#menu {
position:relative; 
z-index:1000;
font-size:90%;
padding-bottom: 30px;
}

/* 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; 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 a, #menu a:visited {
display:block; 
text-decoration:none;
height:25px;
line-height:25px;
width:179px;
color:#000;
__background:#d4d8bd;
background:#f0f0f0 url(images/corner.gif) top right no-repeat;

text-indent:5px;
border:1px solid #fff;
border-width:0 1px 1px 0;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html #menu a, * html #menu a:visited {width:180px; width:179px;}
/* style the link hover */
#menu a:hover{
color:#fff; 
background:#949e7c url(images/corner.gif) top right no-repeat;
}

/* 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 :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;
}