.menu, .menu ul {
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	border: 0;
	list-style-type: none;
	display: block;
}
	.menu li {
		border: 0;
		display: block;
		float: left;	/* move all main list items into one row, by floating them */
		position: relative;	/* position each LI, thus creating potential IE.win overlap problem */
		z-index: 5;		/* thus we need to apply explicit z-index here... */
		
	}
	.menu li:hover {
		z-index: 10000;	/* ...and here. this makes sure active item is always above anything else in the menu */
		white-space: normal;/* required to resolve IE7 :hover bug (z-index above is ignored if this is not present)
								see http://www.tanfa.co.uk/css/articles/pure-css-popups-bug.asp for other stuff that work */
	}
	.menu li li {
		float: none;/* items of the nested menus are kept on separate lines */
	}

	.menu ul {
		visibility: hidden;/*	 initially hide all submenus. */
		position: absolute;
		z-index: 10;
		left: 0;/*	 while hidden, always keep them at the bottom left corner, */
		 bottom: 0;/*				to avoid scrollbars as much as possible */
	}


	/* -- float.clear --
		force containment of floated LIs inside of UL */
	.menu:after, .menu ul:after {
		content: ".";
		height: 0;
		display: block;
		visibility: hidden;
		overflow: hidden;
		clear: both;
	}
	.menu, .menu ul {	/* IE7 float clear: */
	min-height: 0;
	}
	
	/* DROP DOWN STYLING*/
	.drop_down li {
	margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;
	padding: 3px 0px 0px 0px;
	border: 0;
	width:117px;
	height:23px;
	text-align:center;
	background-color:#000;
	}
	.drop_down a{
	color:#fff;
	font-size:10px;
	letter-spacing:1px;
	}
	.drop_down li li {
	float:none;
	}
	.drop_down li:hover{
	background-image:url(images/1_36.gif);
	}
	.drop_down li:hover>ul {
	visibility: visible;	/* display submenu them on hover */
	top: 100%;	/* 1st level go below their parent item */
	}
	.drop_down li li:hover>ul {	/* 2nd+ levels go on the right side of the parent item */
	top: 0;
	left: 100%;
	}	
	
	/* DROP UP STYLING*/
	.drop_up li a{
	font-weight:bold;
	color:#777;
	font-size:16px;
	padding-left:10px;
	}
	.drop_up li{
	margin: 0px 0px 0px 115px;
	padding-top:15px;
	width:165px;
	}
	.drop_up li:hover>a{
	color:#fff;
	}
	.drop_up li li a{
	color:#fff;
	}
		.drop_up li li:hover a{
		color:#999;
		}
	.drop_up li li{
	height:22px;
	margin:3px 0px 0px 0px;
	padding-top:4px;
	padding-bottom:0px;
	background-image:url(images/centerlink_background.gif);
	}
	.drop_up li:hover>ul {
		visibility: visible;	/* display submenu them on hover */
		bottom: 100%;	/* 1st level go above their parent item */
	}
	.drop_up li li:hover>ul {	/* 2nd+ levels go on the right side of the parent item */
		bottom: 0;
		left: 100%;
	}	
	/* -- float.clear.END --  */