.menu {
	width:982px; 
	height:32px; 
	font-size:0.85em; 
	position:relative; 
	z-index:100;
	float: left;
	display: inline;
	background:#0a2377;
}

/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:990px; w\idth:990px;}

/* 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;
	font-size:12px;
	text-decoration:none; 
	color:#ffffff; 
	width:150px; 
	height:25px; 
	background:#0a2377; 
	line-height:25px;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	padding: 4px;
}

/* 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-color:#0a2377;
}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
	background:#F9A61A;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
	background:#F9A61A;
}

/* 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:33px;
	left:0; 
	width:162px;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:33px;t\op:33px;}

/* 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:#0a2377; 
	color:#FFFFFF; 
	height:auto; 
	line-height:1em; 
	padding:10px 10px 10px; 
	width:132px;
	font-size:11px;
	text-align: left;
}


/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:142px;w\idth:142px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#fff; background:#0069b2;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#fff;background:#0069b2;}

/* 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;}