#background {position: absolute; top: 30px;}

.menu2 {padding:0 0 0 32px; height:36px; position:relative; z-index:500;}
.menu2 li.top {display:block; float:left;}
.menu2 li a.top_link {display:block; float:left; height:36px; color: white; text-decoration:none; }

.menu2 li a.top_link span {display:block; height:36px; float:left; line-height:27px; font-family: Cambria, Georgia; text-transform: uppercase; font-size:18px; font-weight:bold; padding-left:15px; padding-right: 15px; cursor:pointer; }
.menu2 li a.top_link b {display:block; width:15px; height:36px; float:left; }
.menu2 li a.top_link b.down {background: url(/images/down_arrow.png) no-repeat;}

.menu2 li a.top_link:hover span {color:#fff; line-height:26px;}
.menu2 li a.top_link:hover b {color:#fff; }

.menu2 li:hover > a.top_link span {color:#fff; line-height:26px;}
.menu2 li:hover > a.top_link b {color:#fff; }
.menu2 li:hover > a.top_link b.down {color:#fff; }


.menu2 table {border-collapse:collapse; width:0; height:0; position:absolute; top:0; left:0;}

/* Default link styling */

/* Style the list OR link hover. Depends on which browser is used */

.menu2 a:hover {visibility:visible; position:relative; z-index:200;}
.menu2 li:hover {position:relative; z-index:200;}

/* keep the 'next' level invisible by placing it off screen. */
.menu2 ul, 
.menu2 :hover ul ul, 
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul ul,
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul ul,
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul ul {position:absolute; left:-9999px; top:-9999px; width:0; height:0; margin:0; padding:0; list-style:none;}

.menu2 :hover ul.sub {left:0; top:32px; white-space:nowrap; width:253px; height:auto; z-index:300;}
.menu2 :hover ul.sub li {display:block; height:30px; float:left; width:253px; font-weight:normal; background-image: url(/images/menu_mid2.png);}

.menu2 :hover ul.sub li a {display:block; position:relative; font-size:11px; font-family: Verdana; width:253px; padding-left: 10px; color: white; text-decoration:none; background:url(/images/trans.gif);}
.menu2 :hover ul.sub li a:hover {color: #b7c4df;}

.menu2 :hover ul.sub :hover > a {color:#fff;}

.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul,
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul,
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul,
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul
{left:120px; top:0; white-space:nowrap; width:253px; z-index:400; height:auto;}

.menu2 :hover ul.sub li.subtop,
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul li.subtop,
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul li.subtop,
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul li.subtop
{background:url(/images/menu_top.png); padding-top: 5px;}

.menu2 :hover ul.sub li.subbot,
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul li.subbot,
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul li.subbot,
.menu2 :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul li.subbot
{height:60px; background-image:url(/images/menu_bot2.png);}

.helptext { line-height: 18px; }