.menu {
position:relative; 
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:175px;
}
/* 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;
float: left;
}

/* get rid of the table */
.menu table {position:absolute; 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;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: bold;
line-height:25px;
width:175px;
color:#036;
text-indent:20px;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu a, 
* html .menu a:visited {
width:175px; 
w\idth:174px;}

.menu ul li:hover a {
background-color: #888D96; 
filter:alpha(opacity=70);
opacity: 0.7;
-moz-opacity:0.7; 
}


/* style the link hover */
.menu ul li a:hover,
.menu ul li a.active {
color:#fff;
background-color: #888D96; 
filter:alpha(opacity=70);
opacity: 0.7;
-moz-opacity:0.7; 
}

/* 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;
width:175px; 
left:175px;
*left:174px;
background-color: #888D96; 

filter:alpha(opacity=90);
opacity: 0.9;
-moz-opacity:0.9; 
}

.menu ul ul li a {
color:#102A57;
}

.menu ul ul li a:hover{
color:#fff;
background-color: #41454c; 

filter:alpha(opacity=70);
opacity: 0.7;
-moz-opacity:0.7; 
}


/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :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;
}