.menu { position:relative; z-index:1000; font-size:11px; margin:0; /* this page only */ }
/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul { position:relative; padding:0; margin:0; list-style-type:none; width:130px; }
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul {margin-left:-16px; margin-left:0; position:relative;}
/* position relative so that you can position the sub levels */
.menu li { position:relative; background:#C2D1DA; /*height:26px;*/  }
/* 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:25px;*/ width:124px; color:#000; padding:3px; border-top:1px solid #fff; }
.menu ul li ul li a, .menu ul li ul li a:visited { background-color:#DBE4EA; }
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {background:#C2D1DA; width:124px; padding:3px;}
* html .menu ul li ul li a, * html .menu ul li ul li a:visited { background-color:#DBE4EA; } /* alemu IE */
/* style the link hover */
* html .menu a:hover {color:#fff; background:#010101;}
.menu :hover > a { color:#fff; background:#010101; }

/*.menu .sub > a { background-image:url(../image/menu_sub.gif); background-position:right; background-repeat:no-repeat; } */


* html .menu ul li ul li a:hover {color:#fff; background:#000;}
.menu ul li ul li :hover > a { color:#fff; background:#000; }
.menu ul li ul li a:hover { color:#fff; background:#000; }

/* 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:130px; }
/* 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; }