.menu { margin:0; width: 516px; height:25px; font-size:10px; font-weight:bold; 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:104px;}
/* 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:104px;position:relative;}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;font-size:10px;text-decoration:none; color:#ffe14f; width:138px; height:25px; border:0px solid #000; background:#1c2648; padding-left:10px; line-height:25px;}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:104px; w\idth:138px;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {background:#ffe14f url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#ffe14f url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#ffe14f url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#ffe14f;}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#ffe14f;}


/* 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:104px;border-top:0px solid #000;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:25px;t\op:25px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{left:149px; top:-1px; width:104px;}

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {left:-149px;}

/* 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:#ffe14f; color:#1c2648; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:128px; border: 1px solid #ffffff; border-width:0 0 1px 0;}
/* 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, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#ffe14f; background:#1b4163;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#ffe14f;background:#1c2648;}

/* 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;}