.menu {
width:905px; /* 950px */
font-size:18px; /* 12px */
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;
}
 .menu ul ul {
width:179px; /* 158px */
}
/* 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:179px; /* 158px */
position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
 .menu a,  .menu a:visited {
display:block;
font-size:12px;
text-decoration:none; 
color:#fff; 
width:179px; /* 147px */
height:30px; 
border:1px solid #fff; 
border-width:1px 1px 0 0; 
background:#008B43; /* #F9EBC8  */
padding-left:10px; /* 10px  */
line-height:29px;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html  .menu a, * html  .menu a:visited {
width:179px; /* 158px */
w\idth:168px; /* 147px */
}

/* style the second level background */
 .menu ul ul a.drop,  .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
background:#F9F0D2 /* url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat */; /* #d4d8bd  */

}
/* style the second level hover */
 .menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
background:#7AC142 /* url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat */; /* #c9ba65  */
}
 .menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
background:#7AC142 /* url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat */; /* #c9ba65  */
}
/* style the third level background */
 .menu ul ul ul a,  .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
background:#FFFFFF; /* #e2dfa8  */
}
/* style the third level hover */
 .menu ul ul ul a:hover {
background:#7AC142; /* #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:31px;
left:0; 
width:182px; /* 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:190px; /* 158px */
top:0;
width:190px; /* 158px */
}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
 .menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-190px; /* -158px */
}

/* 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:#FFFFFF; /* #d4d8bd  */
color:#000; 
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 10px; 
width:169px /* 137px */
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html  .menu ul ul a{
width:190px; /* 158px */
w\idth:169px; /* 137px */
}


/* style the top level hover */
 .menu a:hover,  .menu ul ul a:hover{
color:#fff; 
background:#7AC142; /* #949e7c  */
}
 .menu :hover > a,  .menu ul ul :hover > a {
color:#fff;
background:#7AC142; /* #949e7c  */
}

/* style the top level active */
 .menu a:active,  .menu ul ul a:active{
color:#fff; 
background:#7AC142; /* #949e7c  */
}
 .menu :active > a,  .menu ul ul :active > a {
color:#fff;
background:#7AC142; /* #949e7c  */
}

/* 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;
}