.menu {
z-index:5000;
font-size:11px;
font-weight:bold;
font-family:Arial;
margin:10px 0 10px 10px; /* this page only */
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
z-index:5000;
padding:0px;
margin:0px;
list-style-type:none;
width:150px;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul {margin-left:-16px; ma\rgin-left:0; z-index:5000;}
/* position relative so that you can position the sub levels */
.menu li {
position:relative;
/*background:#d4d8bd;*/
/*background: #fff url(images/bullets.gif) no-repeat left;*/
height:22px;
z-index:5000;
}

/* get rid of the table */
.menu table {position:absolute; border-collapse:collapse; top:0; left:0; z-index:100; font-size:1em;z-index:5000;}

/* style the links */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block; 
text-decoration:none;
height:auto;
width:149px;
color:#000;
height:22px;
line-height:22px;
text-indent:15px;
border:1px solid #f8f8f8;
background: #fff url(images/bullets.gif) no-repeat left;
vertical-align:middle;
z-index:5000;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {background: #fff url(images/bullets.gif) no-repeat left; width:150px; w\idth:149px;}
/* style the link hover */
* html .menu a:hover {color:#fff; background: #5d8fe4 url(images/bullets-orange.jpg) no-repeat left;}

.menu :hover > a {
color:#fff; 
background: #5d8fe4 url(images/bullets-orange.jpg) no-repeat left;
/*background:#949e7c;*/
}

/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
z-index:5000;
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;
}