.menu {width:400px; height:26px; position:relative; z-index:100; text-align:center; margin-top:3px;}
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {width:401px; w\idth:400px;}

/* 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:100px;}

/* 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:100px;position:relative;}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {display:block;font-size:12px;text-decoration:none; color:#BCBCBC; width:100px; height:23px; background:#412e40; line-height:20px;}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:100px; w\idth:100px;}
 
/* 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:23px;left:0; width:100px;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {top:22px;t\op:23px;}

/*move portfolio ul to the left*/
.menu ul ul.move_left{visibility:hidden;position:absolute;height:0;top:23px;left:-50px; width:100px;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul.move_left{top:22px;t\op:23px;}

/*move portfolio ul to the right*/
.menu ul ul.move_right{visibility:hidden;position:absolute;height:0;top:23px;left:50px; width:100px;}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul.move_right{top:22px;t\op:23px;}
 
/* position the side right of the portfolio list */
.menu ul ul ul{left:100px; top:0; width:100px;}
 
/* 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:#412e40; width:100px; height:23px; line-height:20px;}
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {width:100px; w\idth:100px;}
 
/* style the top level hover */
/*IE*/ .menu ul a:hover{ background:#412e40;color:#77dae3;}
/*other*/ .menu ul :hover > a { background:#412e40;color:#77dae3;}

/* style the second level hover (about us and left of portfolio) */
/*IE*/.menu ul ul a:hover{ background:#412e40;color:#b2ee23;}
/*other*/.menu ul ul :hover > a { background:#412e40;color:#b2ee23;}


 
/* make the second & third level visible when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul, 
.menu ul :hover ul ul, 
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{visibility:visible;}