/* remove the bullets, padding and margins from the lists */
.menu a {	

	border: thin solid #576A85;/* box border - default solid thin black */
	display: block; /* sideways menu */;
	color: #576A85; /* text colour - default black  */;
	background: url('buttonB1B9C4.jpg') no-repeat;/* red background */	
	text-decoration: none;
	margin-right: 1px; /* sideways separation between second and others*/;
	text-align: center;
	padding-top: 5px; /* text spacing top and bottom between second and others*/;
	padding-bottom: 5px;

}
.menu ul{
	list-style-type: none;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-size: 11px;
}
/* make the top level links horizontal and position relative so that we can position the sub level */
.menu li{
	float: right;
	position: relative;
	z-index: 100;
	width: 130px; 				/* change size of red box */
}

/* use the table to position the dropdown list */
.menu table{
	position: absolute;
	border-collapse: collapse;
	z-index: 80;
	left: -1px; 				/* displacement of drop down default -1*/;
	top: 23px; 					/* gap between red box and first drop down */
}

/* style all the links */
.menu :visited {

	display: block;				/* sideways menu */
	padding: 5px 0 5px 0; 		/* text spacing top and bottom first and last */
	color: #576A85;				/* text colour - default black  */	
	background: url('buttonB1B9C4.jpg') no-repeat;  /* red background */
	text-decoration: none;
	margin-right: 1px;			/* sideways separation between first and second*/
	text-align: center;

}
/* style the links hover */
.menu :hover{

	color: #B1B9C4;
	text-decoration: none;
	background-image: url('button576A85.jpg');
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* hide the sub level links */
.menu ul ul {

	visibility:hidden;
	position:absolute;
	height:0;
}
/* make the sub level visible on hover list or link */
.menu ul a:hover ul{

	visibility:visible;
}
.menu ul li:hover ul{
	visibility: visible;

}

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