.menu {
 
 direction:ltr;
 height:32px;
 position:relative;
 z-index:100;

 font-family:arial, sans-serif;
 float: right;
 text-align: right;
   width:700px;
   background:url(./images/nav_bg.gif) repeat-x;
 /*
  
  
   border-right:1px solid #FFFFFF;
 */
 
 
}

/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
html .menu {
 
 
 /*
  width:746px;
  w\idth:745px;
 */
}


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

/*

*/

}
/*
.menu ul ul {
	width:349px;
}
*/

/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
    float:right;

    width:100px;

    position:relative;
    
   /*
     
   */


}

.menu li a {
		font-weight: bold;
		
		
}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:12px;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#fff;
	width:100px;
	height:29px;
    
    
	border:1px solid #FFFFFF;
    
	border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;
	
 
 /*
   background:url(nav_bg.gif) repeat-x;
 */


 line-height:29px;
 font-weight: normal;
 text-align:center;

 
 /*
   background:#09c;
 */
}




/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:149px;
 w\idth:138px;
}





/* 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:100px;
    border-top:0px solid #FFFFFF;
}

/* 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;
	

}


/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {

	/*
	 
	*/
	position:relative;
	left: 0px;
	font-weight: normal;
	background:#3C8BC7;
	color:#FFFFFF;
	height:auto;
	line-height:1em;
	padding-top:5px;
	padding-bottom:5px;
	width:99px;
	border-style:solid;
	border-color: FFFFFF;
	border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;

}


/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:150px;
w\idth:128px;
}


/* style the top level hover */
/*
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#000;
 background:#b7d186;
 
}
*/

.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#FFFFFF;
	

}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#000000;
	font-weight: bold;
	
	

}

/* 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;
}

.first a,  a:visited {
	
	border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;
}

.first ul li a{
	width: 100px;
}