.menu {position:relative; z-index:100;}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model  */ 
* html .menu {width:870px; w\idth:870px;}


/* 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; position:relative;}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;} 


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

/* style the second level hover  */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#c9ba65;}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:60;t\op:21px;} 

/* 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;
	left:0;
	/*top: 22px;*/
	}



/* 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; z-index: 200;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {color:#000; height:auto; padding:0; width:200px;}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:160px;w\idth:160px;}


/* 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;}