.menu
{
   /* border: thin dotted #FF00FF;*/
    width: 700px;
    font-size: 0.85em;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
}

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

.menu ul ul {
width:110px;
}

/* 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;
	text-align: left;
}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
text-decoration:none; 
color:#fff; 
width:auto;
height:auto; 
background:#000000; 
float: left;
height: 100%;
line-height: 31px;
padding: 0em 2.8em 0em 0.3em;
font-weight: bold;
font-size:10px;	
display: inline;
/*border: thin dotted #FF00FF;*/

}

/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:90px;
w\idth:auto;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
background:Silver;
}

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
background:#FFFFFF;
}

.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
background:Silver;
}

/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
background:#FFFFFF;
}

/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
background:#FFFFFF;
}

.menu ul ul ul :hover > a {
background:#FFFFFF;
}

/* 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:31px;
left:0; 
width:150px;
}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:30px;
t\op:31px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
left:150px; 
top:0;
width:150px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-150px;
}

/* 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;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
background:silver; 
color:#000; 
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 10px; 
width:129px
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}

* html .menu ul ul a{
width:150px;
w\idth:129px;
}


/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
color:#000; 
background:#fff;
}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
color:#000;
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;
}

/* 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;
}

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