/* style the outer div to give it width */
#menu { width:780px; font: normal normal normal 0.75em Verdana;}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
#menu ul {padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none; height:3em; background:transparent;}

/* style the sub-level lists */
#menu ul ul {width:6em;}

/* float the top list items to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
#menu ul li {float:left;height:3em;line-height:3em; display:block;}

/* style the sub level list items */
#menu ul ul li {display:block;width:7em;height:auto; line-height:1em;}

/* style the links for the top level */
#menu a, #menu a:visited {display:block;float:left;height:100%; width:5em; font-size:1em;text-decoration:none;color:#000;background:#949e7c url(top_grad.html) center center; padding:0 3em 0 1em; border-left:1px solid #eee; border-right:1px solid #000;}
/* hack IE5.x to get the correct the faulty box model and get the width right */
* html #menu a, * html #menu a:visited {width:7em; w\idth:5em;}

/* style the sub level links */
#menu ul ul a, #menu ul ul a:visited {display:block;background:#5b8686 url(sub_grad.html); color:#fff;width:10em;height:100%;line-height:1em; padding:0.5em 1em; border-bottom:1px solid #7aa;}
* html #menu ul ul a, * html #menu ul ul a:visited  {width:7em; w\idth:5em;}


/* style the table so that it takes no part in the layout - required for IE to work */
#menu table {border-collapse:collapse; padding:0; margin:-1px; width:0; height:0; font-size:1em; z-index:1;}


/* style the third level background */
#menu ul ul ul a, #menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#b4be9c url(sub_grad.html);}
/* style the fourth level background */
#menu ul ul ul ul a, #menu ul ul ul ul a:visited {background:#c4ceac url(sub_grad.html);}
/* style the sub level 1 background */
#menu ul :hover a.sub1 {background:#447b7b;}
/* style the sub level 2 background */
#menu ul ul :hover a.sub2 {background:#447b7b;}

/* style the level hovers */
/* first */
* html #menu a:hover {color:#ff0;background:#d4d8bd url(top_grad_2.html) center center; position:relative; z-index:100;}
#menu li:hover {position:relative;}
#menu :hover > a {color:#ff0;background:#d4d8bd url(top_grad_2.html) center center;}
/* second */
* html #menu ul ul a:hover{color:#ff0;background:#7aa; position:relative; z-index:110;}
#menu ul ul li:hover {position:relative;}
#menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#ff0;background:#7aa;}
/* third */
* html #menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#7aa; position:relative; z-index:120;}
#menu ul ul ul :hover > a {background:#7aa;}
/* fourth */
#menu ul ul ul ul a:hover {background:#7aa; position:relative; z-index:130;}


/* 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:3em; left:0; width:10em;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
#menu ul ul ul{left:12em;top:0;width:10em;}


/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
#menu ul :hover ul{visibility:visible; height:auto; padding:0 3em 3em 3em; background:transparent url(images/trans.html); left:-3em;}
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
#menu ul :hover ul ul{visibility:hidden;}
/* keep the fourth level hidden when you hover on second level list OR link */
#menu ul :hover 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; left:9em;}
/* make the fourth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
#menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul {visibility:visible;}