.menu {
z-index:1000;
font-size:90%;
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
width:150px;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul {margin-left:-16px; ma\rgin-left:0;}
/* position relative so that you can position the sub levels */
.menu li {
position:relative; 
background-image:url(../images/menu/BckOFF.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: left top;
height:30px;
}

/* get rid of the table */
.menu table {position:absolute; border-collapse:collapse; top:0; left:0; z-index:100; font-size:1em;}

/* style the links */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
	display:block;
	text-decoration:none;
	height:30px;
	line-height:25px;
	width:149px;
	color:#fff;
	text-indent:10px;
	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 11px;
	font-weight: bold;
	border-top-style: none;
	border-right-style: solid;
	border-bottom-style: none;
	border-left-style: none;
	border-right-width: 1px;
	border-right-color: #FFFFFF;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {/*background:#d4d8bd;*/ width:150px; w\idth:149px;}
/* style the link hover */
* html .menu a:hover {
color:#AFFF00; 
background-image:url(../images/menu/BckON.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: left top;
}

.menu :hover > a {
color:#AFFF00; 
background-image:url(../images/menu/BckON.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: left top;
}

/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
visibility:hidden;
position:absolute;
top:0;
left:150px; 
}
/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul {
visibility:visible;
}

/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul{
visibility:hidden;
}
/* keep the fourth level hidden when you hover on second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul ul{
visibility:hidden;
}
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{ 
visibility:visible;
}
/* make the fourth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul { 
visibility:visible;
}