.menu {
width:620px; 
font-size:12px;
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:150px;
}
/* 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:150px;
position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
text-align: left;
font-size:12px;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration:none; 
color:#fff; 
width:150px; 
height:29px; 
border:0px solid #000; 
border-width:0px 0px 0 0px; 
padding-left:0px; 
line-height:27px;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:150px;
w\idth:150px;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
background:#2B558F url(images/menu_drop2.gif) center right no-repeat;
border:0px solid #000; 
border-width:0px 0px 0 0px; 
}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
background:#fff url(images/menu_drop2.gif) center right no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
background:#fff url(images/menu_drop2.gif) center right no-repeat;
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
background:#2B558F;
}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
background:#fff;
}


/* 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:29px;
left:0; 
width:150px;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:29px;
t\op:29px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
left:170px; 
top:0;
width:150px;
}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-180px;
}

/* 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:#2B558F; 
color:#fff; 
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 10px; 
width:150px
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
width:150px;
w\idth:150px;
}


/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
color:#000; 
background:#fff;
}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
color:#000;
background:#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;
}