/* simple vertical drop down menu */

.menu {
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:150px;
}
/* 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;
height:26px;
}

.menu li ul li {
background: #3C769E;
}

/* 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:149px;
color:#E8ECEF;
border-left: 10px solid #F7B26D;
background: #346893;

}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {width:150px; w\idth:149px;}
/* style the link hover */
* html .menu a:hover {color:#000; background:#F7B26D; border-left: 10px solid #DF8D2E; text-decoration: none;}

.menu :hover > a {
color: #000;
background: #F7B26D;
border-left: 10px solid #DF8D2E;
text-decoration: none;

			/* original color:#494949; 
			background:#E8ECEF; */
}

.menu ul :hover ul li a {
color: #E8ECEF;
background: #346893;
border: 0;
}

* html .menu ul a:hover ul li a {
color: #E8ECEF;
background: #346893;
border: 0;
}

.menu ul :hover ul :hover {
background: #F7B26D;
color: #000;
border: 0;
}

* html .menu ul a:hover ul li a:hover {
background: #F7B26D;
color: #000;
border: 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:160px; 
}
/* 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;
}

<!--[if IE 7]>

.menu li {float:left;}

<![endif]-->