/* headMenu -> menu */
.menu {
	/*width:810px;*/
    position:absolute;
    top:0px;
    left:3px;
    z-index: 1000;
}
* html .menu {
  /*position:absolute;
  bottom:-6px;
  left:158px;*/
}
.menu ul {
  display:inline;
}						
.menu ul li {
  float:left;
  text-align:center;
  /*background:transparent url(imgs/menu_bkg.gif) top left repeat-x;*/
	/* height:29px; */
}
.menu ul li.sep { background:transparent url(imgs/menu_bkg_line.gif) 100% 60% no-repeat; }
.menu ul li a {
	color:#283e44;
    text-transform:uppercase;
    padding:11px 9px 8px 9px;
    font: normal 12px Arial;
    letter-spacing:0.2px;
    white-space:nowrap;
    display:block;
	position:relative;
	z-index:21;
}

.menu ul li a:hover {
  text-decoration:none;
}
.menu ul li#active {
  background:transparent url(imgs/menu_bkg_active.gif) top left repeat-x;
  background-repeat:no-repeat;	
  background-position: top left;	  
}		
.menu ul li#active a { color:#fff; }
.menu ul ul a {
	font-weight:normal;
	letter-spacing:0px;
    text-transform:none;
}


/* ================================================================ 
This copyright notice must be untouched at all times.

The original version of this stylesheet and the associated (x)html
is available at http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/final_drop.html
Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Stu Nicholls. All rights reserved.
This stylesheet and the associated (x)html may be modified in any 
way to fit your requirements.
=================================================================== */

/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {}
/* 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 {display:block;}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a {}
/* a hack so that IE6 faulty second level position is corrected */
* html .menu ul ul {margin-left:-9px;}
* html .menu ul ul ul {margin-left:0px;}
/* a hack so that SAFARI faulty pixel between first and second level is corrected */
.menu ul ul {margin-top:-1px;}
.menu ul ul ul {margin-top:0px;}

/* ANDREA - overwriting some rules specified before to correctly display the second level, third level etc.*/
.menu ul ul li {background-image:none;}
.menu ul ul li a {white-space:normal; text-align:left; padding:5px 4px 5px 4px;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a,
.menu ul li#active ul a { background:#0C2249; background-image:none; color:#fff;}
.menu ul ul a.drop,
.menu ul li#active ul a.drop { background:#175C32 url(../imgs/drop2.gif) right bottom no-repeat;}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover,
.menu ul li#active ul a.drop:hover { background:#FFD800 url(../imgs/drop2.gif) right bottom no-repeat; }
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop,
.menu ul li#active ul :hover > a.drop {background:#FFD800 url(../imgs/drop2.gif) right bottom no-repeat; }

/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a,
.menu ul li#active ul ul a {background:#175C32;}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover,
.menu ul ul ul :hover > a {background:#FFD800;}

/* 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:35px;left:0; width:128px;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:28px;t\op:29px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:158px; top:0px; width:128px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-136px;}
* html .menu ul ul ul.left {left:-137px;}

/* 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 {width:175px; background-image:none;}                                                                      
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a {width:128px;w\idth:129px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover {color:#fff; background:transparent url(imgs/menu_bkg_active.gif) top left repeat-x;}
.menu ul ul a:hover,
menu ul li#active ul a:hover {background-color:#929CAE; background-image:none;}
.menu :hover > a  {color:#fff; background:transparent url(imgs/menu_bkg_active.gif) top left repeat-x;}

.menu ul ul :hover > a,
.menu ul li#active ul :hover > a {background-color:#929CAE; background-image:none;}




/* 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;}