.menu {
width:900px; 
font-size:0.85em;
position:relative;
z-index:100;
font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
z-index:3;
}

/* 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:120px;}

/* float the list horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {float:left;width:auto;position:relative; padding-right:21px;}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
font-size:14px;
text-decoration:none; 
color:#000; 
width:auto; 
height:auto; 
background:#FFF; 
padding-left:0px; 
line-height:29px;
font-weight:bold;
/*text-align:center;*/
}

/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:auto;
/*w\idth:139px;*/
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
background:#000000;
border-bottom:thin;
border-bottom-style:solid;
border-bottom-color:#333333;
border-left: thin;
border-left-style: solid;
border-left-color:#333333;
border-right: thin;
border-right-style: solid;
border-right-color:#333333;

}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
	background:#ff0090;
	filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=100);
	opacity:1;
	background:transparent filter: alpha(opacity=100);
	color:#FFFFFF;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
background:#007AFF;
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
background:#ff0090;
}
/* style the third level hover 
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
background:#ff0090;
}*/


/* 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:30px;
left:0; 
width:120px;
}
/* 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:130px; 
top:0;
width:120px;
}

position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout
.menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-130px;
}
*/

/* 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;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
background:#000; 
color:#FFF; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px;
width:120px;
font-size:11px;
font-weight:normal;
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
width:120px;
w\idth:120px;
}


/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
color:#000000; 
background:#FFFFFF;
}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
color:#007AFF; 
background:#FFFFFF;
}

/* 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;
}