div.multi_drop_menus * {
 margin:0; padding:0;     /* removes margin and padding off all list elements */
 }
/* SET YOUR PREFERENCES!!! */
/* set your menu's font and colors here - the MENU MECHANICS  follow below */
div.multi_drop_menus {
	behavior:url(http://www.valheart.com/lib/js_tools/csshover.htc);/* you must link to the hover.htc file for this menu to work in IE6 and earlier */
	/* the full URL must be hardcoded, http://www.valheart.com/... if you just use a relative link, lib/js_tools/csshover.htc, it breaks the hover function for HTML files in sub-menus, the extra folder level means they don't resolve the location address for the csshover.htc file  */
	font-family: arial, sans-serif;   /* font family for menu */
	font-size:14px;
	background-color:transparent;   /* colors the div - div fills the parent element for a horizontal menu - set to background-color:transparent; if not needed */
	margin:0 0 0 0;
 }
div.multi_drop_menus ul {
	border-left:1px solid #FFFFFF;   /* creates dividing line to left of level 1's first menu item, revealing div color to left of menu */
	display:inline;
	position:relative; /* hack for IE6, needs relative position so drop down menu items can be positioned absolutely */
 	}
div.multi_drop_menus li {
	border-right:1px solid #FFFFFF;   /* creates white dividing lines to right of each horiz level 1 menu item *//* set to 0px to remove */
	background-image:url(../images/button_blue_vertical_gradient.jpg);
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
	background-color:#00B6E7; /* needs this background color otherwise "flash of white background" until blue gradient fills in */
 }
div.multi_drop_menus li:hover {
	background-image:url(../images/button_red_vertical_gradient.jpg);  /* background color of hovered menu items */
	background-repeat:repeat-x;
 }
 div.multi_drop_menus a {
	color:#FFFFFF;                  /* sets the color of all menu type to white */
	padding:7px 8px;           		/*creates space top/bottom and left/right respectively around each menu item's text  */
	float:left;						/* hack for IE6, float:left; needed so li stack horizonatlly in IE6 */
	font-size:12px;
 }
 div.multi_drop_menus a:hover {
	color:#FFFFFF;        				/* type color of a hovered menu choice is white */
 }
div.multi_drop_menus ul li ul {
	width:192px;				/* sets the width of menu levels 2 - 4 */
	font-size:13px;
	position:absolute;			/* hack for IE6, needs absolute position so drop down menu items can be positioned underneath main menu items in IE6 */
	top:30px;					/* hack for IE6, this is the height of the menu background graphic, only needed due to absolute positioning hack above */
 	left:0px;					/* hack for IE6, this is the left start position of the drop down menu, only needed due to absolute positioning hack above */
 }
div.multi_drop_menus li li {
	background-image:none;
	background-color:#0091B8;        	/* background color of the level 2 menu */
	border-bottom:1px solid #FFFFFF; 	/* lines between menu choices - set to 0px if not wanted */	
	font-size:12px;
 }
div.multi_drop_menus li li a {
	font-size:12px;
	}
div.multi_drop_menus li li:hover {
	background-image:none;
	background-color:#88072D;
 }
div.multi_drop_menus ul li ul li ul  {
	border-top:1px solid #CCB;     /* set the border-top of levels 3 and 4 of a horizontal menu - set to 0px to remove - for a vertical menu, you will set this for levels 1 - 4 below */
	top:-1px; /* set to negative value of border-top for perfect pop-out alignment -set to 0 if border is 0 - don't remove! */
 } 
div.multi_drop_menus li li li { 
	background-color:#EEB;          /* background color of the level 3 menu */
 }
div.multi_drop_menus li li li li { 
	background-color:#DDA;         /* background color of the level 4 menu */
 }
  /* Want transparency on your menus? add the class 'transparent' to the multi_drop_menus div */
div.multi_drop_menus.transparent ul ul li {
 /* note: the lower the value, the greater the transparency */
	opacity:0.9; /* CSS3 - range 0 to 1 */     
  	-moz-opacity:0.9; /* Firefox- range 0 to 1  */
  	filter:alpha(opacity=90);  /* IE- range 0 to 100  */
  }
/* END MENU PREFERENCES */
 
