0px 2px; 
border:1px #000 solid; /* main button border */
position:relative;
width: 100px; /*100px*/
text-align: center;
margin-left: 1px;
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 90%;
}

#nav li ul.first {
left:-1px; top:100%;
}

li, li a {
color:#000;
text-decoration:none;
background-color: #f6fded; /*#99bd6c;*/ /* #5a980f; */ /* #68ae10; *//*#f99b1c; dark orange/yellow*/
border-radius: 5px;
}

#nav .nav li {
width:100%;
text-indent:10px;
line-height:30px;
margin-right:10px; 
border:1px #000 solid; 
/* border-top:1px #000 solid; 
border-bottom:1px #000 solid;
border-left:none;
border-right:none; */
background:#fff;
}

#nav li a {
display:block;
width:inherit; 
height:inherit;
}

ul.nav {
display:none;
}

#nav li:hover > a, #nav li:hover {
color: /*#fff;*/ #000; /*hover text colour*/ 
background: #99bd6c; /*#5a980f;*/ /* #99bd6c; */ /*hover background colour*/
border-radius: 5px;
}

li:hover > .nav {
display:block; 
position:absolute; 
width:163px;
/* width:200px; */
top:-2px;
left:50%;
z-index:1000;
/* border:1px #000 solid; */ /*out box of the drop downs */
} <!--AFTER DISPLAY IS THE IE GHOST HOVER FIX -->

li:hover {
position:relative; 
z-index:2000; 
} <!--IE7 Z-INDEX BUG FIX, MUST FALL AFTER DISPLAY RULE -->