.bg {background: url("dropdown/images/button4.gif");}
.menu {  
padding: 0;                /* Remove padding on all sides */
margin: 0;                 /* Remove margin */
list-style: none;          /* Remove default list bullets */
height: 40px;              /* Height of the menu */
background: #fff url("dropdown/images/button1b.png") repeat-x;  /* Your background image */
position: relative;        /* Ensure the position is relative for absolute elements if any */
font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;
width: 100%;               /* Make the menu take the full width of its parent */
display: flex;             /* Enable flexbox layout */
justify-content: center;   /* Horizontally center the <li> items */
align-items: center;       /* Vertically center the <li> items */}
.menu li.top {display:block; float:left; position:relative;}
.menu li a.top_link {display:block; float:left; height:40px; line-height:33px; color:#FFFFFF; text-decoration:none; font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; padding:0 0 0 12px; cursor:pointer;}
.menu li a.top_link span {float:left; font-weight:bold; display:block; padding:0 12px 0 4px; height:40px;}
.menu li a.top_link span.down {float:left; display:block; padding:0 24px 0 12px; height:40px; background:url("dropdown/images/down.gif") no-repeat right top;}
.menu li a.top_link:hover {color:#000; background: url("dropdown/images/button4.gif") no-repeat;}
.menu li a.top_link:hover span {background:url("dropdown/images/button4.gif") no-repeat right top;}
.menu li a.top_link:hover span.down {background:url("dropdown/images/button4a.gif") no-repeat right top;}

.menu li:hover > a.top_link {color:#000; background: url("dropdown/images/button4b.png") no-repeat;}
.menu li:hover > a.top_link span {background:url("dropdown/images/button4b.png") no-repeat right top;}
.menu li:hover > a.top_link span.down {background:url("dropdown/images/button4a.gif") no-repeat right top;}

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

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

.menu ul, 
.menu :hover ul ul, 
.menu :hover ul :hover ul ul,
.menu :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul ul,
.menu :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;}

.menu :hover ul.sub {left:2px; top:40px; right:2px; background: #fff; padding:3px 0; border:1px solid #999999; white-space:nowrap; width:200px; height:auto;}
.menu :hover ul.sub li {display:block; height:20px; position:relative; float:left; width:250px;}
.menu :hover ul.sub li a {font-weight:normal;display:block; font-size:16px; height:20px; width:192px; line-height:20px; text-indent:5px; color:#000; text-decoration:none; border:3px solid #fff; border-width:0 0 0 3px;}
.menu :hover ul.sub li a.fly {background:#fff url("dropdown/images/arrow.gif") 80px 7px no-repeat;}
.menu :hover ul.sub li a:hover {background:#999999; color:#fff;}
.menu :hover ul.sub li a.fly:hover {background:#999999 url("dropdown/images/arrow_over.gif") 80px 7px no-repeat; color:#fff;}
.menu :hover ul li:hover > a.fly {background:#999999 url("dropdown/images/arrow_over.gif") 80px 7px no-repeat; color:#fff;} 

.menu :hover ul :hover ul,
.menu :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul,
.menu :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul,
.menu :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul
{left:90px; top:-4px; background: #fff; padding:3px 0; border:1px solid 999999; white-space:nowrap; width:93px; z-index:200; height:auto;}

#sliding-navigation ul {
    list-style: none;  /* Removes the bullets */
    padding: 0;        /* Removes default padding */
    margin: 0;         /* Removes default margin */
}