.menu {
	width:450px;
	position:relative;
	z-index:100;
	font-family: Verdana, 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;
}
/* 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:150px;
	position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size: 12px;
	color: #000000;
	text-decoration: none;
	width:150px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:150px;
w\idth:150px;
}

/* 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:0px;
top:51px;
left:0px; 
width:170px;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:51px;
t\op:51px;
}

/* 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 {
	height:auto;
	line-height:1em;
	padding:5px;
	width:170px;
	display: block;
	background-color: #b1c2a4;
	border-bottom-width: 3px;
	border-bottom-style: solid;
	border-bottom-color: #FFFFFF;
	}

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

/* style the top and second level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
	background-color: #fff;
}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
background:#fff;
}

/* 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;
}