#ticker_area{
 z-index: 0;	
	
}

#menu_area{
 z-index: 100;	
}


#menu_area ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	list-style: none;
	width: 110px; /* Width of Menu Items */
	border-bottom: 1px solid #FFFFFF;
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
text-align: center;
background: #333300;
 z-index: 100;
	}

#menu_area ul li {
	position: relative;
 z-index: 100;
	}
	
#menu_area li ul {
	position: absolute;
	left: 0px; /* Set 1px less than menu width */
	display: none;
 z-index: 100;	
	}

/* Styles for Menu Items */
#menu_area ul li a {
	display: block;
	text-decoration: none;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	padding: 2px;
	border: 1px solid #FFFFFF;
	border-bottom: 0;
    font-weight: normal;
 z-index: 100;
	}

/* Fix IE. Hide from IE Mac \*/
* html #menu_area ul li { float: left; height: 1%; }
* html #menu_area ul li a { height: 1%; }
/* End */

#menu_area ul li a:hover { color: #FFFFFF; background: #850000; font-weight: normal;} /* Hover Styles */
		
#menu_area li ul li a { padding: 2px 2px; } /* Sub Menu Styles */
		
#menu_area li:hover ul, #menu_area li.over ul { display: block;  z-index: 100;} /* The magic */