.menu {
width:876px;
height:29px;
font-size:0.85em;
position:relative;
left:8px;
z-index:80;
border:0px solid red;
background-color:#89b2c8; 
}
/* 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:145px;*/
}

/* 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:145px;*/
position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
font-size:11px;
font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
text-decoration:none; 
color:#fff;
font-weight:bold;
/*width:145px; */
width:auto;
height:29px; 
border:0px solid #fff; 
border-width:0px 0px 0 0; 
background-color:#89b2c8; 
line-height:29px;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
/*width:130px;
w\idth:139px;*/
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop2:visited {
background:#f29400 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;

}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
background:#c9ba65 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
background:#c9ba65 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
background:#e2dfa8;
}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
background:#b2ab9b;
}

/* 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:29px;
left:0; 
/*width:145px;*/
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:29px;
t\op:29px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
left:145px; 
top:0;
/*width:145px;*/
}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-145px;
}

/* 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:#f29400;/*d4d8bd*/
color:#fff;
text-align:left; 
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 8px; 
width:129px
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
width:145px;
w\idth:145px;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------*/

.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
background:#d88400 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul a:hover {
background:#d88400;/*d4d8bd*/
color:#000; 
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 8px; 
width:129px
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
width:130px;
w\idth:129px;
}

.img_hover{
}
.img_hover a{
}
.img_hover a:hover{
background-image:url(../img/img_hover_menu.gif);
background-repeat:repeat-x;
}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
color:#fff; 
/*background:#949e7c;*/
background-color:#d88400;
}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
color:#fff;
/*background:#949e7c;*/
background-image:url(../img/img_hover_menu.gif);
background-repeat:repeat-x;
background-color:#d88400;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------*/

/* 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;
}