.menu {
width:770px; 
height:45px;
position:relative; 
float:left;
font-family:arial, sans-serif;
z-index:999;

}

/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {
width:770px; 
w\idth:770px;
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
font: normal 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif!important;
}

.menu ul ul {
width:129px;
height:45px;
}

/* 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:auto;
position:relative;
z-index:1000;
font-style:normal;
}
*hrml .menu li {
float:left;
width:auto;
position:relative;
z-index:1000;
font-style:normal;
}
.menu li a.mtitle_box{
position:relative;
float:left;
vertical-align:text-bottom;
height:46px; 
width:140px;
text-align:center;
font-weight:bold;
text-decoration:none;
text-transform:uppercase; 
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif!important;
}

.mtitle_box #mtitle_title{ 
position:relative;
float:left;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif!important;
text-align:center;
font-weight:bold;
text-decoration:none;
text-transform:uppercase; 
font-size:11px;
padding-top:7px;
width:130px;
}
 
.menu li a.mtitle_box:hover {
height:46px;
text-decoration:underline;

}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
font-size:12px;
padding: 0px 0px;	/*10px;*/
color: #e9f7d1;
font:normal 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
padding-left:2px;
width:140px;
}

/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
position:relative;
float:left;
w\idth:140px;
}

/* 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:45px;
left:0; 
width:149px;
}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:41px;
t\op:45px;
}


/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-149px;
border-bottom: #629c1d 1px solid;
}

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

height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:3px 5px;
display:block;
background: url(../images/mainmenu_sm_backgr.gif) repeat-x top left #8cbd3f;
border-right: #629c1d 1px solid;
border-left: #629c1d 1px solid;
width:132px;
}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {
width:130px;
w\idth:130px;
}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
color: #ffffff;
}

.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
	background: url(../images/mainmenu_backgr_hover.gif) repeat-x left top;
    background-position: 0% 50%;

}

/* 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;
}


/*===============================*/

/* 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 top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{

text-transform:none; 
background: url(../images/mainmenu_backgr_hover.gif) repeat-x left top;
}

/*===============================*/