.menu { 
	height:25px; 
	position:relative;
	z-index:100;
}
/* 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:145.8px;
}
/* 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:145.5px;
	position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:12px;
	text-decoration:none; 
	color:#fff; width:138px; 
	height:25px; 
	border:1px solid #FFF; 
	border-width:0 1px 0 0; 
	background:none; 
	padding-left:10px; 
	line-height:25px; 
	font-weight:bold;
}
/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	background:#d4d8bd;
}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
	background:#B2CAE6;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
	background:#c9ba65;
}
/* 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:146px;
	border-top:1px solid #fff;
}
/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
	left:146px; 
	top:-1px; 
	width:149px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
	left:-146px;
}
/* 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:url(images/menu_2Bg.jpg); 
	color:#fff; 
	height:auto; 
	line-height:1em; 
	padding:5px 10px; 
	width:128px;
	border-width:0 1px 0 0;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
	color:#000; 
	/*background:#b7d186;*/
}
.menu :hover > a {
	background:url(images/menu_2Bg.jpg); 
	color:#fff
} 
.menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#eee; 
	background:url(images/hov_2ndBg.png);
}
/* 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;
}