.menu_container {
	width: 860px;
	text-align: center;
	background: url('/images/nav_background.jpg') no-repeat;
	padding-top: 10px;
	clear: both; 
}
.menu {
	width:850px; 
	height:28px; 
	font-size:12px; 
	position:relative; 
	left: 6px;
	z-index:1000;
	text-align: center;
}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {
	width:850px; 
	w\idth:849px;
}
/* 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:140px;
}
/* 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:140px;
	position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:12px;
	text-decoration:none; 
	color:#fff; 
	width:138px; 
	height:23px; 
	padding-left:10px; 
	padding-top: 6px;
}

/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:140px; w\idth:129px;}

/* 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:28px;left:0; width:136px;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:28px;t\op:29px;}

/* 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 {text-transform: lowercase; background: #274775; color:#fff; font-size:11px; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:128px;border-width:0 1px 1px 1px;}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:140px;w\idth:129px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{color:#fff; background:#798AA6;}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#fff;background:#798AA6;}

/* 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;}