.menu {
	border-right:1px solid #000; 
	float: left;
	font-family:arial, sans-serif;
	height:32px; 
	position:relative; 
	width:1001px; 
	z-index:100
}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:1002px; w\idth:1000px}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {list-style-type:none; margin:0; padding:0}

.menu ul ul {text-align:left; 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; position:relative; width:143px}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
/*	background:#b56c9a; */
	background:#bf2499;
	border:solid #000; 
	border-width: 1px 0 1px 1px;
	color:#fff; 
	display:block;
	font-size:12px;
	font-weight:bold;
	height:30px; 
	line-height:29px; 
	padding-left:4px; 
	padding-right:1px; 
	text-decoration:none; 
	width:137px; 
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
	height:32px;
	heig\ht:30px;
	width:143px; 
	w\idth:132px;
}
 
/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.dropdown, .menu ul ul a.dropdown:visited {
	background:#bf2499 url(images/drop_menu_off.gif) no-repeat 121px center;
}

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.dropdown:hover{
	background:#3c2c36 url(images/drop_menu_on.gif) no-repeat 121px center;
}

.menu ul ul :hover > a.dropdown {
	background:#3c2c36 url(images/drop_menu_on.gif) no-repeat 121px center;
}

/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#bf2499; width:174px}

/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#3c2c36}
 
/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
	border-top:1px solid #000;
	height:0;
	left:0; 
	position:absolute;
	top:31px;
	visibility:hidden;
	width:143px
}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul 					{top:31px; t\op:31px}
 
/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul						{left:143px; top:-1px; width:196px}
 
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left					{left:-143px}
 
/* 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:#bf2499; 
	border-width:0 1px 1px 1px;
	color:#fff; 
	height:auto; 
	line-height:1em; 
	padding:5px 10px; 
	width:122px
}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, 
* html .menu ul ul a:visited 				{width:144px; w\idth:122px}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul ul a, 
* html .menu ul ul ul a:visited 			{width:196px; w\idth:152px}
 
/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover			{color:#ffffff; background:#3c2c36}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a 	{color:#ffffff; background:#3c2c36}
 
/* 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}