div#flashbanner1{
z-index:2;
margin:0;
padding:0;
}


.transparentMe {
background-color: rgb(252,252,252);
opacity: 0.9; /* the standards compliant attribute that all browsers should recognize, but... */
	filter:alpha(opacity=90); /* for IE */
	-khtml-opacity: 0.9; /* for old Safari (1.x) */
	-moz-opacity:0.9; /* for old skool Netscape Navigator */
	}
	



.menu {
width:933px; 
font-size:12px;
font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight:bold;
margin-left:40px;
}
* html .menu {margin-left:40px;}
/* 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:150px;


}
/* 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:250px;
position:relative;
}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
font-size:11px;
text-decoration:none; 
color:rgb(254,254,254); /* set to 254,254,254 to avoid w3c css validator warning*/
width:118px; 
height:31px; 
padding-left:10px; 
line-height:29px;
background-image:url(../images/cubic_menu_item_1.jpg);
margin:0;
padding:0;
text-align:center;
outline:none;

}



/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:118px;
w\idth:118px;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
background-color:rgb(255,255,255);
opacity: 0.9; /* the standards compliant attribute that all browsers should recognize, but... */
	filter:alpha(opacity=90); /* for IE */
	-khtml-opacity: 0.9; /* for old Safari (1.x) */
	-moz-opacity:0.9; /* for old skool Netscape Navigator */
}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
background-color:rgb(255,255,255);
opacity: 0.9; /* the standards compliant attribute that all browsers should recognize, but... */
	filter:alpha(opacity=90); /* for IE */
	-khtml-opacity: 0.9; /* for old Safari (1.x) */
	-moz-opacity:0.9; /* for old skool Netscape Navigator */
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
background-color:rgb(255,255,255);
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {

}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {

}
.menu ul ul ul :hover > a {
background-image:url(../images/arrow.gif);background-repeat:no-repeat;

}

.menu :hover > a {
color:rgb(254,254,254);
background:url(../images/cubic_menu_item_2.jpg) no-repeat;

}



/* 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:240px;

}
/* 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:250px; 
top:0;
width:240px;
}
/* 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 part 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:url(../images/cubic_menu_trans.gif) repeat;
color:rgb(105,130,2);
height:auto; 
line-height:1em; 
padding:5px 10px;
width:230px;
text-align:left;
/*border-bottom:1px solid rgb(150,150,150);*/
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
width:230px;
w\idth:230px;

}


/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
color:#fff; 

}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
color:rgb(254,254,254);


}

/* 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;
}
/* keep the fourth level hidden when you hover on second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover 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;
}
/* make the fourth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul { 
visibility:visible;
}
.menu ul li ul li {text-align:left;}

/* style the top level hover */
/*IE*/
.menu a:hover{
background:url(../images/cubic_menu_item_2.jpg) no-repeat;
}

.menu ul ul a:hover{
color:#000;
background:url(../images/cubic_menu_trans.gif) repeat;

}

/*FIREFOX*/
.menu :hover > a {
background:url(../images/cubic_menu_item_2.jpg) no-repeat;
}

.menu ul ul :hover > a {
color:rgb(2,2,2);
background:url(../images/cubic_menu_trans.gif) repeat;
}

.menu_spacer {display: inline-block;width:269px;height:1px;height:1%;background-image:url(menu_spacer.jpg);background-repeat:no-repeat;margin:0;padding:0;line-height:0px;}

	.transparentMeEnd {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
height:5px;
width:250px;
background-image:url(../images/menu_end.gif);background-repeat:no-repeat;
display:block;

opacity: 0.9; /* the standards compliant attribute that all browsers should recognize, but... */
	filter:alpha(opacity=90); /* for IE */
	-khtml-opacity: 0.9; /* for old Safari (1.x) */
	-moz-opacity:0.9; /* for old skool Netscape Navigator */
	}
	
		.transparentMeStart {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
height:5px;
width:250px;
background-image:url(../images/menu_start.gif);background-repeat:no-repeat;
display:block;

opacity: 0.9; /* the standards compliant attribute that all browsers should recognize, but... */
	filter:alpha(opacity=90); /* for IE */
	-khtml-opacity: 0.9; /* for old Safari (1.x) */
	-moz-opacity:0.9; /* for old skool Netscape Navigator */
	}
	
			.transparentMeLine {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
height:1px;
width:250px;
background-image:url(../images/menu_line.gif);background-repeat:no-repeat;
display:block;

opacity: 0.9; /* the standards compliant attribute that all browsers should recognize, but... */
	filter:alpha(opacity=90); /* for IE */
	-khtml-opacity: 0.9; /* for old Safari (1.x) */
	-moz-opacity:0.9; /* for old skool Netscape Navigator */
	}
	
	.transparentMeLineWhite {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
height:1px;
width:250px;
background-image:url(../images/menu_line.gif);background-repeat:no-repeat;
display:block;

opacity: 0.9; /* the standards compliant attribute that all browsers should recognize, but... */
	filter:alpha(opacity=90); /* for IE */
	-khtml-opacity: 0.9; /* for old Safari (1.x) */
	-moz-opacity:0.9; /* for old skool Netscape Navigator */
	}
	.menu ul ul.contactOnly {left:-130px;}	
	.menu ul ul ul li a{background-image:url(../images/arrow.gif);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:5px 5px;padding-left:20px;}
	.menu ul ul ul li a:hover{background-image:url(../images/arrow.gif);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:5px 5px;padding-left:20px;}
	.menu ul ul ul li a:active{background-image:url(../images/arrow.gif);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:5px 5px;padding-left:20px;}
	.menu ul ul ul li a:visited{background-image:url(../images/arrow.gif);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:5px 5px;padding-left:20px;}
	.menu ul ul ul li a:link{background-image:url(../images/arrow.gif);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:5px 5px;padding-left:20px;}
	
* html	.menu ul ul ul li a{width:220px;}
* html	.menu ul ul ul li a:hover{width:220px;}
* html	.menu ul ul ul li a:active{width:220px;}
* html	.menu ul ul ul li a:visited{width:220px;}
* html	.menu ul ul ul li a:link{width:220px;}