.menu {
position:relative;
z-index:1000;
/*font-size:90%;*/
height:235px;
margin:25px 0 0 15px; /* this page only */
float: left;
padding-right: 15px;
}

.menu a:link { text-decoration:none; }
.menu a:visited { text-decoration:none; }
.menu a:active { text-decoration:none; }

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
width:170px;
position:relative;
border:1px solid #888;
border-width:1px 0 0 1px;
background:#d4ddfc;
}

.menu li {
background:transparent;
height:26px;
}
* html .menu li {margin-left:-16px; margin-lef\t:0;}
/* get rid of the table */
.menu table {position:absolute; border-collapse:collapse; top:0; left:0; z-index:100; font-size:1em; width:0; height:0;}

/* style the links */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block; 
text-decoration:none;
height:25px;
line-height:25px;
width:170px;
color:#000;
text-indent:5px;
border-bottom:1px solid #888;
background:transparent;
}
/* style the link hover */
* html .menu a:hover {color:#fff; background:#999;}

.menu :hover > a {
color:#fff; 
background:#02253b;
}

/* 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:-1px;
left:100px;
}
/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul {
visibility:visible;
background:#d4ddfc;
}
/* 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;
background:#d4ddfc;
}
/* make the fourth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul { 
visibility:visible;
background:#d4ddfc;
}
.menu ul ul li a {width:169px; border-right:1px solid #888;}

.menu ul.top2 {top:25px;}
.menu ul.top3 {top:51px;}
.menu ul.top4 {top:77px;}
.menu ul.top5 {top:103px;}
.menu ul.top6 {top:129px;}
.menu ul.top7 {top:155px;}