.menu {
width:960px; 
position:relative;
text-align: left;
margin: 0px auto;
z-index:100;
}

.menu ul ul {
width:160px;
}
/* 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:160px;
position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
text-decoration:none; 
color:#fff; 
width:150px; 
height:2.5em; 
background:#444b4f; 
padding-left:10px; 
line-height:2.5;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:160px;
w\idth:150px;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
background:#a1a5a7 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
color:#fff;
}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
background:#444B4F url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
color:#fff;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
background:#444B4F url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
color:#fff;
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
background:#c7c9ca;
color:#444B4F;
}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
background:#444B4F;
color: #fff;
}


/* 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:2.5em;
left:0; 
width:160px;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
/*
* html .menu ul ul {
top:1.75em;
t\op:2.5em;
}
*/

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
left:160px; 
top:0;
width:160px;
}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
/*
.menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-160px;
}
*/

.menu ul li.left ul ul {
	left:-160px;
}
/* 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;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
background:#a1a5a7; 
color:#fff; 
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 10px; 
width:140px
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
width:160px;
w\idth:140px;
}


/* style the top level hover */

.menu a:hover{
color: #ec7404;
background: transparent;
}

.menu :hover > a {
color: #ec7404;
background: transparent;
}

.menu ul ul a:hover
{
   color: #fff;
	background: #444B4F;
}

.menu ul ul :hover > a
{
   color: #fff;
	background: #444B4F;
}

/* 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;
}

/* keep the forth level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul ul{
visibility:hidden;
}

/* make the forth level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul{ 
visibility:visible;
}