.menu {width:500px; height:32px; position:relative; z-index:100; font-family:arial, sans-serif; font-size:13px;}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:481px; w\idth:480px;}
/* 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 {}
/* 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;font-size:12px;text-decoration:none; color:#6d6d6d; height:30px; padding-right:10px; line-height:29px; font-weight:bold;}

/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {color:#fff; background:#bf1e2e;} 
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#f14a29;} 
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#f14a29;} 

/* 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:25px;left:0; width:149px;}
/* 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 {background:#bf1e2e; color:#fff; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:128px; margin-bottom:2px;}
/* 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 {
	color:#222;
} 

.menu ul ul a:hover{color:#fff; background:#f15a29;}

.menu :hover > a {
	color:#222;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#fff; background:#f15a29;}

/* 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;}