.menu {
 z-index:1000;
/*font-size:90%;*/
/* margin:25px 0 50px 15px; /* this page only */
 margin-bottom: 35px;
}

/* 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; ma\rgin-left:0;}
/* position relative so that you can position the sub levels */
.menu li {
position:relative;
background: #5977a0 url(topmenu/images/site_topmenu_bg.gif) repeat-x;
height:26px;
}

/* 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:179px;
color:#000;
text-indent:5px;
/*border:1px solid #fff;*/
border-width:0 1px 1px 0;
}

/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {background: #5977a0; width:180px; w\idth:179px;}
/* style the link hover */
* html .menu a:hover {color:#fff; background: #5977a0;}

.menu :hover > a {
color:#fff; 
background: #5977a0;
}

/* 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;
z-index:1000;
}

/* 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: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;
}

/*parent navigation*/
.menu li .parentelm
{
	/*background: url(images/arrow.gif) center right no-repeat;*/
	background-image: url(images/arrow.gif);
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 100% 50%;

}

/*CSS FOR SELECTED NAVIGATION*/
.menu li .elm-clicked
{
	background-color: #5977a0;
	color: white;
}

.menu li .parentelm-clicked
{
	background: #5977a0 url(images/arrow.gif) center right no-repeat;
	color: white;
}

/* Remove the dotted rectangle around the hyperlink */
a:active, a:focus { outline-style: none; }

<!--[if IE 7]>
.menu li {float:left;}
<![endif]-->