.menu {
	position:relative;
	z-index:100;
	text-transform: uppercase;
}
.menu ul {
	margin: 0; padding: 0;
	list-style-type:none;
}
.menu li {
	float:left;
	position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level*/
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#fff;
	font-weight: bold;
}
/* third level background*/
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited { background:#d4d8bd; }
/* third level hover*/
.menu ul ul ul a:hover { background:#d4d8bd; }
/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room*/
.menu ul ul {
	visibility:hidden;
	height:0;
	position:absolute; top:26px; left:0px;
}
* html .menu ul ul {
	top:25px;
}
/* position third level flyout menu*/
.menu ul ul ul{
	width:159px;
	left:150px;
	top:0;
}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout*/
.menu ul ul ul.left { left:-150px; }
/* 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;}
/* second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
	width:220px;
	height:auto;
	padding:7px 15px;

	color: #0051a2;
	font-weight: normal;
	text-decoration:none;
	background:#8cc7e9;
}
* html .menu ul ul a { width:249px; }
/* top level hover - THIS HAS TO HAVE A BACKGROUND VALUE TO WORK IN IE6*/
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover {
	color:#0051a2;
	background:none;
}
.menu ul ul a:hover {
	color:#fff;
	font-weight: bold;
	background:#0051a2;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#fff;
	font-weight: bold;
	background:#0051a2;
}
/* 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; }
.menu ul li .nav_last a {
	width: 249px;
	background: url('../../images/skin1/last.gif') no-repeat;
	border-top: 1px solid #FFF;	
}
.menu ul li .nav_last a:hover {
	background: url('../../images/skin1/last_hover.gif') no-repeat;
}
.menu ul li .nav_first a {
	width: 249px;
	background: url('../../images/skin1/first.gif') no-repeat;
}
.menu ul li .nav_first a:hover {
	background: url('../../images/skin1/first_hover.gif') no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul li.normal a {
	width: 220px;
	border-top: 1px solid #FFF;
}

.menu li.pipe {
	margin: 0; padding: 0;
	padding-top: 9px;

	font-family: arial;
	font-size: 10px;
	font-weight: bold;
	overflow: hidden;
	/*margin-left: -2px;*/
	color: #fff;

	position: relative; left: -2px; z-index: 0;
}