.menu {
	width: 860px;
	margin: 0 auto 0 auto;
	text-align: center;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: bold;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 100;
}

/* 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: 172px;
	position: relative;
	background: transparent url(/images/menu/bg.gif) top left no-repeat;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	color: #1C5792;
	display: block;
	text-decoration: none; 
	width: 172px;
	height: 31px;
	line-height: 29px;
	font-size: 15px;
	font-weight: bold;
}

.menu ul a:hover {
	background: transparent url(/images/menu/bg_over.gif) top left no-repeat;
}

.menu a img {
	border: 0;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
}

.menu ul ul {
	width:172px;
}

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

}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{

}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {

}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
	background:#AED0FF;
}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
	background:#AED0FF;
}


/* 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: 172px;
	background-color: #F7FAFF;
}

.menu ul ul li {
	background: transparent url(/images/menu/submenu_bg.gif) top left no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul li.submenu_first {
	background: transparent url(/images/menu/submenu_bg_first.gif) top left no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul li.submenu_second {
	background: transparent url(/images/menu/submenu_bg_second.gif) top left no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul li.submenu_second_last {
	background: transparent url(/images/menu/submenu_bg_second_last.gif) bottom left no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul li.submenu_last {
	background: transparent url(/images/menu/submenu_bg_last.gif) bottom left no-repeat;
}

/* 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 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 {
	/*	background-color: #6FA2EC;	*/
	color: #676D73; 
	font-size: 10px;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	height: auto; 
	line-height: 12px; 
	padding: 5px 10px; 
	width: 151px;
	font-weight: bold;
}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
/*
* html .menu ul ul a{
	width: 172px;
	w\idth:129px;
}
*/


/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover {
	color:#fff;
	background: transparent;
}
.menu :hover > a {
	color:#fff;
	background: transparent;
}
.menu ul ul a:hover {
	color: #ffffff; 
	background: #5FAFFF url(/images/menu/submenu_bg_over.gif) top left repeat-x;
}
.menu ul ul li.submenu_last a:hover {
	color: #ffffff; 
	background: #5FAFFF url(/images/menu/submenu_bg_last_over.gif) bottom left no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul li.submenu_second_last a:hover {
	color: #ffffff; 
	background: #5FAFFF url(/images/menu/submenu_bg_last_over.gif) bottom left no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color: #ffffff; 
	background: #5FAFFF url(/images/menu/submenu_bg_over.gif) top left repeat-x;
}


/* 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;
}


ul.side_menu2 {
	list-style-type: none;
	/*	height: 0;	*/
}
ul.side_menu2 li {
	float: left;
	height: 24px;
	vertical-align: middle;
}
ul.side_menu2, ul.side_menu2 li {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	width: 210px;
	text-align: center;
}

ul.side_menu2 li {
	background: transparent url(/images/menu/side_menu2_bg.gif) top left no-repeat;
}
ul.side_menu2 a, ul.side_menu2 a:visited, ul.side_menu2 a:hover { 
	display: block;
	width: 210px;
	padding: 5px 0 6px 0;
	line-height: 12px;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	text-decoration: none;
	/*	height: auto;	*/
}
ul.side_menu2 a, ul.side_menu2 a:visited {
	color: #1C5792;
}
ul.side_menu2 a:hover {
	background: transparent url(/images/menu/side_menu2_bg_over.gif) top left no-repeat;
	color: #ffffff;
}