.menu {
	width:780px;
	font-size:10px;
	position:relative;
	z-index:100;
	font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Verdana;
	background-color: #1D5178;
	clear: both;
	float: left;
}
/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
}
.menu ul ul {
width:150px;
}
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
float:left;
position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:10px;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#fff;
	height:20px;
	padding-left:10px;
	line-height:10px;
	background-color: #1D5178;
	border-top-width: 0px;
	border-right-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-width: 0;
	border-left-width: 0;
	border-top-style: solid;
	border-right-style: solid;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-left-style: solid;
	border-top-color: #fff;
	border-right-color: #fff;
	border-bottom-color: #fff;
	border-left-color: #fff;
	padding-right: 10px;
	padding-top: 11px;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited 
{
    width:150px;
    w\idth:75px;
    padding-top:6px;
    padding-bottom:6px;
    text-align:center;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	background-color: #8EA8BB;

}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
	background-color: #CCCCCC;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
	background-color: #CCCCCC;
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
	background-color: #C6D3DD;
}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
	background-color: #999999;
}


/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
	visibility:hidden;
	position:absolute;
	height:0;
	top:31px;
	left:0;
	width:150px;
	color: #FFFFFF;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:30px;
t\op:31px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
left:150px; 
top:0;
width:150px;
}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-150px;
}

/* style the table so that it takes no ppart in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {position:absolute; top:0; left:0;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
	color:#FFFFFF;
	height:auto;
	line-height:1em;
	width:129px;
	background-color: #8EA8BB;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-bottom-color: #C6D3DD;
	padding-top: 8px;
	padding-right: 10px;
	padding-bottom: 8px;
	padding-left: 10px;
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
width:150px;
w\idth:129px;
}


/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
	color:#fff;
	background-color: #999999;
}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#fff;
	background-color: #999999;
}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul{
visibility:visible; 
}
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul{
visibility:hidden;
}

/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{ 
visibility:visible;
}