.menu {
z-index:600;
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:215px;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul {margin-left:-0; margin-left:0;}
/* position relative so that you can position the sub levels */
.menu li {
position:left;
background:#CCCC99;
height:26px;
}

/* get rid of the table */
.menu table {position:absolute; border-collapse:collapse; top:0; left:0; z-index:00; font-size:.5em;}

/* style the links */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
font-family: verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:12px;
font-weight: none;
text-align:left;
display:block;
text-decoration: none;
height:25px;
line-height:25px;
width:221px;
color:#5E4E24;
text-indent:0px;
border:2px solid #ffffff;
border-width:0 0px 2px 0;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {background:#cccc99; width:215px; width:214px;}
/* style the link hover */
* html .menu a:hover {color:#ffffff; background:#CAB98E;}

.menu :hover > a {
color:#ffffff; 
background:#CCCC99;
}

/* 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:215px; 
}
/* 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;
}
/* 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:hidden;
}
/* make the fourth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul { 
visibility:hidden;
}
/* make the fifth level visible when you hover over third level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul :hover ul{ 
visibility:hidden;
}