.menu {width:980px; height:54px; position:absolute; z-index:100; left:50; top:200; font-family:arial, sans-serif; background-color:#999; }
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:981px; w\idth:980px;}
/* 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:135px; _width:120px; margin-top:22px; _margin-top:0px;}
/* 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:135px;  _width:120px;  position:relative;}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;font-size:14px;text-decoration:none !important; color:#fff; width:133px;  _width:118px;  height:52px; border:1px solid #999; border-width:1px 0 1px 1px; background:#999; padding-left:10px; line-height:20px; font-weight:bold;}

/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:135px;  _width:118px;  w\idth:118px; height:52px;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {background:#7a809a;}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#7a809a;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#7a809a;}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#e2dfa8;}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#b2ab9b;}


/* 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:31px;left:0; width:135px;  _width:120px; border-top:1px solid #999;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:53px;t\op:53px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:135px; _left:120px; top:-1px; width:135px;  _width:120px; }

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-135px; _left:-120px;}

/* style the table so that it takes no part 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:#d4d8bd; color:#000; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:10px 0 10px 5px; width:128px; _width:118px; border-width:0 1px 1px 1px;}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:135px; w\idth:120px;  _width:120px; }

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#000; background:#7a809a;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#000; background:#7a809a;}

/* 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;}