.menu {width:770px; height:25px; font-size:0.85em; position:relative; z-index: 100; margin-left: -8px; background-color: #000;

}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:770px; w\idth:770px;}
/* 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:154px;}
* html .menu ul ul {width:154px;}

/* 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:154px;position:relative;}
* html .menu li {width:153px;}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:11px;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#fff;
	width:154px;
	height:25px;
	text-align: center;
	line-height:22px;
	background-color: #000000;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:153px;}

.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited { text-align: left; }

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {background:#d4d8bd url(/images/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#c9ba65 url(/images/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#c9ba65 url(/images/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
/* 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 {background:#b2ab9b;}


/* 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:25px;left:0; width:154px;border-top:1px solid #fff;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:24px;t\op:25px;}

/* 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 part 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:#d4d8bd; color:#000; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:134px;border-width:0 1px 1px 1px;}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:134px;w\idth:134px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#fff; background:#949e7c;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#fff;background:#949e7c;}

/* 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;}