.menu { z-index:1000; font-size:90%; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; margin:0 0 50px 0; /* this page only */
}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
width:180px;
}
/* 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 { background-image: url(../assets/shiny-groove-yellow.jpg); background-repeat: repeat-x; background-position: 0 0; position:relative; 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; line-height:25px; width:179px; color:#000; text-indent:5px; border-color: #fff; border-style: solid; border-width:0 1px 1px 0; }
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited { background-image: url(../assets/shiny-groove-yellow-bottom.jpg); background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0 0; width:150px; w\idth:179px; }
/* style the link hover */
* html .menu a:hover { color:#fff; background-image: url(../assets/shiny-groove-yellow-bottom.jpg); background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0 0; }

.menu :hover > a { color:maroon; background-image: url(../assets/shiny-groove-yellow-bottom.jpg); background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0 0; }

/* 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:180px; 
}
/* 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;
}