.menu {
	width:590px; 
	font-size:0.80em;
	position:relative;
	z-index:100;
	padding:0 0 0 5px;
}

/* 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 {
}
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
	float:left;
	position:relative;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	font-size:8pt;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-decoration:none; 
	color:#fff; 
	height:38px; 
	border:none; 
	/*border-width:1px 1px 0 0;*/
	background:transparent; 
	padding:0 6px 0 6px; 
	line-height:36px;
}
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
}
* html .aboutnca {
	width:80px;
}
* html .curriculum {
	width:82px;
}
* html .studentart {
	width:140px;
}
* html .studentservices {
	width:126px;
}
* html .library {
	width:54px;
}
* html .contact {
	width:60px;
}
* html .blog {
	width:30px;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {
	background:#7BC8F6 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{
	background:#c9ba65 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {
	background:#c9ba65 url(../../graphics/drop.gif) bottom right no-repeat;
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
	background:#e2dfa8;
}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {
	background:#b2ab9b;
}


/* 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:38px;
	left:0; 
	width:170px;
}
/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
	top:38px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
	left:150px; 
	top:0;
	width:170px;
}
/* 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;}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
	background:#7BC8F6; 
	color:#004579; 
	height:auto; 
	line-height:1em;
	font-weight:normal;
	padding:5px 12px 7px; 
	width:170px;
	border:1px solid #fff;
	border-width:1px 1px 0 0;
	/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
}
* html .menu ul ul a{
	width:170px;
}


/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover, .menu ul ul a:hover{
	color:#fff; 
	background:#1971B0;
}
.menu :hover > a, .menu ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#fff;
	background:#1971B0;
}

/* 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;
}