.menu {width:730px; height:32px; margin-left: 9px; padding-left: 140px; position:relative; z-index:2;border-right:0px solid #000; font-family:arial, sans-serif; background: #727280 url(../images/menu_bg_02.jpg) repeat-x 0px 0px;}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:730px; w\idth:730px;}
/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none; text-align: center;}

/* 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:120px;position:relative;}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block; font-size:13px; text-decoration:none; color:#474752; width:110px; height:32px; border:0px solid #000; background:#727280 url(../images/menu_bg_02.jpg) repeat-x 0px 0px; padding-left:0px; line-height:31px; font-weight:bold;}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:110px; w\idth:110px;}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {background:#aeadbf url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/breadcrumbs/grey-arrow.gif) no-repeat 110px center;}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{background:#aeadbf url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/breadcrumbs/blue-arrow.gif) no-repeat 130px center;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {background:#aeadbf url(http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/breadcrumbs/blue-arrow.gif) no-repeat 130px center;}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {background:#aeadbf;}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {background:#aeadbf;}


/* 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:32px;left:0; width:200px;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:32px;t\op:32px;}

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

/* 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:white; color:#474752; height:auto; line-height:1em; padding:5px 10px; width:200px; text-align: left;}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:200px;w\idth:178px;}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu ul li a:hover{color:#f72116; background: url(../images/menu_bg_hover.jpg) repeat-x 0px 0px;}
.menu ul ul a:hover{color:#f72116; background:white;}
.menu :hover > a{color:#f72116; background: url(../images/menu_bg_hover.jpg) repeat-x 0px 0px;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a{color:#f72116; background:white;} 

/* 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;}