.menu {width:745px; height:21px; font-size:0.85em; position:relative; z-index:100; font-size:11px; font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold;}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:746px; w\idth:745px;}
/* 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:129px;} */
/* 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 { color:#000000 !important;  }
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;font-size:11px;text-decoration:none !important; color:#000000 !important; height:21px; background-image:url(../images/nav-divide.png); background-position:right; background-repeat:no-repeat; padding-left:10px; line-height:22px;}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {background:#e6e6e6 url(../images/menuarrow.gif) bottom right no-repeat !important; text-decoration:none !important;}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#b6bdca url(../images/menuarrowover.gif) bottom right no-repeat !important; text-decoration:none !important;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#b6bdca url(../images/menuarrowover.gif) bottom right no-repeat !important;text-decoration:none !important;}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#e6e6e6;text-decoration:none !important;}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#b6bdca;text-decoration:none !important; color:#3f4d6a !important;}


/* 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:21px;left:0; width:179px;border:0px solid #000; border-bottom:1px;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:22px;t\op:22px;border:0px solid #000; border-bottom:1px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:179px; top:-1px; width:149px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:179px; top:0px;}

/* 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:#e6e6e6; color:#000; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:158px;border:1px solid #000; border-bottom:0px;border-top:0px; text-decoration:none;}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#3f4d6a !important; background:#b6bdca !important; text-decoration:none !important;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul :hover > a {color:#3f4d6a !important;background-image:url(../images/menu-hover.png); background-position:top right; text-decoration:none;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#3f4d6a !important;background:#b6bdca !important; text-decoration:none;}
.nav_hover a:hover, .nav_hover ul ul a:hover{ color:#000 !important; background-image:url(../images/menu-hover.png); background-position:top right; text-decoration:none;}
.nav_hover :hover > a, .nav_hover ul ul :hover > a { color:#000 !important; background-image:url(../images/menu-hover.png); background-position:top right; text-decoration:none;}

/* 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; text-decoration:none !important; }
/* 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;}