/* left Menu */

/* common styling */
.menu{
font-family: arial, sans-serif; 
width:148px; 
float: left; 
position:relative; 
font-size:11px; 
margin:0px 0; 
z-index:100; 
border-top: 1px solid #fff;
padding: 5px 0 0 0;
}
.menu ul {
padding:0; 
margin:0; 
border-top: 1px solid #dedede; 
list-style-type: none; 
background: transparent; 
width:165px;
}
.menu ul li ul {
visibility:hidden; 
position:absolute; 
height:0; 
overflow:hidden; 
top:0; 
left:164px;
}
.menu ul li {
float:left;
}
.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {  /* 1st lev */
display:block; 
float:left; 
text-decoration:none; 
color:#000; 
width: 155px;
font-size:12px; 
background-image:url(/graphics/linkbox_bg.jpg);
background-position: bottom;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
border-bottom: 1px solid #dedede; 
border-left: 1px solid #dedede; 
background-color: #fcfcfc;
padding: 7px 0 7px 8px;
}
* html .menu ul li a, * html .menu ul li a:visited 
{
    width:100px; 
    width:156px;
}

.menu table {
border-collapse:collapse; 
border:0; margin:0; padding:0; 
font-size:1em; 
position:absolute; 
left:0; 
top:0;
}

/* first line for IE7 and non-IE browsers - second line for IE5.5 and IE6 */
.menu ul li:hover a,
.menu ul li a:hover{   /* 1st level */
 color:#444444;
}



.menu ul li:hover {position:relative; z-index:90;}
* html .menu ul li a:hover {position:relative; z-index:100;}

.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul li a:hover ul {  /* 2nd level background */
visibility:visible; 
position:absolute; 
height:auto; 
border:1px solid #444; 
background:#bebebe; 
overflow:visible;
width: 165px;
}
.menu ul li:hover ul li a,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a{   /* 2nd level anchor states */
display:block; background:transparent; color:#000000; line-height:15px; padding:5px 0 5px 10px; height:auto; text-decoration:none;border-bottom: 1px solid #686868;
}

.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover a,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover {
background:#999; color:#972036;   /* 2nd level hover states */
}
.menu ul li:hover ul li ul,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a ul { /* 3rd lev anchor */
visibility:hidden; position:absolute; height:0; overflow:hidden; top:0; left:135px; border-bottom: 1px solid #686868;
}
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover ul {      /* 3rd level */
visibility:visible; position:absolute; height:auto; color:#000; padding:0; border:1px solid #069; list-style-type:none; background:#d8d8d8;
}
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover ul li a,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover ul li a {
display:block; background:transparent; color:#304797;border-bottom: 1px solid #999;
}

.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover ul li:hover a,
.menu ul li a:hover ul li a:hover ul li a:hover {
background:#999; color:#fff;
}

/* end left menu */