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/*---                              MENU CONTROL                                ---*/
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/*--- main menu bar ---*/
.menu {
/*--- set the main menu text ---*/
color:#fff;
font:80% Trebuchet MS;
font-weight:bold;
}
.menu ul {
padding:0; 
margin:0;
list-style-type: none;
}
.menu ul li {
float:left;
position:relative;
/* -- this padding to the right of the main menu item, if I want to --
padding-right:10;
*/
}

.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
display:block; 
text-decoration:none; 
color:#fff; 
width:139px; 
height:1.6em; 
color:#fff; 
/*background:#1e6daf;*/
background:url(images/nav.jpg) top repeat-x #4F9EC9;
padding-left:10px;

padding-top:5px;
padding-bottom:5px;

/* following sets height of main menu bar */ 
line-height:1.6em;
}


* html .menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
width:139px;
w\idth:139px;
}
.menu ul li ul {
display: none;
}
table {
margin:-1px; 
border-collapse:collapse;
font-size:1em;
}

/* specific to non IE browsers */
.menu ul li:hover a,
.menu ul li a:hover {
color:#fff; 
/*--- this is the main menu hover colour ---*/
background:#1c7db0;
padding-bottom:2px;
}

.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul li a:hover ul {
display:block; 
position:absolute; 
top:2em;
margin-top:1px;
left:0; 
width:150px;
}
* html .menu ul li a:hover ul {
margin-top:1px;
marg\in-top:1px;
}

.menu ul li:hover ul li ul,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a ul {
visibility:hidden; 
position:absolute; 
height:0; 
width:0;
}

.menu ul li:hover ul li a,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
/*--- drop down .... ---*/
background:#4f9ec9; 
color:#fff; 
height:auto; 
line-height:1.5em; 
padding:5px 10px; 
padding-left:20px;
width:119px;
font-weight:normal;
}
* html .menu ul li a:hover ul li a {
width:119px;
w\idth:119px;
}

/* ---  submenu --- */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a.drop,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a.drop {
background:#4f9ec9;
}

.menu ul li:hover ul li a:hover,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover {
/*--- this is the submenu hover colour ---*/
background:#1c7db0; 
color:#fff;
}

.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover ul {
visibility:visible; 
position:absolute; 
left:150px; 
top:0;
width:150px;
}

.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover ul.left,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover ul.left {
left:-150px;
}