#nav {
     padding: 0;
	 margin: 0; 
	 list-style: none; 
	 height: 38px; 
	 position: relative;
/*	 z-index: 500;   */
	 font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif;
}
#nav li.top {
     display: block;
	 float: left;
}

/*** TYPE COLOR ****/
#nav li a.top_link {
     display: block;
	 float: left;
	 height: 35px;
	 line-height: 30px;
	 color: #AEB0B8;
	 text-decoration: none; 
	 font-size: 10px; 
	 font-weight: bold; 
	 padding: 0 0 0 0px; 
	 cursor: pointer;
}
#nav li a.top_link span {
     float: left;
	 display: block;
	 padding: 0 24px 0 0px;
	 height: 30px;
}
#nav li a.top_link span.down {
     float: left;
	 display: block;
	 padding: 0 24px 0 0px;
	 height: 30px;
}
#nav li:hover a.top_link {
     color:#ffffff;
}
#nav li:hover a.top_link span {
     color:#ffffff;
}
/*  #nav li:hover a.top_link span.down {
     background:url(lax_1a.gif) no-repeat right top; padding-bottom:3px;
}  */

/* Default list styling */
#nav li:hover {
     position: relative;
/*	 z-index: 200;  */
}
/**** THIS OPERATES THE DROP MENU ****/
#nav li:hover ul.sub {
     left: 0px;
	 top: 30px;
	 background: none;
	 padding: 1px;
	 border: 0px;
	 margin-bottom: 20px;
	 white-space: nowrap;
	 font-weight: normal;
	 width: 115px;
	 height: auto;
/*	 z-index: 300;  */
}
#nav li:hover ul.sub li {
     display: block;
	 font-weight: normal;
	 height: 20px;
	 position: relative;
	 float: left;
	 width: 115px;
	 font-weight: normal;
}
#nav li:hover ul.sub li a {
     display: block;
	 background: #AAAAAA;
	 /* background: #f8f8e5; */
	 font-size: 10px;
	 font-weight: normal;
	 height: 20px;
	 width: 115px;
	 line-height: 18px;
	 text-indent: 5px;
	 color: #000000;
	 text-decoration: none;
	 border: 0px;
}

/**** FOR THE HOVER BACKGROUND & TYPE COLOR ****/
#nav li:hover ul.sub li a:hover {
     background: #C8C8C8;
    /* background: #c8be96; */
	 color: #000000;
}
#nav ul, 
#nav li:hover ul ul,
#nav li:hover li:hover ul ul,
#nav li:hover li:hover li:hover ul ul,
#nav li:hover li:hover li:hover li:hover ul ul {
     position:absolute;
	 left:-9999px;
	 top:-9999px;
	 width:0;
	 height:0;
	 margin:0;
	 padding:0;
	 list-style:none;
}