.menu {
	width:100%;
	font-size:90%;
	position:relative;
	z-index:100;
	margin-right: auto;
	margin-left: auto;
}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:960px; w\idth:960px;}
/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {padding:0;margin:0 auto; 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;
	padding-right: 18px;
	padding-left: 18px;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	text-decoration:none;
	border:none;
	background:#B2AC9E;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	padding-right: 5px;
	padding-left: 5px;
	font-weight: bold;
	margin-top: 5px;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {w\idth:10%;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	background-color: #8ABBD2;
}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
	background:#C0DAE7;
	background-color: #C0DAE7;
	color: #e74739;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
	background-color: #8ABBD2;
	background: #8ABBD2;
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#e2dfa8;}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
	color: #e74739;
}


/* 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:149px;border-top:1px solid #fff;}
/* 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:149px; top:-1px; width:140px;}

/* 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:#BDD9E6; color:#000; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:140px;border-width:0 1px 1px 1px;}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:140px;w\idth:148px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
	color: #666666;
}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#666666;}

/* 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;}