.menu {margin:0 auto;width:750px; 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:125px;}
/* 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:125px;position:relative;}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {line-height:29px;display:block;font:bold 11px/26px tahoma, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;width:125px; height:30px; border:0; border-top:1px solid #424242;
background:#420042; color:#fff;}

.menu a.contact, .menu a.contact:visited {color:white; background-color:#900;}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:125px;w\idth:125px;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
background:#212121; color:#ffc;}

/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#121212;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#121212;}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#333; color:#efefef}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#121212;}
/* 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: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:145px; top:0;width:150px;}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-145px;}
/* 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:#333; color:#efefef; height:16px; line-height:16px; padding:5px 10px; width:125px/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */}
* html .menu ul ul a{width:150px;w\idth:129px;}
/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#fff; background:#121212;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#fff;background:#121212;}
/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :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;}