/* YOU ARE STONGLY ADVISED NOT TO MODIFY THE CODE THAT FOLLOWS : ) */
/* the menu mechanics start here */
div.multi_drop_menus {
	float:left;
 	width:100%;
	}
div.multi_drop_menus ul {
 	float:left; /* makes ul wrap li */
	font-size:1em; /* prevents inheritence from maiin text style sheet */
}
div.multi_drop_menus li {
 	float:left;  /*causes the list to align horizontally instead of stack */
 	list-style-type:none; /* removes the bullet off each list item */
 	position:relative; /* positioning context for the absolutely positioned drop-down */
 }
div.multi_drop_menus a {
 	display:block; /* makes link fill li so entire area is "hot" */
 	text-decoration:none;  /* removes the underlining from the links */
 }
/* the horizontal menu ends here */
/* the drop-downs starts here */
div.multi_drop_menus ul li ul { 
 	position:absolute;     /* positions the drop-down ul in relation to its relatively positioned li parent */
 	border:0;         			/* stops inheritance from level 1 ul */
 	margin-left:0px;        /* stops inheritance from level 1 ul */
 }
div.multi_drop_menus ul li ul li {
 	width:100%;
 	padding:0; /* stops inheritance */
 	border-left:0; /* stops inheritance */
 	border-right:0; /* stops inheritance */
 }
div.multi_drop_menus ul li ul {display:none;} /* conceals the drop-down when menu not hovered */
div.multi_drop_menus ul li:hover ul {
	display:block; /* shows the drop-down when the menu is hovered */
	z-index:1000; /* Safari needs this to display menu on top of other page elements */
	} 
/* pop-outs starts here */
body div.multi_drop_menus ul li ul li ul  {
 	position:absolute; /* associated menu with parent li positioning context */
 	visibility:hidden; /* ensures that level 3 menu is not reveal when level 2 is reveled */
 	left:100%;
 	top:-1px; /* aligns level 3 and 4 pop-out with previous level */
 }
div.multi_drop_menus ul li ul li:hover ul {visibility:visible;} /* shows level 3 menu when associated level 2 li is hovered */
/* second and third level popouts here*/
div.multi_drop_menus ul li ul li:hover ul li ul {visibility:hidden;} /* ensures that level 4 is not reveal when level 3 is reveled */
div.multi_drop_menus ul li ul li ul li:hover ul {visibility:visible;}  /* shows level 4 menu when associated level 3 li is hovered */
/* the drop-downs end here */
 
/* extra styles for the vertical menu */
div.multi_drop_menus.vertical ul {
 	border-left:0px; /* removes the border of the level 1 ul that can be used in the horizontal menu */
 	margin-left:0;         /* removes left margin that is available on horizontal menu */
 }
.vertical ul { /* took off the id so the ul ul width setting in prefs was more specific */
 	width:100%; 
}
div.multi_drop_menus.vertical li {
 	position:relative; /* positioning context for the level 2 menu */
 	width:100%;         /* set width of level 1 menu - MUST match left value in ul ul selector below */
 	clear:left; /* makes the main menu stack - note: turning off floating (alternative way to create stacking) causes spacing problems in IE */
 	border-right:0; /* removes right borders used by horiz level 1 */
}
div.multi_drop_menus.vertical ul ul  {
 	position:absolute; /* make ul position relative to parent li for all menu levels */
 	left:100%;         /* align level 2 with level 1 - MUST match li width in selector above */
 	top:-1px; /* aligns the level 2 pop-out */
 }
/* levels 2 -4 width */
div.multi_drop_menus.vertical li li {
}
div.multi_drop_menus.vertical ul ul ul {
 	left:100%;          /* align level 2 with level 3 and 3 with 4 - MUST match li width in selector above */
 }
 /* END MENU MECHANICS */
 
/* inevitable hacks for IE6  and < */
* html div.multi_drop_menus {
 	z-index:1; /* IE6 won't respect high z-index on abs-pos'd child (ul li ul) without this on its parent rel-pos'd element */
 }			   /* see http://www.last-child.com/conflicting-z-index-in-ie6/ */
* html div.multi_drop_menus ul li ul {
  	z-index:400; /*ensures menu is on top of other page elements */
 }
* html div.multi_drop_menus a {
/* cannot find a way to get the top level 'a' to fill the unwidthed menu choices without drop-down in IE : ( */
} 
* html div.multi_drop_menus.vertical a {
/* now hasLayout in IE - works on the vert menu as container has width */
 	zoom:100%;
 } 
 * html div.multi_drop_menus ul ul a { /* second level of horiz menu */
 	zoom:100%;  /* now IE 'haslayout" - IE now makes background hot in horizontal menus */
 } 
  /* info on haslayout: 
  http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2041209&postcount=24
  http://onhavinglayout.fwpf-webdesign.de/hack_management/
   */
 /* END OF LIST-BASED MENU */