.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:230px;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul {margin-left:0;}
/* position relative so that you can position the sub levels */
.menu li {
position:relative;
}

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

/* style the links */
.menu ul li ul li a, .menu ul li ul li a:visited {
font: bold 10px arial, sans-serif;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 1px;
display:block; 
text-decoration:none;
height:25px;
line-height:25px;
width:142px;
color:#72845f;
background:#d4d8bd;
text-indent:10px;
border:1px solid #e0e2cf;
border-width:0 1px 1px 0;
}
.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
font: bold 10px arial, sans-serif;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 1px;
display:block; 
text-decoration:none;
height:25px;
line-height:25px;
width:230px;
color:#e9ebdd;
background:#a8b287;
text-indent:10px;
border:1px solid #e0e2cf;
border-width:0 1px 1px 0;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul li a, * html .menu ul li a:visited  {width:230px;}
* html .menu ul li ul li a:visited,  * html .menu ul li ul li a:visited {width:142px;}

/* style the link hover */
.menu ul li a:hover, .menu ul li ul li a:hover { color:#fff; background:#72845f; }
.menu ul li.active a { color:#fff; background:#72845f; }
.menu ul li a.active { color:#fff; background:#72845f; }

/* 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:230px; 
}
/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul{
visibility:visible;
z-index: 50;
}
/* 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;
}