#lang_sel {
	height:30px;
	margin-top: 33px;
	position:relative; 
	z-index:99;  
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 0.8em;
	width: 100%;
	margin-bottom: -8px;
	}
	
/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html #lang_sel {
	width:12em; 
	w\idth:12em;
	}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
#lang_sel ul, #lang_sel li {
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	margin-top: -1px;
	list-style-type:none;
	}

#lang_sel li:before{
	content:'';
	}
		
/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
#lang_sel li {
	float:left;
	position:relative;
	}

/* style the links for the top level */
#lang_sel a, #lang_sel a:visited {
	float:left;
	text-decoration: underline;
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	color:#000;
	}
	
/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html #lang_sel a, * html #lang_sel a:visited {
	width:149px; 
	w\idth:138px;
	}

/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
#lang_sel ul ul {
/*	visibility:hidden;
	position:absolute;*/
	float: left;
	}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html #lang_sel ul ul {
	top:18px;
	t\op:19px;
	}

/* style the table so that it takes no ppart in the layout - required for IE to work */
#lang_sel table {
	position:absolute; 
	top:0; 
	left:0; 
	border-collapse:collapse;
	}

/* style the second level links */
#lang_sel ul ul a {
	color:#000; 
	margin-left:8px;
	}
	
/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html #lang_sel ul ul a, * html #lang_sel ul ul a:visited {
	width:150px;
	w\idth:128px;
	}

/* style the top level hover */
#lang_sel a:hover, #lang_sel ul ul a:hover{
	color:#fff; 
	background: #000;
	text-decoration: none;
	font-style:normal;
	}
	
#lang_sel :hover > a, #lang_sel ul ul :hover > a {
	color:#fff; 
	background:#000;
	}

#lang_sel a.lang_sel_sel{
    background:#fff;
    color:#000;
	text-decoration:none;
	font-weight: bold;
	}

#lang_sel a.lang_sel_sel:hover{
    text-decoration: none;
    color:#000;
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
	}