.menu {
	width: 770px;
	height: 50px;

	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 10px 0 8px;

	background: url('menu_bg.gif') repeat-x 0 0 #f8f8f8;

	text-align: center;
	font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: normal;
	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;
}
/* 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: 122px;
	position: relative;
	background: transparent;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	padding: 4px 0 0 0;
	color: #006bb7;
	display: block;
	text-decoration: none; 
	width: 122px;
	height: 37px;
	line-height: 29px;
	font-size: 13px;
	font-weight: bold;
	letter-spacing: 0.025em;
	background: url('menu_item_bg.gif') no-repeat 0 0;
}

.menu ul a:hover {
	padding: 5px 0 0 0;
	color: Black;
}

.menu a img {
	border: 0;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
}

.menu ul ul {
	
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	background: transparent;
}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
	background: transparent;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
	background: transparent;
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
	background:#AED0FF;
}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
	background:#AED0FF;
}


/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
	visibility: hidden;
	position: absolute;
	display: block;
	height: 0;
	top: 41px;
	left: 2px;
	width: 122px;
}

.menu ul ul li {
	width: 122px;
}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
	top:41px;
	t\op:42px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
	left: 150px; 
	top: 0;
	width: 150px;
}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
	left:-150px;
}

/* 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 top level hover */
.menu a:hover {
	background: url('menu_item_bg_over.gif') no-repeat 0 0;
}
.menu :hover > a {
	background: url('menu_item_bg_over.gif') no-repeat 0 0;
}

.menu .firstitem a, .menu .firstitem a:visited {
	background: url('menu_item_bg_first.gif') no-repeat 120px 0;
}
.menu .firstitem a:hover {
	background: url('menu_item_bg_first_over.gif') repeat-x 0 0;
}

.menu .lastitem, .menu .lastitem a, .menu .lastitem a:visited {
	width: 282px;
	background: url('menu_item_bg_last.gif') no-repeat 0 0;
}
.menu .lastitem a:hover {
	background: url('menu_item_bg_last_over.gif') no-repeat 0 0;
}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
	font-size: 12px;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	height: auto; 
	line-height: 14px;
	padding: 5px 0; 
	margin: 0;
	width: 122px;
	font-weight: normal;
	letter-spacing: 0.025em;
	background: url('menusub_bg.gif') no-repeat 0 top;
}

.menu ul ul .lastsubmenu a, .menu ul ul .lastsubmenu a:visited {
	padding: 5px 0 8px 0; 
	background: url('menusub_bg.gif') no-repeat 0 bottom;
}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
/*
* html .menu ul ul a{
	width: 222px;
	w\idth:242px;
}
*/


/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a:hover {
	padding: 5px 0; 
	background: url('menusub_bg.gif') no-repeat 0 top;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {
	padding: 5px 0; 
	background: url('menusub_bg.gif') no-repeat 0 top;
}


/* 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;
}