function dropmenu(obj) {

        $(obj).each(function () {

            var thespan = $(this);

            var themenu = thespan.find(".submenu");

            var tarheight = themenu.height();

            themenu.css({ height: 0, opacity: 0 });

            thespan.hover(

			function () {

			    $(this).addclass("selected");

			    themenu.stop().show().animate({ height: tarheight, opacity: 1 }, 400);

			},

			function () {

			    $(this).removeclass("selected");

			    themenu.stop().animate({ height: 0, opacity: 0 }, 400, function () {

			        $(this).css({ display: "none" });

			    });

			}

		);

        });

    }

    $(document).ready(function () {

        dropmenu(".drop-menu-effect");

    });