.menu {
	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:149px;
	}
/* 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, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:10px;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#fff;
	line-height:29px;
	}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:118px; w\idth:107px;}

/* style the second level background */


/* 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:99px;
	left:0;
	width:128px;
	}
/*
	.menu ul #nav1-1 ul { width: 97px; }
	.menu ul #nav1-2 ul { width: 79px; }
	.menu ul #nav1-3 ul { width: 116px; }
	.menu ul #nav1-4 ul { width: 116px; }
	.menu ul #nav1-5 ul { width: 108px; }
	.menu ul #nav1-6 ul { width: 128px; }
	.menu ul #nav1-7 ul { width: 92px; }
*/
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:98px;t\op:99px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:120px; top:0px; width:118px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-118px;}

/* 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 {
	color:#fff;
	height:auto;
	line-height:1em;
	padding:7px 10px;
	width:128px;
	width/* */:/**/106px;
	width: /**/106px;
	background:url(images/drop_bg1.png) repeat left;
	}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
/*
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:140px;w\idth:118px;}
*/
/* style the third level border */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited { border-width: 2px 2px 2px 2px;}
/* style the third level hover */
/*
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#b2ab9b;}
*/
/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
	color:#fff;
	background:url(images/drop_bg2.png) repeat left;
	}
	.menu ul ul a:hover {  }
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#fff;
	}

/* 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;}

/*
now style the text for all links in the menu, because the blasted thing keeps resizing the blasted text
*/
.menu a, .menu a:visited, .menu a:hover {
	font-size:11px;
	font-weight:bold;
	}