.menu {
	/*position:relative;*/
	z-index:10;
	/*border-right:1px solid #000;*/
	padding-left:315px;
	
}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {
	width:724px; w\idth:723px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
/* 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 {}
/* 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; z-index:10;}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:11px;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#000000;
	border:1px solid #000000;
	padding:0px 5px;
	border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;
	background:#ABABAB;
	line-height:15px;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {/*w\idth:138px;*/}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	background:#ABABAB url(../css/drop.gif) no-repeat right bottom;
}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#FF9900 url(../css/drop.gif) no-repeat right bottom;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#FF9900 url(../css/drop.gif) no-repeat right bottom;}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#ABABAB;}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#FF9900;}


/* 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:16px;left:0; width:149px;border-top:1px solid #000000;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:14px;t\op:15px;}

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

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-149px;}

/* 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:#ABABAB; color:#000000; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:130px;border-width:0 1px 1px 1px;}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {w\idth:128px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#fff; background:#FF9900;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#fff;background:#FF9900;}

/* 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;}