/* style the outer div to give it width */
.menu {
font-size:12px;  
width:100%;
font-family:"Swis721 Cn BT", "Arial Narrow", Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, "Times New Roman";
}
/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none; 
background:transparent;
}
/* style the sub-level lists */
.menu ul ul {
width:15em;
}
/* float the top list items to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu ul li {
float:left;
height:3em;
line-height:3em; 
display:block;
}
/* style the sub level list items */
.menu ul ul li {
display:block;
width:12em;
height:auto; 
line-height:1em;
}
/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
float:left;
height:40px; 
width:160px!important;
font-family:"Swis721 Cn BT", "Arial Narrow", Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, "Times New Roman" ;
font-size:13px;
text-decoration:none;
text-align:center;
color:#FFFFFF;
font-weight:bold;
background:url(../images/b_bg.gif) center center; 
/*padding:0 33px 0 33px; 
border-right:3px solid #688095;*/
}
/* hack IE5.x to get the correct the faulty box model and get the width right */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:11em; 
w\idth:7em;
}
/* style the sub level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
display:block;
background:#5b8686 url(../images/button.gif); 
color:#fff;
width:12em;
height:100%;
line-height:1em; 
padding:0.5em 0.3em 0.5em 1em;
text-align:left;
/*border-bottom:1px solid #7aa;
*/}
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited  {
width:14em; 
w\idth:12em;
}
/* style the table so that it takes no part in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {
border-collapse:collapse; 
padding:0; 
margin:-1px; 
width:0; 
height:0; 
font-size:1em; 
z-index:1;
}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {
background: url(../images/button.gif);
}
/* style the fourth level background */
.menu ul ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul ul a:visited {
background: url(../images/button.gif);
}
/* style the sub level 1 background */
.menu ul :hover a.sub1 {
background:#447b7b;
}
/* style the sub level 2 background */
.menu ul ul :hover a.sub2 {
background:#447b7b;
}
/* style the level hovers */
/* first */
* html .menu a:hover {
color:#a0d9fd;
background:#d4d8bd url(../images/b_bg.gif) center center; 
position:relative; 
z-index:100;
}
.menu li:hover {
position:relative;
}
.menu :hover > a {
color:#a0d9fd;
background:#d4d8bd url(../images/b_bg.gif) center center;
}
/* second */
* html .menu ul ul a:hover{
color:#a0d9fd;
background:#55666f; 
position:relative; 
z-index:110;
}
.menu ul ul li:hover {
position:relative;
}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {
color:#a0d9fd;
background:#55666f;
}
/* third */
* html .menu ul ul ul a:hover {
background:#687b85; 
position:relative; 
z-index:120;
}
.menu ul ul ul :hover > a {
background:#687b85;
}
/* fourth */
.menu ul ul ul ul a:hover {
background:#55666f; 
position:relative; 
z-index:130;
}

/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {
visibility:hidden;
position:absolute;
height:0;
top:3em; 
left:0; 
width:10em;
}
/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
left:12em;
top:0;
width:10em;
}
/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul{
visibility:visible; 
height:auto; 
padding:0 3em 3em 3em; 
background:transparent url(../images/trans.gif); 
left:-3em;
}
/* 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; 
left:7.5em;
}
/* make the fourth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul {
visibility:visible;
}