.flexdropdownmenu, .flexdropdownmenu ul{ /*topmost and sub ULs, respectively*/
font: normal 13px Georgia;
margin: 0;
padding: 10px 0px;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: 0;
list-style-type: none;
border-bottom-width: 0;
visibility: hidden;
 margin-top:-10px;  padding-bottom:0px;
display: none; /*collapse all sub menus to begin with*/

}
a.selected[data-flexmenu="research_area_menu"]{background:#f6f6f6; color:#000000}
a.selected[data-flexmenu="event_menu"]{background:#f6f6f6; color:#000000}
a.selected[data-flexmenu="publication_menu"]{background:#f6f6f6; color:#000000}
a.selected[data-flexmenu="media_menu"]{background:#f6f6f6; color:#000000}
a.selected[data-flexmenu="about_menu"]{background:#f6f6f6; color:#000000}
a.selected[data-flexmenu="contact_us_menu"]{background:#f6f6f6; color:#000000}


#think-tank-menu{width:235px; overflow:hidden; background:#f9f9f9; border-bottom:0px !important; border-top:1px solid #c0bfbf; padding-bottom:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding-top:1px}
#think-tank-menu li{background:url(../images/think-tank-bg.jpg) repeat-y;}
#think-tank-menu li a{background:none; color:#333333; padding:3px 5px; font-family:Open sans !important; font-size:13px; font-weight:600; width:205px !important; overflow:hidden}

#think-tank-menu li a:hover{background:#e9e8e8; color:#107dc8;}

#think-tank-menu .flexdropdownmenu, .flexdropdownmenu ul{border-bottom:0px !important;}

.flexdropdownmenu li{
position: relative; background:rgba(256, 256, 256, 0.8); 
padding:2px 0px;
}

.flexdropdownmenu li a{
display: block;
width: 230px; /*width of menu (not including side paddings)*/
color: #333; font-family:Montserrat;
text-decoration: none; text-transform:uppercase;
padding: 9px 12px; line-height:18px;
}

* html .flexdropdownmenu li{ /*IE6 CSS hack*/
display: inline-block;
width: 170px; /*width of menu (include side paddings of LI A*/
}

.flexdropdownmenu li a:hover, .flexdropdownmenu li.selected>a{
background: #4096c9; color:#FFFFFF
}
.rightarrowclass{
position: absolute;
top: 12px;
right:15px;
}
.flexdropdownmenu li ul{border-bottom:9px solid #0a456e}
.flexdropdownmenu li ul li{background:url(../images/flex-sub-dropdown.png) repeat-y #0a456e}
.flexdropdownmenu li ul li a{background:none}