.menu {
	font-size:0.85em;
	padding-bottom:50px;
	width:850px;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none; height:3em; background:transparent;}

/* style the sub-level lists */
.menu ul ul {width:15em;}

/* float the top list items to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu ul li {float:left;height:6em;line-height:1em; display:block}
.menu ul li img{border:none; }
/* style the sub level list items */
.menu ul ul li {display:block;width:12em;height:auto; line-height:1em;}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	float:left;
	height:100%;
	width:10em;
	font-size:1em;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#000;
	padding:0 0 0 0em;
	border: none;
}
/*.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;float:left;height:100%; width:7em; font-size:1em;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background:#949e7c url(top_grad.gif) center center; padding:0 3em 0 1em; border-left:1px solid #eee; border-right:1px solid #000;}*/
/* hack IE5.x to get the correct the faulty box model and get the width right */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:11em; w\idth:7em;}

/* style the sub level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {display:block;background:#5b8686 url(sub_grad.gif); color:#fff;width:12em;height:100%;line-height:1em; padding:0.5em 1em; border-bottom:1px solid #7aa;}
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited  {width:14em; w\idth:12em;}


/* style the table so that it takes no part in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {border-collapse:collapse; padding:0; margin:-1px; width:0; height:0; font-size:1em; z-index:1;}


/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#b4be9c url(sub_grad.gif);}
/* style the fourth level background */
.menu ul ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul ul a:visited {background:#c4ceac url(sub_grad.gif);}
/* style the sub level 1 background */
.menu ul :hover a.sub1 {background:#447b7b;}
/* style the sub level 2 background */
.menu ul ul :hover a.sub2 {background:#447b7b;}

/* style the level hovers */
/* first */
* html .menu a:hover {color:#ff0; position:relative; z-index:100;}
.menu li:hover {position:relative;}
/*.menu :hover > a {color:#ff0;background:#d4d8bd url(top_grad_2.gif) center center;}*/
.menu :hover > a {}
/* second */
* html .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#ff0;background:#7aa; position:relative; z-index:110;}
.menu ul ul li:hover {position:relative;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#ff0;background:#7aa;}
/* third */
* html .menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#7aa; position:relative; z-index:120;}
.menu ul ul ul :hover > a {background:#7aa;}
/* fourth */
.menu ul ul ul ul a:hover {background:#7aa; position:relative; z-index:130;}


/* 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:75px; left:0; width:14em;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:12em;top:0;width:14em;}


/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul{visibility:visible; height:auto; padding:0 3em 3em 3em; background:transparent url(images/trans.gif); left:-3em;}
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul{visibility:hidden;}
/* keep the fourth level hidden when you hover on second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover 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; left:9em;}
/* make the fourth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul {visibility:visible;}