body {
font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
background: #000000;
}

#menuList {
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
}

#menuList ul {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
}

#menuList li {
/*sets menu items in horizontal line*/
display: inline;
list-style: none;
text-align: left;
}

a.actuator {

color: #000;
font-size: 12px;
margin: 0px;
padding: 3px 6px;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* color on rollover*/
a.actuator:hover {
background-color: #668800;
color: #EEE;
}
trying to adjsut dropdown in IE
.menubar {
position:relative;
top: 0;
left:30;
}
.menu {
color: #000;
margin: 0px 10px;
border: 1px solid #CCC;
position: absolute;
z-index:10;
visibility: hidden;
left: 200;
padding-left: 30px;

}
os give it a try 
.menu ul {

}
.menu li a {
background-color: #EEE;
color: #000;
display: block;
font-size: 12px;
line-height: 1.75em;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px 10px;
text-decoration: none;
}

.menu li a:hover {
background-color: #668800;
color: #EEE;
}

span.key {
text-decoration: none;
background-color: #000000;
}
#vitaMenu li {

}


/*determines the width of each dropdown field*/
#vitaMenu { width: 165px; z-index: 10;}
#portfolioMenu { width: 160px; }
#coursesMenu { width: 200px; }
#researchMenu { width: 200px; }
#issuesMenu { width: 150px; }
#blogMenu {width: 140px; }

h1 {
font: 1.5em Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color: #333;

margin-bottom: 0;
}
#shell {
float: none;
position: relative;
height: auto;
width: 100%;
top: 10px;
text-align: center;
}
#topmast {
background: #FFFFFF url(RoweImages/header.jpg) no-repeat left top;
position: relative;
z-index: 20;
width: 800px;
text-align: left;
height: 162px;
}
#topmastwhite {
background: #FFFFFF url(RoweImages/designbanner.jpg) no-repeat left top;
position: relative;
z-index: 20;
width: 800px;
text-align: left;
height: 162px;
}
#topmastrowe {
background: #FFFFFF url(RoweImages/rowebannerflat.jpg) no-repeat left top;
position: relative;
z-index: 20;
width: 800px;
text-align: left;
height: 162px;
}
.photoleft {
	padding-right: 5px;
	display: block;
	margin-right: 5px;
	border-right: solid 5px #FFF;
}
#mainMenu {
background-color: #FFF;
color: #000;
margin: 0px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #680;
position: relative;
width: 800px;
height: auto;
z-index: 30;

}
#textarea {
	font: .8em Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	color: #000000;
	text-align: left;
	height: 600px;
	width: 800px;
	position: relative;
	top: -10px;
	z-index: 10;
	background-color: #fff;
	margin-top: 10px;
	border-top: 10px solid #FFF;
}
#leftcolumn
{
position: relative;
margin-top: 20px;
margin-left: 5px;
width: 130px;
height: 300px;
background-color:#FFF;
border-left: 5px solid #FFF;
float: left;
padding-right:2px;
border-right: 1px solid #666;
font: .85em/1.3em Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
#indexleftcolumn
{
	position: relative;
	margin-top: 20px;
	margin-left: 5px;
	width: 130px;
	height: 300px;
	background-color:#FFF;
	border-left: 5px solid #FFF;
	float: left;
	border-right: 1px solid #666;
	font: .85em/1.3em Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
#rightcolumn
{
	position: relative;
	margin-left: 150px;
	top: -200px;
	height: 200px;
	width: 600px;
}

#rightcolumnindex
{
	position: relative;
	margin-left: 150px;
	top: 0px;
	width: 630px;
}
#footer{
bottom: 5;
}
/*this is for the page with cover and spread*/
#gallerytableCADSLong
{position: absolute;
top: 220px;
clip:  rect(0px 600px 300px 0px);
}
#gallerytable
{
	position: absolute;
	top: 262px;
	clip:  rect(0px 200px 300px 0px);
	left: 43px;
}
#gallerytableCADS
{position: absolute;
clip:  rect(0px 608px 600px 0px);
}
#holder
{
position: relative;
top: 0px;
right: 0px;
}

#sidebarlist a {
font-size: 10px;
text-decoration: none;
color: #333333;

}
#sidebarlist a:hover {
font-size: 10px;
text-decoration: none;
color: #EEE;
background-color: #668800;
}

	.CADSimages {
border: 1px solid #333333;
}
gallerytableVIsvoi 
{position: absolute;
clip:  rect(0px 608px 600px 0px);
}
.pagetitle {
font-style: italic;
color: #669933;
position: relative;
top: 75px;
left: 500px;
font-size: 18px;
font-weight: bold;
}
.sidebartext {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;

}
/*.sidelist {
position: absolute;
left: -30px; 
}*/
#sidebarlist {
position: relative;
left: 0px;
top: 0px;
}
#sidebarlist ul {
decoration: none;
text-align: left;
margin: 0px;
display: block;
list-style-type: none;
width: 130px;
line-height: 3em;
padding: 0px;

}
#sidebarlist ul li a {
background-color: #EEE;
color: #000;
display: block;
line-height: 1.75em;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px 10px;
text-decoration: none;
list-style: none;
}
#sidebarlist ul li a:hover {
background-color: #668800;
color: #EEE;
list-style: none;
}.designtitle {
	font-weight: bold;
	color: #333333;
	position: relative;
	width: 500px;
	text-align: left;
}
#flashlocation {
	position: relative;
	left: -150px;
	top: 180px;
}
h3 {
	margin-bottom: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 0px;
}