.menu {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
position:relative;
z-index:10;
padding-left: 2px;
padding-top: 5px;
font-weight: bold;


}
.menu ul {
padding:0; 
margin:0;
list-style-type: none;
}
.menu ul li {
float:left; 
position:relative;
line-height:18px;
}

.menu ul li a, .menu ul li a:visited {
display:block; 
text-align:center; 
text-decoration:none; 
width:90px;
color:#000000;
font-size:11px;
}

.menu ul li ul {
visibility:hidden;
position:absolute;
width:150px;
}
.menu ul li:hover a {
color:#000;
background-color: #a6c732;}
.menu ul li:hover a span {display:none;}

/* make the sub menu ul visible and position it beneath the main menu list item */
.menu ul li:hover ul {
visibility:visible;
top:18px;
left:0;
 
}
/* style the background and foreground color of the submenu links */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a {
display:block; 
color:#fff;
background-color: #a6c732;
width:150px;
line-height:20px;
text-align: left;
padding-left: 5px;
opacity: .90;
filter:alpha(opacity=90);

}
.menu ul li ul li:hover a {
display:block; 
color:#fff;
background-color: #bad450;
width:150px;
}
/* style the hidden span text */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a span {
display:none;
position:absolute;
left:150px; top:0;
background:#fff;
width:130px;
padding:0 10px;
color:#000;
}
/* style the first letter of the span text */
.menu ul li:hover ul li a span:first-letter {
font-weight:bold;
font-size:1.2em;
}

/* make the span text visible */
.menu ul li:hover ul li:hover span {
display:block;
text-align:left;
line-height:1.5em;
}
/* position the span text on the left of the last menu item */
.menu ul li:hover ul.left li:hover span {
left:-150px;
}