Ye olde first and last menu item classes override for Joomla 2.5 / 3.0

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<?php
/**
 * @package     Joomla.Site
 * @subpackage  mod_menu
 *
 * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2012 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
 */

defined('_JEXEC') or die;

// Note. It is important to remove spaces between elements.

// Establish a counter for placement.
$count = 0;
?>

<ul class="menu<?php echo $class_sfx;?>"<?php
	$tag = '';
	if ($params->get('tag_id')!= null)
	{
		$tag = $params->get('tag_id').'';
		echo ' id="'.$tag.'"';
	}
?>>
<?php
foreach ($list as $i => &$item) :
	$class = 'item-'.$item->id;
	if ($item->id == $active_id) {
		$class .= ' current';
	}

	if (in_array($item->id, $path)) {
		$class .= ' active';
	}
	elseif ($item->type == 'alias') {
		$aliasToId = $item->params->get('aliasoptions');
		if (count($path) > 0 && $aliasToId == $path[count($path)-1]) {
			$class .= ' active';
		}
		elseif (in_array($aliasToId, $path)) {
			$class .= ' alias-parent-active';
		}
	}

		// Negate count if next item is a child. Will be 0 for first child once incremented. Can't use $item->parent in case sub-menu isn't rendered.
		if ($item->deeper) {
			$class .= ' deeper';
			$count = -1;
		}

		// If first item to be counted or first in the list array.
		if ($count == 0 || $i == 0) {
			$class .= ' first';
		}

		// Last item of the level or last in the list array.
		if ($item->shallower || $item == end($list)) {
			$class .= ' last';
		}

	if ($item->parent) {
		$class .= ' parent';
	}

	if (!empty($class)) {
		$class = ' class="'.trim($class) .'"';
	}

	echo '<li'.$class.'>';

	// Render the menu item.
	switch ($item->type) :
		case 'separator':
		case 'url':
		case 'component':
			require JModuleHelper::getLayoutPath('mod_menu', 'default_'.$item->type);
			break;

		default:
			require JModuleHelper::getLayoutPath('mod_menu', 'default_url');
			break;
	endswitch;

	// The next item is deeper.
	if ($item->deeper) {
		echo '<ul>';
	}
	// The next item is shallower.
	elseif ($item->shallower) {
		echo '</li>';
		echo str_repeat('</ul></li>', $item->level_diff);
	}
	// The next item is on the same level.
	else {
		echo '</li>';
	}
        // Increment the count
	$count++;
endforeach;
?></ul>