.menu {
clear:both;
z-index:1000;


}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
	text-align:center;
	font-size:12px;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	font-family: "Times New Roman", tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif ;
}
/* 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;
height:30px;
}

/* 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:30px;
line-height:30px;
width:230px;
color:#000;
text-indent:5px;

}
.menu ul li .left_line{
background-image:url("../images/arrow.png") no-repeat;
}
/* hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited { 
width:230px; w\idth:229px;}
/* style the link hover */
* html .menu a:hover {color:#000; background:#d9d9d9;}

.menu :hover > a {
color:#000; 
background:#fff;

}

.menu ul li:hover ,.menu ul li a:hover {
background:#d9d9d9 url("../images/line-arrow.gif") no-repeat ;
background-position: 95% 50%;

}
.menu ul li:hover a.nosub,.menu ul li a.nosub:hover{
background:#d9d9d9 url("../images/line-line.gif") no-repeat ;
background-position: 95% 50%;

}
.menu ul li:hover ul li > a {

background:#fff url("../images/opaque.png") no-repeat;
background-position: 95% 50%;
}

.menu ul li ul li a:hover{

background:#d9d9d9 url("../images/line-line2.gif") no-repeat right;
background-position: 95% 50%;
text-decoration:none;

}

/* 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:229px; 
margin-left:0px;
background:transparent filter: alpha(opacity=85);
 filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=85);
opacity:0.85;
}
/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul,
.menu ul a:hover ul {
background:#fff url(../images/opaque.png) repeat;
width:230px;
visibility:visible;	

}