.banner
{
position:relative;
height:60px;
width:100%;
background:lightseagreen;
vertical-align:bottom;
color:white;
font-family:georgia;
font-weight:bold;
border: 1px solid white;
z-index: 100;
}
.banner span#aleft
{
float:left;
font-size:2em;
padding-left:2.5%;
}
.banner span#aright
{
float:right;
font-size:1.25em;
padding-right:2.5%;
}
.notice
{
position:relative;
color:white;
font-family:georgia;
font-style:italic;
text-align:center;
font-size:.69em;
border:1px solid white;
}
.menu
{
width:100%;
position:relative;
height:30px;
background:lightblue;
border:1px solid white;
border-width: 0 1px 1px 0; 
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: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-family: Georgia;
font-size:.69em;
text-decoration:none;
color:black; 
width:129px; 
height:30px; 
border:1px solid white; 
border-width: 0 1px 1px 1px; 
background:lightblue; 
padding-left:10px; 
line-height:29px;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:140px;
w\idth:129px;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
background:lightblue bottom right no-repeat;

}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
background:#74919B bottom right no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
background:#74919B bottom right no-repeat;
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
background:lightblue;
}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
background:#74919B;
}


/* 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:31px;
left:0; 
width:140px;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:30px;
t\op:31px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
left:140px; 
top:0;
width:140px;
}
/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-140px;
}

/* 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;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
background:lightblue; 
color:black; 
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 10px; 
width:119px
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
width:140px;
w\idth:119px;
}


/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
color:white; 
background:#74919B;
}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
color:white;
background:#74919B;
}

/* 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;
}