.menu {
font: bold 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
width:100%;
color: #fff;
height: 40px;
position:relative; 
margin:0;
z-index: 100;
border: 0;
}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:100%; w\idth: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:143px;}


/* 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:143px;position:relative; border-right: 0}


/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
font: bold 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
text-decoration:none;
border-right: 1px solid #8ca8c5;
color:#fff; 
width:136px; 
height:35px; 
padding-left:10px; 
padding-top: 5px; 
line-height:29px;}



/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:149px; w\idth:132px;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {background: url(../images/opaque2.png);}


/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background: url(../images/opaque3.png);}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background: url(../images/opaque3.png);}


/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background: url(../images/opaque2.png);}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background: url(../images/opaque3.png);}


/* 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:40px;left:0; width:149px; border-top:4px solid #fff;}
/* 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:149px; top:0px; width:149px; border-top:0;}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-149px;}

/* 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/opaque2.png); text-align: left; color:#FFF; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:128px; border-bottom: 1px solid #507aa5;}
/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a:hover {background: url(../images/opaque3.png); color:#FFF; text-align: left; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:128px; border-bottom: 1px solid #507aa5;}


/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:150px;w\idth:128px;}

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