function fixIeDropDown(select){
 
	var select = (typeof select == "string") ? document.getElementById(select) : select;

	// THIS FUNCTION IS ONLY CONCERNED WITH INTERNET EXPLORER NON-MULTIPLE SELECT NODES THAT HAVE A SPECIFIC WIDTH DEFINED
	if(!select.attachEvent || navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") > -1 || select.multiple || select.currentStyle.width == "auto") { return; }

	var body = document.getElementsByTagName("body").item(0);

	var si = select.selectedIndex;

	var clone = select.cloneNode(true);
	clone.style.position = "absolute";
	clone.style.visibility = "hidden";
	clone.style.width = "auto";
	body.appendChild(clone);

	clone._initialOffsetWidth = select.offsetWidth;
	clone._initialOffsetHeight = select.offsetHeight;
	clone._autoWidth = clone.offsetWidth;

	clone = body.removeChild(clone);
	clone.style.visibility = "visible";
	clone.style.width = clone._initialOffsetWidth + "px";

	var span = document.createElement("span");
	span._isIeDropDownContainer = true;
	span.style.position = "relative";
	span.style.width = clone._initialOffsetWidth + "px";
	span.style.height = clone._initialOffsetHeight + "px";
	span.style.marginBottom = "-4"; //hmm...quirky...
	span.appendChild(clone);

	if (select.parentNode._isIeDropDownContainer){
		select.parentNode.parentNode.replaceChild(span, select.parentNode);
	}else{
		select.parentNode.replaceChild(span, select);
	}

	if (clone._autoWidth > clone._initialOffsetWidth){
		var expand = function(){
			event.srcElement.parentNode.style.zIndex = 1;
			event.srcElement.style.width = "auto";
			if (event.srcElement.offsetWidth > event.srcElement._initialOffsetWidth){
				event.srcElement.style.width = "auto";
			}else{
				event.srcElement.style.width = event.srcElement._initialOffsetWidth + "px";
			}
		};
		var contract = function(){
			event.srcElement.parentNode.style.zIndex = 0;
			event.srcElement.style.width = event.srcElement._initialOffsetWidth + "px";
		};
		clone.attachEvent("onactivate", expand);
		clone.attachEvent("ondeactivate", contract);
	}
	clone.selectedIndex = si;
}