.menu {
	/*position:relative;*/
	z-index:1000;
	}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	list-style-type:none;
	z-index:1000;
	}
.menu ul ul {
	width:149px;
	z-index:1000;
	}
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li { float:left; position:relative; z-index:1000;}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:11px;
	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#fff;
	line-height:41px;
	z-index:1000;
	}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:149px; w\idth:138px;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	background-image: url(images/drop.gif);
	background-position: bottom right;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	z-index:1000;
	}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover, .menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
	background-image: url(images/drop.gif);
	background-position: bottom right;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	z-index:1000;
	}
	
.menu ul ul a.dropdown-arrow, .menu ul ul a.dropdown-arrow:visited, .menu ul ul a.dropdown-arrow:hover { background-image: url(images/menu-drop-arrow.gif); background-position: right top; background-repeat: no-repeat; }
.menu ul ul a.dropdown-arrow:hover { background-image: url(images/menu-drop-arrow-hover.gif); }


/* 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:39px !important;
	top:47px;
	left:0;
	width:149px;
	z-index:2000;
	}
	.menu ul #nav-1 ul { width: 96px; }
	.menu ul #nav-2 ul { width: 190px; }
	.menu ul #nav-3 ul { width: 190px; }
	.menu ul #nav-5 ul { width: 207px; }
	.menu ul #nav-6 ul { width: 92px; }
	.menu ul #nav-7 ul { width: 90px; }

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
	top:26px !important;
	top:39px;
	t\op:27px;
	}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{ left:151px; top:0px !important; top:0px; width:149px; }
	.menu ul #nav-1 ul ul { left: 96px; }
	.menu ul #nav-2 ul ul { left: 190px; }
	.menu ul #nav-3 ul ul { left: 190px; }
	.menu ul #nav-5 ul ul { left: 207px; }
	.menu ul #nav-6 ul ul { left: 92px; }
	.menu ul #nav-7 ul ul { left: 90px; }

/* 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:#134632;
	color:#fff;
	font-weight:bold;
	height:auto;
	line-height:1em;
	padding:5px 10px;
	width:149px;
	border-top:solid 1px #426b5b;
	}
	.menu ul #nav-1 ul a, .menu ul #nav-1 ul a:visited { width: 96px; width/* */:/**/74px; width: /**/74px; }
	.menu ul #nav-2 ul a, .menu ul #nav-2 ul a:visited { width: 190px; width/* */:/**/170px; width: /**/170px; }
	.menu ul #nav-3 ul a, .menu ul #nav-3 ul a:visited { width: 190px; width/* */:/**/170px; width: /**/170px; }
	.menu ul #nav-5 ul a, .menu ul #nav-5 ul a:visited { width: 207px; width/* */:/**/187px; width: /**/187px; }
	.menu ul #nav-6 ul a, .menu ul #nav-6 ul a:visited { width: 92px; width/* */:/**/70px; width: /**/70px; }
	.menu ul #nav-7 ul a, .menu ul #nav-7 ul a:visited { width: 90px; width/* */:/**/68px; width: /**/68px; }

.menu ul ul a.dropdown-heading { background:#11241C; padding:6px 15px 6px 5px; }

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:170px;w\idth:148px;}

/* style the third level border */

/* style the third level hover */
/*
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#b2ab9b;}
*/
/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
	color:#fff;
	background-color:#11241C;
	}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#f2d779;
	}

/* 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;}

/*
now style the text for all links in the menu, because the blasted thing keeps resizing the blasted text
*/
.menu a, .menu a:visited, .menu a:hover {
	font-size:11px;
	font-weight:bold;
	}
	
.menu a:hover {	color:#f2d779;}