.menu {width:980px; height:33px;  z-index:1000; color:#333; font-family:arial, sans-serif; background-image:url(../images/menu_top_bg.jpg); background-repeat:repeat-x;}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:980px; w\idth:980px;}
/* 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:auto; z-index:5000;}

/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {float:left;width:auto;position:relative; z-index:5000; }
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;font-size:11px;text-decoration:none; color:#000; width:auto; height:33px;  text-align:left;  padding-right:10px; padding-left:5px; background-image:url(../images/menu_top_spacer.jpg); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position:right; line-height:29px; font-weight:normal;}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:auto; w\idth:auto;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited { background-color:#eee; color:#333;}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{  background-color:#eee; }
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop { }
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited { background-color:#eee; padding-right:5px; }
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover { background-color:#ccc; }


/* 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:33px;left:-10px; width:149px; background-color:#eee; }
/* 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:160px; top:0px; width:149px;  }

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-145px; }

/* 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; border-collapse:collapse;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited { background-image:none; background-color:#eee; color:#333; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; margin-left:10px; width:148px;border-width:0 1px 1px 1px; }
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:150px;w\idth:128px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#333;   }
 .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#333; background-color:#ccc; }

/* 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;  height:auto;  }
/* 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; background-color:#ccc;}