.menu {outline: none; width:997px; height:32px; position:relative; z-index:9999;border-right:1px solid black; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background:background-color:#6e111e;}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:997px; w\idth:997px;}
/* 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:166px;position:relative;}

/****************************************/
/*        Level 1 Formatting            */
/****************************************/

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:12px;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#fff;
	width:166px;
	height:30px;
	line-height:29px;
	border:1px solid #6e111e;
	border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;
	background:url(/Images/MenuButton.png);
	font-weight:bold;
	text-align: center;
	outline: none;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:166px; w\idth:166px;}
/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover{
color:#fff;		 					/*Font color during hover but is effected by below setting also effect 2nd level hover*/
background:#6e111e url(/Images/MenuButton.png);
font-size:13px}				/*box color during hover but is effected by below setting also effect 2nd level hover*/
.menu :hover > a{
color:#fff;		 					/*Font color during hover but is effected by above setting also effect 2nd level hover*/
background:#6e111e url(/Images/MenuHighlightButton.png);
font-size:13px}				/*box color during hover but is effected by above setting also effect 2nd level hover*/
/****************************************/
/*        Level 2 Formatting            */
/****************************************/
.menu ul ul {width:145px;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
background:#6e111e 	url(/Images/RightWhiteArrow.png) no-repeat 145px center; 
color:#ffffff; 
font-size:12px;
} /*styles boxes of areas with drop downs*/
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#000000 url(/Images/RightWhiteArrow.png) no-repeat 145px center; color:#ffffff; font-size:12px;} /*changes background colors and actions of hover 2nd level????*/
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#000000 url(/Images/RightWhiteArrow.png) no-repeat 145px center; color:#ffffff; font-size:12px;} /*changes background colors and actions of hover 2nd level????*/
/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a:hover, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
background:#000000;
color:#ffffff;
 font-size:12px;}
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
	background:#6e111e;
	color:#fff;
	font-size:12px;
	height:auto;
	line-height:1em;
	padding:5px 10px;
	width:145px;
	text-align: left;
	border-top-width: 0;
	border-right-width: 1px;
	border-bottom-width: 1px;
	border-left-width: 1px;
	border-top-color: #000000;
	border-right-color: #000000;
	border-bottom-color: #000000;
	border-left-color: #000000;
} /*border of block of 2nd level menu of those without 3rd level*/
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:100px;w\idth:100px;} /*first setting delivers width to all IE browsers then the 2nd setting is for IE6*/

/****************************************/
/*        Level 3 Formatting            */
/****************************************/

/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#6e111e;}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:black;}
/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:166px; top:-1px; width:166px;}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-166px;}


/* 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:166px;border-top:1px solid #000;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:30px;t\op:31px;}



/* 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; border-collapse:collapse;;}



/* 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;}